Wang Yuan cursed her inwardly for being pretentious, but on the surface she put on a grateful expression, "Thank you, sister. I knew it. A person as dignified and kind as you would never stand by and watch Yan-ge and the warlord grow apart."

Shi Lan glanced at Wang Yuan coldly and indifferently.

Wang Yuan talked to herself for a while, but seeing that Shi Lan ignored her, she also felt it was pointless. She made an excuse that she had something to do and left, waving her handkerchief.

Shi Lan summoned Tan Yue and ordered her to go to the border between Qingping and other cities to inform Liu Hanchi.

She changed into clothes that were extremely similar to Xiangxue's, and then used the things she had prepared beforehand to make herself look 90% like Xiangxue. Then she carried the food box and delivered the soup to the main courtyard.

Zhu Boyan was processing official documents, and Shi Lan only glanced at him from afar through the glass before handing the food box to the soldier standing guard at the door.

The soldier had seen Xiangxue before and knew that she was the personal maid of Zhu Yan's favored concubine, so he had no suspicions and directly delivered the soup to Zhu Boyan's table.

Shi Lan glanced at Zhu Boyan, who was busy with his head down, smiled, and turned to leave.

A dozen minutes later, the Zhu family compound suddenly became abuzz with excitement. Shi Lan quickly changed her clothes and walked out with a solemn expression.

"What's all the noise about? Have you no manners?!"

The servants who had been serving Shi Lan for some time fell silent. A young girl, not very old, looked up at Shi Lan and whispered, "Young mistress, something terrible has happened. The warlord... the warlord is dead."

Shi Lan's expression immediately changed, and she shouted sternly, "Don't talk nonsense. The warlord is in his prime and should live to be a hundred years old."

The little girl looked around and saw that everyone had their heads down, so she said defiantly, "It's true, those soldiers who ran over just now said it."

Shi Lan swayed slightly, took a deep breath to steady herself, and said, "Come with me to the main courtyard. Also, send someone to inform the young master and the division and regimental commanders."

The servants scattered to search for her, while Shi Lan walked with a straight back and steady steps toward the main courtyard.