He planned to try to find Yilan on his own first, and if he failed at the last minute, that would be the worst possible outcome.

In short, he would never allow Su Liluo to be harmed.

Meanwhile, at the Regent's Palace on the other side.

Since returning with Gao Junning, Yi Lan has changed into men's clothing and stayed at the Prince's Mansion.

She was living here leisurely, just waiting for Su Liluo to be sentenced to death so that Gao Junning could lead people to kidnap her and then hand her over to her.

Unexpectedly, while Gao Junning was away that day, she was taking a leisurely nap on a rattan chair in the courtyard when several skilled guards suddenly appeared and attacked her with their swords.

"What are you doing? I'm Young Master Gao's friend!"

Yi Lan was shocked; the people's clothing clearly indicated that they were from the Regent's Palace.

The guards completely ignored her words and simply approached her with their swords.

Perhaps Gao Changhong did not expect Yi Lan to be skilled in martial arts, so the people he arranged to kill him were not top-level guards, but ordinary guards.

Yi Lan was skilled in martial arts and was naturally capable of dealing with these guards.

"Hmph! To go back on their word like this, are they trying to kill me to silence me!"

Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, Yi Lan still thought that Gao Junning was going to kill her.

She didn't dare stay in the Regent's Palace any longer, so she quickly packed her things and fled the palace.

"What? She actually escaped from me! Just a woman, are you all useless idiots?"

When Gao Changhong heard the guards report that Yi Lan had actually escaped, he couldn't help but scold them.

"Your Highness, that woman knows kung fu, and she killed all our men."

The guard looked distressed. Who would have thought that a woman working in a clinic would be so skilled in martial arts!

"Send some capable men this time, send plenty of them, and make sure they bring her back with her head!"

*

Che Yi was very worried after learning about Su Liluo's accident.

Unlike Xiao Ye, who was frantically searching for Yi Lan, he was wondering who the person behind it all was.

After listening to Su Liluo's analysis and eliminating Xiao Wang and Chu Wang one by one, he subconsciously thought of Gao Changhong.

Especially after seeing Gao Changhong confidently say to Su Liluo in prison, he felt that this was Gao Changhong's trick.

So, he had been secretly following Gao Changhong for the past few days.

Naturally, he discovered that Gao Changhong had mobilized his men to search for people.

At the same time, Gao Junning also discovered that Yi Lan was missing. Gao Changhong had cleaned up all traces in the courtyard, and he had no idea what had happened there.

When questioned, the servants also received a warning from Gao Changhong, saying that Yilan went out on her own and that she would return in a few days.

So he didn't take it to heart.

Yi Lan had been hiding and running away, but when she finally came out, she found that everyone outside was looking for her.

"Bah! This two-faced bastard has really gotten himself into big trouble this time. Now there are people everywhere, and he can't even leave the city!"

Yi Lan hid in a corner of an alley, watching the people patrolling the street, and cursed in annoyance.

These past few days, she's been wandering around the imperial city like a rat in the street, to the point that she doesn't even dare to go to a restaurant for a proper meal.

"Coo coo!"

Suddenly, her stomach growled again, and she felt a painful emptiness in her stomach.

What should we do?

Yi Lan's face was full of worry. She thought for a while, and then suddenly her eyes lit up.

“Master said that the most dangerous place is the safest place. Why don’t we go back to the Regent’s Palace? They must think we are outside right now and have no idea that she is hiding in the palace.”

Yi Lan thought excitedly.

She stayed at the Regent's Palace for several days and knew that the food there was quite good.

So she resolutely decided to hide in the Regent's Palace.

She quietly arrived at a secluded, deserted alley, which was the outer wall of a side courtyard of the Regent's Palace. After confirming that no one was around, she leaped up and suddenly flew onto the wall.

Little did she know that her body touched a branch on the wall, causing the tree to sway violently a few times.

At that moment, Che Yi, who had just finished eavesdropping at the Regent's Palace and was about to leave, was immediately attracted by the commotion.

He hid, his sharp eyes fixed on Yi Lan's direction.

Who is this person?

Che Yi wondered curiously. He didn't know Yi Lan, so he didn't know what she looked like, especially since Yi Lan was dressed as a man.

He had been secretly observing Yilan, and saw her sneak around the wall, find an uninhabited hut, and jump down.

Che Yi didn't want to alert her, thinking that this person was being deliberate. For the next two days, he secretly sneaked into the Prince's mansion to observe her.

It wasn't until one day, when he noticed a portrait of Yi Lan posted on the street, that he belatedly realized that this person was Yi Lan disguised as a man.

He was overjoyed, and that night, while Yilan was asleep, he sprinkled some sleeping potion on her and abducted her from the Regent's Palace.

"Bang bang bang!"

Late at night, a loud knocking sounded at the entrance of the Crown Prince's residence.

The servant, still half-asleep, opened the mansion gate.

Who are you?

"Quickly go and tell His Highness the Crown Prince that I have captured Yi Lan, the one he is looking for!"

"Who are you, daring to mess with Tai---wait, who did you say you found?"

The servant instantly came to his senses and carefully examined Che Yi and the person he was carrying on his back.

"Go quickly and tell the Crown Prince that I have found Yilan!"

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away!"

After confirming that he hadn't misheard, the servant immediately ran inside to inform Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye was in his study at the time, still worrying about finding Yi Lan, when he suddenly heard that someone had found her, so he immediately came out.

He was somewhat surprised when he saw that it was Che Yi.

"It's you? Where is that female healer?"

Che Yi threw Yi Lan to the ground. "That's her. I've already drugged her with incense. She's been hiding in the Regent's Palace for the past few days. I only discovered her by accident. It seems this matter is related to the Regent."

"The Regent".

Xiao Ye chewed over these three words, a chill emanating from his eyes.

Thinking about how the Regent wanted him to marry Gao Yufei, he quickly understood why he had done it.

"I owe you a lot for this. If you ever have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me, or you can tell me what you want."

Xiao Ye looked at Che Yi and expressed his gratitude to him.

Che Yi waved his hand lightly, "No need. From now on, you just need to be good to the Crown Princess. She is a good person and has helped me before. This is what I should do."

Xiao Ye could only remember Che Yi's favor in his heart, and soon after he left, he immediately interrogated Yi Lan.

The dark underground cell was filled with all sorts of torture instruments.

Yi Lan's hands and feet were bound, and she was tied to a cross.