Song Yi smiled and walked out, standing on the mountain path back to Yao Hua Yuan for a long time before shaking off the snow from her fur coat, then resolutely turned around and returned to Lu Nong Ge.

  "How did you come again?" The two guards at the gate were still there, and they had to report first. The little servant came out to greet him - his eyes were filled with impatience and disgust. "You delayed my young master for so long just now, I won't say anything about it. Can't you remember what you want to say and finish it in one go? Don't keep coming back again and again, disturbing my young master's peace?"

  "Sorry." Song Yi smiled and knew she was in the wrong, timidly lowering her head.

  The young man saw the situation and didn't say anything else, coldly saying: "Follow me!"

  Su Shaoge was still in the warm pavilion, and upon hearing that "Moon Lamp" had returned, she was extremely surprised. Fortunately, she hadn't changed out of her guest attire yet, so she quickly tidied up and instructed: "Please let her in!"

  It turned out that the one who came in was indeed Song Yixiao in disguise. Su Shaoge waved his hand to dismiss the servant and asked in surprise, "Who is this, madam?"

  "Second Master Su, I've already received your great kindness and shouldn't ask for more. After all, you're about to take the stage, and this is the most disturbing moment! Song Yi laughed inwardly, her heart struggling, but thinking of Nie Wu Xian, she couldn't bear to swallow this breath. In the end, she decided to take advantage of Su Shao Ge's good nature, 'But my fifth sister is only twelve years old, if something really happens, I won't be able to rest in peace for the rest of my life! So I can only put aside my conscience and ask you again!"

  Su Shaoge exclaimed in surprise: "Other than inviting Wu Laihe, I have no other way!"

  "It's not this." Song Yi said with a wry smile, "I suspect that Han Taizhong's fall from the horse was no accident!"

  "Is Madam going to investigate this matter thoroughly?" Su Shaoge hesitated, "Does she need my help?"

  "How dare you trouble the young master like this?" Song Yi smiled and shook her head, "I'm just worried that the matter of Han Taishou might continue to happen, I'd like to ask the young master to help send a letter to my husband, would you be willing to agree?"

  She had been kidnapped by a big shot and was now more mindful of her own safety.

  Unfortunately, I have too little experience - last time I didn't expect that such a crime would occur within the Yan State Duke's mansion; this time I also overestimated the control of the Qingjiang County Master over the Zhanchun Pavilion: this is a large villa owned by the eldest sister for nearly twenty years! The Daiguo Long Princess actually dared to let the imperial physician fall off his horse without any scruples!

  Song Yixiao seems to have been taught a good lesson, and now she doesn't dare to speculate about her aunt with the worst intentions. She even dares not to ask for help from her husband, fearing that the person she brings will be intercepted!

  But not using her own people, the only ones she can entrust now are Su Shaoge and Jiang Muxiang - the problem is, Jiang Muxiang was brought by Princess Yushan, and apart from the maid, she didn't bring any guards! And how could the royal guard responsible for escorting the princess abandon their duty to run errands for her?

  In this case, I can only find Su Shaoge who is gentle and easy to talk to! Moreover, the Su family has always been a big shot in the military, from the behavior of the two guards at the entrance of Lounong Pavilion, it can be seen that Su Shaoge's followers are not ordinary guards, even if they meet the princess of Dai Guo, the probability of escaping is still very high.

  As for Su Shaoge, although she wasn't on the side of the Crown Prince's faction, nor was she on the side of the Taizi faction, would they take this opportunity to frame her? Song Yi thought that if Su Shaoge really wanted to frame herself, all she had to do was make a move in Nie Wuyan's medicine, and it would be enough to make herself suffer, there was no need to go through so much trouble.

  "Good." Su Shaoge fell into thought for a moment before nodding in agreement, contrary to Song Yixiao's expectations.

  Song Yixiao let out a sigh of relief, then borrowed pen and ink from him, and wrote a short letter on the spot. The letter hinted at seeking help in an obscure tone - after all, she wasn't stupid enough to directly tell her husband that his aunt wanted to kill her without any evidence. After sealing the letter, she handed it over to Su Shaoge and took her leave with many thanks.

  After she left, Su Shaoge held the letter in his hand and played with it for a while, staring at the elegant cursive script on the letterhead, looking thoughtful. After a long time, he called someone in: "Get the best horseman among the guards, set off immediately, and deliver this to Jian Xu Bai in the Imperial Capital!"

  "This Song Biao's relationship with Ah Xū is really strange." At this time, Zhao Wang happened to come over to hand in his homework and saw the letter, couldn't help but ask, "If you say their relationship is bad, she feels threatened now, the first thing she does is write a letter to Ah Xū for help; if you say their relationship is good, why did she find you to help send the letter?"

  Su Shaoge glanced at him and said, "Why do you think she shouldn't ask me for help delivering the message?"

