Inside the Saintess’s palace, the Saintess was still leaning on the bed with a headache, contemplating how to deal with Jun Yelan and Lan Yan.
A maidservant rushed in and reported, “Saintess, this servant just saw Lan Yan receive a letter from a pigeon.” She was responsible for retrieving the Saintess’s mail and had grown suspicious.
The Saintess’s eyes darkened. “Are you sure?”
“This servant did not misidentify it. That pigeon looks very much like yours.”
The Saintess thought of Lan Yan’s recent actions and murmured, “No wonder someone suddenly appeared and was so good to Jun Yelan. I felt something was wrong; she had ulterior motives.”
She suddenly burst into laughter. “Jun Yelan, you would never have imagined it, but the person you cherish so much is also a spy. She’s here to kill you too. I’m really looking forward to seeing if you’ll die when you find this out!”
The maidservant, seeing the Saintess revert to her usual demeanor, lowered her head and remained silent.
“I need to write a letter. Have the pigeon deliver it.” The Saintess sat at her desk and wrote to Alliance Leader Li. “This old fool, what else is he hiding from me? With his letter, I’ll have enough evidence. Lan Yan and Jun Yelan will surely lose this time.”
She would give Alliance Leader Li some benefits, and he would naturally betray Lan Yan.
The letter was successfully sent.
At this time, Lan Yan was carrying a plate of roasted pigeon, a smile on her face, as she went to find Jun Yelan to share the meal.
Jun Yelan had just finished all his official duties. Smelling the aroma, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curve upwards. Lan Yan was here.
Lan Yan placed the plate down and said with a smile, “City Lord, these are freshly roasted. Here are bowls and chopsticks for you.”
Jun Yelan took them and, seeing Lan Yan’s eager expression, smiled helplessly. “Eat.”
“Mm.” Lan Yan tore off a piece of meat and put it in her mouth, chewing. It was quite chewy.
This whetted Jun Yelan’s appetite. He brought a piece of meat to his mouth, about to take a bite, when a hurried shout came from outside the door.
“Jun Yelan, don’t eat it, there’s something wrong with this pigeon.” The Saintess arrogantly strode in from outside the hall, looking at Lan Yan before her, her lips curling upwards.
Lan Yan was bewildered. She had eaten some herself; what could be wrong with this pigeon? “Saintess, on what grounds do you say that!”
Jun Yelan also showed no pleasantries toward the Saintess. “Leave.”
Wrinkles reappeared on the Saintess’s face. Recalling her plan, she didn’t get angry. She took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and said, “Jun Yelan, do you really think there are no spies in this city?”
Jun Yelan furrowed his brow and put down his chopsticks. “What exactly do you want to say?” He didn’t believe the Saintess was being so kind and handling city affairs.
The Saintess pointed at Lan Yan beside him and exclaimed, “The person by your side is the spy.”
Both Jun Yelan and Lan Yan were taken aback. Jun Yelan’s first reaction was that the Saintess was slandering. “Saintess, if that’s all you have to say, you can leave.” He didn’t believe Lan Yan would deceive him. He turned to look at Lan Yan, whose face was solemn.
Lan Yan knew that the original host’s past would definitely cause trouble. She now had to find a way to prove her innocence and not take the blame.
Seeing that Jun Yelan still trusted Lan Yan at this moment, the Saintess below handed him the note. “This is what this Saintess obtained, regarding her correspondence with Alliance Leader Li. It states that she should seize the opportunity to kill you.”
“Jun Yelan, you are with her day and night. Perhaps you have been poisoned by her many times already. You should know that your body does not react to ordinary poisons.” She laughed.
Lan Yan cried out, “Saintess, what nonsense are you spouting? I have never poisoned the City Lord!” This person was doing it on purpose!
Jun Yelan looked at the note, and it said the same thing as the Saintess had claimed. He clenched the note in his hand and looked at Lan Yan, unable to believe Lan Yan would kill him.
The interactions over these past few days couldn’t be fake! He clutched his chest and exclaimed, “These letters prove nothing!”
Lan Yan’s heart warmed when she heard Jun Yelan’s words. Fortunately, Jun Yelan believed her.
However, the Saintess produced another more damning piece of evidence and said with a cold sneer, “Jun Yelan, do you think Lan Yan is just an ordinary maidservant! She is Alliance Leader Li’s daughter. What else could someone like her be doing by your side other than trying to kill you, or perhaps loving you!”
For the first time, she felt Jun Yelan was also like an idiot.
The pain in Jun Yelan’s chest suddenly intensified. Thinking of Lan Yan’s attitude towards the Li family, he turned to look at her. Her eyes were still so clear, without a trace of impurity.
“Lan Yan, I’ll only ask you once, does this have anything to do with you!” His eyes held a plea. If Lan Yan said no, he would believe her.
Lan Yan was momentarily stunned, unwilling to deceive Jun Yelan. She said, “City Lord, I am indeed Alliance Leader Li’s illegitimate daughter, but I never obey him, let alone kill you.”
“What I say is the truth.”
Jun Yelan’s eyes trembled slightly. He tried to speak but coughed up blood. “Cough cough!”
“City Lord, are you alright?” Lan Yan anxiously stepped forward.
Seizing this opportunity, the Saintess shouted, “Guards, take Lan Yan away and execute her!” She was determined to destroy these two people.
“I’ll see who dares!” Jun Yelan stepped in front of Lan Yan, struggling to suppress his illness. His illness should not have acted up at this time! “Take Lan Yan to the back room. No one is allowed near.”
He forced himself to stand, and even as he collapsed, he shielded Lan Yan.
Seeing Jun Yelan’s state, Lan Yan frantically tried to move forward but was blocked by the Saintess. She glared fiercely at the Saintess and roared, “Move aside! If anything happens to him, I will not let you go.”
She couldn’t bear to see Jun Yelan fall.
The Saintess looked at the now delirious Jun Yelan, who was still protecting this girl. She snorted coldly, “Take them away.” She then looked at Jun Yelan and, tucking away the medicine bottle in her hand, said, “Take the City Lord away too, for recuperation.”
Both of them were taken away.
Lan Yan was locked in a room. Looking at the closed door, she grumbled, “This Saintess was truly prepared. She exposed my background, leaving me no room for rebuttal. And that Alliance Leader Li, he betrayed me directly.”
“I wonder how Jun Yelan is doing? Has his illness subsided?” She sighed. These people could be dealt with slowly, but Jun Yelan’s illness couldn’t be delayed.
The system sensed Lan Yan’s sadness and checked her favorability, which hadn’t dropped. It came out to comfort her, “He’s the mission target, he won’t die personally. As for you, think about what to do.”
Lan Yan sat on the floor and said, “I didn’t do those things, and they can’t find strong evidence. I ate all the pigeons, which is enough to prove that the Alliance Leader Li and I have different hearts, and there was also the incident during the marriage selection.”
“The current problem is the original host’s identity. I need to come up with a good plan, to circumvent this.”
The system nodded. “Host, take your time to think. I’m logging off.”
Suddenly, Lan Yan was alone. She looked at the empty room and sighed again, “I’m so unaccustomed to this. I used to be with Jun Yelan all the time.”
She couldn’t help but glance at the adjacent wall, where Jun Yelan’s room was.