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"Since Bao has given you medicine, it is impossible that he has given you ordinary medicine. Can you really let the medicine dissipate by holding it in for a while?" Meng Wenyao kindly reminded.

Xie Chenyi had also thought of this matter, but he was too embarrassed to speak up before. Now that Meng Wen Yao mentioned it, he walked down the stairs.

"Then please ask sister-in-law to have someone prepare some cold water for me. I will take a bath with cold water, which will definitely suppress the effects of the medicine."

Meng Wen Yao really wanted to say that she could also be used as an antidote, but she had to save her dignity and was afraid of scaring Xie Chenyi, so she had to prepare the cold water silently.

After the cold water was ready, Xie Chenyi said awkwardly: "Sister-in-law, could you please step aside for a moment."

Meng Wen Yao then realized that she had been standing next to the bathtub. She was so embarrassed that she left immediately, climbed onto the bed, pulled down the curtains, and covered the cup with her hands, secretly cursing herself for being too impatient.

Until Xie Chenyi wore off the effects of the drug and jumped out of the window to leave, Meng Wen Yao didn't feel comfortable getting out of bed again.

Concubine Bao turned the palace upside down but couldn't find any trace of Xie Chenyi. She was angry and anxious. How could such an oversight occur at this critical moment?

The Prince of Fenyang was even more puzzled: "It's too late. If we can't find him, then forget it. He's not a child. How can he get lost?"

Concubine Bao refused to give up, but couldn't tell her true thoughts, so she had to act coquettishly and said, "Your Highness, we have been looking for him for so long, how can we give up? Maybe we will see the Second Young Master soon?"

As he was speaking, a person appeared in front of him. It was Xie Chenyi, whom Concubine Bao had been looking for all night.

"Father, Concubine, are you looking for me?"

Seeing Xie Chenyi appear, King Fenyang was furious: "Where have you been in the middle of the night?"

Xie Chenyi said respectfully: "After returning to the room, my son couldn't sleep for a long time, so he went to the garden to practice martial arts for a while. Then when I returned to the room, I heard that my father was looking for me, so I came out and kept looking for my father. Maybe we just missed each other."

Prince Fenyang was too lazy to argue with Xie Chenyi about this. He was so sleepy anyway, so he directed Concubine Bao, "Give it to him quickly. Let's go back early."

Concubine Bao took a step forward, and in the light of the moon and the torch, she wanted to see if there was anything unusual on Xie Chenyi's face.

"Second Young Master, have you felt unwell since you returned to your room?"

Xie Chenyi almost laughed out loud. Was Concubine Bao so blatant in giving him drugs? She even asked him directly if he had any Chinese medicine.

He smiled faintly and said, "No, it's just that the servant thought I was still at the frontier, so he brought me two thick quilts. I was too hot to sleep, so I went out to practice boxing and sweat."

After he said that, Concubine Bao began to suspect that Xie Chenyi must have taken Chinese medicine, otherwise he wouldn't have been unable to sleep in the middle of the night due to the heat. After all, it wasn't like Xie Chenyi had just returned, so why was he unable to sleep only tonight due to the heat?

However, she still needed to find out how Xie Chenyi had resolved the effects of the medicine. No matter which one it was, it would be beneficial to her.

If Xie Chenyi had found a maid to counteract the effects of the drug, then as long as she found that maid, even if she was not caught in the act, the prince might believe it with the maid's testimony.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but gather all the maids in the mansion in the middle of the night to investigate one by one.

"I'm glad you're okay, Second Young Master. This is the fan your eldest brother made for you before he died. I'll pass it to you on his behalf."

After sending the fan out, Concubine Bao went back to rest with Prince Fenyang. While washing up, Concubine Bao asked her personal maid to search the whole mansion immediately, and make sure to find the maid who helped Xie Chenyi to get rid of the effects of the drug.

Unfortunately, after searching all night, there was still no news the next morning.

"Did he endure it on his own?"

Concubine Bao couldn't help but ask questions, which made Xie Jinbao roll his eyes in a hurry.

"Mother, why bother looking for someone? Even if you find someone, if he doesn't want to point it out, it will still be a waste of time. Don't you have several people in the princess's courtyard? Just find one to point out that Xie Chenyi violated her. He is from the princess's courtyard, and the prince will definitely believe it."

"Jinbao, you have grown up." Concubine Bao couldn't help but praise.

In her heart, Xie Jinbao was still the little kid who didn't want to go to school and wanted more money to spend. She never expected that he would come up with such a plan in the blink of an eye.

She smiled and said, "Okay, I thought your elder brother was gone and I would have to fight alone in the future. Fortunately, you grew up overnight. If there is anything in the future, we will discuss it with mother and son. We will definitely be able to trample the princess and her son under our feet."

Xie Jinbao smiled bitterly in his heart. His mother finally saw that he was no longer a child and could discuss things with him like Xie Nanan did. Unfortunately, it was only after he sent Xie Nanan away that Concubine Bao understood.

"Mother, I'm here with you from now on. I can do for you everything that my elder brother can do."

After hearing these words, Concubine Bao shed tears of relief for the first time since Xie Nan'an's death.

In the evening, Concubine Bao coaxed Prince Fenyang to have dinner with everyone.

During dinner, Concubine Bao kept talking about how much Xie Nanan missed Xie Chenyi when he was alive.

"When you were little, you were always unhappy when playing together, but ever since you went to Northern Xinjiang, Nan'an always burst into tears every time he thought of you. He always said that Northern Xinjiang was so cold, and if anyone was going to make achievements, he, the eldest brother, should go. Why did he let you, the younger brother, go? And you have been gone for so many years and refused to come back."

What Concubine Bao said moved her, but both the princess and Xie Chenyi were about to roll their eyes to the sky in their hearts.

The reason why Xie Chenyi fled to the Northern Frontier was because Concubine Bao became arrogant due to her favor and often resorted to trickery to murder Xie Chenyi. Now she is hypocritically saying that they are brothers from the same family. It is really disgusting.

But no matter how disgusting it was, they still had to say some polite words, especially since Prince Fenyang quite agreed with what Concubine Bao said.

"What Concubine said is true. It's not only Nan'an who misses Yi'er. Yi'er has been in Northern Xinjiang these years. Every time he writes back, he mentions Nan'an. He also misses her very much. For example, when Nan'an fell off his horse this time, Yi'er rushed back immediately after hearing about it. Unfortunately, she didn't get to see him for the last time."

The princess also started wiping her tears as she spoke. Xie Chenyi hated such hypocrisy very much, but the princess stepped on his foot under the table, so he could only sigh.

"I haven't seen you for many years. I almost forgot what my eldest brother looks like. It's really unfortunate. These days, I often go to the room where my eldest brother and I studied when we were young. It seems like everything was just yesterday. Now our whole family is here, only my eldest brother is missing..."

Xie Chenyi spoke a few incoherent words. He really couldn't show his affection, so he had to pick up the wine glass and drink it all. He regretted it after drinking it. He didn't know if there was anything in the wine.

He quickly took the wine pot and poured a glass of the same wine for Xie Jinbao, saying emotionally: "In the future, we two brothers must support each other."

Xie Jinbao said sadly: "Of course."

As he said that, he also picked up the wine glass and drank it all. Only then did Xie Chenyi feel relieved. There should be no poison. At most, it was just an aphrodisiac.