  "Even if she didn't know the truth about Ah Xū's capture, it's no secret that Ah Xū and his brother had differing political views. Zhao Wáng said confidently, "As the saying goes, 'the husband sings and the wife follows', shouldn't she keep her distance from you? Even in urgent situations, one should consider whether you would intervene or not! I think this sister-in-law doesn't seem like a foolish person, but who knows if she's been driven mad by concern for Niè sister-in-law, to come up with such a muddled plan!"

  Su Shaoge shook her head slightly and said, "You're not unaware of Mrs. Song's background: when she encounters trouble, who else can she turn to besides Jian Yu Bai? As for saying that having different political views makes someone an enemy, it shouldn't be a reason to cut ties - this perspective is too narrow! Moreover, Mrs. Song has already asked me to diagnose Miss Nie's illness, which means putting Miss Nie's life in my hands. And then she asks me to help deliver a letter, written right in front of me, where could I possibly cheat her?"

  He smiled meaninglessly and said, "Actually, she did this precisely for the '事急从权' (to take liberties in an emergency) you just mentioned!"

  "What?"

  "I think she's worried that the Crown Princess will harm her! But first, she can't say it directly in the letter; secondly, Jian Yu Bai has been busy with Qi Xiao Xia recently and is too busy to come to the Spring Pavilion just because of a few subtle hints in his wife's letter." Su Shao Ge pointed out, "But this letter was sent by me, so it's different."

  Zhao Wang heard this and suddenly said: "Song Biao's sister is not stupid, under normal circumstances, even if she has a good impression of you, brother-in-law, she won't ask you to deliver the letter; the reason she entrusted you with it is that the situation must be so urgent that she can't afford to consider the relationship between the two families! So after Jian Xu Bai received the letter, he didn't even need to read what was written in it, and he could guess that something big had happened or was about to happen at Zhu Chun Guan!"

  "In this way, Mrs. Song can avoid being taken advantage of and also let her husband come over as soon as possible!" Su Shaoge smiled, "Jian Yu's insight is not bad, although this lady has had a bumpy experience, she is a person with a heart full of embroidery."

  "She's lucky too!" Zhao Wang smiled and said, "Meeting you, her brother-in-law, she knew that she was taking advantage of the situation, but didn't expose her, instead helped her out - if it were someone with a narrower mind, her plan would have fallen through!"

  "I was just about to win over this Mrs. Song, how could I not leave a good impression on her?" Su Shaoge heard this and secretly sneered in his heart.

  However, he didn't plan to reveal the inside story to King Zhao for now, and only said: "But I think she overestimated the eldest princess of Dai Guo. Maybe it's because when the princess of Qingjiang advised her to hide, she exaggerated the arrogance of the eldest princess of Dai Guo? That Korean doctor has been taking care of Zhuo Ping'an for nearly ten years, even if he is the head of the imperial hospital, his understanding of Zhuo Ping'an's illness is not as good as his! If something happens to such a person, in the future, he can no longer diagnose Zhuo Ping'an. The princess of Qingjiang would be strange if she didn't fight with the eldest princess of Dai Guo!"

  Although the county lord is a junior of the Grand Princess of Dai, she has been deeply favored by the Empress Dowager, Emperor Xianjie and the Grand Princess of Jin due to her youthfulness, widowhood and only child's intellectual disability.

  Even Qiū Xiāo Xiá, who supported Zhao Wang as the crown prince, doted on this niece of his, almost granting her every wish, treating her like his own daughter.

  She wants to take revenge on the Crown Princess of Dai Guo at all costs, and she can't help but fight to the death!

  "Anyway, this matter has nothing to do with us, let's just go along with what our sister-in-law thinks!"

  "Let's go to the Stepping Moon Pavilion later." Su Shaoge pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "After Princess Dai Guo arrived, she heard that I was studying here, so she sent someone to specially excuse us from going to pay our respects - previously we were afraid of delaying our time, so we really didn't go. But now Zhuo Ping'an has fallen ill again, and Han Taoyi has been seriously injured. Even Qingjiang Junzhu didn't have time to visit Nie Xiaojie at the Jade Flower Temple, it's clearly a mess! In this situation, considering our familial relationship, you can't pretend to be unaware!"

  Zhaowang sighed and said, "Since we can't avoid it, let's just go through the motions! However, what that little servant outside just said was indeed true. We came here to get some peace and quiet, but instead, we're even busier than when we were in the Imperial City? Once this storm passes, let's move further away again. It's really annoying to always have people coming to ask for favors!"

  Su Shaoge didn't say yes or no, saying: "You'll understand once you enter officialdom, this bit of trouble is actually nothing."

  They decided to go to Bu Yue Xiao Zhu later, but Song Yi Xiao had already set foot on the road to Bu Yue Xiao Zhu.

  She is going to Cai Xia Xuan.

  Su Shaoge was after all one of her husband's political enemies, and besides, with the imperial exams approaching in the spring, asking him to help Nie Wuying with her illness and deliver a message for Jian Yubai was already quite an imposition.

