Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

After the young man left the room, Mo Ruxing asked Shen Chuning with a smile: "Where did you find this young doctor for this child?"

In fact, she didn't completely believe what the boy said.

Shen Chuning stood up, walked to the door and closed it, then replied softly: "In fact, he is also one of the victims of the Crown Prince incident. His name is Han Shutong."

"Han Shutong? Is he from Han Yuanzheng's family?" Mo Ruxing asked in surprise.

Shen Chuning nodded slightly.

Mo Ruxing frowned and asked doubtfully, "But, didn't I hear that all of Han Yuanzheng's family members were sentenced to have their property confiscated and exiled?"

Shen Chuning lowered her voice and explained, "I rescued him quietly."

Mo Ruxing held Shen Chuning's hand tightly and said worriedly, "You are too bold to do this."

She suddenly stopped talking here. If Shen Chuning wasn't brave enough, how could she have rescued her from the palace? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"Have you cleaned up your tail? Has anyone else discovered it?" she asked seriously.

Shen Chuning shook her head and replied, "Due to some special reasons, Shutong was not included in the Han family tree. Moreover, I brought him out before the Han family was raided, so no outsiders knew about this."

After hearing this, Mo Ruxing felt a little relieved, but she still had some doubts. "Even if he is from the Han family, he is still young. Can he see for sure?"

Shen Chuning gently patted Mo Ruxing's hand, smiling and saying, "Medicine and poison are inseparable. Shutong is very talented in using poisons. The Han family says that his attainments in poison techniques are even higher than Han Yuanzheng's."

"So since he said that Aunt Mo was not poisoned, then you should really not be poisoned. At that time, His Majesty just wanted to use this incident to force the Mo family to hand over the silver." Shen Chuning comforted softly.

"By the way, how much silver did it cost to take me out of the palace? I once asked my brother, but he refused to tell me." Mo Ruxing asked curiously.

"But even if he didn't say it, I know that the Mo family can't come up with that much. How could His Majesty let me go so easily?" Mo Ruxing frowned, his eyes revealing a hint of worry and helplessness.

Shen Chuning bit her lip lightly, then slowly replied, "Including this year's payment, it will take seven years to pay it off, and the Yun family also helped out a bit."

Mo Ruxing felt a little relieved when she heard the news, but then she frowned again and said in a somewhat reproachful tone, "How can we let the Yun family pay?"

Shen Chuning smiled and explained, "You also said that anything that can be solved with money is not a problem. Staying alive is the most important thing. At that time, everyone thought that without money, you would die, so we all pooled some together. Besides, my uncle also volunteered."

Mo Ruxing sighed softly, "Although I don't know the exact amount, it must be a considerable sum of money. If your uncle were to give it to you, would your aunt be willing?"

Shen Chuning opened her eyes wide in surprise and asked in confusion, "Aunt? What aunt?"

Mo Ruxing answered as a matter of course: "Of course it's your uncle's wife."

Shen Chuning was even more confused. She shook her head and said, "I don't have an aunt."

"How could there not be one? Didn't you say that Yun Yan is your uncle's offspring?" Mo Ruxing felt heartbroken again when the name Yun Yan was mentioned.

After hearing what Mo Ruxing said, Shen Chuning realized that she might have misunderstood, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Aunt Mo, didn't I tell you that my uncle never married, and my cousin Yun Yan was adopted from the Yun family's side branch."

Mo Ruxing was stunned. Ever since she entered the palace, she had been deliberately avoiding any news related to the Yun family.

It was not until Shen Chuning entered the palace to serve as Xiao Jinyu's study companion that she reconnected with Yun Shuxuan.

So she naturally didn't know when Yun Zian got married and had children.

Even last time, when Shen Chuning mentioned Yun Yan, she was sad and upset, thinking that Yun Zian actually used the name she gave to his child, so she didn't let Shen Chuning continue.

It turned out to be such a big misunderstanding.

"Even if there's no aunt, it's still the Yun family's money, and it has to be paid back eventually. Tell me how much your uncle paid so I can have an idea."

Shen Chuning whispered in Mo Ruxing's ear, "I won't tell you. Besides, my uncle said it's considered a betrothal gift."

This sentence was like a thunderclap, instantly making Mo Ruxing's face flush red.

She shyly patted the back of Shen Chuning's hand and scolded her, "How dare you tease your elders, little girl!"

Shen Chuning straightened up and responded with a smile: "I don't admit the crime that Aunt Mo has put me in. The betrothal gift was given by my uncle himself."

Mo Ruxing tried hard to calm herself down and said slowly, "I am very lucky to be able to leave the palace. I have never thought about marrying anyone else. Moreover, if His Majesty knew about my marriage, it would probably bring great disaster to the Yun family."

……

After leaving the Mo family, Yun Zian couldn't wait to ask Shen Chuning: "How is it? Is Ruxing's poisoning serious? What herbs are needed to detoxify? I'll go prepare them right away."

Shen Chuning quickly spoke up to stop them: "Aunt Mo is not poisoned. I have already told Aunt Mo that your uncle paid the money."

Yun Zian frowned and looked at Shen Chuning disapprovingly, "Telling her what to do will put a psychological burden on her. I don't want our relationship to be mixed with interests."

Shen Chuning touched her nose and explained helplessly, "I just wanted to say something good for my uncle."

Yun Zian looked at Shen Chuning expectantly, "So what did she say?"

Shen Chuning hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth.

But when Yun Zian heard Shen Chuning's answer, the expression on his face froze instantly, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on him, and the expectant look on his face became dim.

After a long time, he managed to force a smile and comforted himself with a casual tone: "It's okay, there's a long time to go. Maybe one day she will change her mind."

……

After Shen Chuning returned to the Shen family, she planned to go to Songhe Hall to pay her respects to Old Madam Shen first.

But as soon as he entered the room, he saw Old Madam Shen sitting in the main seat with a sullen face, turning Buddhist beads in her hands non-stop.

Shen Jingwan stood aside with a look of grievance on her face, sobbing softly, as if she had suffered great injustice.

Shen Chuning muttered to herself that she had come at the wrong time, and thought about quickly saying goodbye and leaving this place of trouble.

However, when she was about to open her mouth to greet him, Old Madam Shen suddenly shouted, "Kneel down!"