The theater was silent and lifeless at this moment.

Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang had already been carried away, while the Madame Dowager, other people from the Marquis' Mansion, and those members of the Chu family were still staying in the theater.

The maids in charge all knew that the Madam was in a bad mood, and they didn't even dare to ask whether the show should continue.

The entire theater was unusually silent.

People were either drinking tea and eating fruits, or communicating with each other through eye contact, or looking anxiously outside the theater, or having a lot on their minds.

Seeing Chu Qianchen walk into the lobby on the first floor, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The Madam gave the order to leave again with a fake smile: "Sister Chen, we have been busy for a long time today and everyone is tired. I will not keep you for dinner."

Normally, when the new son-in-law returns to his parents' home after three days, he will be kept for lunch before leaving. But now the lady-in-law can no longer care about that and just wants to send away Chu Qianchen and Gu Jue, the two plague gods, as soon as possible.

It would be best if Chu Qianchen never returned to her parents' home in this lifetime. Their Chu family could not afford to support this great Buddha. Since Chu Qianchen looked down on the Chu family, she only hoped that she would not regret it in the future. She had never seen a woman without a reliable family end up well! The lady thought with disdain in her heart, her eyes were cold, and she was tired of pretending even to be polite on the surface.

Chu Qianchen was too lazy to keep playing nice with them and looked at Gu Jue with deep eyes.

Gu Jue curled the corners of his mouth slightly and stood up.

Obviously, he had only known this little girl for a short time, but he could understand the look in her eyes.

The meaning of Gu Jue's action was very clear, they were planning to leave.

The old lady, Chu Lingyu and others felt relieved, and everyone present wanted to see off this pair of living ancestors from the bottom of their hearts.

The lady was about to ask Nanny Wang to see the guests off when she heard Chu Qianchen say with a smile, "Grandma, I'm worried about Auntie. I'll come back to see her in a few days."

Madam: “…”

She was about to flip the table over. She didn't see that what Chu Qianchen did and what he said just now showed that he was worried about her aunt!

The lady naturally understood the implication of Chu Qianchen's words. Chu Qianchen said this only to warn her and hint her not to play tricks, otherwise, it would be hard to say who would be the unlucky one next time.

Just thinking about it, the lady felt her chest starting to hurt again, and she felt stuffy from her heart to her throat.

She finally understood that Chu Qianchen's personality was just like her aunt's.

The mother and daughter are both heartless and ungrateful! The thought of her eldest son disobeying her for Jiang Minshan made the lady's heart ache.

Chu Qianchen smiled at the lady, then bowed, "Grandma, I'll take my leave now."

Under the scorching gazes of the crowd, the couple slowly walked down the stairs.

As for the other people in the theater, there was only one thought in their minds: the ancestors finally agreed to leave! Outside the theater, the blazing sun hung high in the clear blue sky, without a single cloud in sight.

Now is the hottest time of the day.

When the two men got on the red-wheeled carriage outside the ceremonial gate, a thin layer of sweat broke out on their foreheads.

Chu Qianchen took out two handkerchiefs, handed one to Gu Jue, and smiled brightly at him.

She no longer had any affection for people like Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang. As early as when she was reborn this spring, she wanted to beat them all up and take revenge, but at that time, she still needed to stay in the Chu family, and she also needed to find an opportunity to meet the prince.

Now, the prince supports her, just like in her previous life.

From the previous life to this life, the prince has not changed! Thinking of everything that happened after he met Gu Jue in the previous life, Chu Qianchen's mouth curled up, and his pupils sparkled.

She was so happy about this visit! The red-wheeled carriage slowly drove out of the mansion and sped along the spacious Songhe Street.

Gu Jue took the handkerchief handed to him by Chu Qianchen and stared at her for a long while, with an undercurrent flowing in his eyes.

"Have you long doubted your own life experience?" Gu Jue asked as he wiped the sweat off his face with a handkerchief, his eyes wise and cold.

There was a faint scent of incense emanating from the handkerchief, which was almost imperceptible, and it was the scent of her body.

He knew that this was the incense she had made herself.

Gu Jue used a questioning sentence structure, but his tone was firm.

At this time, the red-wheeled carriage turned right, and Chu Qianchen's body shook slightly.

