After sending Gu Beiyue to the Gu Estate, Chu Xifeng hurried back without even going inside. He wanted to know how his master would react when he found out that Gu Beiyue was all right.
He felt that Han Yunxi didn't need to use other methods to make His Highness unhappy anymore. Saving Gu Beiyue was enough to touch His Highness's bottom line.
When Chu Xifeng appeared in front of His Highness Duke of Qin and saw him calmly reading the secret missives, he was astonished. Timidly, he tried to sound him out, "Your Highness, Gu Beiyue's already returned safe and sound …"
"Mm," Long Fei Ye replied mildly.
That's it?
Chu Xifeng grew doubtful. That doesn't make sense!
His Highness had been keeping an eye on Gu Beiyue for a long time. It was a rare chance, and he even paid such a huge price. Why didn't His Highness get angry at all?
Did something happen?
Chu Xifeng retreated and immediately asked Zhao mama, who was grinning from ear to ear. "Esteemed wangfei has plenty of ways to deal with His Highness!"
"Keep bragging! Just what happened? "Chu Xifeng refused to believe it.
With His Highness's personality, he'd be very calm even before the woman he liked.
"Esteemed wangfei has an ultimate move. Once she does, His Highness will definitely be docile!" Zhao mama was in a good mood.
"Zhao mama!" Chu Xifeng grew anxious.
Only then did Zhao mama explain to him in a low voice. Chu Xifeng could only gape at her words. He couldn't believe that any woman in this world would dare to tease His Highness like this.
"No wonder he didn't pursue the matter …" he muttered to himself.
He couldn't help but wonder if Han Yunxi set the Duke of Qin's estate on fire one day. Would she be able to settle His Highness with a kiss, too?
Women really are strong!
The Tang Clan's secret missives kept coming in. Long Fei Ye wouldn't make it even if he rushed over now, so he could only leave Tang Li to fend for himself.
Heaven knows if Tang Li would be depressed to death if he found out why Long Fei Ye had suddenly rushed back.
In the dead of the night, the Leisurely Cloud Pavilion and the sleeping quarters were pitch black. No one was sleeping.
Han Yunxi leaned against the window with one hand supporting her chin and the other rubbing her lips. She was still smiling foolishly.
That guy did mind.
Mind was something that could be understood but not explained.
Han Yunxi used to care so much about Duanmu Yao. She couldn't help but wonder if Long Fei Ye felt the same way she did back then.
It was really a blissful thing to be bothered by someone she had liked for so long. It was as if she had finally realized that the person she liked also liked her at the same time.
When the time is peaceful, I talk with you; when the world is in dispute, I conspire with you; when prosperity falls, I grow old with you. He was willing to win the heart of his woman, and never leave her even in old age!
Long Fei Ye, if you mind, it's a sunny day.
In the bedchamber, Long Fei Ye reclined on a rocking chair with a wine cup in his hand. He silently looked out the window. It was unclear whether he was looking at the Leisurely Cloud Pavilion or at the crescent moon on the treetops.
After a long time, he calmly said, "Is there any news about the Bear chuan and Panoptic Red Lotus?"
Serpent Fruit, Bear chuan, and Panoptic Red Lotus. These three herbs were used to cure Mute Granny's poison. To him, there was nothing more important than finding these three herbs.
The only thing he was certain of was that the Serpent Fruit was in Gu Qi Sha's hands. As for the other two herbs, there was still no news.
A shadow guard emerged from the darkness. "Reporting to Your Highness, there has been no news. We only found out that the Bear chuan appeared at the auction. We're still investigating the specifics."
Long Fei Ye waved his hand, indicating for the shadow guard to withdraw. He knew very well that these three herbs were not easy to find.
Now, he just had to wait for Tang Li to escape with the Torrential Pear Blossoms. He was determined to get the Serpent Fruit …
The night deepened, but a figure continued to wander around the Duke of Qin's estate.
