The Prime Minister Xu immediately sent people to investigate the whole matter. They discovered that Xu Chengbi had drugged Zhao Yi and that she had given Jiang Bai a laxative a few days earlier.

Moreover, it was Xu Chengbi who ordered the couple to stay in two separate rooms, suggesting that she had long coveted Zhao Yi.

Prime Minister Xu investigated the matter thoroughly, but dared not tell Zhao Yi and Jiang Bai.

First, he understood that Zhao Yi and Jiang Bai must know that Xu Chengbi was behind it all. Second, telling them all this would likely damage their reputations and cause them to hold a grudge against him.

So he only told the two of them the outcome of Xu Chengbi's case. As for the man who appeared in Zhao Yi's bed, it was said that Xu Chengbi had ordered him to be beaten to death in the middle of the night, and Prime Minister Xu did not have time to stop it.

Ever since Xu Chengbi made a scene in Zhao Yi's room last time, he hasn't gone back to sleep in his own room, claiming it's dirty and refusing to leave Jiang Bai's place.

Jiang Bai found him hilarious: "You're the one who schemed and tricked someone into bed, and now you're the one here complaining and criticizing. Don't you think you're funny?"

Zhao Yi showed no embarrassment at being exposed. Instead, he lay down on the bed nonchalantly and sighed, "Life is unpredictable. This is called hurting the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred of your own. You don't care about me, and you even laugh at me. You heartless bastard."

Jiang Bai sat at the table and shook his head. This person's skin was getting thicker and thicker.

There was a knock on the door. The two looked at each other, and Jiang Bai got up to open the door.

The person outside the door was Prime Minister Xu. Upon seeing Jiang Bai, he first asked, "Madam Zhao, is Young Master Zhao here?"

Jiang Bai nodded: "He's here. I'll call him out."

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Yi was already at the door. His current enthusiasm for Prime Minister Xu was entirely due to his desire to know news about Elder Fu.

These past few days, he sensed that Jiang Bai's spirits were declining. Before, they would tease each other, but these days they only bantered and he spoke less and less.

But she was still putting on a brave face, pretending to be healthy.

"Prime Minister Xu."

Prime Minister Xu got straight to the point and stated the punishment for Xu Chengbi: "That rebellious daughter has been extremely disrespectful and offended both of you. I have already requested the family discipline, and she will not be allowed to leave the Prime Minister's residence to cause trouble for the next year."

This was a direct house arrest for a year. Jiang Bai thought that the prime minister was quite reasonable and righteous, and he was willing to punish his own precious daughter for making a mistake.

She feigned politeness: "Miss Xu is young and inevitably makes mistakes. The Prime Minister has already punished her enough, so there's no need to punish her for a whole year."

Prime Minister Xu waved his hand: "She won't learn her lesson if she's not punished. Madam Zhao is magnanimous; it's her good fortune that she doesn't hold a grudge."

After he finished speaking, he brought news of Elder Fu.

"There's news from the mountain that Elder Fu has returned. If you two aren't in a hurry, you can go up the mountain tomorrow. It's getting late today, so why don't you stay at my residence for another day?"

Upon hearing the news of Elder Fu, Zhao Yi was overjoyed. With Elder Fu back, there was hope for Jiang Bai's treatment.

"Thank you for informing us, Prime Minister. We will take care of you today and head up the mountain early tomorrow morning."

"You're welcome. If you don't mind, I might invite you to have a meal together."

"nature."

As dinner was approaching, Jiang Bai and Zhao Yi went to the Prime Minister's residence's dining hall without delay.

Only the three of them ate together tonight; Xu Chengbi was still lying in bed and couldn't get up.

During the meal, Prime Minister Xu kept praising Zhao Yi, his words full of admiration. He also occasionally revealed his desire to keep Zhao Yi working for him, but then he changed the subject and didn't mention it again.

Jiang Bai guessed that he probably thought Xu Chengbi was interested in Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi was a married man with a firm attitude, so Xu Chengbi's advances would not tempt him at all, and would only make him dislike him.

To him, this daughter was just there to cause trouble.

After the meal, Zhao Yi gained a new friend despite their age difference.

The next day, the two got up very early, packed their luggage, and headed up the mountain.

This time, they encountered no further accidents on their way up the mountain, and the two made their way to the summit.

There was a small wooden cabin on the mountain, with the door open, and an old man with a white beard sitting in the doorway.

He was basking in the sun with his eyes half-closed, and perhaps sensing someone approaching, he closed his eyes even tighter.

Zhao Yi stepped forward, knocked on the dilapidated fence that symbolized the gate, and asked loudly, "Uncle, excuse me, are you the legendary Old Master Fu?"

The old man heard the sound and his ears twitched, but he ignored the two of them and continued to keep his eyes closed.

This means they understand that they don't want to answer the two of them and don't want to give them face.

Jiang Bai frowned, her voice calm: "We need Mr. Fu's help. Please tell us his whereabouts."

She guessed that the old man was Old Fu, because a mountain cannot accommodate two people with bad tempers.

The old man still ignored him. Jiang Bai blinked, reached out and pushed open the fence gate, stepping directly into the yard.

She walked up to the old man in a few steps. Before she could speak, the old man opened his eyes and said angrily, "You ill-mannered little girl, how dare you barge into my yard!"

Jiang Bai shrugged: "I didn't barge in. Old Master Fu invited me, and I came in openly and honestly."

The old man pointed at her and said, "Nonsense! Old Master Fu never invited you."

"You're not Old Master Fu, how do you know if he invited me or not?" Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow and asked.

The old man was so angry that his beard bristled, and he stammered, "You were just asking about Old Master Fu's whereabouts. If he invited you, why didn't he tell you where he was?"

Jiang Bai opened his mouth in shock: "Huh? I thought you hadn't heard what we were saying."

Caught off guard by her words, the old man suddenly felt embarrassed, and his face fell: "You can leave now, I won't treat your illness!"

After he finished speaking, he turned and went into the house, very resolutely, as if there was no room for negotiation with me.

Zhao Yi suddenly stepped forward: "Old Fu, please stop! We really have something important to discuss. If you are willing to save my wife, you can have anything you want."

The old man actually stopped in his tracks, turned around, pointed to the sun in the sky, and said, "I like that one, can you give it to me?"

Zhao Yi was taken aback; he really couldn't give that to him.

"You little brat, all you do is talk big! Humph!"

Old Fu flicked his sleeves and was about to go inside when Zhao Yi suddenly called out to him.

"Mr. Fu, please wait!"

He somehow produced a porcelain basin filled with water, with a few strands of moss at the bottom.

A bright sun could be seen in the water, lying perfectly round on the bottom.

"Mr. Fu, I'll give you this sun."

Old Master Fu's face darkened: "Are you kidding me?"

Zhao Yi explained, "Old Fu didn't say which direction the sun was from, so why won't this sun in the water be acceptable?"

Old Master Fu snorted coldly: "It was my carelessness, but I can't cure this girl's illness. She is beyond help. You may go back."