A sword was also pressed against Meng Qingluan's neck.
"You've lost weight, did you miss me too much?"
Li Zhanlan's nonchalant voice came from one end of the sword sheath, and he turned to the side with a smile.
Meng Qingluan ignored his frivolous behavior and looked down at the sword pressed against her neck.
"A greeting gift? That's quite unique, quite quirky."
"Would I be willing to do that?"
Li Zhanlan laughed loudly, but the sword in his hand did not move an inch.
Meng Qingluan gave the order.
"If you want to arrest someone, arrest me, but don't arrest my maid. You're not so heartless as to kill innocent people indiscriminately, are you?"
Li Zhanlan glanced at it lightly.
The sword at the neck of the US dollar has been lowered.
As the dollar billowed towards Meng Qingluan, a guard stepped aside to block her, preventing her from making any move.
"Madam!" Dollar's voice trembled with tears, "Please let go of my lady!"
Li Zhanlan put the sword away, moved closer to Meng Qingluan, and placed his arm on her shoulder.
"Young lady, we are not bad people. Your wife and I are good friends."
"..."
"However, we good friends need to catch up and strengthen our bonds. You can have fun by yourself for now, I'll take your wife out for a stroll."
"..."
After Li Zhanlan finished speaking, without waiting for anyone to react, he grabbed Meng Qingluan and flew away.
Even after sitting in the carriage, Meng Qingluan maintained the same calm and indifferent demeanor as before.
Li Zhanlan tilted his head, looking at her calm and composed demeanor, and was a little unaccustomed to it for a moment.
"Xiangxiang, what's wrong?"
"Why are you so listless today? You didn't even scold me once. You didn't even ask how I got into your mansion, or why I arrested you."
"That's strange..."
Meng Qingluan glanced at her coldly.
"At this critical juncture, is it even necessary to ask these questions?"
Li Zhanlan laughed out loud, tore open a baked bun, and handed it to Meng Qingluan.
"Xiangxiang, you are so smart."
"However, I am not here today to harm you, nor to use you to coerce anyone."
"Oh. Since you didn't kidnap me to coerce Shen Yan, then you're here to rescue me, aren't you?"
Meng Qingluan was sarcastic and unpleasant.
Li Zhanlan snapped his fingers and held up his thumb to her face.
"Your little brain has finally come in handy."
"Whether you believe it or not, I have indeed come to save you today."
"...Thank you."
Meng Qingluan gave him a look that said even a dog wouldn't believe him.
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Li Zhanlan suddenly became more enthusiastic, took her hand, led her to the carriage entrance, and lifted the curtain.
"look!"
"This isn't the way to the palace. You can recognize it; after all, a pig's nose isn't any worse than a dog's."
"Xiangxiang, the most chaotic place in the entire capital right now is the Imperial Palace. If I don't take you to the Imperial Palace, you won't be of any use."
"I really didn't use you as a pawn this time."
"Also, I wasn't the one who wanted to harm you. But what about Lord Shen, the birth mother of your good parents?"
“If I don’t take you away, she will come and kidnap you to threaten Lord Shen, who should have the victory in his grasp.”
Meng Qingluan ignored his incessant chatter and looked up, saying something inexplicably.
"Chen Yan sent you?"
"What does this have to do with him?"
"Yes or no?"
"...Wow! Xiangxiang, you're so cruel! I went through so much trouble to come and save you, and you still want to attribute the credit to Chen Yan?"
"Do you believe I'll cry in front of you?"
Li Zhanlan covered his face with his hands and began to fake cry.
Meng Qingluan didn't have time to joke around with him. She grabbed his hand, pulled him down, and asked him again seriously.
"Yes or no?"
"Tsk, yes."
Seeing that she already had the answer in her heart, Li Zhanlan no longer intended to hide it from her and admitted it.
“Chen Yan did come to me, begging me to take you away to a safe place, so that Consort Wan wouldn’t have designs on you.”
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to enter your residence so easily."
Meng Qingluan fell silent.
Li Zhanlan continued.
"Xiangxiang, I took you away not because of Chen Yan, but because I did it willingly."
"I will not compete with Li Zhanjue for the throne."
"I willingly submit to the emperor and am content to live in a corner of the country."
Meng Qingluan glanced at him.
"You're telling me all this to create the illusion that it's all for my benefit."
Li Zhanlan
"If I told you that you played an indispensable role in it, would you believe me?"
"Perhaps, but I would appreciate it if you could take me to the palace."
Meng Qingluan did not forget her mission.
This mission is her last chance; she absolutely cannot miss it.
"no."
Li Zhanlan refused decisively this time; almost as soon as she finished speaking, his refusal followed.
His refusal was within Meng Qingluan's expectations. She reached out and drew Li Zhanlan's sword directly.
"Take me back."
"Either die in the palace or die in the carriage. I think you won't feel so guilty if you die in the capital."
Li Zhanlan's expression darkened, and his former carefree attitude vanished.
"Xiangxiang, if I let you go back, you'll die."
"If I go with you, I will definitely die."
"..."
The two were locked in a stalemate.
Soon, the carriage turned around and sped off towards the Shen residence.
Before long, the carriage stopped at the gate of the mansion. There was already another carriage parked at the gate.
Li Zhanlan grabbed Meng Qingluan's hand and stepped out of the carriage. His bodyguards knocked away the guards who were blocking his way and kicked open the carriage curtain.
"Consort Wan, the person you are looking for is here."
Consort Wan was startled by the sudden commotion, but she didn't have time to get angry or scared.
His eyes lit up when he saw the person Li Zhanlan was holding, and he stood up abruptly.
Before she could even wonder why he wanted to help her, she was already happily making grand promises to him.
"Good! Good boy! Don't worry, Seventh Brother, when your Sixth Brother becomes Emperor, he will definitely not treat you badly."
Li Zhanlan shoved something into Meng Qingluan's hand, then turned and left without a word.
Meng Qingluan was handed over to Consort Wan.
She was taken to Consort Wan's carriage, which sped towards the palace.
Meng Qingluan turned her head and stared intently at her.
Consort Liang snorted coldly.
"I never imagined you could be so promiscuous. Marrying Ah? is bad enough, but you even managed to hook up with that good-for-nothing?"
"But a good-for-nothing is still a good-for-nothing, and you still ended up in my hands, didn't you?"
Meng Qingluan scoffed.
"Your Highness is truly shameless. You abandoned your husband and children, yet you have the audacity to speak ill of me as a promiscuous woman."
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I am not you."
"you!"
The imperial concubine gritted her teeth in hatred, her raised hand remaining raised for a long time before she finally lowered it.
She suddenly pinched Meng Qingluan's cheek.
"Meng Qingluan, the reason I'm not settling scores with you now is not because I think you're right, but because you still have value to me."
"Once you lose your value, I will tear you to pieces."
Meng Qingluan smiled broadly.
“Your Highness, the moment I am exhausted will also be the moment you are exhausted.”
"You went through all sorts of trouble to kidnap me, trying to use me to hold Shen Yan hostage. Don't you ever think about what would happen if I died? Would he tear you to pieces?"
"You overestimate yourself. If you die, I will be his only family in this world."
Consort Wan's eyes were full of longing.
“If he lays down his weapon, I will kill you.”
"At that time, I will be the only person he can rely on. I will persuade him to assist Zhan Qi, after all, they are brothers."
"Zhan Qi is his younger brother. Now that he has ascended the throne, I will certainly put in a good word for him and he will be treated well!"
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