"You..." Xie Sheng asked in surprise, "Why are you here? And why are you with the Imperial Guards? Have you gone to see the Emperor?"
Cui Yuetuan bowed to Xie Sheng with a smile, her posture and etiquette impeccable.
She smiled and said, "Your Highness, I've come here, so naturally I'll take you back. Your Highness, on your wedding night, you should stay in the bridal chamber..."
Xie Sheng said coldly, "I can go wherever I want. Cui Yuetuan, is it any of your business?"
"This concubine has no say in His Highness the Crown Prince's affairs, but His Majesty might be able to!"
After Cui Yuetuan finished speaking with a smile, she turned to the commander of the Imperial Guards beside her and said, "General Deng, thank you for your trouble!"
General Deng also bowed to Xie Sheng and said, "Your Highness, I am here on His Majesty's orders to escort you back. Will you travel on your own, or..."
Xie Sheng's face darkened, and he turned and left with a flick of his hand.
Upon seeing this, General Deng quickly followed.
The Imperial Guards followed.
Soon, only Yun Chuwei and Cui Yuetuan remained in the same spot.
Yun Chu smiled and said, "You came pretty quickly!"
Cui Yuetuan laughed and said, "It wasn't fast. As soon as I found out he was missing, I went to see His Majesty. Only then did His Majesty send me the Imperial Guards."
Yun Chuwei pursed her lips slightly, then asked, "What do you plan to do?"
Cui Yuetuan smiled: "Didn't you say that His Majesty asked you to perform a divination for me and my sister regarding offspring? In other words, His Majesty wants me to bear Xie Sheng's child, right? I plan to do as His Majesty wishes!"
Yun Chu pursed her lips but did not speak.
Cui Yuetuan continued, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"
Xie Sheng clearly wouldn't give her a friendly look, so she should naturally try to please Emperor Tianqi.
Although she didn't understand what Emperor Tianqi was thinking, she figured that listening to him wouldn't be wrong.
Yun Chuwei nodded slightly: "It's good that you understand! What's the deal with Xie Xuan?"
Xie Xuan went to the East Palace to attend the wedding, and she didn't know much about Xie Xuan's situation.
Cui Yuetuan glanced around and lowered her voice: "It's said that His Highness the Crown Prince has prepared four stunningly beautiful young women from Yangzhou, who are kept on the pleasure boat. Just now, when the princes came to celebrate with the Crown Prince, everyone drank wine. And His Highness Prince Xuan put some aphrodisiacs in his wine..."
Yun Chuwei: ...
Cui Yuetuan continued, "After that, His Highness Prince Xuan was sent to that pleasure boat. Why don't you go and take a look?"
"Then I'll go take a look!" Yun Chuwei said, somewhat speechless, and got into the carriage.
Just as Yun Chuwei was about to enter the carriage, Cui Yuetuan suddenly called out to her.
"slight!"
Yun Chuwei turned her head slightly and looked at Cui Yuetuan.
Cui Yuetuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "Be careful."
She actually wanted to tell Yun Chuwei that she felt Xie Xuan knew the wine was drugged but still drank it on purpose.
Because she noticed a clear pause and a frown when Xie Xuan was about to drink.
He seemed to think for a moment, then his brow relaxed, and finally he resolutely drank the wine.
But she wasn't sure if her judgment was accurate.
Yun Chuwei noticed that Cui Yuetuan seemed to want to say something but hesitated. She didn't press the matter, but simply smiled and said, "I will!"
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Yun Chuwei asked Huo Qingjue to send someone to her colleague's home to discuss changing the person on duty before she went to the Qinhuai River.
Yun Chuwei found the painted boat that Cui Yuetuan had mentioned, but only saw four beauties who looked like drowned rats, and did not see Xie Xuan.
When the four beauties, who looked like drowned rats, saw Yun Chuwei, they cried and said, "We were just serving His Highness Prince Xuan as the Crown Prince had instructed."
Yun Chuwei glanced at the group and asked, "So, where is Prince Xuan?"
"Because of the Crown Prince's orders, we naturally rushed towards Prince Xuan when we saw him. But he threw us directly into the river, and when we finally managed to get up, Prince Xuan was gone!" one of the beauties sobbed.
Yun Chuwei: ...
That's hard to judge!
Yun Chuwei took four silver ingots and distributed them to the four people, saying, "You were all wronged by being thrown into the river for no reason. Consider this silver as compensation!"
When the four saw the silver, their crying seemed to stop instantly, and their eyes lit up.
The four men held the silver, expressing their deepest gratitude.
Yun Chuwei said nothing more and left the painted boat.
Just as she was about to get into the carriage to visit the Prince Xuan's residence, she saw Ling Chen, a guard who was with Xie Xuan.
Yun Chuwei looked at Ling Chen, who was bowing to her, and asked, "Where is your prince?"
"This subordinate does not know either, but His Highness said that no one should look for him!"
After Ling Chen finished speaking, he bowed again and then left.
Huo Qingjue looked at Yun Chuwei and asked, "Miss, where are we going now?"
Yun Chu pursed her lips slightly.
Xie Xuan told everyone not to look for him, which suggests he was confident he could handle things.
Seeing that it was completely dark, she asked, "Did my colleague go to the observatory?"
If the person hasn't gone yet, she can continue to go on duty.
If the person has already passed away...
The embroidered guard standing next to Huo Qingjue said, "They've already gone there; our men personally escorted them!"
Yun Chuwei nodded slightly, then said, "Then I'll go back to sleep!"
Huo Qingjue had no choice but to send Yun Chuwei back to the Marquis's residence.
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After returning to the mansion, Yun Chuwei first paid her respects to the old lady and He Ning, chatted with them for a while, and then returned to her own courtyard.
After taking a bath, she planned to go to bed.
To her surprise, she sensed someone was already inside as soon as she stepped into the room.
She clenched her fists, preparing to strike.
But then a hoarse, restrained voice came: "Weiwei, it's me!"
She looked up, turned her head, and sure enough, saw Xie Xuan standing to the right of the door, leaning against the wall.
At this moment, Xie Xuan was wearing a light white robe, her long black hair was loose, with only the front half casually tied behind her head.
His face was slightly flushed, and the corners of his eyes seemed to have a hint of rouge.
Yun Chuwei closed the door, walked over, and said, "You..."
However, before she could utter a single word, Xie Xuan pulled her into his arms.
The two switched positions, and Yun Chuwei was now trapped between Xie Xuan's embrace and the wall.
Xie Xuan leaned down, burying his face in the side of Yun Chuwei's neck, and whispered, "Weiwei, the Crown Prince gave me... I feel so awful... Please help me, okay?"
He spoke while breathing heavily.
Yun Chuwei reached out, lifted his head, and touched the temperature of his forehead.
Xie Xuan felt Yun Chuwei's hand touch his cheek, bringing a slight coolness.
He reached out and grabbed Yun Chuwei's hand, gently rubbing his face against it.
Yun Chuwei looked at him and said softly, "Didn't you see a doctor or take any medicine?"
Xie Xuan seemed to look back at Yun Chuwei, appearing somewhat aggrieved: "Eating it won't help. Weiwei, please... I feel so bad, please..."
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