The prince spared his life! The lady has been reborn to save you

The servant wrapped himself tightly in a cotton-padded jacket, breathing out cold white air, as he walked through the cold winter night. The people in the yard were already asleep. He checked the gate and the courtyard wall, and seeing nothing was wrong, he returned the same way and prepared to rest.

When passing by the side hall, I met a young man in black clothes, holding his stomach, his face flushed, and walking slowly towards the toilet.

He laughed and walked away.

A moment later, a ghostly figure descended from the roof to where he had just stood. The man's steps were light, like the smoke drifting in a dream, without making a sound.

The black eyes on the mask looked around cautiously, and after confirming that there was no one, he walked along the curved corridor in the courtyard into the inner courtyard.

After opening several doors, I finally smelled a hint of medicinal fragrance in a small room on the right side of the courtyard.

The man walked into the house. The strong scent of grass overwhelmed the smell of bitter medicine. Looking up, he saw a wall full of dark red medicine boxes. In the dim night, it looked like a mountain beast, extremely oppressive.

Taking out a broken flower from his arms, he stared at the top floor intently, and an ambiguous laugh escaped from his throat.

About half an incense stick of time later, a black shadow walked out of the room. Just as he was tiptoeing to close the door, a sharp sword light broke through the air and stabbed at his palm. The man was startled and subconsciously turned around to avoid it. The silver sword passed between his hand and the door, and it would have pierced his hand through by a hair's breadth.

Before he could stand still, the silver sword immediately chased after him and slashed at him. The man had no weapon and took the attack with his bare hands.

There was a coldness in Lu Rui's dull round pupils. "Bad guy."

She actually broke in while he was using the toilet.

Obscene!

The young man's attack was fierce, and the man did not want to fight him, so he blocked and retreated. However, the strength difference was too great, and after a few moves, the man gradually became weaker, leaning against the hanging flower door to catch his breath, and Lu Rui was about to take him down.

Suddenly, a head popped out from the side of the hanging flower door, startling the man in black.

It was Huaichun who came to investigate after hearing the noise.

Obviously, he didn't expect to encounter a ghost around the corner. His expression changed from confusion to fear.

"There are thieves!!!"

The man in black took advantage of this opportunity, grabbed Huaichun and threw him towards Lu Rui.

Huaichun felt his body go empty, and flew out with a cry of surprise, "Ah——"

Lu Rui paused in his pursuit, feeling a little confused.

We need to save people first...

Thinking of this, he immediately turned the sword over and pressed the root of the sword against Huaichun's waist to force him to stop. Huaichun felt a pain in his waist and leaned back on Lu Rui due to inertia.

When he stood up and looked towards the Chuihua Gate again, the figure of the man in black had disappeared.

Huaichun held his aching lower back and asked, "What happened? Who is he?"

Lu Rui stood tall in the moonlight, sheathing his sword, his two tufts of hair trembling.

He shook his head slowly, indicating that he didn't know either.

"Miss..."

Lu Rui spoke very slowly. Just as he finished the first two words, Chu Yizhao, wearing a thick velvet cloak, came over with his men.

Chu Yizhao frowned slightly when she saw the half-open door of the pharmacy. She turned around and asked Lu Rui and Huaichun, "Are you injured?"

Lu Rui shook his head.

Huaichun also shook his head.

Qiaoyu didn't believe it, so she circled around Huaichun twice.

Why would he scream like a pig being slaughtered if he wasn't injured?

Chang Nian ran to the pharmacy, stuck his head out and said, "Miss, someone is trying to steal medicine!"

Stealing medicine?

Chu Yizhao walked in.

The desk in the room was neatly arranged, but the flat surface of the medicine cabinet was uneven. The person who came in a hurry had not closed several medicine compartments tightly, and they were sticking out of the room in different lengths. There were two medicine racks next to the window, and the herbs drying in the wooden dustpans had been rummaged through, with different shades of dark and light.

After a quick look around, apart from any signs of rummaging, nothing was missing.

What is he looking for?

All the precious herbs were locked in the warehouse. This pharmacy only had ordinary dried herbs and spoiled medicines. Chu Yizhao was not afraid that the man would take anything away.

