A piece of Japanese incense

After finally getting rid of the doctor, Zhi Yihe wanted to discuss future plans with Yuyi, but the sound of wind chimes rang out, forcing her to lie back on the bed.

She felt someone rubbing her eyelashes, which made her feel itchy. She couldn't help but turn over and rub her eyes.

"I know you are pretending to be asleep~" Hefeng pinched the back of her neck, with a lazy smile in his voice.

Zhi Yihe rubbed his neck a little uncomfortably, sat up, pursed his lips, and crossed his arms over his chest.

"I have punished the four of them by making them kneel outside. If you still feel aggrieved, you can do whatever you want with them."

Zhi Yihe remained silent and just curled up quietly in the corner.

"I remember you had a personal maid, so I found one for you, to accompany Yuyi..."

"No!" Zhi Yihe was eager to escape from control as soon as possible, so how could he involve Yu Tuan? She interrupted him hurriedly and looked at He Feng with cold eyes.

"Then let Yuyi teach Jintao and the others how to..."

Zhi Yihe interrupted him again, and the mask gave him a look of contempt: "Yu Yi is irreplaceable, I just want her to be with me!"

He Feng leaned towards her and said in a very calm voice, "Okay, whatever you want."

"I haven't found out anything today, so why don't you lock me up too, sir?"

"There is still a long way to go. I believe Ah He will be able to find more..."

"Does the Lord like me?"

Hefeng was stunned at first, his eyes which were usually calm now flashed with disbelief. He bit his lower lip, wanting to say something but stopping himself. Finally, he just lowered his head and unconsciously stroked the corner of his clothes with his fingers. But soon, he raised his head again, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile which was both bitter and warm.

"My Lord, do you really have no interest in me? Then what are you doing now for? To save my life, you risked your life to bring Yu Yi out of prison; knowing that I would gain nothing, you still agreed to let me return to Yun's house without hesitation, and you found so many people to monitor my every move. And my Lord, are you really just a guard of the prince?"

Zhi Yihe stared at him with deep eyes. He Feng moved back, not daring to look directly into her eyes.

"They say the Yun family was ransacked, but this courtyard is no different from when I left, except for some weeds. Even the pebbles I kicked while walking on the eve of the Lantern Festival are still there. Tell me, is the arrest of my family really just because of my father's fault?"

"Yes...Yan Xunhua revealed that your grandmother was from Xiqi. She, she would know..."

"Is that national treasure really so important? Even if it is already the most valuable in the world, do we have to take it all?"

"The icing on the cake, who..."

"You will never release my grandmother, right?" Zhi Yihe stared at him intently, his tone solemn and every word powerful.

"Ahe——" Hefeng wanted to reach out and touch her, but Zhi Yihe waved him away.

"Give me some time, I...I will tell you everything." Hefeng sat quietly beside the bed. His inner struggle made him have no courage to speak, and finally he kept the words deep in his heart.

"You rest here and I will come to see you another day." Hefeng stood up and was about to leave.

"You've been exposed, Your Highness." Zhi Yi showed a smug look on his face, but then turned cold again: "You imprisoned me in the name of family, just to lure out Zhi Siqi, right?"

He Feng paused, turned around slowly, and said with a stern smile: "Ah He is really very smart."

Zhi Yihe was surprised, then tilted his head and chuckled a few times: "Ha~ I guessed it right~"

Hefeng smiled calmly, hugged Zhiyi tightly in his arms, and said in a soft and low voice: "Ah He, stay here and stay with me."

Zhi Yihe rolled his eyes with a sneer, but did not move at all. He said in an inaudible voice, "Except for me and Yu Yi, no one is allowed to step into my yard, and no one is allowed to touch a single blade of grass or tree in Yun Mansion."

"Okay, all is fine." Hefeng hugged her tighter, and was very careful, afraid of hurting her, as if cherishing a fragile treasure. He deeply inhaled the faint medicinal scent on her body, and the fragrance that made him feel soft and warm.

