He raised his hand and patted the back of Prince Duan's hand: "I'm fine... I'm very happy that you have the heart to come and ask about his affairs."

"In the final analysis, no matter what happened to you, you two are brothers whose blood is thicker than water. I hope that when you ascend to that position in the future, you can treat your brothers with respect and kindness."

King Duan replied seriously and sincerely: "Father, don't worry, I will not treat them badly. Especially the second brother. As his eldest brother, even if he makes some mistakes, I will not treat him badly." If he cares about it, I won’t blame him.”

The emperor's eyes were filled with relief. He pursed his lips and couldn't help but chuckle. "You are a good boy. I believe in you..." Prince Duan helped him walk towards the hall. When he reached the door, he stopped and said, He asked tentatively: "I don't know how my father will deal with Yun Luan's matter? Will you punish Yun Luan for the sake of your second brother?"

"Actually, the fault of today's incident lies with the second brother. He was too ignorant and wanted to offend Yun Luan. After all, Yun Luan is Uncle Yan's fiancée and his nominal elder. The second brother really shouldn't , being so disrespectful to Yun Luan. This is clearly a deliberate provocation to the emperor's uncle and creating a royal scandal..." "Besides, if this matter spreads, those people will not say that Yun Luan insulted his second brother, they will only He would say that Yun Luan did not surrender to the royal family and bravely fought against the royal family. By then, our royal family will not only lose their dignity, but I am afraid we will also lose the support of the people."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, a little surprised that Prince Duan would actually say these words. He thought that in order to please him, Prince Duan would definitely fight for Xiao Xuanrui and let him punish Yun Luan severely. Unexpectedly, Prince Duan could reveal what happened. On the surface, seeing what's inside, people's support is the most important thing to him now. He will never allow him to lose people's support because of Xiao Xuanrui. Otherwise, his throne will really change hands. "You analyze You're right... He made most of the mistakes regarding your second brother. Naturally, I can't protect him regardless of public sentiment. If Yun Luan was an ordinary minister, then forget it, but she is still your banquet The emperor's uncle's fiancée is about to get married in a few months. As a nephew, your second brother is blatantly teasing the emperor's aunt in broad daylight... It's all your brother's fault, both emotionally and rationally."

"Yun Luan became angry and punished your second brother, which seems reasonable. If I punish Yun Luan for your second brother, I'm afraid it will arouse the dissatisfaction of the subjects... This will intensify the conflict between the people and the royal family. .I must take the overall situation into consideration, and I will definitely not do such a thing that is not worth the gain. Hey... Your second brother is so angry that he can't even think of this..." King Duan's eyes flickered, and there was a hint of gloom. Guang. "Father, calm down... When the second brother calms down, he will definitely understand what father is trying to do."

"I hope... If he can't understand, in order to prevent him from causing trouble to Yun Luan again, then I can only temporarily lock him up in the palace."

The emperor had already made his decision. He could no longer let Xiao Xuanrui go crazy and act recklessly. He was really disappointed with his son. After the disappointment, all he expected was that he could live in peace. King Duan took the opportunity again and said After hearing many kind words from Yun Luan, he analyzed the current situation. The emperor finally decided to make Yun Luan the princess and reward him with a hundred thousand taels of silver. King Duan helped the emperor into the palace. He raised his eyes and glanced at the person standing in the palace. The graceful figure in the middle showed a bit of tenderness unconsciously in his eyes. Yun Luan saw the emperor and Prince Duan entering the hall. Before she could even kneel down to salute, the emperor had already excused her. "This time it's Rui'er. You are ignorant and want to hurt the county lord. As the princess of the banquet, his aunt naturally has the right to teach him a lesson. Therefore, I do not blame you for what you did to Rui'er. What you taught is extremely, You taught my son a lesson, and I should be grateful to you."

"So, Taiping County Lord, please listen to your orders. In addition to your contribution in Yongzhou, I will reward you well today. Not long ago, I made you the County Lord, and now, I will make you the County Lord... Reward one hundred thousand taels of silver."

