In the middle of the night, in the main hall of Xiangluan Palace, clothes and shoes were scattered under the bed, and the exhausted Concubine Shu fell into a deep sleep on the bed.

The man on the side of the bed quickly put on his clothes and got out of bed. When he walked out the door, he nodded to the eunuch waiting outside and left.

The emperor, who had entered the Xiangluan Palace, had already fallen asleep in the side hall.

Eunuch Wu soaked his feet and enjoyed the massage from the young eunuch. While enjoying it, he listened to the report from the man who had just come out of the main hall. He nodded and said, "Okay, you can leave."

After the young eunuch left, Eunuch Wu shook his head and murmured, "It's hard to tell what's real and what's fake!"

The next day, Nai'er received the emperor's order to come to Qingyunxuan that night. After everyone left, Nai'er hummed a ballad from the Northern Frontier alone and took out a small bottle from the box she had brought with her.

Holding the small bottle and looking at it, Naier's face showed an expression of determination.

Gu Tingye, who sent Na Yier to Beijing, did not return home after leaving the palace, but went directly to the Sheng family. However, he forgot his current identity. He was no longer a guest of the Sheng family, but the future son-in-law of the Sheng family.

Gu Tingye, who is going to marry Minglan next year, was tested by Sheng Shu. He covered his head and left the Sheng family without seeing Minglan at all.

When they returned to Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, Bai heard about Gu Tingye's actions. She glared at him and said, "As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. You better calm down."

Seeing Gu Tingye's dissatisfied expression, Bai poked Gu Tingye's forehead and asked with concern: "Did you get hurt in this battle against Northern Frontier?"

Before Gu Tingye could say anything, Gu Yankai came in. Gu Tingye immediately stood up straight, bowed to Gu Yankai and said, "My son greets his father."

After Gu Yankai sat down in the main seat, he nodded and said, "Come here and let me take a look."

Gu Tingye had admired his father since childhood, so he naturally stepped forward obediently. Mrs. Bai, watching from the side, felt very unhappy and said softly, "Your son just came back, and you don't care about him, but you start ordering him around. What do you mean?"

Gu Yankai, who had just put on a stern fatherly expression, quickly said, "Madam, I was wrong."

Gu Tingye twitched his lips and watched Gu Yankai apologize to the Bai family.

After a while, Mrs. Bai rolled her eyes and said to Gu Tingye, "If you feel unwell, tell me."

Gu Tingye nodded repeatedly, and after sitting down, he started talking about the battle in Northern Frontier. He didn't finish talking about what happened in Northern Frontier until after dinner.

After rinsing his mouth, Gu Tingye asked Gu Tingyu: "How is your health, brother?"

A few years ago, Gu Tingyu married Shao and had a daughter a few years after the marriage, but no more children. Everyone knew that Gu Tingyu could not inherit the title of Marquis, and Gu Yankai did not ask to make Gu Tingyu the crown prince.

Gu Yankai didn't come to the welcoming banquet today because he had heard the news two days ago that Gu Tingye had won a victory and was awarded a title. He was so angry that he became ill. Now Shao was taking care of him day and night, and Xianjie'er's child, who was a few years old, was also sensibly accompanying him.

Hearing Gu Tingye asking about Gu Tingyu, Gu Yankai turned away awkwardly, picked up the mouthwash on the table and used it, without answering. Bai smiled slightly and said to Gu Tingye: "Your elder brother is sick again. It's a bit late today. You can take some time to visit him tomorrow."

Hearing his mother say this, Gu Tingye felt that there must be something else going on. However, since his mother didn't say anything and his father avoided the issue, he couldn't delve into it.