"Your Highness, one thousand taels of gold is not a small sum. Moreover, this matter is too sudden. I'm afraid that for a moment…"
Lin Qianqiu had a troubled look on his face as he thought to himself that he could count on the Prince of Qin upholding the appearance of a gentleman.
"Feng Xuan, if the Minister's Mansion doesn't have any silver, just pick up anything valuable and move it away."
"Yes! Master."
Lin Qianqiu was confused. He could not believe what he was hearing.
This was a daylight robbery! A bandit's behavior!
However, he did not dare to say anything.
Ever since the incident with Noble Consort Lan, the emperor's attitude towards the Prince of Qin had been…
However, his battle achievements were outstanding, and his prestige among the commoners and the army was extremely high. If they wanted to touch him, they could only secretly plan and not do anything openly.
Ever since the incident at Cloud Mountain a year ago, he had become a cripple. He had handed over his military power and lived in seclusion in the capital. His personality had become increasingly unpredictable, temperamental, arrogant, and extremely domineering!
"Please, Minister Lin."
Feng Xuan was so tall that he blocked Lin Qianqiu's light as he stood in front of him. Lin looked at the shadow in front of him, and a shadow spread in his heart.
"Your Highness…"
Lin Yanran suddenly ran to Nangong Mo's side and grabbed his sleeve. She looked miserable and cried.
"Did Your Highness believe Sister's nonsense? Why don't you believe Yanran? Are you blaming me? But I didn't expect Sister to do that."
When she was sad, Lin Yanran couldn't help but sob softly.
Nangong Mo frowned, and a cold glint flashed across his eyes. He coldly shook off Lin Yanran and patted the sleeve that she had pulled.
His actions made Lin Yanran's face turn pale. Then, her face turned red with embarrassment.
She heard his cold voice coming without any warmth.
"Second Miss Lin, please respect yourself."
Lin Yanran's body swayed, her nails digging into her palms, feeling extremely humiliated.
"Also, Minister Lin isn't dead yet. Why are you in such a hurry to cry?"
Lin Yanran couldn't stand the humiliation anymore. She covered her face with her sleeves and ran away crying.
After witnessing the entire process, Lin Qianqiu's face turned ashen from holding back his anger. "Your Highness, I'll take my leave!"
Feng Xuan appeared beside him like a shadow and looked down at him. "Lord Lin, let's go."
The muscles in Lin's face quivered. Without a word, he took off.
Yun Ran stepped forward at the right moment and waved at the surrounding citizens. Her smile was as bright and gentle as the wind. "Everyone, disperse."
In less than half a day, the news that Eldest Miss Lin had become the consort of the Prince of Qin and was favored by him spread quickly and swept through the entire capital.
For a moment, countless people were envious. Many women's hearts were broken, and tears stained their faces. They hated fate for messing with them. Why weren't they the person in the Qin Prince's heart?
At this moment, the famous Yun Ran was pushing Nangong Mo towards the inner courtyard with mixed feelings.
Bird, why isn't he saying anything? Is he holding something back?
A man's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea. Don't guess his thoughts.
Tsk! Do you think I'm the one who wants to guess? You saw it just now. He can be so heartless to his old lover, let alone the one who supposedly cheated him into marriage…
"Lin Wanyue."
Before Yun Ran could finish speaking, she was suddenly called out. She immediately leaned over and smiled obsequiously. "Your Highness, I'm here! What orders do you have?"
Nangong Mo's lips curled up imperceptibly, and his voice was cold. "How do you want to die?"
The corners of Yunran's mouth twitched, and even her fawning smile stiffened. "Your Highness, are you joking? Or are you serious?"
"What do you think?"
What do I think? How about taking your head off? Will you do it?
You dog! You were just pretending just now to save face. In fact, you believed Old Lin and the Little White Flower's nonsense.
Don't even think about it. How can a nominal lady like me, who has led a life worse than a dog's, dupe everyone and get into a bridal sedan? What a fool for lust! What a waste of such a good-looking face.
