Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback
Chapter 576 Have You Heard of Luring the Enemy Deep?

Chapter 576: Chapter 576 Have You Heard of Luring the Enemy Deep?

Princess Anyang’s expression changed dramatically because as Mr. Lan spoke, he moved swiftly; his ink-black hair flying, his clothes billowing, and instantly he was behind her, completing the movement of covering her mouth and locking her throat in one smooth motion.

Princess Anyang breathed rapidly, for she gradually felt her body becoming weak, lacking even the strength to resist.

Zhan Lan whispered in her ear, "Did you see? Your ability is too weak now. If someone wants to kill you, it will be too easy."

Fine sweat appeared on Princess Anyang’s forehead and neck. She wanted to cry for help, but Zhan Lan was tightly covering her mouth, making it impossible to say anything.

Zhan Lan’s voice came again, "Princess Anyang, if I wanted to kill you, it would be effortless. But you should be grateful that I don’t have such thoughts."

After speaking, Zhan Lan released Princess Anyang, who collapsed softly to the ground, and Zhan Lan bent down, prying open Princess Anyang’s jaw, and stuffed a pill inside.

"This is an antidote pill; in fifteen minutes you will recover your strength."

After speaking, Zhan Lan flicked his sleeve and left.

"You... don’t go," Princess Anyang’s emotions were complex. She initially thought that no one in the imperial city would dare hurt her, but Mr. Lan demonstrated with his actions that she was too naive and too confident!

After Zhan Lan pushed open the door and left, two maidservants immediately entered the elegant room. Seeing the princess sitting on the ground, they were frightened and wanted to call for guards.

"Shut the door, don’t make a fuss!" Princess Anyang’s voice was weak.

The two maidservants helped Princess Anyang up, "Princess, are you injured?"

"No, if you dare to speak of this matter, I will not spare you lightly."

"Yes." The two maidservants replied respectfully.

"Go, tell the guards outside to chase that Mr. Lan, be polite to him."

"Yes, Princess."

The guards received Princess Anyang’s orders to chase Mr. Lan.

However, it was already late, and Wangyue Building was a bustling place, with people jostling downstairs making it impossible to see any sign of Mr. Lan.

Zhan Lan and the Silver-faced Fox wearing veils returned to the inn.

The Silver-faced Fox closed the door and asked, "I can’t quite understand you. You want to infiltrate the Princess Mansion to find your people, and since she’s taken a fancy to you, why not follow her back?"

Zhan Lan raised an eyebrow, "Have you heard of luring the enemy deep?"

The Silver-faced Fox raised an eyebrow, "I think that princess has taken a fancy to you. Since you can handle it, I’ll relax."

"No way, you can’t leave my side," Zhan Lan looked at the Silver-faced Fox suggestively.

The Silver-faced Fox sighed, it seemed Zhan Lan wasn’t planning to let him off.

The next day, Zhan Lan and the Silver-faced Fox were drinking in the brothel in Cheng’an City, the capital of Eastern Wei.

The women in Jiao Fangsi were mostly daughters of convicted officials, compared to ordinary brothel women, many were proficient in zither, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song.

The room was filled with the scent of makeup, warmed by the dragon’s heat, and these women wore thin gauzy clothes, taking advantage of their looks to please guests.

The Oiran’s slender jade fingers plucked the zither, and Zhan Lan noted her unusual temperament, giving her a few extra glances which made the Oiran’s face turn red.

The Silver-faced Fox poked Zhan Lan’s arm and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Stop flirting everywhere; we’re both indifferent and willingly powerless."

Zhan Lan gave him a sidelong glance, "Sights worth seeing, it’s fine to look a few more times!"

The Silver-faced Fox rubbed his brow; Zhan Lan truly attracted both men and women, even the Oiran fancied her.

The Silver-faced Fox had lost twice in a row in trying to charm women compared to Zhan Lan, which suddenly made him feel quite defeated.

