Of course, Zhao Shu was joking when she mentioned this, but he remembered it.
As they emerged from the main courtyard, Wu Liang led a group to protect Sun Yun, with Ban Shu and Ma An accompanying her on either side. As they turned the corner of the covered walkway, they bumped into Zhao Bi, who had a gentle and refined appearance and acted every inch the gentleman. He took two steps back, one hand behind his back and the other holding a plum blossom folding fan.
"Sixth Sister, so you've been here all along! Your brother-in-law has been looking for you for ages. Your fourth sister wants to see you. You know she's still sick and needs to be pampered and cared for. She can't be disobeyed in the slightest. The maids and servants won't leave her side, afraid she might get hurt. Plus, she doesn't feel comfortable letting anyone else come, so she had to urge me to come find you." He spoke with the air of a devoted husband, his words filled with affection and sweetness as he talked about Sun Si.
Sun Yun curtsied, "Fourth Prince."
"Look, you're still angry with me, aren't you?" He coaxed her like a child, his tone full of doting and helplessness. He glanced at Wu Liang and said, "Sixth sister, if what happened in the past has caused you to misunderstand me, it was my fault. Please forgive your brother-in-law for the sake of your fourth sister. Your brother-in-law is still very worried about you. We are family. If you have any problems, just come to your brother-in-law. Your brother-in-law will never allow anyone to bully or humiliate you."
"Thank you, Fourth Prince. Now no one dares to bully or humiliate me, right?" Sun Yun glanced at him coldly and walked past him without any politeness.
Wu Liang and the others also bowed briefly and followed behind Sun Yun, walking around the covered corridor without saying much to Zhao Bi.
Zhao Bi watched Sun Yun's disappearing figure and chuckled softly, "The older he gets, the more interesting he becomes."
After Sun Yun and the others completely disappeared, a man in black suddenly appeared behind him, knelt on one knee and reported, "Master, the person has been found."
The words came out of his mouth, and it turned out to be a woman.
Zhao Bi did not turn his head, but said with great mockery, "You were able to enter the Sun family. It seems that the Sun family has completely collapsed. Now that you have found them, bring them back to me."
"Yes!" the female assassin replied, and then disappeared.
Sun Yun was unaware of this little incident, but others did. Inside a teahouse, Huo Baichuan was savoring his tea. The place was very popular and crowded. His seat was by the window with no obstructions, and passing young ladies couldn't help but steal glances at him.
After reading it, she shyly confided in her personal maid, "A gentleman as beautiful as jade, unparalleled in the world, this describes a man like Lord Huo. I wonder what kind of lady Lord Huo prefers."
“Young lady, Lord Huo is still unmarried, which suggests he has very high standards for his wife. You are as beautiful as a spring orchid and as elegant as a winter plum blossom; I imagine Lord Huo would appreciate that…”
As Little Fatty passed by this young lady of unknown origin, he overheard their conversation and got goosebumps all over. He had heard such voices countless times, but he felt that the world was going to the dogs.
Approaching Huo Baichuan, she pretended to pour him tea and whispered, "Young Master, the Fourth Prince has found the person."
"Not simple." He downed his tea in one gulp, slammed it down and stood up. Little Fatty hurried to pay the bill, and the two soon left the teahouse. Walking down the street, they looked at the sugar figurines, kites and hairpins being sold on the street as if no one else was around. He walked to the hairpin stall and picked up a hairpin to examine it.
When the vendor saw that Lord Huo wanted to buy something, he immediately stood up excitedly to promote his wares. "Lord Huo... Lord Huo, my craftsmanship is rough, but if you find the style acceptable, I will give it to you." He was so excited that his hands trembled. After mustering up the courage to finish saying so many words, he looked at Huo Baichuan nervously.
Huo Baichuan listened and looked at it very seriously. "Old man, your craftsmanship is good. I'll take this one." He took a plain magnolia hairpin and put it in his pocket. Little Fatty quickly gave him some silver.
The old man refused the money, but the chubby boy left the silver and walked away. The old man had no choice but to give him change. By the time he had given him the change, both Huo Baichuan and the chubby boy had disappeared.
Back at the Huo residence, the chubby boy said, "Young master, the fourth prince has made improper advances toward Miss Sun. What should we do? If the princess finds out that you let the fourth prince's men in, she will definitely not let it go."
"You won't keep it from her?" Huo Baichuan glanced at him, took out a hairpin from his pocket, and handed it over. "Send it to Lord Yan."
Little Fatty thought to himself, "Could it be that the master is gay? Admiring Master Yan? Master Yan is too old."
Everything outside the Sun residence seemed to be isolated from her. Sun Yun knew nothing about it. She did not have the intelligence network that Zhao Shu had built over the years; she only had a few assassins. At this moment, her gaze fell on the book "Gu Fen" on the table, which contained annotations written by Prince Yong.
"If it were Ah-Jun, what would she do?" she asked again.
Wu Liang and Ban Shu exchanged glances and replied, "We don't know."
Sun Yun wasn't looking for answers from the individuals, but rather to figure out how many groups were secretly working on this matter.
"Ma An." After a long while, she finally spoke.
"Miss." She had dropped the word "cousin" and addressed him directly as "Miss," completely submitting to Sun Yun.
"Did my maternal grandfather die of old age?" She didn't know much about her maternal grandfather, Ma Caishi, except for meeting him once or twice. She couldn't even remember what he looked like now, though she vaguely remembered him as a dignified old man.
Ma An was taken aback, not understanding why she asked that question, and clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Yes." She was telling the truth.
“Okay, I know what to do.” She stood up. “Didn’t the Fourth Prince’s Consort want to see me? Let’s go see her.”
The group arrived at Sun Si's courtyard, Yi Ran Courtyard. Yi Ran Courtyard was the courtyard Sun Si had before she got married, and it was now reserved for her.
Just as she entered Yiran Courtyard, a figure quietly left Baoxia not far away. He was incredibly fast, like a gust of wind, and disappeared in an instant, without a trace, and no one noticed.
Before long, the dark figure entered the palace and appeared before Emperor Mingde. Emperor Mingde was reviewing memorials at the time. He seemed to be able to multitask, his hand never stopping as he wrote with his pen, yet he asked, "How is it?"
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