"Why would something like this suddenly happen?" Xu Yuehuai was completely baffled. "Never mind, let's investigate this matter more thoroughly tomorrow."
Qi Guze felt a headache coming on. "We must find out who's behind this. We absolutely cannot let them hide in the shadows and harm us."
"Your Highness, tonight is your wedding night. You two shouldn't think too much about it. Just get some rest."
Pei Xuan addressed them respectfully and then withdrew.
After closing the door, he investigated where the fragrance and flute sounds were coming from. In the garden, Pei Xuan found a dark figure.
"So it was you." Pei Xuan sneered. "It seems you didn't expect me to be so shrewd, did you? You even had a trick up your sleeve."
"Who exactly are you? Why are you treating the prince like this?"
The other person didn't say anything, but simply turned around, gave him a mocking smile, and then left.
Pei Xuan watched as the figure disappeared into the darkness, and he quickly led his men to give chase.
However, to their surprise, the other party seemed to be very familiar with the layout of the Prince's Palace, turning east and west, and soon disappeared from their sight.
"Damn it." Pei Xuan exhaled. "He actually got away."
After a moment's thought, Pei Xuan decided that he should go back and thoroughly investigate the situation inside the mansion tonight.
He approached the maids and asked, "Did you hear any strange noises tonight? Or did you see anyone?"
The maids all shook their heads, "We didn't hear anything or see anyone."
"It's your turn to be on duty tonight. Have you noticed anything unusual?"
"We didn't find anything either."
Pei Xuan asked again, but it seemed that no one had heard those strange sounds, nor had anyone noticed anything amiss.
"Never mind." Pei Xuan sighed. "Don't think too much about it tonight. Go back and get some rest. I'll have someone investigate the situation here tomorrow."
He looked around but didn't find anything wrong, so he could only go back to rest.
...
Inside the room, Xu Yuehuai sat on the edge of the bed, wearing a loose undergarment, her hair loose, and head down, lost in thought.
"What are you thinking about?" Qi Guze walked over and sat down next to her. "You seem so engrossed."
Xu Yuehuai came to her senses and said, "It's nothing, I just think what happened today is too strange."
“It is indeed quite strange.” Qi Guze nodded. “But if we investigate thoroughly tomorrow, we’re sure we’ll find some clues.”
"Okay." Xu Yuehuai lay down. "Go to sleep early, we have to get up early tomorrow to investigate."
Qi Guze blew out the candle and lay down as well.
The room was completely dark, with only the moonlight streaming in through the window and casting a soft glow on the bed curtains.
Qi Guze looked at Xu Yuehuai's peaceful sleeping face and gently stroked her cheek.
His movements were very light and gentle, as if he were afraid of waking her.
Xu Yuehuai felt an itch on her face, opened her eyes and looked at Qi Guze, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered that we haven't consummated our marriage yet," Qi Guze said in a low voice. "Why don't we consummate our marriage now?"
Xu Yuehuai was taken aback. "Now? But I'm worried about your health, since you were just affected by the drug."
Moreover, she did not expect that Qi Guze would propose to consummate the marriage at this time.
Qi Guze chuckled softly, "Don't worry, I'm fine now, and I also want to take this opportunity to get things done with you."
Xu Yuehua blushed. "But there are still people outside. It wouldn't be good if they heard us."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if they hear it," Qi Guze said in a low voice. "Anyway, it won't be long before you become mine."
Xu Yuehuai didn't say anything, but her face turned even redder.
Seeing that she was shy, Qi Guze stopped teasing her and instead turned over to lie down. "Alright, go to sleep now, we have to get up early tomorrow."
Xu Yuehuai also lay down, but Qi Guze remained awake.
He was thinking about something: those people seemed to be deliberately targeting him, wanting him to suffer a terrible death.
However, he did not offend anyone in the capital, nor did he make any enemies. Who were those people?
Seemingly sensing his troubled state, Xu Yuehuai reached out and took his hand. "What's wrong? Aren't you asleep yet?"
"Hmm, there are still some things I haven't figured out," Qi Guze said in a low voice. "I don't understand who those people are, and why they want to hurt me like this."
Xu Yuehuai was silent for a while, "Perhaps someone doesn't want you to go back to the Great Zhou Kingdom, so they want to harm you."
“But I haven’t offended anyone,” Qi Guze said.
Xu Yuehuai couldn't figure out who wanted to harm Qi Guze either. "This matter still needs to be thoroughly investigated."
The two lay in bed, each lost in their own thoughts, and before they knew it, they had fallen asleep.
The next morning, just as dawn broke, Xu Yuehuai woke up.
She shifted her body slightly and, finding Qi Guze still asleep, tried to pull her hand away.
But to her surprise, Qi Guze immediately grabbed her hand. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just woke up," Xu Yuehuai said. "You should rest well, I'll go outside and take a look."
"I'll go with you." Qi Guze immediately came to his senses and sat up.
After they got dressed, the two went out.
I walked around the garden but didn't find anything unusual.
Qi Guze looked at Xu Yuehuai and said, "It seems those people have already left."
"Perhaps." Xu Yuehuai wasn't sure if those people had actually left.
But it's good news that they left this morning. At least nothing happened this morning.
"Let's go back and have a proper breakfast first," Qi Guze suggested. "I haven't eaten anything since I got up this morning, and I'm starving now."
“Okay.” Xu Yuehuai nodded.
She also felt a little hungry.
I didn't eat anything this morning because of what happened.
Now it's a good time to go back and have breakfast.
After the two returned to their room, they had the maids bring them breakfast.
During the meal, Qi Guze asked, "Did you discover anything this morning?"
"No."
Pei Xuan shook his head. "When we went out this morning, we didn't notice anything wrong."
"You went out this morning?" Qi Guze was taken aback. "You went out so early?"
“Well, I felt this matter was too strange, so I wanted to go out and see if there were any clues,” Pei Xuan explained. “But it seems those people have already left.”
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