When she woke up in the morning, Hua Xi Wan opened her eyes and saw Yan Jinqiu sitting on the edge of the bed and smiling at her. She smiled and turned her body to avoid his gaze. Lying on the soft pillow, she asked, "Aren't you going to court today?"
"The Emperor is not feeling well today and did not start court." Yan Jinqiu reached out to push aside the hair on her face. His thumb brushed the faint red mark behind her ear. He smiled warmly and said, "Get up and eat breakfast."
Hua Xi Wan's body was soft as cotton as she lay on the bed. Her brows furrowed as she said, "I don't want to move."
Yan Jinqiu laughed softly and leaned over to kiss her forehead. "Sleeping too much is not good for the body. Let's sleep after lunch."
The servant girls in the room saw the interaction between the two masters and lowered their heads in embarrassment. Jun Wang Ye was really gentle and considerate to Jun Wang Fei.
"Everyone has their own hobbies." Hua Xi Wan sat up unwillingly. "Some people love power, some love money, some love beauty. I don't have any other hobbies in this life except eating and sleeping. If I don't have these two, I have nothing to live for."
"What nonsense are you saying?" Yan Jinqiu frowned. But looking at Hua Xi Wan's sleepy face, he sighed helplessly. "With me here, I will ensure that you will taste good food for the rest of your life. You will not have a time when you have nothing to live for."
"It is because Jinqiu is protecting me that I dare to say such things." Hua Xi Wan smiled as she lay on Yan Jinqiu's lap. "Is this what it means to have nothing to fear?"
Yan Jinqiu laughed softly again. He reached out to gently stroke her hair. His eyes were affectionate and warm.
Hua Xi Wan's fingers carelessly tickled the hidden flowers embroidered on his robe. Her brows were curved in a smile.
When the servants in the house saw this scene, they were somewhat envious and thought that even an immortal couple could not compare to this.
Outside Prince Xian's residence, Yan Boyi tightened his grip on the reins and dismounted from his horse. He casually tossed the horsewhip in his hand to the attendant behind him and calmly said, "Go knock on the door."
The imperial bodyguards of Prince Xian's residence had already recognized Yan Boyi. Before his servant could knock on the door, a gatekeeper came to open the door. A respectable steward stepped forward and saluted, "Greetings to Prince Sheng."
"Is Jun Wang Ye here?" Prince Sheng glanced at the steward in front of him. He was dressed neatly and spoke politely. It could be seen that there were rules in the residence.
"Replying to Prince Sheng, Jun Wang Ye is at the residence. Please come in for a moment. I will immediately send someone to report to our Jun Wang Ye." The steward bowed and made a gesture of invitation. Out of the corner of his eye, he swept the attendants and guards behind Prince Sheng and then lowered his eyes.
"Thank you." Yan Boyi nodded to the steward and walked inside.
"No need, no need." The steward bowed even lower and led Prince Sheng into the main hall of the residence.
In the main yard, Hua Xi Wan ate breakfast and rinsed her mouth. She washed her hands and said, "Jinqiu, since you don't have to go out today, why don't you accompany me to feed the koi?"
"Okay." Yan Jinqiu was wiping his hands when he heard Hua Xi Wan's suggestion. He immediately agreed. "Right, a few days ago, I had Mutong order a few sets of jewelry for you. I cleared out all the jewelry in the storage of the wang fu. In the afternoon, I will have someone send them over. If you like them, you can use them. If you don't like them, you can keep them in your private storage and give them to others."
Hearing this, Hua Xi Wan didn't urge Yan Jinqiu to be frugal or say that she didn't like the jewelry. She nodded naturally and said, "So many pieces of jewelry, when will I be able to wear them all?"
"It's fine. Even if you can't wear them all, you can look at them and play with them every day." Yan Jinqiu smiled and said, "The entire wang fu is yours. You can do whatever you like."
Hua Xi Wan was about to speak when a first-class steward hurried in. He bowed to the two of them and said, "Jun Wang Ye, Jun Wang Fei, Prince Sheng has come to visit."
"Prince Sheng?" The smile on Yan Jinqiu's face faded. On the surface, he and Yan Boyi didn't interfere with each other. In private, they didn't have much of a relationship. Now, this person didn't even send an invitation to him and directly came to visit. It didn't seem to be a good thing. He gave Hua Xi Wan an apologetic smile. He stood up and said, "I'll be back soon."
Hua Xi Wan nodded slightly and looked at Yan Jinqiu's back. She slowly put down the towel she used to wipe her hands. After sitting for a while, she touched the golden phoenix pearl hairpin in her hair and said to Bai Xia, "Let's go and take a look."
Although Bai Xia didn't understand why her master suddenly decided to go to the main hall, she and the other senior servant girls served her out of the courtyard.
Yan Jinqiu walked into the main hall and saw Yan Boyi sitting in the guest's seat. The tea beside his hand hadn't been touched. Yan Jinqiu smiled faintly and approached. He bowed and said, "Cousin, how do you have time to come to my humble home today?"
Yan Boyi stood up and returned the greeting. He said, "Today, I came to disturb you because of the case of Young Master Zhang. I have some questions I want to ask you. I wonder if you can answer my doubts?"
"What problem is there that even Cousin cannot figure out?" Yan Jin Qiu smiled and sat down on the main seat. "If there is something I know, I will tell you everything."
