The mistress has no feelings, why do you provoke her?

Xiao Yin feigned ignorance, then looked at Xiao Nanzhi and gasped, "Such a big thing, no one told you? That shouldn't be the case. You and Xiao Ji are such good friends, how could he keep it from you?"

Xiao Nanzhi rolled her eyes at him, annoyed: "Stop trying to sow discord. No matter what you say, I won't hold a grudge against Brother Xiao Ji."

Everyone was afraid of Xiao Yin because of his status as the crown prince.

But Xiao Nanzhi was not afraid.

Xiao Yin sighed: "It seems he really didn't say anything. Then I can't say anything either, or it will really be seen as sowing discord."

After saying that, he looked at Xiao Nanzhi with pity and said meaningfully, "Nanzhi, it's not that your brother, the Crown Prince, is deliberately trying to upset you. It's just that this matter concerns your lifelong happiness, and I can't bear to hide it from you."

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Xiao Nanzhi felt a sense of unease.

Hearing him say that this matter concerned her happiness, she couldn't help but think of Atractylodes macrocephala.

Could it be about Atractylodes macrocephala?

"Wait." Just as Xiao Yin was about to leave, Xiao Nanzhi called out to him, "Explain yourself clearly, what exactly happened?"

She blocked Xiao Yin's path, her brows furrowed.

Xiao Yin cleared his throat and gave an awkward laugh: "Let's not talk about it. I'm afraid you can't handle it."

The more he acted this way, the more anxious Xiao Nanzhi became: "Speak quickly."

"Well, you should read it yourself..." Xiao Yin took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Nanzhi: "Nanzhi, listen to your elder brother the Crown Prince and don't get too caught up in your own thoughts."

He patted Xiao Nanzhi on the shoulder and stood aside with a sad expression.

Xiao Nanzhi's unease grew stronger. She couldn't wait to open the letter and saw the words "Bai Shu has died in battle" on it.

Her hands began to tremble uncontrollably, then she screamed and covered her ears: "No, it's not like that..."

Xiao Nanzhi suddenly went berserk and lost control of her emotions. She felt dizzy and her feet felt like they were walking on cotton.

She looked around blankly, feeling as if the world was spinning.

Xiao Yin didn't expect Xiao Nanzhi to react so strongly. Seeing that she was about to fall, he quickly helped her up, saying, "Sister Nanzhi."

"No, no... This is all fake. I want to hear Brother Xiao Ji tell me with my own ears. Yes, yes, I'm going to find him..." Xiao Nanzhi pushed Xiao Yin away and staggered towards the Chu Prince's Mansion.

When the palace guards saw Xiao Nanzhi about to leave the residence, they hurriedly stepped forward to stop her: "Princess, you cannot leave the palace."

The eldest princess forbade Xiao Nanzhi from leaving the palace again and had people watching her these days.

With red eyes, Xiao Nanzhi shouted, "Get out! Get out of here!"

The guards stood hesitantly to one side, at a loss for what to do.

If anything were to happen to Xiao Nanzhi, they wouldn't even have enough heads to chop off.

Xiao Yin spoke softly from behind her: "Fools, get out of the way! Can't you see the princess is angry? If you provoke her, she'll make you regret it."

He waved his hand, and the guards made way for him.

Xiao Nanzhi rushed out of the palace like a gust of wind. She seized a horse from someone, leaped onto it, and galloped towards the Chu Prince's residence.

……

Song Wenjun has been restless ever since her afternoon nap today.

She clutched her panicked chest, her brows furrowed in a deep frown.

Upon seeing this, Zhi Shu hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully asked, "Your Highness, are you feeling unwell?"

Song Wenjun shook her head blankly: "I don't know why, but I always feel uneasy, as if something bad is about to happen..."

"This servant will pour you a cup of hot tea." Zhi Shu hurriedly poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Song Wenjun.

Song Wenjun took it, and just as she took a sip, the steward rushed in: "Your Highness, Princess Mingyue has arrived."

With a thud, the teacup in Song Wenjun's hand fell to the ground.

Zhi Shu exclaimed in surprise, only then realizing that she had burned the back of her hand.

At this moment, the back of her hand was completely red, and Zhishu had already taken a cold handkerchief and applied it to her hand.

Her voice was filled with tension: "This servant deserves to die, this servant deserves to die."

After scalding Song Wenjun, Zhishu felt his death was imminent.

Song Wenjun waved her hand and said, "I'm fine. Come with me and let's go out and take a look."

Seeing that she didn't seem to blame him, Zhishu quickly got up, took Song Wenjun's hand, and led her out.

Xiao Nanzhi staggered into the front yard.

Her face was as white as a sheet, and when she saw Song Wenjun, her eyes reddened: "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law..."

Song Wenjun rushed forward to support her: "Nanzhi, what's wrong?"

She had a vague idea of ​​what was going on, but Song Wenjun just didn't want to admit it.

How could that be? They kept it so well hidden, the news would never have leaked.

Xiao Nanzhi's hands were as cold as ice. She gripped Song Wenjun's arm tightly, her voice trembling, "Sister-in-law, I need you to tell me yourself, what happened to Bai Shu? What happened to him..."

Her bewildered state broke Song Wenjun's heart.

She wanted to keep it a secret, but looking into Xiao Nanzhi's clear eyes, she couldn't bring herself to say the words.

How should she tell Xiao Nanzhi this devastating news?

Atractylodes macrocephala is her everything.

"Nanzhi, sit down and calm down first," Song Wenjun said with difficulty.

The tears that had been welling up in Xiao Nanzhi's eyes suddenly flowed down her cheeks.

Her voice was almost broken as she asked, "Bai Shu... he's dead, isn't he?"

Tears fell one by one onto the back of Song Wenjun's hand, burning her heart with pain.

Her eyes welled up with tears, and the tears she had been holding back finally streamed down her face: "Nanzhi, I'm sorry, I..."

Seeing Song Wenjun's state, Xiao Nanzhi understood everything. She pushed Song Wenjun away in despair and shouted, "I don't believe it! I don't believe a single word of it! Where is Xiao Ji? Where is he?"

"Nan Zhi." A sharp shout came from the doorway, and Xiao Ji walked in with a livid face.

His face was filled with anger, but his eyes were full of heartache when he looked at Song Wenjun.

He walked up to Song Wenjun and helped her up.

He let out a deep breath and said to Xiao Nanzhi, "On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes. I feel very sorry about what happened to Bai Shu."

With each word he uttered, Xiao Nanzhi broke down a little more.

So much so that when she looked at Song Wenjun and Xiao Ji with despair in her eyes, she actually laughed: "You all kept it from me, you all kept it from me, why, why did you do this to me? I trusted you so much."

She was sobbing uncontrollably, her voice hoarse.

"Why send Bai Zhu to such a dangerous place? You knew it was almost certain death."

Xiao Nanzhi shook Xiao Ji's shoulders violently, her voice sharp and sorrowful. She looked helplessly at her trembling hands: "Bai Shu is dead, he's dead! What am I supposed to do? Xiao Ji, tell me, how am I supposed to live? Tell me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Nanzhi coughed up a mouthful of blood and slowly collapsed.