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It is the shedding of a snake in the snowy land.

This was found by Lin Wantang in an incomplete ancient book after searching through countless ancient texts. The specifics are unknown, but the snowy region must be a snow-covered mountain that is covered with snow all year round. Would there be snakes or pythons in such a place?

Lin Wantang was unsure, so she kept quiet.

She wanted to try a few more medicinal ingredients to see if they could produce similar results.

Wei Wujiu was indeed not sleepy for the time being, and it was only the second watch of the night. After a moment's thought, he said, "Thank you for your trouble."

Lin Wantang nodded, stepped forward, and gestured for Wei Wujiu to lie down.

She had a passion for medicine since childhood. Fortunately, Lin Rucong was open-minded and tried many times before finally inviting a reclusive master doctor to teach her everything he knew. Not only was her medical skill remarkable, but her acupuncture was also incredibly smooth. She also had a complete understanding of the Ghost Gate Acupuncture Technique, which was difficult for ordinary people to learn.

Therefore, considering that Wei Wujiu had caught a chill in the palace and had just had a nightmare, she secretly used the Ghost Gate Needle on two hidden acupoints on him during the acupuncture.

Before long, Wei Wujiu, who had already lost his drowsiness, felt a bit sleepy as the acupuncture needles were inserted, and he felt his body relax and his eight extraordinary meridians function smoothly.

"Governor, rest assured."

Lin Wantang watched the incense burning time and removed the needles at the right moment. Her movements were light and quick, and Wei Wujiu didn't feel much. She also said softly, "It's still early, go to sleep."

As the incense burner was filled with medicinal powder and acupuncture was performed, Wei Wujiu, unusually relaxed and drowsy, slowly closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Lin Wantang didn't linger; she packed up her medicine box and left Mozhai.

Nothing happened that night. When the sun was high in the sky, several servants and maids were waiting outside the Mo Zhai. They stood with their heads down, but they looked at each other in confusion. They were all puzzled. It was already dawn, why hadn't the master gotten up yet?

He usually got up at 3 AM to practice martial arts and swordsmanship, then bathed and changed clothes in preparation for going to court.

Wei Wujiu's daily routine was also frighteningly strict.

The servants were suspicious but dared not utter a sound until Jiang Fulu came over.

"What are you all standing here for? What time is it? Aren't you going inside to serve? Are you all tired of living?"

The servants cowered and knelt down, begging for mercy. The attendants clasped their hands in greeting, and one of them said, "Please calm down, Your Excellency. It's just that the Lord hasn't gotten up yet and hasn't summoned us into the courtyard."

No servants were needed inside the Silent Studio; they all remained outside the courtyard. If Wei Wujiu needed anything, he could only enter after being notified.

Jiang Fulou knew all this, and took a hesitant breath. He was about to knock on the door again when he heard a faint noise coming from inside. He quickly said, "Did you hear that? Stop talking nonsense! The adults are already up! Hurry, hurry, come in!"

"Yes."

The attendants and servants filed in.

Wei Wujiu had just woken up. He sat up on the edge of the bed, one hand on his forehead, habitually rubbing his temples, but he felt no discomfort or headache. As for last night…

"Who entered this courtyard last night?" He glanced at the maids busy serving him and gave Jiang Fulu a slight nod.

Jiang Fulu bowed and smiled: "This servant greets Your Excellency. I wasn't on duty yesterday and went to bed early. This courtyard..."

Without saying anything more, Jiang Fulu looked at the maid Caiwei.

Caiwei replied politely, "Reporting to you, sir and eunuch, I was on duty last night. Only Miss Lin came to Mozhai around midnight and stayed for an hour before leaving."

Jiang Fulu was taken aback by the answer. He was first surprised, then delighted, and said, "Oh dear, look how sleepy I was! I didn't know about this, sir. Congratulations!"

