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Xiao Lan's gaze stayed on the door for a few seconds before he spoke in a low voice.

"Let him in."

"Yes." The red lotus obediently walked to the door and opened it. Raising her head, she looked at the anxious You An, "Young Master, the young miss is inside."

"Alright."

You An walked into Xiao Lan's inner room.

In fact, his footsteps were much faster than usual. In just a few steps, he had already arrived in front of Xiao Lan. After that, his gaze carefully swept over Xiao Lan's body from top to bottom with extreme concentration.

"Lanyi, did the king make things difficult for you?"

Xiao Lan, who was agitated, more or less heaved a sigh of relief when she saw the worried gaze of Wei An.

The corners of Xiao Lan's mouth curled up, but her smile didn't fade in the slightest. "No, he didn't make things difficult for me."

A look of reassurance appeared in his eyes, but was quickly replaced by a look of chagrin.

"It's your fault. I shouldn't have let you drink wine, and I didn't even bother to drink with you."

Seeing this, Xiao Lan waved her hand without a care. "Big Brother, it has nothing to do with you. This is a private matter between Xuanyuan Feng and I."

Personal affairs?

For a moment, An An's expression was complicated as he looked at Xiao Lan.

"Lanyi, why do I feel that there is something strange going on between you and your highness?"

Xiao Lan looked at Jing An as he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. It would be weird if it wasn't.

One didn't like to marry, none of them loved to marry. In the end, the person who didn't like to marry tonight suddenly changed his mind. There must be a big story behind this.

Seeing that Xiao Lan didn't reply, the complicated look in her eyes turned into worry.

"Lanyi, is there something wrong? Are you sure you don't want to marry the regent? "

Xiao Lan came back to his senses and smiled indifferently at the question.

There was indeed a hard nut to crack, but whether or not she married was not up to her.

Even if Xiao Lan didn't give her an affirmative answer, Cangan had clearly seen the answer. He suddenly took a step forward to Xiao Lan's side, extended his hand and tightly held Xiao Lan's arm as he spoke with an extremely serious gaze.

"Lanyi, since you don't like marrying like this, then run. Run away now, run far away, and don't ever come back."

As he spoke, he pulled Xiao Lan towards the door.

Xiao Lan couldn't help but slightly widen her eyes as she staggered along with the calm and collected feeling in her body.

After a moment, the warmth in Xiao Lan's heart was a complete mess.

Big brother, it's you, right? It must be you.

Regardless of whether it was a thousand years ago or a thousand years later, he would always protect her and let her do whatever she wanted. As long as it was something she wanted, he would do it for her.

A thousand years ago, he lost his life because of her. A thousand years later, because of her, he was unwilling to marry anyone.

Xiao Lan looked at the back of Xiao An and said sincerely, "Big brother, thank you."

When Yuan pulled Xiao Lan to the door, Xiao Lan forcefully stopped her steps and pulled Yuan's figure that was striding forward in large strides.

"Brother, you are disobeying the decree. If I leave, the entire clan will be exterminated."

"No, with father's achievements, the clan will be fine."

Xiao Lan gripped on his arm instead. "Big bro, it's not that you don't know how much His Majesty wishes for me to marry Xuanyuan. If I were to refuse the decree, even if the family lives would be safe, it would be gone."

Xiao Lan's words caused Yu-An to finally stop forcefully pulling Xiao Lan forward, and after a moment, Yu-An looked at Xiao Lan with a dejected expression.

"Lanyi..."

Xiao Lan smiled faintly at him, "It's not that I don't want to marry Xuanyuan, it's just that …"

However, she originally thought that she could complete the task without marrying him, but now that she had returned to the starting point and she had to search for her own Profound Spirit Pearl, Xiao Lan felt very depressed in her heart.

Xiao Lan naturally couldn't say these words to An An, and very casually found an excuse to say the next few words.

"It's just that Xuan Yuan is a stranger to me. I'm a little hesitant."

Hearing Xiao Lan's words, An Ran slowly let go of Xiao Lan's hand.

So it turned out that she was just hesitating. Before the grand wedding, she had been a bit scared, and it wasn't that she didn't really want to marry the regent.

He didn't know why, but a feeling of emptiness and loneliness suddenly flashed through his heart.

After a long while, a warm smile finally appeared on his face, but only he himself knew just how forced this smile was.

"So that's how it is. I thought you really didn't want to marry the Regent."

Xiao Lan's clear eyes looked towards Wei An without any impurities. "No."

How could she have gotten the Profound Spirit Bead if she hadn't married?

None...

In the end, he had overthought things …

As he gazed into Xiao Lan's clear eyes, the loneliness in An Xin's heart began to surge crazily. Just as he was about to show his prowess, countless maids and servants rushed into the Warm Fragrance Pavilion. The senior servant at the front couldn't help but urge him.

"Hurry up, hang these up, hang them up."

Hearing the noise, Xiao Lan and You An both looked towards the door. They saw that everyone was holding long pieces of red silk in their hands. The red silk was extremely bright. Even though there wasn't enough light, it still made people feel dazzled.

The next second, a sharp pain flashed across his eyes as he looked at the red silk, but it was quickly concealed by his strength.

Xiao Lan was completely oblivious to the glaring red silk. Her gaze carelessly sized it up before she took a step towards the door.

The mama outside the door quickly noticed her, and she instantly laughed so hard that her eyes disappeared. With a fawning expression, she quickly walked over to Xiao Lan.

"Congratulations, Third Miss. Congratulations, Third Miss. Tomorrow, you will be the grand Regent's Consort."

The mama's ingratiating tone was extremely pleasant to hear, and her yin and yang energy rose and fell just right.

Xiao Lan smiled gently at the mama. If she remembered correctly, a month ago the mama had fiercely said in front of her, "You lowly girl, you will always have a lowly life. You won't have a chance to rise above the masses in this lifetime!"

Xiao Lan walked to the side of the mama and pulled at the red silk in her hands. Raising her head, she gave the mama an even warmer smile.

"Thank you for your blessings, mama. I, Wan-yi, have finally made a comeback."

The smile on the mama's face vanished without a trace when she heard this, and she looked at Xiao Lan with a flustered and embarrassed expression.

"Momo, I, I …"

"Momo, don't worry, I'm just saying this casually. Tomorrow is, after all, a day of great joy for me, and this red silk is the best reward. I hope Momo can personally hang this red silk at the highest point of our Warm Fragrance Pavilion. I must personally do this."

Xiao Lan stuffed all the red silk into the hands of the mama.

The mama glanced at the highest point of the Warm Fragrance Pavilion and saw that it was nothing more than the highest point of the clock tower.

"Third Miss, this …"

"What is it? "You're unwilling?" Xiao Lan's eyes suddenly went slightly cold.

The mama didn't dare to say anything else. She immediately bowed and quickly replied, "I'm willing, I'm willing. I'll hang it up myself."

After saying that, the mama walked straight towards the clock tower.