The Prince of Pingnan was so angry that his beard trembled: "How dare you!"
Lin Xiuyan seemed to only notice him at this moment, and frowned, saying, "Why has Father come?"
After she finished speaking, she pointed directly at Lei Song and said, "Father, you've come at the perfect time!"
"He not only forced his way into my room today, but he also sexually assaulted me!"
"If he hadn't been so rude, I wouldn't have splashed water on him!"
Lei Song's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. How dare she complain at a time like this!
The Prince of Pingnan said coldly, "Get out of the way!"
When Lei Song saw that her complaints were ineffective, he immediately made a move as if he was about to barge inside.
Lin Xiuyan didn't stop him this time, because Ye Junfei had already returned.
She spilled water on them tonight, and the Prince of Pingnan can't use that as an excuse to punish her; that's enough for her.
She cried as she stepped aside, "Father, have you come to see the Crown Prince?"
"He wasn't feeling well tonight, and after that guy Lei molested me, he was furious in the house, and now he's started having a fever!"
"Please fetch a doctor for the young master; he looks very unwell!"
It wasn't difficult to get Ye Junfei to fake a high fever; the pill was enough to make Ye Junfei's body heat up, and it had already taken effect in a short while.
The Prince of Pingnan was somewhat surprised to hear that Ye Junfei had a fever.
He went straight to Ye Junfei's bedside and saw that Ye Junfei's face was flushed with an abnormal redness, his eyes were closed, and his brows were furrowed, making him look extremely uncomfortable.
Looking at Ye Junfei like this, the Prince of Pingnan felt somewhat complicated. Could it be that he had wronged Ye Junfei tonight?
Lin Xiuyan was crying beside him, saying that Ye Junfei was already feeling unwell tonight, and Lei Song was really going too far, which caused Ye Junfei to have a high fever.
The Prince of Pingnan was so overwhelmed by her crying that his head was throbbing.
He reached out and touched Ye Junfei's forehead; it was indeed burning hot.
The Prince of Pingnan then sent a guard to fetch the physician from the palace. The physician examined Ye Junfei's pulse, frowning, and said, "The young master's condition has worsened again."
"His fever is so high right now, if it doesn't come down soon, it will be extremely bad for his health."
The Prince of Pingnan asked his physician, "Based on your experience, how long would it take for him to burn like this?"
The doctor replied, "It will take at least two hours to heat it to the current temperature."
Two hours ago, the assassins had not yet entered the palace, and a person with a fever is extremely uncomfortable and would not be able to steal the jade seal and military tally.
Although the Prince of Pingnan was reluctant, he still managed to overcome Ye Junfei's disapproval.
Even so, he was still not entirely at ease and ordered Lei Song to lead his men to search the entire house.
Seeing this, Lin Xiuyan asked in astonishment, "What are you doing?"
Instead of answering, the Prince of Pingnan asked, "So many things happened tonight? Did you see anything unusual?"
Although he didn't like Lin Xiuyan, he didn't think she would dare to steal the jade seal and military tally; he was trying to trick her into revealing information.
Lin Xiuyan nodded: "Something's wrong!"
The Prince of Pingnan's eyes lit up: "What's unusual?"
Lin Xiuyan replied, "The man surnamed Lei sent guards to break into my boudoir! They even peeked at my chest!"
Prince Pingnan: "..."
This wasn't the answer he wanted!
He asked coldly, "Is there anything else?"
After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiuyan said, "Also, one of the guards hit me!"
"I'm a princess consort, how could he hit me! Don't they even respect their father?!"
After she finished speaking, she started swearing.
Anyway, she came from humble beginnings and was a spoiled brat, so cursing was a basic skill for her.
If she wanted, she could berate the Prince of Pingnan for an hour without repeating herself.
Although she can no longer point her finger at the Prince of Pingnan and curse him, her skills remain.
As a regional prince, the Prince of Pingnan had never heard such vulgar language before, and he was completely stunned.
He interrupted her several times, but to little avail; even when interrupted, she could still continue her rant.
The Prince of Pingnan was in so much pain from listening that he felt extremely uncomfortable standing there.
She didn't name names, but he felt like she was insulting him.
He finally managed to wait until Lei Song had searched Lin Xiuyan's small house thoroughly, and then asked, "Is there anything unusual?"
Lei Song shook his head: "I didn't see anything related to assassins."
"After searching around, we only found some scattered crossbow parts and some unrelated things."
After he finished speaking, he presented those items to the Prince of Pingnan.
The Prince of Pingnan took the parts and looked them over; they were indeed all used in crossbows.
However, none of them were craftsmen and they did not know the difference between these small parts and the parts used in a normal crossbow.
The unrelated items were self-defense mechanisms, which Lin Xiuyan had already used when dealing with Granny Xu yesterday, so they were nothing special.
As for those spheres, they were gone. Needless to say, the luminous pearl must have taken them away.
Lin Xiuyan was somewhat relieved that Ye Qingwan had taken the bundle she had stolen from Ye Mingzhu when she left, otherwise she would have been recognized.
She really thought Ye Mingzhu was a genius, managing to steal things right in front of her without being caught.
Lei Song and the others ransacked the house, searching the stove and under the bed, but no one touched the plaque.
Lin Xiuyan felt that Ye Junfei understood these people best; this move was truly brilliant.
If the Prince of Pingnan were to find out later that the jade seal was behind the plaque, he would probably vomit a liter of blood.
The Prince of Pingnan casually tossed the crossbow parts to the ground and said coldly, "Let's go!"
Lin Xiuyan said anxiously, "Father, you haven't had the doctor prescribe medicine for the Crown Prince yet!"
Prince Pingnan ignored her and only said to the doctor, "Help the prince bring his temperature down."
The doctor responded and turned to write the prescription.
After receiving the prescription, Lin Xiuyan instructed He Shen to fetch the medicine overnight.
After the Prince of Pingnan left, he asked Lei Song, "Is there really nothing unusual in the Crown Prince's room?"
Lei Song replied, "I am dull-witted and have not found anything unusual."
"His room had an extremely strong medicinal smell, with a faint hint of blood."
"The smell of blood?" Prince Pingnan frowned slightly.
Lei Song nodded: "Yes, but the young master is unwell. It is said that he has been vomiting blood for the past two days, so it is normal for his room to smell of blood."
"Besides, the doctor also said that the young master's health is not very good right now."
The Prince of Pingnan had no desire to believe that Ye Junfei was unwell.
However, the doctor who took Ye Junfei's pulse was trusted by the Prince of Pingnan, and the doctor would not falsify anything.
It's possible that Princess Pingnan was behind Ye Junfei's vomiting of blood and high fever, but Prince Pingnan won't investigate this matter thoroughly.
He even secretly hoped that Ye Junfei would just die of illness this time, so as to avoid causing so much trouble.
Lei Song asked with some doubt, "If tonight's events have nothing to do with the young master, then whose work was it?"
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