Chapter 521: Unexpected Intruder

The door of the private room was pushed open and Huo Hannian walked in.

He was wearing a handmade black shirt and neatly ironed trousers. With one hand in his pocket, his aura was strong and cold. As he arrived, the air around him seemed to have frozen a little.

He looked at Mo Zhan with his dark eyes.” What did you say just now?”

Mo Zhan saw a hint of panic in Huo Hannian’s eyes, who was usually calm in the face of change. He thought that he was worried that something had happened to Nangong Han, so he quickly repeated Yun Tian’s words.

Huo Hannian pursed his thin lips.” You guys order first. I’m going to the bathroom.””

Huo Hannian walked to the balcony of the clubhouse, his tall and cold body leaning against the railing. He took out his phone and called Wen Ruan.

The video rang for a long time. Just when he thought that no one was picking up, Wen Ruan’s beautiful face appeared on the screen.

Wen Ruan looked at Huo Hannian’s tensed face and his dark eyes. She was stunned.” What’s wrong with you? Who didn’t make you happy?””

Seeing that Wen Ruan was still in the mood to care about him, Huo Hannian frowned.” What happened to you after I left the palace?””

Wen Ruan was stunned for a few seconds before he reacted. He must have heard something.

Afraid that he would be worried, Wen Ruan briefly explained what had happened earlier.

When he heard that Nangong Xiao was only going to lock Lu Shuangshuang up for three months, a hint of malice flashed across Huo Hannian’s eyes.

“Don’t worry about me. Lu Shuangshuang’s little tricks won’t be a problem for me!”

Huo Hannian’s cold expression softened a little as he looked at Wen Ruan, who smiled like a cunning fox.

“If you encounter something you can’t solve, you must tell me.”

Wen Ruan nodded.” I’ll only stay in the palace for one night. Don’t worry, nothing will happen!”

The two of them chatted for a while before hanging up.

Wen Ruan stayed in the small kitchen for an hour before returning to the princess’s palace.

Only Nangong Han’s personal maid was left in the hall. When she saw Wen Ruan coming over, she quickly said,” I was planning to look for you just now. The princess didn’t mean to blame you. She asked me to arrange a place for you to stay.””

Wen Ruan nodded.” Alright.”

The maid brought Wen Ruan to a side hall that was specially designed for guests to rest.

After bringing Wen Ruan to one of the guest rooms, the maid left.

There was a clean change of clothes in the guest room. Wen Ruan took a shower, changed her clothes, and lay on the bed.

He tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Thinking of Nangong Xiao, a chill ran down his spine.

She didn’t understand why she had such a feeling.

Wen Ruan covered his head with the blanket and forced himself to sleep. However, his mind was becoming clearer.

She lifted the blanket, opened the door, and walked out.

Unable to sleep, she decided to take a walk in the garden.

The garden of the princess ‘palace was very large. There was an artificial lake, rockery, and all kinds of flowers in the garden. Other than that, there were sculptures of all sizes, which were very attractive.

Wen Ruan strolled around for a while and unknowingly walked out of the garden to another palace.

He was planning to go back when he heard a woman’s miserable cry.

In the quiet night, it seemed exceptionally prominent and terrifying.

Wen Ruan rubbed his arms and walked towards the sound of crying.

After a few twists and turns, she arrived at a palace overgrown with weeds.

The courtyard of the palace was filled with fallen leaves, as if no one had cleaned it for a long time. It was desolate.

The surrounding flowers had also withered, forming a stark contrast with the princess ‘palace.

The few lights in the courtyard flickered, and a gloomy smell spread in the air.

The crying came from inside.

Wen Ruan walked to the main entrance and realized that the door was tightly shut. She could not enter at all.

Wen Ruan pursed her lips tightly and planned to turn around and leave.

The crying sounded again.

She didn’t hear wrongly. It was indeed coming from inside.

It was the voice of an old woman.

She cried miserably, sadly, and in despair.

Wen Ruan kept reminding herself that this was the palace and she shouldn’t meddle in other people’s business. However, when she heard the woman’s cries, she couldn’t move away.

She looked around the courtyard and found that the branches of an apricot tree extended to the second floor of the palace. Coincidentally, one side of the window on the second floor was open. If she went up the apricot tree, she would be able to enter the palace.

Wen Ruan looked around. Seeing that there was no one around, she climbed up the apricot tree.

He successfully reached the second floor, climbed through the window, and entered the palace.

It was pitch black inside, and the bright moonlight shone in. Wen Ruan saw that the room was decorated like a 19th century palace, old and luxurious.

Wen Ruan took two deep breaths and headed downstairs.

The woman’s cries were intermittent. When Wen Ruan went downstairs, she stopped crying again.

He walked to the first floor in the dark. There was a dim yellow light in the living room, and the surroundings were messy and dirty. It could be seen that this place used to be quite luxurious, but he did not know how it became like this today!

Wen Ruan looked around but could not find the crying woman.

Just as she was feeling puzzled, a pair of hands suddenly reached out from behind her.

Wen Ruan was hugged tightly.

Her heart was in her throat.

If it wasn’t for the fact that he was hugging her with his emaciated hands, Wen Ruan might have thrown the person behind him over his shoulder.

Bao ‘er, are you back?”

Wen Ruan pulled her hands away and took a few steps back. He turned around and looked at the woman who had spoken.

The woman was in her sixties. She had a head of white hair and no flesh on her face. She looked a little older than her actual age. Her eyes were bloodshot and looked quite terrifying.

Wen Ruan gulped in fear.” Hello, I’m not Bao ‘er. My surname is Wen.””

The woman took a step forward. Seeing Wen Ruan’s pale face and the look of fear on his face, she stopped walking forward. Her bloodshot eyes stared at her and said,” That’s right, you’re not my precious child. My precious child is not as young as you, but you really look like my precious child…”

Wen Ruan did not understand what the woman was saying. She frowned.” Who are you? Why are you crying so miserably?”

The woman sat on the ground. She seemed to have thought of something and her eyes lost their luster.” Do you know where this is? This is the queen’s palace. I was once the glorious queen of King K. It was that b * tch who framed me for having an affair with the guards and slandered my son as a bastard!”

“I lost Bao ‘er, and my son was chased to the border. She let her son become the king. She was a vicious woman!”

Goosebumps appeared on Wen Ruan’s arm. Although the woman was speaking incoherently, Wen Ruan could vaguely guess what had happened.

This was like a palace drama.

And the woman who was sitting on the ground now was the one who suffered a crushing defeat!

Wen Ruan pursed his lips and was about to say something to comfort the woman when the woman suddenly walked towards Wen Ruan.

Wen Ruan was so scared that she retreated.

“Little girl, don’t be afraid. I have something for you.”