The first snow led the sedan chair to want to bypass, Lin Yu was silent for a while, raised her hand to stop and said: "Don't go yet. Ling Ji, is there a pavilion nearby? Let's go sit for a while."

  An Lingji slightly surprised: "It's late at night, it's better to return to the palace early."

  "Not so fast." Lin Wan insisted, turning her head to call An Gui to come forward: "Gui Gonggong, the princess is exhausted and cannot walk anymore. Please help find a suitable place for the princess and your lady to rest for a while."

  An Gui was also very surprised, in his opinion, Hui Bin didn't seem tired to the point of being uncomfortable even when riding a sedan chair. However, he had interacted with Lin Yuan many times and knew her temper, so he didn't say much more and immediately ordered the palace staff to prepare things. Not far from there was a "Lin Fang Shui Xie", the place was a bit small, but the scenery was still pretty good. An Gui led the way in front, while the group of attendants escorted the two young masters over.

  The servants quickly spread a blanket on the bamboo chair, and Lin Yuan and An Ling sat down. Unfortunately, no tea or snacks were prepared in the middle of the night, so the two could only sit quietly.

  An Gui and his entourage were all stationed outside, Lin Yu waved her hand, ordering several palace maids to retreat as well. An Lingji rubbed a broken fingernail on her hand and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty doesn't return to the palace, is there another consideration?"

  Lin Wan was a bit tired, closed her eyes and nodded, but didn't say anything. After a while, she opened her eyes to look at the place where Fang Zai Ren Gui had been, only to find that it was already empty with no one in sight.

  "Has Mr. Ren left?"

  "He's gone." The first snow on the side said: "Look at that, Ren Shi was seriously injured and stopped to check for a while. However, he left soon after. The imperial doctor summoned by Her Majesty has already gone directly to Lin Zhi Palace."

  "She was anxious." Lin Yuen's tone was calm and even.

  "The princess still goes to reason with her about what she's doing." An Lingji was still fiddling with her own fingernails, which had finally grown two inches long, but were broken off when someone bumped into her in the flowerbed. She stroked her fingers regretfully and chatted idly with Lin Huan: "What does Rong Guiren have to do with us? In the palace, we walk on thin ice, we can only take care of ourselves, who has the energy to take care of others?"

  Anling still remembers that when she first entered the palace, Ren Shi and He Shi were the most favored, and they often bullied her.

  "Well said." Lin Yan smiled faintly: "We all have to take good care of ourselves."

  The Linfang Shui Ge is said to be a small pavilion, but in fact it can also be considered a loft. Inside the pavilion there is a large room with three open walls, and inside this room there is another inner chamber with thick curtains hanging down to block the wind and rain. Normally, it was used by the imperial concubines to enjoy the view and take a short rest. Lin Yuan and An Lingji were sitting in the inner chamber at this time, while An Gui and the attendants were standing guard outside.

  The four of them were alone, with An Gui and the others far away. An Lingji took advantage of the opportunity to whisper to Lin Yuan: "Your Majesty doesn't want to go back, is it because the road is not peaceful?"

  "Has this palace been peaceful?" Lin Yu asked back, her words laced with a cold smile: "Tonight is an autumn of many events, in the midst of the hibiscus flowers, even the Emperor himself can see that someone has intentionally targeted me. Fortunately, I have great fortune and a safe life, that person must be extremely frustrated."

  "She didn't gain nothing, Your Ladyship didn't see Ye Guixi's ghostly appearance, covered in blood, it was terrifying. An Lingji said while still feeling fearful: Luckily I arrived early, if I had been a few steps later, she would not have survived. It's just a pity that Zhao Shujie is very cunning and we couldn't catch her handle."

  When Anling found Ye Shi, Zhao Shi was safe and sound by her side. How could this not raise suspicions? However, the few words of explanation Zhao Shi gave in front of the Emperor were reasonable and convincing, making it impossible not to believe her. At that time, the scene was chaotic, and it was extremely difficult for Tuoba Hong to investigate. If Ye Guiji couldn't provide any valuable clues, this matter would ultimately be blamed on the snake.

  "Zhao Shuqi is also pitiful, who would want to take the risk of killing someone unless they had no other choice?" Lin Yu sighed: "The one who wants the lives of both me and Ye Shi is not her, she's just a pawn. If things are exposed, she'll be the first to bear the brunt and won't be able to escape death either."

  Anlingji fell silent. If she herself was not favored, were those who were favored truly happy? All the glory and wealth required a huge price to be paid.

  "Ye Guiji is lucky to have escaped with her life, but you must never mention what happened in the flower garden today, and don't even think about using it against the Zhao family." Lin Yu whispered to An Lingji: "You don't have enough evidence, and the power behind the Zhao family is not something you can challenge. Just pretend this never happened."

  An Lingji nodded and said with a bitter face: "He Lianji, Zhao Shuji, I will find an opportunity to trample them under my feet sooner or later."

  "Although Ye Guiji was seriously injured, she is still alive, and that villain did not achieve her goal. Moreover, compared to the Ye family, my escape from the net is the greatest loss. Lin Yan's index finger lightly tapped on the small table: "We can't leave now, let's wait for another hour. Based on my understanding of that person, she won't give up if one plan fails, and there must be a follow-up move waiting for me."

  At this moment, a little palace maid rushed over from the alley entrance.

  Lin Wan and An Lingji sat quietly in the pavilion, separated by a window lattice, only to see a dark shadow panting and running. Lin Wan and An's hearts tightened, staring at the approaching person, but the palace maid didn't even intend to stop, and instantly ran past the outside of the pavilion.

