Li didn't know or understand what she could do.

She thought about it and decided that she should thoroughly understand the situation of the Wanyan family. Perhaps she could discover something from it, and then she wouldn't have to worry about how to repay Wanyan Ruhai.

So Li sent people to investigate the Wanyan family again.

The investigation of the Wanyan family naturally extended beyond Wanyan Ruhai; inevitably, his family and close associates were also investigated, including the eldest daughter of the Wanyan family who was currently being selected for the imperial concubine selection.

When the messenger returned and reported back, Li's initial reaction was alright, but when the messenger mentioned that the eldest daughter of the Wanyan family in the palace had failed to target Niohuru, she showed no reaction at the time. After returning to her room, someone heard her swearing, which was extremely vulgar.

The person who replied looked on with disdain and contempt, "Although I haven't heard of it, I roughly understand it; it's extremely vulgar."

As for how extremely vulgar the language was, the person replying, fearing that Li would not believe him, deliberately learned a few phrases: "Holy crap, damn it, oh, and kick Endi." The last one is unknown, but it's unlikely to be anything pleasant.

But the obedient Li was dumbfounded.

His mind was immediately affected, and he cursed, "Holy shit!"

The Wanyan family has a hidden mastermind—another time-traveling woman!

The vulgar words spoken by the person who just replied were all modern quintessences. She had never heard these natives from the Qing Dynasty say them, nor had she heard such words being popular outside, let alone "TMD".

People who say "TMD" definitely don't understand this. If you say that Wanyan Ruhai taught her this, she will never believe it.

She had met that guy; he was a very gentlemanly person and would never use such words in front of others. Otherwise, how could he pretend to be a scholar without any class?

Not to mention that the indigenous women of the Qing Dynasty had strict rules, especially women from prominent families, who would never use vulgar language. Therefore, Wanyan was a time traveler who hid herself very well!

The Li family discovered it, so there's no reason why the people Jiaming sent Xiao Hezi to monitor the Li family's progress wouldn't have noticed.

Upon hearing this, Jiaming from Taoyuan was also taken aback, then her expression turned serious as she began to rethink her words.

If Wanyan was also a time traveler, then the attack on Niohuru was most likely Wanyan's own idea. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the cousins ​​worked together.

Regardless of the possibility, I must assign someone to keep an eye on these two cousins ​​so that I can detect any suspicious activity as soon as possible if either of them harbors ill intentions towards me.

After thinking it over, Jiaming solemnly discussed it with Xiao Hezi. Before long, they came up with several plans, selected the most suitable one, and asked Xiao Hezi to quickly set up the net.

For the next few days, the mansion was calm, the palace was calm, and nothing happened.

Jiaming then had a moment of leisure, no longer needing to rack her brains for ideas.

Listening to gossip and trivial news every day is how I pass the time by eating, drinking, and having fun.

However, not today. Today she's going to cook and make more things, since Hongxuan hasn't been back for over ten days.

I'm so glad he's finally back today, I have to prepare something special for him. Snacks are a must, along with his favorite dishes, and...

In the afternoon, as soon as Hongxuan returned, he rushed affectionately towards Jiaming. When Hongtao and Lvliu were worried that he would bump into their master's big belly, the little guy suddenly stopped, gently hugged Jiaming, rubbed against her warmly, and called out in a sticky voice, "Mother."

Jiaming also wanted to put her arm around Hongxuan, but she was heavily pregnant and it was difficult for her to bend over. So she touched his head, looking at her son whom she hadn't seen for more than ten days, and then frowned: "Why do you look thinner?"

"No, right?" The little guy didn't seem to realize it.

Hongtao and Lvliu both felt sorry for their young master, noting how thin he had become.

Jiaming felt sorry for him too. "Oh dear, your father," she almost blurted out, "I almost complained that Fourth Master wasn't treating you well and didn't give you enough to eat." But she immediately swallowed the rest of her words and asked instead, "Did you come with me?"

"No, Father is busy in the study," Hongxuan replied, completely unaware of what was happening.

"Oh, I see. Then your father is in for a treat. Your mother has made a lot of delicious food." With that, Jiaming gestured to Hongtao and Lvliu to hurry up and serve the dishes.

The dishes served, red peaches and green willows, were specially placed in front of Hongxuan, hoping that the young master would eat more to make up for the loss.

While they were having dinner, Xiao Hezi came to report to Jiaming.

Green Willow immediately stopped Xiao Hezi at the door, "Master is having his meal. If you're not in a hurry, please wait a while!"

"Why are you having dinner so early today?" Xiao He looked up at the sky and couldn't help but ask in surprise.

“Father-in-law, have you forgotten? Today is the day the young master returns.” Green Willow chuckled.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hezi was speechless, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "I've just been too busy lately!"

After Green Willow and Little Hezi talked for a while, behind the screen, Jiaming and Hongxuan put down their chopsticks and finished eating.

Although Green Willow did not inform Xiao Hezi of his arrival, the sharp-eared Jiaming knew from the faint voices outside. However, it was not the right time yet. Thinking this, she said to the person outside the screen, "Alright, Green Willow, have someone come in and clear the dishes."

A short while later, Green Willow brought in her people, and quickly cleared the table of dishes and bowls. Then, Red Peach brought out the tea and snacks served after the meal and placed them on the table for consumption.

"Come in, Xiao He!" Jiaming said, picking up her teacup and taking a sip of tea.

After Xiao Hezi came in, without Jiaming's instruction, Lüliu consciously went to stand guard outside the door.

Xiao Hongxuan had seen this kind of scene many times before. As soon as he saw it, he knew that Xiao Hezi had something to tell his mother. He immediately put down the pastry he had just picked up and watched Xiao Hezi come in, waiting to hear what he had to say.

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