Morning.
Shen Yunfeng, who had been slapping himself all night, returned to Rouyun Palace with a vacant look in his eyes.
Seeing her lover return, Xiang Yunrou stepped forward to support him and asked in a low voice, "Yunfeng, did you get the register back?"
Although Xiang Yunrou hadn't mentioned that Shen Danqing had inquired about the spear the previous day, Shen Yunfeng had sensed something was wrong. Last night, he had left the palace to look for the junior official in charge of the Xiangyun Kingdom's royal treasury records. He had just been extremely lucky and happened to meet General Mu and Princess Jingning on his way back.
Shen Yunfeng hadn't slept all night and his steps were unsteady. Supported by Xiang Yunrou, he sat on the couch. Just as he was about to close his eyes and sleep, he thought of Princess Jingning. He suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed Xiang Yunrou's wrist. "Rou'er, if Mu Lanyue is as glib as ever and comes to find you, no matter what she says, don't believe a word of it."
"Remember, you and I are family!"
Xiang Yunrou had trusted Shen Yunfeng for many years. Knowing that Mu Lanyue was Shen Yunfeng's ex - wife, she smiled brightly. "Don't worry. When we get to the capital of Dayong, I'll stay far away from her and won't say a single word to her!"
"By the way, did you get the register?"
Mentioning the register, Shen Yunfeng sighed. "The junior official refused to hand it over. Just in case, I killed him."
Xiang Yunrou was completely on Shen Yunfeng's side and didn't care about the junior official in charge of the royal treasury.
But Shen Yunfeng was still worried. He was afraid that Princess Jingning would come to Xiang Yunrou and say something nonsense. He told Xiang Yunrou to be extremely cautious.
Hearing Shen Yunfeng say "Mu Lanyue" several times in a row, Xiang Yunrou was filled with jealousy. "Enough! I think you just can't forget about her. You're here with me, but your heart is with Mu Lanyue. We haven't even reached the capital yet, and you're already like this. You'll surely be even worse when we get there!"
Shen Yunfeng coaxed her. "What are you thinking? I'm just afraid that Mu Lanyue will talk nonsense in front of you and affect our relationship... Right, Mu Lanyue is in the capital. So who was the person I saw last night?"
"Last night? Who did you see last night?" Xiang Yunrou was already feeling jealous and now she was even more vigilant. She chased after Shen Yunfeng, asking about last night's events. Frightened, Shen Yunfeng ran back to find General Mu.
General Mu was extremely energetic despite not sleeping all night. Opportunities to watch Shen Yunfeng slap himself were rare.
Afraid of feeling sleepy later, General Mu was practicing martial arts with a broadsword on the open space in front of the palace.
Shen Yunfeng rushed over in a hurry and asked, "Isn't Lanyue in the capital? Who was the person I saw last night? Did you find someone who looks like Lanyue to scare me?"
"We're both from Dayong. Now that we're in the Xiangyun Kingdom, we're like grasshoppers on the same rope. If you scare me again, I'll fight you to the death!"
Hearing Shen Yunfeng's threat, General Mu waved his broadsword even faster. He only stopped when the broadsword almost hit Shen Yunfeng.
He looked at Shen Yunfeng in surprise. "What are you talking nonsense about? You're so shameless. I'm your father - in - law. You were being lovey - dovey with that princess from the Xiangyun Kingdom right in front of me. I didn't even beat you two adulterers, and you still want to fight me to the death."
"I'm a general of Dayong, in charge of troops. Who do you think you are?"
Shen Yunfeng's face turned red. General Mu was telling the truth and he couldn't refute. He could only try to save face. "I divorced Lanyue in the capital. I fell in love with Princess Rou at first sight. We're not adulterers."
General Mu looked at him amusingly. "Then what about Bai Xinrou? Falling in love at first sight might fool others, but He Qing and Danqing are both in the palace. Do you want me to call them over for a confrontation?"
Xiang Yunrou didn't know about Bai Xinrou yet. Naturally, Shen Yunfeng didn't dare to have a confrontation. He could only slink away.
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. He had met Mu Lanyue, who was supposed to be in the capital, in the middle of the night. He had slapped himself all night like a puppet, and there was also that miraculous ointment that could heal any wound. All these things together were definitely not normal.
A sudden shock went through Shen Yunfeng. Could it be that he had encountered a ghost?
Thinking that he might have encountered a ghost, he staggered back to Rouyun Palace and locked himself inside.
Just as Shen Yunfeng left, the military advisor rushed over. He told General Mu, "General, Shen Yunfeng has attacked the junior official in charge of the royal treasury registration!"
"Fortunately, Shen Yunfeng didn't intend to kill him at first. He stabbed the junior official on a whim and then ran away. The people I sent managed to save the junior official."
General Mu didn't expect the matter to progress so smoothly. He shouted "Good!"
...
At this time in the capital.
Shen Haiyan stared at Shen Heqing in gray clothes and turned to Yan Mingli beside him. "I still can't quite believe that Baozhu could take mother to the Xiangyun Kingdom to find grandfather in one night and bring Shen Heqing back."
"Do you know? Shen Heqing and I live in the same courtyard!" Yan Mingli also looked at Shen Heqing, his eyes full of admiration. He didn't even hear what Shen Haiyan said.
Shen Haiyan had to walk around and stand between Shen Baozhu and Qiuqiu. He asked Shen Baozhu, "Baozhu, where's mother? Why did you only bring elder brother back?"
The first person to notice that Princess Jingning and Shen Baozhu were missing yesterday was the Fourth Prince. He came to look for Shen Baozhu early in the morning but couldn't find her. Fortunately, Baizhi and Ziwan told him that Princess Jingning had taken Shen Baozhu out on business and would come back after finishing.
Although Shen Haiyan was confused about the sudden incident and had no idea about it at all, he still believed them. After all, Baizhi and Ziwan had been with Princess Jingning for nearly twenty years. They would never betray her.
Shen Baozhu was chatting with Qiuqiu about General Mu. She looked up. "Because the treasure - hunting rat can only lead two people. Excluding myself, it can only take one person. Third brother said that elder brother should come back to figure out the secret code. And mother wanted to accompany grandfather, so I brought elder brother back first!"
The Dragon King: [Cute one, the pearls are all ready. When do you want them?]
The Dragon King: [When will the Fourth Prince return to the palace? I've even picked the blood - related fruit.]
Shen Baozhu thought for a while. "On the day the Fourth Prince returns to the palace, let the little phoenix and the golden dragon clone support the Fourth Prince. Then the Dragon King can give the pearls. When the big pearls fall from the sky, everyone will surely think that the Fourth Prince is very powerful!"
Lin Yu: [Baozhu can also hold the little golden dragon and follow beside him, so that the civil and military officials will think that the Fourth Prince has his own halo.]
The Dragon King: [That's good. If anyone objects, cute one, you can shine the little golden dragon on them and make them blind. Then let them recover when they stop objecting.]
Lin Yu: [Sure enough, the Dragon King has good ideas!]
The Dragon King: [Of course.]
The Dragon King: [Where's the real person? What does the real person think?]
True Person Qingyun: [The Dragon King's idea is appropriate. It's enough.]
True Person Qingyun: [Should we discuss this matter with the emperor and the empress? Maybe they have other ideas.]
True Person Qingyun: [For example, they might want to establish the crown prince on that day?]
The Dragon King: [That's a good idea. The real person is far - sighted.]
Shen Baozhu silently memorized it and planned to go to the palace to discuss it with Emperor Uncle and Empress Aunt.