Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

Crown Prince Mansion.

Lan Yeyue was under house arrest in Chen Long's courtyard, wanting to leave but couldn't, wanting to die but couldn't.

Of course, she didn't really want to die.

She wandered aimlessly around the courtyard.

As she reached the door, a Miao master blocked her path.

Ruan Ling said, "The Miao King has ordered that you are not to step out of this gate without permission."

Lan Yeyue rolled her eyes.

She walked to the backyard wall.

Ruan Qing stood on the rooftop: "You can't go here either."

Lan Yeyue angrily returned to the room.

Before she could sit down, the door was slammed open.

Meng Qianqian walked in with a cold expression.

Lan Yeyue was startled and said unhappily, "What are you doing here? Your master has already taken all my medication!"

Mentioning this made her angry. She had brought countless elixirs from Medicine King Valley for emergencies.

In the end, they were all looted overnight.

Chen Long better survive; she would settle this score eventually!

Meng Qianqian walked straight to her, staring intently.

Lan Yeyue was unnerved by her sharp gaze and asked irritably, "Lost means lost. Staring at me won't help!"

"I'm not here to ask for medicine."

Meng Qianqian said directly, "I'm here to ask, what is your purpose in coming to the Southwest this time?"

Lan Yeyue said indifferently, "Just because you ask, I have to answer? Who do you think you are?"

Meng Qianqian said, "If you don't want to answer, you don't have to, but don't forget that you are now a prisoner, Lu Yuan's prisoner. As the esteemed daughter of Medicine King Valley, surely you know the means of the Grand Commander of the Jinyi Guard?"

Lan Yeyue looked at the indifferent silhouette standing in the courtyard and shivered inexplicably.

"It won't hurt to talk."

Meng Qianqian tempted her with a snack, taking out crab roe pastry bought halfway, "Fresh from the oven."

Lan Yeyue refused to eat out of spite.

Meng Qianqian opened the box of crab roe pastries and pushed it in front of her.

The rich aroma wafted through the air, and Lan Yeyue swallowed involuntarily.

Not many people knew her preferences.

Chu Nan was one.

She had told him voluntarily.

"Chu Nan, I love eating crab roe pastries. If you ever make me angry, remember to use them to appease me!"

Thinking of Chu Nan, Lan Yeyue's nose tingled with emotion.

Meng Qianqian noticed her reluctance and took one to eat, only for Lan Yeyue to grab it back.

"Weren't these bought for me?"

Meng Qianqian said, "I thought you weren't eating."

Lan Yeyue began eating heartily.

Meng Qianqian poured her a cup of hot tea.

Lan Yeyue's eyes were red: "I'm choking."

Meng Qianqian said softly, "I know."

Lan Yeyue's tears fell silently.

Her throat and heart ached, unable to taste the crab roe pastry.

But she stubbornly finished one.

Meng Qianqian acted as if she hadn't noticed her loss of composure and quietly waited.

"Aren't you drinking?"

Lan Yeyue asked.

"No."

Meng Qianqian replied.

Lan Yeyue paused: "Are you pregnant?"

Meng Qianqian's eyes flickered.

As expected of Mao Tu, her insight second only to Si Snake.

"Yes."

She straightforwardly admitted.

Lan Yeyue rarely teased her, just ate another crab roe pastry.

This time, she seemed much calmer and tasted some flavor.

"Why do you want to know my purpose in the Southwest?"

She asked.

Meng Qianqian said, "I want to know whether you knew about and were involved in Hu Lie's collaboration with Medicine King Valley."

Lan Yeyue responded oddly, "Hu Lie? You mean Prince Jin's uncle? You suspect him of colluding with our Medicine King Valley?"

Meng Qianqian asked, "You didn't know?"

Lan Yeyue arrogantly said, "There's nothing in Medicine King Valley I don't know. Whatever source you heard it from, I advise you not to be too credulous!"

Did Ji Feng hear wrong?

Meng Qianqian furrowed her brows in doubt, quickly shaking her head.

Ji Feng wouldn't hear wrong.

Either Hu Lie's subordinates had the wrong information, or Lan Yeyue was also kept in the dark.

As to why it wasn't Lan Yeyue deceiving her.

After all, having known each other for years, she could tell if Lan Yeyue was lying.

"You asked me why I came to the Southwest."

Lan Yeyue said coolly, "What purpose could I have? To watch the show! Just didn't expect, you actually defeated the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion!"

Meng Qianqian gave her a long look: "Was the plan to recruit the Black Armor Army your idea or your father's?"

Lan Yeyue picked up another crab roe pastry: "Mine! Rather than let the Black Armor Army become bandits, it's better to have them join Medicine King Valley!"

Meng Qianqian directly looked into her eyes: "You want to protect the Black Armor Army, to ensure Chu Nan's army continues."

Lan Yeyue pouted: "What does it concern you?"

Meng Qianqian said, "Raising an army is not simple, your father didn't oppose?"

Lan Yeyue proudly said, "I also thought my father would oppose. I was ready to threaten him with my life, luckily my father loves me."

Lan Yeyue wasn't stupid, just there were things and people in life one chooses not to doubt.

Meng Qianqian decisively shared the information Ji Feng gathered from the underground palace.

Lan Yeyue's expression changed on the spot: "You are not allowed to slander my father! My father would never have designs on the Black Armor Army!"

Meng Qianqian straightforwardly said, "So, you admit your father is capable of such despicable acts."

Lan Yeyue found herself choked up.

Her father might not be a saint, but she was the apple of his eye. Knowing she wanted to protect Chu Nan's Black Armor Army, how could he take them away and turn them all into puppets?

Meng Qianqian didn't speak, just looked at her calmly.

Lan Yeyue was furious out of embarrassment: "My father is not like Gongsun Yanming! He wouldn't do this to me! He loves me the most!"

"I never said your father doesn't love you."

The Valley Master of Medicine King Valley had Lan Yeyue in middle age, treasuring her as a jewel, but cherishing her was one thing, having his ambitions was another.

In this world, things aren't just black or white.

Lan Yeyue was furious: "I don't believe it I don't believe it I don't believe it! My father said, the Black Armor Army is mine!"

This was the second time she lost her composure in front of Meng Qianqian.

She gritted her teeth: "Are you deliberately trying to anger me?"

"No need for that."

Meng Qianqian stood up and left.

"What evidence do you have?"

Meng Qianqian didn't answer her, nor did she say if she didn't believe, she could check for herself.

She glanced at the azure sky: "Hu Lie has trained a formidable army, concerning knowledge of the Black Armor Army's training methods, you are one of the few who knows some, you... haven't mentioned this to the Medicine King, have you?"

Lan Yeyue was stunned.

Meng Qianqian brushed off her sleeves.

Lan Yeyue: "I'll go find—"

"Too late."

Meng Qianqian said leisurely, "The Black Armor Army is already surrounded by Hu Lie's forces."

"Then why did you still—"

"But, Medicine King Valley will not succeed."

Meng Qianqian, facing the light, turned around, half her body cloaked in the shadow, "I trust Han Qi and the Black Armor Army."