Chapter 8: Entangled Again

Ling Chen quickly hid at the door, Lan Ling closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, and the door was gently opened a little.

Lan Yu's head poked in, Ling Chen stretched out his hand, directly pulled Lan Yu in, and covered her mouth. A servant girl behind Lan Yu was about to escape. Lan Ling pressed a hidden weapon on her hand, a small needle shot over, and the little girl fainted directly.

Ling Chen glanced at her, a little surprised.

Lan Ling lived in Moshan until she was thirteen years old. Her grandfather and uncle taught her martial arts in their spare time. She was very smart and learned it quickly.

The ring named Meiying on her hand and the silver hairpin Yuehun on her head were given to her by her master Yao Lin. They are both ornaments and weapons.

So if she has the will, ordinary people can't hurt her. In her previous life, she had been too stupid and gavin all of herself to someone who didn't love her.

Then she had been imprisoned in the dungeon, and Ling Feng put a spiked anklet on her to prevent her from escaping.

Lan Ling got up and put on her clothes. She knew Lan Yu's tricks very well. In her previous life, she had many such insidious and dirty tricks.

Lan Ling remembered that she had used such tricks to frame her and Ling Chen in her previous life, but that happened only after she married Ling Feng. She didn't expect that she would encounter such a thing just after returning to the Marshal's Mansion.

If this was discovered, not only would her innocence be lost, but she would also be charged with the crime of seducing the prince, and she would probably lose her life. Moreover, Ling Chen would also be affected. After all, she was the daughter of the Grand Marshal, not a wild woman in a brothel.

Ling Chen had knocked Lan Yu unconscious. His face was red, and his eyes were also red. He took out a small porcelain bottle from the little girl's clothes and poured the medicine into Lan Yu's mouth.

"What is that?"

"The aphrodisiac she just gave me." Ling Chen gritted his teeth.

"Go back quickly, so that people won't be suspicious." Ling Chen looked at her, and suddenly touched her shoulders, staring at the honey-colored underwear under her blue dress with evil eyes.

Lan Ling's face changed, and she tried desperately to escape. After running a few steps, she was lifted up by her belt and carried on his shoulders.

"You bastard, what time is it now! Hurry up and deal with the aftermath here!" Lan Ling reached out and pulled out the silver hairpin behind her head, and stabbed it directly into Ling Chen's thigh.

Ling Chen groaned, put her down and grabbed her chin fiercely: "Little girl, your claws are very sharp!" He grabbed her hand, and Lan Ling heard the crisp sound of bones shifting.

She was in so much pain that tears were about to fall, but at this time, she couldn't show weakness, she knew Ling Chen was drugged.

"Pa!" She slapped Ling Chen hard, and Ling Chen was stunned for a moment and let her go.

Lan Ling suddenly realized what she had done and turned around to run.

In a flash, her neck was instantly pinched by the man's big hand. If he stretched his palm, her cervical vertebra would be broken.

"You girl, not only did you scold this prince, but you also dared to hit this prince. You are really tired of living!" Ling Chen's eyes were bloodshot and cold.

Lan Ling tightly grasped his arm, and gradually became weak.

Her body was thrown to the ground fiercely.

Lan Ling got up, "Just kill me if you want. Now is not the time to care about trivial things." She reached out and stuffed a tranquilizer into his mouth, which could slightly relieve the effect of the aphrodisiac.

Ling Chen was stunned, "What did you feed me?"

"Antidote, to relieve the aphrodisiac." Lan Ling stretched her head and looked out the window. There was a small lake behind the house.

She stabbed the girl's chest with the silver hairpin in her hand, making sure she was dead. "Quick, throw her into the lake!" She grabbed the girl on the ground.

Ling Chen didn't move. He still couldn't believe that he was slapped by a girl, but he didn't want to kill her.

He stared at her, "Do you know what’s the crime of hitting a prince?"

"It's better than the crime of being promiscuous! Hurry up and help!" Lan Ling stomped her feet.

