After landing on the ground, Wu Dao bowed to Ye Junfei and said, "The Blood Jade Grass has been delivered to Mr. Yan."

Ye Junfei asked, "How long will it take to prepare the medicine?"

Wu Dao replied, "Mr. Yan said before that preparing Blood Jade Grass is very troublesome and will take at least a month."

Ye Junfei frowned: "So long? Yan Jiushu is getting more and more useless."

Without a knife, he dared not speak, fearing that if he said something wrong, Yan Jiushu would not suffer the same fate, but Ye Junfei would twist his head off first.

Ye Junfei took out several letters from his pocket and handed them to Wudao: "Give these letters to that old codger."

Those letters were taken from Zhou Chenyang's study.

Lin Xiuyan suggested stealing the Blood Jade Grass from the City Lord's Mansion, but he felt that it might be a trap she was setting for him.

Therefore, he had already notified his guards to make a series of arrangements.

He had never heard Lin Xiuyan speak the truth before, and he didn't think there would be Blood Jade Grass in the City Lord's Mansion, but there were some things he wanted there.

When he entered Zhou Chenyang's study today and saw that there really was Blood Jade Grass in the hidden compartment of the drawer under the desk, he was actually quite surprised:

She didn't lie to him!

Ye Junfei felt a touch of tenderness in his heart. After getting what he wanted, he took the Blood Jade Grass and gave it to Wu Dao so that he could use it to make medicine.

When he saw Lin Xiuyan trying her best to stall Zhou Chenyang from the window of his study, he felt a little complicated.

So he burned down Zhou Chenyang's study to cover up the theft and to fulfill his duty to her.

He originally thought that once he got what he wanted, there was no need to pester her anymore, so he would say goodbye and leave.

When he saw her hugging Xu Qianting, he was reminded of the scene of him hugging her last night.

He can still vividly remember the feeling of her body against his, a sensation that was intoxicating.

The thought of other men feeling the softness of her body made him want to kill. Under such circumstances, how could he possibly tell Lin Xiuyan the truth?

So he changed his plans; she wanted to get rid of him?

There are no doors, and no windows!

Wu Dao took it and said, "Yes, Your Highness, I will send someone to deliver it to you right away."

He knew that Ye Junfei and the Prince of Pingnan had a mediocre relationship; Ye Junfei never called the Prince of Pingnan "father," but always called him "old codger."

He turned to leave, but Ye Junfei called him back.

He asked, somewhat puzzled, "Does the young master have any other instructions?"

Ye Junfei asked a completely unrelated question: "Do you have someone you like?"

Wu Dao was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground with a thud and said, "I am your man in life and in death, and I would never dare to have any disloyal thoughts or like anyone else!"

Ye Junfei's peach blossom eyes darkened with melancholy, and he kicked Wu Dao, saying, "Get lost!"

Wu Dao belatedly realized that the young master was in a bad mood today. He dared not say anything more and rolled away on the spot, saying, "Please calm down, sir, I'm leaving!"

Ye Junfei: "..."

What an idiot!

After Wu Dao left, he still had some questions:

Today, the Crown Prince obtained the Blood Jade Grass, the information he wanted, and also burned down Zhou Chenyang's study.

Logically speaking, the Crown Prince should be in a good mood, so why does he look so unhappy?

He wondered to himself, "Is the Crown Prince asking me if I have someone I like a test of my loyalty to him?"

He thinks it's probably true.

He thought about his answer and felt it was good, so he gave himself full marks.

At this moment, the fire at the city lord's mansion was finally extinguished.

Although the fire was extinguished, the study was completely burned.

Zhou Chenyang, his face dark, kicked open the burning, rickety door, his expression extremely unpleasant.

He glanced inside and saw that all the cabinets were on fire, and the letters inside had been burned to ashes.

Even the secret room he used to store top-secret letters was burned down.

After inspecting the inside, his confidant and advisor Liu Tianwen said, "It's basically destroyed inside."

There were some pieces of paper inside that weren't completely burned, but much more had been burned, and they had no idea what had been stolen.

Zhou Chenyang asked coldly, "Who do you think did this?"

Liu Tianwen replied, "This is the City Lord's Mansion; no one dares to cause trouble here."

"Since you arrived in Yucheng, you have caused a lot of trouble for the Prince of Pingnan's mansion, so I think this matter is inextricably linked to the Prince of Pingnan's mansion."

Zhou Chenyang and Liu Tianwen had similar thoughts. He said coldly, "The Emperor has made up his mind to abolish the garrison. His transfer of me to Yucheng is just to prepare for the subsequent abolition."

"To put it bluntly, the Pingnan Prince's Mansion is nothing more than a grasshopper in autumn; it won't be able to jump around for much longer."

Liu Tianwen nodded and said, "Your Excellency is truly talented. As long as you help the court destroy the Pingnan Prince's Mansion, you will rise rapidly in rank and become a high-ranking official, without a doubt."

Zhou Chenyang liked to hear this. He said calmly, "Although this is the general trend, if the Prince of Pingnan resists to the death, it will still be a headache."

Liu Tianwen smiled and said, "My lord has already cooperated with the court to lay a tight net for the Prince of Pingnan's mansion, and is just waiting for the right moment to close the net."

"They're incredibly naive to think they can get away with stealing a few documents and burning down the adults' study!"

Zhou Chenyang's eyes flickered slightly, and he slowly said, "They chose this time to burn down my study, so they must have been aware of something."

"We need to be more careful in the future, and not let them find fault with us."

“The Prince of Pingnan’s status is undeniable. Before the imperial court takes action, we must find a way to protect ourselves.”

To some extent, the City Lord's Mansion and the Prince of Pingnan's Mansion in Yucheng mutually restrained each other.

One was an official appointed by the imperial court, acting on the emperor's orders.

One was a prince appointed by the founding emperor, and he had been operating in Liefeng Prefecture for many years, with more than ten cities under his jurisdiction and a deep-rooted foundation.

Before the imperial army officially launched its attack, Zhou Chenyang dared to make small moves, but he did not dare to openly provoke the Prince of Pingnan's mansion.

The burning of his study this time added to his sense of urgency.

He ordered in a deep voice, "Pass the word down and immediately send people everywhere to arrest all the spies we previously thought might be from the Prince of Pingnan's residence."

Liu Tianwen immediately understood his meaning and went out to carry out his orders.

Zhou Chenyang felt that this was not enough; he needed to find a way to destroy the foundation of the Pingnan Prince's Mansion.

His previous plan was to use the Lin family's trade routes and money to cause a big problem for the Prince of Pingnan's mansion after the Lin family invested in Xinzhitang.

But Lin Xiuyan ruined the whole thing, and he cursed her as an idiot in his heart!

He thought about it and realized that the Lin family, as the richest family in Liefeng Prefecture, had excellent business routes and resources, and he was determined to get his hands on them!

He didn't want to marry Lin Xiuyan. He used to want to use Jiang Xinrou to control the Lin family, but now he has become suspicious of Jiang Xinrou and has decided to try a different approach.

He decided to give Lin Xiuyan some benefits so that she would obediently hand over all the money in the Lin family to him.

So he sent someone to deliver an invitation to Lin Xiuyan, asking her to go out.