"You like it here?" Xie Yunchen did not answer her. Instead, he turned around and asked softly.
"If no one harmed me, I would like it here!”Lan Yue lowered her eyes and said.
"No matter how long it has been, this place is still so dirty! This place was like a cage! If you lock people here, if you are trapped here for the rest of your life, will you still like this place?”If not for that incident, he would have liked this place very much. When did he realize that this place was so unbearable? Was it the moment when he was pushed to the edge of life and death by his loved ones? Or did he know that his brother, other than the Emperor, was waiting for him to die? Or the moment when he knew that his father knew everything but allowed it to happen?
Lan Yue shook her head." Then I'd better not like this place. Compared to this place, I prefer freedom!"”She paused and said,"Your Highness 'aunt likes freedom more, so she lives in the deep mountains, right?"”
Xie Yunchen did not answer Lan Yue. Instead, he placed the herbs in his hand to the side and seemed to be enduring something."En, this king suddenly remembered something very important. You stay here, cough cough…have a good rest!”He turned around and walked out of the room.
Lan Yue looked up at Xie Yunchen's back and muttered,"You're in such a hurry and left quite quickly! He doesn't look like a sick person at all!"
Within the forbidden palace, Xie Yunchen held his chest with one hand as he panted. Bean-sized beads of sweat kept dripping down from his forehead as a tearing pain spread throughout his body.
This was not the first time he had felt such pain. He had always thought that this pain was caused by the poison Shangguan Xinyi had given him, but as the frequency increased, he realized that there was something different. Every time after this pain, he especially wanted to kill someone. Although human life was nothing in his eyes, this feeling made him very flustered!
The reason why he left Lan Yue's place so quickly was not because he was afraid that she would see him in such pain, but because he was afraid that he would not be able to control himself after this heart-wrenching pain and hurt her, or even kill her. The only place in the palace where he could hide was this place!
He endured the pain and walked towards the nearby waterside pavilion with great effort. After that, he fell into the pool that was emitting hot steam. Water splashed everywhere and Xie Yunchen instantly disappeared into the pool.
At the bottom of the pool, Xie Yunchen's eyes were wide open in anger. His hands were tightly clenched, and he looked extremely painful!
Although this was the forbidden palace, Xie Yunchen still decided to jump into the hot spring just in case. This was the hot spring with the highest temperature in the forbidden palace. The highest temperature could cook a person alive. However, he did not seem to be worried that he would be cooked by this water at all, because when the pain reached a certain level, his entire body would emit a cold aura!
By the time Xie Yunchen came out of the pool, an entire day and night had already passed. Because he had been taught by Shangguan Xinyi since he was young, and also had the guidance of the hundred-year-old martial arts expert Qiu Yunhe, his own martial arts attainments could be considered to be very high. Even if he was so sick, it was not difficult for him to hold his breath in the pool for such a long time.
Many things had happened during his absence. When he changed into his robe and returned, Lan Yue, who was lying on the bed, had disappeared. When he asked, he found out that Lan Ao and Prime Minister Lan had brought her back to the Prime Minister's residence.
According to the servants, Lan Ao did not make a big fuss when he heard the news. However, when he saw his half-dead daughter lying on the bed, he could not care less about anything else and started to make a fuss. He even smashed a lot of things in the room. After that, he attracted the Emperor and Empress Dowager to come over and finally stopped. However, he cried for a long time and begged the Emperor to bring Lan Yue back to his residence.
Xie Yunchen wasn't surprised at all when he heard this news. After all, Lan Ao only had one precious daughter in his entire life. He had no choice but to marry a sickly person like him. Now that he had seen his daughter in such a state, how could he not feel heartbroken?
What Xie Yunchen did not expect was that this matter would spread so quickly and coincidentally, just as his illness acted up. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, but he did not panic. Instead, he leisurely returned to the Prince's mansion. He was also not in a hurry to go to Lan Ao's Prime Minister's mansion. Instead, he sat under a tree and admired the scenery in his mansion.
Just like this, half a month passed before Xie Yunchen finally found the person he was waiting for!
Lan Ao pulled a long face as a steward from the Imperial Residence led him in.
Xie Yunchen was wearing a white robe, with a transparent jade pendant hanging on his waist. His assistant stood in the room, his face was as calm as the medical hall, as if nothing had happened. Even Lan Ao, who was standing behind him, did not move at all.
Lan Ao stared at Xie Yun Chen for a long time before speaking,"Don't tell me your highness doesn't want to give this old man an explanation?”He originally thought that Xie Yunchen would pay him a visit after he brought Lan Yue back to his residence. However, he did not expect that this fellow would not show up even after half a month!
In the end, he couldn't sit still anymore. He had to find a reason for his daughter. Even if Lan Yue had made a mistake, she shouldn't have beaten her up like that! How many days had it been since Lan Yue married into the Imperial Residence? Why would he suffer such a vicious attack? If it wasn't for the fact that he had something important to attend to in the palace that day and accidentally overheard the gossip of the servants in the palace, wouldn't he still not know about this matter until now?
