Qi Nanfeng picked up Xia Taoyuan and returned to the guest room, putting her on the bed. Zhu'er was so scared that she started crying when she saw that the young lady was soaked and did not respond when she called her. Qi Nanfeng stopped her in time.

Qi Nanfeng was unusually serious and said, "Keep an eye on the young lady here. Lock the door and don't let anyone in except Prince Jing. If anyone asks, just say that Miss Wei has caught a cold."

After that, Qi Nanfeng walked out. He found Fugui and Fushou in the front yard and told them that Wei Zhiying had been found. He also asked them to tell Princess Anping that he was not feeling well and had to go back first.

Seeing that he was soaking wet, Fugui and Fushou didn't ask any more questions and just agreed.

Qi Nanfeng left. He had just taken a few steps on his horse when he ran into a carriage head-on.

He reined in his horse and asked, "But His Royal Highness Prince Jing?"

The person who came was Chu Xingluo. He had been busy with too much official business in the Ministry of Justice recently and finished his work very late, but he did not forget to come and pick up Xia Taoyuan.

Qingyun reined in his horse and said with a smile, "Master Qi? It is none other than my prince."

"I have something important to say to Prince Jing." Qi Nanfeng jumped directly into the carriage regardless of Qingyun and Long Yan's obstruction.

Seeing that he was soaking wet, Chu Xingluo asked in confusion, "What happened to Master Qi?"

Qi Nanfeng didn't respond, and said, "Your Highness, please ask Long Yanqingyun to stay away. They shouldn't hear what I said."

Chu Xingluo was a little surprised and didn't know what he was going to say, but he still followed his instructions and asked Long Yanqingyun to go ahead and scout the way. Long Yanqingyun walked a few steps away tactfully.

Qi Nanfeng said seriously: "Miss Wei is in trouble."

Chu Xingluo was shocked when he heard this and asked nervously, "What happened to Zhiying?"

Qi Nanfeng recounted what had happened, but to avoid misunderstanding, he omitted some details.

Chu Xingluo couldn't sit still any longer. He jumped off the carriage and leaped onto Qi Nanfeng's horse. "Master Qi, can I lend you my horse?" As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared.

Fortunately, it was very close to the Princess's Villa, and Chu Xingluo arrived in a short while. His eyes were cold and his face was extremely gloomy. He walked through the living room without looking at anyone. When Nan Wang Chu Xingliang saw him, he called him "Third Brother" twice, but he ignored him and went straight to the guest room. Everyone else was wondering, what happened to Prince Jing?

Princess Anping didn't know why Chu Xingluo was like this. She was about to catch up with him to ask him about it, but suddenly she remembered that she hadn't seen Wei Zhiying. Her heart tightened. Could something have happened to Wei Zhiying? She looked at the crowd and indeed didn't see Wei Zhiying. Without thinking too much, she followed him to the guest room.

Chu Xingluo had already gone in, and the door was closed. Princess Anping raised her hand and knocked on the door, saying, "Third Brother, are you in there? Is Miss Wei here?"

Zhu Er inside said, "Your Highness, my lady has caught a cold and is not able to see guests."

Princess Anping was stunned for a moment. She was fine during dinner, how could she have caught a cold after not seeing her for a while? Someone was sick in her place, so she had to go in and take a look. She said, "Third brother, open the door, I'll take a look at Miss Wei. If she really has a cold, I'll send someone to call a doctor."

"No need, I'll take Zhiying back now." Chu Xingluo said coldly.

When he came in, he saw Xia Taoyuan's face flushed and in a coma. He knew that this situation needed to be treated as soon as possible. Although Qi Nanfeng knocked her unconscious, according to Qi Nanfeng, this kind of love poison is very strong. If the poison is not removed within seven hours or someone is found to have sex, the poisoned person will die suddenly.

Princess Anping was even more puzzled when she heard Chu Xingluo's cold words. Even if he caught a cold, he wouldn't be so cold. She knew her brother's character very well, so she didn't ask to go in again. She just said, "Okay, take Miss Wei back first and treat her as soon as possible." She wanted to say something else, but there was no response from the room, so she gave up and thought about visiting her early tomorrow.

Princess Anping returned to the living room with a lot on her mind. It had only been an hour since Wei Zhiying had finished her dinner. She was fine when she went to the guest room to rest. How could she suddenly catch a cold? There must be something fishy going on.

Chu Xingluo took Xia Taoyuan out without passing through the living room. When they reached the outside of the villa, he asked Zhu'er and Fugui and Fushou to go back to the prime minister's residence first. If the lady asked, they should say that the young lady lived in the princess' villa, and don't say anything else. Zhu'er agreed and left with Fugui and Fushou.