Yan Boyi looked at Yan Jinqiu's elegant appearance and said with dark eyes, "According to the autopsy results, Young Master Zhang's tongue and eyes were cut off about a month and a half ago. The person who kidnapped Young Master Zhang was very vicious. After torturing him in every way possible, he killed him and threw his body away a few days ago. What kind of identity do you think the person in the capital who can kill someone and then silently throw the body on the official road is? "
Yan Jinqiu frowned and said, "Since this person can kidnap someone, why would he throw the body on the official road? Did he do it deliberately?"
"Probably only the murderer knows," Yan Boyi said with a cold expression. "What were you doing a month and a half ago?"
"Prince Sheng, what do you mean?" Yan Jinqiu's smile disappeared and he said with a serious expression, "Some things are better said clearly."
"Because someone said they saw you and Young Master Zhang arguing, so I came to ask. Please understand, Cousin." Yan Boyi raised the teacup and took a sip. "I believe that Cousin will give me a satisfactory answer."
"So that's how it is." Yan Jin Qiu's expression eased slightly. "Tang Xiong must not have forgotten that more than a month ago, I was marrying Junw.a.n.g Fei. The day Master Zhang disappeared was probably the second or third day after my wedding."
"It was the third day," Yan Boyi put down the teacup. "That afternoon, you went to the Crown Prince Fu."
Yan Jinqiu thought in a daze and then nodded. "These two years, Young Master Zhang's literary talent was outstanding, so it was inevitable that he would be arrogant. He occasionally offended me with his words, but I never took it to heart. After all, the other party was a relative of my Jun Wang Fei's maternal family."
Young Master Zhang thought that Yan Jinqiu's talent was not as good as his. It was only because of his outstanding appearance that he was praised by the people of the capital. Therefore, he often competed with Yan Jinqiu in poetry. However, even though he was not satisfied, he was always at a disadvantage in their several competitions. This was very difficult for the arrogant Young Master Zhang to accept. Therefore, when he mentioned Yan Jinqiu, he was very impolite.
Yan Boyi also knew about this, so he did not continue to ask about it. He changed the topic and said, "When did you return from the Crown Prince Fu that day?"
Yan Jinqiu shook his head. "I don't remember this clearly," he thought carefully. "Perhaps my attendant still remembers. Come, summon Mutong."
"Jun Wang Ye, you don't need to summon Mutong. Although Mutong is clever, he can't remember such a small matter."
Yan Boyi heard a woman's voice from outside the door. He raised his head and looked at the entrance of the hall. He saw a woman dressed in a palace dress with flying cranes and auspicious clouds walking in. Every step she took, the phoenix wings in her hair trembled slightly.
"Fahrenheit greets Uncle." The woman in the palace dress bowed to him and said with a smile, "Sorry to disturb your conversation. I heard from the servants that Uncle came because of Young Master Zhang's case, so I came to listen. After all, the Zhang Family is the in-laws of the Hua family."
Yan Boyi withdrew his gaze and returned the greeting. "Cousin, you're too polite. I just came to ask."
"I've long heard that Uncle is an upright person. Naturally, I won't doubt Uncle's actions. However, this matter involves my husband and relatives, so I have to come forward." Hua Xi Wan sat down on a chair next to him. "Because that day was the third day of my marriage and the second day was the day I returned to my family, I was a little nervous. Therefore, I remember very clearly what happened that day. I remember that day, our family's Wang Ye suddenly received an invitation from the Crown Prince's residence and went out. Originally, I heard that the Crown Prince wanted him to stay for dinner, but who knew that before dinner time, Wang Ye came back. After that, he stayed in the study for more than an hour, and then had dinner with me. At that time, I specially asked the kitchen to add a few more dishes that Jun Wang Ye likes. "
"Since that's the case, I won't disturb Cousin and Cousin anymore. Goodbye." Yan Boyi stood up and bowed to the two of them. After a few polite words with the husband and wife, he left Prince Xian's residence.
After leaving Prince Xian's residence, Qing He, who was following behind him, said, "Jun Wang Ye, aren't we going to continue investigating Prince Xian?"
"His expression was natural. Although he was troubled that this matter was related to him, he still said that he couldn't remember clearly what happened that day. This means that nothing special happened to him that day. He also doesn't have to deliberately remember the time or fabricate the time to deal with other people's suspicions." Yan Boyi's expression was slightly cold. He didn't say the rest of his words. If this matter was really related to Yan Jinqiu, the fact that he could still act like this could only mean that this person's thoughts were extremely deep. Moreover, he had already wiped away all suspicious points. Even if he investigated further, he wouldn't be able to find anything.
Qing He also felt that this matter had little to do with Prince Xian. Prince Xian was such a noble person, how could he take Young Master Zhang's life just because of his words? Moreover, Young Master Zhang had been disrespectful to Prince Xian for a long time. If Prince Xian wanted to kill him, he would have done so long ago. Why wait until the wedding day?
He thought of what Xian Junw.a.n.g Fei had said and couldn't help but say, "Junw.a.n.g Ye, just now, Xian Junw.a.n.g Fei mentioned that the Crown Prince had originally wanted to invite Xian Junw.a.n.g to dinner but then suddenly changed his mind. Do you think …" Treating someone to dinner and the guest changing his mind halfway was not something that could be done under normal circumstances.
"Shut up." Prince Sheng's expression immediately darkened. "This matter has nothing to do with the Crown Prince."
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