Xie Yunchen turned around and looked at the furious Lan Ao. He slowly said,""This king knew that this matter could not be hidden from Minister Lan, but I did not expect Minister Lan to know so early!”He paused." Although this Prince was a little harsh, I believe that Prime Minister Lan should know what kind of disaster your daughter has caused, right?"”He did not rush to explain but asked instead.
He knew very well that the reason why Lan Xiang was blaming him in front of him was because he was the one who had dealt such a heavy blow. In Lan Xiang's mind, even if he wanted to punish someone, he would never be the one to do it as Lan Yue's husband! Even if Lan Yue had been punished, he should have helped to persuade others instead of adding insult to injury.
"Even if it was a disaster, wangye wouldn't be like this. My daughter's injury hasn't recovered much so why would wangye be so harsh?”Lan Ao's eyes were filled with rage. If Xie Yunchen didn't give him a reason today, he wouldn't let this matter rest!
"This king is already considered light! Do you know what the consequences would be if this king's brother barged in? If it wasn't for this king, I'm afraid your daughter wouldn't have been able to keep her life! Minister Lan, do you know how many people in the palace want your daughter dead? If your daughter dies, Lan Xiang will definitely not let me off so easily!”Xie Yunchen paused for a moment,"Could it be that Prime Minister Lan really thought that your daughter barged in on her own?" She was a young woman who had just entered the palace. No matter how curious she was about the palace, she would not go to such a remote place for no reason, and it was when the empress dowager was there! If this king didn't act like this, who would spare her?？？Was it the rules of the palace or the empress dowager? Or the emperor? Not only did she break into the forbidden area, but she also shocked the Empress Dowager's sacred carriage! The Emperor was famous for being a filial son! Even if the Emperor had no intention of punishing her, she would not be able to live! Lan Xiang didn't inform this king before taking your daughter away, and now he appeared in front of this king to question this king. Don't you think it's ridiculous?”
Lan Ao couldn't help but be startled by Xie Yun Chen's words. It took him a long time to recover,"Your Highness, you mean…the Fourth Prince has made a move?”
"No, maybe it's not Fourth Brother, maybe it's someone else!”Xie Yunchen said as he played with the jade pendant on his waist.
Lan Ao's expression had already calmed down, but he was still deeply worried. He had always thought that he was smart, but he had made a mistake in front of his daughter. Moreover, he had not recovered from his shock for such a long time. If it was not for Xie Yunchen's reminder, he would not have let things go so easily.
"This lowly official was muddle-headed, this lowly official apologizes to wangye!”Lan Ao cupped his fists and asked Xie Yunchen to kneel down. At this moment, he had calmed down quite a bit and even changed his position.
It wasn't that he didn't know what kind of place the Forbidden Palace was, but he was also very clear about the rules of the palace. If he hadn't seen his daughter in such a state and felt heartache for her, he definitely wouldn't have done such a reckless thing. He thought about it and realized that if it wasn't for Xie Yunchen and Lan Yue, they would have met the King of Hell long ago!
Xie Yunchen found a chair and sat down."Stand up! This king did not have the intention of blaming Lan Xiang. It was only right for him to feel sorry for his daughter!”He paused and placed a hand on his forehead, looking extremely tired."Although Minister Lan is wholeheartedly thinking for the court and working for the Emperor, and can be said to be a pillar of our court, the human heart is always unpredictable, especially those who have some ability and claim to be brothers with the Emperor. Sometimes, if Minister Lan is too upright, it will cause problems! At this moment, Lan Xiang is like the Emperor's left and right arm. At this moment, under such circumstances, he is connected to this king by marriage. This king is also a brother that the Emperor values. There is no lack of cold arrows behind him! Minister Lan might not be afraid, but the ones who would suffer would be the others! The key between you and this king is all tied to your daughter! Therefore, once there is a chance, those who are hiding in the dark will definitely place their thoughts on your daughter!”
Xie Yunchen smiled and said," Hehe, it's rare for them to have such thoughts. This king has never been able to let this king live in peace. They want to take advantage of this king's existence to bring down Lan Xiang! It's also because the prince's health isn't good. Usually, the emperor understands this prince and doesn't let this prince go to court. Otherwise, wouldn't it be worse?”
Lan Ao stood at the side, his face turning white and red, seemingly deep in thought. After a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and said,"This subject was rude this time. This subject will go back and send my daughter back!”He knew in his heart that his highness was just reminding him to be careful and not to fall into the trap of others because he cared. After so many years in the officialdom, how could he not know the trick? It was just that he was worried and confused.
This was the royal family, this was the court. Although it looked very peaceful on the surface, the waves in the dark were very fierce. If the person high up in the sky was not meticulous enough, or if there were no good people around him, this country would be finished.
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