The concubine escaped and cried when she met the prince again

Ever since Shen Ruolan was punished, all expenses of their Qingfeng Courtyard were reduced by half. They were not even eligible to hire a doctor and could only watch the young lady slowly wither away.

Wan Dong listened to He Yue's words. She looked at the dying Shen Ruolan, nodded, and said with a sad face: "Sister He Yue, please inform Manager Zhao. I will help the young lady wipe it."

Although they had only been together as master and servant for more than three months, Wan Dong liked Lan Wanxi very much because she was kind and treated them very well. Now that she was dying, she really didn't want to let her go.

He Yue sneaked to the front yard of the palace and saw Jiang Dichen and several of his subordinates just coming back from outside. She quickly dodged and hid behind a rockery nearby. Unexpectedly, the subordinates around Jiang Dichen suddenly shouted, "Who's in front? Come out quickly."

He Yue was so frightened that she ran out in a hurry, knelt in front of Jiang Dichen, trembling and kowtowing to him, saying: "This servant deserves death, I offended the prince, please punish me."

Shi Nie saw that it was the maid from Qingfeng Courtyard. He frowned and scolded her, "What are you doing here sneaking around?"

He Yue lowered her head and told Shi Nie truthfully, "To reply to Guard Shi, Concubine Lan is about to die, and I am about to go find Manager Zhao to take care of her funeral."

"What? Concubine Lan..." Shi Nie looked at He Yue in shock. He did not say the last words that threatened to kill him. He silently looked at his master to see how he would deal with it.

When Jiang Dichen heard that Lan Wanxi was going to die, his hard face finally showed a hint of reaction. He frowned and asked He Yue, "What happened?"

After listening to Jiang Dichen's questions, He Yue told him the whole story about Lan Wanxi being beaten in the Prime Minister's Mansion, having a miscarriage, and being severely beaten with twenty boards that day.

Jiang Dichen was very unhappy when he heard that Lan Wanxi was beaten by the Prime Minister's Mansion and then accepted the punishment of twenty strokes of the cane without saying a word. Is this woman a saw-mouthed gourd? That day, if she could have defended herself and softened her tone, he would not have really beaten her so much.

Jiang Dichen rubbed his brows and told Shi Nie, "Go and call Jing Yun."

After saying this, he walked towards Qingfeng Courtyard.

"Yes, master." Shi Nie responded to his master and hurried to find Jing Yun.

In Qingfeng Courtyard, Jiang Dichen came to Shen Ruolan's bedside and heard her mumbling in her sleep: "Baby, my baby..."

"Baby, mom is here to accompany you, don't go..." As Shen Ruolan spoke, tears flowed down the corners of her eyes.

Jiang Dichen, who saw this scene, somehow felt remorse for punishing her that day. He reached out to wipe the tears from her eyes and said to her, "If you want a child, get well soon."

Unfortunately, Shen Ruolan couldn't hear him at all. She was still mumbling to herself and crying for her baby.

"Master, Jingyun is here." Shi Nie shouted outside the door.

"Come in." Jiang Dichen said.

Jingyun came in and saluted to his master, saying, "I pay my respects to you, Master."

Jiang Dichen said to his subordinates: "Hurry up and show her."

Jingyun replied respectfully: "Yes"

After saying that, he hurriedly helped Shen Ruolan to check her pulse, then he withdrew his hand and asked his master: "Master, her injuries are very serious. If she is not treated in time, I am afraid she will not survive tonight."

Jiang Dichen heard what his subordinate said, and he shouted at him, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and deal with it for her."

"Yes." Jingyun received the order, turned his back to the bed, asked Wandong to help Shen Ruolan take off her clothes, and let her lie on the bed, then helped Shen Ruolan clean the wound.

Jiang Dichen saw that Shen Ruolan's skin, which was originally as white as jade, had turned dark purple after just a few days of not seeing her, which made him look very unhappy.

He looked at Wan Dong who was serving her and scolded her, "Concubine Lan was injured so badly, why didn't you call a doctor for her?"

Wan Dong knelt down quickly and said, "In reply to your Highness, ever since the young lady was punished, we servants have been unable to leave Qingfeng Courtyard. We have asked the steward in charge of delivering meals for help, but they said that the young lady was punished and was not eligible to call a doctor."

After hearing what Wan Dong said, Jiang Dichen ordered his subordinates, "Come here, go and call Manager Zhao over to me."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yan Mo responded loudly.

That day, all the stewards, big and small, in Prince Han's palace were severely beaten with thirty sticks by Jiang Dichen, and their salaries were reduced by half for three months as punishment. This made those stewards who had taken advantage of the situation regret it very much.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jiang Yingxue was telling Lan Shurong in vivid detail how she dealt with Lan Wanxi that day. After she finished speaking, she smiled and asked Lan Shurong, "Sister Rong, are you satisfied with this masterpiece of mine?"

Lan Shurong smiled and replied to Jiang Yingxue: "Satisfied, very satisfied. Shurong would like to thank the princess here."

Jiang Yingxue was in a good mood when she heard that Lan Shurong was very satisfied. At the same time, she looked at her and said cryptically: "Since Sister Rong is satisfied, then let's do what we agreed on before..."

Although Jiang Yingxue was only thirteen years old, she fell in love with the eldest son of the Prime Minister's Mansion at first sight. In order to meet Lan Zhiyan alone, she agreed to Lan Shurong's deal.

Lan Shurong smiled knowingly and said, "Princess, please rest assured. I will definitely be able to handle this matter."

The princess wanted to meet her brother alone. This was an easy task for her, much easier than going to Prince Han's Mansion to deal with Lan Wanxi.

"That's great." Jiang Yingxue paused and continued, "I want to see Brother Wei within two days. I hope Sister Rong won't say anything wrong."

The main reason is that Lan Zhiyan has a strange temper and is often missing, making it difficult for Jiang Yingxue to find him. Otherwise, she would not have made such a deal with Lan Shurong.

After all, she was beating her brother's concubine, and her brother doted on her so much, and she didn't want to make things difficult for him.

Lan Shurong said to Emperor Jiang Yingxue: "Princess, please rest assured. I will give you the news tomorrow morning."

"Okay." Jiang Yingxue got a satisfactory answer. After playing in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a while, she returned to Prince Han's Mansion.

It is inconvenient to go in and out of the palace every time. Now that her brother is in the palace, there is no need for her to go back to the palace every day.

After Jiang Yingxue left, Lan Shurong went out to a villa, found her eldest brother, and told him about the deal between her and Jiang Yingxue.

After Lan Zhiyan heard what his sister said, he stood up and scolded her: "Rong'er, you are just making trouble. The princess is young and ignorant, and you are also ignorant?"

Seeing her brother getting angry here, Lan Shurong also said with a wronged look on her face: "But what can I do? Jiang Dichen doesn't want to get married, and I can't just watch him have illegitimate children one after another."

Lan Zhiyan looked at his sister and said, "As long as Prince Han doesn't break off the engagement with you, no matter how many children she gives birth to, they are all bastards. Why should you mind?"