The coquettish red robes had an indescribable beauty to them. It was like a spider lily slowly blooming in the darkness, mysterious and noble.
It wasn't until dawn that the red figure landed on the roof of a nearby inn.
There weren't many people in the world who dared to wander around the Duke of Qin's estate for so long, and Gu was one of them.
He had wandered around for an entire night, but was still unable to sneak into the Duke of Qin's estate without being detected by the shadow guards.
He remembered that he had gone in a few times a few months ago. God knows when Long Fei Ye had strengthened the defenses.
"Aiyo, I miss my Poison lass!"
He muttered to himself as he lazily laid down on the roof with his hands behind his head. Of course, he wasn't just thinking about Poison lass. He was also here to test her. As for what he was testing, only he knew.
He hadn't slept for long when a carrier pigeon woke him up. Mu Ling 'er had sent him a letter.
Mu Ling 'er had promised him to find the Bear chuan and Panoptic Red Lotus. He didn't know where Mu Ling' er could find them. In short, he hadn't seen Mu Ling 'er since that time.
As Gu opened the letter, he wondered if he could get Mu Ling 'er to find a medicinal ingredient that could never be found. Would that lass never bother him again?
Thinking of this, he smiled to himself.
For the next few days, Long Fei Ye didn't leave the Duke of Qin's estate. When he was in the estate, Han Yunxi basically didn't go out.
This was the first time Han Yunxi saw Long Fei Ye practice swordsmanship. He was dressed in white robes and waved the silver sword in his hand. He moved with the sword, sometimes fast, sometimes slow. Slashing, stabbing, poking, piercing, lifting, every movement was clean and nimble.
Han Yunxi couldn't understand what he was doing, but she felt that he was too handsome.
Long Fei Ye practiced for an entire afternoon, but Han Yunxi watched for an entire afternoon as well.
If it wasn't for the fact that she couldn't cultivate inner strength, she would have asked Long Fei Ye to teach her swordsmanship.
When she saw Long Fei Ye stop, she immediately politely handed him a cup of water, just like a personal attendant.
Actually, she had a lot of things to do. However, it was rare for him to stay in the estate, so she wanted to stay by his side.
"Is Baili Mingxiang taking the medicine going smoothly?" Long Fei Ye asked indifferently.
After that "incident" that day, he was basically the same as before. He didn't make any special changes, as if nothing had happened.
Of course, to outsiders, that was indeed the case. However, Han Yunxi felt that the two of them were much closer. At least, she could harass him without fear.
"Everything is going smoothly, but …"
Han Yunxi hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Your Highness, this young lady isn't easy. I want to try and save her."
Although no one knew what would happen to Baili Mingxiang after the Beauty's Blood was cultivated, based on Han Yunxi's poison knowledge, Baili Mingxiang wouldn't survive. It was just that the method of death was uncertain.
Seeing Long Fei Ye frown, Han Yunxi hurriedly explained, "I guarantee that it won't affect the Beauty's Blood."
Long Fei Ye only replied with three words, "Do as you wish …"
To him, Baili Mingxiang was just one of his many subordinates. He had even almost forgotten what she looked like.
"Your Highness, is there any news about Mute Granny?" Han Yunxi hadn't forgotten about this matter. She was also thinking about the white-robed man from the Shadow Clan.
As for her identity, there seemed to be no news about it after the disappearance of Mute Granny and the white-robed man.
Sometimes, she would rather be Han Congan's daughter, the Han Family's legitimate daughter. She wouldn't have so many secrets.
The more secrets there were, the more conspiracies there would be, and the more danger there would be. She still suspected that Lady Tianxin's difficult birth was caused by someone who wanted to kill her in her mother's womb.
If she didn't find out what happened to Lady Tianxin and who her father was, how could she be at ease?
"There's no news. The possibility of finding it isn't high. You'd better not have too much hope." Long Fei Ye said indifferently.
Han Yunxi didn't say anything. Thinking about Mute Granny, she was filled with guilt.
