Luo Lan blinked her dark eyes cunningly, and shook her head helplessly:
"Those people are waiting for Leng Yu to wake up. I don't know what they are going to do. Anyway, I asked Xiao Shuang to tell them that Leng Yu doesn't know when she will wake up. If they want to wait, then let them wait."
After hearing her explanation, Leng Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I see. Then it seems my worries were unnecessary. By the way, before I came here, General Liu asked me to tell you that to prevent Wu Hong's old subordinates from causing trouble, he cannot leave the capital for the time being. However, he asked you to send him a message before returning to the capital, and he will send someone to pick you up."
"My father is just too cautious. We have so many people protecting us, what could possibly happen? He sent people to pick us up with such fanfare, which makes us seem overly cautious. Besides, Wu Hong is dead, and Wu Yuanzhang is just an old man in his twilight years. What else could he possibly do?"
Leng Xi frowned slightly and nodded repeatedly.
"I think so too. Besides, I came here this time with the intention of waiting for Fourth Brother to recover and then returning to Beijing with you. I can also protect Fourth Brother."
Hearing this, Luo Lan looked at him in astonishment, "Leng Xi, are you okay? You came to see your fourth brother, and I thank you on his behalf. But we don't know when he will wake up. Even if he does, it's not suitable for him to make the long journey back to the capital. He needs to stay here for a while. As a prince, don't you have any important things to do? If you stay here for too long, won't your father blame you?"
Leng Xi picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip of water. He raised his forehead slightly, put down the teacup, shrugged, and said helplessly:
"I spoke to Father about this before I came here. I told him I wanted to come and protect Fourth Brother. Although he didn't explicitly agree, he didn't explicitly object either. So I took it as his consent for me to do so."
Seeing that Luo Lan still had a questioning attitude, Leng Xi pursed his lips and continued:
"Originally, Ming'er wanted to come, but I didn't dare bring him this time, so I didn't tell him before I came. Although the child is quiet, he is very thoughtful. I was really worried that he would sneak out one day. But fortunately, since the accident on the Lantern Festival last time, his mother has been keeping a close eye on him."
When mentioning Ming'er, Luo Lan felt indescribably sad when she thought of Ming'er's almost pleading and pitiful look on the day they left the palace.
She couldn't help but sigh and murmured:
"You royal children are so pathetic. You have to get permission from this person and that person for everything you want to do. Can't you just do what you want?"
Leng Xi rested his chin on one hand, a complex expression on his face, and sighed:
"You're right. I envy the children of ordinary families. Brothers can play together without any worries. Unlike us, if we want to be simple, there will be ten thousand people standing up to disagree."
Speaking of this, he remembered what his mother had said to him before he came:
"The four of you princes will face a fate of your own. Now you have me, your mother, to back you up. The Emperor dotes on me and is relatively lenient with you. If I can persuade him someday, you'll have a chance to become the Crown Prince. Imperial Concubine Chang has also been busy, secretly forming a clique and forming a private faction, hoping to one day push Ming'er onto the throne. Wu Hong is dead, Wu Yuanzhang has fled, and the Crown Prince is not a threat for the time being. Your greatest enemy now is Leng Yu. He is not only a general who protects the country, but he also has the great general Liu Dechang to protect him. He is your greatest threat. You should not get too close to him, lest you be unable to bear to attack him when you face off against him in the future."
These words, like poison, echoed in Leng Xi's ears.
He didn't want to be an enemy of his fourth brother, but his mother's words kept ringing in his ears, leaving him unable to refute.
He still vividly remembered the punishment his mother gave him when he said he didn't want to be the emperor. Now, he no longer said such things. He had grown up and he knew that his mother was thinking about his future. She was afraid that the other three princes would not tolerate him after they ascended the throne.
He understood his mother's thoughts, but he did not want to become enemies with his brothers. At least so far, he had a good relationship with his eldest brother, fourth brother and sixth brother. Perhaps among the princes, he was the only one who had no enemies with anyone.
Just before coming here, he secretly went to the Prince's Mansion. Prince Leng Yun was in a very bad situation now. His backing collapsed overnight, and all his dreams were shattered. So, when Leng Xi went there, Leng Yun was drinking there, drinking non-stop, using alcohol to numb himself in order to keep his dreams going.
Leng Xi really stayed. He found a room in the west wing and lived there. As for this prince, Long Changyun naturally served him carefully. Privately, he kept sighing that there were four princes in the capital, and two of them lived in his Longwu Villa. He really didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.
It only took three days for Long Xiaomin to almost recover. She also learned from her mother what Luo Lan had done to save her mother, so she had to go to the west wing to thank Luo Lan in person.
Apart from some pain in her shoulder, she didn't feel anything else. The maid also carefully applied makeup for her, so from her face, one couldn't tell that she had been a seriously injured patient.
As soon as she walked into the door of the west wing with her maid, she bumped into someone head-on. This person was the fifth prince Leng Xi.
Leng Xi looked at her, frowned and asked:
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Long Xiaomin didn't recognize Leng Xi. Given her temper, she naturally wouldn't hold back. So, she raised her eyebrows and said angrily:
"This is my own home. What I'm doing here has nothing to do with you. Who are you? How dare you walk around in my house? Are you looking for death?"
Seeing her sharp tone, Leng Xi crossed his arms, raised his face in disdain, and said loudly:
"This prince has been born for eighteen years, and no one has dared to say this to me. You are such a fool, you are so arrogant."
Seeing him introduce himself, the girl behind Long Xiaomin hurriedly whispered:
"Miss, he is probably the Fifth Prince. Please be careful with your words."
Long Xiaomin, who had always been fearless, snorted coldly, swung the handkerchief in his hand and said angrily:
"What's wrong with being a prince? Can a prince just run wild in other people's homes? What I, Long Xiaomin, fear the most is people like you who have official power. I don't believe you dare to do anything to me with your status as a prince."
"Are you Long Xiaomin? I heard that you are an arrogant, domineering, willful, and unreasonable girl. Now it seems that the rumors are not false."
Leng Xi used all his vicious words on her, and Long Xiaomin was naturally unhappy. She gritted her teeth and looked at Leng Xi, her watery eyes filled with anger, and shouted loudly:
"You...you are truly a beast in human form, despicable and shameless. You have no shame at all. Die...die for what?"
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