I'm in trouble again! My best friend, the princess in the group, please save me!

The next day, before dawn, Songyan rushed into the room excitedly. "Princess! Princess! There's news!"

The two men who were originally drowsy while keeping watch suddenly sat up straight.

"What's wrong?"

"According to the princess' instructions, we tied the note back and released the pigeon. Then we sent people to follow the pigeon on horseback. The result was..."

Songyan paused, pretending to be mysterious.

"Just tell me something quickly!" Huanyan patted her head gently.

"Oh! Princess! The pigeon landed in a remote courtyard on the outskirts of the city, and no one lived there. Our people stayed there all night, and it was not until dawn that someone sneaked over to open the door. The man took the note and walked around in a long circle, and finally walked into the backyard of the Wan Mansion!"

"Wan Mansion..." Jiang Xingkuo frowned, "We don't have any open disputes or hatred with his family."

"Don't worry, girl. There's more. Our people squatted outside the door for a while and were about to leave when the man came out again. He rode his horse into the palace. Our people couldn't get into the palace, so they had to go back first."

"In the palace?" Huanyan looked at Jiang Xingkuo puzzledly.

"Why are you looking at me?" Jiang Xingkuo jumped up. "I...I...I have never had any grudges against the Queen..."

As he spoke, his voice became increasingly cautious and weaker.

"Forget it. After going through so much trouble, I found out that I have offended the Wan family and the queen. The jade platform is gone. Wei Chuchu's whereabouts are also unknown."

Huanyan fell on the bed in despair.

"Don't you find it strange? Wei Chuchu was originally detained in Wan Mansion, but was secretly helped to escape. This means that he is not of the same kind as Wan Mansion."

Jiang Xingkuo said this and also looked at Huanyan.

"Why are you looking at me? It wasn't me anyway. I didn't even know she escaped." An Huanyan rolled her eyes at her.

"Oh! No!"

"This...you mean, the Hai family..." Huanyan hesitated.

Just as he was wondering, a servant outside reported that people from the Hai family had arrived.

Hai Yanqing didn't come, but his servant Ami gave something to Huanyan.

Huanyan opened it and felt disgusted instantly. "This dagger?"

"Princess, the Prince Consort has already found out everything."

"Although I don't know who this dagger belongs to, it is poisoned. And this poison is a secret medicine made by a retainer of the Wan family." Ami said.

Huanyan and Jiang Xingkuo looked at each other and understood.

"It seems that the Queen and the Wan family have joined forces to get rid of Wei Chuchu. Wei Chuchu appeared in the Wan Mansion that day, so Yu Tai in the family was mistaken for Wei Chuchu, but I don't know why this purse appeared in Yu Tai's hand." Huanyan analyzed and took out the purse to examine it carefully.

She sniffed it again and found a very familiar smell. It seemed like she smelled it every day.

Maybe it’s the smell of Hai Yanqing.

Her thought was fleeting and did not cause any waves.

"It's obvious that they want us to think that it was the Hai family who did it. Not only can they shift the blame, but they can also drive a wedge between you and your wife." Jiang Xingkuo sighed.

"What husband and wife! What nonsense!" Huanyan suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Why are you shy? You're getting married in two months. Look, his family is stuffing boxes of betrothal gifts into your house..." Jiang Xingkuo was covered by her mouth before he could finish his words.

She quickly changed the subject and asked Ami:

"Then why doesn't he come in person?"

"What are you doing? Aren't you going to pretend to show outside that you two are not getting along?" Jiang Xingkuo interrupted.

Huanyan gritted her teeth and hit her again, signaling her to shut up.

Ami was about to say something, but then he remembered Hai Yanqing's warning.

"Princess, the Prince Consort has been busy with official duties these days, so I'm afraid he can't come."

After Ami finished his reply, he left, and the two men returned to their serious expressions.

"Having said that, the most urgent task now is to find the whereabouts of Wei Chuchu. She is a weak woman, and it must be very dangerous for her to be outside. We must find her alive, verify our guess, and make her apologize to Yutai!" Jiang Xingkuo clenched his fists.

Huanyan nodded and prayed silently in her heart. This Wei Chuchu really made them angry and annoyed.

"That's right. We can't let Yutai's sacrifice be in vain." Huanyan also clenched her fists, with a hint of determination in her eyes, "We must make sure the murderer gets the punishment he deserves!"

"It's a pity that we have no evidence to incriminate the Queen and the Wan family." An Huanyan frowned.

"There will always be a way." Jiang Xingkuo pondered for a moment, "Although we can't let her kill someone to pay for his life, but, I think I probably know what she cares about most."

Speaking of this, Jiang Xingkuo's pretty face revealed a hint of ruthlessness.

"Xingxing, what are you doing?" Huanyan grabbed her arm with a worried look on her face.

"Don't worry, I won't kill anyone. But I can disgust people." She smiled slightly, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

When he looked up again, seeing her worry, Jiang Xingkuo's expression softened. "Don't worry. Life must go on. We who are still alive must look forward."

Huanyan was relieved and had just collapsed on the couch when Songyan suddenly came in to report that someone from Runxuetang was looking for Jiang Xingkuo.

It turned out that Jiang Xingkuo had not been interested in Runxuetang's business recently, and Yutai, who had been managing the store, was no longer there. The masters under him were leaderless and made many mistakes in their work. The truth could no longer be hidden, so they sent someone to come forward to admit their mistakes.

"What? You ordered 200 dan of sugar?!" Jiang Xingkuo looked at the account book, his head almost smoking.

"Two hundred koku! You guys are going to buy out all the shops!"

"What do you want to do? Have you had enough of the hard life? Do you want to have something sweet and eat sugar as a meal?"

The master hesitated and said:

"Um... this is the first time for these chefs to make this, and there's no one to help check it. The store has been doing good business recently, so I thought of ordering a little more for backup. I also heard that the price of sugar has dropped recently, so I might as well take the opportunity to stock up a little more... This stuff won't go bad... just... just..."

The master in front of him spoke in a lower and lower voice. He watched Jiang Xingkuo's face turn from red to blue, and then from blue to white, and quickly lowered his head to look at the floor in dismay.

"That's a good idea. What next? Why did you come to me?" Jiang Xingkuo slammed the account book on the table.

"This... this... Boss Jiang, please calm down. Alas, our storeroom is really full. I wanted to return some of the items, but the boss refused to let me. So now we can only pile them up in the lobby... and we can't open for business..."

Huanyan burst out laughing. "Without Yutai, you guys would have made such a big mess."

Jiang Xingkuo rolled his eyes at Huanyan, held his forehead with his hand and said nothing, then waved his hand and let the master go.

"Help, my princess!" Jiang Xingkuo said as Grape threw himself on Huanyan.

"What are you doing? How disrespectful!" Huanyan raised her little finger and pushed her away with a noble and disgusted look.

"Tsk! Keep pretending!" Jiang Xingkuo pried her little finger apart.

"Ouch! Help, help, help!" Huanyan quickly pulled her hand back, "How do you want me to help you eat?"