At this time, the queen, the crown prince, or Ji Chen, or Xu Lan, did not expect the real storm, but it would only arrive tomorrow, and tonight was just a quiet moment before the storm.

After the Qianqiu banquet, I just caught up with Ruixue, which was originally an auspicious and joyful atmosphere, but unexpectedly, there was bad news in the palace on the night of Qianqiu Night: the emperor's illness worsened.

This news was like someone lifting a huge stone and smashing it into the calm lake, and the capital, which was originally barely maintaining a superficial peace, caused countless ripples in an instant.

Countless open and secret battles, countless trading operations, and news exchanges, under the lake, spread rapidly.

The people who are in it can only watch themselves drift and rise and fall along with the lake.

At the same time, a holy decree was immediately issued in the palace, which clearly ordered all princes to stay in the capital, and they were not allowed to enter the palace without an edict, let alone leave the city.

If the previous news just made Xu Lan restless, as soon as this news came out, Xu Lan was shocked and quickly stood up.

The emperor is critically ill, the princes are fighting openly and secretly, and the princes from all walks of life have gathered in the capital, which is like a barrel of explosives that is about to explode at any time, which makes people tremble.

At this time, King Xu was still in the court, Xu Xin was left in the palace by the queen again, Princess Xu was seriously ill, Xu Zhen was seriously injured and unconscious, and Xu Wang Mansion was the only one who could speak and take care of things.

Xu Lan felt a huge pressure on her shoulders, but she didn't have any reason to fall.

"Miss, why don't you drink some porridge, it's not a way to skip meals like this!" Bai Zhu asked worriedly.

Since Xu Lan got up in the early morning, she learned the news that this one was more explosive than the other, and she really didn't want to eat. Just after being forced by Baizhu and Baiji, he only drank a few mouthfuls of porridge, and said that he couldn't eat it anymore.

"Yes, miss, what's the use of you being in a hurry? People are iron, rice is steel, in case you don't take care of your body and fall ill, then Xu Wangfu is really messed up! Bai Qi also said anxiously beside him.

Xu Lan was really told by the two girls that she had a headache, so she had to beat herself up, and after drinking the bowl of porridge, she waved her hand to let the two girls withdraw all the meals.

Bai Zhu and Bai Qi glanced at each other, knowing that they couldn't persuade the young lady to eat more, so they could only sigh secretly and quietly withdraw those meals.

"Baizhu, you ordered the little servant to go to the palace to inquire quickly, when can my sister leave the palace today?" Xu Lan sat in front of the table, pondered for a while, and suddenly ordered Baishu Dao.

"Okay young lady, slave maid will go." Baizhu naturally didn't dare to hesitate when he heard this, and immediately received an order to go to the gatehouse to summon the little servant to the palace to inquire about the news.

"Miss, why go to the palace to ask more, didn't the queen mother promise to let Miss Xu Xin go back to the house today?"

Hearing this, Xu Lan frowned and said hesitantly: "If the queen mother is really as she said last night, it would be good, but the emperor's body suddenly deteriorated last night, and I am afraid that things will change when my sister returns home." ”

Bai Qi was not as smart as Bai Shu, and when she heard Xu Lan say this, she only frowned suspiciously. However, she looked at Xu Lan with a sad look, but she didn't go up to ask, but just turned around in her heart.

However, Xu Lan's words were quickly verified, an hour later, Bai Zhu hurried back from outside, as soon as he entered the door, Bai Zhu knelt down and said to Xu Lan: "Miss, it's not good, just now the little maid went to the palace to ask, but unexpectedly, the queen's mother passed the word out, saying that the emperor's condition suddenly deteriorated, and Miss Xu Xin volunteered to petition to stay and serve the emperor, and she will not return to Xu Wangfu today!" ”

"What, did my sister really say that?" Xu Lan was shocked and asked.

Baizhu shook his head and said: "This slave doesn't know, it's just that the palace said that Miss Xu Xin asked to stay, but who knows the inside story, now the prince is still in the court, but the emperor has issued such a holy decree, miss, the slave feels inappropriate!" “

How can Xu Lan not know, but what can she do if she is a daughter who has not yet come out of the cabinet? Thinking of her sister in the palace and not knowing what happened, Xu Lan became more and more anxious.

Just after Xu Lan walked over and finally turned around the room countless times, Xu Lan stood still, she clenched her fists, and said resolutely: "No, I can't ignore my sister, I have to go to the palace, my sister is in the palace, I'm really not worried." ”

"Miss, miss, think twice. In this situation, the queen mother will not come back easily, miss, if you also enter the palace, then this is the palace, but there will be no one! ”

Bai Zhu and Bai Qi were both shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to grab Xu Lan, and begged bitterly: "Yes, miss, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about the princess and the young master." ”

"But what about my sister? Sister, she has always been weak, and he has always been embarrassed to refute what others say, and now that she is in the palace, how can I ignore my sister? Xu Lan looked at the two maids in front of her, couldn't help frowning, and asked rhetorically.

