With Meng Youning's answer, Qi Ran's heart, which had been hanging in his throat, finally slowly settled down.
"Prince, if they come again in the future, you don't have to give them any money." Meng Youning raised his eyes and said word by word.
All the money that should have been paid has already been paid.
Qi Ran nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Qi Ran pushed the cake in front of him towards Meng Youning again, "Come on, since you like it, then have some more."
Suddenly, he said, "Youning, have you been practicing something recently?"
Meng Youning's hand, which was about to pick up the pastry, paused in the air.
There was a hint of doubt on his face.
She looked up at Qi Ran, but saw that his eyes were fixed on a certain spot on the table.
After seeing clearly, Meng Youning's pupils suddenly contracted. That was the place where she had burned the paper just now!
There was still a trace of ash above.
Meng Youning exclaimed, "You're talking about this. Maybe the person cleaning didn't notice and missed it."
Qi Ran's eyes deepened a bit, "Is that so?"
Then, the two chatted for a while, and Qi Ran got up and left.
Only after seeing the other party leave did Meng Youning breathe a sigh of relief.
She slightly turned sideways and instructed Muxiang beside her, "Remember to be more careful when you leave the house tomorrow. It's best not to let anyone see you, especially that Canghei."
Muxiang nodded heavily.
And outside the Yunyan Pavilion.
Qi Ran put one hand behind his back, and the scene just now flashed through his mind.
The color looked like the ashes left after burning paper. Why did Youning call it dust?
He suddenly asked, "Has anyone in Yunyan Pavilion behaved unusually recently?"
Cang Hei thought for a moment and said, "I haven't noticed it yet."
Qi Ran raised his right hand slightly and said, "Send someone to keep an eye on Mu Xiang in the near future to see where else she has been, or who she has met, besides staying in the mansion."
Cang Hei hummed lightly, "Yes."
Qi Ran narrowed his eyes slightly. He always felt that You Ning seemed to be hiding something from him.
One day later, at 3:30 PM, You time.
Muxiang first pushed open the door, poked her head in, and looked around very carefully.
After seeing that there was no one around, he tiptoed into the mansion.
However, as soon as she turned around, she suddenly met a pair of deep pupils.
Muxiang was startled and subconsciously took two steps back.
Then, she bowed towards Qi Ran, "Prince..."
Qi Ran glanced at her casually, "Why did you come back from outside at this hour? What were you doing?"
Mu Xiang lowered her eyebrows and answered respectfully, "To answer the Crown Prince, it was the Crown Prince's wife who wanted to eat some crispy pastries from a shop in the south of the city. I was worried about asking someone else to buy them, so I went to buy them myself. I should have returned home a long time ago, but I was delayed on the way and only came back now."
After a moment of silence, she spoke again, "Does the prince have any other instructions?"
Qi Ran raised his eyebrows slightly.
Muxiang bowed again and was about to leave.
However, just as she raised her foot, Qi Ran suddenly said, "Where are the pastries you bought?"
Mu Xiang calmly took out the pastry from her arms and handed it to Qi Ran, "Look, my lord, this is the pastry that the princess likes to eat."
Qi Ran just glanced at it and waved his hand, "Okay, you can leave now."
Muxiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
“Pah.”
The letter paper that Muxiang had hidden in her sleeve suddenly fell to the ground.
Her eyelids twitched and she was about to bend down to pick it up.
Another figure quickly picked it up before she bent down.
Mu Xiang pursed her lips and said, "Sir, this is written to me by my family."
Qi Ran said, "Really? Muxiang, let me ask you, in this prince's mansion, who should you listen to the most?"
Mu Xiang: "The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, the Prince and the Princess are all my masters, so I will naturally obey my masters' orders."
Qi Ran took the thing in his hand and looked at it. "Are you sure that the things in here were written to you by someone you know?"
Mu Xiang insisted, "Yes."
She couldn't help but feel a little annoyed for a moment, as the Crown Prince's Consort had clearly told her to worry more.
Unexpectedly, the prince would be the first to have people guard here.
Qi Ran looked at Muxiang, then at the letter in his hand, and a hint of suspicion gradually appeared on his face.
He held the letter in one hand and said, "Look at me. If it's your family who wrote it to you, why are you sneaking around? Were you sneaking around just now just to see if there was anyone around? Could it be that something written by your family is so shameful?"
Mu Xiang suddenly knelt down and said, "After all, it's still working hours. I'm worried that if the Crown Prince's wife sees this, she will think too much."
After she finished speaking, she slowly raised her eyes and looked at Qi Ran steadily.
Those eyes looked clear and innocent.
Qi Ran nodded solemnly, as if he believed what Mu Xiang said.
"Okay, why are you so scared? If it's really like you said, it's just a letter from home, then get up."
Muxiang had no choice but to stand up silently.
She slowly extended her hand towards Qi Ran, "Then I wonder if you, my lord, could return this letter from home to me."
Qi Ran's eyes darkened slightly, and he slowly tore open the letter in front of the others.
Muxiang closed her eyes secretly.
The Crown Princess’ secret can no longer be kept.
If the Crown Prince saw the above content, he would definitely be furious and go to find the Crown Princess.
The Crown Princess's health has finally improved, and she must not let her get hurt again because of this kind of thing!
Besides, the Crown Princess seems to be smiling more often recently than before.
Although she didn't know what the plan was that the Crown Princess and the Prime Minister's wife always mentioned in their letters.
But as long as the Crown Princess is happy, she will be happy.
Muxiang gritted her teeth, and the next moment, she snatched the paper from Qi Ran's hand regardless of anything.
She was about to put the paper directly into her mouth.
But as soon as she moved, Qi Ran said in a cold voice, "Cang Hei, stop her."
Muxiang's movements were fast, but Canghei's movements were even faster than hers.
In the blink of an eye, the paper in Muxiang's hand returned to Canghei's hand.
In order to prevent Muxiang from moving again, Canghei stuffed the thing into Qi Ran's hand and stood in front of Muxiang.
Qi Ran shook it lightly, and the folded paper unfolded instantly.
She quickly glanced through the contents of the paper, and the more she read, the uglier his expression became.
Qi Ran clenched the paper tightly in his hand, and his eyes suddenly shot towards Mu Xiang.
Muxiang lowered her head without saying a word.
Qi Ran waved the paper in front of Mu Xiang and asked, "When did it start?"
Muxiang knelt down with a thud.
Qi Ran sneered, "Okay, you are really a good maid to Meng Youning."
He swung his hand vigorously and walked quickly towards Yunyan Pavilion, "No one is allowed to follow me!"
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