Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

Mei Songyao stayed at a small inn.

With the imperial examinations approaching, most of the students living here are from poor families who have come from all over the country.

After the establishment of the Northern Xuan, the first thing the late emperor did was to open up more imperial examinations, allowing students from poor families to participate in the examinations alongside those from aristocratic families, and selecting the best candidates based on their talents.

Mei Songyao lived in room B in the backyard. Ying Yufu and the Crown Prince followed him in and saw Shangguan Tang lying on the bed, his face pale and his chest stained with blood, his life hanging in the balance.

Ying Yufu's breath hitched instantly, and a wave of panic washed over her.

"Princess, Miss Shangguan is right there! Please save her!" Mei Songyao urged anxiously.

Ying Yufu took a deep breath, turned to look at Mei Songyao, and said, "No rush."

Mei Songyao's expression grew even more tense. "Princess, Miss Shangguan's life is in danger. How can we not be anxious?"

"Of course I will save my older cousin, but before that, the first person I should save is you." Ying Yufu looked at him seriously.

"It's me?" Mei Songyao looked surprised. "But I'm not injured."

"No, you're injured. I said you're injured, and you are injured."

Ying Yufu produced a pill from her fingertip and said, "Since you're injured, you must take medicine."

She raised her hand and put the pill from her fingertip into Mei Songyao's mouth.

Mei Songyao's expression changed, and he couldn't help but raise his voice, "Princess Anguo, what did you feed me?"

"Guess." Ying Yufu crossed her arms and looked at him with a playful expression.

Mei Songyao's expression shifted.

The Crown Prince asked, "Who are you? Why are you impersonating Mei Songyao?"

Ying Yufu looked at the Crown Prince, her eyes crinkling. She hadn't expected that the Crown Prince would share her sentiments and recognize that the Mei Songyao in front of her was an imposter.

Mei Songyao looked surprised and was about to explain, but what came out of his mouth was: "My name is Ma San. I am from Wulantang. The hall master told me to pretend to be Mei Songyao and lure Princess Anguo here."

Ying Yufu and the Crown Prince's expressions immediately darkened.

"I've heard of Wulantang; it seems to be a pharmacy located on South Street."

Ying Yufu exclaimed in amazement, "Your Highness, you are truly amazing! You even know about such an inconspicuous pharmacy."

In such a vast capital city, a small pharmacy would hardly attract any attention.

The prince smiled and couldn't help but show his smugness when he was praised.

But then things cooled down again. Bei Xuan really can stir up trouble with just anyone.

Ma San, however, looked as if he were constipated, and stared at Ying Yufu with a look of terror in his eyes.

"Could the pill you gave me be the Truth Pill? It really makes you lose control of your body after taking it?" Ma San asked in shock.

"Oh, so you know about the True Word Pill. Looks like you've been asking around about me." Ying Yufu mocked.

Her face suddenly turned cold, and she said, "Isn't that my older cousin in bed? Where are my older cousin and the real Mei Songyao? What have you done to them?"

Ma San instinctively wanted to escape, but his legs wouldn't obey him because his mouth wouldn't let him.

He rambled on, saying, "The person on the bed was one of our people in disguise. She was genuinely injured to fool you, but you still managed to see through her disguise."

Shangguan Fei and that scholar have been imprisoned in a secret room in Wulan Hall by our men. They are still alive, but if they don't know what's good for them, they'll inevitably suffer some punishment.

After finishing speaking, I was finally able to move my feet.

Ma San turned and ran.

Ying Yufu grabbed him and sneered, "What's the rush? Tell me why you tricked me into coming here?"

Ma San looked desperate, and his feet were forced to stop again: "Princess Anguo, we wanted to lure you here and kidnap you."

"Where are we taking them?"

The crown prince revealed a sinister smile.

"west...west Lin." Ma San's face turned pale, and after saying this, he collapsed to the ground.

"west Lin?" Ying Yufu and the Crown Prince exchanged a glance. Ying Yufu said, "Could Wulan Hall be west Lin's force planted in Bei Xuan?"

Ma San said, "That's right, we've been undercover agents for over ten years, but the master has never used us, so we've always kept a good hide."

"If our master hadn't ordered us to capture Princess Anguo at all costs, we would have remained hidden forever."