The long wind whipped up the fallen leaves piled on the ground, making a creaking, dilapidated sound.

Lu Weimian lit the bedside lamp and was about to go to bed when a knock came from the door.

It was Xu Hua, delivering milk.

Lu Weimian went to open the door. Xu Hua entered, placing the warmed milk on the table, “Madam has worked hard these days, drink it while it’s hot and rest well.”

Lu Weimian sat at the table, lightly holding the warm bowl, and drank the milk.

She gently wiped her lips, intending to mention dismissing Xu Hua from the mansion.

Just then, Xu Hua furtively looked around, turning to close the door.

When she returned, she had a letter in her hand, which she handed to Lu Weimian.

Lu Weimian’s heart sank when she saw the letter, her brows furrowed, “What is this?”

“It’s a letter from His Highness to you,” Xu Hua said with a triumphant smile, “Have you forgotten? You asked me to keep in contact with His Highness at any time.”

Lu Weimian was about to get angry, but was interrupted by Xu Hua again, pushing the letter towards Lu Weimian, “His Highness knows that you’ve suffered a lot in this marriage. Don’t be angry first, see what His Highness says.”

Lu Weimian didn’t want to read it, “Is Mu Qingci your master, or am I your master?”

Xu Hua bowed, “Madam, of course, you are.”

“Then I should also have told you that since I’ve married into the Feng Mansion, I won’t associate with people I shouldn’t.”

“Madam, you are destined for greatness, are you willing to spend your life trapped beside this inhuman, half-dead man?” Even if Lu Weimian was willing, she wasn’t willing to let the glory and wealth she had obtained slip away.

Xu Hua repeated Lu Weimian’s previous words, “You also told me that you and Feng Zhen would only be acting in this marriage and would leave here sooner or later.”

Lu Weimian frowned, she couldn’t deny that she had said this before her rebirth.

Before she could retort, the bleak autumn wind blew against the windows.

With a “bang,” the door was blown open!

Feng Xingyuan happened to be standing outside the door.

Lu Weimian’s heart suddenly suspended, missing a beat.

Xu Hua was also startled, looking at the doorway in alarm.

The corner of the young man’s black mask, in the darkness, was permeated with the cold moonlight, making people shudder.

Yet his voice was clear, “I came at an inopportune time, interrupting your master-servant conversation, and heard some things I shouldn’t have.”

Lu Weimian’s heart was pounding.

Feng Xingyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, “Continue.”

He turned to leave.

Lu Weimian got up and chased after him, grabbing his arm, “Wait.”

She was only wearing a red nightgown, chasing out of the room. The cold autumn wind outside made her shiver, and her voice trembled slightly.

“You can listen to what we were saying.”

Xu Hua’s eyes widened in disbelief.

He can listen?

Lu Weimian forcibly pulled Feng Xingyuan into the room and instructed Xu Hua, “Get out, you don’t need to serve anymore tomorrow.”

Xu Hua was unwilling, “Madam…”

Before she could finish speaking, she was blocked outside the door by Lu Weimian.

The door slammed shut.

Only the two of them remained in the room.

The letter was still neatly placed on the table in front of them.

Lu Weimian felt her heart palpitate when her eyes fell on it.

But since she planned to live a good life with him, she couldn’t let grievances fester.

Lu Weimian awkwardly gestured, “Sit.”

“I won’t sit.” Feng Xingyuan said nonchalantly, “Madam doesn’t need to be so embarrassed, some things are inappropriate for me to hear, I can avoid them.”

“Don’t misunderstand.” Lu Weimian was a little anxious, “I just had a disagreement with my housekeeper, and that disagreement is what I told you before.”

“I did have some past feelings with Mu Qingci, but I have nothing to do with him now. Since I’ve married here, I haven’t thought about anything else.”

“Mu Qingci has ulterior motives, I won’t have any illusions about him anymore.”

Feng Xingyuan’s voice was faint, “Then how can you be sure that I’m someone you can have illusions about?”

Lu Weimian was speechless.

He slowly approached, “In the future, if you find that I’m not even as good as Mu Qingci, can you still leave?”

“Tell someone else that I, Feng Zhen, am a heinous monster.”

His gaze and words were extremely aggressive.

Lu Weimian’s eyelashes trembled slightly, intentionally avoiding his gaze.

But she was suddenly grabbed by the jaw and pressed against the door.

Feng Xingyuan only touched her with his fingers, his expression cold and distant, “Madam had better think clearly.”

“The more deceitful words you say, the greater the price you will pay if you betray and abandon me one day.”

Feng Xingyuan let go of her, his tone drawn out, “In the future, you don’t need to act with me, it’s too tiring.”

“I didn’t…” Lu Weimian didn’t finish her sentence before being interrupted.

“Rest early.”

Lu Weimian watched him leave and stood there for a long time.

She turned to see the letter on the table and threw it into the nearby brazier in frustration.

The flames engulfed the paper, slowly devouring it from one corner.

