A short night is hard to please! A stunningly handsome prince dotes on her exclusively.

Evening, Xin Moling's study—

"Qingque, have we not found the Imperial Advisor yet?"

Xin Moling was practicing calligraphy with one hand behind her back, completely focused, while a man in black knelt in front of her.

"My lord, the Grand Preceptor is always elusive, and his departure from the palace a few days ago was not pre-arranged. I have sent people to search for him for a long time, but we have not found any trace of him yet."

Hearing this, he slowly put down his brush, raised his eyes and stared at the man on the ground. His gaze was not as gentle and considerate as it had been towards Xin Moyan; instead, it had a sharp, military air about it.

"Any clues about Yan'er falling into the water that night?"

Qingque's expression immediately tensed up. If she spoke out, would her master develop a grudge against His Majesty?

Xin Moling's face darkened quickly, and a murderous glint seemed to flash in his eyes. He said coldly, "Qingque, what are you hiding from me?"

"Your subordinate dares not. Your subordinate found clues last night. When Miss fell into the water that night, there were two women with her. One was Consort Ning's younger sister, Song Yiyao, and the other was Xu Ning, the granddaughter of the Minister of Personnel."

After much deliberation, Qingque still felt that she couldn't reveal the princess's name. In recent years, her master had become increasingly estranged from the princes because of her mistress. If Princess Jia'en were to be involved this time, and her master were to enter the palace again in a fit of anger, and were once again accused of treason by the court, then even the best relationship between the emperor and her master would not be able to protect her master...

Xin Moling frowned slightly, seemingly nonchalant, but her eyes were fixed on Qing Que's face as she asked, "Just these two?"

"Yes!"

for a long time--

He understood, and without asking any further questions, calmly ordered, "Kill these two women, no, torture them first..."

"Master, they've been targeted."

"say clearly."

"This morning, when Song Yuyao woke up, she found that her entire face was covered with knife marks of all sizes. Someone had disfigured her in her dream."

Upon hearing this news, Xin Moling frowned even more deeply and continued to ask, "Anything else?"

"Someone spread the news, and the granddaughter of the Minister of Personnel heard about it and immediately went to the Song residence to visit the woman. As a result, she fell very badly at the Song residence."

How serious is it?

"Both of his Achilles tendons were severed at the same time, and the Minister's mansion is causing a scene at the Song residence with people from the Minister's mansion!"

What a coincidence! Xin Moling's handsome face remained expressionless, his tone growing increasingly cold: "Was it... His Majesty who did it?"

Qingque dared not hide anything and nodded slightly.

Xin Moling's eyes were thoughtful. After a long while, he exhaled a breath of stale air and slowly said, "Let those two women live a few more days to prolong their lives. After that, we will find an opportunity to make sure that no one who bullies Yan'er gets away with it!"

"Yes!"

The next day, Xin Moyan lazily got out of bed and opened her eyes.

Here again!

It's ancient times again!

She sighed silently to herself, as if she had no choice but to accept reality...

"Miss, it's time to get up!"

Cailian came in from outside the door at this moment, carrying a wooden tray in her hand, on which seemed to be a set of clothes.

"Cailian, what are you holding in your hand?"

Cailian looked very excited and quickly said with a smile, "Miss, this is the Hundred Butterflies Playing with Flowers Tencel Phoenix Tail Dress that the young master bought at Xixiang Pavilion at a high price. It's the only one of its kind in the entire capital!"

After saying that, she placed the tray on the table and held up the light pink dress.

The pink dress was adorned with colorful ribbons that hung from the waist to the hem, each ribbon embroidered with lifelike butterflies. Not only the butterflies, but also the flowers embroidered on the dress were made with gold and silver threads dyed in various colors. The luster of the gold and silver threads made the butterflies and flowers appear even more vivid, full, and realistic.

This was the first time Xin Moyan had ever seen such a beautiful ancient dress. She stared intently at the dress in front of her, thinking how gorgeous it was!

"Miss, let Cailian help you change your clothes!"

"Okay!"

She looked away slightly, almost forgetting that she still had to go to the palace with her brother to annul the engagement!

This dress needs to be worn with a slightly fitted undergarment to properly accentuate the waistline. Cailian found a silk undergarment in the wardrobe and was about to help Xin Moyan change into it.

"wait wait wait!"

Xin Moyan quickly covered her neckline; she wasn't used to having someone around when she changed clothes.

"Cailian, you go out first, I'll change and then you can come in."

Cailian was puzzled and frowned, asking, "Miss, you used to be Cailian's maid when you changed clothes!"

"But……"

But I'm not used to this. How should I tie my clothes here?

"Cailian, try not to look at me!"

Cailian opened her eyes wide and looked at Xin Moyan's slightly flushed cheeks in disbelief, saying, "Miss, why are you blushing? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Oh dear! That's not how it is. Hurry up and help me change my clothes."

Xin Moyan felt embarrassed. Yesterday, she had just put on the dress without knowing how to wear ancient clothes. Now, suddenly taking off her inner garment in front of Cailian, she was indeed a little embarrassed.

Cailian moved gently, carefully unbuttoning Xin Moyan's inner garment in front of her. A glimpse of red was suddenly revealed, and Xin Moyan froze...

"A... a bellyband?"

"Yes! Miss, what's wrong?"

No wonder I always felt so relaxed, it turns out she wasn't wearing a bra!

What can such a loose-fitting bellyband hold?

Even though I'm only eighteen, I'm still an adult. I really don't feel safe going out without a bra...

"Miss, are you feeling unwell?"

Cailian felt that her young mistress was acting very strangely today. Was it because she was not satisfied with the style of her clothes and bodice?

"No, Cailian, hurry up and help me change my clothes."

Xin Moyan snapped out of her daze and realized that she was standing in front of Cailian wearing only a bellyband. Her cheeks instantly burned.

During the dressing process, Xin Moyan silently memorized how to tie the inner garment. She should dress herself and not bother others all the time!

After she changed into her dress, Cailian helped her braid a simple bun. Without any extra hairpins or ornaments, she simply chose a light pink butterfly hairpin that matched the color of her dress.

"Wow! Miss, you're absolutely stunning!"

Cailian's eyes were practically bubbling with pink delight; Miss was the most beautiful girl in Yuanqi Kingdom!

Xin Moyan asked tentatively again, "Cailian, I used to be terrible at dressing up, didn't I?"

Cailian's smile faltered, and she said somewhat awkwardly, "Miss, you are naturally beautiful, but I've heard that the person Prince Lie is fond of using makeup, so..."

From her eyes, Xin Moyan knew that the original owner must have been deceived, and that the makeup must have been incredibly embarrassing, which was why she couldn't bring herself to say it several times.

"Alright! Let's not talk about the past, let's go find our brother!"

"Yes, Miss, the young master is waiting for you in the lobby!"

So Xin Moyan skipped off to find her brother...