The emperor's actions made Yun Luan a little confused. She was stunned for a long time without reacting. She beat Xiao Xuanrui and cut off two of his fingers. According to the rules, if a minister dared to openly provoke the royal family, it was a serious crime. Even if the emperor did not dare to criticize her too much because he was afraid of the popular support she now had, he should not reward her and make her the princess for this reason. In the past, the emperor protected Xiao Xuanrui as if he was protecting his eyes, but today it is as if he is being protected. The ghost possessed her, and her attitude changed drastically. Not only did the emperor not protect Xiao Xuanrui, he also made her the princess and rewarded her with one hundred thousand taels of silver. This... made Yun Luan a little confused for a while. The emperor congratulated her. Seeing the astonishment in Yun Luan's eyes, he curled up his lips and smiled, like a kind elder, with a gentle tone in his voice. "This is my fault, once again to compensate the General's Mansion... Your father is... very good . He dedicated his whole life to the country and the people and died. Whenever I think of your father now, I feel sorry and guilty. Yun Luan, I wonder if you can understand my feelings? "

Only now did Yun Luan realize what the emperor meant. He felt that the things he had done to his father and to the General's Mansion were a bit excessive, so he wanted to compensate him? But no matter how much he compensated the General's Mansion, No amount of things could save the lives of her father and eldest brother. Yun Luan's eyes could not help but feel a bit cold. She lowered her eyebrows and thanked her directly, and did not talk nonsense to the emperor or talk about her father. She did not want to talk to him. He reminisced about the past, not to mention talking about his father with him, because he was not worthy. The emperor noticed Yun Luan's distant attitude, and he was a little dissatisfied. King Duan immediately pinched the back of his hand to calm him down. The emperor felt relieved. After a breath, he thought of the current situation in the court, and he couldn't help but suppress his anger in his heart. He still smiled with his lips stretched, and he didn't want to ask for trouble anymore, so he drafted an imperial edict to reward people. She led Yun Luan out of the palace and went to the General's Mansion to announce the decree. Yun Luan responded in a low voice, turned around without hesitation, and left Chengxin Palace. As soon as she walked to the palace gate, Prince Duan's voice sounded from behind. "Princess Taiping" Please stay..." Yun Luan frowned. She stopped and raised her eyes to look at Prince Duan. "I wonder what's wrong with you, Your Majesty?" Prince Duan looked at her distant attitude towards him, and he couldn't help but feel sour in his heart. He said helplessly He sighed and smiled at Yun Luan. "We will become a family soon. Is the princess still so polite and distant from me?"

Yun Luan raised his eyebrows and replied unceremoniously: "Family? Oh, that's right. You are Ayan's nephew after all. Logically, you should call me Auntie Huang. However, things like greetings will wait. After Ayan and I get married, please give me your regards. Now, let’s get along with each other in an ordinary relationship between king and minister.”

She hated Xiao Xuanrui and wanted to tear him into pieces...but she also had no favorable impressions of Prince Duan. How much better was Prince Duan compared to Xiao Xuanrui? They were both ruthless and ruthless people who would do whatever it took to gain power. The difference is that Xiao Xuanrui harmed her father and brother, but Prince Duan has not harmed her family yet. But she doesn't want to have too much contact with Prince Duan. She is afraid that it will cause unnecessary trouble. After all, Prince Duan's thoughts about her are already clear. Literally, if she hadn't been able to sense the slightest bit, she would have lived in vain for more than ten years. In order to cut off King Duan's thoughts about her, she had to draw a clear line with him and not have any entanglement with him... Therefore, she Duan Wang's attitude was destined to be cold and distant due to various reasons. Duan Wang was so shocked by Yun Luan's words that he was stunned for a long time without reacting. His face turned green and white for a moment: "Yun Luan, I The king has no ill intentions towards you, why should you be so guarded against me?"

Yun Luan took a few steps back and distanced himself from him. Whether it was his expression or expression, there was a sense of alienation and coldness. "You and I are not familiar with each other. Now that I am about to get married to Ayan, you and I are about to get married. It’s the seniority between the elders and the younger generation, so the sense of distance still needs to be divided.”

"Prince Duan, I hope you will think about your future and never be as stupid as Xiao Xuanrui and end up with his finger chopped off. Although you and I don't have any deep grudges or entanglements, if you provoke me, I won't show mercy to you either."

After Yun Luan finished speaking, he almost didn't give King Duan a chance to react, and raised his feet to leave. King Duan stretched out his hand to stop him, but Yun Luan glanced at him coldly. His body suddenly stiffened, and he didn't dare to do anything anymore. Other actions. Sensing the coldness and rejection radiating from her body, Prince Duan felt very uncomfortable. "Do you really hate me so much? I just want to be ordinary friends with you... Could it be that such a simple request? , doesn’t even work?”

Yun Luan couldn't help but sneered, his eyes full of ridicule: "I think it's unnecessary. I'm not lucky enough to have a power like you that exchanges snow lotus for someone else's hard work to cultivate..." King Duan couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I'm just the one I know that you have always been worried about this matter. To be honest, a large part of the reason why I took out the snow lotus to save you was that I really wanted to save you and didn’t want anything to happen to you. As for me, I took the opportunity to take the snow lotus. , in exchange for the power of the imperial uncle, it is just a matter of convenience, don’t give it up in vain.”
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