Long Yan, Qingyun and Qi Nanfeng also arrived. Qi Nanfeng did not rush back, but asked Qingyun and Long Yan to go to the lotus pond in the back garden and make sure to find a body. Long Yan was shocked when he heard this. Find a body, and make sure? If there is no body, can he conjure one up? But he still went with Qingyun.

Qi Nanfeng got on the horse and said to Chu Xingluo, "I have some medicine at home, all made by the extraordinary people of Nanzhu Country. They can cure Miss Wei's poison. I will go back and get them and send them to the palace."

After saying that, he rode away. He was no less anxious than Chu Xingluo. He was eager to go back just to find medicine.

Chu Xingluo looked at Qi Nanfeng's departing back, his eyes flickered, and he got on the carriage. He hugged Xia Taoyuan, looking at her frowning face, and felt distressed.

Soon, Long Yan Qingyun came back, carrying a person. Chu Xingluo hesitated for a while, and decided that this person could not be taken back, as he was found in the princess's villa and should be handed over to the princess for handling.

He asked Qingyun to hand the body over to the princess so that she could identify the man and find out his identity. Then he asked Long Yan to drive him back home.

Qingyun carried the body into the gatehouse and threw it on the ground, shocking several servants in the gatehouse. Qingyun said with a dark face: "This man was found in your back garden. Is he one of yours?"

Several servants carefully identified the body and shook their heads, saying they didn't know him. Qingyun thought about it and decided to carry the body to the living room. There were many people in the living room, and maybe someone knew him. He just wanted to find out the identity of this person, and he didn't care what others thought.

In the living room, Prince Nan wanted to go to the guest room to look for Chu Xingluo, but was stopped by the eldest princess, who whispered to him, "They went back first because of something."

Prince Nan had no choice but to return to the living room in disappointment. His third brother and his wife had gone home, and Qi Nanfeng was also missing. Chu Xingliang sat down beside Mu Yun dejectedly, staring at the lively crowd in a daze.

Everyone was chatting happily when they heard a bang and something fell heavily to the ground. Everyone turned their heads and saw Qingyun with a murderous look on his face, and then saw the person on the ground.

Princess Anping saw this and asked Qingyun, "Who is this?"

Qingyun replied, "Princess, our Highness wants you to see if you know this man. What's his name?"

At this time, King Xuan Chu Xingyue stepped forward to sniff the breath of the man on the ground, frowned and asked, "Dead?"

Princess Anping was very smart. She vaguely felt that this man's death was related to Wei Zhiying. However, she didn't know what Wei Zhiying's current situation was. But thinking of Chu Xingluo's expression, this matter was probably not simple.

The prince consort stepped forward and asked, "Where did this man find it?"

"In the lotus pond in the back garden of this villa." Qingyun answered truthfully.

"Why are you going to the back garden so late at night?" Xiang Wang Chu Xinghai asked, "Why are the Third Brother and Miss Wei nowhere to be seen?"

At this time, everyone looked at Qingyun, wondering how he brought a corpse here, and why Chu Xingluo and Wei Zhiying did not appear that night.

Qingyun didn't know what happened, but he saw his master carrying the princess out. The princess's coma at the time must have been related to the dead man. But he couldn't say anything, so he just said, "This person was found by Master Qi."

"Really? Then what about my third brother and Wei Zhiying?" King Xuan Chu Xingyue asked.

"It's cold in the mountains at night. My prince was afraid that the princess would catch a cold, so he took the princess back." Qingyun said.

"Leaving without saying goodbye like this, leaving my sister... "

"Okay, everyone look at this person, does anyone know him?" The prince consort interrupted King Xuan.

Everyone came forward to identify him, but no one recognized him.

Fang Muyao's palms were sweating. She followed Mu Yanran and walked forward on tiptoe to take a look. She finally felt relieved. They were not the people who came to ask for water and food in the afternoon. She slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Muyao noticed when Qi Nanfeng saw Zhu'er frantically looking for Xia Taoyuan and then followed her out. She felt resentful! Resentful that Qi Nanfeng didn't even look at her! Hated that he even chased after Wei Zhiying's maid!

However, when he thought that Wei Zhiying might have been abused and humiliated, and that he would be able to watch a good show soon, he couldn't help but smile triumphantly.

Since several little princesses were reprimanded by the emperor and asked to apologize to Wei Zhiying, this matter reached Fang Muyao's ears.

That day, she and Zhang Qianqian were chatting with Mu Yanran in the residence of Left Prime Minister Mu Huairen, but they happened to meet three little princesses who came to the residence to seek advice from Mu Yanran.

