The night seemed to pass by both quickly and slowly.
There are so many things to do, and time seems to be running out.
However, the toxin had already spread, and Ye Qingxue was in unbearable pain. The amount of painkillers she took was comparable to the amount of food she ate, making every moment difficult to endure.
Before dawn, the Prince Yu's mansion was still shrouded in darkness.
A simple, unadorned carriage slowly approached from a distance and stopped at the side gate of the Prince Yu's mansion. Ye Qingxue lifted the curtain and looked out.
It was the time when everyone was fast asleep, and the surroundings were quiet, as if one could hear the sound of insect eggs emerging from the ground.
She needed to contact Prince Yu and his wife before nightfall, trying her best to conceal her and Yun Zhuo's whereabouts.
If possible, she hoped to finish her business and return to the Marquis's residence before dawn.
However, since no invitation to visit the Prince Yu's residence had been sent before, they could only wait at the side gate to see if there was an opportunity for the Prince's guards to notify them in advance.
But after watching for a while, there was no movement from the Prince Yu's residence, and even the guards at the gate seemed to be fast asleep.
The breeze was gentle as morning approached, but to Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo in the carriage, it sounded like a sharp blade approaching, threatening their lives at every moment.
There was no movement from the Prince Yu's residence.
"Should we resort to some extraordinary measures?" Ye Qingxue wondered. After all, these were extraordinary times, and the Prince and his wife were kind and benevolent, so they probably wouldn't hold it against her.
Qiu Shen said, "Why don't I go down and make a commotion to attract the servants of the Prince's mansion, so that you can appear and talk to them?"
Ye Qingxue thought this method was acceptable. She looked at Yun Zhuo—she couldn't see his expression, but seeing his deep eyes, she knew he had no objections.
Ye Qingxue was about to have Qiu Shen act according to plan, but Yun Zhuo suddenly spoke up: "There's movement inside the Prince's mansion."
Ye Qingxue listened intently and indeed heard some noise, which sounded rather furtive for some reason.
Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo exchanged a glance, then quietly dismounted from the carriage, leaped onto a nearby tree, and looked into the Prince's mansion.
They were all martial artists, and their hearing and eyesight were better than ordinary people. By the dim moonlight, they saw a figure sneaking in through the door, carrying a very bulging bundle on his back.
He's a thief!
Ye Qingxue stood shoulder to shoulder with Yun Zhuo, and she lowered her voice, saying, "This is a perfect opportunity. Are you ready?"
This incident concerns Yun Zhuo's life or death.
Whether to comfort Ye Qingxue or himself, Yun Zhuo said, "Uncle Yu is a man who can still be trusted."
It is true that Prince Yu and his wife are kind, but Ye Qingxue recalled the last time Yun Zhuo rescued the Luo family. His own uncle, cousin, and cousin could all set up a trap to capture him.
How much trust does he still have in his so-called relatives?
I came to Prince Yu's residence today only because of her persuasion.
Of course, it's also because they really had no other way to go.
Yun Zhuo didn't say much. With a flash, he jumped down from the big tree and went to the backyard of the Prince Yu's mansion.
Seeing this, Ye Qingxue immediately chased after them, while Yun Zhuo was already fighting with the thief.
The thief had some martial arts skills, but he was no match for Yun Zhuo. However, even though Yun Zhuo was able to subdue him quickly, he still had to contend with the thief for quite a while.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, the thief became furious and roared in a low voice, "Who do you think you are? How dare you block my way! Get out of my way if you know what's good for you!"
Yun Zhuo was slightly taken aback when he heard the voice.
But Ye Qingxue shouted at that moment, "Stop thief! A thief has broken into the Prince Yu's mansion!"
The commotion had already been noticed, and now that Ye Qingxue had called out, the servants quickly came over with lanterns in hand.
The lanterns illuminate this world.
The thief tried to escape, but Yun Zhuo subdued him, pinning one of his hands behind his back and holding him down firmly.
Ye Qingxue snatched the bundle from his body; it was full of gold, silver, and valuables, and there was quite a lot of it!
The servants were also enraged when they saw these things and tried to catch the thief, but the thief was even angrier than them, shouting, "Open your dog eyes and see who I am!"
That voice sounds so familiar!
The servants were startled and carefully pulled off the veil covering his face.
Everyone gasped in shock—it was their third young master!
Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo were both taken aback and exchanged a glance. Yun Zhuo was about to let go when the Princess Consort of Yu arrived at that very moment.
Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo: "..."
They originally thought that helping the Prince Yu's mansion catch this thief would increase their bargaining power in negotiations with the Prince and Princess Yu, but it turned out that the thief was the third young master of the Prince Yu's mansion.
For a moment, they didn't know whether Heaven was trying to cut off their path or was deliberately toying with them.
The Prince Yu rushed forward and pulled the Third Young Master away from the servants to check if he was injured. Only then did they have the energy to look at Ye Qingxue and the others.
Ye Qingxue quickly said, "Princess Consort Yu, I just happened to be passing by and saw this person sneaking around in the backyard of Prince Yu's mansion. I thought he was a thief, so... it was a misunderstanding. Please forgive me, Third Young Master."
Only the eldest son of the Prince of Yu's family can be called the heir apparent.
The remaining children were addressed according to their order, so Ye Qingxue, like the servants, addressed the thief as the Third Young Master.
Princess Yu was somewhat embarrassed, but she smiled and said, "My child wanted to go on a long trip, but his father and I didn't agree, so he planned to leave at night. Fortunately, Miss Ye discovered him!"
"Otherwise, he'll be nowhere to be found by dawn. The capital is in a very unstable state right now, and his father and I both hope he can stay at home!"
Princess Yu handed the Third Young Master to the servants, instructing them to take him back and keep a close watch on him. She then said to Ye Qingxue, "It's almost dawn. Since Miss Ye is passing by, why don't you come in and have a cup of tea before you leave?"
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