She was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "Yes!"

Chu Qianchen looked at Gu Jue's phoenix eyes that were shining brightly.

The prince is indeed a prince. He is very observant and can see the clues at a glance.

She is still far from it!

Chu Qianchen stared at Gu Jue with burning eyes.

Aunt Jiang had no mother-daughter feelings towards her at all. In her previous life, she was blinded and did not notice the clues even when she was kicked out of the house. Later, she seldom thought about the Chu family, so she lived for more than 20 years in vain without understanding her own life experience, let alone Aunt Jiang's character.

If she hadn't met the prince in her previous life, she would have died of stupidity.

Whenever Chu Qianchen thought of the blind self in his previous life, he felt as if the past was too painful to look back on.

She was so lucky to be picked up by the prince...

Chu Qianchen's smile deepened, his joy was beyond words.

Gu Jue subconsciously exerted a little force on the hand holding the handkerchief. He simply couldn't bear to imagine what kind of life this girl had lived in the Marquis' Mansion.

He wanted to say something, but he saw Chu Qianchen smiling at him with pursed lips, his eyebrows curved, a little sweet, and a little silly.

It was as if a spring breeze blew across the lake, and a delicate petal fell on the originally calm water surface, causing slight ripples on the lake surface, and the petal also floated on the lake surface with the ripples of the lake water...

Gu Jue wiped the sweat off his face, put the handkerchief into his sleeve, and changed the subject: "The emperor wants to send an imperial envoy to the northwest."

When Cheng Linhua reported this matter to Gu Jue yesterday, Chu Qianchen was also present and she knew about this matter.

This is obviously a thankless job. No matter how well or badly the imperial envoy does his job, in the eyes of the emperor, it is probably not good enough and he will always find fault with him.

After all, the emperor did not want the Northwest and Nanyang Palace to be in Qin Yao's hands.

As long as Qin Yao is alive, the emperor will not be happy. He might even vent his anger on the so-called imperial envoy, thinking that this person is incapable of doing the job.

Chu Qianchen knew that there must be something else behind Gu Jue's words, so she stared at him quietly, as if to say, what next? Gu Jue seemed to see a cat's tail wagging curiously behind her, with a fluffy tip.

Gu Jue picked up the folding fan on the small square table, opened it casually, and fanned himself.

The wind from the folding fan not only blew his hair, but also ruffled hers. Chu Qianchen squinted his eyes comfortably.

Gu Jue suddenly asked, "How about letting Chu Lingxiao go?"

When facing Chu Qianchen, he called Chu Lingxiao by his name, which showed his disdain for his father-in-law.

Chu Qianchen: “…”

Chu Qianchen was stunned again, and blinked slowly. Then, her eyes brightened little by little.

OK, OK.

She nodded vigorously at Gu Jue, thinking that Gu Jue's idea was really brilliant... and also too mean.

Whether in his previous life or in this life, Chu Lingxiao has never changed, and he only wants to achieve success and fame. Now they will give him this opportunity to see whether he can achieve success and fame, or achieve nothing and never recover from it.

Chu Qianchen smiled happily and felt that the prince was so kind to her.

It’s great to be able to meet the prince.

He made her a better version of herself, a version of herself that even she liked!

This point has not changed in both lives!!

The little girl looked so well-behaved, so soft and sweet, and her joy came from the heart, which made Gu Jue feel helpless and distressed again.

Gu Jue: “…”

This girl.

Gu Jue let out a silent sigh in his heart.

The red-wheeled carriage moved forward, and after turning six or seven corners, it returned to Prince Chen's Palace.

There was no need for the coachman or servant to knock on the door, as the gate of the palace was immediately opened to welcome the two masters back home.

The palace, which had been silent for half a day, became lively again.

The first thing Gu Jue did after entering the room was to ask someone to call over Cheng Linhua, the chief secretary of the palace, and told him about letting Chu Lingxiao go to the northwest.

Cheng Linhua accepted the order and planned to discuss it with Su Mubai, or let Su Mubai come to see the prince. At this time, he heard Chu Qianchen say: "Prince, you should take the medicine."

Chu Qianchen grabbed Gu Jue's sleeve, as if to tell him not to run away.

