"..." Lin Wanyue thought for a moment and felt that her father's words made a lot of sense.

She had previously been reluctant to involve the Lin family in palace affairs, since it was none of their business and fraught with risks.

But things are different now. The person behind the scenes has actually made a move against Lin Zhongyuan, which means they are targeting the Lin family.

If the Lin family is still completely unaware at this point, then things could be even more dangerous.

Lin Wanyue hugged Lin Weiming's neck and whispered in his ear, "Dad, this matter is very important. Let's go home and talk about it."

"Alright, but when you get back, you have to tell me not to keep going to see Lin Yanping." Lin Weiming was already sober, and he was quite concerned about his daughter's serious demeanor.

After the two of them returned home with the three ghosts, Lin Wanyue carefully told Lin Weiming what had happened.

"Father, it's the Gu worm on my eldest brother's body. I've seen it before in the palace. His Majesty has always been in poor health because someone was causing this. I helped deal with it, but later I discovered that someone might have been secretly sabotaging things..."

"After that, you and I encountered Consort Liu in the palace. Consort Liu had Gu worms on her body, which is why she turned into a corpse Gu."

Lin Weiming was so surprised he almost jumped up, his voice instantly rising: "You mean, the person who attacked His Majesty is now attacking your elder brother too!"

“Yes!” Lin Wanyue nodded. “As Doctor Hu mentioned before, people who understand such exquisite Gu poisons are rare, even in the Southern Frontier. Now we’re in the capital, and to encounter so many times at once, I reckon it’s probably all the work of one person.”

"Who on earth is this shameless bastard? It's one thing for His Majesty to make a move, but he actually dared to do this to my son!" Lin Weiming gritted his teeth in anger.

Lin Wanyue glanced at Lin Weiming.

Lin Weiming quickly covered his mouth again and whispered, trying to cover up his mistake: "It's one thing to bully my son, but to dare to bully His Majesty as well."

Lin Xiangwu silently rolled his eyes.

Neither his eldest grandson nor His Majesty can be bullied!

"Girl, do you have any other ideas? Can you find that wicked scoundrel?" Lin Weiming asked Lin Wanyue.

"I..." Lin Wanyue was about to tell Lin Weiming what she had just found out, but Lin Xiangwu shook his head beside her.

Lin Wanyue immediately stopped talking.

If her previous guess was correct, the eldest prince Qi Xiao was indeed inextricably linked to the person behind the scenes, or rather, he was the person behind the scenes!

Then Qi Xiao would be in too much danger.

He had been pretending to be harmless for so long that even Lin Wanyue had to search for months before finally finding a clue.

Although Lin Weiming is tall and has practiced martial arts for several years, he may be slightly more skilled than the average person, but his skill level is still limited.

If they really fall into Qi Xiao's hands, they will definitely not fare well; going there will only result in them being sent to their deaths.

And hasn't the person behind this already started making moves against the Lin family?

If he really gets the chance, he definitely won't let Lin Weiming go.

Lin Wanyue gave a guilty smile, swallowed back what she was about to say, and earnestly lied, "Father, I only told you about this. You can't tell anyone else. Although I haven't been able to catch them yet, I'll go to the palace and ask my godfather. Maybe we can find them."

"Once we catch the mastermind, we'll make him remove the Gu worm from our brother, or we'll break his legs!"

"Yes, that's the spirit I should have! If he doesn't get rid of your brother's Gu worms, I'll go up there and beat him to death." Lin Weiming didn't suspect anything and even took the initiative to ask, "So when do you plan to go to the palace to see the prince? Should I send you there now?"

Lin Zhongyuan remained unconscious, and his father was very worried.

Lin Wanyue believed that this matter should be discussed sooner rather than later, so she nodded in agreement.

That afternoon, Lin Wanyue entered the palace, met with Regent Qi Sichen, and told him about her discovery.

"Godfather, I think the eldest prince Qi Xiao is highly suspicious! Should we investigate him again?" Lin Wanyue opened her big, round eyes, her little face round, and looked at Qi Sichen seriously, her eyes full of determination.

After hearing what had happened from Lin Wanyue, Qi Sichen's beautiful brows remained tightly furrowed and never relaxed.

He had already heard about the fact that Lin Zhongyuan, the eldest son of the Lin family, had inexplicably fallen into a coma and remained unconscious while he was in the palace.

The Lin family was already under his strict protection, and almost everything that happened in the Lin family, big or small, was recorded and sent to his desk.

Moreover, he had a good impression of Lin Zhongyuan. He was very good at studying at a young age, and not just by rote learning. His writing was very talented.

More importantly, he's full of wicked schemes; he's perfect for being Qi Yuan's subject!

After the Lin family entered the capital, he had already figured out how to cultivate this child. He sent him to the Imperial Academy early on. If he could pass the exams in the next few years, he could be sent to the Hanlin Academy to gain experience for two years and then be sent out to serve as an official. When he returned, he would be a good minister with excellent achievements, reputation and talent!

Now that he had inexplicably fainted, he certainly didn't believe it was an accident.

However, he had too many things to do, and apart from having a few imperial physicians send some medicine over, he hadn't been able to spare the time to investigate.

But Lin Wanyue had already come over and told him the news, saying that the eldest prince Qi Xiao was very likely connected with the person behind the scenes.

Upon hearing the name, Qi Sichen felt a sense of realization, but he had no intention of questioning it.

This answer is perfectly reasonable, not unexpected!

The eldest prince's biological mother is Xiao Yuehan. With such an ambitious mother who is desperately trying to climb the social ladder, how could Qi Xiao, as Xiao Yuehan's biological son, really be as nonchalant as he appears?

Seeing her younger brother, who was so much younger than her, take that position despite having no ability whatsoever.

How could he possibly accept that?

Qi Sichen forced a smile and gave Lin Wanyue a stiff twitch of his lips. "No need to investigate, it's probably him. But it's probably not very useful just because we know this. We need to find a way to make him slip up."

The light in Lin Wanyue's beautiful eyes seemed to suddenly go out, and she immediately deflated.

"But where can we go to make him slip up?" Lin Wanyue's shoulders slumped, as if she were weighed down, and her voice was tinged with sadness.

Qi Sichen immediately hugged his goddaughter tightly and comforted her, saying, "Wanwan, don't worry. Your godfather has already made up his mind. This time, he will definitely not let him get away easily."

"Godfather, what are you planning to do?" Lin Wanyue asked, raising her small face.