The temperamental white moonlight is back, and the entire Marquis's family obediently calls him

Zhou Ming'an plans to communicate and meet with Lin Shuhui more often in the coming days, and to visit the Lin residence more frequently.

She might run into He Ling someday, and then she would seize the opportunity to help her mother get in touch with him.

Lu Mingzhao did not sit idly by and wait for things to happen. After all, arranging things for her daughter was just an experiment, and she would not place all her hopes on her daughter.

She first sent a letter to Princess Wenyu, wanting to meet at Yunding Manor, and then read Lan'er's "confession" overnight.

Before Lan'er stopped the car, she had anticipated this would happen, so she had finalized the content of the questioning with Zhao Xianglan in advance.

This "confession" is enough to provide Lu Mingzhao with a lot of information she wants.

For example, the "mysterious person" who initially wrote to Zhou Ningchuan was not Chu Yuan'er. It was only half a year ago that Chu Yuan'er was able to imitate the mysterious person's handwriting.

In other words, the time-traveling woman had long harbored the idea of ​​changing bodies and had begun planning it long ago, until she officially took over the body more than half a year ago.

Strangely, Lan'er, who knew Chu Yuan'er best, did not feel that her mistress had become a different person.

Chu Yuan'er's lifestyle, personality, and temperament remained unchanged, and she did not seem to have been possessed.

However, Lan'er also said that starting more than half a year ago, Chu Yuan'er would often lock herself in her room, and even Lan'er was not allowed to enter the room.

This is the only unusual place.

As for Chu Yuan'er becoming increasingly ruthless—Lan'er coldly remarked that perhaps that was Chu Yuan'er's true nature, and that she had misjudged her before.

Of course, all of this is from Lan'er's perspective.

Further verification is needed to determine how much of it is true and how much is false.

Three days later, Lu Mingzhao got up early and went to Yunding Manor.

A servant led the way and took her to a small courtyard.

Pushing open the door, a familiar face came into view.

As she expected, Princess Wenyu cleverly understood her meaning and summoned Prince Wei.

It was late spring, and Wei Wang lay on a rocking chair, fanning himself with a folding fan painted with landscapes, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Hearing the door open, he turned around with a smile: "Lu Mingzhao, you missed me?"

Lu Mingzhao paused.

Before this, Li Xuanzhou had always called her "Madam Lu".

This was the first time I had called her by her full name.

A woman's name is generally not known to men outside the family, and even if they do know it, they should not call her by her name directly.

Li Xuanzhou's actions were somewhat excessive.

But considering that he needed the other party's help, Lu Mingzhao only paused slightly.

"It's been a long time, Your Highness seems to have lost some weight."

Li Xuanzhou laughed: "You really do remember my face perfectly, don't you?"

Seeing that Lu Mingzhao was about to lose her temper, Li Xuanzhou suddenly changed to a serious tone: "It's not that I didn't want to see you."

"I had some personal matters to attend to these days and was forced to leave the capital—speaking of leaving the capital, it seems that Marquis Zhongjing has also left. Madam Lu, you must be quite lonely at home with no one to talk to?"

Li Xuanzhou laughed heartily: "Why don't you just stay here? We can keep each other company!"

Lu Mingzhao's face darkened.

She was wrong; she shouldn't have fantasized about asking Li Xuanzhou for help.

Seeing Lu Mingzhao turn to leave, Li Xuanzhou hurriedly got up from his chair and blocked her way in a few steps: "Don't go, I was just joking."

Lu Mingzhao said seriously, "My husband went to the Northwest to protect our country. It's one thing for you not to fight alongside him, but to make jokes like this with me? Do you find it amusing?"

"I..." Li Xuanzhou opened his mouth, feeling somewhat at a loss for the first time, "I won't say anything then, just don't go."

"You came to see me because you need something, right? You've gone to all this trouble, how can you just leave without explaining yourself?"

Seeing that he had stopped joking, Lu Mingzhao pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you know anyone from the He family?"

"The He family?"

Li Xuanzhou raised an eyebrow. "A whole family of hypocrites, why are you suddenly interested in them?"

Lu Mingzhao: "He Ling took someone away from my husband, and I want to know how that person is doing now."

"If possible, I'd like to make a deal with He Ling."

Li Xuanzhou chuckled softly upon hearing this, then slowly shook his head: "Making a deal with He Ling? Do you even know who He Ling is?"

"I know. He is the head of the He family and also the Grand Tutor. The current Crown Prince is his student."

Li Xuanzhou bent down, his dark eyes meeting Lu Mingzhao's gaze, and shook his head mysteriously: "What you're saying is just about his identity."

"Do you know him?"

"The entire He family is a cold-hearted, hypocritical bunch of beasts in human clothing. As the head of the family, what kind of person do you think He Ling is?"

"Besides, you know he's the Grand Tutor, and He Ling is now second only to the Emperor. You want to make a deal with him? What in the world do you think you have that He Ling doesn't?"

"..."

Lu Mingzhao fell more and more silent when asked, but she still raised her head, her expression stubborn: "He must have something he wants."

"Otherwise, he wouldn't have saved Chu Yuan'er."

"If what you say is true, that He Ling is a person without worldly emotions, then his act of saving Chu Yuan'er could not possibly be out of pity or kindness, but rather to obtain something or achieve certain goals."

"As long as he wants it, I have a chance, right?"

Li Xuanzhou raised an eyebrow in surprise, stared at her for a while, and then chuckled, "Lu Mingzhao, you're really stubborn."

"Okay, I'll ask around for you, but I'm not familiar with He Ling, so I can only get a general idea. Don't get your hopes up too high."

Lu Mingzhao breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm already very grateful that you're willing to help."

"Don't just thank me verbally," Li Xuanzhou said, beckoning her with his finger as he walked into the house. "Didn't you promise me you'd learn to write my name?"

"Let me check the results."

Lu Mingzhao nodded.

Fortunately, Zhou Ningchuan had already taught her, and she had practiced it a few times herself, so it shouldn't be a problem.

A moment later, Li Xuanzhou's voice, breaking down in despair, erupted from the study: "What is this?"

"What is 'Li Wei Wang'? My name is Li Xuanzhou!"

"Besides, didn't I already write it for you once!"

Lu Mingzhao said innocently, "You only wrote it for me once, how could I remember it? Zhou Ningchuan taught me this."

"Don't blame him, maybe... he really does think your name is Wei Wang?"

Li Xuanzhou stared at the two characters "Wei Wang" with gritted teeth.

What a cunning Zhou Ningchuan! He actually used this method to assert his sovereignty over him!

This man is petty and scheming; he is not worthy of Lu Mingzhao!