Rebirth on the wedding night, being doted on by the scumbag elder brother

Leng Xue caught a glimpse of the faint smile on Ye Yunzi's lips, and her heart tightened inexplicably. She quickly said, "My Lord misses you very much. Seeing you suffer but unable to deal with Rong Wanling directly..."

"I understand. I know he is standing up for me." Ye Yunzi knew very well that Shen Siyan's anger came from the heart.

However, she suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where did he go?"

There had been no news from him for several days and the tent was empty.

"This..." Leng Xue shook her head helplessly, "My Lord didn't say anything, so I can only stay here to recuperate. He hasn't returned for many days."

At the same time, in the tent of the Duke's Mansion, blood was oozing from Rong Mingxuan's palm, dripping along his fingers onto the ground.

"Sir, your hand is injured." The guard beside him reminded.

Rong Mingxuan seemed to feel no pain, and just stared at the pale Rong Wanling in front of him. Rong Wanling knew that she had caused a big disaster, so she dared not say a word.

After a moment of silence, Rong Wanling trembled and said, "Brother, I don't know what's going on... Whenever I close my eyes, I see ghosts..."

"Stop talking!" Rong Mingxuan's face became even gloomier. Things had come to this point and had to be handled properly, otherwise the reputation of the Duke's Mansion would be damaged.

Soon, the guard Zhang Li came in and reported: "Sir, the contents of the incense burner have been checked."

Rong Mingxuan glanced at her coldly and signaled his men to take Rong Wanling away.

Rong Wanling was reluctant to leave, fearing that she would see the female ghost again, but she was eventually taken away.

After the tent calmed down, Rong Mingxuan asked Zhang Li to continue.

"The incense used by the young lady contained zelan grass, a poisonous grass that can cause hallucinations and make people see the most horrifying things. Coupled with the experience of the young lady witnessing the tragic death of a maid before, this led to her mental disorder."

Rong Mingxuan's eyes became even colder.

"Do you know who did it?"

"Yes, Ze Lan grass is rare and only found in the Northern Desert. There are very few people in the capital who know this grass, and there is only one person who can make it into incense and bring it to the hunting grounds - Doctor Mu."

"Divine Doctor Mu has a close relationship with the Fourth Prince." Zhang Li paused. Rong Mingxuan's eyes became deeper and colder.

The Fourth Prince...

The position of the crown prince has not yet been determined. Logically, the Fourth Prince should be working hard to gain the support of the Duke's Mansion. Why would he turn against them?

Rong Mingxuan was full of doubts. He did not jump to conclusion immediately and decided to investigate further.

"Sir, there is one more thing." Zhang Li said after hesitating for a moment.

"What's the matter?"

"The Fourth Prince once sent people to inquire around and found an idle man in a tavern in the capital. This man suddenly had a large amount of money and spent it extravagantly. After some investigation, it was discovered that the valuables in his hands were actually the jewelry of the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion."

Rong Mingxuan suddenly looked up and thought of Rong Wanling's jewelry. This reminded him of what happened before: Rong Wanling dared to harm the Thirteenth Princess.

Could it be that the Fourth Prince learned about this and took action because of this?

I thought I had handled the matter in secret, but I didn't expect that I had underestimated the ability of the Fourth Prince. There was nothing he couldn't find out.

"Did he do this to protect Baili Yue?"

Although it cannot be completely confirmed, this is the most reasonable explanation at present.

After all, only the Fourth Prince had the ability to make Ze Lanxiang appear quietly in Rong Wanling's tent.

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This incident caused Baili Ye to suffer an unjust accusation, and it was not until later that he found out that Mu Yan had been acting secretly behind his back.

Mu Yan knelt on one knee and lowered her head, "Your Highness, I made a mistake."

"Do you know you are wrong?"

Baili Ye rarely gets angry, but at this moment his eyes turned cold, "Someone saw the killing of the snow deer, and then let the witness go..."

"I planned it on my own and wanted to find that person by exorcising ghosts, but ended up implicating Miss Rong."

"Ms. Rong went mad because of the poison you prepared."

Every word pierced Mu Yan's heart like a knife, and her face became paler and paler.

"I didn't poison you... I don't know why the special medicine disappeared." Mu Yan trembled all over, as if she was in an ice cave. She originally wanted to solve the problem privately, but she didn't expect the problem to get bigger and bigger, even involving the Duke's Mansion.

"Oh?" Baili Ye responded in a low voice.

"It's all my fault!"

Mu Yan was in pain, thinking she was extremely loyal, but now she had harmed His Highness.

"It is indeed your fault." Baili Ye narrowed his eyes. "It is because of your mistake that the enemy has an opportunity to take advantage of us. Now they are hiding in the dark, and we are exposed. We don't know when they will make a move."

"Your Highness..."

"We can no longer use this line from the Duke's Mansion." Baili Ye said coldly, gently stroking the armrest of the wooden chair in his hand, "We must make them pay the price for this. They dared to touch my Yue'er. They are so bold."

"You continue to stay by your father's side and wait for my further instructions. As for Ye Ziru, she is still our important chess piece."

"Your Highness..." Mu Yan's body trembled slightly, tears flashing in her eyes. She didn't expect Baili Ye to let her go and give her a second chance.

"Yes, I will definitely do my best," she responded firmly.

Baili Ye's gaze was cast into the distance, his expression as calm as water.

With Ye Zi like this chess piece in hand, the value of others becomes insignificant, and even losing them doesn't matter.

Since the willow branches were used to exorcise evil spirits, the emperor's health has improved significantly and he is no longer as weak as before.

The Rong family of the Duke's Mansion had already left the capital early.

Everyone said that it was because an evil ghost haunted the eldest daughter of the Rong family that a series of events were triggered.

With the departure of the Rong family, the emperor's health also recovered.

The day for the blessing ceremony was set. The sacrificial site at the foot of the mountain was decorated with great ceremony, and the people came to watch the ceremony and stood respectfully.

Ye Yunzi also came to the scene and stood quietly behind the crowd without deliberately attracting attention. She looked around and found that Shen Siyan was not there.

He seemed to have disappeared since the assassination. Did he encounter some trouble during the investigation?

Ye Yunzi frowned, feeling vaguely uneasy.

At some point, Baili Yan quietly appeared beside her. The two stood side by side, looking very harmonious. Ye Yunzi then realized his presence and turned to look at him with a questioning look in her eyes.

Baili Yan smiled softly: "I came here because I saw you were alone."

There was a lot of noise around, but everyone's attention was focused on the ceremony on the platform and no one noticed the two of them.

"After the ceremony is over, we will return to the palace. The woman will go with us." Baili Yan said in a low voice, and the voice was almost audible only to the two of them.

Ye Yunzi understood which woman he was talking about. The mysterious woman who suddenly appeared in the hunting ground and whose face looked very similar to the late Concubine Rong was also a carefully planned move by the Fourth Prince.