Chapter 17: Protect the Lord and Kill People

"... let me think about it. I will give you an answer in three days. Lan Ruoyan looked at him and bit her lip. He is forcing her. Why does it have to be her? Must the ancients be paranoid about that person?

"Well, then Su Mu is waiting for the good sound." Su Mu took a step back and retreated.

Lan Ruoyan was relieved to see Su Mu's back disappear. She looked sideways at Lan Xiang and asked blankly, "Lan Xiang, what did you hear just now?"

"servant...servant..." Lan Xiang's fingers were clenched tightly, and her voice became hesitant. What should she answer?

"Do you know why I didn't screen you back?" Lan Ruoyan's voice gradually lowered.

"I don't know." Lan Xiang lowered her head and didn't dare to face Lan Ruoyan. Did the Empress already know that she was the prince's eyes and ears?

"Why did that person send you to my side? I don't want to know." Lan Ruoyan turned around, walked slowly to the dining table, sat down calmly, and picked up the spoon again. "But I want you to know that I believe in you."

"Mother..." Lan Xiang looked up in surprise. She always thought that her master didn't care about anything and didn't even pay attention to the prince, but today, she told one of her slaves that she believed in herself!

"You have been with me for so long, and you should know that I don't have any big ambitions. There is not much you can report to that person. Lan Ruoyan said flatly, her eyes fixed on Lan Xiang, who had lowered her head. She wanted to see how the girl would choose.

"Don't worry, my maidservant only said what I should say." Lan Xiang seemed to have made up her mind to be loyal to the princess and the prince.

Looking at Lan Xiang's delicate body, Lan Ruoyan couldn't bear it. She was still young. Why did you let her do such a cruel thing?

With a bang, Lan Xiang suddenly knelt down and sobbed in her voice, "Mother, the maidservant was bought from the street by the prince when she was five years old. If the prince hadn't bought the maidservant, the maidservant would have been sold to the brothel by the traffickers and live an eternal life... The prince's kindness to the slave maidservant, even if the maidservant had been a cow for him. The horse is willing all his life. But the mother is good to the maidservant, but the maidservant has nothing to repay..."

Her tears fell on the wooden floor. Lan Ruoyan looked sadly and hurriedly stepped forward to help her up. The innocent and cute little face was already full of tears, and she took out a silk handkerchief to wipe the tears for her. Lan Xiang is just a child. She shouldn't say such heavy words to her...

"Okay, I don't ask you for anything. That person arranged for you to come to the palace and just let you look at the palace. Other than that, you are not harmful to me, and I will not blame you. Lan Ruoyan comforted Lan Xiang in a warm voice.

"Mother!" Lan Xiang held Lan Ruoyan's hand, and the heat of her hand instantly reached Lan Ruoyan's hand.

"Quickly let go! My hands are so cold, and you still touch them!" Lan Ruoyan wanted to break away, but Lan Xiang held it tighter.

"Mother! There is nothing I can do for you. I don't ask for anything else, but ask the Empress to forgive me. After saying that, Lan Xiang loosened Lan Ruoyan's hand and ran out quickly.

...What's the situation? Lan Ruoyan couldn't understand this girl.

And after Lan Xiang ran out of Lanxin Pavilion, she quickly ran to Xuanyuanchen's study - Songtong Hall. She is going to tell the prince that she can't serve the princess anymore. She can't monitor the princess with his eyes and ears. The princess is a good person. She can't betray the princess...

Songtang

"Ouch!" Mrs. Chun, who was about to enter the study, bumped into Lan Xiang. If she didn't know that the bamboo heart behind her quickly supported her, she would have been knocked to the ground.

"Madam, are you all right?" Zhuxin helped Mrs. Chun and asked nervously.

"Wow! You son of a bitch, how dare you hit me!" Mrs. Chun was furious. She stood still. The first thing was to rush forward and grabbed Lan Xiang, who was at a loss.

"Madam, spare my life, madam, mercy, I didn't mean it!" Lan Xiang hurried to apologize, but Mrs. Chun didn't give her this opportunity. She grabbed her sleeve and dragged her to Xuanyuanchen's study.

"Aren't you the maid in the princess's room! What a coincidence, I found that I broke through your master's adultery. Come and stop me!?" Mrs. Chun spoke sharply and pulled Lan Xiang in vigorously, but after listening to her, Lan Xiang grabbed the edge of the door and did not want to go in.

How could Mrs. Chun know about the princess and Mr. Su! Was she outside the door just now? God! She can't let this woman go in and tell the prince about the princess. Lan Xiang looked at Mrs. Chun's ferocious face, loosened one hand and took the hairpin, and stabbed the latter's heart!

"Ah! Madam!" Zhu Xin saw his master's blood splash on the spot and screamed.

"You, you--" Mrs. Chun only felt a pain in her heart, and the strength of her whole body seemed to be taken away by the hairpin in her chest. She stepped back a few steps, pointed to Lan Xiang with blood, and finally fell down.

Looking at Mrs. Chun's breathless in front of her, Lan Xiang only felt wet face. She touched her cheeks, which was Mrs. Chun's blood and her tears... Later, she only heard the princess calling her name, and then she lost consciousness.

