Qi Ye jumped onto the roof and looked into the distance. "Catching him won't be that easy."
Shen Nanzhi's eyes darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "Let's go back to the room first."
Back to Mu Chenshuang's room.
Shen Nanzhi walked to the bedside and anxiously called out to Mu Chenshuang several times, but Mu Chenshuang did not respond.
Qi Ye chimed in, "It seems their acupoints have been sealed."
Shen Nanzhi realized what was happening and released Mu Chenshuang's acupoints.
Mu Chenshuang instantly regained her senses and let out a long breath.
"Shuang'er!"
Upon hearing the voice, Mu Chenshuang snapped out of her daze and stared at Shen Nanzhi, who had appeared before her, in surprise. Why was Shen Nanzhi here?
But looking around, she realized she had been brought back.
Mu Chenshuang tried to sit up, but Shen Nanzhi quickly helped her and asked with concern, "Shuang'er, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"
Mu Chenshuang did not answer Shen Nanzhi's question, but looked at Qi Ye beside her. Qi Ye explained, "General Shen and I originally wanted to join forces to capture that person, but he still managed to escape."
Mu Chenshuang understood something, withdrew her gaze, and answered Shen Nanzhi's concern, "I'm fine, you don't need to worry. Shouldn't you be at home with your parents today?"
"I wanted to come see you last night, New Year's Eve, but I didn't expect you to be taken away by someone. Who was that person? Shuang'er, what is your relationship with him?"
Shen Nan asked in a solemn tone.
Mu Chenshuang never expected that Shen Nanzhi would come to see her on New Year's Eve.
“I don’t know who he is. I’ve been inexplicably harassed by him recently. There is no relationship between us.”
She didn't know how to tell him she was pregnant, but now wasn't the right time.
Mu Chenshuang's frank answer and composed expression did not dispel Shen Nanzhi's suspicions. He was filled with a strong sense of crisis; Shuang'er must be hiding something from him.
"Where did he take you last night? Did he do anything to you?" Shen Nanzhi pressed.
Mu Chenshuang replied calmly, "He didn't do anything to me, he just watched a fireworks display."
Shen Nanzhi looked at her, his tone disappointed, "I was planning to take you to see the fireworks last night too."
But someone else beat them to it.
For a moment, Mu Chenshuang didn't know what to say to comfort him, but he couldn't stay here any longer.
“What happened last night was my negligence. You should go back to your residence. You haven’t returned all night. If you are found not in your room this morning, the Prime Minister and the others will definitely be worried.”
After all, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, one needs to serve tea to one's parents and have breakfast with them.
Shen Nanzhi knew he should return home. If he didn't, his father would be furious if he found out he hadn't returned home all night, especially since today was the first day of the month.
"Then Shuang'er, you should rest well first."
After giving a few instructions, Shen Nanzhi got up and left.
After Shen Nanzhi left, Mu Chenshuang asked Qi Ye about the events of the previous night.
Qi Ye truthfully recounted the events, "Miss, General Shen is unaware that you are pregnant. He only told him that someone has been harassing you, so General Shen stayed here all night to see if he could uncover the person's true identity. However, even with General Shen and me working together, we couldn't touch him at all, and he still managed to escape."
"He just doesn't want to be bothered by you anymore. If he uses too many moves, he might be recognized."
As Mu Chenshuang spoke, his eyes darkened. Perhaps he was worried that Shen Nanzhi would find out. If that were the case, then Shen Nanzhi must know him.
She became increasingly suspicious that the person from last night was Fu Junheng, but without concrete evidence, even if the mask was removed, it wouldn't be him. Therefore, she needed to continue looking for opportunities to confirm it.
Mu Chenshuang told Qi Ye to go and rest.
Early morning, the sun rises.
Just as Mu Chenshuang finished her breakfast, someone from the East Palace arrived at her residence and asked her to go to the East Palace.
Linglong looked puzzled. "Today is the first day of the month. Why would you go to the East Palace, Miss?"
Mu Chenshuang didn't find it strange. Since she was going to the East Palace, it must be because of Xiao Qingyu's matter yesterday.
"Let's change our clothes first."
Linglong didn't ask any more questions, "Yes."
After getting ready, Mu Chenshuang followed the palace servants into the palace.
Mu Yazhi quickly learned of Mu Chenshuang's entry into the palace and rushed to find her mother, but was stopped at the door. Her mother had been acting strangely the night before, and Mu Yazhi paced anxiously back and forth outside the door.
At this moment.
The maid pushed open the door and stepped aside, and Lu Wei slowly walked out.
Mu Yazhi turned around abruptly, strode forward, and looked at her mother's pale face. She was taken aback and asked with concern, "Mother, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale? What happened last night?"
Lu Wei spoke weakly, only managing to comfort her, "Mother is fine, she'll be alright after a few days of rest. Why are you in such a hurry? Did something happen?"
Mu Yazhi replied, "Someone from the East Palace just came and asked Mu Chenshuang to go there."
Xiao Qingyu didn't send any news yesterday either. Whether the Second Prince had defiled Mu Chenshuang or not, since there was no news, it meant that yesterday's plan had failed again.
But why summon Mu Chenshuang to the East Palace at this time?
"Naturally, it's because of Xiao Qingyu's matter. Mu Chenshuang still managed to escape yesterday."
As Lu Wei spoke, her eyes were filled with deep resentment and anger.
Mu Yazhi felt as if she had been doused with cold water. Even though she had guessed that this might be the outcome, she was still extremely unwilling to accept it when she heard her mother say it.
"Why did she escape again? Did the poison we used not work?!"
When Lu Wei heard Mu Yazhi's words, her heart clenched. There was absolutely nothing wrong with the medicinal fragrance. Once someone was poisoned by the fragrance, no one could save her unless a man was involved.
The person who took her there saw her fall to the ground with his own eyes. It was obvious that Mu Chenshuang had been poisoned by the incense. General Shen and Crown Prince Junheng could not possibly have gotten there in time to save her. Even if the Second Prince hadn't touched her, her body would have been in no way unharmed.
So what exactly happened? Did the medicinal fragrance fail to work in the end? Or did she possess some kind of miraculous medicine to prevent the invasion of poisons?
Suddenly.
Lu Wei thought of something, looked at Mu Yazhi, and said, "Ya'er, this time we need to sacrifice you."
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