Mu Yunyao saw the changes in him.

She glanced at the unfinished book he had placed on the bedside table and said with a smile.

"Are you planning to reinstitute the imperial examination?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qinghui nodded calmly.

"Didn't you say that my leg can be cured? I want to participate in the next Spring Examination."

Mu Yunyao didn't comment much and just looked at his legs.

"I may not stay here for too long. I'm afraid I won't be able to wait until you recover and heal your leg."

Chen Qinghui couldn't hide his panic on his face, thinking that she was going to ignore him.

Mu Yunyao looked at him like this and stopped teasing him.

"When I leave, will you come with me?"

This was one of the conditions for her to agree to let Mr. Chen borrow her identity.

Naturally, she would not ignore Chen Qinghui just because she had achieved her goal.

When Chen Qinghui heard that she was not going to leave him alone, the worry that had just risen in his heart finally settled down.

He quickly said, "As long as... you don't mind."

Chen Qinghui thought for a long time but still didn't know how to address the person in front of him.

Judging from the way she usually behaves, she doesn't seem like someone of my grandmother's generation.

I want to call her girl, but I'm afraid it's impolite.

Finally, I can only call you 'you'.

Mu Yunyao nodded. "This is what I promised your grandmother. I will not break my promise. Of course, the premise is that you are willing to go with me."

Chen Qinghui nodded without hesitation.

"I am willing."

Mu Yunyao smiled and signaled him not to get too excited.

He glanced at the chair next to him and motioned Qingyun to move it over.

Mu Yunyao sat down on the chair and then looked at Chen Qinghui and asked.

"Concubine Wu invites me to her house tomorrow. I want to ask you how much you know about the palace."

Seeing Chen Qinghui remained silent, Mu Yunyao thought for a moment and changed her words.

"Or, how much do you know about the Prince of Southwest?"

This time Chen Qinghui did not remain silent. He looked up at Mu Yunyao's eyes and said.

"Insidious, selfish, cruel, and will do anything to achieve his goals."

Mu Yunyao listened and realized that not a single word was good.

If she remembered correctly, it was rumored that the eldest son of the Chen family was a close friend of the Prince of Southwest.

Now, Ye commented on him in this way, which was a little beyond her expectations.

Then, as if he had thought of something, he asked tentatively.

"Is your leg injury related to him?"

Chen Qinghui lowered his eyes upon hearing this and remained silent for a long time.

Just when Mu Yunyao thought she couldn't hear her answer, a muffled voice came.

"Yes."

This answer is surprising, yet not so surprising.

"You have also seen my injuries. It is impossible that there is no doctor who can treat this kind of injury in a place as far away as the city. However, my Chen family could not find one until the best time for treatment was missed."

It was just because when he was injured and frightened his horse, the Prince of Southwest happened to be assassinated and poisoned. All the doctors in the city waited in the Southwest Prince's Palace for a full half month.

After those people were released, everyone kept silent about his leg injury and said there was nothing they could do.

The Chen family sent people to seek medical treatment outside many times, but those people never came back.

For those who know the truth behind the accident, it is not difficult to guess who was responsible.

Mu Yunyao didn't want to continue poking at his wounds.

He patted his shoulder and said, "Take good care of yourself. You should avenge yourself."

Hearing Mu Yunyao say this, Chen Qinghui's eyes instantly turned red. He didn't expect that the first person who believed in him unconditionally would be this person he had only known for a few days.

Seeing that she couldn't get any useful information from Chen Qinghui, Mu Yunyao told him to have a good rest and then got up and left.

The next day.

After lunch, the master and servant began to prepare for their trip to the Southwest Palace.

This time they went there with the intention of meeting Princess Anle. Even if they couldn't meet her, they had to pass on the message, otherwise this trip would be in vain.

Mu Yunyao packed up and changed into her door outfit. There was only one hour left until the agreed time.

Although the Chen family is not far from the Southwest Palace, it still takes half an hour to get there by car. This is assuming the road is clear. Who knows if the journey will be smooth?

It is necessary to set out a little earlier.

The carriage was already parked in front of the Chen residence. Just as she left Jingxin Courtyard, Chen Jincai, dragging a reluctant young man, trotted towards her.

Mu Yunyao knew at a glance that they must be busy, and didn't want to waste her time, so she simply pretended not to see it.

However, some people just had no tact. When they saw Mu Yunyao raising her foot to leave, they immediately shouted.

"Mom, wait for us."

Mu Yunyao didn't think it was a big deal that this man, who was two years older than her, called her mother. After all, her current identity was his mother.

But she has something to do now and really wants to disown this son.

But Chen Jincai didn't have good eyesight, or rather, he saw it, but had his own little thoughts and pretended not to see it.

"Mom, wait for me."

The father and son finally ran to Mu Yunyao and looked at the person in front of them breathlessly.

Mu Yunyao glared at him unhappily.

"What do you want from me? Can't you see I'm going out?"

Chen Jincai naturally saw it. If he didn't know where she was going today, he wouldn't have glared at her.

"Look, I saw it."

A flash of guilt passed through Chen Jincai's eyes, but then he remembered that the person in front of him was his own mother, and he suddenly felt more confident.

"Mother, I heard that you were invited to the palace by the princess. Can you take us with you?

Qingfeng is also old enough to take the imperial examinations. If the prince can give her some advice..."

Although he didn't finish his words, his meaning was already very clear.

Mu Yunyao did not look happy.

"It seems that the second son's wife is not in charge of this family thoroughly enough. You can even find out about the things happening in my courtyard."

Chen Jincai didn't expect that his mother would be angry about this, and he immediately started to explain.

"No, no, I just happened to meet the person who came to deliver the invitation when I came back yesterday, so I asked casually."

Mu Yunyao's face still looked unhappy.

"Then you didn't ask me a question. Wasn't it the concubine who invited me, not the princess?"

Chen Jincai wanted to say that they were all the same. Concubine Wu was now in charge of the Southwest Palace. Although she did not have the title of princess, she was a princess in reality.

But seeing his mother's cold face, he dared not say these words no matter what.

You know, what her mother hates most is favoring a concubine and neglecting his wife.

Even though she wouldn't say it because of her status in the palace, she wouldn't let her family do or say that.

"Since you know that it is the concubine who invited me, you should know that I will be going to the inner courtyard of the palace. Is it appropriate for a grown man like you to go with me?"

"Then we can wait in the outer courtyard."

Originally, he had no intention of entering the inner court. He just thought that it would be great if he could meet the prince in the palace, or at worst, it would be fine if he could meet the prince.

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