Rong Xi looked at the girl on the bed: "I apologize for your rudeness, young lady. I will now clean and bandage your wounds."

Rong Xi unbuttoned the girl's clothes, revealing her fair shoulders, but the wounds on her shoulders looked rather frightening.

Rong Xi wet the handkerchief with hot water, wrung out the excess water, and carefully wiped the wound, afraid of hurting the person on the bed.

After cleaning it, sprinkle on some wound-healing powder, take out gauze, and slowly bandage the wound.

After everything was done, Rong Xi was covered in sweat.

Rong Xi has always been a little bit of a germaphobe, but he made an exception today.

Rong Xi wanted to see what the girl under the veil looked like, but he ultimately restrained himself; his manners wouldn't allow him to be so impolite.

After tucking the blanket over himself, Rong Xi turned and left.

When Rong Bo saw his master come out, he quickly asked, "Master, would you like to rest at the other courtyard tonight?"

Rong Xi shook his head: "I originally went to see an acquaintance today, but as soon as I left the manor, someone followed me. I didn't see the person, so I had to come back first. Moreover, this person who followed me didn't try to kill me, so they must know my intention to leave the manor. So, Uncle Rong, who do you think leaked my whereabouts?"

Rong Bo looked at his master in surprise: "Master, you mean the palace..."

Rong Bo was stopped before he could finish speaking.

Rong Xi pointed to the house, signaling Rong Bo not to reveal his identity, just in case. Although he had saved the girl in the house, as the Crown Prince, he faced both risks and opportunities. As the saying goes, one should always be wary of others, and he couldn't trust a stranger.

"My whereabouts are only known to my mother and the people in my household, so the only ones who could have revealed my whereabouts are the people in my household."

Rong Bo frowned: "But the people in the master's mansion are all carefully selected, and everyone's background has been thoroughly investigated. How could this be?"

Rong Xi chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Uncle Rong, don't you understand the reasoning behind this? Besides, it's common for people to change in the household, how can we possibly handle every little detail? And investigations don't happen every year, it seems we'll have to get started in the next few days."

Rong Bo nodded: "Master, there is nothing that Rong Bo can do."

"Uncle Rong, just take good care of this girl, and let her leave when she wakes up tomorrow. Just don't reveal my identity."

Rong Bo became wary after his master's words. This matter was somewhat strange. Whether it was a coincidence or a premeditated act remained to be investigated.

"Don't worry, Master, I understand."

Rong Xi nodded: "Uncle Rong, please get some rest. I'll head back now."

Rong Bo looked at Rong Xi with concern: "Master, please be careful."

"Um."

After Rong Xi finished speaking, he leaped onto the roof and disappeared.

Rong Bo glanced at the house twice and then walked towards his own room. It seemed he would have to be extra careful tonight. No matter who the girl came from, if someone was chasing her, as long as she stayed here, this place would probably not be very safe.

But nothing happened that night.

The next morning, the woman in red woke up to find herself in unfamiliar surroundings and with her wounds bandaged. Feeling that the toxins had been cleared from her body, she got out of bed.

Recalling her memories before losing consciousness, the girl's lips curled into a smile. Although she didn't recognize him, that young man was undeniably handsome. Remembering that she had urgent business to attend to and couldn't stay long, she left behind a note and a hairpin she always carried.

He opened the door gently, without disturbing anyone, and disappeared into the courtyard.

When Rong Bo woke up, he wanted to check if the girl was awake, but she was already gone. Rong Bo picked up the note on the table, glanced at it, his lips twitched slightly, and put the note and the hairpin into the box.

Rong Bo summoned a servant and handed him the items, instructing him to deliver them to a teahouse in the city, where his master would naturally retrieve them.

When Rong Xi received the item and saw the contents of the note, he had the same expression as Rong Bo.

The note contained only eight words: "Young master, you look very much like my husband."

Rong Xi rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. This girl was truly unconventional, unlike most girls, who dared to say such bold things.

Rong Xi examined the hairpin again. The head of the hairpin was a phoenix tail flower, a simple design, but exquisitely crafted. The end of the hairpin shaft was engraved with the character "雅" (yǎ), presumably the girl's given name or surname.

Rong Xi sighed, put the items back in the box as they were, and tossed them into his spatial storage. His most pressing task now was to find the outsiders in the Crown Prince's residence; otherwise, he would be in a very passive position no matter what he did afterward.