Quick Wear: The Villain's Beloved

The next day, Lan Qian returned to the palace.

As soon as she returned to the palace, Emperor Yan received the news and knew that she must have suffered a lot of grievances in Prince Chen's Mansion. In order to comfort her and to show that the Ninth Princess was favored, he sent people to send her a lot of rewards.

People outside didn't know that Lan Qian had been in Prince Chen's Mansion these days. Even the maids in Lan Qian's palace only knew that the Ninth Princess had left the palace for something, but they didn't know where she had gone.

Therefore, these rewards made almost everyone think that the Ninth Princess was indeed the most favored by His Majesty. As soon as she returned to the palace, she would receive a steady stream of rewards.

Lan Qian did not comment on these statements.

A few nights later, Lan Qian's bedroom suddenly caught fire.

"Someone come! There's a fire!"

"Someone come and put out the fire!"

"Hurry! The Ninth Princess is still inside!"

……

The entire palace was immediately alarmed, and the palace servants hurriedly carried water to put out the fire, and there was chaos.

When Emperor Yan heard the news, he also came to the scene.

"What happened?"

"Why did the fire suddenly happen? Where's Xiaojiu?"

The anxiety he showed at this moment was somewhat genuine. After all, he had already decided to let the Ninth Princess marry the State of Qi. If something happened to the Ninth Princess, the marriage would have to be rearranged.

"Your Majesty, the Ninth Princess..."

The palace servant looked at the palace engulfed in flames.

The people inside might...

"The Ninth Princess is still inside and has not come out yet."

"What did you say!"

Emperor Yan showed a look of shock on his face, as if he was hit by the news. He staggered and took two steps back.

The eunuch beside him quickly supported him.

"Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."

The blazing flames in front of them almost dyed half the sky red. The fire in the palace was so big that how could the palace servants put it out with buckets of water? The Ninth Princess was afraid that she would be in great danger...

Lan Qian didn't know what the situation was in the palace.

She had already secretly arrived at Prince Chen's Mansion and was with Mo Chen.

"Everything has been arranged," Mo Chen held her from behind and looked towards the direction of the palace. From here, he could still faintly see the red light in the sky. "The Ninth Princess will be 'burned to death' in her own bedroom tonight. The corpse will be a female prisoner who just died of illness."

"It's just that during this period of time, you can't appear in front of everyone."

In the end, it was the girl who wronged him.

"It's okay," Lan Qian gently held the big hands around her waist, turned her head and smiled at him, and said softly, "Anyway, I don't want to go anywhere. I just want to stay with you in Prince Chen's Mansion."

"Qianqian is so nice."

He couldn't help but kiss her.

……

The fire in the palace burned all night. When the fire stopped, everyone found the "corpse" of the Ninth Princess which had been burned beyond recognition.

As for why it was confirmed that the person who was burned to death was the Ninth Princess, it was because the cloth on the corpse was the one the Ninth Princess wore that day, and there was also a jade pendant hanging around her waist that symbolized the Ninth Princess's identity. Moreover, more than one person saw that when the fire broke out, the Ninth Princess was still in the bedroom.

All signs indicate that this is the Ninth Princess.

The ninth princess passed away.

When the news came out, Emperor Yan was heartbroken and ordered a grand funeral.

The death of a princess did not cause much reaction in the court. When people heard about this, they only said it was a pity that the most favored ninth princess of Yan Kingdom died in a sea of ​​fire at such a young age.

What they are more concerned about is the most favored Prince Chen.

I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Chen brought back a woman, whose identity was unknown. Prince Chen loved her very much, but he kept her hidden too closely and never brought her in front of others.

But that's not their focus.

Although the court seems calm on the surface, everyone knows that the battle for the throne among the princes has already begun in secret.

And His Royal Highness Prince Chen is the most likely person.

A month later.

The prince of Qi came to visit.

It happened that Emperor Yan was ill at this time. Emperor Yan was now old, and this illness was very serious. He handed over almost all the affairs of the court to Mo Chen and ordered Mo Chen to serve as regent.

"Father really wants to pass the throne to him!"

In Prince Ning's mansion, the Third Prince has not looked good since he heard the news that Prince Chen would become regent.

"Uncle, what should we do?"

He looked at King Ning anxiously.

"Why is the Third Prince so anxious?"

Prince Ning picked up a cup of tea slowly, his face showing a calm and relaxed expression, in stark contrast to the third prince's anxiety.

"But uncle, the situation has reached a point where we have to be impatient. We don't have many bargaining chips in our hands. What if..."

My father is seriously ill now, and all the important affairs of the court are decided by Prince Chen. If anything happens to my father, wouldn't the Kingdom of Yan become his, Prince Chen's, world?

How can he not be anxious?

Prince Ning slowly put down his teacup and said thoughtfully, "My brother's condition is very severe this time, and the situation is not optimistic. If the Third Prince is really determined, he should make preparations early."

Hearing this, the third prince was shocked.

"What does the emperor's uncle mean?"

Is it possible to go that way?

Prince Ning glanced at him and said: "Although Empress Zhenfei is not favored in the palace, she still has a chance to get close to my brother. With Empress Zhenfei here, the palace and outside the palace can work together, and it may not be impossible to succeed."

"But my mother..."

The third prince looked hesitant.

His mother loves his father dearly and may not help him with this matter.

"My brother is seriously ill, so we must hurry up on this matter," Prince Ning was not in a hurry, as he knew that the Third Prince would agree in the end. "I heard that you have been very close to the Fourth Prince recently?"

"Yes," the Third Prince nodded in acknowledgement, "Our biggest enemy right now is Prince Chen, and temporary cooperation is only a stopgap measure."

Originally, he wanted to win over General Mu's Mansion, but unfortunately, the eldest prince interfered in Mu Yunluo's matter, and now the General's Mansion has become his opponent, so he has to find other allies.

"That's fine. Let him contain Prince Chen outside the palace. But be careful, because the mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole waits behind."

There is some profound meaning in King Ning’s words.

"Don't worry, uncle. I know what to do."