Ji Mohan closed his eyes and said, "She is different. She is different from the royals."

Yan Wan was like a little sun, warming him and bringing him light. She was his salvation and his sun.

Seeing that Ji Mohan had relented, Ji Mosheng continued, "For my elder brother, the emperor's wife is a different person. For me, blood ties are more important than that position."

Ji Mohan glanced at him, but ultimately said nothing more, unsure whether such a sentimental monarch was a good or bad thing.

——

"Hey, where are you going? Hasn't the prince already been found? Come back to Lingnan with me." Shangguan Wei'er saw Li Shang's heavy expression and stepped forward to say cautiously.

"I'm sorry, I can't go back to Lingnan with you, but don't worry, I'll definitely go after I've taken care of everything," Li Shang said somewhat dejectedly.

"What's wrong with you?" Shangguan Wei'er asked softly. She had never seen him look so sad since she met this rude guy.

“There’s a lead on my aunt’s case.” Li Shang stopped and looked at Shangguan Wei’er.

"Isn't having a clue a good thing? Why are you looking so worried?" Shangguan Wei'er asked in confusion. Why was he acting so strangely today?

“My aunt passed away a long time ago.” Li Shang turned around, raised his hand to touch his nose, not wanting Shangguan Wei’er to see his slightly red eyes.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked," Shangguan Wei'er said guiltily.

"It's alright, the truth about Auntie's matter will be revealed soon. After it's settled, I'll go to Lingnan with you." Li Shang raised his hand and patted Shangguan Wei'er's head.

“Okay, then I’ll go with you,” Shangguan Wei’er suggested.

Li Shang didn't want to involve her, but seeing the treasure at her waist, he decided to let her go; maybe she could protect him.

Author: Li Shang What's wrong with you? You're not even married yet and you're already thinking about being protected by your wife? Huh?

“Okay, let’s go then,” Li Shang nodded.

"Where are we going?" Shangguan Wei'er suddenly realized that she didn't know where she was going.

"Go away from home."

"Lijia? Your home?" Shangguan Wei'er asked with a troubled expression. Oh no, oh no, I'm doomed. The old man told her to go to Lijia to find someone, but she had completely forgotten about it since she met Li Shang.

I wonder if she can make it in time? Is that person still around?

"Well, it's kind of my home." Li Shang answered ambiguously. Before, when Aunt Li Ge was alive, the Li family was his home. Now that Aunt Li Ge is gone, there is nothing left for him to cherish in the Li family.

"Oh, I see." Shangguan Wei'er was busy thinking of a solution and did not notice Li Shang's ambiguous expression.

"Let's go." Li Shang pulled Shangguan Wei'er and walked towards Song Jue and Wei Ting.

Shangguan Wei'er: Oh no! I'm such a pig-brain, I completely forgot something so important!

——

"Wow, Jingxi, these shops you've taken over in Yunzhou City are really great," Yan Wan said, praising the shops Jingxi was showing her.

"If you think it's good, then it's good. Once the drought is over, Yunzhou City can develop. Maybe in a few years, Yunzhou City will become a mini-Jiangnan." Jing Xi said with a look of longing. At that time, she and Wan'er will be rich!

"Oh, right, Wan'er, do you remember how long the drought lasted in the book?" Jing Xi suddenly thought of this crucial question. If the drought continued like this, her business empire would be doomed before it even got off the ground.

"The book describes the drought in the Northwest as lasting for a full six months, so there should still be about four more months to go," Yan Wan said, carefully recalling the plot.

"It'll be this long?" Jing Xi asked in surprise. It seems that it's still not advisable to open shops in Yunzhou City this year, and we'll have to wait another year.

“However, I’m not sure now,” Yan Wan said softly. “I wonder if my arrival has caused a butterfly effect. Some things that are happening now are not described in the book. I’m afraid the original plot has also changed.” Yan Wan expressed her conjecture, which made her even more worried. She had a feeling that she couldn’t control her fate.

"Wan'er, could it be that the book only revolves around a few characters, which limits its scope, while what we are seeing now is the real world of the book, with far more characters and stories than depicted in the book?" Jing Xi expressed her thoughts.

Yan Wan nodded in agreement and said, "That's possible."

"We can only take it one step at a time," Jing Xi said, patting Yan Wan's shoulder to comfort her.

"Okay, Jingxi, I'll go check if Ji Mohan has taken his medicine on time. I'll come find you later." Yan Wan noticed that the sun was getting late, and she was afraid that Ji Mohan would forget to take his medicine if he got busy.

"Okay, you go ahead. I'll go look for Jiang Bai too. Why hasn't he come back yet after so long?" Jing Xi said, glancing worriedly towards the east of the city.

"Okay, Jingxi, I'm leaving now! Bye-bye." After parting ways with Jingxi, Yan Wan headed towards Ji Mohan's study.

A knocking sound rang out on the door.

"Go in," came the deep voice.

"Hanhan, are you busy? I came to check on you. Have you taken your medicine?" Yan Wan asked with concern as she pushed open the door after receiving permission.

Upon seeing that the person who came was Yan Wan, Ji Mohan put down the folded document in his hand, got up and walked to her side, and said in a low voice, "I have taken my medicine."

"It's good that you've had it. You've only just started to get a little better, so don't overexert yourself, okay?" Yan Wan said worriedly.

Ji Mohan gently pulled Yan Wan into his arms, rested his chin on her head, and said in a hoarse voice, "Okay, I understand."

Yan Wan gently hugged him back, giving him some strength.

“Yan Wan, I suspect that things are not peaceful in the Northwest. Uncle An is planning a rebellion. I don’t know where his troops are gathered, but I estimate they are in the Northwest,” Ji Mohan said with a headache.

Yan Wan was shocked. She looked up at Ji Mohan and suddenly remembered a plot in the book. A force appeared in Huangzhou in the northwest. When Ji Mohan was clearing out that force, he was seriously injured. If he hadn't been rescued by the ghost doctor Gongsun Gua, he might have... However, he was too badly injured and one of his arms was broken. Ji Mohan became a disabled person.

No, she absolutely wouldn't allow that to happen!

Yan Wan's hands trembled slightly. Could the power in the book be Prince An?

The more Yan Wan thought about it, the more likely it seemed. She stared intently at Ji Mohan, determined not to let the events in the book repeat themselves. She, Yan Wan, was determined to save Ji Mohan.

——

Leaving the residence.

Li Shang looked at the tightly closed Li Mansion, raised his hand and waved it lightly, and the soldiers surrounded the Li Mansion completely.

Li Shu had just stepped off the carriage when he saw this scene. He pointed at Li Shang, so angry he almost fainted.