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"Fourth Brother, I heard the steward instructing the maid to make sure Fourth Sister-in-law drinks those wines."

"The steward is my father's confidant."

Xie Yunli thought of Prince Yu, and a sadness welled up in his eyes. He said urgently, "Today's lantern festival is for Fourth Sister-in-law, for you. You shouldn't have come."

Xie Yunli regretted that he discovered it too late, otherwise he could have stopped them from coming to the lantern festival from the beginning.

"Fourth Brother, if you take Fourth Sister-in-law away, it will look to outsiders as if we parted on bad terms." Xie Yunli had already made arrangements.

But then I heard my fourth brother say, "I know."

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"Know?"

"Your father wouldn't dare let us die in Prince Yu's mansion. He wants to stall Qingning and doesn't want us to ruin his plans," Xie Xuanjin said.

Xie Yunli was surprised; his fourth brother had known all along.

That means they had already taken precautions.

Xie Yunli immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, his previous worry vanished, and he met Xie Xuanjin's gaze firmly. "Fourth Brother, what are your plans?"

"We need Yunli's cooperation."

Xie Xuanjin spoke a few more words to Xie Yunli, and the fight between the two finally stopped.

Upon seeing this, the crowd nearby immediately rushed over.

Approaching, I could hear the two arguing.

Listen carefully, and you'll understand why the fight just happened.

Prince Yun complained that since the Prince of Huai got married, he was no longer as close to him as before.

Originally, it was out of jealousy and resentment.

Prince Yu, who had initially harbored suspicions, now felt his doubts lessen, and the scene before him reminded him once again of his elder brother, the Emperor Su.

He felt resentful when his elder brother, the Emperor Su, treated others kindly but neglected him.

Yunli is his son, just like him!

And Xie Xuanjin...

Thinking of his purpose for tonight, Prince Yu stepped forward with a smile, "Yunli, this is where you're wrong. Your fourth brother is married now, how can he be as carefree as before?"

He then said to Xie Xuanjin, "Xuanjin, Yunli has only ever been close to you since childhood. You are brothers, brothers for life. He's just venting his anger and acting foolishly. Don't take it to heart."

Prince Yu mediated the peace.

He then gestured for the butler to bring over some wine, saying, "You brothers have a drink, and the misunderstanding will be cleared up."

Xie Xuanjin and Xie Yunli both glanced at the wine.

Xie Xuanjin took the first glass, and Xie Yunli hesitated for a moment before finally taking the glass as well.

"Yunli, you will always be my brother. No matter what happens in the future, no one can change that." Xie Xuanjin looked directly into Xie Yunli's eyes and spoke sincerely.

Xie Yunli sensed the deeper meaning in his words.

Seeing a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, he felt guilty. "Fourth Brother, I hit him too hard just now."

In terms of martial arts skills, Xie Yunli was far inferior to Xie Xuanjin.

However, Xie Yunli was not injured at all during the fight just now, which clearly means that Xie Xuanjin deliberately let him win.

Prince Yu understood, and felt more and more that Yunli and Xuanjin were very much like him and his elder brother, the Emperor Su.

"Haha, it's truly admirable how close you brothers are. Yunli, today is the Lantern Festival, you and your fourth brother should have a good drink, we won't leave until we're drunk."

Prince Yu was making the arrangements.

The two did not refuse and went to the pavilion to sit down together.

They drank glass after glass of wine, and soon both of them were tipsy.

On the other side, Xie Rouan led Song Qingning to change her clothes, and the wine was served again.

Recalling the deep meaning in Xie Xuanjin's eyes when he looked at Prince Yu before being invited to drink, Song Qingning knew that the wine served this time was different from the one before.

Song Qingning cooperated and drank a few cups, her face turning red.

After a few more drinks, the drunkenness on his face became impossible to hide.

In the end, he got so drunk that he lost consciousness.

