Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Hearing Mu Xue call him, Ye Yi snapped out of his reverie. He quickly entered the room, leaned close to Mu Xue, and whispered, "His Highness said that Miss should not have any worries, and that he will support you in everything."

"Oh?" Mu Xue became interested and asked with a mischievous smile, "What if I accidentally ruin both the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the Prince of Jing's Mansion?"

Ye Yi choked, she really dared to say that.

But he still said, "What Your Highness means is that as long as Miss is happy, that's all that matters."

After saying that, Yoruichi felt that her prince was really doomed, having completely become a henpecked husband who spoiled his wife excessively.

"Hehe, even so, I'm still angry. Who told you to leave without saying goodbye?" Mu Xue suddenly frowned.

Yoruichi was truly impressed by Mu Xue's rapid change of expression.

He said, "Miss, the Prince said that Ye Yi will stay by your side from now on. Please feel free to give any orders."

Mu Xue was overjoyed to hear this. Ye Yi was someone Ye Shangyuan trusted, and people in the capital would give Ye Yi some face.

She had been worried about how to send a message to Ye Shangyuan, but now someone has found a way to do it.

Seeing Mu Xue and Ye Yi talking so familiarly, Mu An's opinion of Mu Xue rose even higher.

He and Yoruichi had collaborated several times when they were in the military camp. He was not a talkative person, and he was decisive and ruthless in his actions, which was very similar to the Regent's style.

Now, the Regent's attitude towards Mu Xue is kind and even somewhat respectful, which shows how much he values ​​ancient medicine.

Mu Qinghe also noticed the difference between Ye Yi and Mu Xue.

He and Mu An exchanged a glance and nodded secretly.

Mu An received the message, turned and left the courtyard, but quickly returned, holding a box in her hands.

With Yoruichi's addition, Mu Xue no longer held back in her speech.

After Mu Qinghe came back in and sat down, Ye Yi said directly, "His Highness said that General Mu should follow the arrangements of Physician Gu."

Mu Qinghe hesitated, wanting to ask Mu Xue what her plans were, but he didn't know how to bring it up.

Mu Xue noticed his confusion but wasn't in a hurry to answer it for him.

Yoruichi surprisingly explained, "General Mu, the Prince has found out who planted the Gu worm in Young Master Mu's body. However, now is not the time to make a fuss. You'd better listen to Doctor Gu."

Strictly speaking, Mu Qinghe was already a third-rank general, while Ye Yi, who served the regent, was a fourth-rank bodyguard. However, because he served the regent, all officials of various ranks treated him with great courtesy.

Mu Qinghe understood that what Ye Yi was conveying was Ye Shangyuan's message. On the surface, he was a member of the royalist faction, which was led by Ye Shangyuan, meaning he was essentially on Ye Shangyuan's side.

Seeing that Ye Yi had finished his persuasion, Mu Xue said, "General Mu, these Gu worm larvae are very hard to obtain, and there are certain conditions required for them to enter the human body."

Mu Qinghe only had a basic understanding of Gu worms, and his specific knowledge was limited. He asked, "What conditions did the ancient physician refer to?"

Mu Xue asked directly, "Hasn't General Mu considered why this Gu worm was inflicted on the people of your Mu family?"

Mu Qinghe remained silent for a moment, his expression very solemn. He and Mu An had discussed this issue before, and they both agreed that it was because of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

When Mu Qinghe was asked this question by Mu Xue, he was also unsure of what to do.

He began, "I suspect it's because of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?"

Yoruichi thought to herself, "This is similar to the prince's previous deduction."

Mu Xue shook her head and said, "I have already emphasized that these Gu worm larvae are on par with the Gu King. A small state like the Duke of Zhenguo of Xiyu Kingdom should not be enough to make them spend so much money to deal with them."

Although Mu Qinghe found these words unpleasant to hear, what Mu Xue said was also true.

The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is considered a top family in Xiyu Kingdom, but compared to the other four kingdoms, it is not worth mentioning. Who would have the leisure to use such a precious Gu worm for a small Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?

Mu Qinghe couldn't think of any more answers at that moment.

Mu Xue then asked, "Logically speaking, Xiyu Kingdom, being one of the weaker of the four kingdoms, would never allow itself to be schemed against like this. But has General Mu ever considered why it is only your Mu family that has been repeatedly harmed by Gu worms and poisons?"

Yoruichi nodded in agreement with Mu Xue's statement. Such rare and strange poisons and worms would be acceptable if used on the Regent, but it would be a waste of resources to use them on just one Mu family!

"This, I would appreciate your clarification, Master Physician." Mu Qinghe also couldn't figure out the key point.

"General, you might want to think about it: among these four kingdoms, who could possibly possess such power and acquire these rare and precious treasures?" Mu Xue didn't rush to give an answer; instead, she asked again.

As Yoruichi and Mu Qing were signing the contract, they were thinking and counting who else could possibly be involved.

Yoruichi's first thought was of her master, Regent Ye Shangyuan, but she had no reason to do so!

The reason why Xiyu Kingdom has a place among the four kingdoms is entirely because Xiyu Kingdom has the Night Abyss. Therefore, the only person in Xiyu Kingdom with such abilities is him.

Not only Ye Yi thought of Ye Shangyuan, but Mu Qinghe and Mu Xue also thought of him.

Yoruichi thought for a moment and then said, "I realized that the legendary queen of Nan Yue Kingdom also possesses such power."

"The Queen?" Mu Xue had heard of her. The Queen was a prince of a different surname from the Southern Moon Kingdom. She had made a great contribution to the Southern Moon Kingdom's ability to quell the war so quickly.

Mu Qinghe questioned, "But I've heard that this prince lives a very frugal life."

Ye Yi shook his head and explained, "General Mu, you may not know this, but Prince Lingxi has an army of 50,000 men under her command. They are the prince's private army. She doesn't want to pay for them herself, so she can only plead poverty in front of the Queen of Nanyue Kingdom. The Queen has no choice but to pay for them to support her every year."

Mu Qinghe was so shocked that his jaw dropped.

Mu Xue listened with interest, realizing that the Southern Moon Kingdom was still a country ruled by women!

Just as Ye Yi saw that Mu Xue was interested and was about to tell her about the Queen of Nan Yue Kingdom, Shen Lingxi, Mu Qing interrupted her.

“I’ve heard people mention before that the Prince of Jing’an of Dongli Kingdom was fond of collecting all sorts of strange and unusual things, including many poisons. No one knows exactly how many, but the Prince of Jing’an was murdered more than twenty years ago due to internal strife in Dongli Kingdom!” Mu Qinghe hesitated at the end.

Prince Jing'an? Mu Xue felt the name sounded very familiar.

Yoruichi spoke up at the right moment, saying, "Now that you mention it, General, I also remember that there is a legend that the Prince of Jing'an risked his life to obtain a peerless elixir, and I heard that he also obtained quite a few good things that time."

"I've heard about this too. It was because of this thing that he was intercepted and killed on the way back to the Holy Capital of Dongli Kingdom. I heard that when his body was found, it had already been eaten by wild beasts," Mu Qinghe added.