Cheng Linhua lowered his eyes silently, thinking that he should stop talking.

There is no need for the prince to take action for such a small matter. He and Su Mubai can just solve it.

Gu Jue looked at his sleeves that were tightly pinched by her, couldn't help but laugh, nodded and said, "Okay."

He originally wanted to go to the outer study, but somehow he changed direction and went towards the Xuanwei Hall in the inner courtyard.

Chu Qianchen did not let go of Gu Jue's sleeve, but followed him like a shadow with brisk steps.

Cheng Linhua looked at the backs of the two people leaving, his heart relieved, and his eyes were filled with smiles.

Very good, now they can rest assured that the princess will keep an eye on the prince.

Cheng Linhua walked away slowly with his hands behind his back.

Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen went to the main courtyard behind Xuanwei Hall together. The new house was still full of joy, with bright red as the only color seen.

Gu Jue first went behind the screen and changed into a loose moon-white Taoist robe.

When he came out, his hair, which was originally tied into a bun, was let down, half loose and half tied up, looking very casual.

Calming incense was lit in the room again, and the thin smoke curled up in the air.

"Take medicine."

Chu Qianchen stared at Gu Jue and took a big pill.

Gu Jue started taking this Dazaowan pill the day before yesterday, and today is the third day he has been taking it.

After taking the pill, Gu Jue lazily lay on the beauty couch with his collar a little loose.

Chu Qianchen gave him acupuncture just like the previous two times, giving him a full thirty-six needles each time.

The first shot, the second shot, the third shot...

She looked so serious and focused, as if she was doing the most important thing in the world.

Gu Jue looked at her delicate and soft profile, her slightly drooping eyelashes, and her slender fingers inserting the needle with a calmness and ease, as if she was doing something light and effortless.

When she gave the tenth injection, Gu Jue felt her body beginning to heat up.

The day before yesterday, when he took Dazao Pills for the first time, his body heated up very slowly. After a nap, he found that his body became warm. In addition, he felt a slight tingling sensation in his limbs, like needles.

He took the medicine for the second time yesterday. Within half an hour, his body felt warm and the tingling sensation was reduced.

When he took the third pill today, the feeling was completely different from the day before. There seemed to be a warm current flowing through his body along the place where she inserted the needle, making him feel as if he was in a hot spring.

Sleepiness came over me in waves.

After all these years on the battlefield in the north, he has become accustomed to enduring everything. He cannot let his soldiers see that he is unwell, and cannot let his injuries shake the morale of the troops.

However, the Da Zao Pills were made by Chu Qianchen herself, so she certainly knew the special effects of the Da Zao Pills.

When she inserted the last needle, her eyes met Gu Jue's and she frowned slightly.

That look seemed to be saying, The prince is really disobedient.

"Your Majesty, go to sleep." Chu Qianchen whispered, "I'll keep watch over you."

She coaxed him as if he were a child.

Gu Jue laughed and curled the corners of his lips, suddenly remembering that someone once told him that it is a blessing to have someone willing to coax you.

Gu Jue closed his eyes as she wished.

After closing my eyes, the feeling of sleepiness became stronger and I fell asleep in a short while.

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Chu Qianchen heard his even and long breathing and knew that he should have fallen asleep.

However, the prince is really good at disguise.

She thought about it, then carefully reached out to feel his pulse, and smiled with relief.

Chu Qianchen stood quietly beside Gu Jue.

If you see him sweating, wipe his sweat;

When she saw him frown, she massaged his acupuncture points;

When I saw him mumbling, I held his hand.

This is great! Chu Qianchen held Gu Jue's warm hand and smiled faintly.

In her previous life, she hoped that she could protect the prince, but she was too weak at that time and could do nothing but hide under the prince's wings.

In this life, she can finally protect him!

“Meow!”

Suddenly, a faint cat's meow came from outside the window. A small black cat with four snow-white hooves appeared on the windowsill at some point, looking at the two two-legged beasts with curiosity. In the sunlight, its pupils shrank into thin lines, and its pupils were emerald green like gems.

That curious look seemed to be asking, what are you doing? Chu Qianchen pressed the index finger of his left hand to his lips and made a "hush" gesture.

