That night, many of the Fourth Prince's family members couldn't sleep well. In the main courtyard, the Princess Consort lay awake, unable to sleep because she hadn't found Yan Yu. Granny Li had already dispatched everyone in the main courtyard to search, but they hadn't found any trace of Yan Yu, and even Yun Yuan was nowhere to be found. They couldn't openly announce their search; they had to keep quiet to avoid alerting the others in the manor. Especially the Fourth Prince—the Princess Consort was trying her best not to attract his attention.

"Your Highness, please go to sleep! Tomorrow, this old servant will continue to send people to search. As long as the princess hasn't stepped out of the Fourth Prince's residence, we will definitely find her," Li Mama advised.

"So many of you searched and still couldn't find her. I'm afraid she's hidden away, but I don't know where. I'm afraid she's hiding in some courtyard. Yan Yu is still a young girl, and I'm afraid she might be fooled by someone with ulterior motives and do something detrimental to the family." The Fujin lay in the gauze curtain, looking at the gauze curtain top presented to her by Geng Shi with the image of a thousand sons and a hundred grandsons, and it was unclear what she was thinking.

"Alas, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have suggested that you do this, Madam. I just hope that Consort Yan Yu can understand and come back soon."

Granny Li stood guard outside the Fujin's mosquito net, muttering to herself. Meanwhile, in the east courtyard, another person was also unable to sleep. That was Granny Li, who had been busy all day but still hadn't achieved her goal. When she left Yan Yu's room, the Fourth Prince had already left, leaving her maid only a message: "Let Yan Yu stay in the east courtyard for a few days."

Lady Li had been pondering the meaning behind the Fourth Prince's words. From what she could hear, he seemed to harbor some suspicion towards the Fujin (Prince's wife) and Yan Yu, but she couldn't discern anything else. The Fujin had made such a grave mistake this time, daring to use such a major issue as the city-wide drought relief effort for her own selfish gain—it was simply outrageous.

"Master, you should go to sleep. It's past midnight." Mingyan, who was keeping watch, said this when she saw someone tossing and turning inside the treasury.

"As for Yan Yu, have someone keep an eye on her every move first thing tomorrow morning. If she does anything, report to me immediately." Not wanting to say anything more to Mingyan, Madam Li turned over and remained silent.

"Yes, this servant will make the arrangements tomorrow morning." Mingyan was Li's personal maid who had married into the mansion. Although she did not win Li's favor as much as Que'er today, her loyalty was reliable, so Li still trusted her very much.

Meanwhile, in the front courtyard, the Fourth Master sat behind his armchair in his study, deep in thought, holding a string of Bodhi beads in his hand. According to the report from the people sent by the Head Granny to keep an eye on Granny Li, she had indeed gone to the Ulanara residence. The people watching Wu Ge followed him all the way out of the city, finally stopping at a private estate.

After Wu Ge entered the manor, his followers could no longer keep up and had to wait outside. It wasn't until more than an hour later that Wu Ge came out and rode back to his residence in the carriage that had come with him.

“My lord, it’s almost midnight. You have to go to the palace early tomorrow morning. Please get some rest.” Su Peisheng said to the back of the Fourth Prince’s head.

"Su Peisheng, go to the Fujin first thing tomorrow morning and tell her that Princess Yan Yu is dignified and virtuous, and the Prince wishes to bring her into the mansion as a princess, granting her residence in the small courtyard on the west side of the main courtyard." The Fourth Prince's voice sounded exceptionally clear in the quiet of the night.

Su Peisheng glanced at Fourth Master's profile, suppressed his doubts, bowed and said "Yes, sir!" In the midst of their silence, the rustling of leaves suddenly came from outside, followed by the sounds of windows and doors rattling.

"Master, what's going on..." Su Peisheng peered through a paper window propped up by the window frame. Before he could finish speaking, a loud rumble came from the sky! "It's finally going to rain."

Fourth Master had already stood up from the armchair, strode to the door, pushed open the two octagonal doors, and stepped out.

Su Peisheng naturally followed him out. It was already late at night, and everything was pitch black, without a single light. There were only a few dots, like phosphorescent lights, scattered in the darkness, which looked rather eerie.

"Master, wait a moment, this servant will go and fetch you a lantern!" Su Peisheng said hurriedly as he saw the Fourth Master about to leave. But the Fourth Master was already captivated by the impending thunder and couldn't stop. Before he could dissuade him, the Fourth Master had already gone into the courtyard.

Su Peisheng immediately followed and saw Fourth Master spread his arms, look up at the dark sky, and mutter, "God, is it finally going to rain? If it doesn't rain soon, the people won't be able to hold on. God, can you hear me?" Fourth Master shouted excitedly, and then a louder thunderclap finally rang out as he wished, and a streak of lightning could even be seen flashing across the sky.

The eunuchs at the gate and in the night watch finally heard the Fourth Prince's voice, and they all lit their lanterns and came out with them. Su Peisheng took the lantern from one of the eunuchs and quickly went to the Fourth Prince, illuminating the area around him.

"Master, it's about to rain. You should go back inside!" Su Peisheng said to the excited Fourth Master.

"No, how can I sleep? I want to watch the rain fall!" Fourth Master glanced at Su Peisheng, and just as he was about to raise his head again, a drop of clear liquid fell onto his nose.

"It's raining! It's really raining!" Fourth Master shouted happily. Everyone in the house also came out, wrapped in their clothes, and stood around Fourth Master, watching the sky with him.

A moment later, dense, heavy raindrops suddenly pelted down from the dark night sky onto the parched earth. Instantly, a torrential downpour descended from the heavens.

Instantly, people's hands, faces, and bodies were soaked by large drops of rain, but they weren't angry at all, especially Fourth Master, who stood in the rain and let himself be completely drenched.

"Master, please go back inside. If this continues, I'm afraid you'll catch a cold tomorrow." The sound of rain masked Su Peisheng's high-pitched voice.

"No, it's been a long time since I've had such a refreshing rain shower. I'm fine~" Fourth Master almost roared these words.

Suddenly, the sky, which was supposed to be dry, seemed to descend from above, and an oil-paper umbrella appeared above his head. It turned out that Zhao Quan had come over with an umbrella and held it over Fourth Master's head.

Su Peisheng glanced at him, and Zhao Quan held the umbrella in his hand for Fourth Master, while he himself was already soaked to the bone.

Streaks of lightning, like giant dragons, streaked across the sky. Candles began to flicker throughout the Fourth Prince's residence, and Xia Meng was awakened by the sudden downpour.