Mu Chenshuang dismissed Linglong and then went to Qiye's room. Qiye was concentrating on circulating her energy when she heard the noise. She opened her eyes, looked at the person who came in, put her legs down, and called out, "Miss."
Mu Chenshuang stepped forward, took Qi Ye's wrist to check his pulse, then lowered her hand and asked, "What happened?"
Qi Ye replied, "The one who assassinates the Dark Night."
Mu Chenshuang frowned. "Why did they attack you?"
Qi Ye explained, "They probably suspect me."
"So that means the Dark Night Assassins have been in Kyoto all along," Mu Chenshuang replied. They've been lurking in Kyoto for so long without making a move; they must have a purpose. In Kyoto, who exactly are they under orders?
Qi Ye hummed in agreement. "However, we don't know what their purpose is yet, and I'm not sure if they have any evidence to prove my identity."
Qi Ye's tone was filled with worry.
Mu Chenshuang took a deep breath. "If the Dark Night Assassins really suspect you, then we do need to prepare early."
"Miss!" Qi Ye suddenly called out in an extremely serious tone.
Mu Chenshuang stared intently at him.
"I'm sure you have a way to help me regain my memory, don't you, Miss?"
Their eyes met.
"Have you been thinking about something lately?"
Qi Ye replied seriously, "There were indeed some blurry figures in the dream, but I don't remember anything after waking up, yet the feeling they gave me was so clear."
"Judging from this, your memories are already showing signs of manifesting."
"I guess so!"
"Are you scared?" Mu Chenshuang pressed.
Qi Ye said indifferently, "I don't care now, but I'm afraid that I have nothing now and that I might implicate you, Miss."
Mu Chenshuang was silent for a moment, then said, "I'll think about this matter first. For the time being, you shouldn't go anywhere in the Marquis's residence."
Qi Ye hummed in agreement.
What have you been eating lately?
Qi Ye asked in confusion, "I didn't eat anything special, why do you ask that, Miss?"
"You have stimulating drugs in your body, and the manifestation of your memories is affected by this. It seems that someone in the Marquis's mansion knows you and is aware of your amnesia."
Qi Ye was greatly alarmed.
"Since the other side has started to take action and you haven't reacted, they will naturally take further action. Be careful recently. I can't guarantee that I can completely control the Marquis's residence now, since people have returned."
Qi Ye's eyes darkened slightly, and he said, "I know."
Mu Chenshuang didn't say much. She left the room and went to the abandoned courtyard. Standing in front of a dry well, she looked down and could clearly feel a chilling aura coming from below. So what had to be faced had to be faced eventually.
Dinner.
After Lord Mu returned to the capital, Mu Chenshuang had been dining in the main courtyard.
Linglong and Honghua are preparing dinner for Chengli and Qiye.
"Linglong, you made crucian carp and tofu soup again. Did you prepare it especially for Qiye?" Honghua teased. Although Linglong and Qiye often bickered and neither was willing to give in, she could clearly feel Linglong's affection for Qiye during their time together.
Linglong glanced at Honghua, her cheeks slightly flushed, "Stop talking nonsense, who prepared this for him specially?"
Honghua smiled, "Still not admitting it?"
Linglong blushed and said, "I can't be bothered with you anymore. I'll go fetch a bucket of water first, and you can bring in the firewood from outside."
Honghua didn't press further. "Alright!"
The two left the kitchen.
Just as the two were leaving, a figure quietly entered the kitchen and sprinkled a bag of white powder into the crucian carp soup that was simmering.
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