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The outside of the window was shrouded in a layer of silver, and it was snowing heavily, making people's eyes dazzle.

When Gu Mingyan woke up, the flames in his charcoal brazier had yet to start burning, and clothes were still neatly laid out by the side of his bed.

She changed into a fresh set of clothes and did not want to think about why those rough guys took care of her so meticulously. She just tremblingly crawled out from between the warm bedding. After washing up, the waitress brought over a steaming hot breakfast — beef noodle soup and a plate of Soup Dumplings.

There was also the note for a hundred taels of silver in the food box.

The waiter came over with a smile. "It's difficult to travel on the snow carriage today. I wonder if there will be any danger if I don't go there one day."

"Of course not." Gu Mingyan put down his chopsticks helplessly, and saw that the waiter was still staring at him: "I wonder what else you have?"

"I am just curious as to why you are wearing a veil every day." The waiter smiled innocently.

"Face can only be seen by a future husband. Do you want to help me find a good person?"

The corners of Gu Mingyan's eyes curved, but the waiter felt cold sweat trickling down his back. He quickly waved his hands and retreated.

Only after waiting for the room to quiet down did she finally manage to eat while reading the books as usual. As she stared at the meridian map and the names of the medicinal herbs on the book, she realized that although the majority of the herbs here were exactly the same as the ones she knew, there were clearly more of them.

If she had inner force, some animals would mutate, some would have even bigger bodies, or some venomous snakes would hide in the water, which only made her more excited and wanted to investigate it for herself.

She was paying attention and didn't notice that someone had left through the gap in the window without a sound.

After searching for many days, the other party seemed to have not found any clues.

Shengan, Seventh Prince Palace.

The thick snow in the courtyard was swept to the two sides. The white snow on the wutong trees was heavy as the wind blew down.

The door to the hall was ajar, and two black clothed guards with long sabers at their waists stood by their sides. Their gazes were fierce, and they only ordered the two maids to stand by their side, not daring to come close.

Xiao Qiran was dressed in a black robe and sat in a wheelchair, just like the rumors in the Shengan.

If the Seventh Prince Lord did not have a blade by his side, he would look incomparably handsome. Just by sitting there, he emitted a refined aura of a scholar.

On the other hand, the man sitting on the chair next to her was tall and straight. He was young and handsome, but he exuded an oppressive aura. He held a glass of wine in his hand, and even though he had a smile on his face, he still made people feel serious.

"Seventh Brother is thanking his guest behind closed doors, but he has caused the entire imperial court to be extremely worried."

Crown Prince Xiao Ze was the direct descendant of the empress. He did things steadily, so much so that he couldn't get away from the beautiful woman and was easily controlled by the empress's mother.

In recent years, there had already been a tendency to fall apart, thus many people had turned their gaze towards Seventh Prince Xiao Qiran and Fourth Prince Xiao Yiran.

This was one of the reasons why the Crown Prince was treating them as eyewitnesses.

Although Fourth Prince did not accomplish much, but it was for the benefit of the civil servants, the recent situation where he gradually suppressed Wu Qingwen, to the point where both civil and martial arts were important, and most of the people supporting were members of the Humble Class.

Yu Wen, he did not lose to Fourth Prince either. Just because his legs could not stand up straight, many people chose to watch, but there were still many people who believed that his legs would not never grow old again.

Thus, both sides had their own thoughts.

As for the crown prince's family, most of them insist on their own opinions, and will definitely carry out the mission to the end. The power behind this is complicated, and no one dares to make a move, which is also why Xiao Ze dared to bring people along to directly enter the palace.

Xiao Qiran's expression did not change, he only cupped his hands in a salute: "The thief is sly, your brother is not up to it."

"There are actually traitors that even a dignified Seventh Prince is unable to deal with." The corner of Xiao Ze's mouth revealed a sneer, and the cup fell back onto the table. "I wonder what that thief actually wanted to steal from Seventh Brother's residence, he actually caused the entire city to be shaken up, every household unable to sleep at night."

Shuang Hua stood at the side, his eyes cold and gloomy.

"These words are too much. It is just something lost in my brother's house. How did it cause such a storm?"

When Xiao Qiran's words fell, he saw that the smile on Xiao Ze's face did not decrease, and he said softly: "I heard that royal father bestowed a sword to Seventh Brother, not only did Seventh Brother hide it in the warehouse for safekeeping, he even made a cold wooden locket for it, is it this item?"

The crown prince's eyes were all over the Shengan, and he found the crux of the problem within a few days.

Xiao Qiran laughed helplessly and gently waved his hand, "Shuang Hua."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Shuang Hua retreated for a while, then took out the cold wooden box and presented it in front of Xiao Ze.

He saw that the sword was still lying there unharmed. As for the wooden box, it was ice-cold to the touch. Naturally, it could not be deceived.

Xiao Ze frowned, he still wanted to lift his hand and test if it was real …

"Your Highness, there is a woman outside who wishes to meet you. She claims to be your benefactor in saving her master's life, and she is here today to pay you a visit."

A favor for saving his life?

She was wearing a long azure dress wrapped in mink fur, and her shoes and socks were coated with snow.

The woman covered her face with a veil. Her raven feather-like hair was hastily pulled up with a peach tree hairpin, and her face was devoid of makeup. Only her peach blossom eyes were red like the winter plum.

The waiter who was following closely behind saw the signboard of Seventh Prince's residence and felt his legs soften.

"Did Miss Yan make a mistake?"

The waiter glanced at the servant who had entered the inn.

"I did not make a mistake. My master once owed His Highness the Seventh Prince his life, so today, I have specially chosen the Red Snow Zither for you."

Gu Mingyan's heart was at ease, he initially wanted to suppress the matter without leaving a trace.

However, when he thought about it again, Li Xiang, who was initially in a hurry to save the patient, was now delayed for an entire day. It was unknown what kind of trouble he was going to create.

Naturally, she was unwilling to sit still and wait for death.

A few moments later, a servant hurried over and made a gesture of invitation. "Please enter Miss Yan. An esteemed guest has arrived at the manor. I hope Miss Yan will be cautious with her words."

The attendant seemed to be a completely different person — the one in front of him was the one who had accompanied him to the kitchen under the bridge that day.

The two of them looked at each other, and only then did Gu Mingyan walk in. The waiter did not enter, nor did he leave, so he could only wait outside.

The Seventh Prince's manor was different from the other princes' residences. All of the people in the mansion were martial practitioners, so naturally, he was afraid of being exposed when he entered.

Gu Mingyan understood what was going on, and only hugged the zither case closer to his chest, following behind the servant, he said softly: "This Red Snow Zither cost me a lot of silver, does your highness think that it is possible for you to pay this silver?"

"The young miss will be entering the mansion next year. No matter how much silver you pay, your highness won't blink." The attendant smiled and slowed down his pace, carefully leading her along the cleaner road while holding up a paper umbrella.

"It's good that you can pay me silver." Gu Mingyan smiled as he waved snow off his shoulder.