Such a thing happened in the palace, but for several days everything was calm and peaceful as usual, and no one was even heard talking about it.

This morning, Wan Tao came to deliver food, but saw Wan Ning standing quietly against the door frame for a long time, looking at the sky in the distance with a serious expression, as if she had a lot on her mind. She had never seen Wan Ning so silent and worried, which made her a little worried, but now she sometimes felt so helpless.

"Cough——", Wan Tao deliberately made a noise, and Wan Ning turned around and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying.

"Why are you coughing? Are you catching a cold?" Wan Ning asked with concern.

Wan Tao shook her head: "No, I'm not even half as good at cooking as Zhu Ying. I choked myself to tears while cooking this dish. Princess, just force yourself to eat a little."

Wan Ning took it and brought it to the room, jokingly saying, "It's better to not force yourself than to go hungry."

Seeing that Wan Ning was in a better mood, Wan Tao finally expressed her concern: "Princess, are you worried about Concubine Ru and the others? I went to ask around recently, and I haven't heard anything about their pursuit recently. No news now is the best news, you don't have to worry."

"Don't worry. Even if I'm worried now, I can't do anything." At this point, the two of them looked at Concubine Lan who was wolfing down her food without paying attention to her image, and added, "I'm just afraid that she can't stay in Xiangwanxuan forever, and it's best not to stay in the palace. If I'm not here in the future, who will take care of her?"

"Princess, are you leaving?" Wan Tao's hand, which was holding the rice, froze there.

"No," Wan Ning explained, "I just said that. After all, I am going to get married and leave the palace sooner or later."

Wan Tao put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, and for the first time, she looked at Wan Ning solemnly to express her attitude: "Princess, I have no relatives or friends here, and you have always treated me as a family member. No matter where you go, don't leave me behind, okay? Even if you get married in the future, I will follow you and never leave you, okay?"

"Yeah, let's eat."

After dinner, the two were strolling in the courtyard when they suddenly heard a loud noise outside the courtyard, which was really unusual. Curious, Wan Ning slowly walked to the door and stuck her head out to see what was going on outside. She saw the palace maids running back and forth in a panic, just like the day Mu Xiu and Meng Zhu moved in.

"long time no see!"

Wan Ning turned around and saw Mu Xiu, dressed neatly and surrounded by palace maids, looking particularly gorgeous. He walked up to Wan Ning and asked, "How have you been lately?"

Wan Ning grinned and pulled the corners of her mouth to squeeze out a fake smile, and replied: "It's okay."

"I heard about the incident at Wuming Palace."

"Prince Mu Xiu is well-informed. This happened several days ago." Wan Ning didn't want to talk about it anymore, so she turned the topic back to him and asked, "What's going on?"

"Oh, the emperor was not in good health some time ago, fortunately Prince Qi sent a magic medicine to relieve the symptoms. Today the emperor will host a banquet to entertain Prince Qi, and has also invited Mu Xun, so he specially sent someone to take me to attend." Mu Xiu replied.

"Prince Qi is in the palace?" Wan Ning's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Why, are you very interested in Prince Qi today?"

Wan Ning rolled her eyes at him and didn't want to say anything more to him. She just replied jokingly, "It's been a while since we last met. As the saying goes, if you haven't seen each other for three days, you're no longer the same person. I haven't seen Prince Qi for a long time and I even want to know how he is doing now. Is he the same as Prince Mu Xiu? His way of speaking has changed. He speaks in a more literary way, like an ancient person."

Mu Xiu knew that she was in a bad mood today, so it was best not to provoke her. He just smiled and said, "Since the princess is curious, I will definitely convey the princess's thoughts to Prince Qi at the banquet tonight. By the way, I will help you see how Prince Qi is doing now and whether he is the same as before."

Wan Ning rolled her eyes at him again. She was very tired recently and didn't want to say anything. So she urged him, "Thank you. Then please go quickly and don't waste time."

