After seeing the brother and sister off, Mo Ran jogged back to her room. There she saw Liu Bai and Gong Mo Jue staring at each other, silently confronting each other.

Mo Ran hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward:

"Leave it blank, don't rush, the prince has his own plans, we—"

Liu Bai ignored him, staring intently at Gong Mojue, her eyes filled with determination.

"Gong Mojue, what exactly are you thinking?"

It seemed that if he didn't explain clearly, he could just keep staring at him without moving.

Gong Mojue's eyes flickered slightly, and a hint of gentleness unconsciously appeared at the corners of his mouth:

"Bai Liu~ You haven't called me that in so long! I~"

The blank space, however, interrupted him:

"From that day on, Lin Bailiu ceased to exist in this world."

A trace of pain flashed in Gong Mojue's eyes.

Noticing his pain, Liu Bai sighed softly:

“Master, I don’t care whether she is Yu Shuyan or Lady Yuan. This woman is too scheming and not worth trusting.”

Gong Mojue shook his head slightly:

"No, for now, don't touch her."

The pause was too sudden, and the voice unconsciously rose a few decibels:

"why?"

Gong Mojue frowned, and Yu Shuyan's pale, delicate face, which was clearly terrified but stubbornly held his gaze, floated before his eyes again.

In the still, calm lake of my heart, a barely perceptible ripple stirred.

Mo Ran sensed that Gong Mo Jue didn't want to answer, but fearing that the question would remain unanswered, the two remained deadlocked.

She sighed softly, stepped forward, grabbed Liu Bai, and pulled him away.

"Let's leave it blank. Let's trust the Prince. Everything he's decided has its reasons. Over the years..."

When has Your Highness ever made a wrong decision? Don't you think so?

As he pulled her away, Liu Bai finally let out a soft sigh.

“Since you don’t want to talk about it, I won’t force you. However, I will personally keep an eye on that woman. If she does anything wrong, I will take their lives immediately!”

Gong Mojue's eyes narrowed slightly. Recalling the sincerity in Yu Shuyan's eyes just now, he finally nodded slightly.

"Alright! However, you must not harm anyone based on the slightest disturbance. You must confirm the situation and report back to me before taking any action!"

The blank space made his brows furrow even more:

"Master, you seem to be particularly interested in that woman!"

Gong Mojue was taken aback, clearly not expecting him to ask such a question. For a moment, a look of bewilderment flashed across his face.

Mo Ran immediately released the hand that had been left blank, staring at Gong Mo Jue with excitement:

"Master, you mean to her...?"

If that's the case, that would be wonderful.

Our master has always been in poor health, and everyone has been urging him to get married so that he can continue the bloodline and give them all hope.

Especially Uncle Lin, who was extremely worried about his marriage.

However, Gong Mojue was a heartless block of ice, showing no courtesy to any woman and not even wanting to get close to her.

Even with Du Youruo, he wouldn't allow her to get too close to him.

If she's interested in this Yu Shuyan, then that's...

Wait, what is he thinking?

That Yu Shuyan is a married woman who has had a child.

Even if they divorce, they would still be unworthy of their prince.

No, no, Your Highness, you absolutely cannot fall for this woman!

In just a few short moments, his thoughts had taken several turns, and the excited look on his face was replaced by a bitter expression:

"Master, that woman has been married and has had children. You absolutely cannot!"

"enough!"

Gong Mojue coldly interrupted him.

For no apparent reason, a sense of irritation flashed through my mind, and I waved my hand:

"Have you found out what's going on at Gong Beige's courtyard?"

Liu Bai's expression suddenly darkened:

"That woman is absolutely vicious."

Gong Mojue suddenly clenched his fist:

"What did you find?"

The blank space and the cold voice:

"That woman captured many young women and used them for experiments."

Ink stain pressed further:

"Experiment? What kind of experiment?"

The blank space and the cold voice:

"She had people peel off the women's faces, then apply some medicinal powder to them, and then swap their faces and stick them back on."

Gong Mojue's eyes darkened, and his grip tightened unconsciously.

Before his eyes appeared the image of his mother, the late emperor's imperial concubine, whose limbs were cut off, tongue was pulled out, eyes were gouged out, and she was stuffed into a latrine and suffocated to death by the current empress dowager's orders.

A tingling pain gripped his heart, making him feel breathless. He closed his eyes and gritted his teeth.

"No wonder they're mother and daughter, they're both ruthless!"

Liu Bai sensed his meaning and seemed to understand what he was thinking. He couldn't help but want to say something to comfort him, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't say anything!

Some wounds cannot be healed by a few words of comfort.

What they need to do is trample those evil people under their feet and skin them alive, so that those who have suffered humiliation and died in agony can finally find peace!

His hand at his side unconsciously clenched into a fist:

“Those women either died from the excruciating pain during the peeling process, or, if they were lucky enough to survive, their newly applied skin festered and slowly lost its life, before being thrown into a mass grave to be devoured by wild dogs. To date, not a single woman has survived. Hundreds of young women have lost their lives in that courtyard!”

Mo Ran was so angry that his eyes were bloodshot, and he cursed:

"What a ruthless slut! She deserves to be tortured bit by bit so she can taste the pain!"

After shouting, he suddenly seemed to remember something and asked in confusion:

"But I don't understand why she would do this. Is it just to satisfy her twisted psychology? No, that courtyard is in the far suburbs, while Gong Beige has always been in the palace. She can't see what happens, so why would she let those people torture these women?"

Even the blank space was frowning; clearly, it didn't quite understand either.

Gong Mojue's eyes flickered slightly, and he let out a cold snort:

"It seems she really did have that intention! She'll stop at nothing to get that position!"

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