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The night in the Imperial City was exceptionally mysterious. The light from the lanterns illuminated the entire Imperial City, which was filled with mysteries and stories. Under the eaves, the wind whistled. It was like a woman crying, yet also like a sorrowful music.

In the dead of the night, other than the whistling sound coming from under the eaves, the Imperial City was completely silent. The silence made this place even more mysterious.

Within this frighteningly quiet Imperial City, a black shadow suddenly appeared from under the roof of the Imperial City. It was so fast that there weren't any traces of it. It was as if a gust of black ash had been blown away by the night wind. The black shadow instantly disappeared into the darkness, as if it had never existed.

Inside the Red Sleeve Palace, Lan Ruo'er had already rested for a long time. At this moment, she was lying on the bed and just as Lan Ruo'er was about to sleep, there was a sudden sound from the door of Red Sleeve Palace's bedroom, and it opened from the outside.

Lan Ruo'er was woken up by the sound of the door opening. She suddenly sat up from the bed, a look of panic on her face.

"Men! Men! Light the lamp!" Seeing that her Red Sleeve Palace was actually pitch-black, Lan Ruo'er asked as her face turned pale from fright.

However, not a single person from the entire Red Sleeve Palace replied. The quiet and soundless Red Sleeve Palace made people even more afraid. Lan Ruo'er already had a bad premonition when she saw this situation.

"Someone, someone, light …" Lan Ruo'er's voice had already started to tremble slightly as she nervously looked all around at the pitch-black Red Sleeve Palace.

"Stop shouting, woman, you're so noisy." Suddenly, a voice sounded from the corner. It was a low voice, yet it carried a hint of mischievousness.

When Lan Ruo'er heard this voice, she became even more flustered.

Who are you? How did you manage to break into the Red Sleeve Palace? " Lan Ruo'er shouted in panic, a look of panic sweeping across her face, she had already retreated a few steps and her heels were already at the foot of the bed, she realised that she had nowhere to retreat to, so she climbed onto the bed and hid herself at the foot of the bed.

"How can those guards of yours stop me? "He's really overestimating himself." The black shadow spoke arrogantly once again with a tone of contempt. However, at this moment, Lan Ruo'er was already very afraid, and was obviously not in the mood to listen to the words of the black clothed man.

"What do you want to do? Who exactly are you? " Lan Ruo'er's voice trembled slightly, and her expression quickly carried traces of fear. The current Lan Ruo'er really wished that Xuanyuan Zhiling was by her side.

When the man in black heard this, he suddenly laughed. His laugh contained a trace of complicated emotions.

"You don't have to care who I am. But don't worry, I won't harm you." The black clothed man's tone seemed to soften a bit when she said this. When Lan Ruo'er heard this, the worry in her heart subsided slightly, but she still could not completely relax.

"Since you're not willing to tell me who you are, and also said that you won't hurt me, then why did you come to my Red Sleeve Palace in the middle of the night?" Lan Ruo'er realized that this person did not come from a good place and she tried her best to remain calm in her heart.

After the black clothed man heard Lan Ruo'er's words, he immediately chuckled and said, "I am only here to remind you, otherwise, you would actually be unaware that you have been toyed with by someone else." When the black-clothed man finished speaking, his voice actually carried a trace of a smile; he was clearly mocking Lan Ruo'er.

Hearing that, Lan Ruo'er's face immediately became ugly.

"What are you talking about? Who was toyed with in the palm of others' hands? " As she said that, Lan Ruo'er was slightly angered, and asked with a gloomy face.

The black-clothed man laughed even louder after hearing Lan Ruo'er's words.

"How sad. Even now, you still don't know anything." The man in black said, his eyes shining in the dark night. The moonlight outside the window seemed to flash with a black light.

Lan Ruo'er's expression turned worse and worse, as complicated emotions flashed across her face.

"Seeing that you're so stupid, let me remind you, have you forgotten about the humiliation you suffered that day at the Blue Bird Hall?" As the black-clothed man spoke till here, Lan Ruo'er tenaciously quibbled, "But this empress and the Emperor didn't do it on purpose. It can't be said that it's any sort of humiliation."

"In that case, why don't you understand that they were just there for you to see?" When the black clothed man heard Lan Ruo'er's words, he suddenly sped up, and his tone became gloomy.

"That won't happen, empress even personally gave me medicinal herbs to cure my illness. Yesterday, the Emperor came to me to explain that matter, I believe …" Before Lan Ruo'er could finish speaking, the black clothed man laughed again.

"How naive. My warning was only to the point. If you're smart, then think about it for yourself. At that time, if you suffer any losses, don't regret it." After he finished speaking, before Lan Ruo'er could react, she heard a swishing sound. The black clothed person had already completely disappeared from Lan Ruo'er's sight, accompanied by a light noise from the window.

The black clothed man left, but Lan Ruo'er was unable to sleep at night, could it be that what the black clothed man said was true?

However, at this time, the Black Butterfly Villa late at night was bustling with noise and excitement.

"Why are you here again? I already told you last time, I still need to consider whether or not I should help you. " Song Mingzhi looked at the black-clothed Xuanyuan Mocheng who paid a visit late at night, and said with a cold tone.

Xuanyuan Mocheng's mood this time seemed to be even more gloomy than last time. Hearing Song Mingzhi's words, the corner of Xuanyuan Mocheng's mouth hooked up into a cold smile, and there was even a trace of strangeness in his smile.

