After much fuss, the two finally got to have their meal.
"I think the yard next to yours is quite nice. Have someone clean it up tomorrow. I'll move there," Wen Qianyue said.
Xie Yunxiao nodded. "I'll talk to Ruoxue about it tomorrow."
Wen Qianyue suddenly paused. "Don't tell me that Meng Ruoxue is in charge of the internal affairs of the Prince's Mansion?"
"Of course not," Xie Yunxiao waved his hand. "Ruoxue is in poor health and can't handle such miscellaneous matters. It's the nanny beside her."
"There are no female relatives in my mansion. I don't trust others, so it's better to let the person beside Ruoxue manage it. It's convenient for her to get silver or things when she needs them."
Wen Qianyue was speechless.
She was almost completely convinced by this son.
He had handed over the family fortune to others.
She had never seen a family that would let a nanny beside a guest manage the household.
He was really naive.
"I have a headache. You go back and sleep first," Wen Qianyue said.
Xie Yunxiao replied, "Ah? Oh."
Wen Qianyue watched as Xie Yunxiao's figure gradually disappeared from sight, as if those troublesome things had never happened.
Suddenly, Yue Heng popped up.
"Have you found out?" Wen Qianyue asked.
Yue Heng looked serious. He bent down and whispered in Wen Qianyue's ear, "Wen Chengen put medicine in the tea and arranged for a maid to go in. After the Prince left, Wen Chengen locked up the maid."
Wen Qianyue looked solemn. "Have you got all the clues?"
Yue Heng took out a porcelain bottle from his bosom. "This is the sleeping drug the Prince was drugged with."
Putting all the clues together, an idea flashed through Wen Qianyue's mind.
She knew what Wen Chengen was up to.
There was a concubine who had no children in the past. She wanted to let her younger cousin enter the palace to serve the emperor. Unfortunately, the late emperor rarely entered the harem. So she came up with a plan. She got the late emperor drunk and sent him to the dragon bed. A few months later, she directly brought the pregnant woman into the palace.
It was a pity that they miscalculated. How could an emperor be calculated by others? After investigation, the late emperor was furious. All those involved in the incident were executed. Only a few people knew the truth.
This plan was just like the one back then.
Wen Chengen wanted to ruin Xie Yunxiao's reputation with this.
Maybe even worse.
"Send a few trustworthy people to keep an eye on them. Report to me immediately if there's any situation," Wen Qianyue ordered.
Judging from Xie Yunxiao's reaction, he should not have touched that woman. But public opinion could be overwhelming. If there was no solid evidence to prove his innocence, he might really fall into Wen Chengen's trap.
By then, it would be too late.
"Yes," Yue Heng replied.
Wen Qianyue didn't sleep well that night.
Xie Yunxiao was already having a hard time in Lingzhou. She could imagine that her daughter in the capital would not be in a good situation either.
She had to solve the mess in Lingzhou as soon as possible and return to the capital.
Early the next morning.
Wen Qianyue asked Shu Huan to write a prescription for Meng Ruoxue casually.
"Anyway, you've felt her pulse before. The effect of the medicine doesn't matter. The important thing is to make her suffer a bit," Wen Qianyue said.
Shu Huan asked, "Did she offend you before?"
Wen Qianyue shook her head. "Not me, but us."
"Didn't you get locked up because of her?" she asked rhetorically.
Shu Huan was speechless. It seemed to make sense.
"I understand," Shu Huan said.
After getting the prescription, Wen Qianyue motioned for Shu Huan to leave first and come back later to feel Xie Yunxiao's pulse.
Then she called Lihong over.
"Take this and get the medicine for Meng Ruoxue. Then boil it for her," Wen Qianyue said.
Whether Meng Ruoxue took the medicine or not was up to her.
"Where's Xie Yunxiao?" Wen Qianyue asked casually.
She hadn't seen him since early morning.
Lihong bit her lip and replied reluctantly, "He's with Miss Meng."
Great. With Xie Yunxiao there, Meng Ruoxue probably wouldn't dare not to take the medicine.
