Just then, a voice from outside the curtains called out, "Your Highness, are you awake?"
"Yes, I just woke up."
Zhong Muyu pulled back the curtain and saw Zaochun arrive with a group of maids, carrying toiletries.
"You slept for a long time this time. They waited outside for quite a while. I think you must have been overworked. Are you alright now?"
"It's fine..."
Zhong Muyu glanced at her watch; it was already past eleven, almost noon. In the past, no matter how much she wanted to sleep in, she would never sleep this late.
Perhaps it was due to mental stress and overwork.
After washing up and having a meal, Zhong Muyu first went to the restaurant, and then to Yunshang Pavilion. As expected, what she cared about most were the businesses under her control.
Upon returning, Zhong Muyu planned to study her space further, but before she could do so, she was interrupted by Zaochun, who rushed over.
"Your Highness! Your Highness! The Prince is back!"
Lu Ziyuan?
Without a second thought, Zhong Muyu rushed out of the courtyard and ran into Lu Ziyuan, who was walking in her direction.
He hadn't taken good care of himself during his two days away from home; he looked disheveled and haggard.
However, upon seeing Zhong Muyu, his whole demeanor instantly brightened. Before Zhong Muyu could react, he quickly pulled her into his arms.
"You're really back, that's great."
Lu Ziyuan's voice was trembling. Zhong Muyu patted his back and said, "Yes, I made you worry."
Zhong Muyu felt the hug was a bit tight and she couldn't breathe, but since Lu Ziyuan was so nervous, she decided to let him hold her like that.
After a while, Lu Ziyuan gently released her: "I've recovered. I'm sorry for making you suffer so much."
"I know it was all Su Zhirou's scheme, I don't blame you."
Zhong Muyu gently stroked his face. It was so good; his eyes were shining again.
Back at Xinxiang Courtyard, Zhong Muyu brewed some fresh tea and told him about her return. She then smiled and said, "It's quite a coincidence. I was thinking about you so much last night that I even dreamed about you. I didn't expect you to be back today."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ziyuan said, "Because we couldn't find you, Chengfeng asked me to come back and send more people to expand the search area. I also dreamed about you last night when I was at the inn. Maybe this is destiny."
Zhong Muyu paused, "You dreamed about me too? What did you dream about me about?"
"You said you were waiting for me at the Prince's Mansion and asked me to come back. At that time, I really wanted to break through the fog and grab your hand, but it was just a dream. But now, you are right beside me, it's not a dream."
After saying that, Lu Ziyuan pulled her hand and held it tightly.
Zhong Muyu felt that too many strange things had happened recently; she could even connect her dreams with Lu Ziyuan's!
At this moment, she thought of what Chi Xuanzhu had said about the Spirit Clan. Perhaps, dreams are also a kind of consciousness space?
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that she remained silent for a long time, Lu Ziyuan asked a question.
Zhong Muyu smiled and brushed it off, saying, "It's nothing, I went to see Su Zhirou yesterday."
Mentioning Su Zhirou, Lu Ziyuan instantly felt disgusted: "Why did you go to see her? Now that everything has settled down, she should pay the price she deserves."
"Of course I know that, but since she's always wanted to fight me, and now she's a defeated opponent, I should go see her. And it was definitely worth it; I discovered something."
Zhong Muyu showed Lu Ziyuan the things she had taken from Tingzhi Courtyard.
What are all these?
"Sedatives, aphrodisiacs, poisons—if I hadn't gone to her Tingzhi Courtyard, I wouldn't have known she was hiding so many things."
Lu Ziyuan looked at the bottles and jars with disgust: "I really don't know how she grew up, she just loves scheming and poisoning so much."
"Human greed is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant, so her current predicament is entirely her own fault. Besides, even if you don't kill her, she probably won't live much longer anyway."
"How so?"
Zhong Muyu took out the box: "This kind of pill doesn't seem like anything on the surface, but if you take too much, you will become dependent on it. If you stop taking it later, you will suffer endless torment, wishing you were dead. Moreover, it is also poisonous. The more you take it, the more you want to take it, and eventually you will eat yourself to death."
Lu Ziyuan picked one up: "Is it really that powerful?"
“I’ve discussed the details with the physician. We need to be careful. I think those people who sold this stuff to Su Zhirou were trying to control her. What do you think would happen if this stuff were to openly enter the market or be consumed by someone in a high position of power?”
Upon hearing Zhong Muyu's words, Lu Ziyuan realized the seriousness of the matter, and his expression became even more serious. At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he had taken down Black Street.
If this flow is allowed to circulate, the consequences will be unimaginable.
"Fortunately, it was discovered in time. If we had started paying attention from this moment on, it wouldn't have been too late."
Then, Lu Ziyuan summoned a maid to clean up all the poison.
He didn't want such filthy things to remain in the palace.
Lu Ziyuan wanted to stay with Zhong Muyu a little longer, but unfortunately, he had made too much of a mess during the few days he went crazy. Although Zhiyu helped clean up the mess, he still needed to do it himself.
Zhong Muyu understood. The two walked into the courtyard and saw Chengfeng holding Zaochun's hand under the shade of a tree not far away, chatting enthusiastically.
Lu Ziyuan and Zhong Muyu exchanged a knowing glance, and then Lu Ziqing deliberately coughed loudly.
The two people were startled and hurriedly came to them.
Lu Ziyuan said, "Chengfeng, it's time to go. We still have a lot to do."
"yes."
Chengfeng glanced at early spring with reluctance, then hurriedly followed.
Early spring's face flushed slightly, but Zhong Muyu didn't point it out: "Alright, everyone's gone now, let's go prepare dinner. We'll have roast chicken tonight!"
As night fell, Lu Ziyuan had dinner at Xinxiang Courtyard, and the two of them went to bed shortly afterward.
Unable to sleep in early spring, I went out for some fresh air. As I passed the main house, I heard faint groans and panting sounds coming from inside, and my face instantly turned red.
She hurriedly ran to the stone bench under the tree and sat down. After calming down, she let out a heavy sigh.
Why are you sighing so much? Something's on your mind?
Startled in early spring, she put down the lamp in her hand upon seeing that the visitor was Chengfeng, but her face was still red.
What are you doing here?
"I am the prince's personal bodyguard, so of course I have to keep watch at night."
"Night watch..."
In early spring, she really wanted to ask him if he had been eavesdropping many times, but she was too embarrassed to ask.
"I said, you haven't told the princess yet?"
Early spring shook its head.
Chengfeng sat down next to her and said, "I confessed my feelings to the prince today. I think it would be best for the prince to test the princess's attitude. You should trust the princess; she will definitely care about your happiness."
"Of course I believe the Princess."
Now she has no choice but to believe.
Chengfeng suddenly sighed, "Speaking of which, if we were to get married, we would probably be like the prince and princess."
"What?"
Chengfeng coughed lightly: "Just like the prince and princess now."
Understanding the implication in his words, Zaochun blushed even more: "How should I know? You're just overthinking things all day. Go to sleep!"
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