Zhan Lan picked up a peanut, ate it, and leaned back on the chair, watching the Oiran’s cheeks grow redder until she withdrew her gaze.

Unexpectedly, her first time "being a man," she’d incur a debt of romance.

She looked at the Silver-faced Fox drinking wine, feeling a bit envious, but resisted the urge.

Suddenly, a group of guards rushed into the room, the Oiran’s lute stopped abruptly. Zhan Lan raised her eyes towards them, and the leading guard said respectfully, "Mr. Lan, Princess Anyang invites you and your friend to come to the Princess Mansion for a discussion."

The Silver-faced Fox straightened a bit and looked outside at the dense crowd of guards.

Zhan Lan was right, Princess Anyang took the bait.

"Lan, she said to invite you over, bringing dozens of guards, Princess Anyang is quite enthusiastic!"

Zhan Lan put down the peanut in his hand and looked at the Silver-faced Fox, "Let’s go, Mr. Bai, accompany me on this trip."

The Silver-faced Fox set down the wine cup in his hand, "Can’t refuse even if I don’t want to go, so let’s go!"

Zhan Lan and the Silver-faced Fox sat in the Princess Mansion’s sedan, escorted by dozens of guards, to the Princess Mansion.

Zhan Lan stood inside the Princess Mansion; she had finally arrived here. Perhaps, through Princess Anyang, she could learn some secrets.

She alighted from the sedan and saw Princess Anyang’s two maidservants.

This time she met them again, and their attitude had obviously improved significantly.

"Mr. Lan, the princess invites you."

Zhan Lan followed the two into the main chamber of the Princess Mansion, while the Silver-faced Fox was taken to a side room for tea.

The Silver-faced Fox’s eyes narrowed as he walked, grumbling internally: Bringing him to the mansion was to prevent Zhan Lan from running off!

These two women sure know how to play.

Zhan Lan was playing a strategic game luring the enemy deep.

Princess Anyang thought Zhan Lan was playing the game of love with the art of the oppositional tactic!

So some people can’t just be judged by age, even if this Princess Anyang lives to be a hundred, she still won’t be cunning enough!

Zhan Lan entered the main hall, where the maid closed the outside door.

Zhan Lan saw Princess Anyang sitting in the main seat; the room warmed by the dragon’s heat was very comfortable. Today she wore a white dress, adorned with two golden hairpins, her makeup was more refined, and her beautiful eyes looked at Zhan Lan.

"Mr. Lan, yesterday it was I who was rude; today I especially invited you to the mansion to apologize face to face."

Zhan Lan curled her lips, "This is the first time I’ve heard of inviting someone to your home to apologize."

Princess Anyang furrowed her brow, a bit inexplicably displeased, "Originally I planned to personally visit to apologize, but didn’t expect Mr. Lan to go to... Jiao Fangsi."

Zhan Lan’s lips twitched; how could she sound a bit sour, Tan Xiyan isn’t really fond of her, is she!

"No need to visit for an apology, after all, I too was disrespectful to the princess yesterday, we’re even."

Princess Anyang, seeing Mr. Lan again today, finally confirmed why she had sleepless nights; Mr. Lan seemed different from other men, she wanted to talk with Mr. Lan, wanted to be close to him.

Yesterday, the whispers of Mr. Lan in her ear repeatedly surged in her mind; meeting his gaze made her heart impulsively race.

Princess Anyang tried hard to appear graceful and composed, "Mr. Lan, the words you said yesterday, this princess found them quite sensible. I invited you today hoping you could tell me the words that were inconvenient to express yesterday."

Zhan Lan had one hand behind her back, and said aloud, "Princess Anyang, you’ve nurtured so many male companions, not many are your own. They don’t offer any help for your future ambitions; the things you perform for some people are too superficial, perhaps you expose them prematurely. Since you’ve done the surface work to conceal your true motives, do you have your own hidden card? Or did you show all your cards?"