Tang Nian muttered to herself, "I'm also investigating things."
They had just been chased, and two more people had been lost in the city. How could she remain calm?
The person in front of her looked increasingly cold, and Tang Nian shuddered and immediately changed her tone: "I swear, I will never affect your plans in the future."
She says that, but when the time comes, who can stop her?
Tang Nian thought to herself, and a smug look unconsciously appeared on her face.
Lou Mu looked at Tang Nian with some helplessness. He shook his head and said in a deep voice, "I'm not blaming you for disrupting the plan..."
Lou Mu gripped his teacup tightly, suppressing his emotions, and stared intently at the person in front of him.
When will this person finally realize how worried he is about her?!
"Then tell me, what have you found out?"
“We were attacked in the east of the city last night, and someone disappeared in the east of the city. I was certain that something was wrong. Sure enough, I found that the person I fought with was the same person who attacked us last night.”
As Tang Nian spoke, seeing that the person in front of her did not change their expression, she guessed that Lou Mu had also noticed this, and continued.
"The important thing is that I discovered that the man in black I fought just now was the corpse I saw the day before yesterday."
As soon as he finished speaking, a hint of surprise flashed in Lou Mu's eyes, but he immediately understood.
No wonder those inhuman creatures were impossible to kill; they weren't living people at all.
"The missing civilians in the city were all people with extremely strong evil aura. The puppets made from these corpses would be much stronger."
As Tang Nian spoke, she recalled her recent encounters with those people.
Even someone as strong as Lou Mu could only fight a few men in black to a draw. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be fish on a chopping board long ago.
Lou Mu frowned as he sorted through the information Tang Nian had given him.
Seeing that the person remained silent, Tang Nian knew that Lou Mu had not found out about these things, and her expression became a little smug.
She sat down and poured tea for Lou Mu, speaking words of praise.
"See? I found so many things just by going out for a short while."
The implication was that Lou Mu couldn't restrict her activities and should let her go out more often.
Lou Mu frowned and said, "You'd better not go out on your own."
As he spoke, Lou Mu raised his hand to take the teacup that Tang Nian handed him, but Tang Nian immediately took it back.
"Isn't my trip out more informative than your men's investigations?"
"You're not feeling well, so you shouldn't go out," Lou Mu said without much thought.
Tang Nian stood up abruptly: "I'm all better now."
In the candlelight, Tang Nian's eyes were misty.
Lou Mu shifted his gaze elsewhere, suppressing his emotions. "Fine, if you go out in the future, just send someone to let me know."
At least let him know where to protect her; it's better than him just disappearing.
Lou Mu relented, and Tang Nian was in a great mood. She handed the tea she had just poured to Lou Mu and strode back to her own courtyard.
Not long after, the person returned.
Where is Jingyao?
When Tang Nian returned to the courtyard, she found that not only were there many more spies around, but Jing Yao was also gone.
The person at the table calmly sipped their tea and said, "She has already gone to receive her punishment. I will have different people take care of you in the next few days. Don't worry, she's not a spy."
Tang Nian hesitated for a moment, then turned and left.
Several days passed peacefully, and Tang Nian deliberately avoided going to see Lou Mu. This continued until the day before the Empress Dowager's birthday.
Tang Nian got up very early and went with Lou Mu to pick up the birthday gift made for the Empress Dowager and the dress Lou Mu had ordered for himself.
The streets were bustling, with vendors calling out their wares. Horse-drawn carriages wound their way through the streets, eventually reaching the fabric shop where clothes could be made.
As soon as she stepped off the carriage, Tang Nian spotted a familiar figure and frowned.
Yu Zhaozhao?
It's all Lou Mu's fault. She hasn't even settled the score with her for what happened last time, and now she's run into her again.
The newcomer also noticed her. When their eyes met, Yu Zhaozhao curled her lips slightly and walked over triumphantly.
Yu Zhaozhao looked at the handkerchief in her hand and said provocatively, "How come I always run into such disgusting things wherever I go?"
Finally, she added, "Oh, what a coincidence to run into you here, Miss Tang. Take a look at the newly embroidered crabapple on my handkerchief. Isn't it disgustingly embroidered?"
He openly insulted the handkerchief, but in reality, he was disgusting Tang Nian.
Even the most foolish person could understand the meaning behind those words.
Tang Nian glanced at it: "Ugly people see everything as ugly."
She doesn't like to beat around the bush when she's scolding people.
No, she prefers to use her hands to verbal abuse.
Yu Zhaozhao was provoked by the words and was about to explode with anger, but she held back when she saw Lou Mu.
If she were to get angry now, it would make her seem petty.
Unwilling to waste any more words on such a person, Tang Nian turned and left, preparing to take the custom-made clothes from Lou Mu.
As she took a step, a pink figure brushed past her, and the next moment, Yu Zhaozhao collapsed to the ground.
"Miss Tang, I only showed you my handkerchief, how did that anger you so much that you would treat me so cruelly!"
People around were instantly drawn to it.
Lou Mu turned around, and Yu Zhaozhao immediately looked aggrieved and burst into tears.
Tang Nian glanced around and said calmly, "Did anyone see me push you?"
Yu Zhaozhao was speechless for a moment: "I fell down, isn't that evidence?"
"Falling down only means you have bad legs, what does it have to do with me? On the contrary, if you have bad legs, you shouldn't be out wandering around, lest the people standing next to you will be accused of something by you in the future."
Tang Nian finished speaking in one breath and left, completely ignoring Yu Zhaozhao on the ground.
Yu Zhaozhao was furious. She stood up, grabbed Tang Nian, and said angrily, "Don't go! You bumped into someone and you still want to leave? Miss Tang, you're being far too rude!"
"You're standing up now? Isn't your leg all better? Besides, do you have any proof that I pushed you?" Tang Nian glanced at Lou Mu beside her and smiled even more brightly.
Yu Zhaozhao gritted her teeth, too angry to utter a single word.
Just then, an old woman walked over.
"Ladies, please calm down. This fabric shop has just received a lot of new materials. Shall I send someone to show you around?"
As they spoke, the two stepped forward, carrying fine fabric in their hands.
"This is a piece made by a famous craftsman in the capital. Normally, you would fight to get your hands on it. Today, since we have the honor of meeting you two ladies, we are giving you a bolt of cloth as a gift. Please do not disturb the cloth shop."
Tang Nian had no intention of arguing with Yu Zhaozhao; talking to her would only be a waste of time.
She turned and left, her expression turning to Mu Qianxiao as she went upstairs.
The old woman followed behind Tang Nian, deliberately pulling her back: "Miss, you haven't chosen your fabric yet."
In just a moment, Tang Nian noticed something unusual in the woman's hand.
It's corpse powder.
She concealed her expression and met Lou Mu's gaze. Sure enough, he had also noticed the corpse powder.
With just one glance, Tang Nian could see Lou Mu's objection, but she still allowed the woman to transfer the corpse powder from her fingers onto her clothes.
Tang Nian glanced at the fabrics and declined, saying, "No need."
The old woman had no choice but to give up and go on to serve the other guests.
Tang Nian and Lou Mu quickly returned to the carriage.
"Go investigate." Lou Mu lowered the carriage curtain.
"It seems Master Wang is making a move." Tang Nian squinted, looked at her clothes, and shook them off in disgust.
The enemy is in the shadows, while they are in the open, making it difficult to track them down. Now that they have been discovered, we cannot easily let go of this opportunity to capture them.
Lou Mu frowned: "I'll stay with you tonight."
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