The concubine escaped and cried when she met the prince again

Unexpectedly, just as Nie Chang finished speaking, he heard someone shouting at him, "Chief Nie, there is a body in Concubine Lan's room."

Nie Chang was shocked when he heard his companion's words. He ignored the high temperature around him and hurried to Shen Ruolan's house. When he entered the house and saw the corpse on the ground, his face turned pale instantly.

Concubine Lan was the prince's favorite concubine. Now she has been burned to death because they did not discover it in time. How are they going to explain to the prince?

And this is not the point. The point is that Concubine Lan was already pregnant, and the prince seemed to be very fond of her. Now she is suddenly gone. They are afraid that even a hundred heads would not be enough.

Manager Zhao listened to the guards' words, and he collapsed to the ground with a plop. He looked towards Shen Ruolan's room with a pale face, and kept muttering, "Why would this happen?"

As he spoke, he seemed to realize something. He looked around the crowd and saw the sleeping Wan Dong and He Yue. He quickly grabbed them and shouted, "You two damn girls, wake up now."

However, Wan Dong and He Yue were poisoned by Shen Ruolan and could not wake up in a short period of time. Manager Zhao had no choice but to invite a doctor overnight to wake Wan Dong and He Yue up.

Late in winter, the two woke up and were heartbroken to learn that Shen Ruolan had died in the fire. They knelt in front of Shen Ruolan's door and refused to get up.

Compared to the chaotic Prince Han's Mansion, General Qin's Mansion seemed much quieter. Qin Zhen carefully brought Shen Ruolan to his and his wife's bedroom. As soon as he entered the door, Qin Zhen was thrown into the arms of the person inside, who asked him nervously, "Husband, what's wrong?"

Qin Zhen let Shen Ruolan in and closed the door, then whispered to his wife, "Zhu'er, this is the doctor who saved you that day, Wanxi."

After Shen Ruolan heard what Qin Zhen said, she pulled off the black scarf covering her face, bowed to Zhong Lingzhu, and said with gratitude: "Thank you, Madam Qin, for saving Wanxi from the dire situation. Wanxi is very grateful."

Zhong Lingzhu didn't notice Shen Ruolan's appearance at all when she gave birth that day. Now, after seeing her appearance, she was stunned for a moment. She couldn't help but shout to her, "Cousin Die?"

Qin Zhen and Shen Ruolan looked at each other and said to Zhong Lingzhu, "Zhu'er, did you recognize the wrong person? The benefactor is the daughter of Censor Lan, Lan Wanxi."

Zhong Lingzhu came back to her senses, smiled awkwardly at Shen Ruolan and said, "Miss Lan, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. I just saw that you looked very similar to my late cousin Die, so I mistook you for someone else."

Shen Ruolan smiled at her and said, "It's okay."

After she finished speaking, she paused and asked Qin Zhen, "General Qin, when can I leave the city?"

She couldn't stay in the general's mansion for too long, otherwise it would bring trouble to them.

Qin Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Miss Lan, you should take a rest first. We will be ready to leave the house in an hour."

After saying this, he arranged for his wife, "Zhu'er, quickly prepare some things for Miss Lan that she will need on the road."

Zhong Lingzhu said to her husband: "Okay"

After saying that, she smiled at Shen Ruolan and said, "Miss Lan, please follow me."

Shen Ruolan nodded to Zhong Lingzhu and followed.

At dawn, Qin Zhen took Shen Ruolan, who was already dressed up, out of the house. When they arrived at the gate of the capital, the soldier guarding the gate saluted Qin Zhen and said, "I greet General Qin."

Qin Zhen looked at the people guarding the gate and said as usual: "No need to be polite."

After saying this, he strode out of the city.

Shen Ruolan also hurried to follow.

The soldier guarding the city gate looked at the unfamiliar Shen Ruolan and said to Qin Zhen with a smile, "General Qin, when did you change your follower to a sissy one?"

Qin Zhen turned around and glared at the soldiers guarding the gate, then angrily said to them, "I am happy, is it your business?"

"Hehe, none of my business." The soldier guarding the gate said with a smile.

Qin Zhen snorted at him and said, "You don't have the guts."

After saying that, he shouted to Shen Ruolan behind him: "Muzi, hurry up."

Shen Ruolan didn't dare to say anything. She nodded to Qin Zhen and hurriedly trotted after him.

Qin Zhen brought Shen Ruolan to a relatively secret place outside the capital. He clapped his hands gently, and his confidant Wu Cheng came out and said, "This subordinate greets the master."

Qin Zhen looked at his confidant and asked, "Have you brought out all the things that Madam gave you?"

Wu Cheng lowered his head and said, "My Lord, I have brought it out."

Qin Zhen nodded, took the bundle from his hand and handed it to Shen Ruolan, saying, "Miss Lan, here are some dry food, two hundred taels of silver notes and fifty taels of silver. Although there are not many things, this is a small gift from my wife and I. Please keep it."

He wanted to give Shen Ruolan more banknotes, but their General Qin's Mansion was already stretched to the limit and could not afford to give Shen Ruolan more money.

After Shen Ruolan heard what Qin Zhen said, she took the bundle, took out the two hundred taels of silver notes inside and said, "General Qin, I'll take the dry food and the change, but you should take the two hundred taels of silver notes back with you."

After saying this, she was worried that Qin Zhen might be suspicious, so she hurriedly continued, "General Qin, fifty taels of silver is enough for me to spend. The soldiers behind General Qin need these two hundred taels more than I do, so you should take them back."

She talked with Zhong Lingzhu for a long time last night. From her words, she could feel that the emperor did not like the Qin family, and the amount of food and fodder given to the soldiers every year was getting less and less.

Most of the time, the General's Mansion had to pay for the support of the soldiers out of their own pockets, which caused the deficit of General Qin's Mansion to grow bigger and bigger, making their lives very tight.

Qin Zhen looked at the banknotes that Shen Ruolan handed over. He smiled helplessly at her and said, "Nothing can be hidden from Miss Lan's eyes."

After saying that, he took the banknote and said to Shen Ruolan, "Okay, I'll take this banknote. If Miss Lan needs Qin in the future, you can come to me at any time."

Shen Ruolan smiled and replied to Qin Zhen: "Yes."

After saying that, she put on her bag, bowed to Qin Zhenfu and said, "Thank you, General Qin, for your help. Wanxi will take her leave now."

Qin Zhen bowed to Shen Ruolan and said, "Take care on your journey, Miss Lan."

Shen Ruolan nodded to Qin Zhen, then left with her bag on her back without looking back.

Wu Cheng looked at Shen Ruolan's departing back and asked his master, "Master, don't you need to send someone to protect Miss Lan?"

Qin Zhen looked at Shen Ruolan's back and said with a complicated expression: "She doesn't want it."

At first, he was worried about her leaving alone and offered to give her two people, but she refused on the grounds that she could take care of herself.

Of course, Qin Zhen also knew why Shen Ruolan refused. First, she didn't want General Qin's Mansion to be implicated because of her. Second, she wanted to completely cut off ties with the capital and no longer have anything to do with Jiang Dichen.