When Lan Ling returned to Chenxiang Garden, the girls were overjoyed, but Lixia and Qiaochun were full of worries.
"What's the matter, what happened?" Lan Ling asked.
"Miss, a few days ago, a spy was caught around the palace, who said he was from the marshal's palace!" Li Xia whispered.
"People from the Marshal's Mansion?"
"Yes, I heard that we are locked in a water prison. Everyone also rejects us, as if we are also spies..."
"Don't think too much, I'll ask the prince tomorrow." Lan Ling comforted her.
Lan Ling was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, who could be the spy of the Marshal's Mansion? I thought it was ridiculous to think about how I tried my best to escape and then came back obediently.
The next day, the snow stopped, and the palace was still as quiet as before.
Lan Ling had a simple breakfast and went to Ling Chen's study to find him.
He was there. Ling Chen had already let the wind out, saying that he was stabbed by an assassin and could not go to court.
The fifth prince happened to be there when Lan Ling passed by.
Ling Chen leaned on the cushion with a lazy expression.
"Why are you here so early?" Ling Chen looked at her indifferently.
For some reason, Lan Ling always felt that Ling Chen in Prince An's Mansion treated her like a different person.
Those tender feelings, those beautiful things, all seem to be fake, or just a dream.
Really good things must be short-lived. Lan Ling sighed.
"I heard from the girl that a man from the Marshal's Mansion was arrested, can I meet him?"
"I can't. Madam Ling, this king is discussing matters, come over at noon." Ling Chen remained expressionless.
Lan Ling came back angrily.
After noon, Lan Ling went to Ling Chen's study again.
This time, she opened the door and went in, and found that there were many people in the room, Ling Chen was sitting in the middle, the fifth prince and Northwest Marquis Guan Shichang was on the left, Liu Jun, Minister of the Household Department, was on the right, there were two Lan Lings who did not know each other, and Han Zhitao was standing behind , Fan Xing, Tian Ming, Gu Fan, Yang Shuo, Fang Qiang, Wen Heng.
In Lan Ling's memory, except for Fan Xing, these people were all Ling Chen's people.
In this situation, Ling Chen still let Fan Xing participate in their meeting, don't you believe what I said
On the ground in front of him lay a man covered in blood and chained.
"Don't you want to see, it's him!" Ling Chen pointed to the ground.
Lan Ling suppressed the discomfort in his heart, and lifted the man's face to look.
"Liu Chong! Why is it you?" Lan Ling was shocked.
Liu Chong opened his eyes, "Miss San, it's really you, as long as you're fine."
"Why are you here? What are you doing here?" Lan Ling asked.
"I happened to hear the young master say that the third lady was missing. I wanted to come and see, but felt it was wrong. I wandered in front of the palace, but was caught as a spy..."
"Why didn't you tell the guard at the gate that you were looking for me?"
"I told you, they said you weren't here, they wouldn't let you in, and the marshal didn't know I was coming."
Lan Ling understood. Liu Chong heard that someone said she was missing, so he came to see her privately. But why did he come to see her privately
"Master, he's here to look for me. He won't be a traitor. He always takes good care of me in the Marshal's Mansion." Lan Ling pleaded.
"I see." Ling Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.
How dare a slave covet Lan Ling!
"Master, I don't know if this slave came here often before. How did a lot of our news reach Lan Sedum?" Fang Qiang said, Liu Chong was the one who brought people to arrest him.
Fang Qiang looked at Lan Ling with hatred in his eyes. Among the people killed in Xiaoqiying was his brother.
"Ling'er, the situation is special now." There was no warmth in Ling Chen's voice.
"But he was seriously injured, can I heal him?" Lan Ling looked at Liu Chong as if he was dying.
"Mrs. Ling, do you know that many brothers in the Xiaoqi camp were killed by Lan Jingtian, and many captured brothers were severely tortured. He is from Lan Jingtian. He was caught spying in front of the palace. It is normal for me to interrogate him. , he cannot be said to be innocent yet."
Fang Qiang glared at Lan Ling.
"Fang Qiang, let's discuss the matter." Tian Ming glared at Fang Qiang.
"Although he is from the Marshal's Mansion, he came to see me because he cared about me. I guarantee that he is not a spy!" Lan Ling always felt inferior in front of them, probably because of his father.
"Mrs. Ling, you can't make a wrong move at this time. It's not easy for him to get to where he is today. So many of us have followed him tremblingly until now. We can't make a mistake because of an unrelated person. You are his side concubine. You should know him well." Basically!" It was Wen Heng who spoke.
"I'm only talking about this person, I can guarantee this person..." Lan Ling smiled wryly, she didn't know the general idea. What if this person is from Wen Heng
"Have you thought about it for the Lord? The Lord has been thinking about this day for a long time, how could he allow a little mistake!" Wen Heng was very angry.
"Mrs. Ling, Miss Wen can understand things. You are the prince's side concubine, how can you make these demands?" the Northwest Marquis mocked.
"Miss San, I'm fine. You don't have to worry." Liu Chong raised his head, his voice hoarse.
Northwest Marquis looked sideways at her, and Liu Shangshu glared at her.
"My lord, Lan Sedum will go to the altar tomorrow, is the plan to kill Lan Sedum still in progress?" Northwest Marquis asked Ling Chen.
"Of course, the plan remains the same." Ling Chen replied.
Lan Ling paused, "What? You want to kill my father?"
"Come here, send Madam Ling back to Chenxiang Garden. This spy, Tian Ming, lock him up in the dungeon."
Lan Ling looked up at Ling Chen, but Ling Chen's eyes were on Wen Heng.
"It's like this now, don't go back in the future, I asked them to prepare a room for you, and it will be in Prince An's Mansion for the time being." Ling Chen said to Wen Heng.
That bitter taste slowly filled Lan Ling's heart.
Wen Heng didn't speak.
Ling Chen frowned slightly.
"Heng'er?" Ling Chen called her.
Lan Ling swallowed what he wanted to say, yes, in front of so many people. In front of the prince's important matter, she was really ignorant when she said these things.
But she didn't say that Liu Chong must be released, she believed that Liu Chong came to find her. It's normal to be caught as a spy, who made him a member of the Marshal's Mansion.
She just saw that Liu Chong was tortured to the point of dying, and she wanted to heal him.
"I'll think about it again." Wen Heng said in a low voice.
"Madam Ling wants to intercede for this person, why not go home and persuade Ling Zun to be merciful and think about it for our lord!" Wen Heng did not let Lan Ling go.
Out of anger, Wen Heng coughed and stroked his chest.
Ling Chen stood up and patted her on the back, and said distressedly: "This king has his own arrangements, why are you so anxious?"
Yang Shuo had already walked over and looked at Lan Ling: "Madam Ling, please go back!"
Lan Ling looked at Liu Chong who was lying on the ground as if he was out of breath, took out the heart-protecting pill from his coat, knelt on the ground, and stuffed two heart-protecting pills into Liu Chong's mouth.
"Madam Ling, even the king is not willing to use your heart protection pill, so you give it to this person?" Ling Chen finally glanced at her.
"He's dying. Ling'er doesn't have a broad mind, and she's not a lady who understands the general situation. It's just that Lan Ling is not stupid. He knows who is really good to Linger. I won't harm the prince, and I want to protect those who treat me as much as possible. Good man, that's all! I came here today to see who that person is, and now, I just want to heal his wounds, I didn't ask to let him go!"
Wen Heng raised his head to look at Lan Ling, and then at Ling Chen. Ling Chen's gaze was fixed on Lan Ling.