When Mo Qinghuan came out of the palace, Bai Ke was already waiting at the palace gate.
Seeing her, Bai Ke quickened his steps and walked up to her, taking the medicine chest from her.
"Your Royal Highness, why did you take so long today?"
Mo Qinghuan shook her head. There was no use telling Bai Ke about these things as he wasn't there...
She got into the carriage. When passing by the market, she heard the voices of the Duchess and Zhao Yiyi inside the carriage.
Come to think of it, so many things had happened since she had detoxified the Duchess last time. The Duchess hadn't visited their mansion, and she hadn't seen the two of them again.
Thinking of this, she stopped the carriage. "Bai Ke, I want to get out and take a walk."
Bai Ke remembered the incident of the assassin last time and originally wanted to refuse, but Mo Qinghuan had already lifted the curtain and stuck out her head.
He had no choice but to quickly tell the coachman to stop the horse. Mo Qinghuan jumped out of the carriage. She looked in the direction of the voices. The Duchess was trying on jewelry for Zhao Yiyi. As soon as Mo Qinghuan got out, the Duchess saw her. So she quickly put down the jewelry in her hand and pulled Zhao Yiyi towards Mo Qinghuan.
"Greetings..." The Duchess was about to salute with her daughter in tow when Mo Qinghuan helped her up.
"There's no need for this. You just keep looking. I'll have a look too." She strolled around the shop, and her gaze was caught by a blood - red jade bracelet.
The jade bracelet was completely blood - red. On closer inspection, it seemed as if there were blood vessels flowing inside. However, the bracelet looked extremely strange. She would never wear such a thing on her body.
Seeing that Mo Qinghuan had been looking for a while but hadn't tried anything on, the Duchess whispered to the shopkeeper, "Bring out your shop's treasure."
The shopkeeper took the key and walked inside. Then he brought out two trays of expensive jewelry and placed them in front of Mo Qinghuan.
Mo Qinghuan looked at the Duchess questioningly. The Duchess smiled lovingly. In her eyes, Mo Qinghuan was about the same age as her daughter.
"Your Royal Highness, please feel free to choose. If you like something, consider it a little token from this subject's wife. Speaking of which, this subject's wife is indebted to Your Royal Highness for saving her life. But after waking up, this subject's wife never visited to express her gratitude. It was truly impolite."
Mo Qinghuan wore a faint smile on her face. "I understand. The Duchess must have been busy with her daughter's marriage, so this princess won't blame you for this. Moreover, as a doctor, it's my duty to save people."
Zhao Yiyi didn't say a word from beginning to end. She just quietly looked at Mo Qinghuan, and the image of Mo Qinghuan in the past flashed through her mind.
At that time, she and Mo Yao always bullied her, and she would only lower her head and say nothing. She was not at all like the calm and composed person she was now.
However, she was really grateful to Mo Qinghuan for saving her mother's life.
Just as they were chatting, the sky suddenly darkened. Mo Qinghuan walked to the door and saw that the dark clouds in the sky were hanging very low. It seemed as if a storm was coming.
So she turned around and said to the Duchess with a smile, "Madam, the weather has changed. Go back early to avoid the wind and rain."
With that, she walked out, got into the carriage, and the coachman drove the carriage all the way back to the prince's mansion.
It was just in time. As soon as she walked into the Yangyang Hall, the heavy rain came down like a waterfall.
She sat down at the table, poured herself a cup of tea, and her gaze fell on Mu Yanming.
"Mu Yanming", who had originally been sitting in front of the desk reading a book, put down the book when he saw Mo Qinghuan come back, walked to the table, and sat down.
She lowered her eyes and sipped her tea. She really didn't know what to say to him. Finally, she simply put down the teacup and turned to look out the window in a daze.
"Mu Yanming" didn't know that his identity had been exposed at this moment. So he imitated Mu Yanming and coughed lightly, saying, "It rarely snows in the winter in the Li Kingdom, but every time it rains, it gets colder."
Mo Qinghuan withdrew her gaze and looked at "Mu Yanming".
"Do you like snow?"
She looked into "Mu Yanming"'s eyes. He dodged a little, then coughed awkwardly. "No."
...
The rain outside the window was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind howled into the room. She wasn't afraid of the cold originally, but the original owner's body was a bit afraid of the cold. So she couldn't help but shiver.
"Mu Yanming" noticed her movement and got up to close the door.
The rain kept falling intermittently all day and didn't stop until late at night. After nightfall, she lay in bed and listened to the sound of the rain outside before falling asleep.
...
Early the next morning, in a daze, she heard a commotion outside.
After getting up, she opened the door and walked out of the Yangyang Hall. She found Bai Ke mustering the troops.
Seeing her come out, Bai Ke ran over, looking very solemn. "Your Royal Highness, something big has happened!"
She rubbed her eyes and looked at Bai Ke. "What's the big deal?"
"Last night's heavy rain washed out more than a dozen burned bodies in the forest on the outskirts of the city!"
Mo Qinghuan was stunned. More than a dozen bodies!!!
"The people from the Magistrate of the Capital have already gone there. Since you previously guessed that the source of the disease might have come from outside the city, this subordinate dares to guess that there must be a connection between the two. So this subordinate is planning to go and have a look."
Although Mo Qinghuan had guessed the identity of "Mu Yanming", since he needed someone to impersonate him in the capital, for such an important matter, even the ill Regent should be present.
"Bai Ke, go and invite the prince. We'll go and have a look together."
After saying that, she turned around and walked into the room. After washing up as quickly as possible, she walked towards the front gate.
Dan'er chased after her with a cloak. "Your Highness, this servant's illness is already cured. I can serve you by your side."
She nodded. When she reached the front gate, she got into the carriage. Lifting the curtain, she saw that "Mu Yanming" was already waiting in the carriage.
"What does Your Highness think of this matter?"
She straightened her skirt and sat down properly.
Mu Yanming looked at her and analyzed slowly, "Let's go and have a look first. After all, more than a dozen people is not a small case! Without seeing the whole picture, it's not good to make a judgment."
Mo Qinghuan nodded, indicating that she agreed with his statement.
"More than a dozen people. I wonder if there have been any missing - person reports recently! If so, there might be a direction for the investigation."
As she said this, another suspicion arose in her heart, because she remembered that in the past, some people had used living people for medical experiments.
This time, the matter of the herpes virus might not be an accident!
Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a little scared!
If it was true, it would be too terrifying! There might be some shocking conspiracy behind it.
But now Mu Yanming was not here, and she didn't know how to handle it if her guess was correct. And the person in front of her could only impersonate his identity. Some things, after all, couldn't be decided on his behalf!