Chan Yi was thinking about whether she should suggest to Nanny Zhu that they take another route, but it was too late now as the two men were already walking towards them quickly.

Chan Yi could only pretend to be calm and continue to move forward. She thought to herself that she had people from the East Palace following her, and Pei Jin had promised to protect her before, so there should be nothing to be afraid of.

She didn't know either of the two men. One of them had shifty eyes and a wretched look on his face. Chan Yi really didn't want to talk to them any more, so she stood aside and wanted them to pass by first.

However, the slightly handsome man stopped in front of her, bowed respectfully to her, and said, "Miss Xiao, what a coincidence to meet you here." His behavior seemed quite proper.

The other man was staring at her breasts with lustful eyes.

Chan Yi felt a chill in her heart, moved aside and said softly, "Sir, please."

Nanny Zhu stepped forward and stood in front of Chan Yi, bowed and said, "Master Gu, Master Li, we are from the East Palace, and we are here to escort Miss Xiao back to Yixiang Pavilion."

"So she went to the East Palace." Li Zan raised his eyebrows and said, as if he had discovered something. He touched Gu Qingfeng's arm and said, "But why did Miss Xiao change her clothes again? Tsk tsk tsk tsk... her cheeks are full of spring colors, really..."

"What does Mr. Li mean by that? It's obvious that our Crown Princess saw that Miss Xiao's skirt was dirty, so she specially invited her to change her clothes." Li Ma said gloomily. As the managing madam of the Crown Princess, her status is not low.

Gu Qingfeng frowned, glared at Li Zan and said, "Mammy, Brother Li just drank a few more glasses of wine and likes to tell jokes. Miss Xiao, please." After that, he pulled Li Zan up and prepared to leave.

At this moment, he was filled with regrets. He shouldn't have come out with Li Zan just now. Li Zan was really a bad guy. Whenever he saw a woman with a little bit of beauty, he couldn't help but flirt with her. Not to mention now that he met the beautiful eldest daughter of the Xiao family, he was so bold that he didn't even care about the other party's identity.

Chan Yi nodded slightly, then left without looking back. She didn't have time to pay attention to the two of them, especially that Mr. Li with a lewd look.

I will definitely ask my brother tomorrow when I have the chance why this person is so annoying. I really want to beat him up.

"Miss Xiao is really a top-notch one!" Li Zan looked at their departing backs, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, his eyes full of greed.

"Brother Li, be careful with your words." Gu Qingfeng frowned, a hint of displeasure on his face. He originally hoped to leave a good impression of being gentle and elegant on Miss Xiao, but now this beautiful wish was shattered because of Li Zan's words.

Li Zan didn't seem to care. His mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a lewd smile, and he laughed softly, "Once this kind of woman starts having sex, she will definitely become a peerless beauty that makes people unable to stop. Brother, you must not miss such a good opportunity. Listen to me, and quickly ask your mother to ask for marriage for you, otherwise it will be too late to regret when others get there first. Haven't you noticed that the fourth prince's eyes light up like a hungry wolf when he sees her?"

Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng's face became even uglier. Li Zan's words just hit the pain point in his heart, making him think of the gap between himself and the fourth prince. He was the emperor's beloved prince, so what qualifications did he have to compete with him?

He gritted his teeth, suppressed his unhappiness, and responded coldly: "Brother Li, please don't say anything more. I have my own ideas."

Li Zan did not notice Gu Qingfeng's strange emotions. He was still immersed in his own fantasy and muttered to himself: "That beautiful face, plump breasts, slender waist...all are top-notch. If I have the chance to take her as my concubine, I will definitely not miss such a good thing." As he spoke, he swallowed greedily, staring at Chan Yi's receding back with a dazed look in his eyes.

"Brother, don't you think I'm right? I've played with so many women, but I've never seen a woman like this who makes people want to make love with her at first sight." Li Zan said and turned back to look for Gu Qingfeng, but there was no trace of him.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a useless guy. If I gave her a little bit of sleeping pills and had sex with her, I guarantee that she would be in ecstasy and couldn't leave me for a moment." Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a pain somewhere.

Just when Li Zan was daydreaming, a man's voice came coldly, with a bit of sarcasm and mockery.

"Brother Li, are you alone and lost on the palace road?"

Li Zan was startled and almost screamed. He stared at Pei Jin, who appeared in front of him like a ghost, with wide eyes and disbelief. How could this guy appear here? Shouldn't he have fainted from the poison?

"You...how come you are here? You...didn't you faint from poisoning?" Li Zan asked stutteringly, his face full of astonishment and fear.

Pei Jin smiled slightly, with a sly light in his eyes. He looked at Li Zan with a half-smile, and that smile made Li Zan shudder.

"What? I can't be here." Pei Jin's tone was relaxed, as if everything was under his control.

Li Zan rubbed his eyes in disbelief, staring at the handsome man in front of him who was standing in the wind in a dark green robe, with a ruddy complexion. There was no sign of poisoning at all!

"Brother Li, I never thought that you are so well-informed." Pei Jin raised the corners of his mouth slightly, lowered his head and chuckled, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

Li Zan's face turned pale as paper in an instant, and cold sweat dripped down his forehead. What on earth was going on? Was the information he received false? Fear swept through his body.

"Pei Jin... are you pretending? Someone come here..." Before Li Zan could finish his words, his throat was pinched by a big hand and a pill was stuffed into his mouth mercilessly.

"Ah..." Li Zan struggled to spit out the pill, but Pei Jin's grip was too strong for him to break free easily.

Seeing Li Zan's face gradually turning purple, his eyes blurred, and an obscene smile on his face, Pei Jin glanced towards the other end of the palace road, snorted coldly, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.

At the same time, Chan Yi finally returned to Mrs. Lin.

"Qianqian, why did you come just now? You've been gone for such a long time." Mrs. Lin held her daughter's hand tightly with her slightly cold hand. "If you don't come back, I will go to the East Palace to find you."

Chan Yi smiled slightly and comforted softly, "Mother, it's just that the Crown Princess's cousin had a brief chat with my daughter. My cousin is really kind and tolerant. Look, mother, this is the red coral headdress she gave to my daughter." As she spoke, she showed the brocade box in her hand to her mother.

At this moment, a melodious sound of piano came. It turned out that some noble lady was playing the piano. The beautiful melody echoed in the palace, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside and the guards rushed out with serious expressions.

What happened? Chan Yi and Madam Lin looked at each other.

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