After a few days of peaceful coexistence, Zhu Yu used those days to clean up all the servants in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

It turned out that nearly half of the people had been bribed by Fang, turning the entire Zhenguo Duke's mansion into a chaotic mess.

Because his elder brother's wedding was imminent, it was inconvenient to deal with the servants in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, so Zhu Yu handed them all over to Lu Xiaoyun.

Among those people, all those who participated with Fang in poisoning the original owner's mother and her two maids, as well as those who abused the original owner, were all beaten to death by Lu Xiaoyun.

Those who had also been involved were each given twenty lashes and then sold off.

After dealing with these matters, Lu Xiaoyun thought she should find an opportunity to talk to the Duke of Zhenguo about the Four-Colored Grass.

Her body's needs were there; during this time, either she would climb over the wall to sleep with Zhu Yu, or Zhu Yu would climb over the wall to sleep with her at the Prince An's residence.

Ah Yan had said that the original owner's uterine coldness was extremely serious, but in the past six months, Ah Yan had given him a lot of conditioning medicine.

Although it was impossible for Zhu Yu to get pregnant in just one or two tries, she was incredibly diligent in her efforts.

If she were to get Zhu Yu pregnant one day, and she hadn't informed the Duke of Zhenguo about it, things would get complicated.

For example, today.

Taking advantage of the fact that all the lights in Tongjia Courtyard were off, Zhu Yu waited and waited for Lu Xiaoyun to come, but she didn't come. He couldn't hold back any longer, so he put on a set of purple smoky narrow-sleeved clothes that he had specially made to highlight his now grown-up figure. He used a wide belt to tie his slender waist and used a hairband of the same color to tie his long black hair into a ponytail.

Quietly opening the door, I looked around and saw only two hexagonal lanterns under the eaves swaying gently in the summer breeze.

Zhu Yu lightly touched the ground with his toes, used the wall for leverage, and leaped onto the courtyard wall. The next moment, his light figure jumped down, and his small purple figure disappeared into the thick night.

At the Prince An's mansion, the gatekeeper was snoring, with only the occasional chirping of a cicada from a large sycamore tree in the inner courtyard.

The early summer night was quiet and peaceful.

Zhu Yu didn't want to wake the gatekeeper, but the guards he had trained were very alert. As soon as he approached the gate, one of the guards shouted, "Who goes there!"

As he spoke, he leaped down from the rooftop.

This immediately alerted the gatekeeper and his guards, who all appeared in full force and surrounded him.

The guard landed lightly behind him, his shallow breathing barely audible, demonstrating his exceptional martial arts skills. He reached out to grab his shoulder.

Zhu Yu stopped in his tracks, turned around to face the guard, and star-like eyes fixed on the guard's face.

The guard also looked at him and saw that the woman in front of him was wearing a purple, smoky-sleeved dress with a belt that was only an inch wide. Her figure was graceful, and she had a beautiful face, phoenix eyes, and fair skin that looked like unpolished jade under the silvery moonlight. Her beauty was indescribable.

The guards dared not look any longer and immediately lowered their heads.

But when Zhu Yu looked at him with those indifferent eyes, the guard felt a chill run down his spine and knelt down with a thud: "Your Highness."

Zhu Yu waved his hand, and the guards dispersed automatically. The gatekeeper opened the door, and he swaggered in.

He often scaled the walls of his own palace, but the guards did not let their guard down.

The gatekeeper respectfully said, "His Highness is inside."

Zhu Yu gave a faint "hmm" and strode towards the front yard where Lu Xiaoyun now lived.

Two lamps at the entrance of the courtyard emitted a faint light, illuminating a small open space in front of it.

Zhu Yu thought Lu Xiaoyun was still busy these days, and felt sorry for her because she was tired during the day and night recently, and that she might not have slept yet at this hour, so he thought it would be better if he came over today.

Even if I don't sleep with her, it's always more reassuring and comforting for the two of us to snuggle together than for me to sleep alone in a huge bed.

As a result, when people arrived in the courtyard, they found the study completely dark, and the bedroom only had a few dim yellow lights shining through.

It was already past midnight, and Lu Xiaoyun didn't go to find him; instead, she just fell asleep there by herself!

Zhu Yu felt a surge of frustration, like a virtuous woman who had been taken advantage of by a heartless man, only to have him deny everything after getting back at her.

He angrily quickened his pace, walked to the front of the house, and pushed the door open.

Jiang Chuan was taken to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion by Lu Xiaoyun, while Wu Chuan and Xi Yi stayed by Lu Yuyan's side.

Feng Yan's original intention was to stay by Lu Xiaoyun's side and protect her during this time, but she didn't allow it.

Firstly, Feng Yan's house wasn't actually here, and secondly, Feng Yan was a tall and imposing man, and indeed quite handsome, but he couldn't resist the jealousy of a certain little man every day.

Furthermore, this was, after all, the Prince An's residence, surrounded by secret guards, so Feng Yan did not insist.

Therefore, Lu Xiaoyun was the only person in the house in the front yard.

Lu Xiaoyun was indeed quite tired during this period. The old emperor's health was deteriorating, and he had become a hands-off ruler, leaving everything to Zhu Dan.

In order to spend more time with her, and because he was indeed limited in energy, Zhu Dan delegated many tasks to her.

What would frustrate Zhu Dan, what could be done back in the manor, Lu Xiaoyun would never do in the palace's public quarters, so opportunities to be alone with him were few and far between.

Today was no different; Lu Xiaoyun took a large pile of official documents back to the Prince An's residence and dealt with them in the study.

The work wasn't finished until late afternoon. I stood up, stretched my sore arms, and then went to take a bath.

I had planned to take a bath and have dinner before going to find Zhu Yu, but Zhu Dan and Qi Shaocheng arrived instead.

They also brought a jar of fine aged wine. Once the seal was opened, even the birds ten miles away were drooling over the wine.

Even in modern times, Lu Xiaoyun always enjoys drinking. When she goes on a date with Zhang Hao, the two of them open a bottle of red wine and finish the whole bottle.

Zhu Dan knew that Yun'er didn't want to drink alone with him like she did in modern times, and he couldn't find anyone else for the time being. In addition, Qi Shaocheng couldn't possibly know that the current Prince An was actually Yun'er, so he invited him along.

Ever since that fleeting glimpse of Shen Shuyi at the city gate, Qi Shaocheng couldn't shake the image of her beautiful face from his mind, and he was also looking for someone to drink with.

However, his alcohol tolerance was really limited; he would get dizzy after one cup and pass out after three, so no one was willing to drink with him. Just then, the Fifth Prince, who did not know how much alcohol he could drink, came to find him, and he readily agreed.

When Yuan Xiu saw that the two of them had brought a jar of fine wine, he quickly ordered the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous meal.

Lu Xiaoyun thought that it was just a few drinks, and she could go find Zhu Yu after she finished drinking.

So the three of them drank wine in the front hall of Prince An's mansion.

Zhu Dan hadn't expected Qi Shaocheng to have such a low alcohol tolerance; after just three cups, he collapsed and fell asleep.

Lu Xiaoyun was afraid that if Zhu Yu found out that she had left Qi Shaocheng overnight at the Prince An's residence, the smell of jealousy would be so strong that it would travel for miles. So she ordered Yuan Xiu to carry the man onto a carriage and send him back to the Yongbo Marquis's residence.