"When I first met the Ye sisters, Ye Liusi mentioned her family. She said that her father had died long ago." Lou Mu was a little confused.

Tang Nian chimed in, "Yes, Ye Liunian said the same thing, that their father passed away not long after taking them away, leaving only the two of them in the Ye family."

She sighed, looking completely dejected.

Ever since she met Lou Mu in Muyun County, she hadn't had a peaceful rest. Now, seeing something like this, especially one that involved her, gave Tang Nian a headache.

Fortunately, her emotions only lasted for a moment.

Since the Ye sisters and the Ye family have so many secrets and are targeting her, she has no choice but to accept their fate.

However... things are a bit chaotic right now, and Tang Nian can't sort out her thoughts for the time being.

Seeing Tang Nian with her head down and lips pouting, Lou Mu wanted to reach out and pat her head, but he held back in the end.

"No matter what, this matter cannot be separated from Song Shiyan. The Ye family is also likely to be involved with Song Shiyan. Since we are going to investigate, we can only investigate together."

Tang Nian's eyes lit up.

From the imperial city to now, everything has been secretly orchestrated by Song Shiyan.

The matter at hand seems completely unpredictable, but the cause of this whole thing is Song Shiyan. Since we have no clue about it now, we might as well start investigating from the beginning.

The inkstone, the Ye family, and the opera house in the Song Dynasty were as if they were strung together by a thread.

Tang Nian had a premonition that if she wanted to unravel this huge mystery, she would have to start with Song Shiyan and slowly break through it one by one.

It's such a pity that she didn't think of that back then. It's a shame that neither she nor the young prince can go to the underworld now.

However, inspired by Lou Mu, Tang Nian remained confident: "As long as we find out the cause of Song Shiyan's death first, then the rest might become clear."

Tang Nian didn't want to waste time; if she had to listen to all three plays, she didn't know what might happen.

She made a quick decision and said to Lou Mu, "In that case, why don't we split up? I'll investigate the Ye family, and you can investigate the theater. Let the young prince find out the cause of Song Shiyan's death. What do you think?"

The theater wants to target her, while those around her will be ignored. In Tang Nian's opinion, this decision is very correct.

I originally thought Lou Mu would definitely agree.

But after hearing Tang Nian's words, Lou Mu was stunned and then shook his head: "No, it's too risky to split up."

As the two investigated, the more they investigated, the more they realized that the mastermind behind this mystery was definitely not simple.

Even a powerful demon like the Golden Toad can die silently; how many people in the world could do such a thing?

If the two of them acted separately, Tang Nian was always worried that the other person would encounter danger without his care.

He was still worried about her acting alone.

Tang Nian became anxious when she saw that Lou Mu disagreed.

“The situation is urgent. Splitting up can save some time. Don’t forget, the princess is still somewhere in Jingning City, her fate unknown.”

Lou Mu knew that if he directly told Tang Nian not to go, Tang Nian would definitely not agree.

Therefore, he lowered his head slightly and then pointed to his ear apologetically: "I can't hear now, so it might be inconvenient if I act alone."

Tang Nian suddenly fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, a feeling of guilt welled up in my heart.

Right, how could she forget that Lou Mu is now deaf?

If they act separately, it will definitely be inconvenient for Lou Mu.

She pursed her lips and looked at Lou Mu, pondering for a moment: "Then let the young prince do more work. I'll investigate the theater with you."

Lou Mu feigned concern: "This... I'm afraid it's not a good idea."

Tang Nian, seeing Lou Mu in such a state, immediately patted her chest and said, "He's taken so much of my money, it's only right that he does something."

With everything settled, the two returned to the private room.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw the Ye sisters staring at him with hopeful eyes.

Tang Nian felt goosebumps all over her body.

She forced herself to remain calm and said, "He went to the theater with me."

Before the Ye sisters could even breathe a sigh of relief, Tang Nian continued, "But why are you inviting us to the theater? Is there something going on there?"

"How could that be? We just felt that since Master Tang and Young Master Ming have come to Jingning so rarely, they should see enough of this. Once they leave Jingning, they won't be able to see such a top-notch show," Ye Liusi quickly explained.

"Oh, is that so?" Tang Nian nodded, looking at the two who had already put down their chopsticks. "Since everyone has finished eating, I'll go back to the inn with Ming Huan to rest for a while."

After speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave.

"Wait, wait a minute!" Ye Liusi quickly called out to Tang Nian.

"Is there anything else, Miss Ye?" Tang Nian asked, feigning curiosity.

Just as she was getting anxious, Ye Liunian spoke up: "Master Tang, I know a teahouse in Jingning City with exquisite tea art. They have a tea that can really relieve fatigue. Why don't we go over and have a cup to relax? What do you think?"

“Yeah, we’re resting anyway, so why not go to the theater instead of staying at the inn?” Ye Liusi glanced at Ye Liunian in surprise and quickly chimed in.

"What does Young Master Ming think?" Ye Liunian asked Lou Mu when Tang Nian remained silent for a long time.

The two sisters were quite disappointed.

They were also afraid of not being able to complete the tasks assigned by their father.

He looked at Tang Nian nervously, hoping she would agree.

In any case, we can't let go of either one.

"Then let's go sit down." Tang Nian blinked and looked at Lou Mu, who smiled back.

Although he couldn't hear, he could roughly guess what Tang Nian was doing just by looking at her.

Finally, night fell and darkness was approaching. The Ye sisters dragged the two of them into the long queue outside the theater.

Ye Liusi looked sullenly at the two people in front of them in line.

She couldn't understand what it was about Tang Nian that made Ming Huan so inseparable from her.

That afternoon, she tried to find many reasons to be alone with "Minghuan," but "Minghuan" always turned her away with various excuses.

But now, just because Tang Nian glanced at the candied hawthorn vendor on the street, "Ming Huan" bought a skewer of candied hawthorn for Tang Nian without saying a word.

They didn't even care about her and her sister!

They didn't even include two candied hawthorns!

She and her sister had never suffered such neglect while they were living away from home.

This left Ye Liusi feeling extremely frustrated.

But what she has no shortage of is setbacks; the more Minghuan acts this way, the more she wants to have him.

but……

Ye Liusi's gaze shifted to Tang Nian.

We need to find a way to get her away first, and we also need to keep "Minghuan" here.

Standing beside her, Ye Liunian, as usual, remained expressionless, staring at the opera house, lost in thought.

He stood out from the noisy crowd around him.