After the Lantern Festival, Liang Yihan sent out more and more lavish gifts, visited the residences of important officials more and more frequently, and sent more and more secret letters in and out of the palace. Liang Yihan was extremely busy.

Therefore, Lady Peach Blossom in the harem would always choose an opportune moment to mention the deep brotherly affection to Emperor Rui, and recount the rumors she had heard about Prince Jade in Yanzhou. Lady Peach Blossom said that Prince Jade had an excellent character and was kind to everyone, but he absolutely could not tolerate anyone speaking ill of the current emperor. If he heard anyone discussing the emperor's shortcomings, he would fly into a rage, rebuke that person, and punish them severely. Therefore, no one in Yanzhou dared to speak ill of the current emperor in private; on the contrary, they praised him greatly. Of course, Lady Peach Blossom claimed that, in her opinion, the emperor also deserved such praise.

Xue, the eunuch most trusted by Emperor Rui, was an old man who had been by Emperor Rui's side since childhood and was best able to understand Emperor Rui's thoughts. Recently, Eunuch Xue would often mention when Emperor Rui and his brothers were young, mentioning that Prince Yu was the most gentle in character and extremely respectful to his brothers, especially the Emperor. He said that Prince Yu respected Prince Ning the most.

Even during the morning court session, many officials spoke highly of Prince Yu. They unanimously believed that Prince Yu was gentle in nature, managed Yizhou in an extremely orderly manner, was the most outstanding among the emperor's brothers, and was also the most honest and dutiful prince, worthy of being given important responsibilities.

All sorts of voices around Emperor Rui were praising Jade King Hao for his excellence and integrity, as well as his respect and deference towards him. As Emperor Rui listened, he began to believe that Jade King Hao was his closest younger brother, who always put him first and placed him in an unreachable position.

Emperor Rui found Yu Wanghao increasingly pleasing to the eye and grew closer to him. During Yu Wanghao's stay in Yingyang City, he would frequently summon him to the palace to play chess, enjoy tea, or watch newly arranged songs and dances. Their relationship grew increasingly intimate day by day.

In particular, the secret guards that Emperor Rui secretly sent to investigate in Yizhou returned and reported that everything was normal in the Jade Prince's mansion, with no guests or advisors coming and going, and even the number of guards kept in the mansion strictly in accordance with the regulations of the court. From this, it can be seen that the Jade Prince had no intention of rebelling.

On the twenty-third day of the first month, Yu Wanghao entered the palace and requested to return to his fiefdom, citing that he had been away from his fiefdom for a long time and that there were many miscellaneous matters piling up in his residence, and that he needed to return to handle these matters.

Emperor Rui tried to persuade him to stay a few times, but seeing that Xuan Yuanhao was determined to leave, he agreed.

On the 24th day of the first month, Xuan Yuanhao made a special trip to the guest courtyard of the Grand Commandant's mansion early in the morning. After bidding farewell to Liuli, he and Liang Yihan packed their belongings and left Yingyang City.

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On the night of the thirtieth day of the first lunar month, in the guest courtyard of the Grand Commandant's residence.

It was late at night, and Ji Jue had long since gone to sleep without a care in the world. Liu Li had gone out to play with A Hua and hadn't returned yet. In the main living room, Li Molin sat in the head seat, and Yu Ke sat in the seat below him. The two were discussing something in hushed tones.

Yu Ke's face was somber as he said in a low voice, "These past few days, while serving as a guard in the palace, I have witnessed Emperor Rui using the imperial seal many times, but those were all ordinary imperial seals, certainly not the stone used to mend the heavens. So I inquired in various ways, and recently I got Xue Chenghuai, the most trusted eunuch by Emperor Rui's side, drunk. He told me that the imperial seal of the state is not allowed to be used unless it is an imperial edict establishing a crown prince or an imperial edict of abdication or succession."

"Although Emperor Rui is tyrannical and lustful, he is by no means a fool. I have tried many times to find out where the imperial seal is hidden. Moreover, there is already a crown prince in the court, and the imperial seal has never been shown."

Li Molin pondered for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Alright, you've worked hard these past few days. From now on, you can continue to serve in the palace and do your best to investigate."

Li Molin was silent for a moment, just about to say something, when Liuli's voice suddenly came from the night sky outside, urgently saying, "Li Molin! Come and see quickly! Hurry, hurry!"

Li Molin was startled, thinking that Liuli was in danger. He suddenly stood up and transformed into a black light, rushing out through the wide-open door.

In just a short moment, he flew to Liuli's side. At that time, Liuli was still flying forward when Li Molin suddenly appeared and grabbed her arm.

Liuli stopped in her tracks as Li Molin pulled her. She turned around quickly, pointed south, and said, "Look, Li Molin! Look over there!"

Without her reminder, Li Molin was already looking south while suspended in the air.

In the distant southwest, a vast expanse of golden light connected heaven and earth, illuminating the night sky as bright as day and reflecting Li Molin's astonished expression on his face.

Yu Ke quickly flew over as well, looking at the golden light in the south, and whispered, "Young Master, another extraordinary treasure has been born."

“Not bad.” Li Molin nodded, pulled Liuli and turned to fly towards the guest courtyard, calling out as he flew, “Yu Ke, let’s go back.”

Liuli was pulled along by Li Molin, and said hurriedly, "Li Molin, why are we going back? Let's go over there quickly, didn't you see a treasure was born?"

Li Molin ignored her, returned to the main hall of the guest courtyard, released her hand, and said indifferently, "Do you know the exact location? Then go?"

Liuli paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's true, so what should we do?"

"Just wait." Li Molin sat back down in the main seat and casually picked up his teacup to take a sip of tea.

At this moment, Yu Ke flew back and sat down in a chair as if nothing had happened, leisurely sipping his tea.

Liuli looked at Li Molin and then at Yu Ke, along with Ahua in her arms. They exchanged a glance, Liuli shrugged, and simply sat down on the chair behind her, pouring herself a cup of tea.

Time passed quietly. An hour later, Li Molin and Yu Ke were still sitting and sipping tea, while Liuli was already drowsy and lying on the table, bored out of her mind. Ahua was curled up on her lap and snoring softly.

Suddenly, the sound of a bird flapping its wings came from the air. A black-feathered bird flew in nimbly, fluttered to Li Molin's shoulder, and chirped crisply.

Soon, the bird stopped chirping and perched on Li Molin's shoulder, looking around.

Liuli was immediately alert when the bird flew in, her eyes fixed on it without blinking. As soon as the bird stopped chirping, she called out, "Where is this?"

Li Molin smiled faintly and replied, "It is Prajna Lake."

"Prajna Lake!" Liuli exclaimed with delight, then suddenly jumped up, startling Ahua into meowing and leaping to the ground.

Liuli looked down at Ahua and exclaimed excitedly, "Ahua, we're going to play at Prajna Lake!"

Li Molin looked at her and shook his head with a smile. He turned to Yu Ke and said, "Yu Ke, you should stay here. We still need you to do your best to find out the location of the Imperial Seal."

"Yes." Yu Ke nodded in response, "Young Master, please be careful in everything you do on your journey to Prajna Lake."

Li Molin nodded and smiled at Liuli, "Go ahead and wake Ji Jue up. We're going to Prajna Lake!"

"Okay!" Liuli happily agreed and skipped and hopped towards the west wing.