In Prince Rui's mansion, all the lights were off, except for a few lights in the study.

A guard in black walked to the study and knocked gently on the door.

"Fourth Master, there is news."

In the inner room, a man in black was sitting at the desk in a dignified and casual manner, putting down the letter in his hand.

"Come in."

A slow and gentle voice came from inside. Fu Ying pushed the door open and walked in, and saw Murong Che sitting on the chair with a sullen face.

"Fourth Master, I went to Qingyun Street today and found that Ye Shiqing, the son of the Ye family, had been bought by someone in advance."

The man at the desk raised his eyes slightly, his thin lips curled up in a casual arc.

"So, things went wrong again?"

Fu Ying quickly shook her head and said with a smile, "Fourth Master, I haven't finished what I was saying yet."

"The shop owner said that Ye Shiqing was bought by a girl. I followed him, but I never thought that the girl who was bought was actually..."

Fu Ying's words stopped abruptly at the corner of her lips, and she raised her eyes to look at Murong Che opposite her.

"Speak mysteriously and hesitantly, and I'll break your legs."

Fu Ying said, "She is the girl who cured the Fourth Master of his love poison in Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion, the Second Miss of the Shen Family."

The man at the seat frowned slightly and put down the letter in his hand.

"she?"

"Oh... that's quite strange."

Fu Ying sighed: "Fourth Master, she is the daughter of the Marquis of Pingyang, and you let her go just like that."

"Now this little girl has even robbed you of your man."

"Besides, it's been several days, and the Fourth Master asked her to get the letter, but there's been no response."

"I guess this Second Miss Shen is just playing tricks on you."

Murong Che frowned, glanced at Fu Ying, and sneered: "Fu Ying, Fu Ying, there is a saying that talking too much is useless."

"If you don't want it, just tell me in advance so I can seal it for you in advance."

Fu Ying stopped talking immediately.

Murong Che sneered: "A woman who doesn't even dare to kill people dares to play tricks on me?"

"If she really dares to play tricks on me, I will make her suffer."

When Murong Che handed the letter with the plum blossom mark to Fu Ying, there was a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"The prince really put a lot of thought into it. He even prepared two letters, one real and one fake. The real one is in my hands, and the fake one is in the hands of Pingyang Hou."

Fu Ying slowly opened the letter paper. There were seven or eight names written on it. He recognized these names. They were some minor generals in the Qilin Army.

"Fourth Master, aren't these people all commanders of the Qilin Army? Could it be that they are all people assigned to the army by the Crown Prince?"

Murong Che curled his lips and sneered: "He is not qualified to arrange spies in my Qilin Army."

"These are just people who have some connection with the prince."

"The letter in Pingyang Hou's hand was used by the Crown Prince to confuse me, to make me kill my confidant by mistake, and to test Pingyang Hou."

"With just these few tricks, you still want to fight with me."

He frowned, with a wicked look on his brows: "This Pingyang Marquis must have guessed that the prince would test him."

Fu Ying put away the letter in her hand and placed it in front of Murong Che again.

"Fourth Master, since you knew the letter was fake, why did you let Second Miss Shen take it? Aren't you playing a trick on her?"

Murong Che's eyes dimmed a little.

"Didn't Miss Shen say that she and the Marquis of Pingyang have different ideas and cannot make plans together?"

"I want to see if she is lying."

"Besides, I also attach great importance to the names on this fake list."

He picked up the letter in front of him, moved it to the candle flame, and burned it into powder.

He raised his eyebrows and looked at Fu Ying: "This Ye Shiqing is now in Shen Mi's hands. Don't alarm the snake first. Let's see what this woman wants to do. If it is really what Pingyang Hou wants, I will not let her go."

"As for the generals in the army who may have been instigated by the crown prince to rebel, I will make arrangements for them."

"Yes, Fourth Master."

After the letter was burned, Murong Che looked at Fu Ying and said, "In the next few days, you will accompany me to Fanlou."

"I believe that Miss Shen will personally ask me to release her."

"Yes, Fourth Master, I will go down and make the arrangements first."

Watching Fu Ying leave, Murong Che played with the teacup in his hand. "How dare you play tricks on me, humph!"

…………

When Shen Mi woke up, it was already dawn.

Qinghe brought in hot water and helped her wash up.

Yun Lan went out early to do the tasks assigned by Shen Mi yesterday.

"Miss, I prepared your medicine this morning and put it on the table."

Shen Mi raised her eyes and looked at the table. The medicine was still steaming.

She asked, "Is Daddy back?"

Qinghe nodded, wrung out the handkerchief and handed it to Shen Mi.

"The Marquis has just returned from the morning court session. He should be in the study now. Miss, please bring the medicine over now. It should be in time."

"However, the Marquis's study is not open to anyone except important people."

Shen Mi pursed her lips slightly. "No matter what, I still have to give it a try."

Qinghe pursed her lips, raised her eyes to look at Shen Mi, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

But this subtle movement was seen clearly by Shen Mi.

Shen Mi smiled and said, "Qinghe, do you have anything to say?"

"You are now a girl in my yard. If you have any doubts, you can tell me. There is no need to be so secretive."

Qing He handed the handkerchief to Shen Mi, pursed her lips and said, "Miss, there is something I want to tell you, shall I?"

"If you have anything to say, just tell me. I won't blame you."

Qinghe looked back at the door, walked over to close it, and then walked back to Shen Mi.

She whispered, "These past few days, I've noticed that Third Miss's personal maid Bai Lu has been sneaking around every night."

"I followed her once and found that Bai Lu would go to a remote corner of Beiyuan every night to get something. The thing was very small, like a letter."

"That day, after Bai Lu left, I went to take a look at that place. It turned out to be a dog hole, and it led to the outside of the Shen Mansion."

"I think Bai Lu secretly sent letters to outsiders through the dog hole in Beiyuan, but she was afraid that others would know so she kept it secret."

"However, I have also observed that after Bai Lu takes something, she always goes to the Third Miss's room."

"These past few days, Miss Three has often been walking around the garden, with a bright face, like a young girl in love."

After Qing He finished speaking, he looked at Shen Mi tentatively again.

"Miss, I am now a maid in your courtyard. I have been wondering whether I should tell you these days. Now that I have told you, I feel much more relieved."

Seeing Qing He being so cautious, Shen Mi smiled and said, "Qing He, you did the right thing. I don't blame you."

"If you have time, check what time Bai Lu usually goes to the dog cave in Beiyuan at night and how often she goes there."

"Yes, Miss, I will go down first."

Looking at Qinghe's leaving back, Shen Mi frowned slightly.

If the prince really exchanged letters with Shen Shu privately through the dog hole, that would be a good thing.

She can almost mistake Prince Murong Jing's handwriting for the real thing.

If, by taking advantage of the upcoming Qionghua Banquet, she could design a plan to get someone into the Prince's Mansion, or even make Shen Shu and Zhang Huaian, the son of the Yongchang Marquis' Mansion, break off the engagement, at least she could resolve her sister's knot.

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