After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

"But have they all been sent out of the palace?"

Wan Ning saw Wan Tao coming in from outside, without even raising her head, continuing to play with the cat in her arms, and asked softly.

"Yes, they have all been sent out. Thanks to the princess for sending a letter to Prince Qi's mansion in advance, Princess Yan Ke's carriage was waiting at the palace gate early in the morning. I watched them get on the carriage and then came back." Wan Tao took out a plate of shortbread and placed it in front of Wan Ning, saying, "Zhu Ying made these shortbreads specially before she left and asked me to give them to you."

Wan Ning glanced at it out of the corner of her eye, and continued to play with the fat cat in her arms. She held its armpits with both hands and lifted it up high, smiling, "She is thoughtful. A month has passed quickly. Wan Tao, do you think Shizi has gained weight again? Zhu Ying usually loves it the most, fearing that it will be hungry or thirsty. Now it is like a small bucket."

"Meow~", Persimmon seemed to understand Wan Ning's teasing and shouted in protest. Then he jumped off her legs, rolled over to the side and fell asleep.

"Yes, he's become more and more adorable. He was still so small a few months ago." Now that Xiang Wanxuan was alone, Wantao started to talk more.

During these few days, Nanye City was still as peaceful as before, and the whole city was preparing for the Dragon Boat Festival. As for Ziheng, there was still no news, and he did not come to Xiang Wanxuan to look for Wan Ning. What kind of thing could have kept him away for so long? Or did men change once they succeeded?

"Wan Tao, have you thought about what to do if you get a month's vacation? I remember that when I first met you, you were accompanied by the emperor, and there might be some of your friends around you. Have you ever thought about getting together with them?" Wan Ning turned and stared at her.

Wan Tao immediately blinked in panic, with rejection written in her eyes. She took a step forward and anxiously stated her wish: "Princess, although Wan Tao was taken care of by the Queen Mother in the past, she has been a loner since childhood and is not good at socializing, so she doesn't have many friends. Now the Supreme Emperor has dim eyesight, so he naturally can't bear to see me, and the Queen Mother is devoted to worshipping Buddha and has no time for other things. Wan Tao only asks to continue to stay with the princess and never leave her. This is the best arrangement."

Her words were true. Although Wan Tao was originally the emperor's person, ever since Wan Ning fell into the emperor's trap in the Buddhist temple, and Wan Tao went to inform Zi Heng and called for help, the emperor would no longer tolerate her. If Wan Ning was forced to go to her, it would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.

Wan Ning smiled calmly, stood up and walked straight to the door, leaning against the door frame to admire the bright sunshine and swaying leaves. After keeping this posture for a while, Wan Ning looked back at Wan Tao and said, "That's fine, as long as you don't feel lonely in Xiang Wanxuan."

After receiving Wan Ning's consent, Wan Tao immediately stepped forward and thanked her repeatedly: "It is enough for me to be with the princess. I beg the princess to never abandon Wan Tao."

On the other hand, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the operation on the 21st, Wan Ning now deliberately avoided contact with the Wuming Palace to avoid attracting their attention and attention. However, having just encountered betrayal, Wan Ning did not dare to use anyone casually, so after planning and arranging the plan and arrangements for the night of the 21st in advance, Wan Ning quietly waited for that day to come.

She packed her bags early and left quietly that day, as if she had never been there. The story she left behind was just a dream in everyone's mind, a topic of conversation after dinner.

As the time approached the agreed date, Wan Ning became more and more nervous, fearing that something might go wrong, and began to suffer from insomnia. On the evening of the 19th, a noisy wind suddenly blew outside the door, and Wan Ning drank a few more glasses of wine and fell asleep. In the middle of the night, she was suddenly awakened by a noisy sound, and it seemed that all she could hear was the noise of people coming and going.

bang bang bang-

The door of the room was about to be knocked down. Wan Ning opened her eyes and immediately went to open the door, only to see Wan Tao panicking. As soon as the door opened, she immediately grabbed Wan Ning's wrist and shouted, "Princess, Princess, there is a fire in Wuming Palace. It has been burning for half an hour and it has not been controlled yet."

Wan Ning immediately looked in the direction of the Nameless Palace, which seemed to have red flames and thick smoke. If they waited just one more day, they would be able to leave here and live their new lives. Wan Ning didn't have time to think too much and immediately ran towards the Nameless Palace. After taking a few steps, she turned back and held Wan Tao's arm, begging, "Wan Tao, please leave the palace now and go to the ruined temple in the east of the city to find Douzi's mother-in-law. Tell her to come tonight in advance. I will explain the rest later."

After confirming that Wan Tao nodded, Wan Ning hurried to Wuming Palace. When she arrived at Wuming Palace, the entrance was already crowded with people. A woman saw Wan Ning and immediately rushed forward to stop her. The woman's clothes were torn, her face was covered with traces of black smoke, and even her hair was messy.

Wan Ning carefully identified her and realized that she was Concubine Yi, who was now in tears and looked very haggard. Wuming Palace was not taken seriously, and the messengers in the palace were unwilling to deal with the affairs here. If they were not worried that the fire in Wuming Palace would spread, they would not be willing to come to put out the fire. When the palace servants who were originally lazy saw the princess, they immediately stepped forward to take credit and said, "Princess, the fire in the east room has been controlled, and no one was found."

"Thank you for your hard work, can we go in now?" Wan Ning asked.

"The east side is fine, but the fire in the west is still very big..."

Before the palace servant who was putting out the fire could finish speaking, Concubine Yi rushed in unexpectedly. Wan Ning immediately told the palace servant to continue putting out the fire, and then followed Concubine Yi into the Wuming Palace.

The already dilapidated Wuming Palace was now even more dilapidated. The wood was dry and rotten, making it flammable. Fortunately, Wuming Palace was not only dilapidated but also large, with houses relatively far apart. Once the fire was under control, it would not spread easily.

Wan Ning followed the hurried Concubine Yi, but found that the direction she was going was not where the concubines lived, but straight to the locked cabin in the forest.

"Let me out, let me out!" A shrill howl came from the cabin, the voice was hoarse, unbearable, and eerie.

The situation was urgent, and Concubine Yi did not lock the wooden house this time. Wan Ning followed in quietly out of curiosity. There was no one inside the wooden house. The house was not big and did not look like it could be lived in for a long time. Just when she was wondering, the shrill cry came from underground again.

Wan Ning tiptoed closer and found a hole behind the table - a hole that was big enough for a small person to get in. The screams became more and more frequent. In order to solve the mystery, she boldly went in and walked down a long staircase to a basement.

There was a table inside, with a dim light and a bowl of moldy rice on it. Wan Ning felt uneasy and pursed her lips in fear, when suddenly someone called her from behind.

"Princess, why are you here?"