Chapter 207 doesn't match up.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingci was somewhat incredulous and couldn't help but furrow her brows.

According to her guess, she must have met Chu Jichen more than once or twice, otherwise she wouldn't be so familiar with a mere figure from behind.

But Yuanbao said no?

Shen Qingci's mind raced, and soon she continued to probe, "Sixth Princess wouldn't lie, would she? Besides, I asked the Prince before, and he said it was true, but... he just didn't really want to talk about it."

She looked Yuanbao up and down, feigning suspicion as she asked, "Are you... really the prince's personal guard? How come you don't even know such an important matter?"

Yuanbao got really anxious after being provoked like that!

"How could that be?! I know everything about the Prince's affairs!" he hurriedly retorted.

Yuanbao frowned deeply, his heart filled with confusion.

However, what Shen Qingci said makes sense. He also felt that the prince was being too good to Shen Qingci.

Previously, he had even suspected that Shen Qingci had given the prince some kind of poison.

If the prince had known Shen Qingci for a long time and liked her, then it would make sense.

The Sixth Princess and the Prince... surely they wouldn't conspire to lie together?

Before the Sixth Princess got married...

Yuanbao looked up at the sky, his brows furrowing into a knot.

After a long pause, he suddenly slapped his thigh, his eyes flashing with sudden realization: "I remember now!"

Yuanbao pursed his lips, his voice filled with certainty: "If there is anything Your Highness is unaware of, then... it must have happened during that period!"

Shen Qingci raised an eyebrow and casually asked, "Which period of time?"

“It’s just that…” Yuanbao sighed, “It’s just that the prince broke his leg not long ago.”

He started talking like a broken record, rambling on and on, telling everything in one go: "Back then, the imperial physician said that the prince might spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair."

"The late emperor consulted countless imperial physicians, but to no avail. In his anguish and despair, the prince became extremely withdrawn and eccentric, and... he also injured quite a few people."

"Later, he requested to go to Jiangnan to recuperate from his injuries."

“During that time,” a trace of memory flashed in Yuanbao’s eyes, “I was left in the capital to keep an eye on everything the prince was doing here.”

"So I have no idea what happened to the prince in Jiangnan."

Jiangnan?

Shen Qingci frowned.

Although she had traveled to the southern border with her father, she had never been to Jiangnan.

It's possible that Chu Jichen only pretended to go to Jiangnan, but actually... disguised himself and went somewhere else.

However, she felt a strong sense of familiarity with Chu Jichen's back as he stood up.

According to Yuanbao, Chu Jichen's leg was already injured at that time.

It doesn't match up...

Shen Qingci was completely baffled, so she had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being. She smiled and said casually, "Perhaps... the Sixth Princess has made a mistake."

As soon as she finished speaking, the study door was pushed open from the inside.

Chu Jichen maneuvered his wheelchair and slowly emerged from inside.

He saw Yuanbao standing in front of Shen Qingci and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What are you talking about?"

Shen Qingci quickly stepped forward, not answering Chu Jichen's question, but simply recounting what she had heard outside the corridor, where "refugees" were shouting.

"...They insisted that it was the Sixth Princess who eloped, which led the Emperor of Beiyou to send troops, causing them to be displaced. Their words were full of incitement. I suspect that someone did this on purpose."

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Chu Jichen's deep phoenix eyes!

Seeing his reaction, Shen Qingci knew that her judgment must be correct.

She continued, "I have already arranged for Ye Lan to have someone disguised as the Sixth Princess and go to another courtyard, pretending to investigate the situation, to lure the snake out of its hole."

Chu Jichen nodded, his eyes full of approval: "Qingqing reacted quickly, this plan is brilliant."

He added, "Yuanbao, immediately send men to keep a close eye on those so-called 'vagrants'! If they have any problems, they will definitely leave clues."

"I want to see where they went at night, and what they did!"

Yuanbao accepted the order, and in a flash, he disappeared.

That evening, Yelan and Yuanbao both returned to report.

Ye Lan first reported, "After we arranged for that woman to impersonate the Sixth Princess and come out to inquire about information, we were immediately targeted."

“I also specially arranged for an extra little girl in that courtyard. If those ‘vagrants’ really have a problem, they will probably make their move tonight.”

Yuanbao then stepped forward and reported, "I arranged for people to keep an eye on those 'vagrants.' They caused a ruckus during the day, but didn't show anything unusual. In the evening, they went to rest in an abandoned courtyard in the city and mingled with many real vagrants."

“The only thing that caught my attention was,” Yuanbao paused, his expression turning somewhat strange, “that in the evening, a kind shopkeeper distributed some food to the refugees, such as steamed buns and mantou. But… he only gave it to the group of ‘refugees’ we were keeping an eye on.”

"When the other refugees heard the news and went to find him, the shopkeeper said that they had already given out all the money."

Chu Jichen lifted his eyelids, his voice full of sarcasm: "This... isn't this an anomaly?"

He waved his hand: "You may leave. Report any news immediately."

Sure enough, around midnight, Shen Qingci and Chu Jichen were awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

It was late at night.

He reported solemnly, "Your Highness, Your Highness, someone... has targeted the double for the Sixth Princess that we found!"

Chu Jichen responded, immediately sat in his wheelchair, and followed Ye Lan out the door.

But less than half an hour after he left, another guard rushed in, looking hurried!

"Your Highness! Something terrible has happened!" The guard knelt on one knee, his voice filled with anxiety and panic. "The courtyard where the real Sixth Princess lives... has also been attacked by the enemy!"

Shen Qingci was taken aback upon hearing this, and then his heart sank!

Ignoring everything else, she immediately put on her cloak, anxiously inquiring about the details, and followed the guard out the door. They boarded the carriage that had been prepared and sped off in the direction of Chu Yuening.

The carriage sped along in the silent night, its wheels clattering rapidly over the cobblestones, a sound as rapid as her own heart pounding wildly.

They had only traveled halfway when they suddenly heard the faint sound of another carriage ahead.

The sound grew clearer and clearer as it approached.

Just as Shen Qingci's unease grew, fearing an enemy ambush, a familiar yet anxious shout suddenly pierced the night sky—

"Sister-in-law!"

Shen Qingci's heart skipped a beat!

She immediately recognized it; it was Chu Yuening's voice!