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She had a feeling that something was wrong, but she was too confused, and she couldn't think of anything at the moment.

Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and tried to calm down, going through every detail of the day once more.

After a while, she suddenly opened her eyes and sat up on the bed. Her eyes released a terrifying light and she slowly said one word: "Xi Ya."

At least she understood what was the problem, and it was Xi Ya.

Logically speaking, when she returned to Jin City with Yan Yuan's identity as the Bull Guard, she had never been out of the Duke Palaces. Other than the Yan Clan's three brothers, the only people who had truly met him were the servants that had some contact with her, so how could Xi Ya recognize her?

When Xi Ya came to find Yan Yuan with the piece of cloth, she could tell him that Ye Man wanted to exchange for the Bull Guard, but at that time, Xi Ya had directly pointed at her and said that Ye Man wanted to exchange for Heng Er.

In other words, Xi Ya knew her from before.

A little girl like Xi Ya, who grew up in front of the Grand Princess Palace without taking a step outside, why did she notice as an outsider guard?

It's not that simple.

Following that, a flash of inspiration struck her mind as she recalled some of the events that happened in the past.

Xi Ya could cure Ye Man's poison, but she remembered that Yan Yuan had told him before that when he was recuperating at the seedlings area, he was the only one who knew how to cure Ye Man's poison. Even though Xi Ya had learned from him for a few years, she only knew how to cure the poison, and did not know how to cure it at all, but Xi Ya had cured Yan Yuan's poison, which was itself a problem.

Furthermore, Dong Dan's death …

When he thought of this, Liu Ruo Qing's heart suddenly shook, as if he had discovered some shocking secret, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Could it be that Dong Dan was..."

The more Liu Ruo Qing thought about everything that had happened, the more she felt that it was inconceivable.

If Ye Man snatched Heng Er away, he could have just sent a message to Yan Yuan directly, there was no need to use Xi Ya's hands.

He was just a Magus from a nursery school, how could he possibly recognize a girl like Xi Ya?

It was very likely that Ye Man had some sort of relationship with him.

"Ye Man's disciple?"

Liu Ruo Qing's heart trembled, she remembered the disciple that Ye Man had mentioned at the Boundless Cliff who wanted her dead. She had never understood who among the people she knew, was connected to Ye Man, and who wanted to take her life.

Now that he was in contact with Xi Ya, everything made sense.

The day that Dong Dan died, Xi Ya was just by her side, the poison that Yan Yuan was infected with, just so happened to be able to be cured by Xi Ya, as for why Ye Man helped his disciple kill her, it must be because his disciple had an undisguised fondness for Yan Yuan.

After she thought through all of this, she contacted the blurry figure that the two palace maids mentioned earlier. Everything then became clear to her.

"Heng Er is definitely in Xi Ya's hands."

With this thought in mind, she impatiently got off the bed, casually put on a set of clothes, ran out of the room, pushed open the side door, and walked towards the main courtyard.

The main courtyard was quiet and pitch black. At this point, Yan Yuan should be asleep.

Because he was worried about his son, Liu Ruo Qing couldn't care too much about it. He went up and knocked on Yan Yuan's door, "Your Highness."

There was no response.

"Prince?"

She knocked a few more times, but still did not reply.

Logically speaking, Yan Yuan was a martial artist, he would be more vigilant than normal people. She had knocked on the door so many times already, it was reasonable to say that he wouldn't sleep without any reaction.

With a bit of doubt in her heart, she used some force to push open the door, and the door was pushed open by her.

His gaze looked towards the bed, and sure enough, the blankets were neatly folded. Yan Yuan was not asleep on the bed at all.

"Where did he go?"

She lowered her eyes and mumbled to herself. She did not stay in the house for long, so she headed outside.

When she returned to her room, she did not intend to subdue anyone. Instead, she took out a set of night clothes that she had been waiting for, put them on, and quietly left the King Jing Palace, rushing straight for the Grand Princess Palace.

Grand Princess Palace —

Duo Ya stood outside Xi Ya's room. After a moment of hesitation, she raised his hand and knocked on her door, "Big sister."

There was no reply for a long time, but the light inside the house was clearly still on. Duo Ya was a little suspicious, she raised her hand and knocked again, "Big sister."

At this time, there was finally movement in the room. Xi Ya, who was dressed in traditional Chinese medicine, opened the door: "What's wrong, Duo Ya, why are you not sleeping at this late at night?"

"Sis, I have something to say to you."

"What do you have to say at this time? "Come in."

Because of Yan Yuan's rare gentleness towards herhee was currently in an extremely good mood. When he was treating Duo Ya, she also became a little more patient.

Duo Ya looked at this sister who had accompanied him since she was young. She didn't know when, but she felt that this sister was very unfamiliar to him, and wasn't like the gentle and considerate sister in her memories.

She became arrogant, snobbish, and had a heart higher than the heavens. In short, this kind of elder sister made her feel very uneasy.

"I can't sleep. I just want to talk to my sister."

"Go ahead."

Xi Ya sat in front of her and said while looking at her.

Duo Ya pursed her lips, hesitated for a few seconds, and said: "Elder sister, I saw that Young Master Zhang Ah Ma mentioned a few days ago. He is a genius, his speech and actions are very gentle, and is someone worth entrusting his entire life to."

Hearing Duo Ya mention this, Xi Ya's originally amiable expression instantly darkened.

That Young Master Zhang was said to be the son of the Ministry of Rites' assistant minister. A few days ago, a matchmaker came to visit and wanted to introduce him to her.

He didn't expect his mom to agree and even let him look her in the eye.

She didn't even know what his mother was thinking. After all, she was still the daughter of the Grand Princess, so how could she look down on himself like that?

Let alone the son of the Minister of Rites, even the son of the Minister of Rites was not worthy to be her, a daughter of a Grand Princess.

"Sister, I know what you're thinking, but that's impossible. It's just that your cousin's hair has turned white from one night, and they have such a deep relationship. Even if your cousin has already left, your cousin still wouldn't be moved by you!"

"Who said that!"

Xi Ya's voice instantly became sharp, and her face ignited with an uncontrollable rage. This violent reaction caused Duo Ya to jump in fright.

"Who said that cousin won't be tempted by me? Cousin even smiled at me today. Aren't you afraid that I will marry you?" Mama, she's biased. Why didn't she marry you to the son of the Minister of Rites' assistant minister and let me marry you instead? Didn't she want to find you a higher status family? "

"Elder sister!"

Duo Ya never thought that Xi Ya would say such a thing. She was only thirteen, and was still young to begin with, let alone talk about marriage.