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The spring breeze caressed his face, making him feel extremely relaxed. The slightly tipsy sunlight gently sprinkled on his body, making him feel somewhat drowsy.

After returning to his residence in the afternoon, Yan Ling sat by the window in his usual posture for a long time. Qing'er asked a few questions, but didn't see her reply. She was still nervously waiting with her head lowered.

"You are very different from before."

"Your majesty, please tell me. Is it good or not?"

"..." As long as it's you, it's fine. "

The crown prince was the only one who had helped her out. After thanking him, his words disturbed her mind.

If he was as timid and cowardly as he was in his previous life, wouldn't he have wasted this chance of rebirth? Yan Ling sighed and glanced at the slanting sun as he closed the window.

When Qing'er saw this, she hurriedly poured a cup of water for her, praying that she wouldn't be found out. Naturally, Yan Ling did not stab her. He put down the porcelain cup and stood up.

"How many days has it been since Li went back to visit her family?"

With a "pa ci" sound, the porcelain cup, along with some tea, shattered into pieces on the ground. Yan Ling frowned as he looked at Qing'er, who didn't know what to do.

In her previous life, her favorite servant, Li Jun, had returned to her residence covered in injuries after visiting her family. Later, when she was married, the Prime Minister's wife sold Li Li out of concern for her health, resulting in her dying without anyone she could trust.

"What are you hiding from me?!" Seeing Qing'er's panicked expression, she knew that something must have happened to Li Yi! Perhaps Li Yi's body wasn't injured from the fall as she had said!

Qing'er kneeled on the ground with a pale face, begging for mercy, "Your servant …" "This servant didn't hide anything …"

"Heh," Yan Ling kicked a piece of debris away from his feet and squatted down to look her in the eye. "I'm just asking you, why are you so nervous after returning to the village for a few days already?!"

Her piercing gaze seemed to be able to penetrate through anything. Qing'er panted as she replied with a trembling voice, "I …" "I saw Li Yi go to Qianxin Academy …"

Qianxin Courtyard?!

Yan Ling's expression turned cold. He quickly got up and rushed out of the courtyard. A moment later, he had already arrived at the entrance of the Qianxin Courtyard.

When the girls at the door saw her, their expressions all changed. They tried to stop her with the excuse of notifying her, but she pushed them away without saying a word!

"Eldest Miss!"

With a dark expression, she rushed straight into the main hall. A group of maidservants cried out in alarm as they chased after her.

"Bang!" Yan Ling looked at Li Li who was lying on the ground and covered in whip marks all over her body. Tears immediately filled his eyes.

"What are you doing?!"

Yan Shuang snapped out of her daze, hid the horsewhip behind her back and smirked, "This girl was wearing a new set of clothes when she left the house, and was wearing such shabby clothes when she returned. "She's my sister's personal maid after all. Isn't this embarrassing for the Prime Minister's family?"

"Heh, you also know that she's my servant?" Yan Ling's usually slender eyes, which were filled with a smile, turned round as his fair skin turned red from anger. "Who asked you to beat me up like that!"

"I was only teaching her a lesson. Elder sister, why are you angry …"

"Alright, how about I take your servant girl and beat her up?!"

As he spoke, he reached out his hand to pull Qing He, who was standing beside him, away from her. Qing He scolded angrily, "Don't you see your identity? You're not even as strong as a maid …"

"Shut up!"

Seeing that the secret was about to be revealed, Yan Shuang hurriedly interrupted her maid.

"My identity?" Yan Ling laughed coldly as his lips curled up into a mocking smile. "No matter what status I have, I will always be nobler than you!"

Seeing that Qing He was about to retort, Yan Shuang kicked her in the back of the knee, causing her to fall to her knees. Then, with a dry smile, she explained to Yan Ling, "Sister is right, I'll teach her a lesson later!"

Picking up the pale-faced Li Li, Yan Ling walked out of the room.

Yan Shuang shouted from behind her, "Tomorrow at the third prince's invitation to meet you at the Fragrant Sky Tower, big sister must remember this!"

With a cold snort, Yan Ling held onto Li Li and left without turning back.

Those maidservants would usually use her as a soft persimmon to bully her. It was all because she was weak in the past, otherwise, how could they dare to bully her like this!

She nervously looked at Yan Ling, bit her lips and explained, "It's all my fault. I only wanted to change my clothes to my sister at home, I still have other clothes to wear at home, but I didn't expect that I would lose someone for Miss, and let Qinghe treat Miss like that …"

"What's wrong with that," she couldn't wait for Qing He to reveal her secret before continuing, "Let me ask you, if I hadn't gone to save you, how would you have told me about your injury when you came back? Say it fell on itself? "

Stunned, Li Li raised her head to look at Yan Ling with a silly smile.

Tears welled up in his eyes for some reason. He raised his head and tried to hold them back.

"Miss, please don't go." Li Jun suddenly furrowed her brows and softly continued, "You don't have much information at the mansion. I heard from outside that the Third Prince has a bad temper and doesn't treat the people well."

This was something that Li Yi had said in her previous life. At that time, all she could think about was how good Liang Yi was, but she didn't think that Li Yi would be tactful.

"I know." Yan Ling covered her with the blanket and comforted her, "Recover your injuries first, I have my limits."

Seeing Yan Ling stand up, Li Jun wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Miss … "Be careful of Qing'er."

Yan Ling grinned after a moment of surprise before nodding his head and returning to the main courtyard.

Liang Yi had promised that she wouldn't go. The palace banquet didn't have his three encounters in his previous life, so why was it still like this?

All he did was invite her to a snack, accompany her to the study and the poetry fair, take her to the lake when the sun was up, and finally subdue her and make her work for him. Did he really think that he could deceive her with such a trick?

After waving his son away, Yan Ling sat down at the wooden table and started to ponder.

Dang Gui eating too much seems to have the effect of fever? Li Yi's parents were medicine farmers, the moment Li went home this time, they brought her many high quality Chinese medicine, I don't know if there is a angelica inside.

Looking at the medical manual before him, Yan Ling sighed.

Who would want to ruin their own body for no reason? However, other than Li Yi, there was no one else in the Prime Minister's Estate that could be trusted. How could she deal with the collusion between the third prince and Yan Shuang to invite her into the urn?

The only thing he could do now was get sick.

"My throat has been so tight lately. Go to the storage room and get the medicine furnace and make some licorice soup."

Qing'er, who was standing outside the door, left. When Yan Ling arrived in front of the bronze mirror, he suddenly became absent-minded. He suddenly remembered what Liang Yi had told him in his previous life.

"Do something for me. After I finish what I need to do, it will be the time for me to marry you."

"What is it?"

"As a spy for the Crown Prince's Palace."

"..." How can I get in? "

"Marry him."

Yan Ling wiped away his tears and took a deep breath. He turned his head to look at the smoke rising from the incense burner on the table and gritted his teeth.