C23 (1/2)

There was no one else in the Town Hall other than Xiao Qian and the emperor. Xiao Xian looked at the imperial report that Xiao Qian had given him. His cloudy eyes seemed to be filled with confusion, making him unable to guess what the person was thinking.

Xiao Xian looked away from the imperial report. ”Wang Renji didn't say anything else?” Indistinctly, he exuded the aura of a superior, causing people to be unable to breathe.

”What needs to be said, this son has already presented it to royal father.” What he meant was that he didn't need his royal father to worry about what he shouldn't explain.

Such presumptuous words would make any emperor furious. However, Xiao Xian merely glanced at the imperial edict and asked, ”Is the rumors about you and Dong Ling Wan true?”

”It will all be true in the end!” His tone was flat and certain.

Silence, a long silence.

In the cold and empty great hall, the solemn atmosphere made it difficult for people to figure out what state of mind the royal father and son was in to have such a conversation.

”Overlord, there is no need for love. This Emperor wants you to remember this matter, do you understand? Xiao Qian! ” Xiao Xian didn't throw the paper and didn't scold him. Instead, he used his hoarse voice to warn everyone, but it was so cold that it struck fear into everyone's hearts.

”Your son shall take his leave.”

A month had passed, yet there had been a purge in and out of the imperial court. Wang Renji was greedy for money and colluded with his concubines. He had been punished with death for several crimes.

Dong Ling Wan held her hand as she counted the remaining days. That day, Xiao Qian had given her an inexplicable warning, so Dong Ling Wan stopped. But what should she do now?

He definitely wouldn't be able to get the money back after giving it to his boss. Even if it was just a small matter, his boss wasn't short on money. However, Dong Jiu Yu couldn't afford it. Dong Ling Wan didn't dare to act rashly again. This time, Xiao Qian let her go, but she had no idea what that person was thinking at all. Dong Ling Wan lay dejectedly on the beauty bed …

After thinking about it, she decided to investigate Xiao Qian's background again.

On the way, Eastern Ling Wan lifted the curtain of her sedan, and in the coming September, many of the trees had gone bald and their treetops were steep. The autumn wind blew, and the dead leaves rustled on the bluestone path, as the people on the road used a large broom to clean the yellow leaves. It was rather desolate.

Before Dong Ling Wan could enter the second gate, Xiao Nan had already ran out and pulled her to his courtyard to play. The reason why Dong Ling Wan had sent Xiao Nan a greeting letter was actually because she wanted to see Xiao Gan. But now that she didn't see him, she felt a little disappointed.

”Weak?” Xiao Nan saw that she was not in a good mood, so he reached out his hand to tug on her sleeve, ”Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

”I'm fine. Thank you for your concern, Princess. Oh right, what did Princess say she wanted to hear?” Dong Ling Wan replied and asked.

”I want to know how you managed to get into an intimate relationship with my dissolute elder brother with a character like yours?”

Looking at Xiao Nan's shining eyes, Dong Ling Wan smiled. In their past life, it was similar to how people of the martial arts world knew each other, if one didn't ”fight” then one wouldn't.

Back in the day, when Dong Ling Wan had just moved to the capital, she wasn't willing to stay at home all day, so she sneaked out the side door while the girl was still enjoying the show.

DongLing Wan walked all the way to the bird market and met Xiao Xun, who also sneaked out of his house. Coincidentally, the two of them fell for the same eighth brother.

The price had also increased from one tael of silver to five hundred taels of silver. Since Xiao Xun did not have much silver with him, and since Dong Ling Wan did not have any silver, Xiao Xun waved his hand and as long as she was able to take out five hundred taels of silver, the eighth brother would belong to her.

If one had to blame Xiao Xun for his bad luck, he could only blame himself for coincidentally running into Dong Yi Chuan looking for his sister. Dong Ling Wan was hanging on Dong Yi Chuan's body as she used all sorts of strange and coquettish methods to make Xiao Xun click his tongue, and he couldn't help but think of his sister, he couldn't have done the same thing in the future, right? Then he would have to die from exhaustion!