A crown princess who doesn't do infrastructure construction isn't a good doctor.

Lu Xi wasn't embarrassed at all that her little scheme had been exposed, but she still wanted to play along on purpose.

"The impact won't be too great, so what's there to be afraid of? Besides, I put in a lot of effort when Youyou was treating him, so I should get something in return."

It was just a joke, and after saying it, Lu Xi was about to get up and sit back down when Bei Tang Yan shrank back next to Qin Suiyou with an expression as if he was about to be molested.

Seeing this, Lu Xi said angrily, "What kind of expression is that!"

"It's you……"

Qin Suiyou raised his hand and covered Beitang Yan's mouth, "Alright, don't worry about that little bit of divine power that he can't even control himself."

After speaking with Lu Xi, Qin Suiyou said to Beitang Yan, "Although what we just said sounds a bit fantastical, it is definitely true. I believe that your mental fortitude should not cause you any panic. You just need to remember to hide your special abilities for the foreseeable future."

After listening attentively to Qin Suiyou, Beitang Yan nodded and said seriously, "I understand, my wife, you understand too."

This refers to the space on Qin Suiyou's body. Beitang Yan probably thought Qin Suiyou hadn't told anyone else, so he only mentioned it vaguely.

Qin Suiyou nodded to indicate that he would pay attention, and then said, "If any changes occur in your body later, remember to tell us."

After Beitang Yan responded, the head steward came to tell Qin Suiyou to go to the front yard. He instructed Beitang Yan and Lu Xi not to quarrel and told Lu Yu to keep an eye on things before leaving.

"Father."

"Come and take a look at this."

After Qin Suiyou sat down, Prince An handed him a stack of papers containing records of the interrogation of the three assassins captured the previous day.

Qin Suiyou looked closely and asked, "How did they recruit them?"

"They were originally assassins hired to kill people in the martial arts world. They were specially trained and it was difficult to get anything out of them during interrogation. However, Shuo Han also came from the martial arts world, so he was in charge of the interrogations. As for the specific interrogation methods, I really don't know."

After nodding to indicate that he understood, Qin Suiyou finished reading the record in his hand and asked, "Did you go to court today?"

Prince An shook his head and replied, "I didn't go, but I sent someone to inform them of what happened last night. They'll probably send someone from the palace to ask about it soon."

After a moment's thought, Qin Suiyou said, "They say they don't know who the mastermind is. What's your opinion on that?"

Prince An said, "It's just a few candidates. However, they actually had the assassins fire a few arrows and then leave. That's quite clever. If they manage to kill someone, it will cause us damage. If they don't, it will give us a warning. But they never expected that we would capture the person. As long as they hire people, they will eventually find some clues."

Upon hearing the mention of the captured assassin, Prince An recalled what Shuo Han had told him: that it was Lu Yu, who served Qin Suiyou, who had captured the assassin. He then asked curiously, "Suiyou, why would Lu Yu, who serves you, be involved in capturing assassins?"

If Prince An remembers correctly, besides Beitang Yan, Qin Suiyou only brought Lu Xi with him.

Qin Suiyou lied in a soft voice: "Lu Yu is extremely skilled. He happened to be outside the mansion last night. Hearing the commotion here, he rushed over. It was just that those three assassins were unlucky. They happened to be fleeing in the direction where Lu Yu was, so he took advantage of the situation."

Perhaps he asked the question simply to satisfy his curiosity, or perhaps it was out of trust in Qin Suiyou. Prince An didn't consider the many loopholes in Qin Suiyou's words at all, nodded, and turned the page.

"To outsiders, we didn't suffer any losses last night, so we'll probably be let off lightly. We called you over to talk to you about the situation. We can't get any justice for now."

A short while later, the executive led a group of people in.

The newcomer was Huang Ming, who was carrying a whisk. He was followed by several people dressed as eunuchs.

"Greetings to Prince An and His Highness the Crown Prince."

After exchanging greetings, Huang Ming explained his purpose.

"This morning, His Majesty learned of your assassination attempt and was furious. Fortunately, you are unharmed, but His Majesty still sent this old servant to visit you."

Prince An cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Excellency. Thanks to my father's concern, my entourage was able to escape danger. We are very grateful."

Huang Ming twirled his fingers and said with a smile, "It's good that Your Highness is alright. The Emperor was worried that you might have been injured, so he gave you a lot of tonics and asked this old servant to bring them to you."

After seeing Prince An accept the bestowed tonics, Huang Ming said, "Your Highness, the Emperor is very concerned about your assassination attempt last night. He fears that some rebels intend to harm the royal family. Therefore, he has ordered the Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation and will give you an explanation. In addition, for your safety during the investigation, you are exempt from attending court until the results are in."

Prince An smiled faintly, "I understand. Thank you, Eunuch. Please convey my deepest gratitude to my father."

"This old servant will never forget Your Highness's instructions."

After speaking, Huang Ming looked at Qin Suiyou and asked, "How is Prince Yan's recovery from his injuries?"

Qin Suiyou raised his eyes, "The young master's physical condition has basically recovered, but his amnesia... We've searched all over Yejing for doctors, and they all say there's nothing they can do."

Using the same rhetoric as before, Huang Ming smiled and said that it was a good thing that his injuries were healing, then added, "Now that you have almost fully recovered, I wonder when Your Majesty will be able to hold your great-grandson? When I was serving Your Majesty, I always heard Your Majesty thinking about him, especially Prince Yan."

Seeing that Huang Ming seemed to be simply conveying the Emperor's concern for his grandson, Qin Suiyou said calmly, "The doctor said that the Crown Prince is recovering and it would be best for him to stay in bed for a while. However, if it is really urgent, I will definitely talk to the Crown Prince about it."

Upon hearing this, Huang Ming chuckled a few times.

"If that's the case, you should rest and recuperate for a while. The Emperor hasn't sent any message, so if anything happens, it will be my fault."

After exchanging a few more polite words, Huang Ming prepared to return to the palace. Prince An and Qin Suiyou escorted him to the door.

After the mansion gates closed and they entered the carriage, a young eunuch beside Huang Ming said, "Master, this Prince Yan's husband seems so docile, but I never expected him to dare to contradict you."

Huang Ming smiled slightly, his expression no longer as gentle as before.

“He is an infertile man, and the concubine of Prince Yan comes from the Chu family, so he naturally dares not let that concubine give birth to an heir.”

The young eunuch nodded and then said, "That's true. He's just a submissive woman who lives off a man's favor. I think he's good-looking, but I've never heard of Prince Yan having homosexual tendencies. He can only live a good life in the Prince An's mansion because of the Emperor's bestowed status."

Huang Ming tapped the little eunuch on the head with a whisk and said, "If you used that cleverness on how to serve your master, you would have plenty of wealth and honor."

The young eunuch rubbed his head through his hat and said with a fawning smile, "Master is right."