The Divine Doctor and Adorable Consort: The Demonic Emperor is Too Cunning

Feeling a warmth in her heart, she continued walking forward and saw a line of clothes hanging in the yard. These clothes had probably been washed last night, as they still had a faint scent of soapberry.

One of the clothes was the same old outfit Fang Runtin wore yesterday, except that the torn pants had been mended, with neat and even stitches.

Needless to say, these were all done by the Ren family.

At this moment, Madam Ren poked her head out from the kitchen: "You'er, Mother has boiled the water and the food is ready. You can eat after you've washed up."

Fang Qingyou's nose tingled with sadness. Although her family was very poor, and Fang Runting was destitute after his fall, Ren Shi still tried her best to provide her with the best life.

Fang Qingyou clenched her fists. She was determined to work hard and make sure that the Ren family and Fang Runting could live a good life as soon as possible!

By the time Fang Qingyou finished eating, it was already dawn.

After bidding farewell to the Ren family, Fang Qingyou headed to Nanguan County.

However, in order to convince Mrs. Ren that she was going to collect herbs, she deliberately carried her family's small bamboo basket with her today.

After leaving home, Fang Qingyou rolled up her left sleeve as she hurried along.

She was exhausted after a long day yesterday, so she slept soundly last night. However, at one point during the night, she felt an unusual sharp pain in her left forearm, like being pricked with needles, which woke her up several times.

However, the room was too dark at night, and she couldn't see the condition of her forearm clearly. But when she took her pulse, she didn't find anything abnormal in her body.

At this moment, Fang Qingyou looked at her left forearm again and saw that there was no damage there. So she carefully took her pulse again and found that there was still no problem with her body.

Unable to find anything, Fang Qingyou had no choice but to lower her sleeves again. Perhaps the stinging sensation last night was just her imagination?

Fang Qingyou had great faith in her medical skills, but little did she know that the moment she lowered her sleeve, a faint purple pattern the size of a fingernail suddenly appeared on the spot where she felt a stinging pain in her forearm, appearing and disappearing indistinctly.

The pattern looks like a drop of water.

However, the flash of the pattern only lasted for a few moments before disappearing, as if it had never existed at all.

As Fang Qingyou headed to Nanguan County, a luxurious carriage had just departed from the Eighth Prince's residence, bound for the palace.

The person in the carriage was Luo Qianmo, accompanied by Xuan Qing and Xuan Zhu as always.

Luo Qianmo's carriage drove into the palace without any hindrance, a privilege that the other princes did not have.

However, Luo Qianmo went to the Empress Qin's Derong Palace first, not the Emperor's Mingzheng Palace.

"The Eighth Prince has arrived!"

When Luo Qianmo arrived at Derong Palace, Empress Qin was copying Buddhist scriptures in the palace. Upon hearing the palace servants' shouts, she immediately put down her pen and came out with a smile: "Mo'er, why didn't you send someone to inform us before you came?"

Her eyebrows and eyes exuded gentleness, making her look like a loving mother.

If anyone could see the sinister and vicious expression on Empress Qin's face last night, they would never imagine that she was the same person as she is now.

Luo Qianmo's expression was originally indifferent, but a smile appeared on his face when he saw Empress Qin: "Mother, is there something you need? Your son has come to pay his respects to you. I hope it's not too late."

Empress Qin's tone was even more affectionate: "It's not late for you to come see me. You can come to Derong Palace whenever you want. I have nothing to do, but if I had known you would come today, I would have prepared some of your favorite snacks. Look at me, I almost forgot to ask if you had eaten breakfast. Should I have Caihe and the others prepare some?"

As she spoke, Empress Qin paused slightly and then asked, "Have you gone to see your father, the Emperor, yet?"

The slight smile on Luo Qianmo's face vanished the moment Empress Qin mentioned "Father Emperor," replaced by an undisguised chill.

"Mother, I have already had breakfast, so you don't need to go to work. I came to see you, so naturally I won't go to see anyone else first."

If someone who didn't know better saw Luo Qianmo's expression, they wouldn't believe that he and the Emperor were father and son, and would think that there was some deep hatred between them.

Seeing Luo Qianmo's indifference, Empress Qin was taken aback for a moment, then laughed again: "Alright, alright, since you've come to see me, come in quickly."

As Empress Qin and Luo Qianmo took their seats, Caihe had already poured two cups of tea and brought them over.

The tea soup is clear and yellowish-green in color, and its aroma is like orchids; it is clearly a top-quality tea.

Empress Qin smiled and picked up one of the cups, handing it to Luo Qianmo: "Mo'er, have some tea. This is this year's newly harvested Huangshan Maofeng tea, which was just delivered to the palace yesterday. This pot of tea we're drinking today is the first pot. Try it and see if you like it?"

Luo Qianmo picked up the teacup and took a sip. His furrowed brows slowly relaxed at that moment: "It is indeed top-quality Mao Feng tea."

Seeing the change in Luo Qianmo's expression, Empress Qin looked at him and said, "Mo'er, since you like it, why don't you take some home from me to drink?"

"Wouldn't that mean Mother would have to reluctantly give up her beloved possession?" His tone seemed to contain a hint of a son playfully teasing his mother.

Empress Qin glared at Luo Qianmo, then smiled and said, "There's no such thing as enduring pain. As long as you're happy, your mother will do anything."

"Thank you, Mother." Luo Qianmo seemed to be moved by Empress Qin's kindness and finally nodded with a smile. He lowered his head and continued to drink his tea, but a cold chill flashed in his slightly lowered, deep eyes.

However, the chill disappeared so quickly that Empress Qin, who had been observing his expression, did not notice it at all.

After finishing his tea, Luo Qianmo said, "Mother, I've come today to report on the progress of the murder case in the outskirts of the county."

As Luo Qianmo spoke unintentionally, Empress Qin's expression suddenly changed. She glanced at Caihe, who, along with the other palace maids and eunuchs, immediately withdrew.

In an instant, only Empress Qin and Luo Qianmo remained in the Derong Palace.

"Mo'er, the inner palace is not allowed to interfere in politics. You should report back to your father on the tasks he assigned you, how could you tell me? It's a pity we're in my palace, what if someone else overheard these words? Mo'er, you must remember this, you must never say such things again!"

Empress Qin seemed quite frightened, but Luo Qianmo said nonchalantly, "I only took this case because of Mother. Now that there are developments in the case, I naturally have to report to Mother."

Empress Qin's heart skipped a beat. When did this happen? How come she didn't know?

Could it be that the Emperor secretly helped Luo Qianmo, which is why he was able to find out some clues so quickly?

Suppressing her surprise, Empress Qin asked calmly, "Mo'er, is there any progress in the case?"