Did the Seventh Prince attend court today?

I didn't see the Pixiu for a while after waking up. After Youlu finished getting ready and sat down at the table to eat, the little guy finally wobbled into the room and landed on the table.

"Where have you been?" Youlu slurped up a mouthful of fish soup, picked up a chicken leg, and placed it in front of it.

The Pixiu devoured the chicken leg in one gulp, patted its round belly, and let out a satisfied burp. [I've gone and eaten all the kidnappers' ill-gotten gains; bad guys' money really does taste good.]

You Lu gave a thumbs up, "You know how to punish evil and promote good."

Pixiu raised its chin triumphantly.

"Since you're already full, this chicken leg is for my darling." Youlu put another chicken leg into Cang Shuyue's bowl.

The Pixiu's expression instantly changed, its eyes widening in dissatisfaction as it protested: "Chicken legs are for children, he's an adult, he's not allowed to eat them!"

"Don't give me that crap, everyone's a baby at heart." Youlu used her eyes to stop it from throwing a tantrum.

Although he couldn't hear it, it wasn't hard to guess what Pixiu had said from Youlu's reaction. Cang Shuyue put the chicken leg back where he had put it earlier and said, "Give it to it, I'll eat the rest."

Pixiu was moved to tears, [Cang Shuyue, you are truly a good person, no wonder you are the brother-in-law chosen by the beast! The beast is very relieved to entrust the boss to you!]

A deer choked on its fish soup, blushing and scolding, "What are you saying? Just eat yours!"

Cang Shuyue gently patted his back to help him catch his breath, and asked in confusion, "What did it say?"

"It's nothing!" Youlu placed a piece of beef on his plate and said, "Eat up, eat more!"

Cang Shuyue didn't ask any further questions. After hesitating for a moment, she picked up the chicken butt and put it into his bowl. "Baby, eat more too."

Youlu glanced at the chicken's rear end in the bowl, then at Cang Shuyue, then at the chicken's rear end again, rolled up her sleeves, and said, "Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about me?"

Cang Shuyue tilted her head slightly, a gentle smile on her face. "Baby, don't you like eating ham? It's okay, don't feel embarrassed. Or maybe you only like duck tips and don't like chicken tips?"

He asked the question very sincerely, and it didn't seem like he was joking at all.

Pixiu burst out laughing: [Pfft, hahaha—you've finally met your match!]

Youlu blushed and squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth: "Well, thank you so much, you even remembered such a niche hobby of mine!"

Even the most oblivious person would realize he was angry by now. Cang Shuyue put down her chopsticks, just about to pull him into her arms to comfort him, when You Luteng suddenly stood up, put down her chopsticks, and said, "I'm not eating anymore!"

After saying that, he turned into a small teapot with a huff, puffed out his cheeks, and vomited.

Just as he stepped out the door, he happened to run into Yinwu, who greeted him with a smile: "What a coincidence, Seventh Prince, I was just looking for you."

One doesn't hit a smiling face, so Youlu softened her expression and asked, "What is it?"

Yinwu handed him a list, beaming with joy, and said, "This is a list of the human trafficking gangs in Cizhou written by Yi Xunyuan. He also said that the list of buyers is in the hands of the county magistrate. With these, the investigation will be much easier."

That's good news.

Youlu took the list, glanced at it, and said, "It seems we can return to the capital ahead of schedule."

As long as we can quickly control these people on the list and prevent them from spreading the news of the raid on the Cizhou hideout, the rest can be left to our subordinates.

Yinwu hesitated, then said, "Yi Xunyuan is still insisting on seeing you."

Lu raised an eyebrow. "Then let's go see him."

The other party has already shown sincerity, and he can't go back on his word, otherwise he won't be able to get any information out of them if he pushes them too far.

When Cang Shuyue, who had chased after him, heard him say that he was going to see Yi Xunyuan, his face immediately darkened, and he turned around and went back into the house, not forgetting to give Yin Wu a cold glance.