I don’t know if the little black cat understood it or not. It tilted its furry little face, then jumped lightly from the windowsill and landed silently.

The little black cat rubbed Chu Qianchen's skirt affectionately, as if saying, play with me, play with me.

Chu Qianchen still held Gu Jue's hand with one hand. He couldn't move away, so he waved his free left hand at it, motioning it to go play somewhere else.

The little black cat rubbed her several times, but when it saw that she had no reaction, it finally gave up.

It yawned lazily and curled up like a coal ball at the edge of Chu Qianchen's skirt.

Chu Qianchen was busy competing with the cat in wits and courage, and did not notice that Gu Jue on the beauty bed opened his eyes for a moment, looked at the man and the cat, with a smile in his eyes, and soon, he closed his eyes again, as if he had never woken up.

The afternoon in Prince Chen's Mansion was exceptionally quiet and peaceful.

Only the sound of swaying branches in the courtyard could be heard from time to time.

"Rustle."

“Rustle, rustle…”

When the cat opened his eyes again, the inner room was empty.

The sun was setting, and the golden-red sunlight shone obliquely through a window into the house.

The little black cat looked around, licked its paws, and suddenly woke up. It happily went to look for someone. It took a shortcut that humans could not take, and only searched three rooms before finding Chu Qianchen in the east room.

"Meow!"

Found you!

The little black cat jumped and hopped easily onto the Arhat bed where Chu Qianchen was, and called out happily several times.

Amber was there too, and couldn't help glancing at the soft little black cat, while still reporting business: "...an hour ago, the eldest lady brought the eldest daughter and the fourth young master back to Duke Mu's mansion for a short stay."

Amber just heard about this from Cheng Linhua.

Chu Qianchen: “…”

Chu Qianchen understood immediately, her eyes flickering, and one hand unconsciously touched the little black cat nestled beside her.

Her mood was a little complicated, with understanding, insight, heartache, and more importantly, being moved.

This meant that Shen had probably planned to return to her parents' home a long time ago, but she still waited until she returned home three days later before returning to Duke Mu's Mansion, just to make sure that the mansion would not be too shabby when she returned home.

The day before yesterday, the day she got married, Shen had no plans to go back to her parents' home, so she must have made this decision in the past two days.

Thinking about what happened in the Marquis' Mansion today, and thinking about her interactions with Shen, Chu Qianchen's long, thick eyelashes trembled slightly, her heart beat faster, and then she regained her composure.

Chu Qianchen didn't know what he was expecting.

When she lived this life again, she thought that apart from the prince, she would no longer worry about anything.

But apparently that is not the case...

Chu Qianchen gently stroked the little black cat's shiny back, absent-mindedly.

Amber originally thought that it was no big deal for the first lady to return to her parents' home, after all, the Marquis was quite outrageous.

Amber was filled with emotion, and once again deeply realized why women are afraid of marrying the wrong man.

"Princess." Amber called softly, keenly feeling that her girl's mood was a little strange. The girl was clearly here, just a few steps away, but she felt very far away.

Chu Qianchen seemed not to hear.

Amber carefully changed her words: "Girl, is there something wrong?"

Chu Qianchen finally came to his senses and did not comment.

She changed the subject and said, "Amber, go get all the rosters in the palace."

She thought that since she had already come to Prince Chen's Mansion, she couldn't just do nothing and eat and live for free.

Thinking of Gu Jue who was in the outer study at the moment, Chu Qianchen couldn't help but sigh: The prince is really destined to be a hard-working person, he only slept for a short hour for his nap.

Amber responded quickly, looking eager to try.

After a while, Amber came back, and with her came Nanny Cai and two rosters.

Chu Qianchen was very familiar with Prince Chen's Mansion, but he was only familiar with Cheng Linhua, Mo Chen, Xue Fengyan, and Steward Sui.

She was not very familiar with how many servants there were in the palace. The reason why she asked someone to bring the roster was to see where these servants in the palace came from, whether they were bought, given by the late emperor when the palace was established, or rewarded by the empress dowager.

The roster consisted of only two thin volumes. To be honest, even Nanny Cai felt it was a bit shabby and not presentable enough, considering that they were a prince's mansion.

