Lan Xiyao and Bing Suwan fell silent after hearing their daughter's words. Their expressions turned cold as Lan Ruozhu held his sister's hand and said, "I'll protect my sister."
"You're a good boy," Lan Xiyao said.
Bing Suwan hugged Lan Ruobing, asking, "You could tell?"
"Father, Mother, the emperor wants to harm my brother," Lan Ruobing insisted, "I want to protect my brother."
Her words caused her mother's heart to ache as a tear fell from Bing Suwan's eyes. "You silly child."
'It's our responsibility to protect our children. How could we let her do it instead?'
Bing Suwan blamed herself. She felt she had failed to protect her two children well. Meanwhile, Lan Xiyao felt even more distressed when he saw his wife crying.
He put his arm around her shoulder and whispered, "I'm sorry. I didn't protect them well enough."
He blamed himself too.
