Peach Blossom.

In Fangle Palace, Xiaowan had finished dressing up, but she didn't dare to see Concubine Zhou easily. She was afraid that Chen Ji's plan was unreliable. Once the news of Si Yu's death spread, would the situation become out of control?

Cai Ling urged several times.

Xiaowan also knew that she couldn't keep putting it off, so she made a request: "Can you come with me? I get too nervous easily, and I'm afraid I really can't handle it."

Cai Ling thought for a while and decided that the person she could trust the most in Fangle Palace was her sister Caiwei.

Cai Ling first tied Xie Cheng to a chair in Xiao Wan's bedroom, and then called Cai Wei in: "You have to keep an eye on him here. You should understand that if he runs away, our entire Fangle Palace will be buried with the emperor. I think you will know what to do."

Caiwei glanced at the bed secretly. Although she couldn't see clearly through the gauze curtain, she knew that it must be Si Yu's body.

"Good sister, I'll leave this place to you for now." Cai Ling patted Caiwei's shoulder.

Caiwei had no choice but to nod obediently.

To the outside world, this means that Caiwei and Xie Cheng are both serving Si Yu in the palace!

As soon as Xiaowan and Cailing left Fangle Palace, Xie Cheng fell to his knees.

Because Xie Cheng was tied to a chair, when he knelt, he actually fell to the ground with the chair.

This noise startled Caiwei: "Manager Xie, what...what are you doing?"

"Miss Caiwei, I beg you, please let me go! That man named Chen gave me poison, and I only have seven days to live... I don't want to die in the palace, I want to see my old mother..." As Xie Cheng spoke, he burst into tears.

Caiwei lost her mother at a young age, so it was inevitable that she was moved by Xie Cheng's filial piety. However, she still shook her head: "This... I dare not... My sister said that if we lose you, our lives will be in danger!"

"Do you think that if I stay here, you can all save your lives?" Xie Cheng raised his head slightly, but because there was a chair on his back, it was difficult for him to raise his head.

Caiwei didn't know what Xie Cheng wanted to express.

"The person who was murdered... was the ruler of a country! The emperor died in Fangle Palace. Do you think everyone in Fangle Palace will be able to escape unscathed?"

Caiwei certainly knew the seriousness of the matter. She had been silently fearful since she had peeped at all this through the crack in the door last night.

But precisely because of her fear, she dared not make decisions on her own.

Xie Cheng continued his speech: "When an emperor passes away, we can announce to the world that it was due to illness or death, anything is fine! But what about in the palace? Can the Queen Mother, the Empress, and the ladies in the harem just casually give a cause of death? Just wait and see, someone in Fangle Palace will become a scapegoat!"

Caiwei's fear grew even stronger after hearing these words: "Who could be the scapegoat?"

Xie Cheng sighed: "The more you know, the more dangerous it is! Don't you understand this, girl?"

"I...my sister has always protected me..."

"When everyone is in danger, do you still dare to believe that she will protect you?"

Caiwei actually doesn’t trust Cailing that much. They have the same father but different mothers, and she still doesn’t know why her mother died.

Xie Cheng suddenly gave Caiwei a bold proposal: "Girl, run away with me!"

Caiwei was surprised by the suggestion.

"I have a way to escape from the palace! If I stay here, I will be in danger, and so will you! Once we leave the palace, everything inside will have nothing to do with us anymore! If we don't escape now, when will we escape?"

escape?

Staying away from trouble and gaining a new life, that seems to be the lifestyle that Caiwei has always wanted but has never had the chance to get... She has been controlled by her father, stepmother, and sister for many years, and has lived in the arrangements of others for many years...

As a human being, who doesn’t desire freedom?

Caiwei decided to trust Xie Cheng boldly for once. She untied the rope on Xie Cheng, and the two of them walked out of the bedroom together.

Tao Ye had just gotten up and walked out the door yawning. She happened to see Cai Wei and Xie Cheng walking out, so she hurried over to greet them: "Butler Xie, Sister Cai Wei, where are you going?"

Caiwei looked at Taoye. She really wanted to tell the truth and take Taoye away with her... However, "knowing the truth" was a dangerous thing, and she was not sure if she could really leave safely by following Xie Cheng.

"We...we're going to do something..." This was the first time Caiwei lied to Taoye since entering the palace.

She already regarded Tao Ye as a close friend, and she really didn't want to lie.

Xie Cheng winked at Caiwei. Caiwei knew that Xie Cheng was anxious because Xiaowan and Cailing couldn't be out for too long. Time was tight and this should be the only chance to escape!

However, Caiwei still wanted to tell Taoye two things: "Just stay in your room, don't go into Shuyuan's room!"

"How dare I enter Shuyuan's room without permission?" Tao Ye smiled. She didn't know Caiwei was reminding her and just thought it was just a normal conversation.

"That's good!" Caiwei also forced a smile and left quickly with Xie Cheng.

Concubine Zhou had just gotten up in the morning and was about to go see the eldest prince Si De. Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked out of Xianhua Palace, she saw Zhang Shuyuan rushing over.

"Good morning, Sister Zhou!" Xiaowan knelt down slightly and bowed.

In terms of status, Zhang Xiaowan and Zhou Yuniang are now equal, and neither should bow to the other. However, the difference between their ages and seniority in the palace is too great, so Xiaowan's bow is not excessive.

