That night, Ling Yongqing lay in bed with the corpse and Mo Bici. The stench of decay was unforgettable.

Early the next morning.

Mo Yunzhao took the food made by Fu Liu, along with Fu Meng, Mo Yunlan, and Da Bai, to Nian Zhao Pavilion.

Without needing to announce it, they just took people in.

Seeing that the journey was unimpeded, Mo Yunlan couldn't help but ask, "Are we really not required to report this?"

Guard: "No need."

Seeing the uniformly male guards and cleaners, Mo Yunlan couldn't help herself even more.

"What if His Highness is on official business?"

Guard: "It's alright."

There's nothing shameful about it.

Mo Yunlan let out a long "oh," then lowered her head and whispered in Mo Yunzhao's ear.

"Ah Zhao, do you think we might happen to see His Highness being intimate with the little guard?"

The young guard who was leading the way stumbled.

Mo Yunzhao chuckled, "Sister, gossip can be a fearsome thing."

Mo Yunlan sighed, "You are the city lord of Moyang City, and he is the crown prince. They are two impossible people, but he..."

Just think of those hands that would tug at Ah Zhao's hair and play with it whenever they had nothing to do, and the jade bowls of grapes that were delivered to the city lord's mansion every day...

Such attempts to please Ah Zhao must have ulterior motives.

Seeing that Mo Yunzhao did not react, Mo Yunlan continued, "Since it is impossible, His Highness must have another purpose in provoking you."

Mo Yunzhao frowned; this was something he really needed to think about.

Ling Jingyu's inexplicable appearance in the apricot grove immediately made me feel that something was different.

"He must be trying to win your favor and using you as a shield to cover up his homosexuality."

Mo Yunlan felt that this reason was the most appropriate.

She was quite satisfied with His Highness the Crown Prince before, after all, he had cured A-Zhao's eyes.

We can't be careless now.

With a scrutinizing gaze, Mo Yunlan began to observe Nianzhao Pavilion even more closely.

There are so many plum trees! They don't bloom this season, but they're bearing fruit that's almost ripe. Just looking at them makes her mouth water.

There are also many grape trellises.

A-Zhao likes both plum blossoms and grapes.

To prove his innocence, the young guard didn't utter a single word and was taken directly to the Si Zhao Courtyard.

Sunlight poured down.

Ling Jingyu was half-propped up, lying lazily on the chaise longue, holding a book in his hands, his peach blossom eyes narrowed as he read, quite satisfied.

A fair-skinned young eunuch was trimming his toenails in front of him.

Nie You came in to serve tea, and the eunuch was getting up when he bumped into the tea.

Tea splashed onto Ling Jingyu.

The young eunuch knelt down and begged for mercy, while frantically wiping him clean.

At this moment, Mo Yunzhao and Mo Yunlan walked in.

Then, the young eunuch's hand moved back and forth on Ling Jingyu's lower abdomen.

Seeing this, the young guard realized he was wrong.

He should have sent someone to inform him first.

Wanting to redeem himself, the young guard called out, "Your Highness, City Lord Mo and Miss Mo have come to visit."

Ling Jingyu didn't think much of it at first, but when he looked up, he saw the eyes of Mo Yunzhao, the other two, and the tiger looking at him, and then at the little eunuch.

That look in his eyes was incredibly ambiguous.

Nie You was a bit slow-witted, but he could tell what was going on. He quickly explained, "Lord Mo, please don't overthink it. This little eunuch is just trimming His Highness's nails."

Mo Yunzhao nodded: "Mm."

Ling Jingyu: "..."

Nie You felt she didn't believe him, so he explained again: "He was trimming his nails when he bumped into the tea I brought out, so he wiped it off with his hand."

He told her, but fearing Mo Yunzhao wouldn't believe him, he pulled the little eunuch aside and said, "Look, your robes are all wet."

Mo Yunzhao, the other two, and the tiger glanced at Ling Jingyu's red robe and noticed that there was a wet patch on his lower abdomen, making the bright red appear somewhat dark red.

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