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Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingyan quickly took her hand and examined it closely. He noticed several tiny needle marks on her fingertips, which were red and swollen. He said with concern, "Don't be too serious. Let the others do it. Just embroider a few stitches as a token gesture. I married a wife, not an embroiderer."

Yun Jin then withdrew her hand, satisfied. She invited him to sit down, poured him a cup of tea, and then asked, "Did you come to see me for something else?"

Xiao Jingyan then briefly recounted the story of Zhou Qing and Hei Feng.

After saying that, he looked at Yun Jin and said, "My mother kept her in the manor to find out who was behind her. I also want to know if the person behind her is from the Southern Frontier or somewhere else. So we can't let her leave the manor for the time being. I'm telling you this in advance to avoid any misunderstanding."

After listening, Yun Jin smiled nonchalantly: "It's alright, I understand. I also want to know who's behind her. Keeping her under our watchful eyes is the right thing to do."

Seeing that she didn't seem to care much, Xiao Jingyan breathed a sigh of relief, then said, "I'm worried they might harm you. From now on, don't leave your side unattended. Dongxue and Hongling have already been given to you; when you go out, at least two people should be with you. Also, I've already asked Lingfeng to investigate Zhou Qing's background; I'll let you know as soon as I have any news."

Yun Jin replied earnestly, "I understand. Don't worry, I'll be careful."

She paused for a moment, then added a reminder, "You should be careful too."

Xiao Jingyan's lips curved into a smile, and he added, "Also, the Yun Dahai family has already arrived in the capital. Do you want to go and interrogate them personally?"

Yun Jin thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I won't go. I trust you, so you can interrogate her for me. Ask Yun Dahai if they know the woman who sent me to Qingping County. Qingping County is so remote, why would they send me all the way to Yun Dahai? I don't believe him if he says he doesn't know her."

Xiao Jingyan nodded solemnly: "Okay, leave this to me."

After saying that, he suddenly remembered something and added, "Oh, right, there's one more thing. Your dear father, Yun Heting, asked me today if I could help him with his application to the Ministry of Revenue. I said I'd have to ask you before deciding."

Yun Jin frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Wasn't his entry into the Ministry of Revenue already arranged? Why is it suddenly stalled?"

Xiao Jingyan explained, "Originally, it was something that the Fifth Prince could have accomplished with just a word. But now that your eldest sister is going to marry the Fifth Prince, he can't personally intervene to avoid suspicion. The Ministry of Personnel is managed by the Third Prince, and the position of Minister of Revenue is a coveted post that many people are eyeing. If we want it to come to fruition, someone else has to make the proposal."

Yun Jin paused for a moment, then looked at him and asked, "You want him to ask me? If I agree, will this matter be settled?"

Xiao Jingyan leaned back in his chair, a meaningful smile playing on his lips: "This isn't difficult. If Yun Heting comes to ask you for help later, just do him a favor, but don't agree too readily."

"If it's too much trouble, then forget it," Yun Jin said. "It's not like we have to send him to the Ministry of Revenue, that lucrative post."

Xiao Jingyan pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Leave this to me, you don't need to worry about it. Tell Yunhe Pavilion to be anxious for a few days."

Yun Jin nodded, then remembered something else and asked, "By the way, haven't the people you arranged to go out of the city with Mu Yanqing returned yet? It's been several days."

Xiao Jingyan shook his head: "Not yet. He's heading south, leaving secret marks along the way. I've already sent people to meet him following those marks."

Yun Jin's heart tightened, and she pressed, "Has something happened?"

Xiao Jingyan said in a relaxed tone, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. My men aren't so easily harmed."

Seeing this, Yun Jin did not ask any further questions.

Xiao Jingyan didn't linger any longer. He stood up, said, "I'm leaving. Remember what I said, don't hurt yourself," and then turned and strode out of Jinshu Pavilion.

With Xiao Jingyan's words, Yun Jin stopped focusing on embroidery and handed over all the needlework to Qiu Yi. She only planned to pick up the embroidery needle and poke it a couple of times when she was finishing up, just to mark it as done.

She has more important things to do.

For the past two days, she has been searching through the book of poison prescriptions that Yama, the King of Hell, gave her, looking for a suitable formula.

As the saying goes, perseverance pays off, and she actually found it.

This formula is colorless and odorless, yet it can gradually numb a person's nerves, causing the body to gradually lose sensation, just like the ALS patients of later generations.

When Yun Jin saw the prescription, she was overjoyed. This was the one, the wonderful gift she had prepared for Liu Zhixue.

She copied the prescription into several pages, told Chu Wanqing that she had to go out on errands, and then left the mansion with Dongxue.

However, the prescription contained two extremely rare medicinal herbs: "Ghost Lantern Grass" and "Dream Fairy Vine." She spent two days searching through countless Chinese medicine shops, big and small, in the capital, but still couldn't find them.

Left with no other choice, Yun Jin went straight to Tingfeng Pavilion to find Ling Feng.

Upon hearing that she had arrived, Ling Feng hurriedly came out to greet her warmly, his laughter ringing out: "Miss Yun, you could have just given me a heads-up if you needed anything. Why did you come in person?"

Yun Jin didn't stand on ceremony and said directly, "Ling Feng, I need a prescription, but there are two ingredients that can't be bought in the capital. Can you help me find out where I can buy them?"

When Ling Feng heard that she was looking for "Ghost Lantern Grass" and "Dream Immortal Vine", he laughed and said, "Miss, you don't know this, but our Listening Wind Pavilion has a Treasure Pavilion, which contains some things that can't be bought on the market. I'll have someone look it up for you."

He then summoned a steward, gave him a few instructions, and the steward turned and left.

Ling Feng explained to her, "Each branch will send over a summary of information every two weeks, but we need to check the photo albums, so please wait a moment, Miss."

Yun Jin wasn't in a hurry; since she was just sitting there anyway, she casually said, "No rush. Why don't you tell me what's been happening in the capital these past few days?"

Ling Feng laughed and said, "There are plenty of interesting things to hear. Miss, whose family would you like to know about?"

Yun Jin thought for a moment and said, "Do you know about Lord Chen Qinghe? He's the former son-in-law of Grand Tutor Zheng Hong. He used to work in Guangping Prefecture."

Ling Feng pondered for a moment and answered truthfully, "Tingfeng Pavilion did not pay special attention to what Lord Chen did in Guangping Prefecture before. However, I do know a little about what happened after Lord Chen went to the capital to report on his duties."

Yun Jin couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, her tone tinged with amusement: "I thought your Tingfeng Pavilion was as all-knowing as the rumors say, but it turns out there are things you don't know."

Ling Feng smiled wryly and said helplessly, "Miss, Tingfeng Pavilion has limited manpower. To be honest, a lot of our information is bought. There must be buyers for someone to sell. Chen Qing was far away from the emperor before, so no one bought information about him, and we didn't pay much attention to him before."

Yun Jin thought to herself, "So all those omniscient intelligence organizations in later novels were just a lie."

She nodded and asked, "Then tell me about him lately. Has his second wife been behaving herself since returning from the New Year's Eve palace banquet?"