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Mu Zhuo was half lying on the bed. As usual, Xue Lian took out a cup of chicken soup for the children.

"Come, Crown Prince, let me help you sit up and have a drink." Xue Lian placed the chicken soup on the table and was about to come and help Mu Zhuo.

Mu Zhuo looked at the chicken soup that was filled with oil and felt nauseous for a moment. He forced a smile and waved his hand, "No need, no need. The Imperial Physician urged his to eat as little greasy food as possible. "

Upon seeing Mu Zhuo's constant refusals, Xue Lian's eyebrows sank as he lamented: "This is not greasy. I spent more than ten hours making this with a small fire and also gave you a lot of traditional Chinese medicine. It's delicious, you can have a taste." Xue Lian pleaded as if he was drawing a picture.

"Alright then, thank you." Seeing her like this, the Crown Prince couldn't bear to refuse. He had no choice but to take a small bite out of her.

"Eh, what is this?" Xue Lian's sharp eyes caught Mu Zhuo's chest money and exposed a small white corner. Immediately, he quickly pulled it out.

"Hey, don't." It was too late for Mu Zhuo to stop him.

Xue Lian put down the chicken soup and turned the handkerchief over and over. He scrutinized it carefully and asked, "What is this thing?"

"It's just an ordinary silk handkerchief. Bring it over." Mu Zhuo stood up and stretched out his hand.

However, Xue Lian turned to the side and dodged it. "This doesn't seem to be a man's item."

Mu Zhuo saw how unreasonable she was and became even more agitated. He endured the pain in his body and snatched it away and put it in his bosom. "What are you carrying around with me? Do I need to report everything to you?"

Upon seeing the displeasure on the face of the crown prince, Zhang Xuan frowned deeply. He knew that he had been impolite. Therefore, Xue Lian hurriedly changed his face and said aggrievedly, "I don't intend to even draw a painting. I'm just curious and want to ask a few more questions. Since the crown prince doesn't like it, I won't even ask about painting." He wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, as if he was about to cry.

Although Xue Lian's appearance was lovely and touching, the truth was that she was already extremely resentful in her heart. On the handkerchief from a moment ago, there was clearly a small plum flower embroidered on it. She was not familiar with the others, but she was very clear on this — it was the symbol of Xue Muyun.

Thinking back to the day when the manor released the items, they purposely humiliated Xue Luoyun. Other people's were all top grade Shu embroidery, Su embroidery, and the white silk handkerchief that was given to Xue Ruyun as an empty item, taking the opportunity to tease her. She didn't expect that, instead of getting angry, her expression did not change and she only took out needle and thread, skillfully shuttling back and forth. In just a short moment, a vivid and lifelike La Mei had appeared. They looked fresh and elegant with unique styles, provoking praise from the crowd. On the contrary, they were so infuriated that they couldn't speak.

He never thought that Xue Luoyun would actually not give up. He even wanted to save the crown prince, and actually gave him such a gift in private. Even more infuriating was that the crown prince would actually be so angry at him for her sake. Xue Lian's face was crying, but his hands were secretly clenching. He hated this to the point that his teeth were itching.

"Okay, I know you don't mean that." The Crown Prince's heart softened. He couldn't say anything else when he saw her like this.

Hearing the crown prince's words, Xue Lian's sobbing stopped and his expression eased up.

"Crown Prince, I don't know how you saved my elder sister when you were in the forest. I really want to hear about elder sister's story. It's like she's learning." Xue Lian asked with a fake intention. In reality, he wanted to see what exactly had happened that day. He didn't even take the chance to seduce the Crown Prince.

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just like what I said outside." Mu Zhuoyun's body was weak to begin with, so he needed more rest. Moreover, this topic was very boring, so he did not want to talk about it with her. On top of that, Xue Lian's painting chattered endlessly. Normally, he still thought that she was sometimes cute and sometimes gentle, gentle and virtuous. How could she be so ignorant these past few days?

"Oh, then I heard a few interesting things recently. Can I tell you something?" Xue Lian was unwilling to accept this. He expended a great deal of effort in order to attract the attention of the crown prince.

"Painting. If you have anything to say, just say it another day. I'm tired, so go back as soon as possible." Mu Zhuo, who could not stand it any longer, finally gave the order to leave.

"Then, rest well. I'll come visit you another day." Xue Lian had wanted to say something, but seeing that the crown prince had already laid down, he could only leave in embarrassment.

Seeing that Xue Lian had left, the Crown Prince rubbed his temples and said, "Next time you see Miss Xue, you should just decline it."

"Yes."

Mu Zhuoyun sat up and once again took out that handkerchief to rub it in his hands. He didn't know what on earth Xue Luoyun was doing. He promised to see when he would come.

However, at this moment, Xue Ruyun was extremely busy. Ever since Mu Ying pointed out the loopholes in her courtyard to him, he had been busy with her courtyard security for the past few days. She had a lot of outdoor knowledge and a good understanding of some plants. But in order to be more perfect, there were no loopholes. She borrowed a lot of books like Mu Ying, reading them every day, tirelessly recording all the plants that could absorb the smoke poison.

Afterwards, he and Yun Zhi went to the surrounding mountains to dig up these plants. The two of them busied themselves, collecting these plants and slowly carried them down the mountain. In order to ensure survival, he had hurriedly dug up soil and planted them.

Xue Duan Sheng would occasionally pass by and hear the sound of banging and banging coming from within. She noticed that Yun Zhi and Xue Ruoyun were busy as they carried some plants on their backs and shuttled back and forth. She wanted to say it, but thinking about it was fine. She had done so much for the Xue family, and her personality was also very different from before. She had more of her own thoughts, less unreasonable and noisy, but now she was no longer as close as she was before. When she thought back, every time Xue Luoyun made a ruckus, it was to gain his attention. At that time, he had a headache and wished that he did not have a daughter like her. But now, she was quiet, obedient, and reasonable. However, she was like a stranger to him. Xue Duan Sheng shook her head, slightly disappointed.

Moreover, she was now a popular person by the emperor's side. She could only stay in her own courtyard, so it wasn't a big deal for her. As for how many complaints Madame Zhao had secretly made to Xue Lian, Xue Duan Sheng didn't feel too much pain or itchiness and just said a few words in response.

While Yun Zhi and her servants were planting the plants they had dug from the mountains against the wall, Xue Ruoyun looked at a tree by the wall and thought to himself, "Should this tree be cut down?"

Because this tree was stuck to the wall, it was very easy for thieves to climb over it. Once they climbed down the tree, they would enter the small courtyard. It was not safe, so it would be better to chop it off. Just as Xue Ruoyun was about to speak, he suddenly thought of the embarrassing scene of Mu Ying falling into a trap and getting caught in the net. When he recalled the appearance of the heavy stones that had stuck to the soles of his shoes the last time, his heart stirred.

Mu Sheng had entered the small courtyard many times to spar with her over a trap. It wasn't that he couldn't see the great danger of this tree, but he had never brought it up for Xue Ruyun to cut it down. After thinking about it, Xue Ruoyun decided to leave this tree behind. In the future, he would just have to be on his guard against this area.