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  Ying Yu came out of the prince's courtyard, and the sky had already darkened. The entire mansion was lit up with lanterns. A string of palace lanterns were hung on the corridor, each one unique in design. Tonight was the Flower Lantern Festival, and the sight of thousands of lanterns shining brightly was a rare spectacle even for the Prince's Mansion. Many maidservants wearing winter coats were laughing and playing outside in the snowy weather.

  The guard who went to investigate has returned, and another guard is waiting for him at the gate of the prince's mansion. He walked over, and the two followed in a hurry, walking into the empty corridor, where Zhu Yuxu asked: "What's going on?"

  "The concubine of the King of Devonshire, Liu Shi, is the elder sister of Lady Liu." The guard replied briefly.

  Zhu Yifei stopped in his tracks and muttered: "So that's how it is... They're cousins?"

  "Right, Third Master."

  "Has this willow family heard about it? Not a word was said."

  "I've heard that the Liu family has two brothers. The elder brother, Liu Shu Min, is a secretary in the Imperial Clan Court, while the younger brother, Liu Shu Sheng, is an editor in the Hanlin Academy. The elder brother has two sons and one daughter. His daughter was married to Prince De Fu as a concubine and is the birth mother of Zhu Yi Zhen. The eldest son also entered the Imperial Clan Court and is now a clerk. The second son is still young and remains at home. The younger brother has one son and one daughter, with his son still being young and his daughter married to Chu Nan Cai, the elder master of the Chu family, as a concubine."

  "How can a compiler of Hanlin give his daughter to someone as a concubine?"

  Liu Hanlin was a student of Chu Lao Hanlin, and the three generations of the Chu family were in dire straits. Liu Hanlin took the initiative to seek kinship and gave his daughter to Chu Dage as a concubine.

  Zhu Yingtai stood in contemplation for a while, and the guard did not dare to disturb him. Just as Zhu Yingtai was about to take another step, the guard hastily called out: "Third Master, I have something else to report."

  "What's wrong?" Zhu Yingtuo stopped in his tracks and asked.

  Xiao De heard that Chu San Niang, when she went to the upper house with Chu Lao Furen and Shi Zi Fei to pay respects to Jun Wang Fei, her sedan chair was carried by the servants to the Xing Fang in the backyard of the Crown Prince.

  "Prison? Whose idea was this?" A hint of puzzlement flashed in Zhu Yuxu's eyes.

  "The Crown Prince's wife sent a few old women to interrogate Mrs. Chu about how she died, and before her death, Mrs. Chu was taken care of by Concubine Liu." The guard said briefly with his head down.

  "What crime did he commit?"

  "The needle pricked several acupoints on his arm."

  "Is there anything else? Zhu Yingtuo asked after a moment of silence."

  "Was rescued by Second Master Zhu Yichan in time, the second master did not hide his identity, and directly rushed in to knock down the woman, leading out Chu Sangu Niang to go upstairs."

  Zhu Yifei thought carefully, just now Chu Ke was... seemingly not tortured. He stared blankly at the distant, blurry lamp shadows in the distance for a long time before coldly laughing and saying: "It's quite lively now." As he spoke, he started walking again.

  The Crown Prince Zhu Yuhui was still enjoying the singing and dancing, when a maid quietly approached him from beside and whispered two sentences in his ear. The Crown Prince's body did not move, still with a smile on his face, watching the dancer in the middle of the room.

  The maids brought up several dishes of pork, one braised and one in a white sauce. The ones served to the young master were placed in small delicate bowls. The young master was too lazy to move, gesturing for the maid to feed him a few bites before shaking his head and refusing to eat anymore.

  The maid hastily took away the remaining dishes.

  The crown prince smiled at the officials and princes below him: "I'm getting a bit tired."

  The dancer immediately stopped dancing, the music also came to an abrupt halt. The officials and nobles hastily came out and knelt down: "Young Master, please rest, we will withdraw."

  The crown prince smiled and nodded, and those people retreated and left. The dancing girls also retreated, and the maid beside him gestured with her eyes to drive away the attendants around them.

