Seeing Fu Yueli approaching, Zan Xing hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
"Is Shi Mingji in there?"
"...Here." Zan Xing's voice was a little choked.
Fu Yueli didn't understand what he meant, so he pushed the door open and went in. There was no light on in the room, only the light from the corridor shone in, so it wasn't too dark. What caught his eye was a mess of clothes on the floor. Fu Yueli frowned, and when he got closer, he found that Shi Mingji was indeed sleeping on the bed, with his shoulders and arms exposed outside the thin quilt. It goes without saying what happened just now. But what was strange was that he was the only one in the bed, so why was Zhan Xing crying outside? Fu Yueli took another step, wanting to wake him up, but he seemed to step on something. He bent down to pick it up. It was a small round iron box, and there seemed to be a colorful painting on it, a pattern of acacia flowers. Fu Yueli opened the round box, and inside was a transparent ointment with a faint floral scent.
What is this? He didn't understand. He heard a woman sobbing behind him. He turned around and saw Zan Xing's face full of tears: "I'm sorry, Master Shi. I hurt him."
"What?" Fu Yueli didn't understand.
Zan Xing saw that he was holding the iron box, but he looked at her blankly, obviously not realizing what had happened. She couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "It wasn't me who accompanied Master Shi just now. I, I was knocked unconscious, and when I woke up, Master Shi looked like this."
"You said someone knocked you unconscious, so who is Shi Mingji?" Fu Yueli felt that the matter was becoming more and more complicated.
Zhan Xing didn't expect that he didn't understand anything. She had already explained it so clearly, which showed that Fu Yueli was too naive about the matter. She couldn't bring herself to say, "It must be that a man violated Master Shi..."
Fu Yueli was stunned, in disbelief. It wasn't his fault; he wasn't interested in these things to begin with, and the only thing he knew came from Lu Lingyan. Lu Lingyan wasn't interested in male beauty, so no matter how he thought about it, he wouldn't have guessed that Shi Mingji was spending the night with a man.
"Tell me what happened." Fu Yueli calmed down and asked Zan Xing.
The story wasn't complicated. Some time ago, Shi Mingji had been frequenting Yicui Tower with his friends. Because he'd helped Zanxing out of trouble twice, his friends assumed he had feelings for her. Last night, Shi Mingji got drunk, and his friends left him in Zanxing's room, hoping to help them. Zanxing, ever grateful to Shi Mingji, was about to help him undress when someone acupunctured his acupoints and he passed out. When he woke up, he saw the scene before him.
Fu Yueli, with a terrible headache, had no choice but to ask Zan Xing to leave. He lit the lamp and carefully surveyed the room, finding a small stone on the carpet. Just as Zan Xing had said, it had hit an acupuncture point, causing the person to faint. This showed that the man must have martial arts skills, but other than that, he found no other clues.
Shi Mingji was still unconscious in bed. As the room lit up, Fu Yueli finally saw the bruises covering her neck, shoulders, and arms. They were definitely not something a woman could inflict. He tried to wake her, but she was too deeply asleep. He had no choice but to dress her and have her carried back to the Master's residence.
Before he knew it, the sun had risen to noon. Shi Mingji woke from his hangover and immediately felt his body aching like it was falling apart. His head was aching like it was about to explode. He sat up in a daze and turned around to see his brother-in-law sitting at the table. "Yu Li? Why are you here?" He said, his voice completely hoarse.
Fu Yueli saw that he had woken up and sighed: "Do you remember what happened last night?"
Last night? What happened? Shi Mingji tried to recall, his head aching. Several images suddenly appeared in his mind, and he could hardly breathe. Was that real?
"Remember? Do you still remember who that person is?" Fu Yueli asked.
After a long while, Shi Mingji finally calmed down and said dejectedly, "I don't remember. It was too dark and I couldn't see his face clearly."
This was a difficult situation. Fu Yueli asked again, "Has any man ever expressed his love to you before?"
"No," Shi Mingji thought it was just a nightmare. A declaration of love? He asked, "Could it be that someone is maliciously taking revenge on me?"
"Revenge?" Fu Yueli knew who he was talking about. Although Fu Baiheng wasn't a very good person, he wouldn't seek revenge on him in this way. "Probably not. I think that person must have feelings for you." Otherwise, he couldn't imagine who would do such a thing to another person without feelings.
Shi Mingji looked like he was about to collapse, so Fu Yueli could only comfort him: "No one else knows about this, don't worry, I will investigate this matter and catch the person. I asked for leave for you this morning. Your parents-in-law and Mingyue don't know. I said you fell asleep drunk, so be careful with your words in front of them and don't show it."
Shi Mingji nodded silently. The fragmented memories of last night gradually came together, becoming clearer and clearer. If he could catch that man, he would tear him to pieces!
At Prince Ling's mansion, Shi Mingyue went to see the cockatoo she had bought yesterday. She fed it some almonds. The parrot was a meticulous eater, so she paired it with nuts and fruit. Amusingly, the parrot thanked her while eating, which was quite endearing.
Fu Yueli went to Lu Lingyan's place. Lu Lingyan's leg injury had almost healed and he could walk. At this moment, he was sitting at the table, leisurely eating sunflower seeds.
"Do you know what this is?" Fu Yueli took out the small iron box she picked up in Zanxing's room last night.
When Lu Lingyan saw the box, his expression was very interesting. He turned pale at first and asked, "Where did you get it?"
"Don't worry about that. Just tell me what it is."
"You don't know?" Lu Lingyan did not answer, but asked back.
Fu Yueli said: "If I knew, why would I ask you."
Lu Lingyan seemed to have taken a reassurance pill and smiled, "I thought you had changed your personality and wanted to do something else after getting married. This thing is used by those people in the beehive to get in through the back door."
"What? A beehive? And what about going through the back door?" Fu Yueli didn't understand.
Lu Lingyan sighed and looked at his cousin helplessly, not knowing whether to say he was naive or stupid. He waved his hand and said, "Come closer and listen."
Fu Yueli came over, and after Lu Lingyan finished speaking, Fu Yueli's face turned completely red. There was actually such a thing.
"I'm not saying anything, but what do you want to do by asking about this? You have a wife!" Lu Lingyan warned him.
If it weren't for Shi Mingji, he wouldn't want to know about these things at all. Fu Yueli didn't want to explain to him: "Don't worry about it, just continue eating your melon seeds."
Seeing him about to leave, Lu Lingyan threatened: "If you don't tell me, I will tell Mingyue!"
"It's up to you." Fu Yueli left after saying this. The fewer people who knew about Shi Mingji's affairs, the better.
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