Report to the Empress and the Eldest Princess: They're using the system to poach your men.

The next day at 7:00 AM, Shen Sang went to Chonghua Palace to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager, then took her leave and returned to the Princess's residence.

Along with Shuyi and Shuyan, they were taken to the mansion to be cared for.

The carriage of Lady Xie, the Right Prime Minister's wife, arrived at the gate of the Princess's residence at 9:45 AM.

The carriage was decorated with exquisite silk, and the gold-inlaid and jewel-encrusted windows were covered with dark blue gauze, so that people outside could not see inside.

However, the tiger emblem of the Right Prime Minister's residence, hanging on the right eaves of the carriage, was extremely conspicuous. The servant at the gatehouse noticed it at a glance and quickly sent another servant to invite the steward, Qi Bo, while he himself bowed to greet him.

"Please inform Your Highness that my lady sent a visiting card to His Highness the day before yesterday and was informed that she will come to the Princess's residence to pay her respects today."

The maidservant beside Lady Xie handed the visiting card of the Right Prime Minister's residence to the servant.

"His Highness instructed that Lady Xie may come directly into the residence upon her visit. Please, please!"

The servant took the visiting card, stepped aside, curtsied, and raised his hand in a respectful gesture.

Qi Bo rushed over with a smile on his face and led Lady Xie through the small passageway at the second gate to the covered walkway.

A gentle breeze blows, and the bamboo curtain flutters.

After leading the person to a seat in the main hall, he ordered someone to serve prepared braised tea to help them cool off in the summer heat.

"His Highness has just returned from the palace and is handling matters in his study. Please have a seat for a while, Madam."

Lady Xie smiled and said in a gentle voice, "The tea and snacks at Your Highness's residence are very good. You may have some more."

Qi Bo's words had been conveyed, so he did not respond further, but simply waited respectfully to one side.

About fifteen minutes later, Shen Sangwan finally appeared.

"I have kept the Lady of the State waiting."

(Shen Sangwan is the eldest princess, of noble status. Although she doesn't need to be too humble, the wife of the Right Chancellor is a titled lady. The young emperor doesn't have enough power yet, so her main goal is to survive.)

"Your Highness, may you live a thousand years!"

Shen Sangwan walked to the seat of honor, sat down slightly to the side, and raised her hand to signal the other party to stand up. "No need for formalities, Lady of the State, please sit down and speak."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Shen Sangwan waved to dismiss Qi Bo and all the female servants before asking a question.

"May I ask what brings the Lady of the State to see me?"

The smile on Xie Yushuang's face gradually disappeared. She lowered her eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

"It is truly presumptuous of me to pay my respects to Your Highness, but Your Highness has always been on good terms with my daughter, Luoxing, and now... I have no choice but to ask Your Highness for help."

Shen Sangwan knew very well the other party's purpose in coming to see her today, but she had to pretend to be completely unaware.

"What happened to Luo Xing? I noticed she wasn't present at the wedding banquet of the Emperor and Empress that day. Then I had some things to deal with, so I didn't have time to ask her why."

Xie Yushuang's eyes were slightly red, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes. She held them back tightly so that they wouldn't spill.

"Luo Xing was swimming with her sister when she accidentally fell into the lake. She thought that she was rescued in time and would be fine once her fever subsided, but she never expected... never expected that she would still not wake up now."

"I have searched for a doctor many times, but to no avail. Your Highness has been fighting on the battlefield for many years and has seen and heard a great deal. I can only place my last hope on Your Highness and hope that Your Highness will remember our past relationship and save my daughter."

By the end, Xie Yushuang was practically kneeling before Shen Sangwan.

"What--?"

[Master, please take it easy. Don't overdo the acting; it'll make people feel awkward.]

[Roll, roll, roll—!]

Why did you ruin the mood I'd just built up?

Xiao Tong shrank his neck and stayed far away; he shouldn't have said anything.

How many days was she in a coma?

"Ten days have passed now."

What were the doctors saying?

