My Lord, the princess doesn't want you anymore.

Shen's cold has almost recovered and she is taking medicine.

Mei Xueer walked over slowly and took the medicine bowl from the maid, "You go out, I want to talk to my mother."

Only the mother and daughter were left in the room. Mei Xueer helped Shen drink the medicine and touched her forehead. "It's still a little hot... Your clothes are soaked. Mother, if you wear clothes soaked with sweat, you will catch a cold again and the disease will recur."

Shen showed a loving expression and smiled, "Okay, I'll listen to you. I'll change into something later."

Mei Xueer also smiled playfully, "I remember when I caught a cold and had a fever when I was a child, my mother stayed by my side day and night, constantly changing the wet towel on my forehead."

The expression between her brows changed, and she looked guilty. "But I was young and confused, and I kept causing trouble, causing my father and mother to worry, and even making the entire Xiangfu unable to hold their heads up... Now that I think about it, my daughter's heart is really sad."

Shen touched her head lovingly, "Silly child, why are you saying those things? Everyone makes mistakes at some point in their life. Your father and I are already very happy that you are so sensible now."

Mei Xueer's eyes welled up with tears. "Don't worry, mother. I will never make you worry again. Mother is sick now. Can I help you change your clothes? Just consider it as a way to fulfill my filial piety and make me feel less guilty."

Shen was stunned. "...I understand your intention. But my illness is not a big deal. When I am too old to move, you can take care of me, okay?"

Mei Xueer couldn't listen to her. Wen Jia said that all direct descendants of the Nanyue royal family would have an eagle-shaped birthmark on their lower back. If Shen was her biological mother and a member of the Nanyue royal family, she should also have this birthmark.

Although Prime Minister Mei is her father, he is also a man, so she can't look at him. But Shen has more doubts, and she must look at her lower back.

She gathered her emotions for a while, then blinked and tears came down, "Is mother still angry with her daughter?"

"No way?" Shen said quickly, "Okay, mother will do as you say."

Mei Xueer smiled and gently took off Shen's coat. When she wanted to untie the belt of Shen's inner coat, Shen grabbed her hand with a slightly red face, "Forget it. Mother is embarrassed."

"But..." Mei Xueer was anxious but didn't dare to show it.

At this moment, the maid's voice sounded outside the house: "Madam, the master wants you to come over."

Shen looked at Mei Xueer with an embarrassed look on her face, "Child, I understand your filial piety. Your father called me, so I have to go."

Mei Xueer forced an awkward smile and had to help Shen put her clothes back on.

Shen looked at Mei Xueer thoughtfully, sighed, and left in a hurry.

Mei Xueer's nose felt a little sore.

Among the four children in the prime minister's mansion, she is the one her parents love the most.

Even Mei Jiayun, the only male in the family, had never received such indulgent love, let alone Mei Zhihua and Mei Qianyue.

Yes, she is different from them.

She has grown up now and is married. She is no longer an ignorant child. She doesn't want her parents to hide anything from her.

In the study, Prime Minister Mei stared blankly at the memorial he had just written in his hand, and he didn't know how long he had been looking at it.

After Shen came in, he handed the letter to her.

Shen quickly read through it and asked, "Master, have you made up your mind?"

Prime Minister Mei nodded. "This is the second memorial. The Mei family has been prime ministers for generations, so the emperor always has to show some gesture. I think after I submit the third memorial, he will allow me to resign."

"That's fine." Shen put down the letter: "Just now Xue'er..."

"I know she wants to see your lower back, so I asked someone to call you over."

Shen bit her lip and said, "I'm afraid I can't hide it anymore."

Prime Minister Mei sighed and said, "Let's take it one step at a time. Don't worry, Xue'er is clear-headed. In her heart, you will always be her mother."

"I'm not worried about that." Shen said quickly: "I'm worried about her..."

Prime Minister Mei reached out his hands, held Shen's hands tightly in his own, and looked at her, "You have suffered so much over the years..."

Shen's eyes turned red, "Master, please don't say that. I don't feel wronged at all. I am very happy to be able to do something for you..."

Not long after Shen left, Mei Xueer also came to the study.

She was a little hesitant and was still thinking about how to ask Prime Minister Mei more appropriately.

In the room, Prime Minister Mei sat in front of the desk in a daze for a while, then stood up and faced the bookcase behind him. After a long silence, he reached out and twisted the innermost part of the bookcase, and a secret door opened silently.

Prime Minister Mei hesitated for a moment and walked in.

The secret door closed silently.

Mei Xueer wandered outside the study for a long time, but there was no movement in the room. She called a few times, but no one answered.

"Are you sure that the master has not come out since the madam left?" Mei Xueer asked the servant serving outside the house.

"My dear Miss, the Madam left in the afternoon, and the Master has not come out since then. He just told me not to be disturbed when he sent the Madam away, and then he went back in."

Mei Xueer frowned, paced back and forth in front of the door a few times, and wanted to knock on it.

"Miss, the master said not to..."

As the servant was speaking, the door opened from the inside.

Prime Minister Mei came out and said, "It's Xue'er. I was a little tired just now and fell asleep. Is there anything wrong?"

Mei Xueer looked at the servant and said, "We have been talking for a long time here, didn't father hear it?"

