[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner":3,"chapter-i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-216":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I'm Not Crazy—This Is the Emperor's Banner",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2291556,4480,"Chapter 216: The Meaning","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-216",216,"\u003Cp>The little toddler kept clinging to Shen Siyuan, even making Ruan Hongzhuang a little jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Shen Siyuan spoke with Xu Liangyou in the courtyard, she sat quietly beside his feet like a little frog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At mealtime, she would bring a small stool and squeeze in beside Shen Siyuan, occasionally using her tiny chopsticks to pick meat from her own bowl and place it in his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way she struggled to hold her chopsticks could melt anyone’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Tang really likes you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Ziruo had sharp observational skills, so He Yunxiao went all out with his acting, constantly recalling his past miseries to conjure up genuine sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although many despised Cao Potian’s character, they could not deny his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the current situation appeared peaceful on the surface, hidden currents brimmed with countless dangers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Russian was stunned by his aura and the translator’s explanation of his final words; his thick lips trembled, and he dared not speak again—this was not his own country, and he had heard Chinese merchants were the most powerful, connected from the imperial court to the underworld; if angered, he might suffer irreparable harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mingren did not press further, as the competition rules had not yet been finalized; once they were released, he might exploit them to achieve his goal of protecting Duanmu Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mingren closed his eyes and ignored her voice; seeing she was awake, he immediately increased the flow of spiritual power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they appeared to move slowly, each step carried them nearly three zhang forward in a gliding motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since arriving at the Empress Dowager’s side, Lü Liang had been awkward from start to finish. Now that He Yuanhao had arrived, his awkwardness deepened—after all, Lü Liang had once frequently associated with the Marquis of Wuqing; now that allegiances had shifted, he could hardly speak a word. They merely stared at each other in silence, tears streaming down their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ruochen wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced at the brightly lit city of Jinling below the mountain, sighed softly, and descended the path step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nee, you’re so cute—maybe someone will like you just like this,” Yu Lan said carelessly; in her eyes, her older sister was the best and cutest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Chen Mengyao pulled up a video on her phone: surveillance footage from a highway service area, showing a Jinlong coach arriving around ten in the morning. After stopping, a middle-aged man stepped out alone—it was Xiao Xiangrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother! I’m wearing more than you are!” I said, my gaze slowly drifting from the obscured face down past the single button and hidden embroidery of his short jacket, then further down to the pair of cloth shoes on his feet, matching in color and embroidered with the same intricate patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Wanbing’s large eyes always seemed to hold countless stories, like the weight of time; the longer you looked, the more a sense of sorrow would rise within you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Nanyan remained motionless, yet his aura alone was enough to make others instinctively recoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiangyang prepared to reply, a loud “bang” echoed—the courtyard gate swung open from within, creaking back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh—” I held my breath, and Ah Quan and Ah Kang burst out laughing; I felt even more embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tongtong was only one. In this world, no one could ever replace her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s silhouette remained utterly still, but he raised a hand to his lips; soon, a wisp of smoke curled from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time she had arranged everything, Professor Xu’s campus sketching class had already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this mess still had to keep running—money was needed everywhere, and holding on for these months had already left Yao Chong stretched thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Jinyao let her thoughts wander, yet her eyes remained fixed on Huangji and Di Yutian, secretly wishing to see them fight—she felt as if she were witnessing history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng Yan glanced around at the people, raised his hand, and fired a deafening cannonball into the sky, where it exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>",670,"2026-06-20T03:53:09.499Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b9ddc60e84097288bc579f42ac9e1d721e57dda9c8118e11411a665d91bfa96e","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-217","i-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-chapter-215",623,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-not-crazy-this-is-the-emperor-s-banner-cover.jpg"]