Ma Dongping emerged from the palace, his brow furrowed and sighing.

Shen Qingyu came out with him and couldn't help but ask, "Lord Ma, do you have any good ideas?"

Ma Dongping frowned deeply: "I'm thinking about it."

That means not yet.

Shen Qingyu understood: "Have you thought about asking Miss Li for help?"

Ma Dongping was slightly taken aback, then his eyes lit up: "That's a good idea!"

Ma Dongping then went to the general's mansion, only to be kicked out by the general's wife.

"My young lady is in this state, and you still want to use her? What are you planning to do? You won't be satisfied until she's dead, will you?"

Ma Dongping was sprayed in the face with spit by the nanny next to the general's wife. He wiped his face, silently turned around and went to the Sifang Pavilion to ask Shen Qingyu for help.

Shen Qingyu was also helpless: I just want to do some small business to make money, I don't want to get involved in your official cases, how come you can't even handle this?

However, seeing Qi Yunxiao still lying in bed, Shen Qingyu had to pull herself together and said, "I'm going to find Jiaoyue."

Shen Qingyu went to the General's Mansion.

Upon seeing Shen Qingyu enter, the general's wife's expression turned slightly unpleasant, clearly having guessed the purpose of Shen Qingyu's visit that afternoon.

Shen Qingyu repeated everything Ma Dongping had said before, but the general's wife didn't budge and pretended to be mute.

Shen Qingyu sighed and asked again, "Has Madam considered a possibility?"

"What?"

"Guan Xiangfei's kung fu is so high, and he's so obsessed with Miss Li. If Guan Xiangfei isn't caught, and Miss Li recovers, what if Guan Xiangfei ruins her reputation? Not to mention what might happen, he could easily achieve his goal with his skills. At that point, will Miss Li marry him or not?"

The general's wife's expression changed instantly.

A man who does not plan for the future will have trouble in the present. Yes, if we do not take advantage of the Imperial Guards to arrest them today, how will we arrest them when there is no one to help us later?

Should we deploy the military?

it's out of the question.

If their daughter attracts such criticism again, they'll never be able to find her a husband again. Every man wants to keep his life, and no one will dare to marry her!

"So how do you plan to catch that person?"

Shen Qingyu smiled and said, "I would like to see Miss Li and have a detailed discussion with her."

For the sake of her daughter's future, the general's wife gritted her teeth and agreed.

An hour later, a notice of moderate size was posted on several bulletin boards in the capital.

The message contained only one simple sentence: "Master, your disciple wishes to meet you tonight at dinner time, at the place where we ate last time."

There was no heading or signature; this was a notice that only those with a discerning eye could decipher.

Ma Dongping expressed his doubts: "Guan Xiangfei isn't stupid. Would he know it's a trap and still fall right into it?"

Shen Qingyu smiled and said, "You can use other methods to do it, but this is still one of the methods, isn't it?"

That's true.

With the hat on my head almost falling off, every other method brings another hope, doesn't it?

So Ma Dongping diligently made the arrangements.

As luck would have it, the place where we ate last time turned out to be Zhiweilou.

As a result, Zhiweilou was surrounded by Ma Dongping's men.

Then Li Jiaoyue, who was wrapped up like a baby, was also carried over in a recliner.

Although she was well wrapped up, her pale face was visible, confirming that this was indeed Li Jiaoyue.

Then you just wait.

Outside, everyone was on high alert, while inside, Shen Qingyu waited with Li Jiaoyue.

Shen Qingyu, seemingly bored, sat beside Li Jiaoyue and occasionally gave her a sip or two of spiritual spring water.

Li Jiaoyue is currently on a dietary restriction, so she can't eat any snacks and can only drink water.

"Do you think he will come?" Li Jiaoyue has now fallen in love with the taste of this spiritual spring water. Whenever Shen Qingyu gives her a sip, she takes one.

Shen Qingyu glanced at Li Jiaoyue: the once heroic woman now looked pitiful and even more endearing.

"If he doesn't come, it proves he's spineless. His previous obsession will likely dissipate, and he won't appear in front of you again," Shen Qingyu explained with a chuckle.

"Who are you calling spineless?" The voice came as the window was quietly opened, and a man entered.

"Master?" Li Jiaoyue looked at the unfamiliar man with a complicated expression.

Footsteps sounded outside, indicating that people were being mobilized to surround the room.

Guan Xiangfei, completely unconcerned, reached out and ripped a mask off his face, revealing Li Jiaoyue's familiar true face.

"Moon, why did you call me here? Is your injury serious?"

Throughout the entire encounter, Guan Xiangfei's gaze remained fixed on Li Jiaoyue, his expression one of fervor.

“Your uterus is damaged, and you will be unable to have children in the future,” Shen Qingyu replied casually.

Guan Xiangfei exclaimed in shock, "What?"

Li Jiaoyue seemed oblivious to Guan Xiangfei's shock and remorse, only looking at him and saying weakly, "Master, Lord Qi and I are completely innocent, why did you kill him?"

Guan Xiangfei remained silent for a long while, glancing at Li Jiaoyue and then at Shen Qingyu, before suddenly sneering, "This must be Lord Qi's wife, Princess Qingyu, right? What? You think this small group can capture me?"

Shen Qingyu said calmly, "If I were you, the most important thing to do if I wanted to win Miss Li's heart is to first become a gentleman that Miss Li likes."

Guan Xiangfei scoffed coldly: "I've guarded this place for so long, never overstepping the bounds, am I not a gentleman? But in the end, didn't she still fall in love with your husband? What's the use of being a gentleman?"

Shen Qingyu glanced at Li Jiaoyue: "She has always known that my husband only has me in his heart, and she has never told my husband about this. My husband has hardly ever spoken a few words to her. This time she was injured, and she could have asked my husband to repay her kindness by asking him to divorce me and be with her. But she said no."

Shen Qingyu told Guan Xiangfei about Li Jiaoyue's forthright words, and Guan Xiangfei was stunned.

Li Jiaoyue, who thought she was still innocent of romantic love, actually knew what she wanted all along, but he was just not the one she loved.

Shen Qingyu looked at Guan Xiangfei: "I respect Jiaoyue because even though she has a thousand thoughts in her heart, she never oversteps the bounds in her actions, and she never wants to hurt anyone. You hurt such a woman with such despicable means. If I were as narrow-minded as you, I would be afraid to commit suicide to dirty the ground!"

Guan Xiangfei lunged forward and grabbed Shen Qingyu by the neck: "You think I wouldn't dare kill you?"

Shen Qingyu sneered: "Cough cough cough... Of course you dare! Killing your beloved's friend right in front of her, completely disregarding her feelings! You're really brave! Cough cough cough..."

Guan Xiangfei was taken aback, and his hand unconsciously loosened its grip a little.

Are you sure you truly love Jiaoyue?

"Instead of the obsession with unfulfilled desires?"

"Isn't it the resentment of wanting something but not being able to get it?"

Do you know what it truly means to love someone deeply?