Xia Changluo was supported by someone and walked with great difficulty. It took him a long time to walk a short distance and he finally stopped in front of Bai Cenrou's grave.

Feng Wu and Lin Anan were standing not far behind Bai Cenrou's tombstone. The invisibility bracelets concealed their figures perfectly. Neither Xia Changluo nor the other four people accompanying him noticed their presence.

It was not until this time that Lin Anan saw Xia Changluo's appearance clearly.

Xia Changluo was very thin and pale, but in a sickly way. His lips did not have the healthy color of blood, but were instead slightly purple.

This is very similar to the Xia Changluo in Lin Anan's memory, but also quite different.

He remembered that his eldest brother suffered from congenital heart disease and had never been in good health.

But with royal therapists and numerous medicines to maintain his health, his elder brother's daily life would not be greatly affected. At most, he would be a little weaker and sicker, but he would never be as weak as he is now, requiring the support and help of others even to walk.

It had been less than half a year since they last met. What had his elder brother been through in the past few months?

Lin Anan frowned, not knowing the truth of the matter, but he intuitively felt that this matter was related to his "good second brother".

Xia Changluo stood in front of Bai Cenrou's tombstone. His expression remained unchanged, but his eyes were filled with deep sadness.

He waved his hands, asking the people who were supporting him to step back. He tried to squat down shakily, but almost fell to the ground.

Fortunately, the people around him were quick-witted and supported the shaky Xia Changluo, thus preventing him from falling.

"It's only been less than three days, why do I feel like my body has gotten so much worse?" Xia Changluo panted slightly, his voice so soft that it seemed like he was mumbling to himself, "Now I can't even squat down, Aunt Bai, am I useless?"

Naturally, the tombstone would not give him any response. Only the photo of the woman on the tombstone stared at him quietly, with an unchanging gentle smile on her face.

Xia Changluo waved behind him, took a bunch of beautifully wrapped white lilies from another person, and gently placed it in front of the tombstone.

"Tomorrow is my birthday. My father and Yuanhan are holding a birthday party for me." Xia Changluo said softly, "Tomorrow is destined to be very busy. I definitely won't have time to visit you, so I can only take the time to come tonight."

As he spoke, a trace of pain flashed across his eyes: "Alin, he..."

Hearing Xia Changluo suddenly mention her, Lin Anan couldn't help but take a step forward, wanting to hear what he wanted to say about her.

But Xia Changluo did not say anything else. He pursed his lips and stared at Bai Cenrou's photo for a long time. Finally, he sighed, and stood up with the help of the people around him, but he almost fell to the ground again.

Lin Anan and Feng Wu followed behind them, watching Xia Changluo walk out of the mausoleum with three swaying steps and get into the royal family's special hovercraft.

After waiting until the silhouette of the hovercraft disappeared into the darkness in the distance, Lin Anan sighed and said softly, "Brother Wolf, let's go back first. Don't let it be too late and Yu Jin and the others will notice something."

Feng Wu nodded and held Lin Anan's hand a little tighter.

It was not until the two returned to the room that Lin Anan took a deep breath and said, "In my memory, my eldest brother and second brother have always been very kind to me."

"Because I am known to everyone as the 'good-for-nothing Third Prince', my father never liked me and did not allow me to leave the palace, let alone appear in front of the public. I spent most of my time in the palace. When I was young, my mother took care of me. Later, I was only surrounded by servants. However, my eldest brother and second brother often came to see me."

Feng Wu poured a cup of warm water and handed it to Lin Anan who was narrating slowly.

Lin Anan took a sip of water and said, "After I found out that my second brother wasn't really kind to me, I also doubted my eldest brother, wondering if he was actually... But after meeting him today, I feel that he is different from my second brother, he is sincere."

Feng Wu hummed, put his arm around his shoulders, and let him lean on his arms.

"I heard from mom that my eldest brother was weak and sickly when he was young. Before he awakened his supernatural talent, my father didn't like him very much. He felt that he was a prince with such a useless body and would never achieve great things in the future."

"But Big Brother is very hardworking. His special ability is brain enhancement, and he is extremely talented in mechanical design. Brother Wolf, you should also know this. In recent years, several S-class mechas were designed by Big Brother."

Feng Wu nodded and said, "I know that when Modxin was designing the 'Black Crow', His Highness provided some help."

"Well, so in my impression, the eldest brother has always been better than the second brother, but the eldest brother is not in good health and does not visit me as often as the second brother, so my relationship with the eldest brother is not as good as that with Xia Yuanhan."

Lin Anan frowned, "Now that I think about it, I was really stupid back then."

"You're not stupid." Feng Wu disagreed, "You just haven't had much contact with outsiders, and you don't know how complicated people's hearts are, so you're a little... naive."

Lin Anan readily changed her words: "Okay, it's a bit naive."

Feng Wu curled his lips and hugged him tighter.

"Brother Wolf, have you noticed those people who have been following Big Brother?" Lin Anan suddenly asked.

“Yes.”

