I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

Lan Zhi nodded.

"Correct."

"What kind of person is your husband? Is he an official, a businessman, or the son of an official?"

Lan Zhi shook her head awkwardly.

"No, he's just an ordinary person."

"An ordinary person? You're so wonderful, why would you marry an ordinary person? If you had met me sooner, I would have introduced you to my royal brothers, and you could have become a princess. What a pity..."

Lan Zhi raised her sleeve, covering her mouth as she laughed.

"If my husband heard me say that, he would be sad."

Yu Jie looked at her with disbelief, her eyes sparkling.

"Your husband must treat you very well, right? Otherwise, why would you care so much about his feelings?"

Lan Zhi nodded without hesitation.

"Yes, he treats me very well. We've been through thick and thin together!"

As she spoke of this, she thought of the days she and Mo Ning drank congee together, and of how she first met Mo Ning, and couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.

Yu Jie looked at her with great envy and murmured:

"A couple who have been through thick and thin together? Then he must be very outstanding. We're friends now, so you have to let me meet him sometime."

Should Yu Jie be allowed to see him?

He definitely won't see her, but if she firmly refuses, Yu Jie will also be disappointed.

She nodded immediately.

"Okay, I'll definitely let you meet him and my younger brother when I have the chance. He's a very cute kid."

Mentioning Mao Mao made her a little homesick. Tomorrow was the day she could leave the palace, and she had to go home to visit her family.

Yu Jie simply pursed her lips and shook her head.

“I don’t like children. My eighth brother is a child, but he doesn’t act like one at all. He’s more mature than my father. Anyway, I don’t like him.”

“Mao Mao is different. He has the innocence and cuteness of a child, as well as the maturity and composure of an adult. You’ll see when you get the chance to meet him.”

"Let's go now! I haven't left the palace in a long time."

Now?

Lan Zhi hurriedly shook her head.

"Not now, I have to prepare medicine for the Empress Dowager."

"What about tomorrow?"

tomorrow?

Tomorrow is the day she leaves the palace, but she doesn't want to take her with her.

She still shook her head.

"Tomorrow won't work either. I'll take you after the Empress Dowager's birthday celebration!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jie pouted, looking aggrieved.

"My father won't let me leave the palace. I have to stay in the palace all day. I feel like a little bird kept in a cage. I have no idea what the outside world is like. I really want to leave the palace and see it..."

"The Emperor forbids you from leaving the palace? Then I can't take you out either. What if the Emperor finds out? No, no."

Yu Jie looked at her with longing eyes.

"I know you have a pass to leave the palace. Why don't you sneak me out without my father finding out? We'll come back when it gets dark, okay?"

Lan Zhi resolutely shook her head.

"No, besides, I don't plan to leave the palace for the next few days. Alright, it's getting late, I have to go back and brew medicine for the Empress Dowager. I'll take my leave now."

After leaving those words, she hurriedly got up and fled from Shuxiang Palace as if she were escaping.

The Emperor had already given her a lot to investigate, and if she were to be secretly taken out of the palace with Princess Yujie, she would be in deep trouble if they were discovered.

She'd better avoid getting into trouble!

Thinking of this, she breathed a long sigh of relief and quickened her pace back to Changshou Palace.

That evening, Xiao Xin finally returned. When it appeared before her, its eyes were sparkling.

"Master, Xiaoxin's battery is low and she needs to go back to recharge. I will report back to you tomorrow."

Before Lan Zhi could reply, Xiao Xin had already shrunk back onto her neck.

She touched Xiaoxin's necklace and murmured to herself.

"You rascal, you've been out all day and just got back without even saying a word."

No matter what she said, Xiao Xin's eyes stopped blinking; it seemed they really needed to be recharged.

The August night was stuffy, and Lan Zhi couldn't sleep, so she got up and went to the window. Looking at the bright moon in the sky through the window, she suddenly missed Mo Ning.

She hasn't been back for six days now. He must be very worried about her since he can't see her!

I wonder what he's doing right now, and if he's thinking about her.

As she was thinking about these things, Mo Ning yawned heavily, and Yuan Tianxiong quickly reminded her.

"Young master, have you caught a cold?"

Mo Ning shook his head and raised his hand to touch his ear.

"No, someone's probably thinking about me!"

At this point, he laughed self-deprecatingly.

"I'm afraid only Lan Zhi would miss me."

"Young Master, everything will come to light on the Empress Dowager's birthday. I'm worried that Miss Lan might blame you for deceiving her then?"

A dark glint appeared in Mo Ning's eyes, followed by a soft sigh.

"If I survive that day, I will carry thorns on my back and apologize to her. If I don't, and she blames me, I won't be able to see it anyway, so let her blame me!"

After several days of investigation, he has found evidence that Wei Jian'an plotted against him. He plans to expose him on the Empress Dowager's birthday, but envoys from various countries will be coming that day. He is unsure if it is right for him to do so, but he also wants the world to know the ugly face of Wei Jian'an, who is willing to harm his own brothers in order to achieve his own goals.

He knew that what he was doing was a bit selfish. It would not only spoil the Empress Dowager's good mood, but also make his father lose face in front of the envoys from various countries. However, apart from that day, he could not find a better opportunity.

After much deliberation, he finally made this painful decision.

The next day, Lan Zhi prepared a day's worth of medicine for the Empress Dowager, gave instructions to Granny Sun, and then headed towards the palace gate.

On the way, Xiaoxin regained her strength and whispered in her ear:

“Master, yesterday Xiaoxin discovered that after the Empress’s maid took the medicine from the Imperial Kitchen, on the way to Fengxian Palace, Ling’er tampered with the bowl of medicine when Xiaozhu wasn’t paying attention. You can investigate this matter in detail.”

"Who instructed Ling'er? Has it been found out?"

"This Xiao Xin cannot be found."

"Okay, rest now. I'll check when I get back tomorrow."

Xiao Xin's eyes flickered a few times before returning to normal.

Lan Zhi couldn't help but wonder to herself, "Ling'er is the Empress's person, could it be that the Empress wants to harm the Emperor?"

This shouldn't be the case. If she wanted to harm the Emperor, she could have done it herself. Why create unnecessary trouble and have Ling'er do it?

So who exactly wanted to use Ling'er to harm the Emperor?

"Snapped……"

As she was concentrating on considering this matter, someone tapped her on the shoulder. She screamed in fright, and her mouth was immediately covered.

"It's me! It's me."

Lan Zhi looked closely and saw that the person standing next to her was Princess Yu Jie.

She looked Yu Jie up and down in surprise, dressed as a eunuch.

Why are you dressed like that?

"Shh!"

Yu Jie raised a finger to her lips and shushed, then giggled:

Are you leaving the palace?

"I……"

Lan Zhi didn't want to admit it, but she was clearly walking towards the palace gate, and she was only two gates away from the palace gate, so she couldn't deny it.

She had no choice but to nod.

"I have some business to attend to outside the palace."

Yu Jie immediately nodded, her eyes filled with excitement.

"Great! Take me with you out of the palace!"