With her maidservant's help, Lady Nian walked out of the south courtyard and headed towards the front yard.

"Master, are you going now?" Cui Ling asked.

“Yes. I’ll go now. I don’t want to owe Niohuru a favor. That day I went to her place and made a scene, which is why the Fourth Prince pushed me away. Now that Liu is indeed not the murderer, I was foolish to go to Niohuru’s place that day. So, I’m going to plead with the Fourth Prince to release him from confinement. Consider it repaying her favor.” Nian said, “From now on, I won’t owe her any favors, and I won’t hesitate to fight for what I need to fight for. You heard what my brother said. Now that Fucha has been detained, we’ll just have to wait for the Prince to deal with her tomorrow. Hongsheng’s revenge will be avenged. From now on, I will focus all my attention on Hongfu.”

“What you say is true, Master!” Cui Lu nodded and then helped Nian Shi go in that direction.

The Fourth Prince was engrossed in reading in his study. Although his eyes were fixed on the densely packed words, his mind was preoccupied with the affairs of Lady Fucha.

Must Lanqin be disappointed in herself for her hesitation just now?

"Master, Consort Nian has arrived!" Su Peisheng said to the Fourth Prince from the doorway.

Fourth Master raised his head but did not answer. The reason why Lady Nian came at this time must be to ask him to deal with Lady Fucha immediately! If she were as clever and considerate as Lanqin, he wouldn't be so tired!

“Tell them I’ve already retired and disappeared,” Fourth Master said, frowning.

A moment later, Su Peisheng returned.

“Your Highness, Consort Nian said she came to talk to you about Hongli,” Su Peisheng said hurriedly.

"Let her in!" Fourth Master put down the book in his hand. He had placed Hongli under house arrest to appease Lady Nian, who was grieving the loss of Hongsheng, and that was why he made that decision.

"Your Highness, please forgive me for disturbing you so late. I have come to tell you that the Fourth Prince was only trying to protect his mother and did not push me on purpose. Therefore, I implore Your Highness to lift his confinement." As soon as Lady Nian entered the Fourth Prince's study, she went straight to the point.

"Oh, why did you suddenly come to plead for Hongli?" Fourth Master was somewhat surprised. Lady Nian had always been at odds with Lanqin, so it was really not like she would do such a thing.

"I had some misunderstandings about Consort Niu before, so I said some disrespectful things to her. Now that the truth has come out, it was all Fucha's doing. So I feel it is inappropriate to punish the Fourth Prince for this," said Consort Nian.

"Very good, Shilan, I am very pleased that you think this way. You are saddened by Hongsheng's death, and I am saddened as well. Fucha is treacherous, and I will never let her have another chance to harm people." The Fourth Prince was quite pleased to see that Nian Shi had suddenly become understanding.

"Yes, Your Highness's concerns are beyond my comprehension. I was truly ignorant in my previous actions," said Lady Nian.

"Shilan, you've figured it out, very good. I've come up with a foolproof plan that will both avenge Hongsheng and temporarily prevent the Fucha clan from causing me trouble in court," said the Fourth Prince.

"Then please release the Fourth Prince, Your Highness. Only then can I feel at ease," Lady Nian nodded.

"Don't worry, I'll go and have someone pass on the message," Fourth Master said.

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