"Okay, you can go now."
Lu Ziyuan's tone was helpless; as the actual manager of Lingqing, he had one thing after another to deal with.
Zhong Muyu patted him: "Go ahead, if there's anything you can't solve, just come to me. Whether it's food, drinks, clothes, car repair, boat repair, or weapon repair, I can handle it all."
"Of course, do you think I don't know your abilities? I just regret that I can't accompany you."
"I'm not a child. I can't run without someone to run with me all the time. Go ahead."
Zhong Muyu kissed his cheek, and Lu Ziyuan reluctantly left.
On the way, Lu Ziyuan asked a servant beside him, "Who delivered the document?"
"I don't know, I only know that a guard came to deliver a message, so I came to Xinxiang Courtyard to call you."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ziyuan didn't ask him any further questions. They couldn't possibly tell the servants in the manor some important things.
Upon entering the study and turning on the lamp, Lu Ziyuan flipped through the books and documents on the table, but he did not find the "new documents of the business" they had mentioned.
Just as he was about to ask someone, a cloud of fog suddenly appeared in front of him. The fog grew thicker and thicker, gradually enveloping him until he was all alone.
Lu Ziyuan had no idea what was happening, but he heard the sound of bells ringing around him, seemingly both near and far.
The sound was ethereal, as if one were in a vast space.
"Your Highness."
A graceful figure appeared before him.
"Yu'er? What's going on?"
Zhong Muyu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "I was worried that Your Highness was too tired, so I prepared something to relieve your fatigue. Why don't you rest first, Your Highness?"
"Take a break?"
Lu Ziyuan felt that something was wrong, but "Zhong Muyu" appeared beside him at some point, took his hand and led him to the bed.
"Your Highness should get some rest."
Lu Ziyuan lay back on the bed and reached out his hand to "Zhong Muyu": "Aren't you coming over?"
"It will pass, but now is not the time."
Lu Ziyuan felt that the woman in front of him was becoming more and more blurry, and the smile she showed was different from Zhong Muyu's.
"Your Highness, your favorite is Su Zhirou."
"My favorite is... Su Zhirou..."
Lu Ziyuan murmured the same thing over and over, his eyes, now devoid of light, slowly closing.
...
With over a dozen sheets of paper piled up in front of him, Zhong Muyu stopped writing, stretched out a big yawn, and his bones cracked and popped.
At that moment, Zaochun walked in, looking extremely tired: "Your Highness, you should rest."
"Huh? Wow! It's so late!"
Zhong Muyu glanced at her watch; it was almost midnight.
This was considered an extremely late-night activity in ancient times without electric lights, but perhaps because she had bright electric lights here, she temporarily had the illusion of her past life.
Early Spring yawned: "Yes, you always go to bed very late, but tonight is really too late."
"I think so too. Hasn't Lu Ziyuan returned yet?"
No.
"Then you go to sleep first, I'll go check on Xiuyu House."
"If Your Highness is going, then this servant will go with you. It's late at night, so you might fall."
Zhong Muyu put on a coat: "I'm not that delicate. I can go by myself. You should get some rest."
After calming Zaochun down, Zhong Muyu took her flashlight and went outside.
But when she arrived at Xiuyu House, she found that the study was already dark, and there were only guards on duty outside.
"princess."
When the guards saw her, they bowed respectfully.
Zhong Muyu asked, "Is Your Highness asleep?"
"The prince was dealing with official business not long ago, and he must have been too tired to stay and fell asleep there."
Too tired? Just how demanding is your work?
Despite her complaints, Zhong Muyu refrained from going in to disturb him.
"Then let him rest well. There's no need to tell him about my visit."
Although it was a bit of a pity, Zhong Muyu wasn't about to disturb someone who was asleep from exhaustion, so she turned around and went back to Xinxiang Courtyard.
The next morning, Zhong Muyu woke up very late. Lu Ziyuan didn't come for breakfast, and she wondered how busy he was. So Zhong Muyu decided to bring some snacks to visit him.
Unexpectedly, upon arriving at Xiuyu House, they heard some unbelievable news.
"Going to Su Zhirou's place for dinner?"
Zhong Muyu could hardly believe her ears.
The guard replied earnestly, "That's what the prince said, and he's heading in the direction of Tingzhi Courtyard."
"Ah, this..."
Zhong Muyu couldn't figure out what was going on for a moment.
Zaochun, who was beside her, comforted her: "Could something have happened? I heard from people in the manor that Consort Su's family seems to have encountered some trouble."
"Why would he need to personally go to Tingzhi Courtyard? You saw how he treated Su Zhirou before."
Zhong Muyu felt increasingly uneasy and decided to go to Tingzhi Courtyard to check it out herself.
Tingzhi Courtyard seemed quite lively today, with servants coming and going busily. Before Zhong Muyu could even get close, she was stopped by Su Zhirou's maid, Lianye.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
She stood directly in front of her, and Zhong Muyu, not wanting to pay attention to her, was about to walk around her when Lianye raised her arm to block her again.
"Princess, the Prince is having dinner with my wife. The Prince said that no one is allowed to disturb us."
"Eating? And you won't let me disturb you? That's utter nonsense!"
Zhong Muyu felt like she had heard a huge joke. She ignored Lianye's obstruction and, unexpectedly, heard teasing voices coming from inside as soon as she reached the door.
"Your Highness, please eat more. This is your favorite food."
"Well, what we eat isn't important, what's important is having Rou'er by my side."
If it weren't for her location, Zhong Muyu would have suspected that Su Zhirou possessed some kind of advanced technology.
At this moment, the guard who was standing outside saw that it was Zhong Muyu and quickly went over: "Your Highness, what brings you here?"
"I find it strange, what does Your Highness want with Su Zhirou?"
"I don't understand either. After the prince woke up this morning, he inexplicably wanted to come to Tingzhi Courtyard for dinner, and Consort Su actually prepared everything. I feel something is strange, but I don't know what's going on."
This guard was honest, and what he said made Zhong Muyu feel strange.
“There is indeed a problem. I’ll go in and take a look.”
"Your Highness, you cannot go in!"
The lotus leaves caught up and this time blocked the doorway tightly.
"I told you, the Prince is having dinner with my wife. It's extremely rude of you to barge in like this!"
"Early spring, get her away."
Early Spring nodded, then went up and grabbed Lianye. As a servant, Lianye didn't dare to touch Zhong Muyu, but she really hit her with Early Spring.
However, Zaochun had climbed houses and farmed with Zhong Muyu, and in terms of strength, Lianye was no match for her at all. She was beaten until she saw stars and cried out in pain.
"Madam! Someone has trespassed into Tingzhi Courtyard! Waaah!"
Before she could utter a few words, her mouth was covered by Zaochun.
"What's all the noise about?"
The noise startled the people inside. Lu Ziyuan impatiently came out, with Su Zhirou following beside him.
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