"Your Highness! This matter is still unclear. These are all rumors. His Majesty has never summoned you to the palace. You must not be rash in this matter."
"Yes, Your Highness! If something really happened to the empress, Your Majesty would definitely not hide it from you..."
"Your Highness, I have sent people to inquire about the information. There are many doubts about this matter. I hope Your Highness will think twice before acting."
…
Outside the study room of the Prince's Mansion, Huo Wu and others knelt in a row in front of Chu Lan, their eyes full of panic.
News in the palace spread quickly. Even if His Highness did not attend the morning court today, it only took a cup of tea to reach the Prince's Mansion.
But even Mu Qing has not received any news about this matter. You can imagine how strange it is. You must know that there are people specially sent by the Prince's Palace to protect the Queen...
At this moment, Chu Lan stood at the door of the study, looking at the blue sky above her with her deep eyes.
It has been a full quarter of an hour since he received the news and stepped out of the study.
The clouds in the sky are very white, and they are rolled up together, like children half-curled up in their mother's arms. No matter how noisy and playful they are, the sky will open its arms and let them do whatever they want.
Chu Lan stood like this for a long time. Just when Huo Wu and others thought that their worries just now were an illusion, they saw Chu Lan's body suddenly fell down.
Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and they immediately flew forward to help him, but were pushed away by Chu Lan.
"Your Highness!" Looking at the bright red blood that suddenly flowed out of the corner of Chu Lan's lips, Feng Zhi's face instantly turned pale.
At this moment, a white figure flew over from a distance.
"What are you doing?" Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhang Qingjiu covered his heart that suddenly throbbed, held Chu Lan's arm, and caught his shaky body.
"Lord Xiao Zhang!" Almost in unison, several people turned their gazes to the visitor, with relief in their eyes.
"Help him in." Regardless of scolding the few people who were guarding as if they were not guarding, Zhang Qingjiu took a deep breath and was about to take Chu Lan into the house.
But what no one expected was——
Chu Lan pushed Zhang Qingjiu away.
Zhang Qingjiu didn't expect that he would be pushed away. He stared blankly at the pale man with strangely red tear moles at the corners of his eyes, frowning tightly.
But soon, Zhang Qingjiu stepped forward again, his voice a little softer, "You are injured, let me help you..."
Chu Lan narrowed her eyes and said, "No need to trouble Sir Xiao Zhang."
Zhang Qingjiu frowned fiercely, "What do you mean?"
Sensing something was wrong with him, I rushed over immediately. What was he crazy about now?
"I am going to the palace now." Chu Lan coughed lightly, and blood surged in his throat, "You'd better not follow me."
Seeing him like this, Zhang Qingjiu couldn't help but sigh, and said helplessly: "Please slow down for now, I will go with you later."
"No need." Chu Lan smiled coldly, "Shouldn't Mr. Xiao Zhang be accompanying Envoy Qiu Di today?"
In the past two days, no one in the court knew that the envoy from Qiu Di Kingdom was full of praise for Mr. Xiao Zhang, and asked him to accompany him for several days of play.
Hearing these words, Zhang Qingjiu frowned fiercely. For the first time, she looked at Chu Lan with an obvious coldness. She even stopped calling His Highness the Crown Prince, "Chu Lan,
You are angry and annoyed, so you don’t have to take it out on me, right?”
Under the sun, their eyes met each other. The two people's eyes were colder than ever before, and it seemed that neither of them wanted to give in.
Feng Zhi felt anxious after seeing it, and quickly stepped forward to persuade him, "Master Xiao Zhang, my Highness is anxious. Something happened in the palace..."
"The wind stops!"
"I know."
He was answered by two voices speaking at the same time.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, all eyes were focused on Zhang Qingjiu.
"you know?"
Feng Zhi and others were stunned. Isn't this person accompanying the envoy of Qiu Di Kingdom? The news spread so fast?
