Li Yingyu was discovered and rescued as soon as she fell into the water. When the Prime Minister and his wife arrived, she burst into tears again and jumped into the water as if she were going to die.
The Prime Minister doesn't usually pay much attention to Li Yingyu, but she is still his daughter, and a legitimate daughter at that. Seeing her trying to kill herself, he feels heartbroken and distressed.
"Your father will definitely get justice for you; he won't let you be humiliated like this."
The Prime Minister's wife also swallowed her anger and said to Li Yingyu, "Your mother will go to the palace with your father to find the Imperial Concubine and ask her to stand up for you."
...
Although Fu Yunchen did not leave the house, he was fully aware of what had happened at the Prime Minister's residence last night.
Because Prince Zhou was in his study before he went to Li Yingyu's boudoir!
The gates of Qionglin Pavilion were closed, but that couldn't stop the thieves who climbed the walls.
"Chang Su—Chang Su—" Prince Zhou called out to Fu Yunchen from his perch on the wall.
Fu Yunchen came out of the study and looked at Prince Zhou. "If Your Highness is still not sleepy, why don't you play a game of chess with me in the study?"
"Alright." Prince Zhou flipped over the wall and jumped into the courtyard of Qionglin Pavilion. Because he was drunk, he staggered when he landed.
Fu Yunchen extended his hand in invitation.
When Prince Zhou passed by him, he smelled the scent on his body and found that there was no smell of alcohol, but rather a delicate fragrance of tea.
"What kind of tea did Changsu drink?"
“A friend of mine made this wild tea himself. Would Your Highness like to try some?”
"I would be very much looking forward to it if Changsu were to brew it himself."
"Please." Fu Yunchen invited him into the study.
Without using any special techniques, Fu Yunchen simply brewed tea for Prince Zhou and prepared a chessboard.
"Playing chess and sipping tea by candlelight, how delightful!" Prince Zhou was extremely satisfied, feeling that this was the most pleasant time since returning to the capital.
"What kind of teacup does Your Highness use?"
“Chang Su is dressed in plain white, while I am dressed in blue. Therefore, based on the color of our clothes, I will wear black and Chang Su will wear white.”
Fu Yunchen placed Hei Zi next to Prince Zhou.
Prince Zhou suddenly pressed down on Fu Yunchen's hand, his voice becoming much lower and hoarse, "Changsu, this prince..."
Before he could finish speaking, Prince Zhou's eyes went blank for a moment!
Seeing this, Fu Yunchen grabbed his wrist and placed it on his pulse... After a moment, he tore open his clothes.
Under the candlelight, on Prince Zhou's chest, there was a worm-shaped purplish-blue mark.
He recognized it; it was a mark of a Gu worm.
"I see." Fu Yunchen helped Prince Zhou get dressed.
Prince Zhou suddenly stood up, went straight out of the study, and found that the door of Qionglin Pavilion was locked. He then climbed back over the wall to Rugui Pavilion.
Qiao Dongzi got up in the middle of the night. During this time, he vaguely heard the sound of the courtyard gate of the Rugui Pavilion next door opening and someone going out.
At the time, he was in a daze and didn't think much of it before going back to his room to sleep.
...
At the main gate of the Prime Minister's residence, Fu Yunchen mounted his horse.
Li Yilian came out of the mansion, carrying a box in his hand. "Brother Yun, wait a moment."
Fu Yunchen dismounted again.
Li Yilian, who hadn't slept all night, looked very haggard. He ran up to Fu Yunchen and handed him the box, saying, "These are some rare books I've been keeping. I promised to give them to you."
Fu Yunchen did not refuse, took the book, and said with concern, "Take care of yourself too."
"Sigh! You said Prince Zhou took my sister... what should we do?" Li Yilian became extremely agitated when he mentioned this.
Fu Yunchen handed the box to Qiao Dongzi, glanced up at the vermilion lintel of the Prime Minister's residence, and said, "Prince Zhou and the Prime Minister's residence are a perfect match."
Li Yilian stared in disbelief. "How is that possible! Prince Zhou is already forty years old this year, and my sister has just come of age; she could be his daughter. Moreover, he has concubines and even male concubines!"
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