Xu Hua hid outside the courtyard, peering at the scene from a distance. When she saw Feng Xingyuan come out, she hid behind the courtyard wall.

She thought she was hiding perfectly, but she didn’t notice that Feng Xingyuan glanced in this direction when he left the courtyard.

Xu Hua didn’t know what happened inside the room, and was hesitant about what to do. She simply returned to her room and told the Crown Prince everything that had happened and the situation in the Feng Mansion, asking what to do next to continue staying by Lu Weimian’s side to keep an eye on her.

Then she secretly placed the letter inside a brick of the courtyard wall.

On her way back to her room, Xu Hua walked to the lake and suddenly felt a cold chill.

She unconsciously quickened her pace, but slipped and fell directly into the pool!

A cold wind and a figure passed through the courtyard, silently replacing the brick containing the letter, hiding the key information from the Feng Mansion, leaving only Lu Weimian’s words about giving up on the Crown Prince.

After midnight, the brick outside the courtyard wall loosened, and the letter hidden inside was taken away.

Late at night, the East Palace was still brightly lit.

Jiang Chong delivered the letter to the room.

Mu Qingci looked at the letter, which said that Lu Weimian didn’t want to contact him anymore, his brows furrowed.

He pondered for a long time, somewhat dejected, “A’mian is angry, she blames me.”

There was a moment of silence in the room, Mu Qingci put down the letter, “She’s right to blame me, it’s because I didn’t protect her well.”

Mu Qingci picked up his pen and paused. He instructed Jiang Chong, “Go get the Nine Heavens Jade Seal.”

Jiang Chong looked up, having to remind him, “This… the Nine Heavens Jade Seal is for the future Crown Princess. When you ascend the throne, this will be the Phoenix Seal of the new Empress. This item is extremely important, I’m afraid it can’t…”

Mu Qingci repeated, “Get it.”

Jiang Chong could only comply.

Mu Qingci didn’t write any more vague words of comfort, he directly wrote a marriage proposal, placing the jade seal in the envelope, “Make sure to deliver it to her.”

Jiang Chong bowed and took it, “Yes.”

Jiang Chong mentioned another matter, “Your Highness, Minister Cao Xing from the Ministry of War sent a letter, he’s still hiding in the capital, asking for our help, to sneak out of the capital when the city guards change shifts at the beginning of next month.”

These days, Mu Qingci had been caught by Feng Xingyuan for secretly changing the military supplies, but there was no evidence to prove that Mu Qingci was the mastermind.

Mu Qingci ordered Cao Xing, who was in charge of the matter, to hide to avoid being caught by Feng Xingyuan.

But the way to make this matter completely untraceable was actually very simple.

“Only dead people won’t talk,” Mu Qingci said casually, “You know what to do.”

Jiang Chong nodded and left.

Stepping out of the palace, Jiang Chong straightened his body, tall and straight.

The cold moonlight fell on Jiang Chong’s eyebrows, he called for the secret guards and arranged for Cao Xing’s matter.

Then he saw another letter for Lu Weimian.

*

At noon, Muyu returned to the courtyard after shopping, excitedly entering the room, “Madam, I bought the milk white cakes from Dongchang Tower today.”

Muyu placed the food box on the table, not hearing Lu Weimian’s response, and looked up.

Lu Weimian was leaning on her hand, staring at the book in her hand in a daze.

Muyu approached and called her again, and Lu Weimian came to her senses.

“Madam, are you feeling unwell?”

Lu Weimian put down the scroll, not knowing how to say it, “Nothing.”

“By the way,” Lu Weimian mentioned, “Where did Xu Hua go? I haven’t seen her since I sent her out yesterday.”

Muyu recalled, “I asked the guards in our courtyard this morning, and they said that the young master sent her out of the mansion. It’s likely that she went to the Crown Prince.”

Lu Weimian heard that Feng Xingyuan had taken care of it and didn’t say anything for a while.

Muyu looked at her, “Madam, eat something, you’ll feel better.”

Lu Weimian got up and followed Muyu.

Muyu opened the food box layer by layer, placing the milk white cakes in front of Lu Weimian, “When I went this morning, the shopkeeper already knew me.”

“He said that he saw us come several times without buying anything, so he specially saved one for us.”

Muyu said, lifting the last layer, a letter appeared before them.

Muyu was stunned.

Lu Weimian looked at the familiar stationery, her brows furrowed.

“It wasn’t there when I took it, what is this?” Muyu picked it up, puzzled, “Could it be a letter of greeting from the shopkeeper…”

“It’s not a greeting letter.” Lu Weimian said coldly, “It’s a letter from the East Palace.”

Muyu’s hands froze, immediately putting it back, repeatedly explaining, “Madam, I, I don’t know, this…”

“I know it has nothing to do with you.” Lu Weimian picked it up, “If he wanted to send it, there would be no way it wouldn’t arrive.”

He was so persistent in sending her things.