In an instant, both Gu Jiangyue and Ji Yunsheng's gazes almost landed on Xie Jiuan. Xie Jiuan squinted his eyes, slowly raised his hand to take a sip of tea, and then began to speak.
"To prevent Xie Chengrui from wavering again and not wanting to marry Mu Xia. We should put some pressure on him so that he won't have the nerve to back out."
Ji Yunsheng directly raised his hand and patted Xie Jiuan on the shoulder, smiling.
"You're really something."
Xie Jiuan staggered from the blow. He dodged Ji Yunsheng's next strike with a quick movement, and then calmly said to Gu Jiangyue,
"I don't know if Mu Xia will take any actions, but I guess she won't reject Xie Chengrui out of fear."
Xie Jiuan gently stroked his chin as he voiced his speculation. He didn't have many interactions with Mu Xia, but he had gathered quite a bit of information from her, so he had some understanding of her.
"I can go and follow her. If there's any situation, I can detect it immediately."
Gu Jiangyue seemed to understand Xie Jiuan's concerns. Their plan hadn't been completely successful yet. As long as Mu Xia had any changes, unexpected things might happen.
Xie Jiuan originally wanted to refuse Gu Jiangyue, but when he turned his head and saw her bright eyes, the words of refusal were swallowed back.
"Alright, be careful."
Xie Jiuan finally agreed, and Gu Jiangyue's smile grew even wider.
Just then, the door of Gu Yi's room was pushed open. Song Zhong walked out. His old face was full of smiles, making him look much younger.
"Sure enough, they are rare treasures. After this treatment, Young Master Gu's health is stronger than before. As long as we find the last herb, his illness will be cured soon."
Gu Jiangyue stood up and handed the handkerchief she had prepared to Song Zhong for him to wipe the sweat off. Then, the frown on her forehead eased a bit.
"How is Gu Yi's condition now?"
Song Zhong wiped the sweat off, still smiling.
"Young Master Gu is resting inside now. His health has improved a lot compared to before. The effect of the rare treasures is better than expected. We can wait a bit longer for the last herb. There's no hurry. It's just right for Young Master Gu to fully absorb the effect of this herb."
Hearing this, everyone let out a long sigh of relief. They had been guarding here for half a month, afraid of any accidents. They looked at each other and smiled, finally feeling at ease.
As it got late, Gu Jiangyue returned to the courtyard. Xie Jiuan and Ji Yunsheng still had things to do, so they left first. Gu Jiangyue didn't idle around. Instead, she summoned Zhiyuan.
To secretly follow Mu Xia, Gu Jiangyue naturally couldn't use her current identity. She simply asked Zhiyuan to prepare some clothes for her.
"Zhiyuan, prepare a few sets of men's clothes for me. I'll go out a few more times in the next few days."
Gu Jiangyue sat at the table and looked at Zhiyuan across from her.
"Miss, what are you going to do this time? But you must be extra careful this time."
Zhiyuan blinked her big eyes. First, she looked around warily, then leaned over to Gu Jiangyue and whispered,
"I've received some letters recently. The content in them is really scary. It seems to be about coming back for revenge, all in Gu Zhengwan's tone. I don't know who is playing tricks."
By the end, there was a hint of anger in Zhiyuan's tone. After all, in Zhiyuan's eyes, Gu Zhengwan was as good as dead.
"When did this happen?"
Gu Jiangyue frowned slightly. She thought this matter was not that simple.
"A few days ago. It's not just one letter. That person sent a lot. I've checked, but there's no clue. It's so mysterious that I don't know who sent them. Miss, you were so busy with Young Master's illness those days. I was afraid of disturbing you, so I didn't tell you."
Zhiyuan lowered her head and thought, as if trying to figure out the ins and outs of the matter.
"Miss, who do you think sent these letters? Anyway, I don't believe in ghosts and gods."
Zhiyuan looked at Gu Jiangyue doubtfully, asking the question that had been buried in her heart for a long time.
"Whoever it is."
Gu Jiangyue wasn't afraid of whoever it was. She herself had crawled out of hell just for revenge. Why should she be afraid of others?
Gu Jiangyue let out a soft laugh and reached out to pat Zhiyuan on the shoulder to comfort her.
"Yes, whoever it is, our miss can defeat her."
After being comforted by Gu Jiangyue, Zhiyuan didn't feel the chill on her back anymore. Her miss was good at both literature and martial arts.
Although Gu Jiangyue didn't really care, she still hadn't received the exact news of Gu Zhengwan's death. There had been too many things recently, and Gu Jiangyue had even forgotten about this matter.
"You go and rest first."
Gu Jiangyue smiled and nodded at Zhiyuan, then waved her hand, indicating for Zhiyuan to leave.
"Okay, miss. You should also go to bed early. Don't overwork yourself."
Zhiyuan bowed to Gu Jiangyue and was about to leave.
As long as Gu Zhengwan was alive, she would be a disaster. Gu Jiangyue had decided to thoroughly investigate this matter. All things were at a critical juncture now, and no more accidents could happen.
"By the way, tell the Ninth Prince to pay more attention to Gu Zhengwan."
For some reason, whenever Gu Jiangyue thought of Gu Zhengwan, she felt a bit strange. Before Zhiyuan left, Gu Jiangyue still called her back.
"Oh, okay, miss. What should I do with those letters?"
Zhiyuan was tidying up the things in Gu Jiangyue's room. She had just finished and was already at the door when she remembered that those strange letters had been with her.
Gu Jiangyue lowered her head and thought for a while. Then, a perfect smile appeared on her lips.
"Anonymously send them to Xie Chengrui. Maybe he'll be scared and marry Mu Xia sooner."
Based on Gu Jiangyue's understanding of Xie Chengrui, he was easily scared. And currently, the person Xie Chengrui was most afraid of was undoubtedly Gu Zhengwan.
"Okay, miss."
Zhiyuan was finally relieved that she didn't have to deal with those letters anymore. She skipped away with the things in her hands.
Entrusting the matter of investigating Gu Zhengwan to Xie Jiuan, Gu Jiangyue felt more at ease. She had to continue following Mu Xia tomorrow, so she simply went to sleep.
At the same time, on the roof of the Sixth Prince's Mansion, two figures, one black and one purple, were carefully crouching there.
"Why do you suspect him?"
Xie Jiuan frowned. He was still a bit confused as to why Ji Yunsheng thought the person who fought with him in Gu Zhengwan's secret room in the Gu Mansion that day was Xie Yuwen.
After all, Xie Yuwen was the only person Xie Jiuan could rely on in the deep palace.
"The first time I saw Xie Yuwen, I thought he was strange. He looks very much like someone."
Ji Yunsheng's lips curled into a smile, extremely evil, but at this moment, he revealed an unprecedented seriousness.
"Like who?"
Xie Jiuan looked at Ji Yunsheng and asked.