When He Liufeng thought of Ren Nuanyun, he immediately thought of Qu Qingxi. Qu Qingxi seemed to know more about Ren Nuanyun than he did.
When He Liufeng arrived, Qu Qingxi was reading a book.
Seeing He Liufeng enter, Qu Qingxi asked with some surprise, "What's wrong? Did you need something?"
"Hmm." He Liufeng nodded and sat down to the side, noticing that Qu Qingxi was reading a medical book.
"Go ahead." Hearing He Liufeng say that he had something to discuss with her, Qu Qingxi marked the book, placed it on the table, and looked at He Liufeng with a serious expression.
"How much do you know about Ren Nuanyun?" He Liufeng asked bluntly.
"What happened?"
"News of flooding came from Linghe today. The Crown Prince took the initiative to accept the task and will go there in a couple of days to manage the flood and resettle the displaced people. For the past ten days or so, the Crown Prince has been reading books about floods in the Crown Prince's residence. Before that, the Crown Prince met with Ren Nuanyun."
"Linghe River flood?" Qu Qingxi sat up straight. This was no small matter. So He Liufeng meant that the Crown Prince learned about the flood from Ren Nuanyun.
"Yes, the flood was reported this morning. I only learned about it yesterday. But the Crown Prince clearly knew about it beforehand. I suspect he learned about it from Ren Nuanyun. But Ren Nuanyun is just a weak woman with no strength. The farthest she has ever been is the place outside the city where she distributed porridge."
How did she know this news in advance? The people sent to monitor her said that Ren Nuanyun hadn't had any contact with the outside world during this period, so the arrival of this news was very strange. He Liufeng nodded. How could a woman who rarely left her home know such news? This was too illogical.
Upon hearing He Liufeng's words, Qu Qingxi knew that this must be related to the plot. Ren Nuanyun knew the plot in advance, so she informed the Crown Prince, allowing him to regain the Emperor's favor through this matter.
But this matter cannot be told to He Liufeng. How can it be explained?
Since Ren Nuanyun dared to let the Crown Prince take on this task, it means that Ren Nuanyun must have enough ability and confidence to let the Crown Prince resolve this matter perfectly.
“He Liufeng, all I can say is that Ren Nuanyun can indeed predict some things sometimes. According to what you said, this incident should have been predicted by Ren Nuanyun in advance, and then she told the Crown Prince.” Qu Qingxi organized her thoughts.
"The ability to predict things in advance?" He Liufeng was quite surprised. Ren Nuanyun actually knew something so mysterious and profound. "She can do divination?"
"Well, you can't say that." Qu Qingxi thought for a moment. "In short, she can't do divination, but she can predict some things."
Qu Qingxi didn't know how to explain it either. Ren Nuanyun relied on her understanding of the plot, which shouldn't be considered divination, but the result was the same as divination.
"I understand." He Liufeng nodded, meaning that Ren Nuanyun did indeed have certain abilities.
"So do you think the Crown Prince can handle the Linghe flood situation?" He Liufeng didn't know why he asked Qu Qingxi this question, but he inexplicably felt that Qu Qingxi might be able to provide some answers.
“If Ren Nuanyun had gone with the Crown Prince, or if she had met with him before he left to exchange some information, this matter could have been resolved perfectly.” Qu Qingxi looked into He Liufeng’s eyes and nodded affirmatively.
"Okay, I understand." He Liufeng nodded, indicating that he understood.
Qu Qingxi said this, but she knew in her heart that, given Ren Nuanyun's personality, she would not give up this opportunity and would probably go to Linghe with the Crown Prince.
"By the way, whose people are the officials over there in Linghe?" Qu Qingxi suddenly remembered a question. The fact that the Crown Prince agreed to this matter so readily might not only be related to Ren Nuanyun. Qu Qingxi guessed that perhaps the Crown Prince had people over there in Linghe, otherwise the Crown Prince would not have taken such a big risk to manage the flood.
“The people on Linghe’s side are the Sixth Prince’s men,” He Liufeng replied.
"Then do you think the Crown Prince would really feel safe going there if it were really all the Sixth Prince's people?" Qu Qingxi was practically giving a blatant hint.
He Liufeng was taken aback. "You mean, the Crown Prince also has people over there?"
If that's the case, it makes sense. The people there appear to be the Sixth Prince's men, but in reality, they are the Crown Prince's men. That's why the Crown Prince dared to go to Linghe to handle matters with peace of mind.
As expected of the Crown Prince, he has hidden his true intentions well. If Qu Qingxi hadn't reminded him today, He Liufeng probably wouldn't have realized that the Crown Prince had another hidden move.
"I will send someone to investigate this matter." He Liufeng said this, but he already knew in his heart that Qu Qingxi's guess was probably correct.
The emperor quickly issued an edict ordering the crown prince to lead a team to Linghe to manage the floods, and the officials of Linghe provided full assistance in this matter.
Qu Qingxi's prediction was correct; Ren Nuanyun soon claimed to be ill and recuperated at the Marquis of Dingguo's residence, refusing to see anyone.
Ren Nuanyun herself has already gone to Linghe with the Crown Prince.
After careful investigation, He Liufeng's men discovered some clues: someone in Linghe was secretly in contact with the Crown Prince.
The matter in Linghe is being resolved. Apart from that, there are no other important matters in the court. With Ren Nuanyun away, Qu Qingxi is quite content.
"Do you have time tonight?" Qu Qingxi had nothing else to do recently and wanted to clean the remaining poison from He Liufeng's body as soon as possible.
"Nothing's wrong, what's the matter?" He Liufeng was sitting in his study dealing with some matters when Qu Qingxi knocked on the door and came in.
"I've been free lately, so I'd like to give you acupuncture."
"How many more times will it take to completely eliminate the remaining poison?"
"Give me your hand, let me see." Qu Qingxi pulled up a chair and sat down opposite He Liufeng.
He Liufeng put down the folded document in his hand, obediently stretched out his hand, and looked at Qu Qingxi.
Qu Qingxi was wearing a light blue dress today, with her hair styled in a simple bun and adorned with two hairpins. Her face was delicate, and she was very close to him. He Liufeng could clearly see her long, curled eyelashes and rosy lips.
Staring at those delicate red lips, as tender as flower stamens, He Liufeng's Adam's apple bobbed involuntarily, and his heart skipped a beat.
Qu Qingxi was examining the remaining poison in his body and did not notice anything unusual about him.
After a long while, Qu Qingxi released her hand and looked at He Liufeng. "You've been recuperating quite well during this time, and your constitution is relatively good. One acupuncture session tonight, and another in half a month, and the remaining toxins in your body will be completely eliminated."
"Just two times is enough?" Upon hearing this answer, He Liufeng was momentarily dazed. This poison in his body had been there for so many years. Over the years, when the poison flared up, he had suffered terribly, wishing he were dead. He had consulted countless people, but almost everyone was helpless against this poison, saying they had never seen such a poison before and dared not act rashly.
He had given up hope, but he never expected that his queen would have such abilities. At the time, a master said that he could marry a queen to bring good luck, which might help him resolve this calamity.
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