  The two maidservants also got up and went out. As they left, they blew out the candles in the hall one by one, leaving only the candelabras on the walls at the front of the room lit, and the house suddenly darkened.

  The young master lazily half-reclined on the soft cushion behind him, softly saying: "Come in."

  A woman walked in with a gentle and elegant demeanor. She was wearing a dark-colored qipao, her slender figure revealed unmistakably in the black tight-fitting dress, with the long ribbon at her waist fluttering slightly.

  He walked neatly and came before the young master, knelt down and kowtowed: "Greetings, young master."

  "Are you ready to go? Why must you see me?" The young master asked softly, lowering his head and fiddling with the jade ring on his slender fingers.

  "The slave and servant heard something today, I think it should be reported to the young master." The woman's voice was very gentle, if not for that set of tight clothing, it would have been mistaken for a concubine.

  "What's wrong?"

  "The Crown Prince's consort... ordered people to bring Chu Sanniang to our mansion's prison and apply torture."

  The crown prince's face showed an extremely surprised expression, obviously having not expected it at all. He sat up straight and asked: "What's going on?"

  "The Crown Prince's wife suspected that Chu San Niang and Liu Niang had murdered Madame Chu, so she ordered someone to interrogate them about how Madame Chu died."

  The crown prince asked in a low voice: "Have you figured it out? Don't jump to conclusions."

  "Third Sister Chu cried out in injustice and screamed for help, while Zhu Yingtian rushed in, knocked the old woman to the ground, and rescued Third Sister Chu."

  "Where did he go?"

  She was sent to the upper house, and Chu Sangu Niang did not reveal a hint of emotion in front of Junwang Fei and Old Lady Chu.

  The crown prince was stunned for a moment, then suddenly swept the plate on the table in front of him to the ground and cursed: "Foolish woman!"

  The woman hastily knelt down on the ground.

  "That girl... does have some clever ideas." The young master said quietly after a while.

  Chu Xue's sisters returned to the main room of the Junwang Fei, accompanied by the Junwang Fei and the old lady for dinner. After everyone finished eating, they all came out. The Junwang Fei and the Shizi Fei accompanied the old lady to the flower garden, while the three sisters went to the courtyard to go to the Wàng Yuè Lóu (Moon Gazing Pavilion).

  At the gate of the temple, Zhu Yingtai was waiting and saw them coming out. He smiled and said: "The three sisters should wear more clothes, it's especially cold outside at night."

  Chu Yun Qing smiled and said: "Brother asked us to wear more, but he himself only wore so little clothing, let's have someone send over a big woolen sweater for him."

  Chu Yun Ting gave Chu Yun Qing a sideways glance, who was somewhat overly pleased with herself.

  Zhu Yifei's face wore a charming smile as he said softly, "Thank you for your concern, Fourth Sister. I'm fine with just wearing these."

  Chu Yun Qing's face turned red as she lowered her head, but in her heart, she felt especially enchanted.

  The old woman had already brought the sedan chair, and Zhu Yingtai smiled and said: "Three sisters get on the sedan chair, it's still a long way to Wangyuelou."

  Chu Yunqing and Chu Yunting both responded softly.

  Chu Kei's eyes swept over the sedan chair carriers, and she lowered her head, her heart suddenly racing wildly. The two women who had carried her away that morning had actually come again today.

  Although they put down the soft sedan and knelt on one side with their heads bowed, Chu Xue had already suffered a loss today, how could she not pay attention to those two women, she remembered clearly that they were among the women who punished her today.

  She lowered her head to look at the feet of several sedan chair bearers, a few people were all wearing thick-soled black cloth shoes, only one of the two women was wearing blue cloth shoes.

  "Get in the sedan chair."

  When Chu Ke heard Zhu Yuxu's words, she calmly raised her head and met his inquiring gaze. She smiled at him graciously before getting into the sedan chair first.

  Zhu Yifei raised an eyebrow, a smile appearing on his face.

  Everything fell into Chu Yunting's eyes, she secretly gritted her teeth and got on the sedan chair too. Zhu Yuxu signaled the old ladies to lift the sedan chairs, he walked in front, and the three soft sedan chairs followed quietly behind him.

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