"If you don't help me, you have to think about the consequences. You will lose the woman you love the most in this life. Don't you regret it?" When Xuanyuan Mocheng said this, he lowered his head, and Song Mingzhi could not see his expression clearly.

"Humph, thank you for your reminder, but that is between me and Qin Feng, it is not your place to meddle." As he said this, Song Mingzhi's face was cold, and a complicated expression quickly flashed across his face.

After what happened last night, her Red Sleeve Palace was no longer calm. Lan Ruo'er had originally believed that she had misunderstood Qin Feng and Xuanyuan Zhiling, but when she heard the black-clothed man's words last night, she couldn't help but waver.

"Princess, is there something on your mind?" The palace maids by Lan Ruo'er's side asked worriedly when they saw that Lan Ruo'er had been depressed from the start of the morning until the afternoon, and that her appearance was not very good either.

Lan Ruo'er was startled when she heard this, but then she remembered what the black clothed man said last night. She couldn't help but doubt in her heart, so she took out the herb Qin Feng had given her yesterday and instructed the palace maid: "Take this herb to the imperial doctors to see, and remember to tell me what the imperial doctors say when you come back."

Lan Ruo'er said as she handed the herbs in her hand to the palace maid. Naturally, the palace maid did not dare to delay and bring the herbs over to the imperial hospitals.

When the palace maid returned, she had an awkward look on her face.

"What did the imperial physicians say?" Is this herb really used to treat wind chill? " Lan Ruo'er's expression carried a tinge of nervousness as she said those words, as she stared intently at the palace maid's somewhat troubled face.

The palace maid stammered for a long time without saying anything, only holding onto the herbs as her hands continuously trembled. Seeing the palace maid in such a state, Lan Ruo'er seemed to have realized something, but she did not dare come to a conclusion.

"Hurry up and speak. Stop stuttering." When Lan Ruo'er finished speaking, the palace maid then unsteadily passed on the imperial physician's words to Lan Ruo'er and said, "This servant has shown this herb to the imperial physicians. They said, they said that it wasn't any kind of herb at all, but poison grass.

As the palace maid finished speaking, Lan Ruo'er's face had already turned extremely ugly.

"What did you say?" Are you mistaken? " Lan Ruo'er could not believe her own ears, but the reality was right in front of him. It was true that Qin Feng had not given her any type of medicinal herb to cure her cold, but had given her poisonous herbs to kill her.

Thinking to this point, Lan Ruo'er's eyes flashed with a complicated expression, and there was even a hint of gloominess. Could it be that Qin Feng had really humiliated her, and wanted to kill her on purpose?

Princess, the imperial physician has already said that this medicinal herb is a poisonous plant. This servant knows that empress's intentions are very clear, what should we do? The palace maid looked nervous as she said this, not knowing what to do.

When Lan Ruo'er heard this, a cold expression quickly flashed across her face. "I never thought that empress would actually want to kill me. Lan Ruo'er said, his expression quickly filled with complex emotions.

"Hmph, what the black clothed man said was right. I was really too naive and foolish, I really thought that the empress was sincerely treating me well. It seems like I'm the most foolish person here." When Lan Ruo'er said this, his expression quickly became gloomy and sinister.

Right now, Qin Feng did not know what had happened, but coincidentally, Xuanyuan Zhiling had arrived at the Blue Bird Hall, so Qin Feng begged Xuanyuan Zhiling to accompany him to the rear garden to admire the flowers, as he had not gone to the back garden for a long time.

Xuanyuan Zhiling was unable to resist Qin Feng's all out pleadings and persuasion, so he could only follow him to the backyard.

"Look, this is the time when the peonies are open. Look at how beautiful that flower is." Qin Feng pointed to the best peony as she spoke, revealing a rare smile. Qin Feng snuggled up to Xuanyuan Zhiling and revealed a sincere smile.

Xuanyuan Zhiling lightly scratched the tip of Qin Feng's nose and said lovingly: "That's right, it's as beautiful as you." When Xuanyuan Zhiling said till here, he gently kissed Qin Feng's forehead. He could feel that Xuanyuan Zhiling, who doted on him, also had a face full of happiness.

She clenched her fists tightly. Previously, if she had seen this scene, she would only have been envious but did not dare to think too much about it, but now, she was truly unable to continue watching.

"brother, empress is truly in a good mood. It's rare to see you two come to the back garden to admire a flower. Just now, empress said that she likes this peony in full bloom, and coincidentally, I like this one as well." As Lan Ruo'er said this, he reached out and directly plucked the peony.

Qin Feng was obviously shocked when she saw this. In her eyes, Lan Ruo'er was an extremely kind girl, why was she acting so strangely today?

"Since Princess Yiyang also likes this peony, then I'll give it to you." Qin Feng thought that it was just a flower, so she didn't mind. As long as Lan Ruo'er was happy, everything was fine. However, when Lan Ruo'er was plucking the peony, he sneered and said: "Although peonies look very similar to peonies, they are never as noble or noble as peonies and can only be considered as ordinary. A crow like Xiao'er can't fly up a branch and become a phoenix in her entire life."

When Lan Ruo'er said this, his smile still carried a bit of bitterness. Both Qin Feng and Xuanyuan Zhiling could tell that something was wrong with Lan Ruo'er's words, but they didn't know what she wanted to say.

"Nore, what happened to you?" "Why do I feel like you're so weird today?" Out of concern, Qin Feng frowned slightly, and asked worriedly. But Lan Ruo'er still had a gloomy face, and a cold expression quickly flashed across his face.

"I'm just sorry that I didn't let empress's plan succeed."