"Everyone says that his heart and blood vessels are strong and his body is fine. As for why he is unconscious, no one knows."

Shen Sangwan pretended to be deep in thought, wondering how to find a solution.

Hehehe, Xiaotong, do you have any ideas?

【Master, I told you, don't call Xiaotong only when there's something wrong, and get lost if there's nothing to do. It will make me sad.】

If you have something to say, say it; if you have a solution, say it. Don't beat around the bush.

【no way!】

Shen Sangwan clenched her fists. This little thing was getting more and more outrageous.

"My dear Xiaotong, if you have a solution, please tell me, okay?"

[Knock knock knock—! Master, this attitude is more like asking for a favor. This system finds it very useful.]

"Then tell me your solution quickly."

"Hmm...Master, I told you, there's nothing I can do!"

Good grief, he dared to play a trick on her!

It seems his life is coming to an end.

Shen Sangwan couldn't hold back any longer and angrily swept the teacup next to her to the ground.

Xie Yushuang's heart tightened, and her fingers trembled slightly.

"Your Highness—?"

Hearing the "crack" sound of shattering, Shen Sangwan regained her senses; she had once again lost her mind because of Xiaotong.

I cursed myself under my breath for being an idiot.

Qi Bo, who was waiting outside, naturally heard the sound of the teacup breaking, but since Shen Sangwan had not summoned him, he dared not enter the main hall without permission.

"I am going to the Prime Minister's residence to see Luo Xing."

Shen Sangwan stood up, suppressing her anger. "Qibo, harness the carriage."

"Old slave, go now."

Before an incense stick could burn, Qi Bo strode over and said, "Your Highness, the carriage is ready."

Shen Sangwan walked in front, followed by Xie Yushuang.

After receiving the news, Shu Yan, who was tidying up the bedroom with Shu Yi, also rushed over and boarded the carriage with Shen Sangwan.

The carriages from the Princess's residence and the Right Prime Minister's residence headed one after the other towards the Cen residence.

Throughout the journey, he leaned against the carriage, his brows and eyes filled with sorrow.

Why are you frowning?

"Little Yan Yan, do you think you can go back into Miss Cen's body?"

"Strange things have been happening one after another over the past month, and I don't know what will happen in the future. But compared to being Miss Cen, I prefer playing the role of this little palace maid."

"At least there aren't so many rules, you don't have to be constantly on edge, and you don't have to worry too much."

Shen Sangwan was lost in thought and didn't know how to respond.

However, a lot of sorrow appeared between his brows.

"Little Yan Yan, I'm so sad, I can't help feeling sad. Do you think it might be Princess Yuan, who's feeling sorry for her dearest friend?"

Shu Yan was taken aback upon hearing this, and looked up at Shen Sangwan.

“Miss Cen, she was already dead when I arrived. The Princess and Miss Cen ceased to exist on that day. You and I are merely wandering souls from another world, possessing their bodies. What can we possibly do?”

By the way, what can she do, and what exactly is she capable of doing?

But why was her heart aching more and more? Was it because the carriage was getting closer to the Cen residence?

It was the same pain she felt when Xiao Tong told her that Cen Yan's life force had completely disappeared.

The carriage came to a smooth stop. Shuyan got off first, and then helped Shen Sangwan down from the carriage.

"puff--!"

The excruciating pain caused Shen Sangwan to vomit a mouthful of blood.

Xie Yushuang landed almost at the same time as her, and saw the other person vomiting blood before she even got close.

Startled, her pupils dilated, and she cried out, "Your Highness!"

[Damn it, Xiaotong, what's the main system up to now?]

At this moment, the steward of the manor saw Xie Yushuang return and strode out of the manor gate, urgently calling out, "Madam, Madam, you're finally back! Eldest Miss... Eldest Miss is dying!"

"No way! The late emperor died, she vomited blood, and now Miss Cen is dying, why is she also vomiting blood?"

She was vomiting blood frequently, and if she continued to vomit, she would eventually die from vomiting blood.

If they don't die, it's just not right anywhere.