Report to the Empress and the Eldest Princess: They're using the system to poach your men.

"Miss!"

Hearing a noise from inside the door, Qingque quickly pushed it open and went inside.

Wen Yuening's face was pale, her black hair was slightly disheveled, and she was panting with her hands resting on the armrests of the chair.

"But did it aggravate the wound? I have repeatedly advised Your Highness to wait a few days before going, but Your Highness will not listen."

Qingque's already slightly furrowed brows furrowed even more.

Wen Yuening quietly lifted her eyelids, looking guilty, and said in a muffled voice, "I won't be so reckless again."

Unbuttoning the outer garment revealed a small patch of blood seeping through the left side of the white undergarment on the chest.

"Hiss—, be gentle."

My heart tightened, and my forehead was already covered with a fine layer of sweat.

Qingque had to be extremely careful. She had Qingluan bring a basin of warm water, wipe away the bloodstains around the wound, and then apply the best wound medicine to the wound.

"Qingque, that's not a dream."

If she hadn't been so eager to verify the information, she wouldn't have risked going to the Princess's residence today.

Qingque paused in wringing the soft handkerchief, her voice trembling as she said, "Then, Your Highness, you mean..."

"I want to save her!"

Qingque felt that this answer was both expected and reasonable.

"Your Majesty, this matter still sounds somewhat unbelievable. Although you have verified it today, it is ultimately very different from what you said about your past life. We still need to discuss this further."

Wen Yuening leaned back, her eyes half-closed.

Looking up at her own hands, she realized that in her past life, they had been covered in calluses.

Her ten fingers were as sharp as bamboo shoots, and her wrists as white as lotus roots.

Now, it seems likely that some more thin calluses will need to be added to it again.

"Indeed, we can't rush it. We still have plenty of time, enough for us to dig deep and find out who is behind this scheme."

"Whatever Your Majesty plans, this servant will follow you closely."

Wen Yuening smiled faintly, "You're still the same as before. In that case, let's start by taking action against the Wen family."

Princess's Residence

"Your Highness, how are you feeling?"

"Um--?"

Shen Sangwan's mind was still a little muddled. After Shuyi woke up, she quickly brought over the hangover tea that she had ordered to be brewed earlier.

"I seem to have dreamt that a petty thief broke into my mansion, and I even exchanged a few blows with her."

She raised her hand weakly to rub her eyes, "And I feel like I've seen that petty thief somewhere before?"

“Your Highness, you are not dreaming. There really was a thief who broke into this mansion. When Ruoli, Ruoxin and I returned, we happened to see the thief coming out of your study.”

"You should tell His Majesty to dispatch two squads of imperial guards to patrol day and night; that would be more prudent."

The eldest princess had not planned to stay long, and there was nothing of importance in the mansion, so there were only a few guards. If it were to be an assassin from the Soul-Hooking Pavilion, the mansion would be like an empty place.

"Yes, we'll make arrangements after the morning court session tomorrow."

[Hitomi!]

[Hitomi!]

Xiao Tong inwardly refused; he didn't want to accept Shen Sangwan's summons, but he had no choice but to submit.

"Yes, Master! I'm here. What are your orders?"

[Did something happen just now?]

【Oh? Well... it's nothing really serious.】

[He merely forcibly kissed the Empress!]

〖 ？ ？ 〗

Shen Sangwan looked blank, her eyes downcast, finding it hard to process what Xiao Tong had just said.

【Master, you still say it has no taste!】

〖 ？ ？ 〗

Wait a minute, you mean the Empress came to the Princess's residence?

And then I forcibly kissed her?

"Xiaotong, are you trying to fool me by making up stories because I'm drunk?"

[My lord, to be honest, you nibbled on the Empress's lips more than once, and then complained that it had no taste. Now you're denying it after you've taken advantage of her!]

What a scumbag!

[I vaguely remember eating jelly, and I was wondering why it wasn't sweet, though it was quite soft... Wait, oh my god, did I really eat it?]

Xiao Tong nodded repeatedly, like a chick pecking at rice.

"Oh no, oh no, what am I going to do? I...I..."

[Master, this is your future wife. It's fine for her to eat meat occasionally.]

You know how to comfort people.

Wait a minute—why is the Empress at the Princess's residence?

Even if I have no secret guards or personal guards, how did she, a frail woman, leave the palace and climb into my high-walled compound?

[My lord, how did you come to the conclusion that the Empress is a weak woman?]

"When you put it that way, it does seem like I have a stereotype about her!"

Shen Sangwan got up from the stone bench, feeling a little dizzy and unsteady, and swayed slightly.

"Your Highness, be careful."

Shuyun took a step forward and grabbed Shen Sangwan's arm.

"No problem."

Shen Sangwan waved her hand weakly. After drinking the hangover tea for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she was only a little unsteady on her feet, but her consciousness was slowly returning.

"Your Highness, shall I send someone to investigate that thief?"

Although it's impossible to find out, since the other party was masked and the two hidden weapons they left behind were ordinary, unmarked weapons.

There was practically no way to investigate, but she still had to ask as a formality.

"Investigate, investigate with great fanfare, it would be best if the whole city knew about it."

"???"

Why doesn't His Highness play by the rules?

"However, what I want to investigate is not that thief."

"Send someone to the yamen to report the case, saying that the Princess's residence has lost valuable items, and ask them to send people to investigate and help me find the lost items."

Shuyun asked, puzzled, "Why is Your Highness doing this?"

"I have a rough idea of ​​who that thief is, and if you encounter him again in the future, just turn a blind eye."

"Yes, I will immediately send someone to report this to the police."

"Remember to have the government officials investigate the internal traitors first."

Shuyun nodded in agreement.

"Ming Prince's Mansion"

Since giving Yuexin to Shen Sangwan, Shen Yujing has had no one to take care of him personally.

"I have prepared a nourishing bone broth according to the doctor's recipe. Would Your Highness like to try it?"

Lin Wanyi was married into the Ming Prince's Mansion with a grand wedding procession when Shen Sangwan fell into a coma the day before.

The scene was grand and impressive, but no one was happy for him.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, Prince Ming, Shen Yujing, is a sickly man. If she marries into the royal family, she may soon have to live the life of a widow.

Lin Wanyi had beautiful features and was considered exceptionally beautiful. If she hadn't been engaged to Shen Yujing before, she would probably have entered the palace as a concubine.

She walked slowly to Shen Yujing's side, opened the food box, and took out a bowl of bone broth.

The Chinese medicine smells strong, but not unpleasant.

"Okay, Awan, feed me."

Shen Yujing's features were somewhat gentle, and he smiled faintly, but his thin face made him look somewhat eerie, which inevitably made people a little scared.

Lin Wanyi paused, holding the jar, and, suppressing her fear, scooped up a spoonful of bone broth and brought it to the other person's lips.

Having witnessed this man's madness in the darkness, she dared not disobey him.

Taking a small sip, she remarked, "Ah Wan's soup is getting better and better."

"I'm glad Your Highness likes it."

If it weren't for the person in front of her forcing her to cook soup and bring it to her every day, she truly wouldn't want to stay here for even a moment longer.

After feeding her half a bowl of bone broth, Lin Wanyi tried to take back her hand holding the spoon, but Shen Yujing pulled her sharply. Fortunately, she held the bowl steady enough that she didn't drop it.

"Ah Wan, why are you so absent-minded today, hmm—?"

With his other hand, he gently pinched Lin Wanyi's chin, his coldness in his eyes sending shivers down one's spine.