"You are a very cruel woman. Why did you kill her? Wouldn't it be better to keep her as a witness?" Ling Chen frowned slightly.

"Who knows what she will say later. Since you have captured Lan Yu and given her an aphrodisiac, let’s just make it happen according to our plan. Don't allow any variables." Lan Ling said in a cold voice.

Ling Chen was slightly startled, and after thinking about it, he thought that it made sense. If she turned against them when she testifies, things would be troublesome.

He looked up at Lan Ling. Her pretty face contained a ruthlessness that was beyond her age.

Ling Chen reached out and picked up the girl, then quickly went out and threw her into the lake.

Lan Ling stopped looking at him, straightened her clothes, and walked out quickly.

When she was almost at the banquet hall, she met Ling Feng. He seemed to have drunk too much, his face was slightly red, and his eyes were sparkling. When he saw Lan Ling, he walked forward and stopped in front of Lan Ling: "Why are you always avoiding me?"

"Your Highness is mighty. I am timid and have never seen the world."

"You look very beautiful today." Ling Feng suddenly moved closer to her, closed his eyes slightly, sniffed her, and seemed to enjoy it very much.

"Your Highness, are you looking for my elder sister?" Lan Ling stared at him. In her previous life, she loved this man to the core, to the point of losing herself in love and causing her relatives’ deaths.

Even now, looking at him up close like this, her heart still palpitated.

"Have you seen your sister?"

Lan Ling was about to say that she didn't see her, but suddenly her mind moved, and she said slowly: "When I just came out, I seemed to see her go over there." Lan Ling pointed in the direction of the small house.

"Oh, the palace is very big, be careful not to get lost." He looked at her.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Lan Ling bowed and left quickly.

Ling Feng was a little annoyed. She avoided him as if he were the plague god.

Lan Ling returned to her seat. Everyone was still drinking. Due to the death of the crown prince this year, there was no singing or dancing at the banquet. Except for Lan Yu playing the guqin to entertain everyone at the beginning of the banquet, the only event was the emperor's rewards for the ministers.

During the banquet, the emperor and empress chatted with the ministers. It was a real family dinner.

Shen Jun frowned slightly when he saw Lan Ling. Lan Ling glanced at her and knew that Shen Jun knew about the plot against her today.

Her identity is insignificant, but Ling Chen is a prince. If someone could trap a prince in the palace, then there must be important people involved. Lan Ling thought about Ling Feng's expression just now. He probably didn't know.

Lan Ling glanced at Ling Feng's mother, Zhou Guifei, who was looking at her thoughtfully. Lan Ling immediately stood up and bowed, smiling brightly.

The insider in the palace must be her.

Lan Ling suddenly realized that Ling Chen's situation must be very difficult. Her mother was not favored, and was being targeted by Zhou Guifei, the emperor's favorite.

In her previous life, she did not have a good impression of Ling Chen. That prince was suave, charming, and idle, but he was Ling Feng's rival for the throne. Ling Feng almost fell into his hands, so he must have some tricks up his sleeve.

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Thinking back to when her heart was gouged out in her previous life, he had actually tried his best to save her. Now thinking back, in her previous life, that romantic prince seemed to had always been very caring towards her. At that time, she just thought he had been reckless, because every time he saw her, he had always liked to tease her.

But being able to rob a place of execution is definitely not something that an unrelated person would do. Thinking about it now, Lan Ling still feels puzzled.

It was unknown whether he was killed by Ling Feng later on. The last time she saw him in her previous life was when a large knife had been chopping at his face...

Ling Chen came back, and she saw him sitting there, his face still red. If someone didn't know better, they would think he was drunk.

Zhou Guifei's face darkened.

A few maids came in with wine jugs. The girl in green handed the wine jug to the girl in red next to Ling Chen's mother.

Lan Ling saw the girl in red reaching out to take the wine jug, but the girl in green stretched out her foot. No one noticed except Lan Ling.

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