Princess Yu felt sorry and guilty, so she arranged for Song Qingning to stay in a side room of the Prince's Mansion. Before leaving, she said "I'm sorry" several times.

Xie Xuanjin and Xie Yunli were also drunk.

After settling the two men in, Prince Yu summoned his steward and asked, "What time is it?"

"Your Highness, it is 3:45 PM."

"It's almost time, just a quarter past Hai hour."

Song Qingyan's operation took place at midnight.

In the past, the capital would have been under curfew by this time, but today, on the Lantern Festival, there is no curfew, and people can enjoy the lanterns all night long. The entire capital is bustling and lively.

Only the Yongning Marquis's residence remained eerily silent.

In the low courtyard behind the Yongning Marquis's residence, Song Changsheng was drinking wine.

As he listened to the Yongning Marquis's mansion gradually quiet down, from bustling activity to complete silence, his once peaceful and ordinary eyes began to reveal a mixture of wickedness and greed.

He was waiting, waiting for further movement from the other side.

The Marquis's mansion, separated by only one wall.

The lights were still on.

Under the lamplight, maids and servants lay scattered on the ground.

Before an incense stick had burned, the masters were still having a family banquet. Lady Lu, the wife of the Marquis, was considerate of the servants and did not allow the servants to serve them. The maids and servants ate their own meals.

Before long, everyone at the banquet fainted, and the servants also collapsed to the ground.

Song Qingyan, who had been lying on the table, slowly "woke up," looked around, and her gaze swept over the people at the table.

Marquis Yongning, Lady Lu, Song Shiyin, and Third Master Song, who has been imprisoned in Qinghong Courtyard.

One person is missing, Lord Song...

Song Qingyan frowned, but then a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes.

She strode towards Ms. Lu, searching her body for something, but found nothing after searching her entire body.

It wasn't on her?!

If it's not on my person, then it must be in the East Courtyard.

Without any delay, Song Qingyan immediately rushed to the East Courtyard.

She found what she was looking for in a hidden compartment in Lu's room: the storeroom key!

After today, the Yongning Marquis's mansion will cease to exist, and the things in the main storeroom and the Lu family's private treasury should have belonged to her.

Now, she's simply taking back what's hers.

Song Qingyan's eyes gleamed with greed as she took the key and headed towards the front hall.

Upon arriving at the front hall, they unexpectedly encountered Lord Song.

Lord Marquis Song looked at the room full of people who had been drugged without the slightest surprise. When he saw Song Qingyan return, he hurriedly went to greet her, "Qingyan, did you get it?"

Seeing the key in Song Qingyan's hand, Old Marquis Song's eyes lit up.

"Okay, okay, well done. Give it to me, we'll go to the warehouse and get the stuff right away."

As he spoke, he reached for the key in Song Qingyan's hand.

But he didn't find the key and grabbed nothing.

Song Qingyan took a step back, avoiding him.

"Qingyan, give her to me!" Old Marquis Song frowned, adopting the air of an elder.

Song Qingyan raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Give it to you? How could I give it to you?"

Old Marquis Song had a bad feeling. "What? You want to take it all for yourself? Song Qingyan, we clearly agreed that we would split what we got in half. Are you going to go back on your word?"

"Who says I'm going back on my word?"

Song Qingyan chuckled, "Grandfather, don't worry, I will give you what you want, but first I have to get what I need!"

"What you want?"

Aren't they both the same, wanting to take money from the Marquis's treasury?

He was forced into this situation and had no other choice but to agree to conspire with Song Qingyan.

But at this moment, he realized that Song Qingyan probably had other plans.

"Song Qingyan, what are you doing?"

Old Marquis Song became wary.

Just then, a bang rang out, and a signal flare exploded in the night sky.

"Ah, they're here!"

Song Qingyan's eyes lit up, gleaming with a faint light.

He glanced at the unconscious family in the living room, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"When they arrive, you'll know what I want and what I need to do."