Not long after the coffin was carried away, a group of soldiers came to search the village. Fortunately, the gauze covering Huarong's body had been burned by Zhu Liu, so they couldn't find anything.
Huarong winked at Shuxiu. She immediately understood and brought tea over. "Thank you for your hard work. Have some tea."
The soldiers didn't stand on ceremony. They drank the tea and Shuxiu filled it up. "Why are you suddenly searching the village? Is there a bandit? "
"Mr. Dong of the Department of Shipping was assassinated. We're searching the whole city for the assassin. Don't go out and wander around, lest you get into trouble." Perhaps the soldier was grateful for the three cups of tea from Shuxiu, so he kindly reminded them.
After sending off the soldiers who came to search the village, Huarong and Yue Hanqing looked at each other. Yue Hanqing was speechless. Huarong sighed. "The Department of Shipping is such a lucrative job. It seems that someone doesn't want to give it to him. But there's no need to kill. Ah, it's so dangerous to be an official. It's better to be an ordinary person."
Yue Hanqing chuckled. "Everyone has their own fate. Wealth and honor are in the hands of Heaven. If you're not really greedy, how can you be punished by Heaven?"
"What?" Huarong frowned and asked her.
"Nothing. Let's go back. It's windy."
Huarong was too suspicious. He couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, so he secretly went to the hot spring courtyard alone.
As soon as he entered, he heard, "Miss Gu seems to like watching men bathe."
Huarong snorted and sat on the jade platform. He looked straight at him. "The famous Little Miracle-working Doctor Xi Shi sneaks into other people's houses every day and baths in other people's houses. What a strange hobby."
"Miss Gu, don't you know that if you want to live long, you have to turn a blind eye?"
"Knowing a little is knowing, knowing everything is also knowing. Instead of letting me say something wrong, it's better to let me know the whole truth. It's not that I want to be suspicious, but it's too coincidental. Did you kill Dong Zhongming of the Department of Shipping?"
"It seems that Miss Gu doesn't want to live too long."
"Stop pretending. If you wanted to kill me, you would have done so long ago. Why wait until now?"
"So, where did your fearless confidence come from?"
"You gave it to me."
Xi Shi remained silent. He swam to Huarong's side. Their eyes met. Huarong felt as if he was sucked in by something, and his face turned red.
"You really aren't afraid of death."
"I said I'm scared. Why wouldn't I be?" Huarong pursed his lips. "But since I saved you before, can you tell me if it will hurt the Gu family?"
Xi Shi frowned. "When did you save me?"
"You left gauze in the hot spring last night. If I hadn't ordered someone to burn it down and gave a gag order, you would have been taken away by the soldiers. You wouldn't have the chance to soak in the hot spring to heal your wounds," Huarong said confidently. He didn't think that his words were farfetched at all.
Xi Shi was speechless. "You found out my secret, but I didn't kill you. Doesn't that mean I saved your life?"
"You can't say that." Huarong immediately objected. "You said that you're a doctor. Doctors help the world and don't kill people who shouldn't be killed. I don't have any other skills, but I'm kind. I shouldn't be killed. Since I shouldn't be killed, you shouldn't have saved my life."
"Nonsense."
"Tell me the truth. Will the Gu family be implicated this time? If it is, how can we avoid it? "Huarong's attitude changed to an extremely sincere one.
Xi Shi was stunned by her sudden sincerity for a moment. In the end, he said, "The Gu family has always been law-abiding. We won't be implicated. Don't worry."
Huarong sighed and patted his chest. "Thank you. Enjoy the hot spring."
After saying that, she strode away. Xi Shi looked at the jade platform where she had sat. It was already empty. She had long gone.
When he returned to the Qilin Mountain, he quietly appeared in his courtyard without alerting anyone. However, the lights in the house suddenly turned on. He pushed the door open and entered with a hand on his chest.
"Where is she?" he asked the Crown Prince of Zhenguo Gong, who was sitting under the light.