Prime Minister Mei sighed, "I'm old now, and my spirit is not as good as when I was young."

Mei Xueer forced a smile and said, "I am going to leave for Yunzhou tomorrow. Before I leave, I want to talk to my father."

"Come in and talk." Prime Minister Mei returned to the study.

"Liu Piaopiao of the Marquis Zhongde's mansion has a strange disease. The emperor asked me to take a look." Mei Xueer looked directly at Prime Minister Mei. "Her disease is indeed very strange. In just a few days, she aged rapidly. Not just on the surface, but from the inside out. I can't find the reason."

"I don't know anything about medicine, so I can't help you much in this matter." Prime Minister Mei sat down, picked up a handful of tea leaves, took the teapot from the small stove, brewed some tea, and said slowly.

"My daughter didn't ask my father for medical advice." Mei Xue'er pursed her lips and continued, "I read a lot of medical books and finally found some clues."

She paused, then continued, "The Nanyue Kingdom that was destroyed seventeen years ago was good at developing various secret medicines, and there were also many palace banned medicines. I found out that there is a banned medicine, and after taking it, the symptoms are exactly the same as Liu Piaopiao's."

Prime Minister Mei didn't say anything and there was no expression on his face. However, when he heard the words "Nanyue Kingdom", the teacup in his hand paused slightly.

Then, he placed the teacup on the table and looked at Mei Xueer with a smile, "That's good. If you can cure Liu Piaopiao's illness, it will be an explanation to the emperor."

Mei Xueer's eyes curled up slightly, "However, I currently know very little about this poison, and I am still unable to detoxify Liu Piaopiao, so I came here specifically to ask my father if he could tell me more about South Vietnam and help me prepare an antidote as soon as possible."

Prime Minister Mei did not speak. He picked up the porcelain cup on the table again, took a sip, and then slowly said: "Nanyue has been destroyed for 17 years. Besides, the poison you mentioned is a secret medicine of the palace, so how can outsiders know about it? I am afraid that your father can't help you..."

"Has Father ever been to South Vietnam before?"

Prime Minister Mei: “…I have been there.”

Mei Xueer's pupils shrank. "When did he leave? Can father tell me about it?"

"There's nothing I can't say." Prime Minister Mei said calmly, "That was almost twenty years ago! At that time, the late emperor wanted to call for peace in Nanyue and ordered me to go as an envoy. The late emperor meant that if Nanyue surrendered to Dazhen, it would be incorporated into Dazhen's territory and set up as Yuezhou. The king of Nanyue would be named the King of Yue, and the throne would be passed down from generation to generation to govern Yuezhou on behalf of the emperor. My father's mission went smoothly at the beginning, but something went wrong along the way. The king of Nanyue suddenly changed his mind and ordered people to hunt me down on my way back to Dazhen. In the end, I luckily escaped and never went there again."

"So, what happened to make the King of Nanyue change his mind?"

"I didn't know at the time, but later I found some clues. I suspect someone was behind this, deceiving the King of Nanyue, saying that the secret agents had found out that the late Emperor had arranged everything, and if Nanyue surrendered to Dazhen, they would be exterminated immediately."

"Did the late emperor really intend this? Or was it someone who secretly instigated and reignited this avoidable war between the two countries?"

Prime Minister Mei shook his head. "I don't know. But from what I understand, the late emperor was kind and always kept his word. He would never go back on his word."

When Prime Minister Mei mentioned Yuezhou, Mei Xueer suddenly remembered that Mei Qianyue had quietly told her that her father had bought a house in Yuezhou. Her eyes moved slightly, "The last time I went to the palace, I heard the emperor say that my father was planning to resign?"

Prime Minister Mei nodded, "I'm sure you've heard about the affairs of the court. Now that Qianyue is the principal wife of Prince Xiao, the emperor must be wary of my Mei family. If I don't resign, it will only bring disaster to the Mei family. As long as my family is safe, it doesn't matter whether I'm the prime minister or not."

"I understand. In fact, I also hope that father can stay away from the court struggles and enjoy his old age." Mei Xueer changed the subject, "But I wonder if father will stay in the capital for a long time after resigning from office, or live in the manor in Qingzhou for a while, or somewhere else?"

Prime Minister Mei looked at the suggestive expression between his daughter's eyebrows and said, "We'll talk about it later. It depends on your mother's opinion. But given her personality, I'm afraid she doesn't want to stay in the capital."

Mei Xueer nodded, "My daughter will leave for Yunzhou tomorrow. Does father have anything else to say to her?"

Prime Minister Mei thought for a moment and said, "There have been several major cases in the capital recently, and your elder brother has been too busy to take care of the affairs of the mansion for several days. You should be careful."

"Don't worry, father. The servants around my daughter know some martial arts skills and are able to protect me."

"With them here, I can feel more at ease when you go to Yunzhou. However, you still have to be careful. You have grown up, and your father cannot always keep you by his side. I have to let you go eventually." Prime Minister Mei wanted to say something, but stopped himself.

Mei Xueer said no more. When she returned to Jixuexuan, she saw Wen Yi practicing in the yard, so she called him over and whispered in her ear, "Yi, among the few of you, your Qinggong is the best. Please help me with something..."