But she didn't understand. Zhuque Street ran through the entire West City and was populated by countless dignitaries. It would not be empty-handed if she made a profit, but this little thief chose her pharmacy.

Chu Yizhao's eyebrows jumped. Could it be...

There was a secret compartment in the corner of the bottom floor. She reached her hand in, felt the protrusion and pressed it, and the empty compartment on the top floor popped open.

Chu Yizhao took two steps back, grabbed a thin rope under the lamp stand and pulled it. The wooden board at the back of the empty space slowly moved away, revealing a pot of delicate branches.

In the cool moonlight, the light blue flowers appear cool white and are in perfect bloom.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

Wei Xingli is still alive.

The warehouse in the courtyard was dry, and the only environment suitable for the growth of ice sunflower was in the medicine garden next to the pharmacy. But Chu Yizhao was worried about it being planted carelessly, so he hid it in a secret compartment.

Apart from that, she couldn't figure out what else in this pharmacy that was visible at a glance could be worth rummaging through by thieves.

"Miss, a bottle of medicine was lost."

Huaichun was holding a wooden box with some medicine bottles scattered inside, many of which had been opened.

These were the medicines that Chu Yizhao had discarded. Sometimes, when she was in the mood, she would take them out for research again. Huaichun collected them and put them in the cabinet. There were a total of sixteen porcelain bottles, but now only fifteen were left.

Chu Yizhao gently fiddled with the remaining medicine bottles, confused and speechless, "If someone gets into trouble using them, you can't blame me..."

Her waste medicines are not ordinary rotten medicines, they are placed there because they have become toxic.

Huaichun looked through it for a long time but couldn't remember what the lost bottle was used for.

"Could it be that the young lady or the cousin hired someone to steal the medicine and then frame you?"

Chu Yizhao had a conflict with two people today, and something happened in the evening.

Huaichun had to doubt.

She spoke as if it was true, her pretty face looking serious and determined.

Huaichun is usually gentle and quiet, and it's rare for her to be so aggressive. Chu Yizhao found it interesting and pinched her face.

"You have good reason and you can go to Shuntian Prefecture to work tomorrow."

Huaichun's face turned red.

Since they had to return to the Marquis' Mansion tomorrow, Chu Yizhao asked everyone to go back and rest. After dawn, he notified Zhao Qu to come and solve the problem.

At this moment, she realized, "Lu Lin hasn't come back yet?"

Lu Rui held the hilt of the sword and said blankly, "I didn't find it."

If it’s not found, it’s not there.

The two brothers of the Lu family took turns to keep watch at night. When it was Lu Rui's turn, if he was hungry, thirsty, urinated, or defecated, he would go directly to Lu Lin's room and hammer him awake. Because of this, the two had fought many times.

Chu Yizhao noticed something was wrong, "Chang Nian, go to the South Courtyard to inform Lu Feng."

"No need, miss." Chang Nian walked over quickly.

"how?"

"People are coming..."

Chu Yizhao glanced behind him and was stunned. In the darkness, Lu Feng walked out covered in blood.

South courtyard.

The moonlight shines into the courtyard, and the ground is covered with dust and frost.

A group of people hurried past, crushing the white frost in the yard.

As soon as Chu Yizhao entered the door, a strong smell of blood and screams hit him in the face.

The next moment, she was embraced in a warm embrace. She pushed, "Xingyu, let go. I have to go see Lu Lin."

Wei Xingli did not move, and said calmly, "Don't go over there. I have already sent someone to invite the imperial physician."

"It will take a while for the doctor to arrive."

Besides, if the symptoms Lu Feng described were true, even if the imperial physician came, it might not be of any use.

Lu Feng said that Lu Lin was frightened and hurt Feng Zhi.

He followed Chu Yingxue. What on earth did he encounter that made him lose his mind?

Chu Yizhao struggled slightly to break free from his restraints, only to find that Wei Xingli was holding her waist with one hand and holding a long sword in the other. The blood had dyed the sword red, and also dyed his white palm red.

Chu Yizhao's pupils shrank sharply. Wei Xingli would not hurt anyone in the mansion for no reason.

So this blood is...

"Xing...Xing Yu, Lu Lin..."