  "What kind of person is this... " An Lingji's words were not yet finished, when the palace maid suddenly turned around and ran back. She caught sight of An Gui with one glance, grabbed An Gui's sleeve and anxiously said: "Gui Gonggong, it's really great that you're here! Hurry, hurry up and save our young master, our young master has encountered an accident..."

  An Guo was puzzled for a moment: "Who is your family's young master?"

  "It's Ren Gui Ren, something has happened to Ren Gui Ren. I'm going to Jian Zhang Palace to ask the Emperor for help!" The little palace maid was incoherent, wiping away tears: "Gong Gong, please take me to see the Emperor."

  At this time, Lin Wan came out from behind the curtain. She squinted and looked over, this palace maid was indeed one of the personal attendants who followed Ren Shi out today. She walked down the steps with An Lingji and said loudly, "Speak slowly, don't rush. What happened to Consort Ren? How can you disturb the Emperor at midnight?"

  Xiao Gong Nu was sent out to seek help, and with a single-minded devotion, she rushed towards Jian Zhang Palace. Unexpectedly, halfway there, she encountered An Gui. Afterwards, she also saw Hui Bin and An Ling Ji. Her heart immediately surged with hope, and without regard for her own master's usual dislike of Hui Bin, she knelt down at Hui Bin's feet, crying: "Hui Bin Niang Niang, please save Rong Gui Ren! The sedan chair that Gui Ren was riding in just crashed in front of the Huayang Palace gate, and Gui Ren has lost a lot of blood. If no one helps her, she will surely die. Please, Hui Bin Niang Niang..."

  Lin Wan is not a naive and simple girl, whether it's death or killing, she has already gotten used to it and won't be moved by the pleas of a small palace maid. Her expression calm as usual, she said: "Just now, I saw Consort Rong seemingly unwell and stopped for a while, but soon left. I have already asked the imperial physician to wait at Lin Zhi Palace, you can go back to Lin Zhi Palace to seek help. Besides, the mistress of Huayang Palace, Jing Fei, has been ordered to handle the chaos in the flower garden, she is still busy at Hua Hua Garden, you can also go ask her for help."

  Stop for a moment, take a glance at the palace people standing around, Lin Yuanyang said to An Gui: "An Gonggong, listening to what this palace maid says, I'm afraid something is wrong with Ren Guiren. The princess is pregnant and it's not convenient for her to go and help, the emperor has important military affairs, and the empress dowager has already gone to bed early. You take a few people to find Jing Fei in the Huahua Garden." She also ordered Xiaochengzi: "You have quick legs, just now you went to invite the imperial doctor, this time go again to Lianzhu Palace, and go with this little palace maid together, bring the imperial doctor to where Ren Guiren had an accident."

  Lin Wan was indeed a meticulous thinker, and the current arrangement couldn't be more appropriate. An Gui repeatedly praised her, saying: "As expected, Your Ladyship is skilled at handling matters, I'll go now."

  Xiaogongnv did not expect Huisheng to help her wholeheartedly, and for a moment she was overwhelmed with gratitude, kneeling in front of Linyuan and kowtowing repeatedly. Linyuan pretended to support her and calmly said: "You don't have to thank me, I'm helping you, also helping myself."

  Lin Yan expected the road ahead to be treacherous. Even after seeing Ren Gui, she and An Shi waited quietly here, simply wanting to use Ren Gui to test the danger.

  The palace is full of murderous intentions, as An Shi said, it's hard to protect oneself, let alone care about others' lives and deaths. If there wasn't Ren Gui Ren paving the way for her, she and An Shi would have rashly returned to the palace, and now they themselves are in trouble.

  Lin Wan and Ren Shi had no deep grudges, why did they have to resort to such drastic measures for no reason? It was just that she had to do it to save her own life, there was no other way. Between one's own life and someone else's life, even the kindest person would have to make a wise choice.

  It never occurred to her that something would happen to Rong Gui so soon. Lin Wan had seen Rong Shi on the road before, and now she was not returning to the palace at midnight, which would inevitably become a loophole for framing if someone with ulterior motives saw it. If she didn't help Rong Shi again, wouldn't it make people even more suspicious?

  Xiaogongnv didn't have time to linger, thanked Lin Yuanchen a few words and quickly followed Xiaochengzi to run away. Lin Yuanchen tidied up her outer garment and asked Chuxue: "What time is it?"

  "It's three o'clock in the morning." The first snow looked up at the sky: "It's exactly the darkest time of night, isn't it?"

  Lin Wan and An Lingji stood still outside the pavilion. After a while, Jing Fei led a large group of palace people over, saw Lin Wan, and quickly walked a few steps forward, saying: "Why haven't you two returned to the palace?"

  "The imperial concubine was frightened in the flower garden, and her whole body was very tired. Even riding in a sedan chair made her waist ache and back hurt, so she stopped to rest for a while." Lin Yu's words were already well thought out. An Lingji followed up by saying: "The imperial concubine and Concubine Hui will stay here together to keep an eye on the princess."

  Jing Fei nodded slightly, not probing further, and said with a gentle expression: "Since Rong Gui Ren has encountered trouble, Hui Pin is probably frightened, right? Let's go. The palace has brought half of the guards over, with so many people, I don't believe there will be any more evil spirits or monsters on this road."

  Lin Yanping usually didn't get along with Jing Fei, but at this moment she was glad that Jing Fei could stand up for her. The guards following them were all the Emperor's people, and under everyone's watchful eyes, there was also An Guigui following, so Jing Fei absolutely wouldn't dare to have any malicious intentions towards her.

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