As she spoke, the remaining maids knelt down and congratulated her in unison, "Congratulations, Your Excellency! Congratulations, Your Excellency!"

Jiang Fulu then instructed Caiwei to quickly go to Xiyuan, the small courtyard where Lin Wantang was staying, to offer her congratulations and inquire whether Lin Wantang was feeling well and whether she needed to summon an imperial physician.

"Need not."

Wei Wujiu stopped him, frowning as he looked at Jiang Fulu: "Last night, she and I did not consummate our marriage."

Thinking of Hua Ershisan's instructions and Wei Wujiu's own hidden secrets, he stood up and relaxed his brows, but his cold voice deepened: "Never again."

Jiang Fulu let out an "Ah," and the joy on his face faded somewhat. He had originally thought that Miss Lin's visit to Mozhai yesterday was Wei Wujiu's intention, and that the two of them had gone to bed together first. With a marriage deadline in mind, this was not too much of a transgression. Besides, the servants in Jingyuan were all very tight-lipped, so it would be fine as long as they didn't spread the word.

Jiang Fulu, lost in thought, turned his head to dismiss the maids. He then took the outer robe from Caiwei, bowed, and draped it over Wei Wujiu's shoulders, slowly fastening the agate and gold-inlaid buttons: "My lord, it's not that he's physically incomplete, this concern..."

Wei Wujiu spread his arms, letting Jiang Fulu kneel down to tie his belt. He cleared his throat: "Concerns are one thing, but on the other hand, how can I have children before the important matter is accomplished?"

"this……"

Jiang Fulu was somewhat choked up. He knew the truth of the matter, but he couldn't help but feel worried and sad. He wanted to say something more, but it was inconvenient, so he could only sigh as if a fishbone was stuck in his throat.

"Father-in-law, there's no need to regret it. The time is not far off." Wei Wujiu turned and paced to the side, his deep eyes gazing out the window. Just then, a gray dove spread its wings and landed outside the window.

After Jiang Fulu helped her change her clothes, he quickly got up and went over to take the letter from the gray pigeon's ankle and present it to her.

"Sir, this was delivered by the pawnshop on Sanli Street."

Both of them are Wei Wujiu's undercover agents. This one is best at gathering secrets and has recently been helping him investigate the robbery of tribute.

He gave a soft "hmm," took the letter, and unfolded it. On it was written: "There is something fishy about the Dingxian branch office."

The letter was accompanied by two copies of household registration documents, one of which belonged to two people. One of them was named Wang Hu, a butcher who had made his fortune. He had once found a gold nugget and asked someone to present it to him. It eventually ended up in Shen Huai'an's hands, and Shen Huai'an rewarded him by entrusting him with the management of the Dingxian branch.

The other woman was named Liu Yuniang, Wang Hu's wife. Her household registration was not very detailed, but she was a slave.

Wei Wujiu skimmed through the document, then threw the household register copy and the letter together into the incense burner to burn. He then pondered and asked, "Does Your Excellency believe in divination?"

Jiang Fulou asked in surprise, "Why do you say that, sir? Could it be that the pawnshop sent these words, divinations by a Taoist priest? That's absurd! You've been supporting them with a lot of money every year, and you've always given them generous rewards. How could they do this..."

Before Jiang Fulu could continue his rebuke, Wei Wujiu interrupted, "That's not it. It seems that you, like me, don't really believe in divination. But why... is what Lin Wantang said exactly the same as what the pawnshop found?"

Wei Wujiu remembered clearly that Lin Wantang had jokingly mentioned the Dingxian Courtyard in the carriage on the way back from the palace yesterday. At the time, he thought she was just trying to coax him and was just talking nonsense, but now it seemed that was not the case.

That's where the problem lies.

Jiang Fulu was taken aback: "There...there's something else like this? Could it be a coincidence? My lord, although Miss Lin has only been at Jingyuan for a little over a month, she's been acting openly and honestly, and doesn't seem to have any malicious intentions."