Song Zhi ordered someone to return to the palace immediately to report that Rong Heng might have already left the Capital City. He still didn't fully trust Gu Lan and stood before her with a stern expression.
Gu Lan sat in a chair, coldly watching as the endless flow of imperial guards behind Song Zhi seemed ready to search the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion thoroughly.
She waved her small fan until a team of imperial guards attempted to barge into the innermost rooms of Step Lotus Hall, at which point her folding fan was swiftly closed.
Gu Lan smiled mischievously and said, "Commander Song, are you concluding that our Dingyuan Marquis Mansion is rebelling, or did you receive a royal decree to confiscate the estate?"