  Song Yi Xiao really couldn't do it, and even asked Han Taifu how he fell off his horse, and entrusted him with the matter.

  But this matter is not suitable to disturb Su Shaoge, however it can be discussed with Yuan family siblings.

  "How did you get in?" Walking into the Cai Xia Xuan, seeing that everything inside and out was calm and peaceful, not like a scene that had been smashed, Song Yi smiled secretly and let out a breath of relief, taking off the wind hat that pressed against her nose tip, revealing her face.

  Yuan Xueying, who was asking about "your wife", was startled and quickly stood up, "Still dressed as your maid... something's happened?"

  When she said the last three words, her tone suddenly became solemn!

  "What about Marquis Boling?" Song Yi smiled and got straight to the point, "I have something I'd like to ask for his help in considering!"

  A moment later, Yuan's siblings were together in the small flower hall listening to Song Yixiao finish her entire deduction.

  Yuan Xuepei pondered for a moment, then said slowly: "Because of his injured leg and the cold weather, Qingjiang Junzhu thought of him taking care of Zhuo Ping'an for many years. She didn't let him return to the imperial capital, but instead decided to send someone to invite a doctor from the imperial capital to come and treat him. So, for now, people are still in the Yuanchuntang - it's just that such a private matter, as a doctor, he definitely wouldn't dare to get involved, even if he sensed something, he certainly wouldn't admit it!"

  "It's still possible to investigate!" Song Yi smiled and reminded, "This happened just this morning, only a short while ago, it's not necessarily impossible to find any clues!"

  "But now the Crown Princess and the King of Wei are both living in Bu Yue Xiao Zhu. The reason is that they don't trust the mother and son of Qing Jiang County, I don't think you have a chance to make this request to Qing Jiang County alone - without Qing Jiang County's consent, how can you investigate Ma?"

  Song Yi smiled and said: "Can't we investigate quietly?"

  "No way!" Yuan Xue said bluntly, "The stable is being watched by someone, in terms of status, although you, the national wife, are half a level higher than the county master, but Qingjiang County Master is your elder sister and also an old-fashioned noble lady. The connections and power are not something you can compare with! The stable's servants, eight or nine out of ten, won't buy into your account! This is still okay, if you guess correctly, Han Taizhong falling off the horse was indeed caused by human hands, then going to investigate the horse like this would be like beating the grass and startling the snake!"

  His face fell, "It's sudden, we're not prepared at all! If it gets out of hand and something big happens, with the few people we have now, we'll definitely be at a disadvantage! I don't suggest you do this, for now the most important thing is Miss Nie - as long as she's safe and sound, the score can be settled later! If anything happens to her..."

  Yuan Xuepei smiled coldly, "No need for you to mention it, the eldest princess of Jin State will also investigate thoroughly, not letting anyone off!"

  Song Yi smiled and bit her lip for a long time before reluctantly saying: "Okay!"

  She sneaked over mainly to find Yuan Xuepei to lend a hand, investigating the case of Han Taoyi's fall from his horse - but now Yuan Xuepei's opposing attitude was very clear, and Song Yixiao wasn't someone who wouldn't listen to advice either. This would decide whether to give up afterwards, and then bid farewell.

  Yuan Xueying personally escorted her out of the corner gate, and before saying goodbye, she forced a leather pouch on her: "You haven't eaten anything all day, don't freeze on your way back, there's some freshly cooked apricot paste in here, it'll fill you up if you're thirsty or hungry!"

  After leaving Cai Xia Xuan, Song Yi smiled and tidied up her fur-lined robe, taking a small path back to Yao Hua Yuan.

  The sky is cold and the earth is frozen, with wind and snow swirling together. As far as the eye can see, the vast expanse of heaven and earth is empty and deserted, with not a single person in sight. Yet she walks alone, her footsteps echoing through the desolate landscape, filled with a sense of melancholy and longing.

  Who would have thought that halfway through, Song Yi suddenly heard a fierce barking sound coming from behind - ever since she was rescued by Zhiqin from the jaws of a Tibetan Mastiff, she had been very afraid of dogs and mastiffs, and now her face changed color at the sound, subconsciously quickening her pace, secretly praying that it wouldn't find her!

  But what was feared came true, the barking sound got closer and closer, Song Yishao walked faster and faster, finally couldn't bear the fear, and ran desperately!

  However, a delicate boudoir lady, how could she possibly outrun the four-legged master? She didn't run for many steps before being heavily knocked down by the force coming from behind!

  The low-hanging hunting dog bared its teeth, revealing snow-white canine teeth, with a foul-smelling drool dripping down her face.

  Six years ago, that terrifying scene reappeared in front of her eyes, Song Yixiao was so frightened that she almost died, let out a hysterical scream, and felt a blackness in front of her eyes, suddenly losing consciousness!