In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

Emperor Qing sat on the couch, seemingly nonchalant.

"Fan Xian is injured, so what about the person next to you?"

"She was still asleep when I left the manor."

In the past few days, Emperor Qing has also been frequently observing the movements of Tao Jingyang within Li Chengze's residence.

The visitor said that nothing unusual had happened, except that he seemed to have a close relationship with Li Chengze, and had been staying in his bedchamber all day.

When the assassination attempt was carried out, the messengers reported the situation to Emperor Qing.

An eyewitness said that the woman did indeed encounter the situation by chance, and that her martial arts skills were not particularly high.

"You take her everywhere you go," Emperor Qing said, pouring himself a cup of tea.

Even when trying to win over Fan Xian, Tao Jingyang had to be included. Could it be...? He looked up and glanced at Li Chengze, whose hands, which had been raised to his brows for a long time, were trembling slightly.

"Your subject was simply free of other matters this time."

Emperor Qing did not reply to his words, but simply told him to leave.

Watching his second son's departing figure, Emperor Qing's face was grim, and he seemed lost in thought.

However, he extremely dislikes people he can't understand.

Inside the carriage, Li Chengze showed no signs of fatigue; the tremors in the hall earlier were merely a facade.

He carefully recalled Emperor Qing's various reactions today, and alarm bells immediately went off in his mind.

Emperor Qing was indeed extremely concerned about Tao Jingyang. He spoke three sentences, and all three were about Tao Jingyang!

This is really unusual. It seems that what Tao Jingyang told him before was probably true.

Indeed, how could His Majesty so easily entrust the control of the Imperial Treasury to an outsider?

It only makes sense if Fan Xian is his son.

His thoughts came to an abrupt halt, for he truly had no idea what secret lay shrouded in mystery.

Prince's Mansion.

Before Li Chengze returned to the mansion, Tao Jingyang slowly woke up.

You Ran was watching over her by the bedside. Seeing that she was awake, her expression brightened.

"Miss, you're awake! Are you hungry? The soup and other dishes are already cooked in the backyard. I'll go get them for you!"

After saying that, he was about to leave, but Tao Jingyang stopped him.

Looking at You Ran's reaction, she wondered: Why does You Ran seem so worried about her?

But she still said, "You've been guarding here for a long time, haven't you? There's nothing much going on here for now, you can go and rest for a bit."

You Ran's eyes sparkled, and upon closer inspection, they even held a hint of excited admiration: "Miss, I'm not tired. The doctor said your injury was quite severe this time, and you absolutely must rest well."

I heard from the people in the backyard that the news about Niulan Street has already spread throughout the capital!

Now, everyone says that you, young lady, are a hero who draws your sword to help those in need, a brave heroine who fiercely resists the villains of Northern Qi!

This was the first time You Ran had spoken so much to her. She spoke quickly and excitedly, her eyes overflowing with admiration.

"Hey, what's so bad about me? I still ended up like this when I came back, cough cough..." Tao Jingyang coughed twice after he finished speaking.

You Ran finally snapped out of her emotions and repeatedly told Tao Jingyang not to get agitated. She went out to get the medicine and said she would be right back.

Watching her departing figure, Tao Jingyang felt that You Ran seemed different from usual.

He jogged over leisurely, helped Tao Jingyang sit up, and picked up the bowl to feed her medicine.

Tao Jingyang politely declined.

He changed the subject and asked her if anyone had visited her home that day.

The latter recalled for a moment and replied that there was only one, which seemed to be the Fan Xian that Tao Jingyang saved.

He then recounted the events he had already investigated to Tao Jingyang in detail and in an orderly manner.

It even included reasonable speculations, such as judging from Fan Xian's stable emotions that Fan Xian was not seriously injured and Teng Zijing was probably also fine.

As Tao Jingyang listened to You Ran's account, a wave of emotion surged within him: Isn't this an intelligence genius?!

And she found out all of this from various sources in less than a day.

You have to understand, when working in the prince's residence, everyone is on their own two feet, so who would dare to talk about these things?

The fact that she was able to find out about it also proves that she is very popular.

After describing the events, You Ran noticed that Tao Jingyang remained silent, and she felt somewhat annoyed that she might have said too much and disturbed Miss Tao's rest.

So he stopped making a sound and just stayed quietly to one side.

Just then, Li Chengze returned to his residence, and he also had something to discuss with Tao Jingyang.

Tao Jingyang: I haven't been idle either...