Where Si Yu stayed at which night has always been known to everyone in the harem. Concubine Zhou had naturally heard that Si Yu was in Fangle Palace last night, so it was really strange that Xiaowan came to Xianhua Palace so early in the morning!

"Zhang Shuyuan should be accompanying the official for breakfast at this time, right? Why did you have time to come to my place?"

Xiao Wan rubbed her hands together, looking uneasy: "Can I...can I ask Sister Zhou to send the people away?"

Zhou Jieyu was a little confused: "Is this necessary?"

"I... I have something to talk to Concubine Zhou alone..." Xiaowan had been walking fast on the way here, and now she was too nervous when she saw Concubine Zhou, and she couldn't help but sweat all over her face.

Concubine Zhou knew that Xiaowan was always timid, but she wouldn't sweat while talking. It was winter, so it was obviously not normal.

Moreover, Xiaowan only brought a maid, Cailing, with her today. In Concubine Zhou's impression, Xiaowan always brought a large group of people with her when she went out!

Concubine Zhou then ordered the palace maids to bring cakes, paper, pens and other items to the eldest prince. She took Xiaowan and Cailing back to Xianhua Palace and went to her own room, and asked her most trusted maid Xin'er to guard the door.

There were only Concubine Zhou, Xiaowan and Cailing in the room. Xiaowan's heart was beating fast and she didn't know how to start the conversation.

Concubine Zhou was impatient: "Zhang Shuyuan, I have already sent everyone out, can you still say anything?"

"I..." Xiao Wan trembled and stammered: "Official..."

Cai Ling became a little impatient when she saw Xiao Wan was so hesitant. She really wished she could speak for Xiao Wan!

"What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Seeing Xiaowan's hesitation to speak, Concubine Zhou was speechless. "If you keep wasting time here, I'll have no choice but to send you away!"

“Don’t…” Xiao Wan fell to her knees and said, “Your Majesty…Your Majesty had a nightmare last night…”

"What?" Concubine Zhou felt as if she had been hit on the head. She was more than just shocked.

Xiao Wan trembled all over and repeated, "The emperor...had a nightmare last night!"

"Nightmare? How is that possible?" Concubine Zhou stared at Xiaowan, her eyes full of doubt.

"Yes...it's true...Cai Ling was on duty last night, she and I saw it with our own eyes..." Xiao Wan started crying. She had no choice but to make up a story with her eyes open.

Cai Ling nodded in agreement: "Reporting to Concubine Zhou, the emperor slept very restlessly last night. I don't know what ghosts and gods he encountered in his dream. I and Shuyuan couldn't wake him up no matter what! Later...he had a nightmare..."

Concubine Zhou pondered for a while and became more suspicious: "If the matter is indeed true, why didn't you report it to the Queen Mother? Why didn't you report it to the Queen? Why did you come to tell me?"

Cai Ling replied, "Zhang Shuyuan originally wanted to report to the Queen Mother, but the nightmare incident sounded too bizarre. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, I'm afraid the Queen Mother wouldn't believe it and would vent her anger on Shuyuan! Shuyuan thought again and again that the country can't be without a king for a day, and the new king is naturally the eldest prince, so she came to ask Concubine Zhou for help. I hope Concubine Zhou can save Zhang Shuyuan's life!"

Concubine Zhou glanced at Cai Ling and did not say whether she believed in the "nightmare collapse" theory or not. She just wandered around the room, thinking.

Xiaowan was so nervous that her hands and feet were limp. She raised her eyes slightly and glanced at Concubine Zhou, but did not see any sadness on her face. She felt that Concubine Zhou seemed to be just thinking about how to deal with the situation.

She remembered what Chen Ji had said, "There is no real love in the imperial family." "She has the most experience among the concubines, but she has lived in depression for many years. Now if you give her a chance to be proud, she will not care about the cause of death!"

Everything seems to be true!

Concubine Zhou calmed down and began to instruct Xiao Wan: "If you still want to live, you must find ways to continue to conceal it today. I need a day to convince the Queen Mother and take care of things. If the news leaks out too early, it will inevitably cause panic, and your Fangle Palace will naturally be the first to suffer!"

"Yes..." Xiaowan lowered her head. She felt a little relieved when she heard that Concubine Zhou had already started to find a way to solve the problem.

In the current situation, Xiaowan only hopes to save her own life. As for what Concubine Zhou will do, it is not important to her.

Cai Ling helped Xiao Wan up from the ground, and together they bid farewell to Concubine Zhou, and returned to Fangle Palace.

They walked into Fangle Palace and saw that the palace maids in the courtyard were still busy with their work, while Tao Ye was standing under the eaves outside Xiaowan Gate, playing with birds.

Tao Ye saw Xiao Wan coming in, and hurried to greet her: "Xiao Wan, where have you been? Cai Wei told us not to let anyone enter your room, but the emperor has not gotten up yet. If it delays the court session, shouldn't we go in and call for him?"

Xiaowan felt something was wrong when she heard this.

Cai Ling asked hurriedly, "Isn't Cai Wei serving in there?"

Tao Ye was also puzzled when she saw Xiao Wan and Cai Ling like this: "Cai Wei and Manager Xie went out to do some work. Wasn't it the job you assigned them? Were they sent by the government?"

When Xiaowan heard these words, she was almost frightened. She felt dizzy and fainted on the ground!