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"Young lady, this old servant has something else to say."

After keeping her thoughts to herself for a long time, Granny Jin finally spoke.

"That person... is, after all, a young lady from the Shen family, the granddaughter of the prime minister. Can she be trusted?"

Young Master Chu brought her back; don't let her become a source of trouble for our household...

It's not that this old servant is overly cunning; it's just that I'm afraid she's an ungrateful wretch who might turn around and bite us back.

"Yes, actually, I was a little worried too."

Lady Zhen hesitated for a moment, "You saved the Emperor and ruined the Prime Minister and the Crown Prince's plans. It's no wonder he holds a grudge against you."

But Lingyun brought her back, and her mother didn't know what to say, fearing he would feel awkward.

"Mother, nanny, are you afraid that Shen Qingtang will seek revenge on me?"

A cold smile flashed in Yin Liuli's bright eyes. "If she were sober, she would know what she can and cannot do."

Regardless of whether she has the ability to avenge this, as long as she holds a grudge against the Prime Minister against me, she is courting death.

I hope this Miss Shen is sensible, otherwise I'll teach her a lesson about why flowers are so red!

Feeling somewhat reassured, Madam Zhen smiled and said...

"Your mother and nanny are just thinking of you. I don't think that child is stupid."

"She eats and lives in our house; we gave her a life. If she dares to be foolish, this old servant won't tolerate it."

Granny Jin snorted and said, "Don't worry, Miss. This old servant has already asked Miss Mei and the others to keep an eye on what's going on in that courtyard for the eldest young lady."

If she's doing well, that's fine, but if she dares to harbor any disloyalty, even Miss Mei and the others won't let her off!

"The old nanny is truly cunning!"

Yin Liuli laughed so hard her body trembled.

"By the way, why are you so late?"

Madam Zhen gave her daughter a reproachful look, then reached out and pinched off some scraps of paper from her hair. "Where did Yan'er take you to play wildly again? Look at you, all sweaty. What's stuck in your hair?"

"Gu Jinyan took me to see fireworks! Mom, he had so many fireworks set off by the river, they were so beautiful!"

Yin Liuli's clear eyes suddenly lit up, "The Southern Continent sent a boatload of fireworks to the palace, and His Majesty rewarded Gu Jinyan with many, so he took me to set off the fireworks!"

"Wow, the fireworks made in Nanzhou are really expensive!"

Granny Jin beamed with joy, counting on her fingers, "In previous years, the Marquis's mansion would also buy some for the New Year. Each one cost one qian of silver, and there were even those that exploded when struck, which I heard cost one or two taels of silver, like money falling from the sky!"

Madam Zhen couldn't help but laugh, "The wedding is in two or three days, why not save such a fine gift for then?"

"Gu Jinyan said there are still many left, and they will set them off again on the night of the wedding."

Yin Liuli looked on with longing, hoping to sit on the rooftop with Gu Jinyan and watch the fireworks.

"On her wedding night, what is a young woman thinking about watching fireworks...?"

Granny Jin and Madam Zhen exchanged a glance and then chuckled crookedly.

"What nonsense are you spouting, nanny..."

Madam Zhen quickly scolded him and covered her mouth with her handkerchief while laughing.

"What's wrong? Mother, Granny, what are you laughing at?"

Yin Liuli was completely bewildered by their laughter.

"Madam Qi, eldest daughter, someone has delivered a visiting card."

The mother and her two children were laughing when the maid came in with a card, saying, "She says she has urgent business with the eldest daughter."

"What time is it?"

Granny Jin said with a displeased look, "Even if it's urgent, can't it wait until tomorrow? Young lady has been working hard all day, doesn't she need to rest?"

Yin Liuli curiously accepted it, and it turned out to be a visiting card from Prince Shan.

Although she had never met him, she knew that he was in charge of royal affairs and that he was the one who had asked the Emperor to severely punish her and Gu Jinyan in the Hall of Diligent Governance.

The visiting card said that the old princess of Prince Shan's mansion had fallen ill and was bedridden for some unknown reason.

The symptom is excessive sleepiness, with the patient sleeping for eight or nine hours out of twelve.

When it wakes up, it's like it's lost its soul. It drinks water and eats food when fed, and it's completely dazed and doesn't recognize anyone.

The imperial physicians examined the patient thoroughly, but they couldn't find the cause of the illness.

We had always thought the old princess was ill, but tonight she suddenly seemed possessed, swaying and twisting her body on the bed, her mouth opening and closing, which frightened everyone into a state of panic.

Some people wondered if the old princess was possessed by an evil spirit. Prince Shan suddenly remembered that Yin Liuli knew Taoist magic, so he hurriedly wrote a visiting card and asked her to come to the mansion to see the princess.

The maid asked softly,

"Young lady, someone is waiting in the outer hall. What should we say?"

Yin Liuli said solemnly,

"Just let them know I'm coming right away."

Regarding the matter of cutting down the ginkgo tree, Prince Shan requested the Emperor to punish the perpetrator severely, as it was his duty and not a matter of personal grudges.

If Yin Liuli holds a grudge against this, then it will truly become a personal feud.

"I met the princess of Prince Shan once more than ten years ago. At the banquet, someone mocked my background, saying that your maternal grandfather's family was a merchant family and therefore inferior."

She retorted on her mother's behalf, making the man blush with embarrassment.

Madam Zhen hurriedly asked Granny Jin to bring her the clothes she had worn when she went out, and instructed her, "It's clear that she's a good person. Liuli, help her if you can."

Yin Liuli nodded. "Don't worry, Mother, I will examine her carefully."

Princess Shan probably never imagined that her small act of kindness from back then would come back to her like a boomerang.

……

"You are Prince Shan?"

Yin Liuli never expected that the person waiting for her in the outer hall would be Prince Shan himself.

He was in his sixties, with graying hair and a haggard face. His usually calm eyes were bloodshot, and he looked at Yin Liuli with anxious and eager eyes.

"I apologize for disturbing you so late, Princess Anle. The Princess Consort is not well, and I really have no other choice."

The fact that this old prince would rush over for his wife in the middle of the night, even asking someone he had previously "offended," shows how much he truly cherished his woman.

He's more than a hundred times better than that scumbag father, Yin Jingtang.

For this reason alone, Yin Liuli was willing to help.

"Your Highness loves his wife dearly, and Liuli understands."

Yin Liuli mounted her horse and said calmly, "Tell me more about what happened before and after the princess fell ill."

Prince Shan took a breath and spoke slowly in a hoarse voice.

"I don't remember exactly when... but it's been more than half a month."

Normally, Ah Ying is in good health and likes to chat and laugh with the children.

"I remember that day she suddenly slept for a very long time, and no matter how I called her, I couldn't wake her. She slept for almost ten hours, and when she woke up, she didn't recognize anyone."

Yin Liuli frowned. "What happened before you fell asleep for so long?"

The prince thought carefully, considering things like who was missing from the mansion, or who had entered, and what they had eaten...

Or was any earth disturbed, or were any items broken? Were any decorations moved?

Prince Shan frowned and pondered for a long time.

"What makes you say that? There's been no construction going on in the manor, and I haven't heard of anyone breaking anything important."

That's as good as saying nothing.

Yin Liuli raised an eyebrow and said, "Never mind, I'll go see for myself."

"Clack...clack..."

Suddenly, the sound of rapid hoofbeats came from behind.