Whoever knew that the Plum Blossom Palace was a restricted imperial area must either frequently enter and exit the palace or have been warned by their family; their status and social standing certainly wouldn't be low.
Jiang Ning's gaze swept over the group of noble ladies, finally coming to rest on a single figure standing in an inconspicuous corner...
Yan Ruoxi
The Empress frowned deeply. The Plum Blossom Palace was a forbidden area of the imperial palace where His Majesty strictly forbade anyone from setting foot; what on earth could be the intention of this maid, who had meticulously plotted and disguised herself as a palace servant just to lead Jiang Ning there?
The Empress looked over at Li Hexuan and asked, "Are all of these things true?"
"Yes," Li Hexuan replied.
Elsewhere, inside the palace where the noble ladies were gathered.
Princess Hualian seemed absent-minded and clearly showed no interest in her surroundings, her mind entirely occupied by something else.
She clutched her wine cup tightly, a look of tension on her face.
"My Lord, Madam, neither of you has eaten a thing since this morning. This humble servant went to Drunken Fragrance Restaurant and bought two roasted chickens for you."
Seeing Wen Qingwan and her husband stepping out of the yamen, Jinque hurried forward with two roasted chickens cradled in her hands.
"We’ll take one, and you and Leng Yan can share the other," Wen Qingwan said, her tone neither happy nor sad.
Jiang Ning is surprised, how could the fourth prince be here?
She turned around, and the person behind her was indeed the fourth prince.
"How could Fourth Highness be here?" she asked.
Li Hexuan lowered his voice and replied, "I followed Miss Jiang here."
Jiang Ning prepared to return to where the noble ladies were. The palace roads were winding, but she still remembered the way back, so she had no need to worry.
Halfway along the road, she suddenly heard someone call out to her: "Miss Jiang!"
Jiang Ning stopped and turned her head, seeing that the one who called her was an unfamiliar palace maid.
The Crown Princess pulled Jiang Ning aside, asking her to help examine her pulse.
"I truly did not expect to meet the divine physician in the palace…"
The Crown Princess truly had not expected it. She had thought Jiang Ning was a physician from the common folk, but never imagined she was the daughter of the Marquis’s household. For a noble young lady to possess such skill in medicine—who had she studied under?”
