Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback-Chapter 365: Then tell this prince, what is this!

Mu Yan’s lips curled up slightly, his gaze solely on her.

Zhan Lan teased him on purpose, poking Mu Yan’s waist stealthily, "Smile a bit..."

Mu Yan looked at the disaster victims not far away and smiled slightly. His smile made several unmarried girls blush instantly, their eyes chasing after Mu Yan.

"The Regent King is just too handsome, he smiled, he smiled!"

"They say the Regent King possesses unparalleled beauty, like a banished immortal; I didn’t believe it until now!"

"With the Regent King’s overwhelming power and unrivaled beauty, he’s beyond the reach of us country girls."

The shy young women have shining eyes and hearts thumping like thunder, while the unabashed married women said with a laugh, "You unmarried girls have no shame, looking is enough; the Regent King belongs to the Princess!"

The young women sneered, "Xi’er, you’re a married woman still gawking at someone like that, you’re the shameless one!"

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Zhan Lan gradually noticed the group of young women and wives gazing at Mu Yan with eyes like ravenous wolves.

She murmured to Mu Yan, "You’re quite popular with the ladies."

Mu Yan’s smile deepened as he looked at Zhan Lan and gently tapped her nose, "Lan’er, are you jealous?"

"I am not!" Zhan Lan stubbornly retorted.

Mu Yan wrapped his arm around her waist, cutting off the gazes of the men peeking at his Lan’er, shielding her with his body, "We shouldn’t stay here for long, let’s go, back to Ding’an City!"

Zhan Lan looked at him puzzled, "Leave now, in such a hurry?"

Mu Yan leaned in to whisper, his voice low, "It’s urgent, can’t wait any longer!"

Zhan Lan, observing his increasingly intimate gaze, understood what he meant.

Her cheeks blushed as she was pulled by the hand by Mu Yan and led away.

Zhan Hui rode off first, while Mu Yan, Zhan Lan, and Chu Yin took the carriage back to Ding’an City together.

Zhan Lan personally escorted Chu Yin home, where Chu Xiong waited at the doorstep. Seeing Chu Yin alight from the carriage, he first reprimanded, "Yin’er, if you run off again, I won’t let you back inside."

Chu Yin clung to Chu Xiong’s arm, coquettishly speaking, "I know, father, I helped a lot of people this time..."

As she spoke, Chu Xiong’s anger subsided, seeing his daughter animatedly discussing the events in Helin County, a smile also appeared on his face.

Sometimes, Zhan Lan envied the relationship between Chu Xiong and Chu Yin, after all, Chu Yin had grown up doted on by Chu Xiong since she was young.

That kind of father-daughter affection, that natural interaction, was especially heartwarming to her.

As for her relationship with her own father, Zhan Beicang, it seemed a bit awkward at the moment.

Zhan Lan rode away in the carriage, just as she reached the entrance of the Regent Prince Mansion, she saw the General Mansion’s carriage parked outside.

Two people descended from the carriage, Zhan Beicang and Qin Shuang.

Seeing Zhan Lan and Mu Yan return hastily, Qin Shuang approached and lovingly embraced Zhan Lan, "Lan’er is back."

"Mother, why have you come?" Zhan Lan asked curiously.

Qin Shuang said with a smile, "Your elder brother rode back quickly, so your father and I timed it to wait for you."

Standing not far away, Zhan Beicang watched the three of them, and Qin Shuang urged, "Aren’t you always talking about missing your daughter? Here she is."

Zhan Beicang took a few steps forward, and Zhan Lan called out, "Father."

Mu Yan nodded in greeting, "Father-in-law."

Zhan Beicang grumbled, "The General Mansion has prepared food. Why don’t we go home for a meal? Grandfather misses you all!"

Zhan Lan looked at Zhan Beicang’s expression and chuckled inwardly, after all, he was his real father. He should give him some face!

