Xingxing slept soundly that night and woke up refreshed in the morning. Now she has her own room all by herself, while Qingyan and Qingluo hid on the roof beam and kept watch all night.
Seeing that the princess had woken up, they went to the kitchen to bring her hot water to wash up. Zhu Lin heard the noise and came over to comb her hair, while Xingxing was choosing some jewelry.
“I’m going to wear this hair ornament today, it’s pretty.” Xingxing picked out the dragonfly-shaped hair ornament and handed it to the boy.
"Mm," the boy replied gently.
"Oh dear," Xingxing suddenly covered her eyes with her two soft, white hands, her voice rising involuntarily, "Oh no, oh no, something strange has happened again."
The boy quickened his pace, quickly inserting the hair ornament and placing the horn comb on the dressing table. "What's wrong?"
"I saw villagers in a village under Qingyang Prefecture covered in sores, which slowly rotted away, and many people died. The villagers started to flee, and the disease spread from one village to many other villages, and even to many prefectures." Xingxing's large, clear eyes revealed deep fear.
“Don’t be afraid. We had a premonition, so there’s still time. As long as we control it in time, it won’t spread on a large scale. From your description, it should be a plague. I have some herbs here that can help. Now tell me what’s special about that village.”
The stars only saw the outbreak of the plague, but could not accurately predict which village it occurred in, so they could only judge by the scenery around the village.
Upon learning of such a serious matter, there was no time to lose and a solution had to be found immediately. Zhu Lin rushed out to make arrangements, not even having time for breakfast.
"Call over all those who know the various counties, towns, and villages of Qingyang Prefecture. I will draw the sketch, and you, Senior Brother, will paint it. Later, let those people judge which village it is based on the scenery in the painting. Don't reveal what happened yet, so as not to cause panic." Zhu Lin solemnly instructed.
Wu Chong and Song Wu were also summoned. Although they didn't know how Young Master Zhu had learned this information, it was a matter of great importance, so they dared not delay and quickly made arrangements after receiving the news.
Just as Zhu Lin was about to go inside to paint with Zhu Qiuyu, she suddenly saw Zhao Mingyue come out of the house. Upon seeing the latter, something flashed through Zhu Lin's mind, something she wanted to grasp but then suddenly lost her train of thought.
He then asked, "Zhao Mingyue, are you going out?"
Zhao Mingyue nodded casually, "Yes, I have something urgent to take care of. I'll be back as soon as I'm done."
"Yes, you're going to the Jin residence," Zhu Lin suddenly remembered, "Senior Brother, was Jin Chang captured last night?"
"They've captured him, haven't they? I heard from the guards that they even called a doctor to take a look," Zhu Qiuyu replied.
Zhao Mingyue looked at the two of them blankly. Jin Chang? Wasn't Jin Chang an enemy of the Zhao family? How come he was captured by Young Master Zhu and his group?
"I haven't finished taking my revenge yet, and you're deliberately causing trouble?" Zhao Mingyue was very clever and quickly figured out what was going on. He had heard that people outside were talking about the law and that you couldn't take people's lives at will, otherwise you would be arrested by the government and have to pay with your life for murder.
He felt wronged because he hadn't even started killing anyone yet.
Zhu Qiuyu looked at Zhao Mingyue's downturned lips and felt a pang of pity. What a good kid he was! Good-looking and with a strong personality. What's wrong with him taking revenge? He did nothing wrong.
“Mingyue, this matter has nothing to do with you. It’s Jin Chang’s identity that’s problematic, and it’s a serious matter. So don’t seek revenge on him for now. We’ll hand him over to you after we’ve resolved this. You can do whatever you want with him then.” The senior brother coaxed him patiently.
Zhao Mingyue blinked innocently, "I didn't kill him, and I haven't taken revenge yet. But since Young Master Zhu has said so, I'll not look for him for now. I'll look for someone else."
"Hey, which 'other person' are you looking for?" Zhu Qiuyu felt a little itchy, wanting to go watch the show with them.
But the junior brother glanced over with a cold gaze, "Time to draw."
Zhang Xiantao, who had been listening from behind a small tree for a while, stroked her chin. "My little Mingyue has found her enemy and secretly went to take revenge all by herself. Damn, for something so important, she didn't even take me with her. Does she even consider me one of her own?"
Xingxing was munching on a scallion pancake. She had been standing nearby and overheard everyone's conversation. She glanced at Zhu Lin and the others inside the house, then at Zhang Xiantao and the others, and finally decided to go after Zhang Xiantao.
Last night, Zhao Mingyue went out and did something big, and she didn't even know. It sounded very exciting, and she was very curious. She wanted to know the details and asked her about it.
Qingyan and Qinglu followed closely behind Xingxing. Xingxing's legs were too short to keep up with Zhang Xiantao and Zhao Mingyue, so she asked Qingyan to carry her while they chased after them.
They chased her all the way to the base of the Jin residence's wall. Since there were guards at the main gate, Zhao Mingyue ran over here to try and climb over the wall to get in.
"Mingyue, slow down, don't rush in. There are officials inside ransacking the house. Tell me about your revenge last night." Zhang Xiantao grabbed his arm and acted spoiled.
At this moment, Xingxing was also brought over by two female bodyguards. She hurriedly grabbed Zhang Xiantao's hand, "Xiantao, take me with you, I want to take revenge too."
"What revenge are you talking about, my little aunt? This is the revenge for killing your father, no, for killing your grandfather. It's the kind of revenge that you have to pay with your life. Killing is terrible. What are you doing getting involved, you little kid?" Zhang Xiantao started talking nonsense again with a straight face.
Xingxing was unconvinced. She put her hands on her hips, raised her chin, and said, "Don't underestimate me. I know a lot. Two years ago, when I was training in the mortal world, you were still a pampered young lady in the capital. What haven't I seen?"
Zhang Xiantao didn't want to discourage her. Two years ago, she was only four years old, a little baby, and she was kidnapped by traitors. It was hardly an experience.
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