ng Qianqian returned to her room and continued sleeping.
When she had eaten her fill and opened her eyes again, it was already dawn.
Lu Yuan was sitting quietly in the room, looking at several secret letters that Shangguan Ling had ordered the Jinyi Guards to investigate.
"Awake."
Lu Yuan said.
ng Qianqian responded with a hum and asked, "Aren’t you going to the morning court?"
Lu Yuan replied simply, "No."
ng Qianqian couldn’t help but laugh, "You, it’s not like those days dealing with Pri Minister Xun, you don’t have to hide anymore."
"Just too lazy to go, that’s all."
Lu Yuan said coldly.
ng Qianqian curled her lips slightly, her eyes sparkling, "I understand, I’m happy that my husband can stay at the mansion to accompany ."
Soone never missed any attractive events, but never uttered a single pleasant word.
Beside Lu Yuan’s hand was a wind chi, the very one from the night before given to ng Qianqian by Yucheng Lou.
ng Qianqian spoke, "About last night..."
Lu Yuan said, "Ji Li told , Shangguan Ling just found out about Yucheng Lou’s identity; he’s a spy sent by the King of Qiuci to Loulan."
ng Qianqian suddenly understood, "So that’s it, no wonder he wanted to cooperate with ."
"As for whether to cooperate, let’s observe for a while. Loulan is not easy to deal with, nor is Qiuci."
Lu Yuan said, picking up the wind chi on the table, "What’s the story behind this wind chi?"
ng Qianqian got up and walked to his side, looked at the wind chi and said, "In West City, it’s just an ordinary wind chi. My mother liked them, and the corridors of the General Mansion were full of them. When the wind blew, the entire mansion was filled with their pleasant sounds."
Lu Yuan mused, "What did Yucheng Lou intend by giving you this wind chi?"
ng Qianqian shook her head, "I don’t know."
Lu Yuan paused, "Perhaps he truly intended it for Chen Long, or maybe he’s testing sothing."
ng Qianqian asked curiously, "Testing?"
Lu Yuan said, "Testing if there’s anyone in the Governor Mansion still connected to the Shang Family."
ng Qianqian glanced at Tan’er, who was exercising in the courtyard, "Tan’er’s background can hardly be kept hidden anymore, Si Snake has been gone for so long, I wonder if he’s returned to Liuli Island."
She felt that all truths were converging in one direction, and though she wasn’t far from the truth, there was a sense of being unable to touch it even though it seed so close.
Lu Yuan seed to sense ng Qianqian’s emotions and said seriously, "When all streams converge into the sea, that’s when the ultimate secret is revealed."
ng Qianqian said, "Yes, the secret, it’s not far now."
"What’s most concerning right now is Ayimulan."
Lu Yuan said, "Her behavior at last night’s welcoming banquet was too calm."
ng Qianqian agreed, "Amushan died at her brother’s hands, Du Nu lost to ng Lang; with setbacks one after another, she remained so composed, surely preparing to strike back."
Lu Yuan advised, "Don’t interact with the Loulan people for the next few days, regarding Yucheng Lou, I’ll handle it."
"Okay."
ng Qianqian agreed readily.
After breakfast, Lu Yuan sent ng Lang to the Imperial College to study.
ng Lang was at a loss, "Do I really have to go?"
Lu Yuan: "It’s fine not to go either."
ng Lang’s eyes lit up, "Really?"
Lu Yuan: "Chen Long said, if a leg is broken, then you don’t have to go."
ng Lang’s knee ached, enduring he said, "Suddenly, I feel the Imperial College is not a bad place, at least I can see Cousin Yu Li, just put in his class."
Lu Yuan gave him a look that said ’what are you talking about.’
ng Lang asked, "What’s wrong? Isn’t Cousin Yu Li also at the Imperial College?"
Lu Yuan replied carelessly, "His level, your level, you have no sense of it?"
ng Lang, pierced in the heart: "..."
Lu Yuan and ng Lang took the carriage to the Imperial College.
Today, the old matron planned to go to the temple to offer incense and to light the Everlasting Lamp, ng Qianqian accompanied her.
Treasure Piggy went too.
She proudly rode her little saddle, looking quite spirited.
Qing Shuang accompanied her.
Tan’er was pressed into a seat by the old matron, "You’ve beco a little black egg, yet you still want to tan."
Tan’er pouted, "If not tan, then not tan, I want candied hawthorn!"
Ban Xia said, "All you know is eating!"
Tan’er boldly replied, "Being able to eat is a blessing! Right, Treasure Piggy?"
Treasure Piggy rode her big horse, nodding off, hadn’t heard a thing Tan’er said.
Tan’er was imnsely envious.
Both riding horses, yet she turned into a little black egg, while the little one remained fair and tender!
The weather was hot, but the temple, nestled by the mountains and beside water, was much cooler than the Governor Mansion.
Servants of the Governor Mansion carried the old matron up the mountain in a sedan chair.
Treasure Piggy refused to be carried, and wouldn’t let Qing Shuang or Tan’er pick her up, insisting on climbing up step by step herself.
Tan’er sighed, "You’re so slow, by the ti you climb up, it’ll be dark already!"
Treasure Piggy: "Just climb!"
Tan’er tossed her little head, "I’ll go up first then!"
She took a deep breath and leapt up, "Old Matron, I’m—coming—"
In the sedan chair, Old Matron shivered three tis, urging the bearers, "Hurry up!"
"Yes... huh?"
Just as the bearers responded, a little whirlwind swept through, and the old matron in the sedan chair disappeared.
"Up—the—mountain—"
"You’ve—gone—past—there—"
-
Since there was no rush to return to the Governor Mansion, ng Qianqian and the old matron decided to stay at the temple for two or three days before descending the mountain.
Unexpectedly, around dusk, Han Ci hurriedly arrived at the temple.
"Young Madam, the Noble Consort is in trouble."
ng Qianqian furrowed her brows, "Yan’er? What happened to her?"
Han Ci said gravely, "The Noble Consort has been poisoned, unconscious, the Imperial Physicians are doing their utmost to save her."
ng Qianqian’s eyes turned cold, "Was it the Loulan people?"
Han Ci replied cautiously, "The Jinyi Guards are investigating."
ng Qianqian left Tan’er, Qing Shuang, and Cui Hu behind, explained things to the old matron, then descended the mountain with Han Ci.
"Why did she get poisoned all of a sudden?"
"I don’t know either, I reported to the Young Madam as soon as I heard the Noble Consort was poisoned."
"I see."
ng Qianqian went to Changchun Palace.
The Imperial Physicians filled Zhou Nanyan’s sleeping quarters to the brim, Zong Zhengxi and Yao Qingluan were both present.
Zong Zhengxi looked anxious, pacing back and forth by the bed.
Yao Qingluan calmly inquired about the antidote from the Imperial Physicians.
Alina was also there.
She stood to the side like a frightened rabbit, her eyes and nose red, sowhat helpless.
ng Qianqian overheard her speaking softly, "The doctors from our Loulan are excellent at detoxification, why not let them take a look at the Noble Consort?"
Yan’er’s close female official coldly said, "It was you who hard our Lady, you’re that kind-hearted to help her detoxify!"
Alina said aggrievedly, "It wasn’t , I didn’t harm the Noble Consort..."
The female official protested, "It was you! I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Silence!"
Yao Qingluan reprimanded.
The female official begrudgingly fell silent.
ng Qianqian’s eyes fell on Alina.
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