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Yun Jin sat down and calmly poured Dong Xue a cup of hot tea: "No rush, drink some hot water to warm yourself up first, take a breather and sit down to talk."

Dongxue felt a warmth in her heart, took the cup, sat down, drank it in a few gulps, and then lowered her voice to say, "Miss, we've found out about that house. It's a property under the name of a steward of Lord Qiu's household in the Ministry of War."

"Lord Qiu?" Yun Jin was taken aback.

Dongxue quickly explained, "It's the family of Consort Shu."

Yun Jin nodded: "What do you mean by 'under his name'?"

Dongxue replied, "That courtyard is registered in his name, but he and his family do not live there."

Yun Jin took a sip of her tea and gestured for her to continue.

Dongxue said, "A man and a child live in the house, along with servants who take care of them. They've lived there for three or four years. The man and child don't go out much; someone goes out to buy groceries every few days."

Yun Jin asked curiously, "They're so cautious, how did you find out?"

Dongxue laughed and said, "What a coincidence! I just caught a beggar who often sneaks through the dog hole next to the side door to steal food from the kitchen."

Yun Jin nodded and changed the subject: "How often does Liu Zhixue go?"

Prince Yu may have his own sources of information, and Dongxue may not have told the truth, but that doesn't matter to her.

Dongxue's expression turned awkward for a moment before she said, "The beggar said that a woman goes there once a month, and she always acts mysteriously, hiding her face very well. The time is not fixed. He said that the figure looks like the same person he saw today, and it should be Liu Zhixue."

Yun Jin tapped her fingers lightly twice on the table: "What is Liu Zhixue doing there?"

Dongxue shook her head: "I don't know, but every time she goes there, the surrounding area is heavily guarded. The reason that beggar was sure was because every time Liu Zhixue came, he didn't dare to get close."

She paused, then continued, "I just tried to go inside the house to check it out, but it's empty. I don't know how they left; there wasn't a sound."

Yun Jin frowned slightly: "They moved out? So quickly?"

Dongxue nodded: "Indeed, I checked all the houses, and they were all empty. Even the pots and pans were gone."

Yun Jin was silent for a moment, then asked, "About that man, haven't you found anything?"

Dongxue shook her head: "It seems his surname is Xu, but I don't know his exact name. He rarely goes out. I saw the beggar's profile once; he was probably in his thirties and rather thin."

Yun Jin's heart skipped a beat: "No mistress?"

"No. The beggar said he had never seen any other woman besides Liu Zhixue, and all the servants in his house were men," Dongxue said. "Moreover, the direction they moved in from seemed like someone was deliberately erasing traces."

Yun Jin leaned back in her chair, her fingers tapping unconsciously on the table.

The Qiu family steward couldn't possibly afford such a large house.

Who is the real owner of that house?

What is the relationship between this man surnamed Xu and the Qiu family? And what is his relationship with Liu Zhixue? Why does Liu Zhixue go there every month?

Something flashed through her mind, but she couldn't quite grasp it.

"What does that child look like?" she asked.

Dongxue thought for a moment: "Fourteen or fifteen years old, not very tall, fair-skinned, speaks softly. That's all I know."

Yun Jin nodded and asked, "Have you been able to find out where they moved to?"

Dongxue said firmly, "There will be traces left if it's done, and it will be found out. It just takes time."

Yun Jin thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but there's no rush. Those people are so cautious; they're not ordinary people." She looked at Dong Xue and said solemnly, "If you're discovered during the investigation, you can abandon the operation if necessary, prioritizing your own safety."

Dongxue was taken aback, looked up at Yunjin, and a complex emotion flashed in her eyes. Prince Yu had always been good to them and had never said anything like that.

She lowered her eyes and whispered, "This servant understands."

Yun Jin waved her hand: "Go eat, the kitchen has saved some food for you."

The winter snow retreated immediately.

The room quieted down. Yun Jin leaned against the couch, closed her eyes, and kept thinking about what Dong Xue had said.

The man surnamed Xu, a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, lived alone. There was no female head of the household, and Liu Zhixue visited him once a month.

She suddenly thought of a possibility: could that child be Liu Zhixue's son?

If that child is Liu Zhixue's son, it's only natural for her to visit him every month.

Does Yunheting know this?

If he is Yunheting's son, why is he raised outside and kept in the residence managed by Consort Shu's family?

If Liu Zhixue had another son, wouldn't Yun Heting have replaced Yun Lang?

Or perhaps it's her child with that man surnamed Xu?

But that doesn't seem to make sense either. Liu Zhixue is pregnant, and given their relationship, Yun Heting shouldn't be unaware of it.

What exactly happened?

What is the connection between Consort Shu, the Eldest Princess, Liu Zhixue...?

Yun Jin stood up and paced around the room a few times. She decided to find an opportunity to test Yun Heting.

She wanted to find another opportunity to visit that house; she didn't believe that those people would leave in such a hurry without leaving any clues.

She put aside what she couldn't understand for the time being.

It was getting late. She closed the doors and windows and was about to go into the space to take a look when Chunxi returned.

Yun Jin hurriedly asked her, "How is it?"

Chunxi said mysteriously, "Miss, I asked a few people, and they said that Steward Chang has taken leave to go back to his hometown."

"Back to his hometown?" Yun Jin asked, frowning. "How long has he been gone? How long did he take leave?"

Chunxi replied, "I've been gone for seven days. I took a month's leave."

Yun Jin nodded to indicate that she understood, and then asked Chunxi to leave.

She guessed that the steward was probably sent out by Yun Heting to investigate, and the investigation might be related to her. But she wasn't afraid of him investigating. She also wanted to know how Yun Heting would react if he knew she was back.

Putting aside her thoughts, she slipped into the space. It was warm and cozy inside, and the horse was leisurely grazing. When it saw her enter, it snorted. Yun Jin stroked the horse's back and was about to look at the boxes when she suddenly froze.

The space has become larger. In addition to doubling the size of the original location, there is now a large vegetable garden and an orchard next to it. The vegetable garden is lush and green, with all kinds of vegetables planted, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn. The orchard has several kinds of fruit trees, with apples, oranges, pears, and peaches hanging from the branches.

Yun Jin was overjoyed; what a wonderful thing! She would get to eat fruit.

She walked quickly to the vegetable garden, squatted down, picked a tomato, wiped it on her clothes, took a bite, and found it sweet and juicy with a fresh aroma, better than any tomato she had ever eaten in her previous life.

She went to the orchard, picked an apple from a tree, took a bite, and found it sweet and crisp. The orange, when peeled, revealed plump, sweet, and juicy flesh with no sourness whatsoever.

She strolled around the vegetable garden and orchard, feeling quite pleased with herself. Although she didn't know why the space had suddenly expanded, it was still a good thing.