Wan Ning thought it was just a normal quarrel, and she didn't take it seriously, especially since Lan Fei's affairs had already made her busy. At dusk, Wan Ning was taking a nap on the recliner, and suddenly Wan Tao woke her up and reported in a panic that Lan Fei had opened the door and was gone.

Wan Ning slapped her thigh and yelled, "Oh no!" Then she and Wan Tao split up and started looking nearby. A crazy concubine who was malnourished for a long time couldn't walk far, but after two hours of searching, she still couldn't find Concubine Lan. Wan Ning began to worry that she might be caught by the guards. When she was surprised, a black shadow ran past her quickly. Wan Ning hid aside immediately. Soon, Prince Qi chased after her. When he passed by Wan Ning, she could smell the smell of alcohol on him. It seemed that he had drunk a few more glasses at the banquet tonight.

But no matter what, he, a prince, shouldn't appear here in public! Worried that he might get into trouble again and make Yan Ke worried, Wan Ning followed him, but the more she walked, the weirder it became. He was clearly heading in the direction of Xiang Wanxuan. Seeing him walk in, Wan Ning was worried that someone would catch him, so she immediately stepped forward and called him.

"Brother Prince Qi, you missed me, why did you come here?"

Prince Qi still remembered the etiquette and said with concern: "I just followed a dark shadow here, and I am worried that it might be bad for Le Yan."

Wan Ning followed his line of sight and saw that the room that was dark just now was now lit up. She boldly guessed that the shadow was Concubine Lan. But she didn't dare to say it directly, so she pretended to be careless: "No, I have a cat here, it might be a cat. Thank you for your concern, brother Qi Wang. I heard that brother is here to attend the banquet of the emperor today. Don't delay your business, go back to the banquet!"

Prince Qi looked back worriedly, and was relieved to see that nothing serious happened. Just as he turned around and was about to leave, he heard the sound of something breaking in the room behind him, and then heard a loud "bang". The two looked at each other, knowing that something abnormal had happened. Prince Qi was uneasy and immediately walked quickly towards the room.

Wan Ning was worried that Concubine Lan would be exposed, so she followed behind him and tried to stop him, but unfortunately she was powerless. Prince Qi had already opened the door, and all the rouge, powder and jewelry on the dressing table were scattered all over the floor. Concubine Lan was lying on the floor in her light green dress. Wan Ning panicked and immediately surpassed Prince Qi and turned Concubine Lan over to lie in her arms.

Concubine Lan's eyes blinked, blood flowed from the corners of her mouth, and she opened and closed her mouth trying to say something. The large wound on her forehead could not stop bleeding. The bang just now was caused by her forehead hitting the ground when she fell. As for why she fell, it was because there was a sharp hairpin stuck in her chest - the one she found when she cleaned up the Yuxi Palace where Concubine Lan once lived.

"I don't want to see him... I don't want to see him... I don't want to... see... him..."

Wan Ning finally heard her weak words, and moved her body with difficulty to stand between Concubine Lan and Prince Qi. She raised her head with tears in her eyes and shouted desperately: "Wan Tao, Wan Tao! Call the imperial physician quickly... Call the imperial physician quickly, you can't die... You can't die!"

Prince Qi couldn't believe what he saw, and was eager to verify that it was all true. He stepped forward and roughly pulled Wan Ning away. At a glance, he recognized the face he had been thinking about day and night. He immediately hugged Concubine Lan in his arms, and was about to walk out with red eyes. As he walked, he comforted her: "Lan'er, hold on, I'll take you to see a doctor, Lan'er, hold on!"

Wan Ning in the room was exhausted. She knelt on the spot and looked at the blood flowing out of Lan Fei's body in front of her. The blood seemed to be still warm. She didn't know what to do for a moment.

Suddenly, there was a noisy sound of footsteps outside the house, and a fierce male voice shouted, "How dare you, Prince Qi, to barge into the harem and commit treason? Why don't you surrender? Capture me!"

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