After he left, Zhi Yihe instructed Jin Tao and others to prepare hot water, and jumped into the bathtub impatiently, letting the warm water soothe his body and mind.

"Oh my God, is he really the prince?! After listening to the girl's analysis before, I was still skeptical!" Yu Yi lit a stick of incense, her eyes wide open, her shock beyond words.

"Let me tell you. When Prince Jiali and the Pei family of Boyi were getting married, Pei Fanzhou said that almost everyone present had the surname Pei, so I felt something was fishy. Hefeng did not apply to the prince for permission to return home, but asked his own father. And Doctor Xing, the guard who was watching us, was easily ordered around. If he was just a guard, it would be too much of a show!"

Yuyi poured hot water on Zhiyi's shoulders and asked curiously, "Hey! Girl, what do you think the prince is planning? Does he really like you?"

"In short, he has bad intentions! Now when I think about his face, I feel sick to death!" Zhi Yihe hugged himself and trembled as if he was vomiting.

"How do you plan to contact Master Siqi?"

"Once my "Yuezhixiang" is done, maybe Fuguier will be able to find us."

A glimmer of joy flashed across Yuyi's eyes: "Fuguier! I thought it was lost!"

"Now we are just letting those who are monitoring us keep a little distance. We still need to be vigilant at all times. When I make the "Moon Branch Incense", you go and dig up the secret passage behind the small kitchen that we didn't finish before. Maybe Fuguier can find his way home by smelling the scent."

"Well, fortunately the young lady reminded me early on, so I have been doing things away from the eyes and ears of others. Now I am doing some secret things and no one is suspicious!" Yu Yi smiled with her hands covering her lips.

"It is because no one can take care of me as attentively as you do that I was released from prison just now to tell me about my grandmother's situation. Only if you remain irreplaceable can we stay together." Zhi Yihe held Yuyi's hand.

"Don't worry, young lady! We will definitely rescue the lady and the young lady. I will always be with you, young lady!"

Zhi Yihe's tense nerves finally relaxed a little: "Oh, by the way, can you help me appreciate these two pairs of earrings and the aromatherapy pendant? What are their unique features?"

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Yuyi took the exquisite earring box and wiped it gently with a soft handkerchief. She immediately cried out in surprise: "Ah! How come it's all corroded by water!"

Zhi Yihe leaned nonchalantly on the edge of the tub: "It's okay. Gold and silver objects can be corrupted by soaking in water. It's all because of that Jin Tao that suddenly rushed in. I was in a hurry and had no place to put them. I could only soak them in water."

"No! Look, girl!" Yu Yi opened the box and showed it to Zhi Yihe.

The earrings in the box faded, staining Yuyi's hands and handkerchief with paint, and the originally pure gold floral earrings had almost completely turned silver.

As for the pair of gold-inlaid pearl earrings, the color of the pearls faded into gold and their size was obviously reduced.

"Oh my god! What the hell is this!" Zhi Yihe stood up from the bathtub excitedly.

Yuyi poured hot water into a basin and immersed the two pairs of earrings in it. In a moment, all the colors faded away, the gold turned into silver, and the pearls turned into gold.

The butterfly jade was completely gone, leaving only two strings of tassel gold beads on the entire pair of earrings.

Zhi Yihe put the bead between his teeth, bit it, and blinked his eyes: "Did I make a profit or a loss?"

Yuyi burst out laughing: "The girl is still thinking of exchanging it for silver!"

Zhi Yihe held the earrings in her hands and examined them carefully under the candlelight: "You say... what is the deep meaning of doing this..."

Yuyi shook her head, took the aromatherapy pendant and prepared to soak it in the water.

"Hey~ Wait a minute! Don't be impulsive! This... this is much more valuable than those two! Let's study it further."

Yu Yi's hand was raised, suspended in mid-air.

Zhi Yihe looked up, and the bright orange-yellow gilded decoration became even more dazzling and eye-catching under the candlelight.

Holding the candlestick in her hand, she looked from bottom to top at the mysterious gift given to her by her aunt, whom she had only met once.