She said indifferently, "Your Highness, of the three herbs, the Serpent Fruit has been found."
As soon as she said this, Long Fei Ye's calm eyes flashed. "Serpent Fruit?"
Han Yunxi took it out. "This little thing took it out. Who knows how many other good things it has hidden away!"
Long Fei Ye took it and sized it up. He couldn't be sure that it was the Serpent Fruit. It was even bigger than the one he saw in Gu Qi Sha's hands!
"Your Highness, you should keep it. I'm afraid the other two herbs will be hard to find." Instead of finding Mute Granny, they'd found the herbs first. Han Yunxi was too weak to keep the Serpent Fruit safe.
Long Fei Ye silently tucked it into his sleeve without a word.
His eyes flashed coldly. Gu Qi Sha, your lordship will definitely play with you this time!
As they spoke, Chu Xifeng rushed in. "Your Highness, Your Highness, something big's happened!"
Long Feiye hated it when his subordinates were all flustered. He asked unhappily, "How big of a matter is it?"
"Something's happened to the crown prince!" Chu Xifeng gasped for breath.
Long Fei Ye didn't take it to heart. The crown prince was a man who knew how to adapt to circumstances. Judging from the current situation, he hadn't done anything out of line, so Emperor Tianhui wouldn't do anything to him.
The best way to deal with father and son was to work together.
"What's wrong?" Han Yunxi asked curiously.
"The emperor's betrothed him to Mu Liuyue from the general's estate!" Chu Xifeng said seriously.
Han Yunxi gave a start at his words. Mu Liuyue. If Chu Xifeng hadn't mentioned her, she'd almost forgotten about the girl.
This girl used to be Princess Changping's best friend and had been arrogant for a while. Later, she lost a bet with Han Yunxi and didn't fulfill her end of the bargain, so her reputation was ruined and she didn't dare to leave her house.
Back then, it was her older brother, Mu Qingwu, who stripped naked and ran a lap around the streets for her.
No matter how good her background was, a woman like her would never marry into a good family. Noble and prestigious clans looked for a daughter-in-law and marrying off their daughters. Marrying off a daughter might depend on her family background, but a daughter-in-law's reputation and character were more important.
The crown prince would actually marry a woman like this? No, to be more precise, Tianning's imperial clan would actually accept a woman like this?
Han Yunxi couldn't believe it!
Without a doubt, this was beyond Long Fei Ye's expectations as well. Cold, he asked, "What does General Mu mean by this?"
"The news just came from the palace. The imperial edict should have just reached the general's estate by now," Chu Xifeng replied honestly.
"That's right, Your Highness. A few days ago, Chu Xifeng and I saw the crown prince go to the general's estate with Mu Qingwu."
Han Yunxi would rather believe that it was Crown Prince Long Tianmo who sought out Mu Qingwu of his own accord than Mu Qingwu seeking out the crown prince for the sake of military provisions.
The imperial uncle's estate behind the crown prince truly had the power to provide Mu Qingwu with military provisions and provisions.
"Tianhui's deadline for Mu Qingwu's death is up, isn't it?" Long Fei Ye asked. It wasn't that he'd forgotten, but that as he saw it, Emperor Tianhui wouldn't really do anything to Mu Qingwu under these circumstances. He'd rather rope in the general's estate!
"It arrived two days ago, but I haven't seen Emperor Tianhui do anything to Mu Qingwu yet!" Chu Xifeng said.
No matter what, Emperor Tianhui's betrothal was a way to rope in Mu Qingwu. Now it all depended on Old General Mu's intentions.
Once the general's estate and the imperial uncle's estate stood together, they'd be a huge threat to Long Fei Ye!
For now, they could only wait and see how things played out.
A few more days passed before Tang Li finally arrived. He was travel-worn, but still dressed in bridegroom's robes. Heaven knows what kind of life or death escape he'd experienced.
He didn't even see Han Yunxi when he entered the gates before Long Fei Ye pulled him away. "To Medicine Ghost Valley!"
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