Reluctant

"Don't get too comfortable!" Lan Yi scolded. "The king will definitely find out about the truth!"

"He might, but you won't be able to see that day come. This is what you get for opposing me!" Yao Zheng smirked.

Lan Yi had never thought of fighting over something with someone in the palace. All she wanted was to do her best to serve the king and his family.

But even if she was just doing her job, she could not avoid being framed by someone who had an agenda.

She lost in the end due to her own carelessness, but what hurt Lan Yi the most was for dragging Jin Xiaoxi into it.

With everything that had happened, Lan Yi was left with no choice but to leave the palace. All she could hope for was that Yao Zheng would not abuse her newly found power.

…

Jing Xi went straight back to her home.