After her mind was read, the spoiled brat became the darling of the whole group.

After careful consideration, the Chu Emperor felt that Jun Lanjin's words made sense.

His gaze fell on Luo Hanfeng.

However, he is still his son. Luo Hanfeng had saved his life for him and looked at him with deep affection. He is also a member of the royal family. No matter what, it is impossible for him to join forces with the Southern Kingdom to plot against his own country.

There is no reason.

The Chu Emperor said, "We should make a decision on what exactly happened after the Seventh Prince wakes up."

Upon hearing this, Jun Lanjin said nothing more, only glancing at Luo Hanfeng lying on the bed, and said, "Your Majesty knows what you're doing."

Having said that, he bowed to the Emperor of Chu: "Now that the Seventh Prince is safe, I will not disturb him any further."

The Chu Emperor waved his hand, "You may leave."

Jun Lanjin turned and left.

Before leaving, he glanced at the Chu Emperor one last time.

In the past, the Chu Emperor would listen to whatever Jun Lanjin said, but today, regarding Luo Hanfeng's matter, he did not listen to either side.

Jun Lanjin stood outside the palace gate for a while before leaving the Chu Emperor's palace.

On his way to Luo Huaichuan's palace, Jun Lanjin happened to run into Madam Xie, Xie Yuze, and others who were coming out of the Fifth Princess's palace.

Jun Lanjin paused in his steps.

The group also noticed Jun Lanjin and bowed to him, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Jun Lanjin glanced in the direction of the Fifth Princess's palace and said, "You just left the Fifth Princess's palace."

Xie Yuhe lowered his head and said respectfully, "Yes, Your Highness."

Jun Lanjin put his hands behind his back, rubbing the pads of his left fingers, and said, "Perfect timing. I have something to say to you two brothers, so let Madam Xie leave the palace first."

Madam Xie, whose eyes were red and who had been sniffling from crying, glanced at her two sons upon hearing this.

Xie Yuhe thought for a moment, then said gently to Madam Xie, "Mother, you should go home first. We'll be back later."

Madam Xie had no choice but to go back alone.

The three of them went to the Sixth Prince's palace together. The Sixth Prince was practicing swordsmanship in the palace. After hearing the announcement, he put down his sword and went to see Jun Lanjin and the Xie brothers.

"What's wrong?" Luo Huaichuan looked at Jun Lanjin with some surprise.

This time, he even brought along the family of the General of the State.

Jun Lanjin found a seat and said, "The Seventh Prince, Luo Hanfeng, has returned to the palace. He happened to faint under His Majesty's palanquin. I heard that before His Majesty brought him back to the palace, he heard the Seventh Prince say something like this."

Everyone looked at Jun Lanjin with surprise.

Jun Lanjin said, "Xie Tongchen of the Xie family has joined forces with the Southern Kingdom to hunt him down and kill him in one fell swoop."

"What?" Xie Yuhe's expression changed drastically. He stood up and exclaimed, "This is utterly absurd!"

"How could Xie Tongchen possibly ally with the Southern Kingdom? Putting aside the fact that Xie Tongchen was the main force attacking the Southern Kingdom, even if Xie Tongchen had betrayed his country, this battle would not have been lost."

"If it's treason, how could the Southern Kingdom possibly lose both its wife and its army?"

Xie Yuhe was so angry that his face turned red and his chest heaved.

Jun Lanjin then said, "This is what I told the Emperor, but unfortunately the Emperor didn't believe me, and there's nothing I can do about it."

"Don't believe me?" Xie Yuze's voice was filled with disbelief.

What is the emperor doing?

They didn't even believe what Jun Lanjin said.

Luo Huaichuan said, "It seems that the seventh prince has won the emperor's trust quite a bit during this time. He has aroused the emperor's suspicion with just one sentence."

Xie Yuhe gritted his teeth.

Even the most loyal royal family can have their anger stirred up.

It's simply too much!

If they had any other intentions, would the State of Chu have remained peaceful until now?

If they had ulterior motives, why would they obediently hand over the tiger tally?

Xie Yuhe gripped the tiger tally hidden in his sleeve, his hand tightening. If the Chu Emperor acted this way, handing over the tiger tally would not bring peace, but rather the annihilation of the Xie family.

Why is Luo Hanfeng so determined to target the Xie family?

Luo Huaichuan asked with some doubt.

In truth, the Xie family hadn't done anything particularly heinous to Luo Hanfeng, so what was the point of confiscating their property?

Jun Lanjin remained silent, then turned her gaze to Xie Yuze.

Xie Yuze shook his head and said, "I don't know. The only reason Luo Hanfeng targeted the Xie family in the past was because of Xie Xing."

After all, in his previous life, Xie Xing relied on the power of the Xie family to humiliate Luo Hanfeng to the point of no return.

Xie Yuze believed that Luo Hanfeng's targeting of the Xie family was entirely due to Xie Xing.

In this life, although Xie Xing also targeted Luo Hanfeng, but—

Xie Yuze couldn't help but think of Luo Hanfeng's love for Qi Qiu Xie Xing back in the tunnel...

His fists clenched again.

This bastard…

Why on earth is he?

While professing love for Xie Xing, she did things that were designed to drive Xie Xing to his doom.

This man was disgusting in his past life, and he is even more repulsive in this one.

"Xie Xing?" Jun Lanjin rested his chin on his hand, tapping his finger on the table. "You've reminded me."

Jun Lanjin stood up, glanced at Xie Yuhe and Xie Yuze, and said, "Luo Hanfeng is clearly going to target the Xie family. I have already warned you out of respect for Xie Xing. I don't think I need to tell you what to do next, do I?"

Xie Yuhe cupped his hands and said earnestly, "Thank you for your reminder, Your Highness. I am deeply grateful and will repay you later."

"Yuze, let's go."

After Xie Yuhe finished speaking, he hurriedly left the Sixth Prince's palace.

Watching the two figures hurrying by, the Sixth Prince asked, bewildered, "What does this have to do with that girl Xie Xing?"

"It can't be that Luo Hanfeng wants to wipe out the Xie family just because that girl Xie Xing humiliated him, can it?"

Jun Lanjin's gaze was fixed outside the palace, and it was unclear whether he had heard Luo Huaichuan's words. Upon hearing this, he simply replied with a vague and ambiguous statement: "Who knows?"

"However, Sixth Brother, you need to be careful now, he can't wait any longer."

...

Luo Hanfeng couldn't wait any longer. He didn't sleep for long in the emperor's palace. After a while, Luo Hanfeng slowly woke up.

He had just woken up when he met the emperor's gaze.

The emperor walked to the bedside and came to Luo Hanfeng's bedside. "Seventh Prince, you're finally awake."

The Chu Emperor, dressed in a dragon robe, looked down at Luo Hanfeng.

Luo Hanfeng's lips were pale, and he looked extremely weak.

He raised his head, his eyes filled with emotion as he looked at the Emperor of Chu: "What virtue or ability do I possess to have my father personally accompany me? I am deeply grateful."

As he spoke, Luo Hanfeng struggled to get up and kneel down to thank Emperor Chu.

The Chu Emperor raised a hand and said, "It's alright. I'm quite curious about what you said before you fainted."

"You just need to tell me what has happened during this time."