She turned around and ran to Qi Boshen’s side, completely devoid of her previous aloofness and restraint.

“Sister, it’s a good thing you came out in time.” If it weren’t for the beautiful neighbor’s timely appearance, she wouldn’t have been able to escape unscathed like this.

The gloom in Qi Boshen’s eyes dissipated as she approached, he glanced lightly at the gate of the cold palace: “Was she making things difficult for you?”

Yun Shuran subconsciously looked at the gate of the cold palace, she thought for a few seconds before replying: “Concubine Li has always been against me, she wouldn’t come to the cold palace to find me for no reason.”

She knew Concubine Li’s purpose, but there was nothing she could do, she was a discarded concubine in the cold palace, and Concubine Li was someone she couldn’t fight against.

Yun Shuran saw him staring at the gate of the cold palace, his expression was cold and awe-inspiring, she didn’t want to worry the beautiful neighbor because of her own affairs, he had already helped her a lot.

“Sister, don’t worry about me, my luck isn’t very good, but whenever my life is in danger, I can always turn misfortune into fortune.”

Qi Boshen was intimately holding her right arm, her faint fragrance permeated the air, his throat felt dry but he didn’t refuse her intimacy.

Hearing his casual “hmm” in response, Yun Shuran started to change the subject and chat about other things, she seemed to have endless things to talk to Qi Boshen about, and Qi Boshen always listened silently, he never got impatient.

His company could soothe the unease that welled up in Yun Shuran’s heart.

The cold palace was peaceful for a few days, then it welcomed a “rare guest”.

When Leng Jun walked into the cold palace, Yun Shuran was watering the vegetable patch, the morning sun filled the entire cold palace, only around her was there warmth, it was lively and vibrant, unlike the dead silence around her.

She rolled up her sleeves, revealing her jade-like wrists, she was very focused on watering the vegetable patch, she didn’t notice anyone coming to the cold palace.

Chen Gonggong, who was beside Leng Jun, was about to announce the emperor’s arrival loudly so that Concubine Yun could come and bow and greet the emperor, but Leng Jun stopped him with a raised hand before he could speak.

He stood aside and watched quietly for a while, he told Chen Gonggong and the others to wait there, then he strode into Qi Boshen’s palace.

Yun Shuran finished watering and picked up the bucket to walk back, she saw the figures of Chen Gonggong and the others, she was stunned in place, why was Chen Gonggong here, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time?

She didn’t know that Leng Jun was also in the cold palace, she thought that Chen Gonggong had something to look for her, she thought about it for a while as she walked over, it seemed that there weren’t any festivals recently that needed to be held.

So what was Chen Gonggong doing in the cold palace?

“Chen Gonggong.”

Yun Shuran greeted him as she put down the bucket.

“Concubine Yun, are you watering the land?”

Chen Gonggong only thought it was amazing, the concubines in the palace were well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, they were quite knowledgeable, but he didn’t know that Concubine Yun could also grow vegetables, what surprised him even more was that Concubine Yun was willing to lower herself to grow vegetables.

Speaking of the vegetable patch, Yun Shuran smiled: “I found some vegetable seeds in the cold palace a while ago, so I cultivated a small piece of land, to see if I could grow vegetables.”

Chen Gonggong really thought that her vitality was extremely tenacious, his eyes showed his admiration for her: “Concubine Yun, you’ve amazed this servant.”

Yun Shuran smiled awkwardly: “There’s nothing I can do about it.”

Chen Gonggong felt pity for her, but he also felt sorry for her, she could only blame herself for being born in the General’s Mansion, whether Concubine Yun had conspired with other concubines to frame Concubine Liu or not, the General’s Mansion’s fate wouldn’t change, because the root cause wasn’t on Concubine Yun, it was just convenient to throw her into the cold palace.

“Chen Gonggong came to the cold palace to…” Yun Shuran drew out her voice to express her question, seeing that he wasn’t in a hurry, it seemed that there wasn’t anything important.

Chen Gonggong remembered that she hadn’t seen the emperor, he gestured towards Qi Boshen’s palace: “This time, I came to the cold palace not to look for you, Concubine Yun.”

Yun Shuran also looked towards the neighboring palace, if it wasn’t for her, then it must be for the beautiful neighbor.

Although she realized that the beautiful neighbor wasn’t an ordinary person, but… she was still worried.

She hesitated, Chen Gonggong saw that she wanted to ask but didn’t dare to ask, he couldn’t help but chuckle: “The emperor is inside.”

Yun Shuran widened her eyes: “The emperor is here?”

Chen Gonggong nodded.

She immediately picked up the bucket and said goodbye to him: “The wind is a bit strong here, I’ll go inside.”

Chen Gonggong hadn’t reacted yet when she had already dashed a few meters away, he saw her pass by the well, put down the bucket, and “trotted” into the hall with her hands holding her skirt.

She completely stunned Chen Gonggong and the others, shouldn’t she be happily waiting aside for the emperor to come out? Why… was she running so fast?

Chen Gonggong knew that Concubine Yun didn’t have a heart to compete for favor, but… he didn’t expect her to avoid the emperor like this.

Yun Shuran ran back to the palace in a flash, she didn’t even dare to close the window that could see the neighboring palace, she didn’t dare to pass by the window, she was afraid that she would run into the male lead again like last time.

In the neighboring palace, Qi Boshen was standing in front of the table, his upright figure was slightly bent, his left hand held a brush and wrote on the paper.

Not only were the words pleasing to the eye, but his every move was also very aesthetically pleasing.

Leng Jun’s faint footsteps didn’t affect Qi Boshen, it was as if he was the only one in the hall.

“I heard that the emperor of Qi is terminally ill.”

Leng Jun’s deep voice sounded in the hall, Qi Boshen’s hand wielding the brush didn’t stop.

“It’s not a rumor.” Qi Boshen said softly.

Leng Jun asked: “When will you leave?”

His question was straightforward, it had a bit of a “get out” meaning.

Qi Boshen’s hand wielding the brush paused: “It’s not decided yet.” He had originally planned to choose a day to return to Qi in the near future, Yun Shuran’s appearance had changed his decision.

Leng Jun remained silent, Qi Boshen didn’t say anything either.

The atmosphere between the two men was strangely terrifying, Leng Jun’s face was cold, he seemed to be very displeased with his answer.

And Qi Boshen… he had already fallen for Yun Shuran, how could he return to Qi in a short time.

“Leng Xiong, are you annoyed with me?” He asked Leng Jun leisurely.