An undercover guard swiftly entered, bowed to him, and greeted, “Your Highness.”Gu Changqing’s face was concealed in the shadows, lending him an icy demeanor.He looked at the undercover guard, “What’s the progress on the investigation I asked for?”The Undercover guard bowed and replied, “Your Highness, we haven’t found anything.”Gu Changqing’s eyebrows knitted together, “None? Surely there were at least seven or eight maids and four or five wet nurses in my mother’s chambers back then. How could all of them have disappeared?”It was indeed peculiar.Just like the servants who were around during the birth of Yao family’s child, all of them had vanished without a trace.Back then, the Yao Family household did not have many maids serving during childbirth. Two young maids, one old wet nurse. The old nurse passed away, and the young maids are married and beyond our reach.Yao family being of low birth, their selection of servants lacked strict scrutiny. But this cannot be the case for

The old priest actually understood his meaning. When a person is younger, there is more time remaining. His life’s learnings couldn’t be drilled down in ten or twenty years.“Come in.” the old priest called out to the entrance.Xiao Liulang walked in.The old priest’s gaze fell on Xiao Liulang’s face, and he instantly froze.Xiao Liulang had attended the old priest’s classes when he was a child. The old priest certainly recognized him.But the next sentence from the old priest almost choked him, “Am I dead? Why are you dead too? It’s over, there’s no one to inherit my place!”Xiao Liulang: “…”The old priest: “…”It took a lot of effort from the old priest to convince the old man that the young man before him is not dead.As for why he doesn’t die, the old priest didn’t say, the old man did not ask.To live to this age, knowing fate, some things are clear in the heart but can’t be scrutinized.This was true for the old man, as well as for the old priest.The old priest asked, “Are you

The Emperor left the soon-to-be incumbent official without a backward glance.He was on his way to look for the elder ritual wine official.The elder official hadn’t included his address in his letter, but the Emperor was not incapable of finding him.The messenger who delivered the letter had said he was just running an errand for a guest staying at the Eastward Inn.Eastward Inn, splendid.The Emperor personally went to the Eastward Inn, but found that the elder official had already left by the time he arrived.“When did he leave?” The eunuch by His Majesty’s side asked.The innkeeper replied, “He left a while ago. He goes out every day and only returns late.”“How many days has he been staying here?” The eunuch probed further.The shopkeeper glanced at his ledger and replied, “Five nights.”The Eastward Inn was an unremarkable inn, one so downtrodden that was scorned even as a lavatory for the Emperor.The Emperor felt deeply saddened when he thought about how the elder official ha

This name sounded somewhat familiar.But Gu Jiao couldn’t recall where she had heard it for the moment.Gu Jiao ordered someone to prepare his medicine, but did not accept his money.Carrying the medicine, Liu Yisheng stumbled away.He had barely taken two steps when suddenly he turned around: “Maybe you shouldn’t have treated me after all.”Many times he had been deceived. Each time he harbored hope, but each time only met disappointments.But this time, he knew the medicine she gave him was authentic.Countless times he had wished that the medicine given by others was genuine, but this time alone, he wished it to be a hoax.Liu Yisheng left.When Gu Jiao returned to the medical hall, except for Dr. Song and Shopkeeper Wang, who looked puzzled, the other local Capital City staff all kept their heads down, not daring to utter a word.“Little Gu! I’m back!”The second owner entered the medical hall, cheer and excitement in his eyes, “Being wealthy indeed feels different, it even makes

Officer Tong informed the fourth prince: “Your Highness, a girl attacked me in the street when I tried to question her, and she even fought back.”The fourth prince’s gaze landed on the chunky swelling on Officer Tong’s left cheek. “So, you’re telling me you were beaten by a girl?”Officer Tong shamefully lowered his head.The second boss hadn’t yet figured out who the fourth prince was. He started: “Young Master, here’s what happened. Our medical hall just opened, we’re not very familiar with the Capital City. We treated a patient that upset this gentleman here, who picked a fight with our doctor, and even called for backup.”“Four… Your…” As the guard began to speak, the menacing glare of the fourth prince silenced him. He stammered: “Your Highness, they treated Liu Yisheng!”The Liu family once plotted against the fourth prince’s late Emperor father. How could the fourth prince allow the descendants of Liu to be treated?Stinking girl, you’re dead meat!“Who treated him? This lady?