I became a concubine in the palace and cured my master's hidden disease.

After taking the medicine for another two days, Lin Yan's cold became more serious. She had just a slight cough, but now she felt dizzy and light as a cloud at one moment and heavy as a thousand-pound stone at another.

Zhao Yuan had disappeared without a trace and ignored her. Damn it, she didn't know why she was so sad and was looking forward to Zhao Yuan coming to see her.

The morning breeze and the setting sun intertwine, and what always comes is disappointment.

Lin Yan leaned against the head of the bed. A little bird landed on the windowsill. After looking at Lin Yan with interest for a few seconds, it lowered its head and pecked at her a few times. When it heard the door open, it flapped its wings and flew away.

"There is no place to talk about my sadness. Even if we meet, you won't recognize me, with dust on my face and hair like frost. Last night, I had a dream that brought me back home, where I was sitting by the window, dressing up. We looked at each other without saying a word, with tears streaming down our faces. I guess the place where my heart breaks every year is on the moonlit night, by the short pine hill." Lin Yan smiled sadly. Why did she become as pretentious as Lin Daiyu?

A bird in a cage has no say in anything. A beam of light shines from somewhere, and the moment you reach out your hand, the light disappears.

Go or stay? She swallowed hard. If...what if...Zhao Yuan was now a piece of chicken ribs to her. It would be a pity to throw him away, but it would be tasteless to eat him. Otherwise, she would stay in the palace and fight Mu Xueli with her power.

Her illness got worse day by day, but Zhao Yuan still didn't come to see her. She heard from Green Tea that the prince hadn't returned home in the past few days.

Lin Yan had a blank expression on her face. For some reason, her heart, which had never cared much, suddenly felt a dull pain. She spent every day in expectation and disappointment.

Looking at her pale face in the mirror, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. How could she have taken his words seriously?

A man's mouth is always led by his lower body. Seeing that her illness was getting worse day by day, he must have thought that she was no longer of any use, so he disappeared!

Not to mention concubines, even the princess is no more than this in Zhao Yuan's heart. One more or one less doesn't make much difference.

Fortunately, she still had the last bit of rationality and made this decision.

Lin Yan didn't know that Zhao Yuan left the capital city right after leaving the Crescent Moon Courtyard that day. Thinking that Lin Yan was a person who would not suffer any loss, she did not give any additional instructions to Manager Qu. When he came back, it was too late.

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In the Rui Palace, Mu Xueli turned the embroidered fan in her hand and sat in the armchair with a smile on her face. No matter whether the prince liked her or not, she had now firmly established the position of Princess of Rui Palace.

Just like what the nanny said, if a woman of their status marries a man of high status and still thinks about love and a lifetime of love, then she is too naive. The right to be the mistress of the house is the guarantee of wealth and glory.

Xiang Ling was also happy for her master: "Miss, try the glutinous rice crystal cake that the kitchen made especially for you."

Mu Xueli took a look, picked up a piece with her fingers, and found it soft and delicious. She smiled with satisfaction.

Back to yesterday morning

Green Tea ran over crying and said that Lin Yan's cold was getting worse and there was no cure, so she wanted to go to the temple to burn incense.

Mu Xueli went to the Crescent Moon Courtyard immediately.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. Crescent Moon Courtyard was shrouded in a gloom and fell into an unprecedented silence.

"Sister, if something happens if we go out in this weather, I won't be able to explain to the prince." Mu Xueli said with a worried look on her face.

"Thank you for your concern, Princess. My health is getting worse day by day. I'm afraid that if something really happens to me, the reputation of the prince, which has finally improved, will be damaged again. I am really sorry for the love that the prince has shown me." Lin Yan was weak and looked lonely.

"This..." Mu Xueli pretended to be embarrassed.

Lin Yan said no more and closed her eyes.

"Hey! What my sister said makes sense. Everything is for the prince. Xiangling, go and tell the coachman to take good care of Aunt Lin. Come back quickly!" Suddenly, Lin Yan seemed very pleasing to her. She liked her very much.

Xiangling gave the coachman a piece of change and gave him a few instructions.

As expected, Lin Yan's carriage had an accident and fell off a cliff. When Mu Xueli received the news and sent people to look for her the next day, all that was left was a pool of blood, body parts and torn clothes.

Mu Xueli ordered people to bury the body on the spot, and also paid for a monk to chant some scriptures.

After everything was done, he slowly wrote a letter to Zhao Yuan, explaining the situation.

Mu Xueli sat in the armchair, drinking milk tea and eating pastries. From then on, there was no longer any annoying woman like Lin Yan. This was the most comfortable day she had ever had since her rebirth.

"But, Miss, will it be difficult for you when the prince comes back?" Xiang Ling reminded.

"What does it have to do with me? The whole palace is watching. I'm not a god, so how can I predict it? Just tell me the truth."

"understood!"

"When the prince comes back, I'll give you a chance if I have the chance!" Mu Xueli glanced at Xiang Ling and said deliberately.

Although Xiang Ling was secretly happy, she still looked a little worried. "Miss, is it because I did something wrong..."

"No! Rather than letting those vixens take advantage of it, it's better to give you a chance early." Mu Xueli said.

"Got it. I will never let you down, young lady."

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Xie and Miao sat together with sighs.

"It's boring! I thought the curse of wife-killing in the palace had been broken, and Lin Yan was just lucky and lived a few more months. We might be the next one!" Miao Yinhua said with a lonely face, looking at a dead leaf not far away.

Xie Liuxu didn't say anything, but just looked away with unfocused eyes.

Zhao Yuan, who was out on business, suddenly felt flustered and had an ominous premonition. "Guard Li, is there any letter from home?"

"Have!"

Zhao Yuan hurriedly opened the letter, and a piece of news that made him dizzy and his brain split suddenly appeared in front of him. He read it twice, but the words on the letter remained unchanged.