Before Concubine Wan finished her words, she looked at his eyes, nodded silently, and swallowed the safflower pill.

When Shu'er returned to the palace, she heard a faint bell-like laughter. Curiosity made her stop, but she saw this scene in front of her: Ruyan and Ji Heng were chatting and laughing while sorting out the herbs. As it was getting dark, Ruyan urged, "Stop playing and put these herbs away quickly. The princess will come back to check them later."

"Okay, I think this thing matches your temperament very well." Ji Heng said, and took out a wild ginseng from somewhere and pointed it at her face. Ruyan couldn't help but sneered and said, "Do you want to say that I am covered with wrinkles like this wild ginseng? Maybe I will become like this in ten years, but you won't be much better by then."

The two of them were chatting and laughing, and even started fighting. Ruyan ran in front of Shu'er and quickly stopped, but Ji Heng accidentally hugged him in his arms. Shu'er caught this scene and turned away angrily without saying a word.

"Go see the princess and explain it to her!" Ruyan turned around anxiously, looking even more anxious than him.

"Um."

Ji Heng rushed out of the mansion. It was already dark outside and the vendors were busy closing their shops. Shu'er kept quickening her pace, as if someone was urging her to leave. Ji Heng rushed to her and stopped her.

"Shu'er...listen to me, things are not what you see."

"Okay, I'd like to see what you can say." Shu'er pretended to be calm and persistent as she stood in front of him. Her condescending look made Ji Heng unhappy.

"I……"

"You have nothing to say, right? Because you don't know what you were doing just now. It's really ridiculous, isn't it?" Shu'er looked at him with a smile and wiped away her bitter tears, not wanting to talk to him anymore.

Rong Zhen saw this scene not far away. Seeing Shu'er's back hurriedly walking away, he came to Ji Heng and said, "What happened? Did you quarrel with Shu'er again? Didn't I tell you never to reason with a woman?"

Ji Heng lowered his head in shame. The two of them went to a nearby teahouse and sat down. They ordered a few cups of tea. Rong Zhen looked at Ji Heng's thoughtful look, knocked on the table, and said unhappily: "What happened? I'm an experienced person. If you don't know how to grasp a woman's mind, you can ask me."

"My Lord, please don't be angry if I tell you..."

Rong Zhen looked at him with a mixture of laughter and tears. Such a man became fussy when talking about this matter. He acted like a sissy!

"If you have anything to say, just tell me. We are all men and should be able to understand each other."

"Maybe. I think I've fallen in love with someone." Before Ji Heng finished speaking, Rong Zhen almost spit a mouthful of tea on his face. Fortunately, there was no one watching.

"What did you say? Say it again."

Ji Heng's expression became complicated and he held the teacup in his hand nervously and drank it all in one gulp.

"I know I'm a bastard, but I just can't control myself. Ever since Ruotong died, I felt that my heart was completely dead as well. But when I met Ruyan, I found that I could laugh..." Ji Heng talked about the time he and Ruyan had been together, and how he discovered each other's shining points. In addition, they had the same experience, so sparks were inevitable, and he could also feel that Ruyan was actually interested in him.

"Ji Heng! Do you know what you are talking about?" Rong Zhen saw his increasingly serious expression and his face became furious. He didn't want to entrust Shu'er to such an unfaithful man.

"Your Highness... I know you may not understand me very well, but I don't know what's wrong with me. It feels like I can't control this matter." Ji Heng lowered his head in shame. Rong Zhen took a deep breath, and his expression gradually became complicated.

"Shu'er knows?" Rong Zhen asked curiously. He just saw Shu'er so furious. It was very likely that she had witnessed something happening between Ji Heng and Ji Ruyan, which made her so angry. This guy couldn't even handle this matter!

"Yes, I don't know how to tell her, so I would like to ask the prince to tell her for me that my mind is in a mess right now, so I won't go back for the time being..." Ji Heng lowered his head in shame and asked the waiter to replace the tea with wine, wanting to vent his feelings.

Rong Zhen silently rolled his eyes and ignored him.

Xianfu Palace.

Yin Zu and Rong Yue wanted to go in to see how their mother was doing, but Gu Yunru blocked them at the door and said, "The scene is not suitable for children, so you guys better not go in. Eighth Princess, come with me, I have something to ask you." Rong Yue looked at her in confusion, and had to nod and follow her to the side hall and sit down.

"Princess, just tell me what you want to say." Rong Yue's solemn little face was tinged with worry, which showed that she was completely worried about Concubine Wan.

"Rong Yue, tell me something. Where did you go during that time when you disappeared? Who did you meet?"

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Gu Yunru knew that it was difficult to tell her about this matter, but only she knew who he had met. Rong Yue was able to return safely, definitely because of that person's help.

"I don't understand why Aunt Wang suddenly asked about this matter. Besides, shouldn't we be busy investigating the matter of Third Brother now? Third Brother was poisoned, and Wang Hun has not yet rested in peace..." Rong Yue had a melancholy look on her face. There have been too many unpleasant things happening in the palace recently, and everyone in the palace was in a panic.

"The Third Prince's matter is naturally handled by someone special. It's actually quite easy to find the person who poisoned him. That's why I said that there was some connection with the Eighth Princess. I also hope that the Eighth Princess can tell me the truth. Did you run into the First Prince during those days?"

Gu Yunru observed Rong Yue's expression, and sure enough, at that moment her eyes flashed with hurt and anger. It was obvious that she knew exactly what the eldest prince had done to her, and she didn't have the heart to expose her scars, so her words were very obscure.

"Aunt Wang, what does this matter you're asking have to do with my third brother's matter?" Rong Yue asked in confusion, pretending to be strong as she looked at Gu Yunru in front of her.

"Of course it is related. Besides the eldest prince, who else did you meet? And that person should still be in the palace, right?"

Gu Yunru asked aggressively, and Rong Yue's expression flashed with panic and guilt. She kept looking towards the door, as if waiting for someone to come in. Seeing her eyes, Gu Yunru understood that there must be something fishy going on, and more in-depth digging was needed to find out who was behind it.