The more cowardly a person is, the more wild they are; I've driven the villainous minister craz

Prince Chen swiftly stepped forward and embraced her tightly.

There was no pain as expected. Yunxi was stunned for a moment before she realized that she had been embraced by Prince Chen.

She instinctively pushed Prince Chen away, took several steps back, and said awkwardly, "Your Highness, please forgive me, I didn't mean to!"

Prince Chen naturally knew this and was about to tell her not to worry about it when he saw Yunxi helping Shen up, her heart and eyes only for her mother.

Prince Chen swallowed back the words he was about to say.

Old Feng strode over, grabbed Shen's arm, carefully took her pulse, and frowned as he said, "Your mother fainted because of excessive grief and blood rushing to her heart. I'll prescribe some calming and tranquilizing medicine for her to take."

Yunxi nodded with tears in her eyes.

My brother and sister-in-law have already had their accidents. If something happens to my mother too, she definitely won't be able to go on living.

"Mingwei, immediately send someone to fetch the medicine." Upon seeing that Old Man Feng had written down the prescription, Prince Chen immediately ordered his men to prepare it.

Old Man Feng glanced at him again.

He was another one who was frail and sickly, and his illness... seemed to be caused by poisoning.

But Old Man Feng didn't care about such trivial matters.

He has always disliked meddling in the affairs of high-ranking officials and nobles, especially members of the royal family, whom he had no desire to help.

Prince Chen noticed Old Man Feng's gaze and looked over with a puzzled expression.

Old Feng casually looked away, not giving him another glance.

Prince Chen didn't care about such offense, but Mingwei was furious when he saw it. He couldn't help but call out to Old Man Feng, "How dare you be so disrespectful to the Prince?!"

Before Old Man Feng could speak, Prince Chen had already reprimanded Mingwei in a low voice, "Mingwei, step back."

Prince Chen said to Old Man Feng, "My guards are somewhat lacking in manners, please forgive them, sir."

Old Man Feng hadn't expected Prince Chen to be so humble, and he looked at him with new respect, his tone softening considerably as he spoke, "It's nothing."

"Your Highness has seen the current situation of the Yun family. We are afraid we will not be able to spare the time to entertain Your Highness. Please forgive us."

Prince Chen waved his hand, "No need to be so polite."

He hesitated for a moment, then said, “Yun Shang’s misfortune is indeed my fault. I hereby promise that if the Yun family has any requests in the future, as long as they do not violate my principles, I will lend a helping hand.”

Upon hearing this, Yunxi looked up at him, her eyes reddening as she thanked him, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. However, our Yun family is but a speck of dust in the vast world of the Great Zhao Dynasty. We have nothing to ask Your Highness for help with, and I do not wish to ever need Your Highness's assistance."

Prince Chen understood what Yunxi meant.

She meant that she no longer wanted to have any contact with such an important person as him.

"Mr. Feng, could you please help us see our distinguished guest out?"

Old Man Feng nodded, walked to the door, and said to Prince Chen and the others in the hall, "Your Highness, please—"

Prince Chen did not insist on keeping him and left in accordance with the advice.

After Prince Chen left, Old Man Feng heard Yun Xi's suppressed sobs coming from inside the house.

Old Feng stood rooted to the spot, not moving for a long time.

……

Neither Yun Shang nor Yu Wan's remains were ever found. After waking up, Madam Shen refused to believe that her son and daughter-in-law had both perished and resolutely refused to hold a funeral.

Without seeing the bodies with her own eyes, Yunxi couldn't believe that her brother and sister-in-law were really gone.

The Yun family remained completely silent as a result.

Prince Chen had ordered Magistrate Yang to cover up everything that had happened on Wushaoling.

Therefore, apart from a few insiders, no one knew what had happened to the Yun family.

Qingshan Village.

Qiaobi returned from Huicheng County once again. She put her things in the kitchen and went to the room. As expected, she saw her master sitting by the bed, guarding Young Master Yun, just like the previous three days.

Three days have passed since the master rescued Young Master Yun, who has remained unconscious for the past three days.

Qiaobi found it very strange.

The village doctor clearly said that Young Master Yun's head injury had stabilized, but Young Master Yun still hadn't woken up.

She originally thought that her master would be very worried since Young Master Yun had not woken up yet, but strangely, she did not see any worry on her master's face, as if her master had expected that Young Master Yun would not wake up so soon.

Qiaobi couldn't understand why her master would react this way.

"You're back?" Wang Wanshu's voice rang out from inside the house. Qiaobi snapped out of her daze and immediately went inside.

She bowed respectfully, "Master."

Wang Wanshu rubbed her temples and asked, "Has the Yun family made any moves?"

Qiaobi shook her head. "This servant saw the prince enter the Yun family to announce the death, but two days have passed and the Yun family still hasn't made any move."

Wang Wanshu frowned. "Why isn't the Yun family holding a funeral for Yun Shang?"

Qiaobi pursed her lips; she didn't know either.

"The Yun family thinks..." Wang Wanshu glanced at Yun Shang, her voice soft and gentle, "They think Yun Shang isn't dead?"

"Fine, as long as Yunshang has me in his heart in the future, I don't mind if Shen Shi and Yunxi are in the way."

Qiaobi listened to her master talking to himself, but dared not say a word.

She watched helplessly as her master grew more and more eccentric and obsessive each day. She knew this couldn't go on, but she couldn't stop it.

Prince Chen probably never imagined that his master would agree to cooperate with Prince Qi in order to escape the palace...

Thinking of this, Qiaobi felt uneasy.

She didn't know what her master and the Prince of Qi had talked about, nor did she know what the situation was like in the palace.

All that is known is that the master left the palace quietly with the help of the Prince of Qi. There has been no movement from the palace so far, which must be because the Prince of Qi did something.

Qiaobi thought that it was probably because Prince Qi had someone impersonate the master and stay in the palace, which was why Consort Duan had been kept in the dark.

She dared not think about how Prince Chen would treat her mistress if he found out about this incident again.

Prince Chen and Consort Duan, feeling guilty towards the royal family, consistently indulged and spoiled their master. However, they were both people of high status, and after being repeatedly disobeyed and betrayed, even the greatest favors would eventually be worn away.

"Cloud Cup!"

Just as Qiaobi was lost in thought, Wang Wanshu's surprised voice suddenly rang out in the room.

Qiaobi looked up in surprise at the bed.

The man, who had been lying in bed for three days and three nights, slowly opened his eyes. His deep black pupils were filled with boundless confusion, and he blinked slowly.

Unaccustomed to the glaring light, he subconsciously reached out to shield his eyes.

Wang Wanshu called out to him impatiently, "Yun Shang..."

Upon hearing the sound, Yun Shang slowly removed her hand from her eyes and looked at Wang Wanshu.

What came into view was a stunningly beautiful face, but Yun Shang's mind went blank, and he had no recollection of this face whatsoever.

He opened his mouth, uttering a very hoarse voice, "The young lady is..."

Qiaobi's brow twitched.

Wang Wanshu looked at Yun Shang, her eyes suddenly reddening, and she choked back tears as she threw herself into his arms, "Don't you remember me, Yun Shang? I'm Shu'er, I'm your wife..."

"The doctor said you injured your head. I've been worried sick these past few days, afraid you wouldn't remember me. I never imagined you really would forget me..."

Wang Wanshu cried with such sincerity that no one could doubt her words.

But then everything went black for Qiaobi.