Upon seeing Su Xuening, Xuanyuan Zhan immediately boarded the carriage.

Bihe and Lülian were also sensible; seeing Xuanyuan Zhan mount his horse, the two of them immediately dismounted from the carriage.

Ye Yu then rode his horse back to the Holy King's Mansion.

Inside the carriage, Su Xuening looked at Xuan Yuanzhan curiously and asked, "Why is Your Highness here?"

"Ahem~" Xuan Yuanzhan coughed awkwardly before saying, "Bai Fuya was worried about you, so she sent me to pick you up."

Su Xuening understood and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I was talking with Master and Yun An and the others, so I came back late."

Xuanyuan Zhan frowned upon hearing this: "What is there to apologize for? Today is your homecoming day, so it's only right to be late. Besides, it's not that late now."

Su Xuening stared blankly at Xuan Yuanzhan.

He really does always say the most heartwarming things.

Actually, he was a decent husband. He was handsome, yet surrounded by no frivolous women. Despite his noble status, he never put on airs towards her and was always understanding. He was not interested in women and did not marry her willingly, yet he never treated her coldly. On the contrary, when she was bullied by Xuan Yuan Yu, he would stand up for her.

To be honest, if it weren't for the incident at the cold pond, she might have been able to get along with him like a married couple. But now, she always feels like she's lied to him, and she always feels an indescribable sense of guilt when she's with him.

Although she did not enter the Holy King's Mansion voluntarily, nor did she intend to deceive him and the Dowager Consort, she did indeed come to the Holy King's Mansion to avoid disaster and use it as a stepping stone.

Sigh, shouldn't she find an opportunity to explain things clearly to him and the Empress Dowager?

But when she thought of the child in her belly, Su Xuening's conscience, which had just surfaced, instantly faded away.

Seeing her frowning face, Xuan Yuanzhan assumed she was still blaming herself and comforted her, "Don't think too much, Bai Fuya won't blame you."

"Um."

Su Xuening lowered her eyes, somewhat afraid to face Xuan Yuanzhan.

Even for the sake of her child, she couldn't say anything!

Upon returning to the Holy King's Mansion, Su Xuening and Xuan Yuanzhan first went to see Madam Bai: "Mother Consort."

"Ning'er is back! How are you? Is your brother alright?" Madam Bai was truly like a mother, doting yet loving.

Facing the Bai family, Su Xuening unconsciously relaxed: "It's great. I learned a lot from my master there."

Madam Bai smiled and nodded: "That's good. Now that it's just the two of you at home, you should visit him often."

"Yes." Su Xuening bowed respectfully to Madam Bai, deeply moved.

The Dowager was truly kind and generous. What was most remarkable was that her kindness and generosity came entirely from the heart, without any pretense.

Lady Bai asked with concern, "Have you had dinner yet? Your mother has prepared some nourishing soup for you. Would you like some?"

When the topic of tonic soup came up, both Su Xuening and Xuan Yuanzhan's expressions turned strange. Xuan Yuanzhan, in particular, looked extremely unnatural, his face turning both red and black.

Su Xuening dared not look at Xuan Yuanzhan, much less drink the tonic soup: "I ate with them there, and I can't eat anymore."

Upon hearing this, Bai was immediately disappointed, but she still said with concern, "You must be tired. Then go back and rest early."

After a long day out, traveling all day, you must be exhausted.

"Your Majesty, I take my leave."

Su Xuening was indeed tired, and also afraid of Bai's tonic soup, so she bowed to Bai and then withdrew.

After Su Xuening left, Madam Bai looked at Xuan Yuanzhan with a smile: "Was the tonic soup that your mother made for you yesterday very effective?"

As Bai spoke, she winked at him.

...She still has the nerve to talk about that nourishing soup!

Thinking that she had ruined his wonderful time last night, Xuan Yuanzhan got angry, turned around and left without saying a word.

Seeing that he left without drinking her tonic soup, Madam Bai instantly became anxious and shouted at his back, "Your mother specially made this tonic soup for you, at least drink a little bit!"

The more Bai shouted, the faster Xuanyuan Zhan walked.

Bai watched silently as her son disappeared into the courtyard.

What exactly does this kid mean?

Bai recalled the strange expressions on the young couple's faces when she mentioned the tonic soup, and she became quite agitated.

It definitely worked last night!

Her nourishing soup really worked!

Su Xuening returned to the main house and then told Ye Yu and Ye Xue to go down and rest.

Bihe and Lülian then fetched hot water for Su Xuening.

study.

Ye Feng and Ye Yun both returned to report.

Ye Feng reported to Xuan Yuanzhan all the unusual things that could be found in Kyoto and the towns near Kyoto on the day of the full moon last month.

Actually, none of these things were a big deal, nor were they anything too unusual. Xuan Yuanzhan really couldn't figure out how these things were related to what happened at the Cold Pool that night.

Not only was there no connection, but these matters also had no connection whatsoever with the three women Ye Yun had investigated.

Ye Yun also reported the results of his investigation: "I have sent people to check on those three girls. Their virginity marks are still there, and they are all genuine."

Just to find out about this "virginity mark," he sent countless maids to approach those three girls. Fortunately, he managed to complete the mission.

Hearing this result, Xuan Yuanzhan was so angry he almost went bald.

Therefore, those three girls must not be the woman from the cold pool.

Furthermore, all the strange things that happened that day had nothing to do with the Cold Pool, and now that clue has been completely cut off.

No!

And then there's Su Xuening. The incident at the dilapidated temple that night is the only thing most likely related to the Cold Pool. And Su Xuening, she also has an extremely Yin constitution.

All the evidence points to Su Xuening, indicating that she is the woman from Hantan, so why is she a virgin?

Xuanyuan Zhan was really going bald; he was so frustrated he wanted to kill someone.

Ye Yun looked at Xuan Yuanzhan cautiously: "Your Highness, shall we continue the investigation?"

Xuanyuan Zhan pressed his temples as he pondered.

After a long while, he finally looked up and said, "Since there are no clues, then let's not investigate anymore."

Since he couldn't find the information, he didn't want to investigate any further.

He was actually somewhat relieved that they hadn't found any woman, so it could still be Su Xuening!

If it really wasn't Su Xuening, then he didn't want to investigate Han Tan anymore.

Su Xuening and he were already married. She married into the Holy King's Mansion to bring him good luck, so she was his princess and his wife. He didn't want to mistreat her. If he really brought back another woman, wouldn't that make Su Xuening feel awkward? So he didn't want to find another woman.

Ye Yun and Ye Feng had no objection to Xuan Yuanzhan's decision.

Although they were also curious about who the girl who had cured the prince of the curse was, since the prince didn't want to investigate, then they wouldn't investigate.

Having been by the prince's side for so long, they could see that the prince had fallen for the princess.

If that's the case, it's better not to investigate. If they really bring back a strange woman, it won't be good for anyone!