The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

"Lord Qin, how long have you been serving as the governor of Bingzhou?"

Yang Ling picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and looked deep in thought.

When Qin Tian heard this, his heart raced and his fists clenched.

He naturally knew what Yang Ling meant by those words. After hesitating for a moment, he still answered her.

"I have been in Bingzhou for three and a half years."

"Oh, so it's been three and a half years already. You must not have any connection with any houses in the court."

Qin Tian paused when he heard this, a dark and unfathomable look flashing in his eyes.

"Your Highness, what exactly do you mean by that?"

After hearing his words, Yang Ling chuckled and then spoke.

What do you think I mean?

After hearing what the other person said, Qin Tian felt the hairs on his body stand on end and his back stiffen.

This is a naked threat!

"Are you trying to win me over, or what?"

He asked tentatively, but Yang Ling just laughed and didn't say anything.

After sitting quietly for a while, Qin Tian couldn't sit still any longer and stood up.

"Your Highness, you probably want to drag me into dealing with the Crown Prince, don't you?"

His eyes narrowed to slits, a dangerous glint in them.

Upon hearing this, Yang Ling merely raised an eyebrow without denying it. He put down his cup, slowly stood up, and looked down at Qin Tian.

"Lord Qin, I don't mean any harm. I just think that the Crown Prince is the future of the country, and Lord Qin has a bright future. So naturally you should stay by the Crown Prince's side."

When Qin Tian heard Yang Ling's words, a look of shock flashed across his face, and he looked at her in disbelief.

Yang Ling smiled and said, "Lord Qin, what do you think?"

Qin Tian was in a state of turmoil. He wanted to refuse, but he simply couldn't.

"Since Your Highness is so frank, it would seem petty of me to refuse again."

Yang Ling nodded in satisfaction, "That's more like it. You don't need to worry. I just hope to use Lord Qin's power to continue to consolidate my Great Liang Dynasty."

His words swayed Qin Tian somewhat. He looked at the other man with a hint of hesitation in his eyes, "Your Highness, haven't you always been at odds with the Crown Prince? Why would you say such a thing today?"

All of this was so unbelievable that it gave him a sense of unreality.

Upon hearing his words, Yang Ling merely chuckled, "Lord Qin, what are you saying? How could we possibly have any disloyal intentions?"

Qin Tian looked at Yang Ling, who had said those words, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Even Yang Ling herself probably wouldn't believe such a thing once she said it.

"Your Highness, what are your plans?"

Yang Ling chuckled softly, "Just wait and see the show."

……

In the Qin family mansion, a maidservant hurriedly entered and went straight to Madam Qin's courtyard.

"Madam, something terrible has happened! Young Master has caused trouble again."

When Madam Qin heard her words, she waved her hand indifferently. When had her son ever not caused trouble?

Upon seeing this, the maid's face immediately darkened. "Madam, the young master has beaten up the Ninth Prince's men."

"what!"

Madam Qin stood up abruptly, her face full of anger. She even forgot to change her clothes and ran straight out the door towards the courtyard where Qin Haoxuan was.

She cursed and swore the whole way, her face extremely gloomy, as if she wanted to tear Qin Haoxuan apart.

They sent someone to assassinate the Ninth Prince before, and he barely escaped with his life. How could they do such a thing today? This is outrageous!

She was determined to teach this unfilial son a lesson so that he wouldn't cause trouble in the future.

As soon as Madam Qin rushed into the courtyard, before she even entered the house, she heard Qin Haoxuan's agitated voice coming from inside.

"A bunch of useless trash! You can't even kill a single person, what use are you!"

Qin Haoxuan was in a fit of rage. He kicked something off the stool next to him, his face full of anger, like a wild beast that had been provoked.

When Madam Qin rushed into the room, she saw Qin Haoxuan picking up a teapot and smashing it on the ground.

"Haoxuan, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing Madam Qin's voice, Qin Haoxuan stopped what he was doing, turned around to look at her, and his eyes showed a hint of annoyance.

"Mom, don't worry about me, I'm going to kill that bastard! How dare he bully me!"

Seeing Qin Haoxuan's furious expression, Madam Qin sighed inwardly and then tried to persuade him.

"We finally managed to calm things down, and now you want to make your father angry again?"

Upon hearing Madam Qin's words, Qin Haoxuan's face revealed a mocking expression.

"He's just a prince. He took the coal mine from us. Isn't that enough?"

Madam Qin frowned, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes. Sooner or later, the lives of her entire family would be ruined by this unfilial son.

"I heard you just beat up the Ninth Prince's men again. Why do you love causing trouble so much?"

Qin Haoxuan's eyes widened. "Who told them to block my path to wealth? I'm not only going to beat them up, I'm going to cut off their legs."

His words were filled with intense hostility and madness.

Upon hearing this, Madam Qin nearly fainted. "Haoxuan, can't you see the current situation?"

Qin Haoxuan ignored Madam Qin and simply gave a cold snort.

"So what? Aren't they just relying on their status? As long as I have money, why should I be afraid of them?"

Madam Qin angrily retorted, "Qin Haoxuan, shut up!"

Qin Haoxuan narrowed his eyes when he saw his mother scolding him. "What are you yelling about? Who do you think you are? Let me tell you, I am the only legitimate son of the Qin family, and the Qin family will all be mine in the future!"

Upon hearing Qin Haoxuan's words, Madam Qin's chest heaved violently with anger, her eyes reddening. She pointed a trembling finger at Qin Haoxuan, "You...you...you're really going to be the death of me!"

As Madam Qin spoke, she clutched her chest, looking as if she was about to run out of breath.

Qin Haoxuan was stunned for a second when he saw Madam Qin's reaction, and then quickly helped her up.

"Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Madam Qin pointed a trembling finger at Qin Haoxuan, "You...you, our Qin family will be destroyed by your hands sooner or later."

She started crying as she spoke.

Qin Haoxuan felt very uncomfortable with Madam Qin's words, but because he was worried about Madam Qin's health, he could not say much and could only endure it and let Madam Qin vent her anger.

"Mother, you rest first, I'll get the doctor to come over."

Seeing his appearance, Madam Qin's anger subsided considerably.

"I'm fine." She shook her head, her gaze falling on Qin Haoxuan with a deep intensity. "Tell me honestly, why did you have to provoke the Ninth Prince?"

Qin Haoxuan's expression changed several times upon hearing Madam Qin's words. He hesitated for a moment before finally speaking.

"Mother, the Ninth Prince is an enemy of our Great Liang. Shouldn't we kill any loyal subject like him?"