So Fang Muyao came up with a plan. She used indirect methods, hints and explicit statements to make the little princesses think that Wei Zhiying had a bad temper. If they wanted her to forgive them, it would not work just for them. Someone with prestige must come forward, and the eldest princess was definitely the best choice.

Several little princesses also thought it made sense, so they went to find Princess Anping. Princess Anping was also looking for an opportunity to resolve the misunderstanding between them, so she agreed readily.

Originally, Fang Muyao thought that if the appointment was held at the princess's mansion, she would not go there rashly without an invitation. Although her plan could be implemented, she would feel regretful if she could not see Wei Zhiying making a fool of herself.

Unexpectedly, the princess decided to go to the villa in the suburbs. This was great. Even if the princess did not invite her, it would not be a surprise for her and Zhang Qianqian to follow Mu Yanran. After all, in the suburbs, it was reasonable to have someone to take care of the young lady of the prime minister's mansion. Only by seeing Wei Zhiying being humiliated in public could she relieve her hatred!

Fang Muyao asked for help from the housekeeper at home. The housekeeper was grateful for the kindness of Fang Muyao's father Fang Zhong, and always doted on her, treating her like his own daughter and responding to her requests. The housekeeper hired a few people from Yangzhou at a high price, and asked them to pretend to be merchants from Yunzhou and find an excuse to enter the villa to poison Wei Zhiying.

As an insider, Fang Muyao did not need to meet with several people to avoid being exposed. She was told that she only needed to make some moves outside Wei Zhiying's guest room to avoid poisoning the wrong person.

As soon as they arrived at the princess' villa in the morning, she asked the maid to show her where the guest rooms were under the pretext of putting down her luggage. The maid also took the opportunity to lead the little princesses and Mu Yanran and Zhang Qianqian to identify the guest rooms.

After they found their own guest room and put down their belongings, they saw another guest room next to it. The little maid smiled and said, "This room is for Miss Wei."

The maid walked in front and led a few people back to the living room. Fang Muyao walked at the end. She used saliva to stick a thin, light-colored petal to the window of Wei Zhiying's guest room. This was what the housekeeper told her, and those Jianghu people would clean up the petals after poisoning.

Everything was flawless, no one would suspect her, even if a few people were caught, they would not know who ordered them, the housekeeper would never leave any handle. So she just watched the show peacefully.

But after waiting for a long time, the show didn't start. He only saw Prince Jing with a dark face go to the guest room and never come out again. Did those people succeed? Why was there no movement at all? Fang Muyao was anxious in her heart, but she had to act calm on the surface.

Now there is another dead person, and Prince Jing's guards said that Prince Jing took Wei Zhiying away. Her plan failed again, and she was filled with resentment.

Fang Muyao sorted out her thoughts. Since several people from the underworld had come, aphrodisiacs must have been administered. Wei Zhiying hadn't come out for a long time. Could she have been poisoned by the aphrodisiac? And this dead man must have been found by those people from the underworld to humiliate Wei Zhiying. He was probably killed by Qi Nanfeng. This Qi Nanfeng was always ruining her plans!

She was right. When the gangsters came to ask for food, two of the servants followed them into the kitchen. A servant from the princess's mansion followed them. The two servants went into the kitchen and asked the maid to help them prepare the food. One of them chatted with the servant, and the other slipped out and went into the guest room marked with petals. He smeared the colorless and odorless aphrodisiac on the walls of the teapot in the guest room.

Fang Muyao sneered in her heart. Wei Zhiying must have been poisoned by the aphrodisiac. But seeing that the dead person's clothes were wet but neat, could it be that the dead person was discovered by Qi Nanfeng before he succeeded? Then who helped Wei Zhiying get rid of the love poison? Prince Jing came late, could it be Qi Nanfeng...

Fang Muyao stared at the dead man on the ground with hatred, her silver teeth almost breaking. If it was really Qi Nanfeng who helped Wei Zhiying get rid of the love poison, then she would really lose more than she gained. She really hated it!

Seeing that no one recognized the body, the princess and her husband ordered the servants to carry the body outside. The husband questioned the servants and guards. A servant said that they were all busy in the front yard and no one went to the back yard. The guards patrolled around the manor during the day and did not find any suspicious people. In the evening, when the guests arrived, more than ten guards came to the front yard, but they did not know that such a person had sneaked into the back yard and was drowned.

After the servants and guards told what they had seen, the prince consort asked Qingyun to go back and tell Prince Jing the truth.

Princess Anping was worried that something must have happened to Wei Zhiying, but what exactly happened?

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