Wen Qianyue wanted to go out for some fresh air. As soon as she stepped out of the door, she met a strange man.
He should be about the same age as Xie Yunxiao, with a bit of immaturity in his eyebrows.
Wang Xi had just entered his good friend's yard. Without any preparation, he saw Wen Qianyue standing there. At first sight, he thought a fairy had descended to the mortal world. He was completely smitten.
Was he seeing a fairy!?
Why was the fairy in Xie Yunxiao's yard?
He shook his head and hid the cricket cage in his sleeve. Then he straightened his back and walked forward, thinking he was being very graceful.
"May I ask the young lady's name and why you're here?" Wang Xi asked.
"Wen Qianyue," Wen Qianyue replied.
The fairy seemed a bit cold.
Wang Xi was not discouraged. "So it's Miss Wen. I'm Wang Xi. Greetings to Miss Wen."
So this was Wang Xi.
Wen Qianyue found it quite interesting.
She remembered that Wang Xi's ending was quite tragic.
Wang Xi was the youngest son of the Wang family, a prominent family in Lingzhou. He had an elder brother. Although he lost his parents at a young age, he was well taken care of and disciplined by his elder brother. Unfortunately, he fell in love with a close friend of Meng Ruoxue. That woman pretended to be gentle and kind, but revealed her true colors after they got married.
She not only constantly sowed discord between the two brothers, but also caused Wang Xi's sister-in-law to have a miscarriage. The Wang family fell apart, the brothers turned against each other, and Wang Xi became disabled. Finally, he died with hatred in his heart.
It was really tragic.
Wen Qianyue couldn't help showing a look of pity.
In Wang Xi's eyes, Wen Qianyue was clearly showing her affection for him.
His heart was pounding uncontrollably.
Wen Qianyue asked, "What are you here for to find Xie Yunxiao?"
It was easy to guess that Xie Yunxiao and Wang Xi were quite well-known in Lingzhou.
They had a reputation of being playboys. People would avoid them as soon as they heard their names.
She sighed worriedly.
"I..." Wang Xi stammered. "I'm here to discuss poetry and books with Xie Yunxiao."
Even he himself didn't believe what he was saying.
Wen Qianyue asked, "Really?"
He was quite... good at making up stories.
It was obvious that he didn't believe his own words.
"Wang Xi!!!" A loud voice came from afar.
Before they could say a few more words, their conversation was interrupted by Xie Yunxiao, who came rushing over.
He was out of breath from running. He casually put his arm on Wang Xi's shoulder and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Wang Xi glanced at Wen Qianyue nervously and awkwardly brushed Xie Yunxiao's hand away. "I just got some new books of poetry. I'm here to discuss them with you."
Xie Yunxiao said, "Are you crazy or am I crazy?"
The only book they had ever read together was probably a pornographic picture book.
He reached out and touched Wang Xi's forehead. "You don't seem to be sick."
Wen Qianyue smiled knowingly and didn't say anything more.
Wang Xi swallowed hard. He grabbed Xie Yunxiao's hand and ran to the side. While running, he still looked in Wen Qianyue's direction.
"What's wrong with you? You're acting like a young girl on her wedding day for the first time," Xie Yunxiao was puzzled.
Wasn't it his first time?
It was his first time feeling this way.
Wang Xi excitedly grabbed Xie Yunxiao's hand. "Brother Xie, do you know Miss Wen?"
Xie Yunxiao replied, "Yes." They were quite familiar with each other.
"Who is she?" Wang Xi asked.
Xie Yunxiao paused. "She's a distant relative of my family."
Wang Xi clapped his hands and got even more excited.
"Great!" He grabbed Xie Yunxiao's hand tightly and looked at him sincerely. "Brother Xie, my happiness depends on you."
Xie Yunxiao was stunned. "What?"
Wang Xi was about to repeat himself when Xie Yunxiao covered his mouth.
Forget it. He didn't want to hear those words again.
Xie Yunxiao was furious. "Don't even think about it."
"Give up this idea."
He hadn't even had enough time to enjoy the love from his princess mother, and now someone wanted to take her away?
No way!