"This is my duty." Qiao Yu Niang said calmly as she filled a bowl of fish soup and placed it in front of Yue Haoyun.

"Please take your time eating. I will take my leave now."

Just as Qiao Yuniang bowed and retreated, Yue Haoyun said, "Wait a moment, I want to ask you something."

Upon hearing the sound, Qiao Yu Niang came over again, folded her hands at her waist, and stood respectfully aside.

"How's the Min family doing these past two days?" Yue Haoyun asked, scooping a spoonful of fish soup and blowing on it.

"Reporting to the prince, Min has been quite well behaved these past two days. She has only been keeping vigil at the funeral hall and has not done anything suspicious."

"Earlier, she had her trusted maid deliver a secret letter to the palace, but was caught red-handed by Miss Lan. Then Miss Lan activated the poisonous insect, causing both the master and the servant to suffer from its bite."

"Since then, the two of them have become much more obedient. They seem to be even more afraid of the power of the Gu worm."

While Qiao Yuniang was talking, Yue Haoyun had already gulped down a bowl of fish soup. He put the empty bowl down and said calmly, "That's very good."

Qiao Yu Niang glanced up at the empty bowl and asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty, aren't you going to drink some more?"

Yue Haoyun sighed heavily and said, "Ah! There are too many things in my mind. I can't drink anymore."

After saying this, he forced a smile towards Qiao Yu Niang, but it was an ugly smile.

"Master Qiao, if you hadn't brought me the fish soup, I wouldn't have been able to drink even a sip."

Qiao Yuniang was stunned, and a faint blush appeared on her face.

What kind of words is this great prince saying?

She drank a bowl of fish soup if it was brought to her, but she would not drink it if someone else brought it to her.

Is this a statement of affection?

No, no, no, the prince had nine concubines before. The eldest prince always fell in love with every beauty he saw. How can we take seriously the words of such a casual man?

Besides, I am just an old and ugly woman, not a young girl in her twenties.

I must not have any inappropriate thoughts about the man in front of me.

Thinking of this, Qiao Yuniang said calmly, "Your Highness, please be more open-minded. Some encounters in life, although beyond our control, may also be a turning point."

"Besides, you are both a man of letters and a warrior, and you will surely be able to overcome this difficulty successfully."

Yue Haoyun looked deeply at Qiao Yuniang, a comfortable smile on his lips, "Then I'll borrow your auspicious words!"

…

Late at night, in the secret room of the palace.

Xifeng, and two other confidants, stood in front of Yue Haoyun.

"Your Highness, what do you want me to do?" Xifeng asked respectfully.

Yue Haoyun said with a cold face: "Find a way to steal the late emperor's medical records, especially those from when he was seriously ill."

"Also, when the late emperor was seriously ill, the imperial physician Xu who was in charge of his treatment, and his medicine boy, go and find out their whereabouts."

Xifeng was a little confused, "Why are you suddenly investigating this?"

Yue Haoyun frowned, "Don't ask so many questions, just follow my orders."

The three of them bowed and said "yes", then left.

…

In a flash, another seven days passed.

In the past few days, the Second Prince and his entourage continued to visit various places and attend banquets under the leadership of the reception envoy.

During the day, they were busy dealing with these things, and at night, the Second Prince and Han Qingbo would secretly meet with the secret guards to analyze the intelligence they had obtained.

Late that night, the Second Prince and Han Qingbo had just finished their discussion and gone to bed when they heard a bird chirping outside the window.

Golden Tiger and Silver Leopard were sleeping in the outer room. When they heard the bird call, they immediately jumped up, tiptoed to the window, and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"

"It's me!" came a familiar voice.

Jin Hu opened the window and two dark shadows jumped in.

It’s the prince and Xifeng.

Each of them was carrying a black bag on his back.

As the Second Prince put on his outer robe, he asked, "Why are you here? Is there something urgent?"

Yue Haoyun and Xifeng took off the bundle and put it on the table.

"Second Prince, today's matter is a little special, and I need to borrow your help, so I came here to find you."

The Second Prince looked puzzled and pulled Yue Haoyun to sit down. "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"

Yue Haoyun took out a jade ring from his bosom and handed it to the second prince. He concisely told the second prince the secret that Zhou Dagan had told him that day.

The Second Prince was stunned. "What? So, your father originally wanted to pass the throne to you? It was Zhu Ling who teamed up with Han Lie to steal your throne!"

Yue Haoyun nodded, "That's right."

The Second Prince's face was filled with emotion and indignation. "Humph! These two bastards, this throne should have been yours!"

Yue Haoyun patted the Second Prince's shoulder, signaling him to calm down, and continued, "I have been very busy these past few days. I sent my men to look for Doctor Xu, who treated my father at the time, and his medicine boy."

The Second Prince asked hurriedly, "How is it? Have you found it?"

Yue Haoyun shook his head dejectedly, "Ever since my father passed away, Doctor Xu has retired and returned home."

"However, on his way back home, he encountered bandits, was robbed of his money, and was killed."

The Second Prince frowned upon hearing this, "Where's the medicine boy? Have you found him?"

Yue Haoyun said with a sullen face, "Imperial Physician Xu had two medicine boys. After he retired and returned to his hometown, both boys were expelled from the palace for making mistakes."

"My people went to investigate and discovered that after leaving the palace, the two of them found a place to live and wanted to use their years of savings to open a medicine shop to make a living."

"But when the two were on their way to find a shop, they were robbed of their rent and killed by criminals."

The Second Prince slammed the table hard and said, "Hmph! Could it be that these three people were cursed? As soon as they left the palace, they were all murdered for their wealth."

"How could such a coincidence happen in the world!"

"Yeah, it's obvious that someone tried to silence him." Yue Haoyun said coldly.

The Second Prince saw Yue Haoyun's grim expression and pulled his sleeve, saying, "What about the medical records? Maybe we can find some clues from them."

Yue Haoyun opened the two bundles on the table, revealing a dozen or so booklets. "Here, these are it."

"Second Prince, I was thinking of borrowing someone from you recently because of this medical case."

The Second Prince slapped his head and said, "I understand. You want Divine Doctor Yin to help you look through these medical records and find some clues?"

Yue Haoyun smiled bitterly and said, "That's right, Second Prince is very smart!"

The Second Prince waved to Jin Hu at the door and ordered, "Invite Divine Doctor Yin here immediately. If anyone asks, tell them I have a headache and would like acupuncture from Divine Doctor Yin."

Jin Hu replied "yes" and went out.

Yin Xizi's residence was not far from the second prince's courtyard.

Before long, Yin Xizi came hurriedly.

"Second Prince, what happened to you? I heard from Jin Hu that you suddenly had a headache last night?"

Just after saying this, Yin Xizi walked into the inner room carrying the medicine box, but saw Yue Haoyun and the second prince sitting at the table, looking at her with smiles.

"Second Prince, are you okay?" Yin Xizi was a little confused.