"You don't have to worry about your sister, you just need to take care of yourself now." At this moment, suddenly a male voice came from outside the door, Xu Lan heard this voice, so she looked out of the door, and saw that the one who walked in was Ji Chen, the fourth prince who had just met last night.

"What are you doing in King Xu's Mansion?" Xu Lan didn't have a good impression of Ji Chen now, and when she saw Ji Chen walking in from outside with an indifferent face, her first reaction was to ask out loud.

"What am I here for? Of course I'm here to stop your stupidity! “

"You! ......" Xu Lan couldn't help but get angry when she heard Ji Chen's words.

"What are you here to stop me? What qualifications do you have to stop me, this is a family matter of my Xu Mansion, and please don't interfere too much with the four princes! ”

"Heh, until now, you are still obsessed and reckless. You have never taken into account the situation and feelings of others, do you know that when you enter the palace today, not only will you not be able to save your sister, but even you will be trapped in the palace, and your mother and your brother, one sick and the other seriously injured, will you abandon them? Everyone in the world says that the second girl of the Xu family is the smartest, but in this way, she is not as good as a reckless man. ”

Ji Chen was also angered by Xu Lan's repeated provocations, he stared at Xu Lan coldly, but the words that came out of his mouth made Xu Lan even more angry.

"You me! ......" Before Xu Lan finished speaking, Ji Chen interrupted her fiercely: "I care about you?" When do I want to take care of you, I am only in charge of Xu Wangye, and I am only Xu Zhen, what do you have to do with me? ”

After saying this, Ji Chen seemed to have finished all the words he had said in the past month, and he refused to say a word more, of course, he didn't look at Xu Lan again, he just turned his head and said coldly to the two maids: "Your young lady is about to run to the palace, don't you know how to stop it?" If Xu Wangye knew about today's events, I don't know what would happen to Xu Lan, but I am afraid that you two girls will be beaten to death. ”

When Bai Zhu and Bai Qi heard Ji Chen's words, they couldn't help but tremble with fright, and they lowered their heads and didn't dare to speak.

"Ji Chen, let me tell you, don't show off your power in my Xu Wangfu, it's not your turn to speak today!"

Ji Chen seemed to be completely enraged by Xu Lan's words, he stepped forward and grabbed Xu Lan's hand, stared at Xu Lan's eyes fiercely and said: "You are just a girl who has not left the cabinet, relying on your own intelligence, you don't know how many powerful and upstart there are in the capital, not to mention the people in the palace are you can offend?" What do you think you will change when you enter the palace? Will it save your Xu family from danger or will it push your Xu family into the abyss even more? If I were you, I would have picked up my tail and shrunk motionless in King Xu's mansion, instead of jumping out by myself, setting up a target alive, and letting others shoot! ”

After saying this, Ji Chen shook off Xu Lan's hand fiercely, and Xu Lan was stumbled by her, but under this stumble, Xu Lan's brain gradually sobered up.

"So what do you think I'm going to do? My father is still in the court, my mother is seriously ill, my younger brother is seriously injured, and my sister is detained in the palace by the queen again, what should I do! ”

"You don't have to do anything, you just need to stay in King Xu's Mansion and take care of the family affairs of King Xu's Mansion." Ji Chen said coldly.

"What about my sister?"

"What's going to happen to your sister! She stayed in the palace that day, and everyone in the capital knew it, do you think the queen is as stupid as you? The queen is just temporarily holding your sister, and your sister will definitely be comfortable and satisfied in the palace, and you don't have to worry about it! ”

Xu Lan originally wanted to say more, but found that she had no words to refute Ji Chen, even if Xu Lan was dizzy, she also knew that what Ji Chen said was not unreasonable.

Because of Ji Chen's harsh words, the whole room was quiet, there was no sound for a long time, and the whole atmosphere was frozen like mud.

"Okay, I was impulsive just now, I apologize to you, it's true that I didn't handle things well, and I hope you don't care about villains." After a long time, Xu Lan's voice was finally remembered in the room.

Although Xu Lan apologized, there was still a little unwillingness on her face.

Ji Chen looked at Xu Lan's appearance, and couldn't help sighing, it's okay, but she's still a little girl, and it's stupid to do things stupidly, and it's not hopeless.

"I also know that no matter what I say, you won't be happy to listen to it, but, Xu Lan," Ji Chen turned around and stared at Xu Lan's eyes seriously, "I'll only tell you one thing, in this capital, don't trust anyone, even me, you can't trust me all, the only thing you can trust is yourself." ”