"Your Highness, actually, I can understand your feelings. But before I die, I still have a few things to say to you. As the saying goes, when a person is about to die, his words will be kind. Why don't you listen?"
Nangong Mo glanced at her imperceptibly and smiled playfully. "Oh? You have last words?"
Yun Ran was speechless.
"Perhaps you're unwilling to accept it, but Lin Yanran has indeed fallen in love with someone else! Not only did she say that you're a homosexual, but she also said that you've abducted many handsome young men and imprisoned them in the residence. You tortured them every day and are worse than a beast!"
Nangong Mo slowly narrowed his eyes. "Is that so?"
"Not only that! She also said that you're sinister, shameless, cruel, and tyrannical. When you see dogs by the roadside, you have to go over and slap them twice before leaving!"
Nangong Mo was speechless.
"Also, you like to kill people whenever you disagree with them. You even kill a few people to liven things up before eating. You're simply crazy!"
Ran Ran, do you have no attachment to this world?
He's going to kill me anyway. Why won't you let me say more?
That seems to make sense! Then keep hopping on the edge of death.
Yun Ran looked at Nangong Mo and saw that his handsome face was as beautiful as a painting. His expression was lazy, and he looked calm and composed. There was no sign of sadness or depression!
Eh? He's not grieving at all after being maligned by his sweetheart? Is he even human?
Maybe he's trying to figure out how to kill you…
Tsk. As if I would give him a chance.
"Your Highness, I've said what I needed to say. You don't have to do it yourself. I'll go out and find a lake to drown myself to calm you down."
As she spoke, Yun Ran had already let go of the wheelchair and was preparing to grease the soles of her feet.
The next moment, someone grabbed her belt.
Yun Ran paused, turned, and looked back at the hand that was slender and beautiful like jade in the sun…
That shameless dog of a man! What does he want?
He might be trying to molest you…
Get lost… He has a hidden illness. He can't sexually molest anyone.
In the next moment, she felt the person's grip on her belt tighten.
Yun Ran was shocked and her heart skipped a beat. "Your Highness, don't! Calm down! Calm down. Don't be rash."
"Huh…"
The man's thin lips were slightly raised, and his voice was low and sexy. "Why are you so nervous? I won't eat you."
You treacherous and shameless dog of a man! Sooner or later, I will bite you to death, bite by bite!
"Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Her gentle voice sounded like she was gritting her teeth. Nangong Mo was worried that she would break her teeth.
The man's eyebrows rose. He seemed to be in a good mood. "Are you going to throw yourself into the lake?"
"What? You're not satisfied with this way of dying? Then I'll change it. How about hitting the wall?"
"Too bloody."
"Hang myself from the southeast branch?"
"The tree is innocent."
This lady's belt is also innocent! Release your claws!
"Well, why don't I dig a hole and bury myself?"
"There's no need for such trouble."
I can't do this, and I can't do that? Do you want to see me break a huge rock on my chest?
"Ahem…"
Nangong Mo pursed his lips and hid the helplessness in his eyes.
"I heard that Miss Lin's biological father doesn't dote on her, and her stepmother doesn't like her. She has been bullied and destroyed. Her life is worse than a dog's."
Yun Ran was speechless.
"Now, she's even been coerced into getting into a bridal sedan chair and jumping into a fire pit to marry a man like me, who doesn't have much time left."
For a moment, she was speechless… Wait, did he believe what she said?
"If she were to be sent back to the residence this time, her legs would be broken and she would be poisoned. She would be locked in the woodshed and starved for nine days."
Yun Ran was speechless.
You're the one who'd be poisoned into silence! You treacherous, shameless dog of a man! You don't say a word of human language.
I really want to stomp you to death! But I'm afraid that you'll die with my belt… Sigh, it's too difficult for me!!
Yun Ran took a deep breath and tried to sound gentle. "Then what do you want? What will it take for you to let go?"