Madam Cai asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Princess, do you want to buy some people?"

There were too few people in the inner courtyard. There were only some maids who did the cleaning, and not even a servant. Nanny Cai was afraid that Chu Qianchen would not be used to it.

Moreover, no one lived in the main courtyard before, so this empty house only needed regular cleaning and maintenance. But from now on, this courtyard has a hostess, so the current manpower is really too shabby.

However, Chu Qianchen is used to it and feels that having fewer people has its advantages.

"No need." Chu Qianchen said cheerfully, casually flipping through the roster in his hand, and sent Madam Cai away.

Once Chu Qianchen flipped through the roster, he had no time to touch the cat. The little black cat was not very happy and meowed, trying to curry favor.

Chu Qianchen casually took out a small wicker ball the size of a longan and threw it to the ground. The little black cat was immediately attracted and happily pounced on the ball.

After the little black cat chased the ball back and forth in the house for more than ten times, Aunt Cai came back with another person beside her.

She was a maidservant dressed in blue, about seventeen or eighteen years old, tall and slender, with a snow-white oval face. Her facial features were delicate, her skin was fair, and her eyes, neither too big nor too small, were very bright.

When she stood next to Amber, she made Amber look three points brighter and her presence seemed to be minimal.

Amber looked at the girl dressed as a maid and frowned slightly.

Although she had just come to the palace the day before, she had heard that there were no maids in the palace. The princess had just said that there was no need to add anyone, so what was the meaning of Madam Cai bringing someone here now?

Madam Cai bowed respectfully, "Princess."

The maid in blue also knelt down and saluted. Amber looked at her with a critical eye, but she had to admit that her posture was graceful and standard. Even Aunt Lanruo would not be able to find any fault with it.

Aunt Cai smiled and said, "Princess, this is the person the prince gave you. Would you like to give her a name?"

Madam Cai also knew that most of the maids around Chu Qianchen were named Amber, Agate, Pearl, Xuanji, etc.

Chu Qianchen looked at the maid in blue next to Madam Cai and opened his eyes wide in surprise.

She deliberately asked, "What's your name?"

"Jiang Yuan."

Chu Qianchen said the name in his mind almost at the same time as the other party.

She recognized Jiang Yuan, who was an old acquaintance from her previous life.

Jiang Yuan is a secret guard employed by the palace. He can be a spy, a bodyguard, and even an assassin...

Jiang Yuan is very capable, and it would be a waste of her talent to let someone like her stay by her side as a maid.

They will get along well in this life. Chu Qianchen smiled and this time read out the other person's name: "Jiang Yuan, this name is good, no need to change it. You should be with Amber from now on."

Nanny Cai breathed a sigh of relief and agreed immediately. She was originally afraid that the princess would think that the prince had sent someone to her.

"Yes, Princess." A flash of surprise flashed across Jiang Yuan's eyes, then he knelt down to salute again.

Chu Qianchen put down the roster he had just finished reading and looked at the sky. It was already dusk.

"Madam Cai, is the prince still in the outer study?" Chu Qianchen asked as she stood up. She planned to keep an eye on Gu Jue, lest he forget to have dinner when he got busy.

Gu Jue had already given clear instructions that his whereabouts did not need to be hidden from the princess, so Nanny Cai responded with a "yes".

Chu Qianchen casually stroked her dress and walked out of the house with light steps.

The little black cat noticed that Chu Qianchen was about to leave, and no longer cared about playing with the ball. It bit the ball and chased after him, with the tip of its furry tail swinging back and forth.

result--

As soon as they stepped out of the threshold of the main hall, they saw Gu Jue coming back.

He was still wearing the Taoist robe, and as he walked, a few strands of his hair and sleeves fluttered in the wind, looking cool and elegant.

The timeline is based on the wedding, which means that from the beginning of the investigation to now, less than a month has passed. Given the communication conditions, geographical conditions, and population mobility in ancient times, is it possible to investigate an event that happened 14 years ago and get a clear picture within a month? Even with modern criminal investigation technology, it is impossible, otherwise there would not be so many abducted children who cannot be found.

The main plot determines the timeline.

The temperature has dropped recently, be careful not to catch a cold~ 　　 　 (End of this chapter)