"Your Highness, Bai Ke would like to apologize for today. I shouldn't have been so talkative and meddled in your and the Prince's affairs."
He was truly sincere in his apology to Mo Qinghuan, for he never expected that after he said those words to her, she would still personally bring the medicine.
This made him feel extremely guilty, so much so that he didn't even dare to look into Mo Qinghuan's eyes.
Mo Qinghuan turned around and gave a faint smile. "I know you were doing it for the Prince's sake, so I won't blame you. Recover well. He still needs you to protect him."
Then she walked out. Without Mo Qinghuan calling her, Dan'er naturally stayed behind to talk with Bai Ke.
"I won't side with you this time."
Hearing what Dan'er said, Bai Ke hung his head in shame.
"Indeed, I admit it was my fault. But Dan'er, you don't know. The Prince has been soaking in the cold pool every day to suppress his desire. As his personal guard, I was of course worried, so I..."
Dan'er blushed and turned her face away, not looking at Bai Ke.
"The Prince and Her Highness have always had a stable relationship, and this is the best way for them to stay together for a long time. So don't meddle in their affairs anymore."
Hearing Dan'er's scolding, he knew that he had really made a big mistake today. So he slapped his chest and vowed, "Don't worry. I won't say such things again."
Only then did Dan'er give a smile. "You should take good care of yourself. I'll stew some chicken soup for you and bring it to you in the evening." With that, she got up and walked out.
After walking out, she found Mo Qinghuan standing in the yard, looking up at the western sky.
The sunset glow was like a raging fire, dreamy and illusory. Mo Qinghuan suddenly felt that her arrival here was also like a dream.
Unconsciously, she had experienced so many things, got married here, and even had a child.
Just as she was thinking, Wei San, who had been guarding the General Ningyuan's Mansion, came back. He covered his chest, looking injured.
"What happened?" Mo Qinghuan asked. Then she turned to look at Dan'er. "Quickly help him to the Qingting Courtyard."
Wei San let Dan'er help him. As they walked, he said, "Your Highness, it was my incompetence that I was discovered, and then I was beaten up."
Mo Qinghuan's face darkened, and her tone was cold. "How dare they! Who beat you?"
Wei San carefully recalled the scene at that time, constantly rubbing his chest with his hand.
"I don't know who they were. But during the fight, I always protected my head, so I heard the woman call the man Brother Xuan. In my humble opinion, if these two are not an adulterous couple, then they are cousins."
"No, they are half - siblings."
When they arrived at the Qingting Courtyard, she examined Wei San's body and prescribed some medicine. He was just beaten up and didn't suffer any internal injuries. He would recover after taking some medicine.
Then Wei San reported the things that had happened in the past two days to Mo Qinghuan. Only then did she know that the person Mo Yao first met should be her lover, and the person she met in the past few days was Zhang Haoxuan.
She didn't know what the two of them were plotting. Although Wei San was smart, Mo Qinghuan guessed that his identity might have been exposed.
So it was not suitable to send him to monitor them anymore.
Back in the Yanyang Hall, Mo Qinghuan sat in the room. Mu Yanming didn't come back yet. She didn't know where he had gone.
Mo Qinghuan suddenly remembered the woman in the back yard, so she sent Dan'er to find Uncle Zhong.
However, when she told Dan'er to find Uncle Zhong, she didn't say what she wanted Uncle Zhong for.
So on the way here, Uncle Zhong was extremely nervous. He thought that the Prince only punished Bai Ke but not him, and now the Princess was angry and might punish him. So he was so nervous that sweat broke out on his back.
After seeing Mo Qinghuan, he knelt down on the ground respectfully and bowed deeply. "This old servant pays respects to Your Highness."
Mo Qinghuan motioned for Dan'er to help him up. "Uncle Zhong, you don't need to be so polite. I called you here because I have something to ask you."
Seeing her manner, Uncle Zhong thought she didn't seem to be going to punish him. So he secretly let out a sigh of relief, and the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
"Your Highness, just ask. This old servant will tell you everything I know."
Mo Qinghuan nodded faintly and motioned for him to sit in front of her.
Uncle Zhong sat down tremblingly. She poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of Uncle Zhong.
When she lifted the lid, white smoke came out. Uncle Zhong's heart tightened again. What did the Princess mean? Was she going to poison him?
No, no. After all, he had been in the Prince's Mansion for more than a decade. The Princess couldn't just dispose of him quietly like this.
Even in the court, a person who wanted to appeal should be given a chance to voice his grievances.
Thinking of this, he pushed the cup away and said directly,
"I wonder why Your Highness called this old servant here?"
Mo Qinghuan didn't know that Uncle Zhong had gone through such a severe mental struggle. She smiled and pushed the tea back. "Uncle Zhong, you've worked hard for so many years. It's time for you to take a good rest. I'll talk to the Prince tomorrow and give you a vacation for a while."
Uncle Zhong didn't know what Mo Qinghuan really meant. He didn't dare to drink the tea, but he also didn't dare to refuse anymore.
After hesitating for a long time, he finally picked up the teacup.
Just as he was about to put the teacup to his lips, he heard Mo Qinghuan say, "Uncle Zhong, have you been the one to deliver food to the woman in the back yard all this time?"
Hearing this, Uncle Zhong's hand holding the teacup paused. This woman was of special significance to the Prince, but he didn't know how to tell the Princess for a moment.
The main reason was that he didn't know what the Prince had told her. What if there was a discrepancy between what the Prince said and what he said? That would be terrible!
After thinking for a while, Uncle Zhong said, "Your Highness, if you want to know something about the woman in the back yard, it's better to ask the Prince. I think if Your Highness asks, the Prince won't hide it from you."
He was still admiring his speaking skills when Mo Qinghuan stood up. "Since Uncle Zhong doesn't want to say, I won't force you. You can go and get back to your work."
Uncle Zhong was stunned when he heard this. Looking at the Princess still using an honorific title for him, he suddenly remembered that the Princess had always treated him with such respect.
Suddenly, a sense of guilt welled up in his heart. Before Mo Qinghuan walked out of the door, he suddenly called out to her.
"Your Highness, actually..."
Mo Qinghuan turned back to look at him. "Uncle Zhong, I know you're in a difficult position. But the Prince has already told me something. I just want to ask you, in all these years of taking care of her, have you noticed what she likes to eat? Since she was an old acquaintance of the Princess Consort, we should take good care of her, don't you think?"
Only then did Uncle Zhong realize that he had a suspicious mind. The guilt in his heart deepened. "Your Highness, this old servant will write down a recipe of the food I've always sent to her and send it to Your Highness later."
Mo Qinghuan nodded, and Uncle Zhong withdrew.