"His Highness the Crown Prince is not in the residence."

Su Liluo looked at Princess Changning, and she immediately understood what was on her mind.

"What? Where did my Crown Prince go? Why didn't you tell me sooner? I've been waiting here for so long for nothing."

Princess Changning was somewhat shocked and pouted, complaining.

Su Liluo didn't take her seriously, and just smiled faintly.

"You're only asking now? As for where His Highness the Crown Prince went, there doesn't seem to be any need to report to you, does there?"

"you......"

Changning's angry little face scrunched up.

"Since my husband has left, I will not keep you any longer, Princess. I will have someone escort you out."

Su Liluo ignored Changning's anger and instead ordered her servants to see the guest out.

Changning snorted angrily a few times and left in disappointment.

Xiao Ye isn't here, so there's no point in her making a scene.

Anyway, the New Year is just around the corner, and the palace will hold a New Year's banquet. She must make a good impression at the banquet so that her brother, the Crown Prince, will notice her.

Qin Shuang went out with Chang Ning, but as she left, she gave Su Liluo a deep look.

Su Liluo naturally noticed Qin Shuang. She suddenly remembered that Xiao Ye had said he would help her investigate this person last time, and wondered how the investigation was going.

Since returning from the north, Xiao Ye has been reinstated and given important positions after making meritorious contributions. Emperor Wenjian returned the military power that had been confiscated from him.

Therefore, Xiao Ye went to the military camp early this morning.

That night, after Xiao Ye returned, Su Liluo told him about what had happened during the day and also asked about Qin Shuang.

Xiao Ye summoned Ye Dong and asked, "Have you found out anything about Qin Shuang, the one I asked you to investigate last time?"

"Your Highness, we have found a clue. This Qin Shuang seems to have come all the way from the north as a physician, but there is nothing about her background."

Ye Dong stood aside and bowed in response.

"Can't the authorities find this person's household registration?"

Xiao Ye was puzzled.

“Your Highness, her household registration is not in Daliang. When she entered the city, she had a travel permit indicating that she was a refugee between the Northern Desert and Daliang.”

Refugees?

Xiao Ye and Su Liluo were both stunned.

If they are migrants, then it will be very difficult to investigate.

Between the Northern Desert and the Great Liang, due to the conflict and war in the past, there is a large area of ​​land that is desolate and homeless refugees.

At that time, neither Daliang nor Beimo wanted those old, weak, sick and disabled people, thinking they would be a troublesome problem, so they remained in an area without any jurisdiction.

Over the years, for some reason, the population in that area has been increasing. Many people who couldn't make a living in the two countries of Beimo and Daliang would flow there.

Because the people living there are all from the lower classes, no one ever pays any attention to that area.

Su Liluo never expected that Qin Shuang would come from there.

"Have someone investigate why she was at the Princess's residence!"

Su Liluo said.

“We’ve already found out. Qin Shuang went to the Su family as soon as she arrived in the capital. It was the Su family who introduced her to Princess Changning. As a result, Princess Changning’s relationship with the Su family has improved considerably.”

Ye Dong immediately replied.

"The Su family? Is it Su Wanshi?"

"Yes, it's her."

"As expected."

Su Liluo sighed again. It seemed that Qin Shuang still had some connection with the Su family.

Even though she no longer appeared as a maid in the Su family as in her previous life, she still managed to get involved with the Su family.

It seems that Qin Shuang should know who poisoned her back then.

So she had Ye Dong continue to monitor Qin Shuang.

*

As the year draws to a close, spring is in full bloom everywhere.

The end of the year was fast approaching, and the state banquet at the palace was scheduled for the thirtieth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Xiao Ye and Su Liluo rode together in a carriage to the palace for a banquet.

Because Xiao Ye achieved a great victory over the Northern Desert this year and regained Emperor Wenjian's trust, many ministers came to curry favor with him when he went to the palace this time.

The noble ladies who had previously ignored him all turned their attention back to him.

"His Highness the Crown Prince looks so heroic! I always thought that someone who could make a name for himself at such a young age couldn't be so easily defeated, and now he really has regained the spiritedness he had two years ago!"

"I think he's even more charming than he was two years ago! His Highness the Crown Prince seems taller and more imposing, and his appearance is even more handsome, making him hard to ignore!"

"It's a pity that His Highness the Crown Prince already married the Crown Princess. I heard that she is just the daughter of a minor official of the sixth rank. It's really a good deal for that woman!"

"No way, is the Crown Princess the daughter of a sixth-rank official? How could she be worthy of His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"With His Highness the Crown Prince's noble status, he should at least be matched with the daughter of a first-rank official, or a princess, or at the very least, the daughter of a second-rank official. Do you think His Highness might be...?"

A group of women gathered together and began to discuss Xiao Ye and Su Liluo.

Previously, when the Crown Prince was in a wheelchair and not favored by Emperor Wenjian, they all thought he was a nominally deposed Crown Prince.

Even if he's incredibly good-looking, not many people would be interested in him.

But now, seeing Xiao Ye not only perform meritorious service but also stand up again, standing in the crowd in a crimson brocade robe embroidered with gold python patterns, he is dazzlingly bright.

They couldn't help but feel a stirring of romantic feelings.

Many women even believe that Xiao Ye would look down on Su Liluo's background now and would find another Crown Princess with a better background to help them.

Moreover, there are still vacant positions for concubines and other high-ranking concubines, so they all have a chance.

Xiao Ye was surrounded by many ministers who were trying to curry favor with him, while Su Liluo, who was standing nearby with nothing to do, happened to overhear the discussions among these noble ladies.

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