Zhan Lan glanced at Mu Yan, and Mu Yan nodded, saying: "Sure, I’m quite hungry too."

The Regent King Mansion was not far from the General Mansion, with their carriages one after the other, they returned to the General Mansion together.

Back home, the family had a happy meal together, and Zhan Xinzhang’s gaze towards Mu Yan was filled with more warmth.

After all, the deeds they had done in Helin County had been reported back to Ding’an City, and Zhan Xinzhang took the initiative to serve dishes to both Zhan Lan and Mu Yan.

Being served by an elder for the first time, Mu Yan’s lips curved slightly, and Zhan Lan stealthily took his hand under the table, sharing a smile with each other.

Although Mu Yan had his Hidden Guards, and plenty of people to help him manage his businesses and family affairs, he hadn’t truly had a family before. Now, in Zhan Lan’s home, he also felt the warmth of a family.

When they returned to the Regent King Mansion by carriage, the sky had already darkened completely.

Weary from the traveling, the two bathed and then embraced each other in sleep.

The next morning, Mu Yan went to the court session, as he had matters to tend to.

Mu Yan sat in the position of the Regent King and there was dead silence in the grand hall.

The Crown Prince, seeing his Imperial Uncle return unharmed, felt a mix of emotions, knowing that he would continue to be under Mu Yan’s control for a long time.

Originally, Prime Minister Liu had said privately that when Mu Yan left for the disaster relief in Helin County, he wouldn’t let Mu Yan have an easy time.

Yet there Mu Yan sat, hale and hearty, still emanating with vigor.

In recent days, with the Regent King absent from the court, the number of officials requesting leave was not small. But once Mu Yan returned, it seemed like all those ministers’ illnesses had miraculously cured.

The Crown Prince’s expression was displeased, were these people deliberately targeting him because he was too young?

Mu Yan sat aloof next to the Crown Prince, listening to the civil officials presenting their reports.

His gaze landed on Grand Secretary Liu Hanlin, whose face didn’t look good either.

Because Mu Yan had returned safe and sound. Moreover, his relatives met with disaster, and they were currently locked up in the Ministry of Justice’s prison.

Mu Yan spoke with a deep voice: "Gentlemen, today, let me tell you a true story."

Mu Yan recounted the experiences he had in Helin County.

The ministers listened and were moved, realizing that Helin County was indeed complex and that the culprit was the County Magistrate Wu Family.

With a cold yet resonant voice, Mu Yan continued, "Gentlemen, the Wu Family dared to be corrupt, to line their pockets, bully men and domineer women, and wreak havoc in the village because Old Madam Wu, despite her advanced age, was merciless even in murder. Do you know why they were so brazen?"

Prime Minister Liu’s gaze darkened as he thought to himself that Mu Yan must be targeting him with these words!

Only when he met Mu Yan’s stern gaze did he shudder, lowering his eyes, unwilling to meet the other’s gaze.

Mu Yan slowly walked up to Liu Hanlin and said: "Because Old Madam Wu claimed that her family had a powerful relative, offending him could get one beheaded!"

Everyone’s gaze followed Mu Yan’s eyes towards Liu Hanlin, and the Crown Prince panicked inside, could it be that Prime Minister Liu was related to the Wu Family?

Liu Hanlin sneered, saying: "What does the Regent King imply? Are you suggesting that the Wu Family’s tyrannical behavior stems from me?" fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

His dealings with the Wu Family had always been clandestine, he was meticulous in his actions and had never left any traces, even the plea for help from the Wu Family had been destroyed!

Mu Yan also smiled, his gaze fixed on Liu Hanlin like an eagle, he retorted: "Is it not so?"

Liu Hanlin straightened his back, raising his voice: "I’m a distant relative of theirs and we have never had any contact!"

Mu Yan looked down upon him, pulling out a stack of secret letters from his sleeve, slapping them onto Liu Hanlin’s face, and with an overwhelming glance, he said sternly: "Then tell me, what is this!"