Lin Anan finished the water in the cup and said, "Among the four people, I only know the one who has been supporting my eldest brother. He is Lu Bo. Because my eldest brother is not in good health and needs someone to take care of him, he has been with him since he was very young."

"But the others..." Lin Anan frowned, "I don't know any of them. They all look unfamiliar to me. I have never seen them in Big Brother's guard team."

Feng Wu thought for a moment: "They give me the feeling that they are not protecting His Highness, but more like-"

He paused, and said almost in unison with Lin Anan: "Watching him."

Lin Anan raised her eyebrows: "Sure enough, if you think so, Brother Wolf, it seems that my feeling is not wrong."

Those men were clearly wearing guard uniforms, but the way they followed closely by Xia Changluo didn't look like they were protecting her at all.

Lin Anan complained: "How can you come to the cemetery at night and bring three guards with you? And even if the location of the mausoleum is relatively remote, it is still within the palace. There is no way there will be any major danger. Lu Bo's strength is also good. It's enough to have him here. He also brought three guards..."

"It's not normal no matter how you look at it." He concluded, "Also, my eldest brother must have a lot to say to my mother, but because they were there, he didn't say it."

Feng Wu agreed, "Yes, the eldest prince has been staying at home for the past six months. The news released to the public was that he was not feeling well, and the mechanical manufacturing had reached a bottleneck, so he was recuperating in the palace."

Lin Anan sneered: "Not feeling well, bottleneck period... My second brother found a good excuse. Who would doubt such a reason?"

He is now basically certain that his elder brother's current situation is also caused by Xia Yuanhan.

Lin Anan curled the corner of his mouth, feeling that he was really blind to a certain extent at the time, and actually thought that Xia Yuanhan treated him as his younger brother sincerely.

Feng Wu gently patted his shoulder and said, "Tomorrow is the birthday party, go to bed early today."

"Yeah." Lin Anan did not refuse, but suddenly thought of something, "Brother is not in good health now, and he will definitely not show up for a long time at the birthday party tomorrow. He is now surrounded by so many guards, and it is much more difficult to see him... than we expected before."

"So you need to rest even more." Feng Wu said, "Don't think too much about the Great Prince for now. Tomorrow's situation is unknown, so just act according to circumstances. With me here, you don't have to worry about not being able to see him."

As he spoke, he pulled Lin Anan up from the sofa and gently pushed his back, wanting him to go back to his room and rest quickly.

Lin Anan turned around, grabbed Feng Wu's hand, and said in a tone of reproach: "Brother Wolf, are you really going to sleep in a separate room from me today?"

"What room do you mean?" Feng Wu was startled, and his ears turned red again. "How can this be called room division..."

"Since that's not the case, can't I just sleep here with you today? The bed here is so big anyway." Lin Anan looked up at him and said with confidence.

"This is the imperial palace, and no one is here to check on me. Even if someone does come, it's okay. The balcony at the back is connected, so I can just go back from the back."

This was a well-reasoned statement. Feng Wu couldn't find a reason to refuse, and he didn't want to refuse, so he coughed and said, "Okay."

Xia Changluo’s birthday party was held in the main hall of the imperial palace. The hall was open to the public from seven in the morning, but the birthday party did not officially start until ten in the morning.

Modxin was dragged to the main hall by Yu Jin early in the morning. As Modxin's "followers" at the time, Feng Wu and Lin Anan naturally followed them diligently.

The main hall provided a very sumptuous breakfast. Modxin had informed Fang Liang and He Wen of their preferences in advance, so Feng Wu and Lin Anan took some food according to their preferences.

"It's a pity that Fang Liang doesn't like sweets. The royal chef in the palace is so skilled..." Lin Anan muttered softly.

Modxin and Yu Jin were sitting some distance away from them, and there were not many other people around them, so they were not afraid of being overheard.

Feng Wu looked at the pile of desserts and pastries on the plate in his hand and felt helpless.

The character he played, He Wen, was actually addicted to sweets. Although he was not very picky about food, the thought of eating so many desserts made Feng Wu feel a little choked just by thinking about it.

Lin Anan was envious of this: "It would be great if we could switch places."

Feng Wu comforted him: "It will be ready soon. When you come back, ask the imperial chef to make as much as you want."

After breakfast, there was still some time before the birthday party started, so Yu Jin invited Modxin to take a walk in the garden.

Lin Anan and Feng Wuben wanted to follow, but Yu Jin looked over and said with a smile, "Deputy Captain Mo and I have something to discuss."

The subtext of this statement is that I hope they won't follow me.

Feng Wu and Lin Anan naturally understood his subtext, but they still looked at Modxin. After Modxin nodded at them, the two turned around and went somewhere else.

After walking a little further away, Lin Anan looked in the direction of Modxin and the others, but found that they could no longer be seen.

"Yu Jin is about to take the next step," Lin Anan said, "He's quite cautious."

Feng Wu hummed in an ambiguous tone and put an invisible micro-listening device on Lin Anan's ear.

Yu Jin's voice suddenly came from the receiver.

"Deputy Captain Mo, I wonder how you think about the previous matter?"