After her death, the emperors of the seven kingdoms all went mad

Lan Zhi looked at Mo Ci with slight surprise.

Wasn't he out on business? Why was he here?

Lan Zhi stepped forward and bowed: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

When everyone saw that there was a governor and a county magistrate standing beside this man, and they were wondering if this man was the emperor, the county magistrate shouted to everyone, "Why don't you kneel down before your majesty!"

Everyone was so scared that they fell to their knees, with expressions of surprise and nervousness on their faces.

"Long live my emperor!"

Lan Xin quickly stepped forward and bowed: "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"I heard you want to be the queen? Which country's queen? My country of Mo has to show some respect."

Lan Zhi burst out laughing. This slap in the face came too quickly.

Mo Ci glanced at her and said nothing.

Lan Xin who was standing by was almost embarrassed. Mo Ci said this. Did he not intend to make her the queen?

Third Aunt raised her head and looked at Mo Ci, with a flattering smile on her face: "Your Majesty, Xinxin will of course be your queen."

Mo Ci sneered: "Is there any serious illness in their family?"

The county magistrate was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. "I...I don't know, maybe."

Lan Zhi said seriously: "Well, they are seriously ill, and their illness is not mild."

Mo Ci glanced at the Lan family's front door and asked Lan Zhi, "Is this your home?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. Originally, that place was mine, and this place was mine, but now they have been occupied by others. My family now has the title deed, but no land."

"What crime is there for robbing someone else's property?" Mo Ci asked knowingly.

The county magistrate bowed and replied, "It depends on the value of the item. For this kind of thing, you'll be put in jail for seven to ten years."

When Third Aunt and others heard this, they were so frightened that they almost fainted.

She quickly said, "No, we didn't rob it, we borrowed it. Yes, we borrowed it."

"Borrow? When did we say we were lending it to you? You are just occupying it!"

One of Lan Jianlong's concubines said, and became furious again: "You are just bullying my master who is honest."

Another concubine finally mustered up the courage and said, "Let them be thrown into jail!"

The county magistrate quickly stepped forward and asked Lan Zhi, "Minister Lan, how do you think we should deal with this matter?"

"Let's handle everything according to the law. I believe the law can give our family justice."

"Lan Zhi, you can't treat my parents like this, they are your family! How can you be so heartless!" Lan Xin said angrily.

"I am heartless? Are the people in your family not heartless? Human greed is insatiable. They have robbed so much, yet they are still not satisfied!

"Any good thing belongs to your family, and any hard thing belongs to our family!

"I didn't want to argue with you, but what about you? You always force my father and bully our family. Who is so heartless?"

Lan Xin was left speechless.

The old lady stepped forward and took Lan Zhi's hand: "Good, good child, it would be great if your brother were still alive."

"My brother?"

Lan Zhi thought she had heard wrongly and asked again, but the old lady just shook her head and said no more.

I wanted to continue asking, but when I saw Mo Ci standing here, I invited him into the house.

After everyone left, Lan Xin's family sat on the ground in despair.

It’s over. I shouldn’t have come to steal this house.

Not only did he spit out what he had swallowed, but he also ended up in jail.

.........

Lan Zhi's family entertained Mo Ci. Except for Lan Zhi, everyone else was so nervous that they couldn't even hold the chopsticks steadily.

After dinner, Mo Ci left first. Lan Zhi didn't care what he was going to do. She just wanted to know what grandma meant by "brother".

After much thought, she decided to ask her father.

Perhaps because they hadn't seen each other for many years, Lan Zhi felt a little strange about her father.

His temples are a little gray and his face has some wrinkles left by time.

After asking about each other's well-being, Lan Zhi got straight to the point and asked:

"Dad, what does grandma mean by 'brother'? Do I actually have a brother?"

Lan Jianlong sighed and said, his eyes fixed on a certain place, his thoughts returning to the past.

He said, "You did have an older brother, but he passed away when you were three years old."

"How did he...?"

"That year it rained for half a month straight and there was a flood. Your seventh cousin's youngest son drowned, and your mother went to save him. But your brother ran after her crying and fell into the water.

“He was swept away by the flood, and we searched for him for many days without any result.

"Your mother was already pregnant with you at that time, but I only found out about it later. She cried every day during those days and was troubled by the situation. It was only after you were born that she felt better.

"But her health was not as good as before, which is why she died of depression when you were so young."

Lan Zhi probably understood why no one ever dared to bring it up.

"This jade pendant is a pair of dragon and phoenix jade pendants that your mother had custom-made for you when she was pregnant with your brother."

Lan Jianlong handed Lan Zhi a white jade pendant with a hollow phoenix carving on it.

"I gave the dragon pendant to your brother, and I was going to give the phoenix pendant to my daughter when I had one. But after you were born, I didn't dare take it out, for fear that your mother would see it and think of your brother.

"Since you are sensible now, I will give it to you. This is also a little thought from your mother to you. Keep it well."

Lan Zhi looked at the jade pendant in her hand without saying a word.

She then checked the entire house inside and out and burned incense for her mother.

They didn't talk during the meal. After staying at home for one night, Mo Ci came to pick her up the next day.

Before leaving, her father said to her: "As long as you are safe, it is better than anything else."

She nodded and finally said, "Take care, Daddy."

In the carriage, Lan Zhi took out the jade pendant and looked at it intently.

Mo Ci didn't know what she was thinking, he just felt that her mood was obviously different from yesterday.

After the carriage had traveled a few hundred meters, Lan Zhi heard her father's voice: "Come back to see Daddy when you have time! Daddy will make you something delicious!"

Lan Zhi's vision blurred.

A teardrop fell on the jade pendant and slid through the hollow part to between her fingers.

She hurriedly wiped it with her sleeve, but after just two wipes, her eyes were completely blurred. Tears flowed from her eyes like a flood, drop by drop.

She lowered her head with her chin resting on her collarbones. She held the jade pendant tightly in her left hand and covered her forehead with her right hand, trying to block her tearful eyes.

"You cried?"

Mo Ci asked in a deep voice with some concern.

It would have been better if I hadn't asked. Maybe it would have passed if I had just endured it. But after asking, my nose became even more sore and my tears couldn't stop flowing.

Seeing her crying even more sadly, Mo Ci felt as if he had done something wrong. Should he not have asked?

He was somewhat flustered and at a loss, and her every breath seemed to tug at his heart like a magic.

"If you miss your father, just come back another day."

Now that was good, Lan Zhi started to cry out loudly.

It's not charming, but it makes people feel distressed.

He didn't know how to comfort her, so he sat over and patted her back to help her calm down: "If you want to cry, just cry out loud."

Lan Zhi's mood is complicated, with thoughts, nostalgia, blame, reluctance, and regret...

And the helpless feeling of knowing that I will die soon and will never see my loved ones again.

After crying loudly, she felt less depressed. She wanted to wipe her tears, but she didn't want to dirty her clothes.

So she took the opportunity to throw herself into his arms.