Memories are like ever-blooming stone flowers, yet only the self believes them to be eternal. Ultimately, what they bring is the ruthlessness of reincarnation; perhaps no one will wait this time.
Lan Ying, having just noticed that Qingge's palace was now in ruins, asked in confusion, "Princess Qingge, what happened to your palace...?"
"I just saw you off two days ago, and on the way back, a fire broke out. There were even several men in black lying in ambush, trying to kill me..." Qingge said calmly.
"What?! Who is so bold as to attempt to assassinate you?! They are incredibly audacious!" Lan Ying's expression changed drastically.
"It's alright, luckily Gu Li..." Qingge paused for a moment, glanced at Gu Liyan, and said with a smile, "Luckily, Gu Liyan's senior brother Mo Han was there at the time and helped me kill those men in black."
Lan Ying nodded, somewhat admiring Mo Han. Not only was he powerful, but he also put aside past grievances to save Qing Ge, which increased her goodwill towards Mo Han.
Looking at Gu Liyan again, he saw that she didn't seem to care at all. He immediately became angry: it was outrageous that she was indifferent to her own woman being in danger!
"Where do Mo Han and Mo Chen live?" Li Erniang asked casually, a little scared in her heart.
"Them? They live here!" Qingge blurted out instinctively.
"Here? You live together?" Li Erniang exclaimed in surprise, subconsciously looking at Gu Liyan, but Gu Liyan remained expressionless, as if it had nothing to do with her.
"You've misunderstood. This was originally where the two of them lived. They left temporarily because of some things, and my palace was destroyed, so they stayed here after they left." Qingge hurriedly explained, realizing that the two of them might have misunderstood.
"Oh!" The two breathed a sigh of relief.
Lan Ying glared at Gu Liyan with annoyance, thinking to herself, "What's wrong with Gu Liyan? Why doesn't he care about Qingge at all? I even helped them get together, and he's not taking any initiative at all!"
Li Erniang didn't think much of it. In her eyes, their relationship had already withstood a life-or-death test, so there was no way there could be any problems. What she cared about now was Li Jin.
“Um… Princess Qingge, do you know where Li Jin lives?” Li Erniang asked hesitantly.
Qingge thought for a moment and said, "It should be the Imperial Physician's Office, right? He is now the chief imperial physician and lives very close to Qingyang."
Li Erniang slapped her thigh, her face beaming with joy, "This kid is really promising, he's finally become the chief!"
Gu Liyan then spoke up, "Being too close to that location isn't necessarily a good thing."
Lan Ying nodded in agreement. "That's right. The deeper one gets into the inner palace, the more likely one is to become someone else's pawn."
Li Erniang glared at the two of them, annoyed. "I think you two are just sour grapes. In these chaotic times, a high-ranking job can determine your future path. My nephew is smart enough not to become someone else's pawn so easily!"
A glint flashed in Gu Liyan's eyes as he remembered Li Erniang's words.
It was precisely because of Li Erniang's words that this battle had a perfect ending...