Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Leng Quan perfectly mimicked the appearance and tone of little Ye Shangyuan, making Mu Xue laugh heartily.

Ye Shangyuan was a little embarrassed by Mu Xue's laughter.

He whispered in Mu Xue's ear, "I felt I didn't like Mo Shijie back then, and sure enough, I was right."

Mu Xue's ears turned red from his hot breath, and she whispered, "Shameless old man, get off me."

Ye Shangyuan, feigning injury, clutched his heart and asked, "Mu Mu, do you despise me too?"

When Leng Quan saw his lord being so shameless and without any bottom line, he covered his face and turned away, truly unable to bear to look.

Mu Xue was speechless. She turned away from Ye Shangyuan and said to Leng Quan, "Don't pay attention to your prince who's having a fit. Brother Leng, please continue."

Leng Quan immediately felt the death stare from his master. He quickly waved his hand and said, "I dare not accept such praise. Your Highness is too kind to me. Ye San also said that the Prince Consort has been following Princess Changyu around and seems to be very familiar with her and the people around her."

Mu Xue suddenly asked Ye Shangyuan, "It's impossible that Princess Changyu came to Xiyu Kingdom just to see Mu Sheng, right?"

Without wasting any words, Ye Shangyuan handed the letter he had just finished reading to Mu Xue.

Mu Xue took it, read it, and then suddenly looked at Ye Shangyuan with a strange expression.

Ye Shangyuan felt uncomfortable under her gaze and said, "She truly loves Mu Sheng. This is common knowledge in all four kingdoms."

Leng Quan hurriedly added, "Yes, yes, all of us know about this. It was Ye San who helped the Second Young Master conceal his itinerary, which is why Princess Changyu couldn't find him."

Mu Xue hesitated and said, "But it's obvious that Dongli Kingdom intends for Princess Changyu to come to Xiyu Kingdom to find an opportunity to arrange a marriage alliance with you!"

"Mu Mu, you are the only one in my heart. What do I care what others do in Xiyu Kingdom?" Ye Shangyuan said.

Leng Quan chimed in, "Yes, our prince is quite the romantic."

Mu Xue whispered, "It's a shame you two aren't crosstalk performers."

"What?" Leng Quan was too far away to hear.

Ye Shangyuan heard it clearly, and he looked at Mu Xue with a mixture of amusement and helplessness.

"Actually, I think Mo Shijie was always putting on airs and acting all high and mighty, afraid of making a bad impression on outsiders. Could it be that his sudden attack on me is because Mo Cheng'an has returned? And Mo Shijie's biggest reliance has never been the Jingwang Mansion, but Mo Cheng'an?"

Ye Shangyuan nodded, agreeing with Mu Xue's guess. He also said, "Mo Cheng'an is a person who is easy to forget. Because he married into the family, he kept a low profile for many years and rarely appeared in the capital. He was almost never seen attending many large banquets."

Leng Quan recalled Ye Shangyuan's words and realized that it was indeed true.

Mu Xue fiddled with her fingers and said softly, "It's not that he doesn't want to participate, but that he can't. Maintaining such good relations with Dongli Kingdom all these years, it seems he's put in a lot of effort!"

Even Leng Quan couldn't help but give Mu Xue a thumbs up. She understood the gist of it just by listening. Her intelligence was comparable to that of his prince!

Ye Shangyuan's eyes flickered slightly. He thought of a possibility, but he still wanted to hear Mu Xue's thoughts.

So he turned his head and asked softly, "Mu Mu, has something come to mind?"

Mu Xue spoke cautiously, saying slowly, "Mo Shijie has been looking for me for so long, it's not that he doesn't know I'm still in Yu Nan City. The reason he hasn't taken action is probably because he has some concerns. Now that he's so openly using assassins from Dongli Kingdom, I'm afraid his biggest reliance has given him help, or rather, the people behind his father, Mo Cheng'an, have given them instructions, which is why he's making a move against me now."

Ye Shangyuan also felt that Mu Xue's guess was very likely the truth, and he asked, "Then what does Mu Mu think is most likely?"

Mu Xue continued, "I think the most likely explanation is that Mo Cheng'an has reached some kind of consensus with someone or some force in Dongli Kingdom. My identity, or rather my identity as an ancient doctor, has hindered them, or they want to suppress and control me."

Ye Shangyuan looked at Mu Xue with admiration once more. Before, he only found many things about her attractive, liking her forthrightness and carefree nature. The more he got to know her, the more attracted Ye Shangyuan felt to Mu Xue.

Mu Xue is even more dazzling now. Ye Shangyuan never thought that a girl who grew up in a secluded house far from the court could analyze the situation so thoroughly. You know, his subordinates have all been trained bit by bit to have such keen eyesight. But Mu Xue, who can cultivate such ability in her?

Leng Quan listened in stunned silence. He truly hadn't expected Mu Xue to have such keen insight and such a clear mind.

He praised her without exaggeration, "The princess is truly remarkable; she understood things so clearly in an instant."

Mu Xue smiled and continued, "Mo Cheng'an and Princess Changyu came to the capital together. As the prince just said, he hasn't set foot in the capital for many years and has been content to stay in Yu Nan City. This time, he suddenly came to the capital with people from Dongli Kingdom. His purpose must be impure."

Ye Shangyuan nodded in agreement.

Leng Quan then spoke up, "The young marquis has already arranged for guards to protect Princess Changyu at the post station, in case something happens to her."

Mu Xue asked, "Is Mo Cheng'an also at the post station?"

Leng Quan nodded and said, "The Prince Consort said that Princess Changyu came with him and was asked by a friend to take good care of her. Therefore, he did not find another place to stay and stayed in the same inn as Princess Changyu. The young marquis is a junior and could not be too forceful, so he agreed."

Mu Xue and Ye Shangyuan exchanged a glance, and Ye Shangyuan asked, "Mu Mu, have you discovered anything?"

Mu Xue glanced at Leng Quan and asked, "Brother Leng, have you heard that An Ruhai is arranging Mu Jiaojiao's marriage?"

Leng Quan nodded and replied, "Of course I've heard of that. I was the one who found out about it back then."

Mu Xue hummed in agreement and continued, "Previously, Aunt An also wanted Mu Jiaojiao to marry into the Jing Prince's mansion in my place. However, faced with greater interests, she changed her mind and wanted Mu Jiaojiao to marry into the royal family instead. It goes without saying who she would marry. An Ruhai himself is a ruthless and opportunistic person. He would give away his own daughter for personal gain, let alone his own niece?"

Leng Quan agreed with Mu Xue's statement, saying, "An Ruhai was originally just a nobody on the fringes of the Wing King. Later, he got involved with Chen Gong, which gave him the opportunity to enter the Wing King's mansion and get close to the Wing King."

Leng Quan felt disdain; this was an opportunity that An Ruhai had traded for his daughter's entire life's happiness.