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Situ Ran really didn't want to talk to Jasmine... no, to Wu Chen, so he glared at the two people hiding behind him and said, "You two, get over here!"

It doesn’t matter how much his family members scold him, but Wu Chen… forget it, he doesn’t know how to deal with him.

Xie Yuantang and Situ Yan rolled over and stood up quickly.

Situ Ran asked: "What do you want to do now?"

Wu Chen immediately followed suit and asked: "Yes, you have to give me an explanation!"

Situ Ran glanced at him, holding his breath and looking extremely ugly.

Xie Yuantang blinked and said to Situ Ran, "Second brother didn't know about this before, but now that you know, isn't it much easier? Can't you just go to the palace and refuse the marriage with father?"

It would have been better if he didn't say it. Once he said it, Situ Ran's face became even worse.

It's like swallowing a fly.

He bit his cheek and said aggrievedly: "You said it's too late, it's too late."

Wu Chen didn't understand: "What do you mean it's too late? Why don't you just go and tell them?"

Situ Yan was also puzzled: "The emperor's decree hasn't been issued yet, and the Ministry of Rites also has to go through the procedures. It should still be in time to enter the palace now..."

"The imperial decree has been issued."

Before he could finish, Situ Ran interrupted him and said, "Although the procedures of the Ministry of Rites have not been completed, the memorial has been sent, and my mother has already told my grandmother about it."

Everyone: "..."

Xie Yuantang scratched his head: "No, why so fast?"

Generally speaking, even if the imperial edict is issued, there is no reason to act on all of them at once with so many checkpoints.

Situ Ran glared at her with a dark face and said angrily, "Why is it so fast?"

Xie Yuantang: “…”

understood.

Normally it won't be that fast, but the second most common situation is that someone is impatient and urging them to do it!

She said that when Situ Ran came, his face was rosy. He must have talked to Empress Xian and informed the Ministry of Rites before coming here to express his gratitude.

Ugh……

Xie Yuantang even felt a little sympathy for Situ Ran.

I was finally interested and rushed to speed up the process, but unexpectedly, something went wrong.

Situ Ran snorted coldly: "It's all your fault for hiding it from me. If you had told me earlier, this wouldn't have happened!"

Now everyone knows that he is getting married, and Concubine Xian and his grandmother's family have already started preparing. If he refuses the marriage now, wouldn't that be a slap in everyone's face?

Besides, he is now the most respected candidate for the crown prince. If he makes a mistake at this critical moment, how will Situ Qing look at him?

Xie Yuantang was very perceptive. He immediately pulled Situ Yan's sleeve and said, "Second brother, we were wrong."

Situ Yan muttered softly: "Actually it's mainly my father's fault..."

Before he could finish, Xie Yuantang gently tapped his waist. The two looked at each other, pointed at Wu Chen in tacit understanding, and said in unison again: "It's all Wu Chen's fault."

Wu Chen: “…” Really, you two should behave a little more like human beings!

Situ Ran sighed.

Everything has been explained clearly, and he knows that this is the result of one mistake after another.

Are you angry?

Naturally I am angry.

But they were not so angry that they became enemies.

He looked at Xie Yuantang and Situ Yan and was basically satisfied with their attitude of admitting their mistakes.

After all, these two little bastards have never apologized to anyone before, nor have they repeatedly explained or admitted their mistakes.

Based on this, Situ Ran felt that... well, these two people still valued him as their second brother.

He suppressed his anger so as not to say hurtful words in a fit of rage.

I wanted to ask them about their plans for marriage, but when I glanced at Xie Yuantang, I suddenly frowned: "Why have you lost so much weight?"

Xie Yuantang was slightly stunned.

I never expected Situ Ran would suddenly ask this.

Situ Ran remembered that Situ Qing had said that after his wedding, Xie Yuantang would go to Cangque for treatment.

"Is it really that serious?"

Xie Yuantang felt a little warm in her heart. Situ Ran could still ask her a question under such circumstances, which showed that he treated her as his own.

She nodded: "It's serious."

Situ Ran opened his mouth and was about to ask more questions when Bai Fu came over and said, "Your Highness, Princess, Second Prince, the refreshments are ready. Why don't you go inside and talk?"

Then they moved to the main hall.

Bai Fu and Hong Qiu brought tea and pastries, and placed breakfast and the medicine she was going to drink on the table next to Xie Yuantang.

Smelling the medicine, Situ Ran frowned even more tightly: "You were fine a few days ago, I didn't expect...you really hid everything from me."

Xie Yuantang took two sips from the bowl and said, "I'm not hiding it. The main reason is that I just found out about it. I thought I was fine before."

Situ Ran hesitated and didn't ask what the specific disease was or how to treat it.

They had tacitly maintained a balance before, being able to be brothers and not kill each other, but they couldn't be completely open, and they still had their own secrets.

Situ Yan raised his index finger, tapped the table and said, "Let's talk about your marriage. This is the most important thing at the moment."

The two parties: "..."

The words "your marriage" sound so awkward no matter how I hear them.

Wu Chen sighed and said, "The only way I can think of is to fake my death."

Situ Yan and Xie Yuantang didn't say anything either.

Situ Ran glanced at the few people and suddenly said, "I remember Cang Que is good at the art of poison."

Wu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to look at him: "What do you mean?"

Situ Ran didn't look at him, his eyes fell on the teacup next to him: "I've heard before that a master of Gu can control people's minds and manipulate puppets."

He didn't make his words very clear, but they were not stupid and understood what he meant.

Since he is good at using poison, he can easily control a puppet, put on a mask similar to Wu Chen's, and get married on his behalf.

As long as you conceal it well and rarely appear in front of others, it will not be easy to be discovered.

It can be said that the answer is there, especially since Wu Chen comes from Cang Que.

But from the very beginning when Wu Chen came to the Fifth Prince's Mansion for help, no one, including Bai Lang, who was indifferent to human life, ever mentioned it.

It was as if the answer had been forgotten or abandoned by everyone from the beginning.

Wu Chen pursed his lips and said, "I believe in Buddhism, not in demons. I cannot do this kind of thing of harming another person to save myself."

It’s not that he doesn’t kill people, on the contrary, the blood on his hands is not much less than Situ Yan’s.

But he couldn't use Gu to control a woman for no reason and make her marry into the royal family on his behalf.

Not to mention that once this matter is exposed, the poor guy under his control will die immediately.

Wu Chen can't do it, and Xie Yuantang won't do it.

As for Situ Yan and Bai Lang...

I don’t know if they can’t do it, or if they know those two people can’t do it, so they don’t mention it.

Xie Yuantang smiled, winked at Situ Ran and said, "Second brother, don't test us at this time. If we really agree, you will beat us up again."

Wu Chen frowned and looked at Situ Ran with complicated eyes: "Are you testing me?"

Situ Ran did not deny it, but said calmly: "I have to know where your bottom line is."

Situ Yan looked at him: "After you know this, what do you plan to do, brother?"

Situ Ran curled his lips, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then exhaled deeply, as if he had made a decision, looked at Wu Chen, and spoke slowly:

"Only after I know your bottom line can I decide whether or not to help you."

Hearing what he said, Xie Yuantang and Situ Yan were not really surprised.

Situ Ran has never been a bad person. In many things in the past, he has always taken care of them as an older brother.

Only Wu Chen was surprised at first, then he was silent for a moment and asked: "Are you willing to help me? How are you going to help me?"

Situ Ran pursed his lips and said, "Your wedding and mine will go on as usual."

Wuchen: "..."