The man sneaked all the way to meet his superior, Wu Yan. When Wu Yan learned that the matter had been settled, he looked around and then went to report to his master, a masked man in a black cloak.

The man's face was furrowed with worry under the mask, but after hearing the news brought by Wu Yan, his brows relaxed a little.

"Well done. From today on, you will be officially promoted to captain of the Suzaku team, codenamed Captain Suzaku."

"Thank you, my Lord."

Wu Yan saluted and was about to leave when he heard a noise outside. Then someone came over with a secret guard and threw him next to Wu Yan.

"This person followed us all the way, luckily we found him."

"Captain Zhu, since this is your tail, I'll leave it to you to deal with it." The man waved his hand, seemingly not caring much about it.

"Also, this place is no longer safe. Let everyone leave."

After everyone else left, the man sighed slightly and said to himself:

"In the current situation, even the emperor can't do anything to Prince Jingnan. I'm afraid this move by the General's Mansion will not have any effect. It seems that we have to add fuel to the fire."

The general waited for a long time, but the follower didn't come back, so he sent people out to check the marks he left behind, but they only found a deserted yard and no useful information.

He went to the room where Lin Jinghan and Xiang Yuanqing were imprisoned and shook his head.

"Just as the princess expected, there was indeed some unusual movement. That person went to meet a man. My people followed him and never returned. They must have been discovered and silenced. When I sent people to follow the marks he left, they found only an empty building and no useful information."

He bowed deeply to Lin Jinghan, apologizing with full sincerity.

"I underestimated my opponent and caused the princess to suffer in vain. I apologize."

Lin Jinghan quickly gave him a fake hand, "General, there's no need to blame yourself. This man dared to sow discord between you and the prince when the prince was at the height of his power. He must have come prepared. It's no surprise that we couldn't catch him.

By the way, has the Madam's poison been cured?"

"Thanks to the princess's Tianshan Snow Lotus and Pavilion Master Xiang's miraculous healing, my wife is no longer in danger." Qi Guang's gratitude was beyond words.

Lin Jinghan nodded, "That's good. Now that Madam is alright, I should go back as well. Otherwise, my prince will be worried."

Qi Guang just remembered this and asked in surprise:

"Didn't that woman named Li Yue escape back to invite the prince? Why hasn't the prince come yet?"

Lin Jinghan smiled and said, "You'll have to ask her herself."

At this time, the housekeeper came hurriedly to report: "General, Prince Jingnan is here to pick up Princess Jingnan."

Lin Jinghan and the others walked out quickly and just happened to meet Sikong Zhan.

Sikong Zhan looked Lin Jinghan up and down, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was fine.

"What took you so long? What happened?"

Lin Jinghan was very surprised.

"Didn't Liyue come back to report the news? Your Highness doesn't even know what happened to me? Could it be that Liyue was in danger along the way? No way, I remember she wasn't injured today. With her skills, she shouldn't have encountered any danger!"

Sikong Zhan frowned, looked at Qi Guang, and asked, "What exactly happened?"

What happened in the General's Mansion today was a secret kept by the General, so Sikong Zhan didn't know. He waited at home for a long time, but Lin Jinghan didn't come back. Seeing that it was almost dinner time, he hurried to pick her up.

"It's nothing serious. The general's wife was poisoned, but she's fine now." Lin Jinghan blinked at Sikong Zhan.

"I'm so hungry, Your Majesty. Let's go home and eat. I'll tell you everything slowly later."

"Okay, let's go home." Sikong Zhan looked at the general again before leaving.

"Thank you, Princess Jingnan, for your kindness today. I will definitely come to your house to express my gratitude someday." Qi Guang already considered himself a man of Prince Jingnan, and he gave a slight half-bow to Prince Jingnan's back.

After getting on the carriage, Sikong Zhan stared at Lin Jinghan and asked, "Tell me, what's going on?"

"Not long after I left the General's Mansion today, the General's wife was poisoned. I thought someone must have deliberately wanted to sow discord between the Prince and the General, so I staged a drama with the General.

"It happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to explain things clearly to Liyue. When the general and I pretended to have a fight, Liyue ran out alone. I was worried that he would ruin things by inviting you here. By the way, has Liyue returned to the palace?"

Sikong Zhan shook his head, made a few bird calls like his aunt, and ordered the secret guards to look for Gu Liyue.

"Speaking of this, Your Highness, there is something you should confess to me." Lin Jinghan raised her eyebrows and crossed her arms, looking like she was trying a case.

"What's the matter?" Sikong Zhan thought about it carefully and made sure that he was not hiding anything from Lin Jinghan.

"Today is truly a coincidence. The General's wife's antidote requires the Tianshan Snow Lotus, and Li Yue happened to hear the news outside the door. He also happened to tell me the origin of the Tianshan Snow Lotus you gave me. Your Highness, tell me, was this Tianshan Snow Lotus given to you by your beautiful junior sister?"

Sikong Zhan was frank and pulled Lin Jinghan into his arms, smiling with his eyebrows curved.

"I thought you enjoyed researching these things, and this Tianshan Snow Lotus is extremely rare, so I helped you get it. Is Jinghan jealous?"

Lin Jinghan rolled her eyes at him and broke free from his embrace.

"I guess your junior sister is probably unconscious somewhere, waiting for you to rescue her. You should pay more attention to her. She gave you the Tianshan Snow Lotus, which only blooms once every hundred years! Look, look, look, what a wonderful junior sister she is!"

Sikong Zhan had a hunch that Gu Liyue must have done something she shouldn't have done, so he kept a close eye on her. But nothing could stop him from being alone with his princess, so he smiled and made a move to lift the curtain and leave.

"Jinghan, are you serious? Do you really want to push me to someone else?"

Lin Jinghan stared at Sikong Zhan. If he dared to go out, she would break his legs.

"Don't take it seriously! I was just saying that in anger, can't you tell? I'm jealous, can't you see?!"

Sikong Zhan pulled Lin Jinghan back into his arms and kissed her on the forehead.

"Jinghan, don't push me away from now on, no matter how angry you are. No matter what happens, we will face it together and solve it together."

Lin Jinghan hugged Sikong Zhan's neck, stared into his eyes and said seriously:

"You too, no matter what happens in the future, don't hide it from me."

The secret guards of Prince Jingnan's Palace indeed found the unconscious Gu Liyue in a secluded place and brought her back to Prince Jingnan's Palace.