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If he didn't want to cause trouble, then so be it!

Ruan Qiuyan, who understood the situation, blinked her eyes, indicating that she understood.

Xiao Yi let go of her hand and felt a little different. He just assumed that he had been in conflict with his brother and sister-in-law, so he didn't think much about it.

Ruan Qiuyan stopped calling for help and went straight to the point. "I wonder what Second Master is doing here."

"I apologize to brother and sister-in-law for what happened last night. Secondly, I have something I want to discuss with brother and sister-in-law."

"Once I marry into the Nan Qi, I'll be family with them. Just tell me about it if there's anything you need help with. If I can help, I won't decline either." Ruan Qiuyan bribed the crowd without leaving a trace.

Xiao Yi didn't really want to hurt anyone last night, he just wanted to know the answer to that question.

He said, "What my sister-in-law said last night made a lot of sense. My brother and sister-in-law are people who understand the essence of beauty. Can you promise me a presumptuous request?"

"You want me to help you find Shu Min?" Ruan Qiuyan said bluntly.

"Brother and sister-in-law are righteous." Xiao Yi knelt down on one knee and bowed with both hands above his head. "If brother and sister-in-law can really find Min Min's whereabouts, Xiao Yi will repay the kindness by working as a horse for brother and sister-in-law."

Ruan Qiuyan thought boldly that this might be a... Opportunity?

She made a prompt decision. "I'll help you on this matter. There's no need to be a horse, it's just you and Your Highness …"

"Brother, Sister, don't worry. Other than this, I, Brother Yu, do not have any grudges against you. Xiao Yi will be sincere towards you and your Nan Qi."

"I will take this matter to heart. Second Master can go back and wait for the news."

Ruan Qiuyan's heart seemed to be filled with a cloud of fog. The answer was there, and it was all for Xiao Yi's kindness in the future. Today, she had to clear the fog as well.

"Everything depends on brother and sister-in-law." Xiao Yi left a bottle of medicine and went back to the library.

In her previous life, although she was the mastermind behind this life, she had yet to interject Shu Min into her life.

If everything really went according to her plan, then Shu Min would still be meticulous in her plans, but she didn't know which piece of land she had come from, or where she had hidden herself, or what her goal was …

However, Ruan Qiuyan had opened her Exquisite Heart in this life, and she saw things more deeply than anyone else.

What important secret message could Shu Min possibly get for her sudden return trip?

Therefore, the place Shu Min was hiding at was the Nan Qi, and the place where she was currently residing was the land she was born in.

If she told all of this to Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi wouldn't believe her and he would distance himself from her. If Xiao Yi believed her, then his Nan Qi would be in chaos. He would not believe her …

He couldn't tell Xiao Yi, at least not now, nor could he send people to look for him.

Perhaps … There was still one more person who knew where Shu Min was?

The matter of Ruan Qiuyan sleeping in the front yard only spread to the back yard after half a day. Since Ruan Xiangwen had entered the mansion, she had people ask her about the front yard every day. She just so happened to know that Ruan Qiuyan had stayed in the prince's room instead of sleeping there last night.

'Clang! 'The clear sound of the spoon hitting the edge of the bowl could be heard. Ruan Xiangwen was in a rage inside the room.

"I was wondering why she didn't make things difficult for me. It turns out that she was trying to kill me with the help of the prince. Didn't I want to be her concubine for the rest of my life?" Ruan Xiangwen was greatly dissatisfied. "Side room!" Side room! My mother is the wife of the Prime Minister, and I am the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister.

She seemed to have forgotten that it was she who had begged her father to help her secure the marriage.

"Wangfei …"

"What's a wangfei? Call me miss! When did I become the consort of the Nan Qi Duke Palace and call for help?! " Ruan Xiangwen threw out a teacup. The tea water dripped onto the servant girl's body. She didn't even dare to utter a sound of anger.

"Yes, Miss. Please calm your anger. Although Princess Consort was sleeping in the front yard last night, she didn't return to her room. Princess Consort was sleeping there by herself." The servant quickly picked up the pleasing words.

"Alone?" Ruan Xiangwen was skeptical. "Then why did the prince let her stay in the front yard for the night?"

"According to the people who served her, when Qingmei came out of her room last night, she carried a few bloody handkerchief in her hands. She said that someone had barged into her house last night in an attempt to assassinate her, so she stayed the night."

The servant girl's words entered Ruan Xiangwen's heart, causing her to smile faintly.

"What kind of method can I use to flirt with my concubine?" What about the main wife? So what if I've blocked the blade for the prince? Didn't the prince want her to sleep alone? Since she has such thoughts, how can I, as her sister, not help her? "Alright, you can go now."

Ruan Xiangwen's crafty gaze stared at a certain spot below her feet. Her beautiful red lips revealed a smile that said she was determined to get it.

Ruan Qiuyan sent someone to the study to ask three times, but Xiao Jingran was nowhere to be seen.

How could she get any clues about Shu Min if she didn't see him? In the end, she simply stood outside the study, waiting until the Prince was willing to see her.

Xiao Jingran, who was sitting next to the door, still hadn't flipped through the book for a long time. "Princess, have you left?"

Xiao Jingran would ask Ann Ting every time she told him she didn't see him.

Ann Ting's expression was the same, but his answer was different.

"The princess said that she will wait outside until the prince is willing to see her."

"Really?" Xiao Jingran's usually indifferent expression seemed to have some other emotions.

Ann Ting saw everything clearly. He didn't know what his master was thinking, but the beautiful princess was actually ignoring him like this. Now that their relationship had gotten better and the prince was acting like this …

The only thing he could do was to help the wangfei. He might even be able to hope for a blossoming tree.

"That's what wangfei said, but the sun is so high outside, and wangfei's body isn't too comfortable yet. I'm afraid something bad is about to happen …"

Xiao Jingran's wrist, which was as steady as a pine, jabbed. "Let the wangfei in."

Ann Ting answered and went outside, "Esteemed wangfei, the prince invites you in."

Ruan Qiuyan was waiting for Ann Ting to lead the way, but the other side just bypassed her and left.

"Steward An isn't going in?"

"With the wangfei here, the prince has already said that I have no choice but to attend to you." Ann Ting did not expose her and only urged, "The prince is still waiting, it's better if the wangfei invites you in first."

Ruan Qiuyan felt that there was something strange with Steward An today.

In the next second, she pushed open the door and met Xiao Jingran's gaze. Their gazes met, and Xiao Jingran felt as if her heart had been broken. Her gaze instantly froze.

"What took you so long?"

Ruan Qiuyan, who originally didn't have the slightest bit of charm in her heart, lamented. The Prince was indeed waiting for her. Moreover, she made him wait once more.

"Your highness redeemed himself by talking with Manager An outside for a bit. I've made your highness wait for a long time, so I apologize."

"Oh? What business does the wangfei have with Chief Steward An? "

"Don't worry, your highness."

Ruan Qiuyan really hated the male and female guards of this era. How could a modern soul guard against them?

"How does the wangfei say we should punish her?" Xiao Jingran suddenly asked.

Ruan Qiuyan was stupefied. She was not careful enough to understand the family rules of the Duke Nan Qi Palace, so she said that she was afraid of suffering, and that if she said it lightly, she was afraid that the Duke wouldn't be satisfied.

Ruan Qiuyan answered with clenched teeth, "I am only able to live in the prince's mansion because of you. I will not complain."