"Lan Xiang--" When Lan Ruoyan followed Lan Xiang and ran to Song Tong Hall, she only saw Mrs. Chun who fell to the ground and Lan Xiang, who was suspected to be the murderer. She called Lan Xiang, and the latter fainted. She also panicked and ran forward to pick up Lan Xiang.

"What's going on here?" Xuanyuanchen came out of the study at this time, accompanied by Lan Qifeng and Lan Ruofeng.

When the three men came out to see this scene, they were all shocked, especially Xuanyuanchen, who died at the door of his room on such a normal morning!

"Your Majesty! Prince! It's them, they killed my wife!" When Zhu Xin saw Xuanyuan Chen come out, he immediately knelt down in front of Xuanyuan Chen and pointed to Lan Ruoyan and Lan Xiang to accuse him.

When he was suddenly accused of being a murderer, Lan Ruoyan was speechless. When she came, Mrs. Chun was breathless...

Xuanyuanchen's eyes observed the father and son of the Lan family. They obviously looked at Lan Ruoyan. If he dealt with it impartially, it was bound to detain Lan Ruoyan, even if it was just suspicion. But can he do that?

"Yaner, what's going on?" Lan Qifeng opened his mouth first.

She looked up at her father, with obvious trust and protection in his eyes. Lan Ruoyan knew that even if she was really the murderer, Lan Qifeng would defend her.

"When my daughter came, Mrs. Chun had fallen down, and Lan Xiang also fainted... My daughter didn't know what was going on." Lan Ruoyan deliberately called herself a "daughter", which means to warn Zhu Xin not to talk nonsense, because she didn't know whether Xuanyuan Chen and others would kill people.

"Come on! Pull the bamboo heart down and put it in the dungeon!" Xuanyuan Chen figured out Lan Qifeng's intention before ordering.

On this day, although Lan Qifeng saw that Xuanyuanchen also protected his daughter, he was still a little worried, so he instructed his son Lan Ruofeng to stay in the royal palace. Mrs. Chun's body has been cremated, and the foreign housekeeper Liu said that Mrs. Chun's hidden disease suddenly passed to death.

Lan Ruoyan brought Lan Xiang back to Lanxin Pavilion. Even if she was Xuanyuan Chen's ears and eyes, she was not sure whether Xuanyuan Chen would keep her. Lan Ruoyan can rest assured without her own protection.

It was night, and Xuanyuanchen came to Lanxin Pavilion. He looked at Lan Xiang, who was sitting by the bed and comforting the cold sweat. She looked at Xuanyuan Chen and said faintly, "What is the prince going to do?"

"What do you want?" Xuanyuan asked in a low voice, and he had to suspect that it was Lan Xiang who was instructed by Lan Ruoyan to do so.

"I don't want Lan Xiang to die, and the rest will be at the disposal of the prince." Lan Ruoyan held Lan Xiang's hand, "I don't know why Lan Xiang killed Mrs. Chun, but she did not kill for no reason."

"I have interrogated Zhu Xin, and I also know the reason why Lanxiang will kill Mrs. Chun. Do you want to know?" Xuanyuan Chen's hand clenched his fist behind his back. If there is a rumor, it can only be regarded as a family ugliness, and the family ugliness must not be promoted!

"Why?" Lan Ruoyan was psychologically prepared before asking. This matter seemed to be related to her.

"Because when Mrs. Chun came to say good to you in the morning, she heard the conversation between you and Su Mu before she entered the room. I don't need to remind you of what you said! Mrs. Chun played tricks and wanted to come to the king to report your adultery, but she couldn't sue. Instead, she was killed by Lan Xiang, who was eager to protect the master!" Xuanyuan Chen described the whole story without emotion.

After a while, he turned around and looked at Lan Ruoyan coldly and said, "Now, I want to hear Yaner's opinion. How to deal with Zhu Xin?"

"I don't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me. No matter what, I am the culprit. The person who really wants to be punished should be me!" Lan Ruoyan knew that she would not be blamed because of the protection of the father and son of the Lan family. However, this time it was really her fault, and she couldn't leave herself away from doing nothing.

"You know what I can't do with you? When you say this, do you want to push the problem to me, or what should I do? Xuanyuan Chen said angrily. He came forward and grabbed Lan Ruoyan's shoulder, "Lan Ruoyan, where on earth do you want to take me?"

"Where does the prince want to take me again? Do you want me to kill people like you poisonous husbands? Or do you want me to take the blame and suicide?! Lord, do you actually understand why you still come to ask me?" Lan Ruoyan's mood also came up. She didn't understand why Xuanyuan Chen was scheming, but she always had to deal with some obvious problems. He was the one who really had the decision, not her!

Xuanyuan Chen looked at Lan Ruoyeng in a silent voice, and he didn't know why he frequently made trouble with this woman. Knowing that in order to get the help of Lan Qifeng to complete the great cause, he must tolerate Lan Ruoyan everywhere, but he still can't get used to this mode of getting along. Even if he knows that only with the same attitude towards Shaofei can he treat Lan Ruoyan, he will feel more relaxed. But he couldn't ignore her existence. He just wanted her to make a little move, and he would make a big fight.