After dinner, Xia Taoyuan made the excuse of feeling a little tired and was led to the guest room by the princess' maid Xiyue.

Xia Taoyuan finally had a rest in bed, and she asked Zhu'er to pour her a cup of tea. Zhu'er saw that the teapot was empty and went to the kitchen.

Zhu Er made tea and poured a cup for Xia Taoyuan. She said, "Miss, I think Miss Fang looks at you in a strange way. And Miss Zhang, they look at you as if they want to eat you up."

Xia Taoyuan hummed and said calmly: "I know, they regard me as an imaginary enemy."

"Imaginary enemy? What is an imaginary enemy?" Zhu'er asked puzzledly.

"It's an imaginary enemy." Xia Taoyuan said, drank a few sips of tea and lay down again.

At this time Cuiyun came to call Zhuer to eat. The maids and servants started eating, and Xia Taoyuan urged Zhuer to go quickly.

Xia Taoyuan was lying on the bed thinking that Chu Xingluo would come soon, so she couldn't help but feel happy. She took a rest and went to the living room to wait for him. After a while, Xia Taoyuan felt something was wrong. She felt a little hot, her mouth was dry, and there seemed to be a fire rising from her lower abdomen.

Oh no! She knew she had been drugged, but the tea was clearly brought by Zhu'er. She had no time to think about it, she had to leave here as soon as possible, otherwise when everyone arrived, she would be too ashamed to stay in this world.

Xia Taoyuan felt her body getting more and more dry, and her face was burning. In a panic, she poured the water from the basin in the room on her head, trying to wake herself up. But it was useless. What should she do? She was extremely anxious. Zhu'er hadn't come back yet. At this time, she heard the noisy voices outside, and knew that the guests invited by the princess had arrived.

She didn't care about much, and fearing that she would run into someone when she went out the door, she jumped out of the back window and ran straight to the lotus pond in the back garden. She ran as hard as she could, but she could still hear her breathing getting heavier.

Arriving in front of the lotus pond, without a second thought, Xia Taoyuan dove in. Although the weather was hot, the night in the mountains was slightly cool, and the water in the pond was even colder.

Xia Taoyuan poked her head out, and the cold water brought her back to her senses. But her body was still hot, and she bit her lips tightly, fearing that she would make an indecent sound.

Xia Taoyuan gritted his teeth and restrained himself, and began to recite the Heart Sutra silently in his heart, trying to make his mind pure and free of distracting thoughts: When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva practiced the profound Prajna Paramita, he saw that the five aggregates were empty and overcame all suffering. . . .

Zhu'er returned to the guest room and saw that the young lady was not there. There was a puddle of water on the floor. The little girl had a bad feeling. She looked around but couldn't find her. She thought the young lady had gone to the living room, so she ran to the living room. At this time, the prince consort had arrived with several friends, including the King of Nan, Mu Yun, Qi Nanfeng, the King of Xuan, the King of Huai and his wife, the King of Xiang and his wife.

Zhu'er looked for Xia Taoyuan for a while but didn't see her. She felt a little panicked. It would be good if Prince Jing had come, but everyone else was there, but Prince Jing hadn't arrived yet.

Everyone was laughing and talking, but Zhu'er was so anxious that she was running around. She forced herself to calm down and thought for a moment. The young lady couldn't have left for no reason. Something must have happened. Then she thought that maybe the young lady went out to wait for Prince Jing, so she ran to the gate of the manor and looked around, but there was no sign of the young lady.

Zhu'er was really panicked now. She went to the gatehouse to inform Fushou Fugui first. When she was about to report to the princess, she saw someone blocking her way.

Zhu Er looked up and asked in surprise, "Master Qi?"

"What happened? Where is your young lady?" Qi Nanfeng asked.

After hearing from the Southern King that the Princess had invited Wei Zhiying to the other courtyard, he went to look for Wei Zhiying, but never saw her. When he saw Zhu'er anxiously appearing in the living room and looking around, he knew something must be wrong, so he followed Zhu'er out.

When Zhu'er heard that Wei Zhiying was missing, he wanted to report to the princess, but was stopped by Qi Nanfeng. He said, "First, take me to see the room where your young lady stayed before she disappeared." He also asked Fugui and Fushou to look for her in the yard without disturbing the people in the house.

Zhu'er led Qi Nanfeng around the living room to the guest room where Wei Zhiying lived. Seeing the water stains on the floor and the open windows, Qi Nanfeng frowned. He told Zhu'er to wait in the room. Then he jumped out of the window and looked around but found nothing. Seeing a round arch, he followed the arch into the back garden.

The moon was covered by clouds, and the garden was dark. Qi Nanfeng took a few steps lightly, and suddenly heard the sound of water. He held his breath and stopped.

There was another sound of water splashing, and this time there was a man's voice, very soft, and he only laughed obscenely: "My dear, let me have a good time today." Then there was a sound of thrashing and struggling. Qi Nanfeng heard Xia Taoyuan's weak and angry voice: "You beast, no, get out of here!"

Qi Nanfeng rushed over at a lightning speed. At this time, the moon, which was covered by clouds, showed its head. Qi Nanfeng saw two people fighting in the water. After seeing clearly, he jumped into the lotus pond and slapped the man's head. The man was unable to dodge and was knocked unconscious.

Qi Nanfeng didn't care about much and hugged Xia Taoyuan up. Xia Taoyuan was still somewhat conscious before, but now the drug effect has reached its peak and she is no longer in the right mind. She didn't even see who came, she stretched out her arms and hugged Qi Nanfeng tightly, twisting in Qi Nanfeng's arms.

"It's so hot! I feel uncomfortable!" The hot air from Xia Taoyuan's mouth almost made Qi Nanfeng lose control. For a moment, he really wanted to take this opportunity to have her. However, reason eventually overcame emotion. He bit his lips tightly and threw Xia Taoyuan into the water again.

Qi Nanfeng immediately jumped into the water, picked a lotus pod, peeled a few lotus seeds and put them into Xia Taoyuan's mouth, saying, "If you don't want to be laughed at by people outside, just eat it." After that, he forced her to chew and swallow it.

After chewing a handful of lotus seeds, she felt a bitter taste in her mouth, but it was this bitterness that made Xia Taoyuan regain a little sanity. She recognized the voice and realized that the person coming was Qi Nanfeng. She remembered what had just happened and was so ashamed that she wanted to jump into the water and drown.

Just as she was trying her best to restrain the desire in her heart, Qi Nanfeng slapped her on the back of the head, and Xia Taoyuan fainted.

Qi Nanfeng sighed, carried Xia Taoyuan to the shore, and turned around to fish the man out to question him. But when he fished him out, he found that he was dead and had been drowned. There was no evidence.

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