Some say that Ren Nuanyun was originally an unlucky person, but was suddenly betrothed to the Crown Prince by the Emperor. Unable to suppress her good fortune, she went mad in public.
Some even say that Ren Nuanyun was possessed by something unclean, which is why she suddenly went crazy.
Overnight, rumors about Ren Nuanyun spread like snowflakes throughout every corner of the capital, and Ren Nuanyun became the subject of everyone's after-dinner conversation.
However, no one would openly mention Ren Nuanyun's name.
The rumors spread so quickly overnight, thanks in no small part to He Liufeng.
"Hmm." Qu Qingxi was not surprised. Ren Nuanyun had a system. At first, Ren Nuanyun couldn't control herself because she didn't realize it. When she realized she had been tricked, she naturally let the system fix it for her.
"Damn this system!" Qu Qingxi cursed inwardly, not knowing how to get rid of it.
However, even if Ren Nuanyun has a system, so what? She won't let Ren Nuanyun off easily.
"Was it Chunmei who did it?" Despite already having suspicions, He Liufeng couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, there was something wrong with the sachet she gave me. I didn't check it in time and fell for it." Qu Qingxi had been very careful. She had suspected that there might be something wrong with the sachet, but when she saw Ren Nuanyun hand it to her, she became less wary. She still didn't expect that the problem would be with the tassel on the sachet.
Qu Qingxi guessed that Chunmei was something Ren Nuanyun asked for from someone else, and definitely not something the system gave her. Otherwise, she would have overheard Ren Nuanyun's conversation with the system and wouldn't have been caught off guard.
“Okay.” He Liufeng nodded. Ren Nuanyun was very strange. He couldn’t kill her or hurt her. He hadn’t found any weakness in Ren Nuanyun yet. But apart from physical strength, rumors and mental attacks could kill a person.
He will slowly take action to ruin Ren Nuanyun. Even if the emperor has already bestowed a marriage upon her, so what? She is just a princess and the future crown princess who has no blood relation to the royal family. Even if she really is the crown princess, as long as he wants, Ren Nuanyun will still die without a burial place one day.
After eating, Qu Qingxi slept for a while to recharge.
He Liufeng, who had missed a day of official business, was also handling official matters in his study.
It wasn't until midnight that Qu Qingxi opened her eyes, calmed herself for a while, then changed into her night clothes and, under the cover of darkness, headed towards the Marquis of Dingguo's residence.
She said she wouldn't let Ren Nuanyun go, and she meant it. Even if she couldn't kill her, she would definitely make her suffer.
Qu Qingxi quickly found Ren Nuanyun's courtyard, but discovered that Ren Nuanyun was not there.
Qu Qingxi searched for a long time but still couldn't find Ren Nuanyun.
Just as Qu Qingxi was feeling discouraged, He Liufeng suddenly appeared beside her.
"Why are you here?" Qu Qingxi was indeed surprised to see He Liufeng. When she came out, she saw He Liufeng handling official business in the study.
"Knowing you would come to the Marquis of Dingguo's residence, I was worried, so I came along to check on you," He Liufeng explained. He had long known that Qu Qingxi would not let Ren Nuanyun off the hook and would definitely take action. Worried that something might happen to Qu Qingxi, he came along on his own.
"Where did Ren Nuanyun go?" Since there was a readily available intelligence system, Qu Qingxi didn't hold back. She knew that He Liufeng had arranged for people to monitor Ren Nuanyun.
"Inside the ancestral hall of the Marquis of Dingguo's residence."
"Okay, I understand. You can go back now." Qu Qingxi nodded. So she was in the ancestral hall. But what was she doing alone in the ancestral hall in the middle of the night?
Qu Qingxi didn't trust Nuanyun to show much respect for the Ren family's ancestors; she guessed that Nuanyun was either busy with something or meeting someone there.
“I’ll go with you.” He Liufeng was unwilling to leave. Although he knew Qu Qingxi was very capable, he was still worried.
"Go back. I'll make my own decision. Don't worry, I won't get into any trouble." Qu Qingxi wasn't unwilling for He Liufeng to go, but in Ren Nuanyun's system, He Liufeng was a male supporting character. If He Liufeng appeared, the system would definitely alert Ren Nuanyun, which would expose her.
He Liufeng wanted to say something, but seeing Qu Qingxi's determined eyes, he gave up following her. Perhaps she was hiding some secret from him.
“Alright, then you must be careful. The Crown Prince is also at the ancestral hall. He and Ren Nuanyun must be talking about something.” He Liufeng nodded and could only leave the Dingguo Marquis’s residence first.
However, he did not go directly back to the Prince's Mansion, but waited for Qu Qingxi on the only way back to the Prince's Mansion.
The Crown Prince? It's so late at night, could they be doing something they shouldn't be doing in the ancestral hall? Qu Qingxi raised an eyebrow slightly.
Qu Qingxi quickly found the Ren family ancestral hall. There were two guards standing outside the hall, who should be the guards brought by the crown prince.
Qu Qingxi went around to the back and found a window. She gently approached the window, which was slightly ajar. Looking inside, she saw Ren Nuanyun and the Crown Prince embracing each other.
Wow, Ren Nuanyun is really bold. She actually dared to meet with another man in front of the Ren family patriarch, even if it was just a hug.
"Your Highness, I don't know what happened to Nuanyun today, but she suddenly lost her composure in front of everyone," Ren Nuanyun explained, sounding aggrieved.
"I believe you. You are innocent by nature. You must have been harmed by someone else. Think carefully, did anything strange happen at the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet?" Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince felt extremely distressed and quickly hugged Ren Nuanyun even tighter.
Seeing the scene before her, Qu Qingxi's lips curled into a smile. A secret rendezvous, huh? Then she'd have to grant them their wish. Qu Qingxi searched her spatial storage for a long time before finally finding the medicine.
Qu Qingxi pinched her mouth and nose and slowly put the cigarette she had made earlier, which had aphrodisiac effects, into the room.
Incense was burning in the ancestral hall, creating a hazy, smoky atmosphere. Qu Qingxi's smoke was mixed in with the smoke, making it completely undetectable.
Ren Nuanyun has a system that can help her, as the host, resolve the effects of the medication on her body, but the Crown Prince doesn't have one. If the Crown Prince takes the initiative, Ren Nuanyun might not refuse. How things will develop is still unknown, but there's a high probability that they will actually do something indescribable.
"Strange things?" Ren Nuanyun pretended to think for a long time before speaking with a hint of uncertainty, "At that time, Princess Nanqing suddenly bumped into me. Apart from that, I didn't encounter anything strange. Could it be Princess Nanqing?"
“But Princess Nanqing seems very kind, she shouldn’t do such a thing, right?” Ren Nuanyun asked innocently.
"Hmph, what Princess Consort of Nanqing? She's just a girl sent to bring good luck. Even the Imperial Uncle doesn't dote on her. The only reason he keeps her in the Nanqing Prince's Mansion is because it's a marriage decree from the Emperor, and the Imperial Uncle can't disobey it. Otherwise, he would probably have already sent her away with a letter of divorce." The Crown Prince sneered.
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