She would never forget that figure. How could there be such a handsome man in the world, someone who could captivate you at first sight and leave an unforgettable impression?

"There's a nice mountain villa. If you get bored at home, go out for a stroll. Your father has some business to attend to."

Prince Rui changed the subject and was about to leave when Wang Li arrived.

"Your Highness, there is an urgent summons from the palace!"

Prince Rui hurriedly rose and entered the palace.

They had already heard the news while they were still on the way: the emperor was going to reinstate the eldest prince, Xuanyuan Heng, as the crown prince.

……

……

The autumn night was cool and still.

Seeing the dark figure that suddenly appeared in the room, Xiaoqing sat up from the bed and spoke in a low voice.

"Don't alert anyone. I'll go back with you. Otherwise, if you bring back a corpse, you won't be able to explain yourselves."

He hid for so long, but what was bound to happen has finally happened.

For a long time, there was no sound in the room; it was as if he was talking to himself.

……

……

The next morning, when Lin Shuyun got up and went to the kitchen, Qin Niangzi was already there.

"The weather isn't very good today. It looks like it's going to rain. It was suddenly chilly when I woke up this morning," Qin Niangzi said as she added a piece of firewood to the stove.

"Okay, let's have some fun today, have a hot pot, and invite the beauties over too." Lin Shuyun stretched.

"Alright, I'll ask Xiaoqing to go buy groceries." Qin Niangzi said as she went out to call Xiaoqing.

"Get up! Get up!"

After calling out a few times, there was no response from Xiaoqing's room. Qin Niangzi pushed hard, and the door opened.

"Where did you go so early in the morning? Did you run away from home again?"

Qin Niangzi muttered to herself and walked around the room.

The blankets showed signs of having been slept on, and there was nothing on the table.

Qin Niangzi thought back for a moment, and the person seemed quite normal yesterday, so there shouldn't be anything wrong. She decided to leave it at that and called Old Man Xu to go buy groceries.

Old Xu yawned, and Gu Chen and Gu Bao followed him. Since they had nothing to do, they followed behind and did odd jobs.

"I'll go call the beauty; hot pot is more lively when there are more people eating it."

Seeing that everyone had left, Lin Shuyun decided not to eat breakfast and turned to leave.

Not long after she left, a light drizzle began to fall.

“Yunyun forgot her umbrella when she went out, so I’ll go and bring it to her.”

Looking at the hazy sky due to the rain, Qin Niangzi went back into the house to get an umbrella.

"Aunt Qin, I'll go deliver it," Gu Ru said from the side.

Qin Niangzi smiled and said, "You're just a young girl, you wouldn't even know if you got lost when you went out. I'll go instead."

In this kind of weather, there aren't many pedestrians on the streets. She goes out with an umbrella for shelter, so no one notices her.

Just after Qin Niangzi left, a group of people came to the courtyard, searched around, and then left without disturbing Gu Ru at all.

……

……

The Yan family.

Yan Song was going crazy at this moment.

He consulted many doctors, all of whom said he was not poisoned at all.

How could he not have been poisoned? If he hadn't been poisoned, why would he have been in so much pain right after taking the poison?

But if he's poisoned, why isn't he showing any symptoms?

Seeing Yan Song's dark face, the servant boy, Ma Zi, cautiously said, "Young master, the doctors in this mansion are pampered and haven't seen much of the world. Why don't we go outside and take a look? I've heard there's a famous doctor on East Street."

The young master went to see a doctor as soon as he returned home, and he didn't even let the family know. Could he have contracted one of those diseases? It would be safer to see a doctor outside the manor.

Yan Song thought about it and agreed, so he simply came to East Street.

There's an old doctor on East Street who sees patients even on rainy days.

After Yan Song came in, he told the servant to send away all the other patients and let the senior doctor see him first.

Although the old doctor was unhappy, he knew that this person was either rich or noble and not someone he could afford to offend, so he asked Yan Song to sit down and take his pulse.

"This young master's pulse... hiss..." The old doctor frowned.

"Speak your mind," Yan Song said, placing a gold ingot on the table as he spoke.

"Young master seems to have faint signs of poisoning in his pulse."

Yan Song's expression changed upon hearing this.

He's really poisoned!

"Could you figure out what kind of poison it is?" Yan Song asked in a low voice, his face grim.

"This poison is uncommon, and my medical skills are limited. I have no antidote for the time being. Perhaps you should seek out a more skilled doctor, young master," the old doctor said in a low voice.

Yan Song withdrew his hand, his face turning pale.

Ma Zi was stunned. "Young Master, how could you be poisoned? Who is trying to harm you? Could it be the Eldest Young Master?"

"Shut up, or I'll cut your tongue out."

Yan Song's face was grim. The thought of being trampled underfoot and called "father" by a woman made him so angry that he wanted to kill someone.

What do we do now? Do we really have to go back to that woman?!

"This matter must not be made public. If even a single word leaks out, you know what will happen to you!"

The pockmarked man covered his mouth and nodded repeatedly.

Yan Song said in a low voice, "Go and investigate the identity of that woman from last time. Be careful."

Upon hearing this, Ma Zi's eyes widened. "Young Master is already like this, and you still want to play with women? Are you out of your mind?"

……

……

"Where has Brother Xiaoqing gone?"

Lin Shuyun looked up in surprise, "When did you disappear?"

Has she run away from home again?

That's the idea that comes to everyone's mind.

Lin Shuyun thought for a moment, "No, I think I heard someone go out last night. Could it be around that time? What was he doing running out so late at night?"

She happened to enter the space at that time, so I didn't pay much attention.

"That kid's got something wrong with his head. Let's eat first and ignore him. He'll regret it when he comes back after we've finished eating," Old Xu said.

Lin Shuyun glanced at him. "Old man, how about I leave the task of finding that person to you?"

Given the old man's status, finding someone in Shengjing shouldn't be difficult.

Old Xu ate without looking up, nodding continuously.

Even the most important matters can wait until he finishes his meal.

Halfway through the meal, the nausea returned.

"I've come to apologize to you. I'm sorry." Chen Ting, dressed as a man again, looked somewhat haggard and stood at the door with her head down.

"No need," Lin Shuyun replied casually.

"You've taken good care of me and my brother along the way. I was indeed too willful before, but I won't be like that anymore. I'm sorry." Chen Ting said and left without lingering.

"Did the sun rise in the west?" Qin Niangzi felt something was off.

Anyway, she didn't have a good impression of Chen Ting.

After dinner, Old Xu was sent out to find Xiao Qing.

I ran into Chen Ting at the door as soon as I stepped out.

"Grandpa, where are you going? Let me take you there." Chen Ting saw Old Man Xu and hurriedly followed him.

"I'm going to buy something, why are you following me?" Old Xu stopped and rolled his eyes.

Chen Ting said warmly, "You're so old, it's not safe for you to go out alone. I can help you carry your things."

Old Xu neither agreed nor refused, and Chen Ting hurriedly followed behind him.

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