Let's go back one hour.
Fu Hanlai's room was next to Jiang Xuelin's, not far away. In fact, to help him get used to it, everything in the room was familiar to him.
But for some reason, he just couldn't fall asleep, tossing and turning, feeling like something was missing.
It's probably just that the warmth of one person is missing.
So after agonizing for an hour, still unable to fall asleep and eager to know what Jiang Xuelin was doing, Fu Hanlai simply got out of bed.
Princess Ping truly lives up to her reputation as Fu Hanlai's mother; she knows him so well. She even arranged for a servant to wait at the door to prevent him from sneaking away in the middle of the night.
So Fu Hanlai didn't leave through the door, but instead quietly climbed out through the window next to him.
He was certain he had never been so careful in his entire life.
Fortunately, the servant over there seemed to think that he had already fallen asleep and did not notice the commotion, allowing Fu Hanlai to slip away through the bushes under the window.
They slipped away and ended up under Jiang Xuelin's window.
The old nanny guarding Jiang Xuelin's door wasn't just there to serve her when she needed to; she was also there to keep Fu Hanlai from using his status as the heir apparent to intimidate her. She was a trusted nanny of the Princess Consort of Ping and had watched Fu Hanlai grow up since he was a child, so Fu Hanlai had to give her some respect.
Having managed to evade them, Fu Hanlai finally managed to climb through the window into Jiang Xuelin's room.
...Pah! What Jiang Xuelin's room? This is his and Jiang Xuelin's room!
Once inside, Fu Hanlai didn't dare make any noise. He tiptoed to the bedside, and before he could even lift the bed curtains, he saw Jiang Xuelin peeking out and staring intently at him.
Fu Hanlai: "..."
Ah Shou was terrified!
Why did you get up? Did I wake you?
Jiang Xuelin has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he is easily awakened by the slightest sound. Could it be that the sound of him opening the window woke him up?
"Don't misunderstand me. I just feel that this is clearly my territory, but I have to give it up, so I'm unwilling to accept it."
—I didn't come back specifically to find you!
When he said these words, Fu Hanlai deliberately lowered his voice, afraid that the old woman guarding the door would hear him.
Jiang Xuelin glanced at him with a complicated expression, then realized that she also felt something was missing, so she didn't deliberately sabotage the situation.
"I'm a little hungry. Get ready to have the people below prepare some food."
Upon hearing this, Fu Hanlai immediately became alert—could it be that he was asked to go buy tofu?
Fortunately, Jiang Xuelin didn't want to eat Mapo Tofu today, nor did she have any other cravings; she was just hungry.
Fu Hanlai: "..."
Want to eat something...? Then wouldn't that mean we have to call someone in? Wouldn't that get him discovered?
Fu Hanlai didn't want to go back, and if he was discovered climbing in through the window, the guards would definitely be stricter, making it difficult for him to come back.
Thinking of this, Fu Hanlai quickly took off his shoes and stuffed them under the curtain next to him. Then he climbed onto the bed and hid himself completely under the mattress, leaving only his head sticking out. "Alright, you can go now. Remember not to lift the bed curtains."
Jiang Xuelin: "..."
Her lips twitched, but in the end she gave up, put on a cloak, got out of bed, and then called for the servants at the door.
"Green Ivy, come in."
Green Ivy was still reeling from the joy of her daughter's impending pregnancy when she heard the call and immediately pushed open the door, "Princess Consort."
"Okay, have the kitchen prepare a bowl of chicken noodle soup, along with some freshly pickled bamboo shoots."
Keep it simple, she doesn't want anything greasy or complicated right now.
Upon hearing this, the nanny immediately went over.
She knew that pregnant women were more sensitive to meat, so she had to keep an eye on things and remove the oil from the chicken soup before adding the noodles, otherwise it would be too greasy.
Jiang Xuelin quickly finished a bowl of noodles and ate a small plate of pickled bamboo shoots. The sour and crunchy taste was excellent and very appetizing.
After I finished using it, I finally felt the tightness in my stomach dissipate. I asked someone to pack up my things and then went back to lie down.
After the servants tidied up their belongings, everyone left. Jiang Xuelin returned to the bedside, lifted the bed curtains, and revealed Fu Hanlai hidden under the brocade quilt.
Half an hour has passed, and I still haven't fallen asleep.
The aroma of chicken soup filled the air, making Fu Hanlai a little hungry, but he couldn't get up to eat, so he could only endure it.
"Are you going back? I'm going to sleep now. It's so nice to eat and drink my fill before sleeping." Seeing that Fu Hanlai was also hungry, Jiang Xuelin said with a smile.
Fu Hanlai: "..."
Smelling the lingering aroma of chicken soup around him, and enduring the hunger in his stomach, he couldn't show it yet.
"I'm not hungry. Go to sleep and don't disturb my rest."
Knowing that Fu Hanlai was somewhat embarrassed and angry, Jiang Xuelin chuckled with satisfaction before lying down to rest.
At 1:15 AM, Fu Hanlai, who had been sleeping soundly, suddenly opened his eyes. He then quietly got out of bed, put on his shoes, and returned to the window. He opened the window a crack, peeked out through the gap, and then opened it wider before climbing out without looking back.
After going outside, he made sure to close the window again from the outside.
Jiang Xuelin, who remained fully conscious throughout, was speechless.
He looks like a thief.
Jiang Xuelin gave a small yawn, wrapped herself in the quilt, rolled over to where Fu Hanlai had been lying, and then closed her eyes again.
Meanwhile, Fu Hanlai returned to his room and lay down, without disturbing the people guarding the door.
Half an hour later, he opened the door from the inside.
"Young Master".
"……Um."
Fu Hanlai originally wanted to come back and sleep for a while, but he couldn't fall asleep at all. In the end, he thought that since he couldn't sleep anyway, he might as well get up and get to work.
Now that Jiang Xuelin is pregnant, it's up to him to handle Xie Mingshun and Xie Li's affairs.
He didn't want this matter to escalate to Jiang Xuelin's level any further, and the impeachment issue needed to be dealt with as soon as possible.
...We can't leave everything to Marquis Jing'an; he can't just do nothing, can he?
As a result, he really didn't have to do anything.
Because he had only just found some clues and hadn't yet uncovered the whole truth, the mastermind behind it all was severely reprimanded and punished by the Xuande Emperor.
As Jiang Xuelin and Fu Hanlai had initially expected, the person behind the scheme was indeed Fu Yunhui, and besides Fu Yunhui, there was also Yao Yufang, who had been sent back to Lingcheng last year because of the two of them.
When Fu Han learned about this, he was quite stunned.
...My father-in-law's actions were too fast, weren't they?
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