Just when they were stunned, they saw Chu Lan walking towards Zhang Qingjiu step by step, with cold eyes, "So, you know?"
Zhang Qingjiu frowned and nodded gently, "Yes, I know."
"Ha..." Chu Lan responded with a cold yet mocking smile, "Feng Zhi, prepare your horses, I want to enter the palace immediately!"
Zhang Qingjiu stepped forward and stood in front of Chu Lan. Unexpectedly, there was a bright imperial edict in his hand: "As long as I am here, you can't enter the palace today!"
"This is..." Everyone was shocked and knelt down quickly, "Greetings to Your Majesty!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Zhang Qingjiu raised the object in his hand, "His Majesty's holy decree is here. You are not allowed to step out of the Crown Prince's residence today."
"What if I have to go out?" Chu Lan narrowed her eyes.
"Unless you step over Wei Chen's body." Zhang Qingjiu's eyes darkened.
I knew Chu Lan was stubborn, but I didn’t expect him to be so stubborn!
In the courtyard of the study, a strong murderous intention began to spread.
Feng Zhi and others glanced at each other and knelt down together again, "Your Highness, please go back. Since Your Majesty asked Lord Xiao Zhang to bring the imperial edict, it must be because the Queen is fine."
Chu Lan took a deep breath and covered her chest with her hands, "Zhang Qingjiu, I ask you again, do you know about this?"
"I know." Zhang Qingjiu nodded, his eyes calm, "I also know that you want to save the Queen."
Chu Lan's eyes darkened again.
"But I'm sorry, I won't let you go." Zhang Qingjiu shook his head calmly and looked at Chu Lan's hand covering his chest, "You are injured now and need to recuperate."
"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Xiao Zhang, no need." Chu Lan sneered.
Seeing Chu Lan who was so out of touch, Zhang Qingjiu frowned and had a headache.
Just when the two were in a stalemate, the person sent by Mu Qing to find out the news suddenly came back.
Looking at the ashen-faced person, several people were shocked, and a bad premonition came to their minds.
As expected, the man walked straight up to Chu Lan, knelt down on the ground and said, "Your Highness, something happened. The Queen... has been imprisoned by the Queen Mother."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Lan's shaky figure instantly turned into an afterimage and flew out.
In the study, the expressions of several people changed almost at the same time, "Not good!"
Zhang Qingjiu's face looked uglier than ever before. Looking at the person who didn't show up early or late, he took a deep breath, rubbed his pounding temples, and followed him out.
If you are so punctual, she will really thank you.
In the end, Chu Lan was still a step too late.
At the entrance of Zhuque Gate, Chu Lan looked at the guards holding the imperial edict in front of him and the guards who blocked him because of the imperial edict. The emotions in his eyes changed again and again.
Zhang Qingjiu looked at his slightly shaking shoulders and his red eyes, with a trace of unbearability flashing in his eyes, and he turned his head without leaving any trace.
"Zhang Qingjiu, I want to ask you." Suddenly, Chu Lan spoke.
"Say." Zhang Qingjiu nodded.
"Did you know that this scene would happen?"
"yes."
"Then why don't you tell me?"
Zhang Qingjiu pursed his lips, but ultimately did not speak.
Chu Lan sighed quietly, with a hint of sneer in her tone, "Zhang Qingjiu, you claim to be working for the welfare of all people in the world, but when have you ever had true compassion for anyone?"
Although he knew that Chu Lan was angry at the moment and might not even know what he said, Zhang Qingjiu still couldn't help but laugh, "Really? Your Highness can see really accurately, Wei Chen... no one in this world can
I don’t care. If I say I really care, then there is only one person. What about others, death or immortality, what does it have to do with me?”
Although the news of Queen Dahui's suicide out of fear of crime was concealed, it still reached the ears of many interested people.
Along with this news, Master Xiao Zhang and Prince Chu Lan were at war with each other at the entrance of Zhuque Gate.