Yinwu was completely bewildered. What happened now?

Youlu made a face at the house and said, "Brother Yinwu, let's go."

Yinwu scratched his head. Had these two had a falling out?

Pixiu floated beside Yinwu, arms crossed, and said: "A man's heart is like the bottom of the sea. One second they're flirting and being all lovey-dovey, the next they're inexplicably throwing a tantrum. I just don't understand them."

It appears to be talking to Yinwu, but it's actually subtly hinting at someone.

A deer glared at it, signaling it to shut up.

In the past, the Pixiu would have obediently kept quiet, but today, having received a favor from Cang Shuyue, it felt it should uphold justice.

So, emboldened, he said, "To be frank, who told you to be so mischievous and make him mistakenly believe you like to eat that stuff? Besides, even if you did like it, he wouldn't mind; he kisses you so passionately. What's there to be angry about?"

Enraged, a deer raised its paw as if to strike, shouting, "Say that again?!"

The Pixiu covered its mouth in fear.

When they arrived at the room where Yi Xunyuan was being held, Youlu pushed open the door and saw the eldest young master of the Yi family, covered in blood, pale-faced, gagged, and tied up like a rice dumpling on the bed. When he saw Youlu come in, he kept squirming.

Yinwu explained, "He's too noisy; he shouts and jumps around even when he's not tied up."

Youlu nodded, gesturing for Yinwu to remove the gag from Yi Xunyuan's mouth. Maintaining a distance of five steps, he raised his chin and said, "You've seen the person. Now, tell me, what do you want?"

Yi Xunyuan carefully examined his face and saw that he was still angry. He said ingratiatingly, "Did that old man make you angry? He's a blockhead. He doesn't know how to care for people. Look at me. If you tell me to go east, I will never go west. If you tell me to lick the sole of a shoe, I will never lick the top of the shoe."

Youlu felt a chill run down her spine, rubbing the goosebumps on her arms. "I really wasted my time listening to your nonsense."

He turned to leave, but Yi Xunyuan immediately shouted, "Xiao Yunlu! If you spare my life, I will serve you from now on, and I can even use the Yi family's influence to help you seize the throne!"

You Lu turned around and clicked her tongue, saying, "You seem to care absolutely nothing about the Yi family's life or death?"

"Every man for himself, or the world will destroy him." Yi Xunyuan licked his pale, chapped lips, his gaze fixed intently on him. "My father taught me from a young age that one must be ruthless and unscrupulous, even abandoning one's own parents for one's own sake. Now that I'm in your hands, I'll do anything to survive."

Even if it means betraying one's family.

You Lu said meaningfully, "You're really wicked to the core. I just wonder if Minister Yi would be pleased to know how obedient you are to him."

Yi Xunyuan chuckled, "Father only cares about power. My foolish cousin and pretentious cousin are nothing more than pawns in his power struggle."

"You don't actually think he wants to help the Third Prince ascend the throne, do you?"

"If he were here today, he would trade my life for his."

So he felt no guilt or remorse whatsoever.

"So your family is ruthless in every way." Youlu curled her lips. "Your life is indeed quite valuable. If you cooperate obediently, I might consider letting you live a little longer."

"If I obediently provide the information, will you come to see me?" Yi Xunyuan's eyes were full of anticipation and fervor.

"Dream on." Youlu rolled his eyes.

Yi Xunyuan wriggled excitedly, "Xiao Yunlu, I'm your dog! Woof woof woof!"

If he hadn't been tied up, he probably would have pounced on the shoe with the deer on it and licked it.

The deer was so frightened that it turned and ran away.

Having lived for over three hundred years, this was the first time he had ever encountered such a pervert!

Back in his temporary room, he climbed into bed in one go, burrowed under the covers, and forcefully squeezed into his boyfriend's arms, crying, "Waaah, that pervert was so scary! He scared me to death!"

Cang Shuyue, who was hiding under the covers, secretly grieving: ...?