"I've sent her away. Don't worry."
Seeing that he was moving slowly, the Crown Prince of Zhenguo Gong asked worriedly, "How's your injury?"
"I won't die." He sat down and poured himself a cup of tea. "It's good that she's been sent away."
"I was careless and fell into their trap this time. If I wasn't injured, you wouldn't have had to take the risk. Just rest well." There was no need for apologies between the two of them. The Crown Prince of Zhenguo Gong patted his shoulder and stood up.
Just as the Crown Prince of Zhenguo Gong stepped over the threshold and turned to close the door, Xi Shi said, "Forget about the Yue family."
The Crown Prince of Zhenguo Gong suddenly tightened his grip. He frowned slightly. "What did you say?"
"Forget about the Yue family. Yue Chongyang has already retired. Just find a reason to dismiss his sons. Forget about their lives. The Yue family wasn't the mastermind."
The Crown Prince of Zhenguo Gong returned and sat down opposite him. "You were the one who said that you wanted to kill the Yue family as a warning. Now, you're also the one who wants to let the Yue family go. What exactly happened to you?"
He knew Xi Shi well. He usually wouldn't change his decision. At least, he had known him for more than ten years, but he had never seen him make an exception for anyone.
"Don't worry about it."
"How can I not worry about it? There are hundreds of people in the East Palace. So many lives are involved. How can I not worry about it?! " The Crown Prince of Zhenguo Gong stood up agitatedly. He gripped Yue Chongyang's arms tightly and shook him. "Wake up. The Yue family is not innocent!"
"Then …" Yue Chongyang's eyes darted around. "Then kill Yue Chongyang. If he dies, the Yue family will have to observe mourning. It won't be a problem."
"You've changed." The Crown Prince of Zhenguo Gong let go of him in disbelief. He flicked his sleeves and left.
"Promise me!"
"This is the first time you've asked me. Naturally, I'll agree. I just hope that you won't regret your decision today."
The wedding wasn't grand, but it was well-mannered. Yue Hanqing officially became the daughter-in-law of the Gu family. The Yue family didn't send any gifts, nor did they send anyone.
With the addition of a new member to the family, the atmosphere was naturally joyous. On this joyous day, Huarong tugged at his Brother Seven's collar and threatened, "Even if you have a daughter-in-law, you can't change the fact that I'm the person you love the most in your heart. Do you understand?"
"Anin, if you say that, Second Aunt will be sad. No matter what, Second Aunt is still number one." Madam Zhou teased.
Huarong immediately sniffed and pretended to be sad. "Don't tell me that in Second Aunt's heart, Anin isn't the person you love the most?"
"Yo yo yo, our little Anin is going to fall out of favor." The savage Gu Changheng, who rarely returned home, laughed.
Huarong's eyes moved when he heard that. He moved closer to Gu Changheng. "Brother Six, let's discuss something."
"No discussion. I don't want to be a spoiled brat. I won't stay at home either. There's no discussion." Gu Changheng rejected him without hesitation. "However, you can follow me into the mountains. It's more interesting there."
"Nonsense!" Eldest Uncle scolded.
Gu Changheng immediately shut up. He secretly winked at Huarong, telling him that if she wanted to go into the mountains, she could look for him at any time.
Huarong thought that he was indeed her Brother Six. He knew what she wanted to do before she even said anything. Sigh, how boring.
She glanced over. Fourth, Fifth, Third, and Second Brothers smiled but didn't say anything. Eldest Aunt was fertile, but only Brother Six was about the same age as her. The others were much older.
Yue Hanqing listened to the family talking non-stop around Huarong. Only then did she know what it meant to be the apple of everyone's eye. She was the apple of everyone's eye. She was the real apple of everyone's eye.
For some reason, tonight's night was as dark as ink. It was said that the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. However, there was no moon tonight, and the stars didn't show up either.
Those who didn't have anything to worry about had already fallen asleep. However, those who had something to worry about felt ominous.
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