C90 (1/2)

The small courtyard instantly became deathly silent. There was only the rustling of the cold wind as it blew against the leaves. The sound of fallen leaves falling to the ground filled everyone's heart, making them feel as cold as the dead lake.

”Ah …” He killed someone … ”I killed him …”

After a long time, the palace maid who came with An Lan finally came back to her senses. She took small steps that trembled as she walked towards An Lan. Her trembling hands carefully reached out and placed them under her nose.

The next moment, her face turned pale with fright, as if she had suddenly turned ashen in June. All of a sudden, she scrambled to a corner of the small courtyard. Immediately, a deafening cry came out of her mouth, resounding through the entire temple.

Lan Yi looked at everything that had happened, and suddenly a bad premonition arose in his heart. However, he was worried about the young miss's condition. He didn't have time to care about these things and had already started to run. Like a sharp sword that had left the bowstring, she had already disappeared in a short while.

It was easier to find someone in the spacious Jade Cloud Temple than to find someone. She walked around in circles a few times but still couldn't find the imperial physician's residence.

At this moment, the news of her accidental killing of Anlan spread rapidly throughout the temple. In a fit of rage, the empress dowager ordered the imperial guards to come and arrest her. As the master, Bai Zhixi was naturally implicated, while he was still unconscious he was surrounded by the imperial guards, completely airtight. The empress dowager had ordered that if she didn't see Lan Yi's figure in two hours, she would be sent to prison and be punished as a servant who did not know how to behave.

”Pa …”

The quiet little courtyard was crowded with people, but they were all extremely respectful towards the furious esteemed empress dowager in front of them. And the crisp sound of the cup being thrown was from her hand.

”Impudent, you dare to murder a palace maid in a temple. You are simply disregarding all laws and regulations. Commander Chang, have you found anyone yet? ”

The empress dowager, seated in a low chair, gripped the cane tightly with both hands and trembled slightly. His chest heaved violently like a balloon that was about to explode. The veins on his neck stood up shakily and his face flushed red. From his neck to the back of his ears, he looked like an angry Guan Gong.

”In reply to Esteemed Empress Dowager, we've already searched with all our might, and haven't found Miss Bai's maidservant. ”Moreover …”

The right commander of the imperial guards, Ji Changde, was said to be the uncle of Bai Zhiru. However, the voice was as loud as a bell, and its tiny eyes flashed with light.

”And what?”

At this moment, the empress dowager, who was resting against the soft cushion with her eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes upon hearing what Commander Chang had said. She stared at him suspiciously.

”Moreover, Miss Bai has locked herself in her room and has not stepped out. I wanted to force my way in and see if she could hide the criminals, but there seems to be a formation outside of her house. I can only ask Her Majesty to send someone else to help me. ”

After Commander Chang finished speaking, he silently retreated to the side. Thinking about how he wanted to walk into Bai Zhixi's house earlier, and not get blown away by the powerful air currents, it was clear that an expert was helping her.

He was still feeling pain in his chest. If it wasn't for his luck in healing himself, he wouldn't have been able to stand up. If he really had the help of an expert, he would have definitely revealed the true identity of the person in the shadows, disqualified Bai Zhixi from participating in the princess's selection, and completed the mission given by his master.

”What?” How could there be such a thing? Wasn't she a fool before? A fool would actually be able to create such a strange array formation. Even I, the dignified Commander of the imperial guards, was no match for her. Could it be that she's been pretending to be crazy in the past? ”

Everyone was speechless for a moment, and the courtyard once again became silent. Everyone had their own thoughts. Everyone was wondering if Bai Zhixi only set up such a sinister array because he had received the help of an expert from the shadows.

Otherwise, how could she, a young lady from a pavilion who did not step out of the door and was foolish for decades, befriend such a powerful expert? If that wasn't the case, then she had been pretending all these years. A girl's mind was truly meticulous. It was truly not something to be looked down upon.

The empress dowager might have thought of this, but her dark eyes were still cold. Following that was a flash of killing intent.

Jun Mohan stood at the side and looked at the empress dowager who was behaving in such a manner. He suddenly understood that the empress dowager was suspicious of Bai Zhixi.

From his understanding of Lan Yi, he should not have acted so rashly to kill others. Furthermore, with such a huge matter happening, as the master, Xi Er actually did not come forward to settle it, and had even set up an array formation at the entrance.

”Royal Grandmother, your granddaughter told you all earlier that Bai Zhixi isn't as simple as she looks on the surface. She must have been pretending to be crazy and deceiving us previously, but we were fooled so foolishly by her that we didn't even notice. Grandmother, you must not shield her this time. You must punish her severely. ”Otherwise, how can I explain it to uncle? An Lan is uncle's daughter, the young miss of the Situ family. If she dies like this, uncle will definitely not let this go.”