The Marquis went directly to Lin Zixi's yard and found that Chu Lingfeng was still there.

There was a hint of anger in his eyes, but it was quickly suppressed and he walked over with a smile on his face.

Seeing the Marquis coming, Chu Lingfeng immediately stood up and bowed respectfully: "Father, why are you here?"

"I'm here to see Zixi about something. Why are you here too?" He pretended to be easy-going, as if it was just a symbolic inquiry.

Chu Lingfeng was a little embarrassed and took a long time to answer.

"I was also free, so I came to sit with her and have tea and chat with her."

"You still have the time? I am very distressed about the errands assigned by the Emperor. Since you are so free, why don't you help me do it yourself? It may take two or three days."

He stuffed a letter into Chu Lingfeng's hand and said, "Take this letter and go immediately to find Mr. Zhou. He will tell you what to do. Just follow his instructions."

He originally wanted to ask for clarification, but the Marquis pushed Chu Lingfeng and asked him to leave quickly.

Chu Lingfeng had to obey his father's orders and go to do this. He looked at Lin Zixi reluctantly several times before he was willing to leave.

After Chu Lingfeng left, the Marquis felt relieved and looked at Lin Zixi with a smile.

"I have a cousin who lives far away who is getting married. I see you have nothing to do, so why don't you go and congratulate them on my behalf? Come with grandma. With you by her side, grandma won't be lonely."

Lin Zixi did not refuse and agreed readily.

That evening, I accompanied my grandmother and left home in a horse-drawn carriage.

The Marquis personally saw them off, and only breathed a sigh of relief when the carriage had gone far away.

Chu Weiyue hid in the dark and saw with his own eyes his father wiping the sweat from his forehead, and realized that things could not be that simple.

It seemed like it was a taboo in the world for his brother to be with Lin Zixi.

"What on earth is going on?"

Chu Weiyue frowned in confusion and finally went to see the Marquis again.

"Dad, you told me last time that sister Zixi is a distant relative. Do you know her father's name or her mother's name? There must be a name."

The Marquis's expression instantly darkened to the extreme: "Why are you so concerned about these things? What does her parents' names have to do with you?"

"How come it has nothing to do with me? This is what the prince asked me to ask. He is worried that some outsiders might spy on us, so he asked me to ask Lin Zixi's parents' names and who is her relative in our family?"

Chu Weiyue held his head high and chest out, pretending to be righteous.

He didn't want to answer at first, but she brought up Wenjingchi, and the Marquis thought about it and could only say a name at random.

"She is the little granddaughter of your grandmother's cousin! Back then, your grandmother's cousin's family fell into poverty and were all exiled to other places. Because the little granddaughter was so young, I took her back."

Nodding slightly, pretending to believe it, Chu Weiyue went to find Wen Jingchi again.

Wen Jingchi's men were extremely efficient and it only took them one hour to investigate Chu Weiyue's grandmother's family background.

Wen Jingchi handed her a piece of paper and said, "Take a closer look. Everything you want is here."

After reading this, Chu Weiyue was completely stunned, because her grandmother did have a cousin, but her cousin's surname was not Lin, but Guo.

The most coincidental thing is that this man surnamed Guo is still working in Wenjingchi Mansion, and he has no granddaughter at all!

This means that the family my father was talking about does not exist at all!

This also made Chu Weiyue even more suspicious. Who exactly is Lin Zixi and why did her father hide her identity?

Wen Jingchi was not too busy today, so Chu Weiyue went boating on the lake with him.

It was not until dusk that he personally sent her back. The two of them attracted a lot of attention when they walked on the street.

She had just returned home when she met Chu Ranxin, and she couldn't help but sneer.

"You've just come back from boating with the prince. I never thought you could climb up to such a high position as the prince. I guess there must be something wrong with the prince's eyes."

She rolled her eyes in dissatisfaction and became angrier the more she thought about it.

Just now, she secretly followed Chu Weiyue and saw with her own eyes Wen Jingchi walking with her on the street. The two of them went boating on the lake, looking like a happy couple.

When he thought about Chu Weiyue being able to grow old with his beloved, the resentment was hard to dissipate.

Chu Weiyue clasped her hands over her chest and clicked her tongue a few times.

"The prince and I are in love and happy. You can't envy me enough. Even Lin Zixi is very close to my brother. I think they will get married soon. You are the only one who is alone."

In order to muddy the waters, Chu Weiyue deliberately dragged Lin Zixi into the water.

She knew Chu Ranxin's temper very well and she couldn't stand seeing anyone happy.

Sure enough, when she heard this, her expression changed instantly.

At this moment, seeing his brother walking out from the backyard with a depressed and sad look on his face, Chu Weiyue walked over quickly.

"Brother, what's wrong with you? You look depressed."

Chu Lingfeng let out a long sigh, sat on a chair at the side, rubbing his temples.

He had dark circles under his eyes and looked extremely haggard.

"It's been three days. I don't know where Zixi has gone. I asked my father, but he refused to tell me. Grandma is also missing. I don't know when they will be back. I don't know if sister Zixi will come back with grandma..."

Suddenly, as if he remembered something, he immediately grabbed Chu Weiyue's hand and asked her to sit on the chair.

"Little sister, you are so smart, why don't you help me think of a solution? I haven't seen her for so long, and I feel very uncomfortable. Please help me."

Chu Lingfeng's eyes were filled with discomfort and pain, which made Chu Weiyue even more depressed.

"Brother, I have investigated Lin Zixi carefully. Her identity is very suspicious and there is no such person. I advise you to be careful and not let yourself get involved so early."

But now Chu Lingfeng was already deeply involved, and he could not listen to what Chu Weiyue said, and immediately gestured to her to stop.

"Okay, don't think too much. She has lived in the mansion for so long, how could she be a bad person? Besides, she is a woman, how suspicious can she be? You are just overthinking."

"It's fine if you don't want to help Big Brother. At worst, I can do it myself. I'll go find my father later. No matter what, I'll find out where Lin Zixi is and see where she is."

Chu Weiyue pretended not to care and went to find her father after her eldest brother left.

"Dad, I just heard my brother say that he was going to find out where Lin Zixi was and see where she went. Why don't you sympathize with my brother and help them?"

Chu Weiyue narrowed her eyes and deliberately made indirect inquiries.

She knew very well that since her father intended to send Lin Zixi away, he would never agree to them being together.

The Marquis's face changed drastically, and he immediately asked Chu Weiyue to call Chu Lingfeng over.