Did Miss become a nun today?

In the evening, Xie Yunchu was preparing to go to bed after reciting scriptures when there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Who?"

"Miss, Prince Su has arrived."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the person barged in.

A clear voice came from behind the screen, "Alright, I just want to say a few words to Miss Xie. You may all leave."

The palace servants hesitated for a long time, but dared not disobey, so they had no choice but to leave.

Only one lamp was left on inside the room. Through the screen, she couldn't see clearly, but she could see people standing outside.

She did not go out, but simply bowed and asked, "Your Highness, please speak freely."

Prince Su had no interest in Miss Xie's appearance and sat down on his own. "I've come today to tell Miss Xie that someone who doesn't use the door is probably trying to steal something."

Xie Yun Chu didn't understand. The Eastern Palace was heavily guarded; how could there be thieves?

"Why is Your Highness saying this to a commoner like me?"

"Naturally, it's because I'm kind-hearted," Prince Su said with a hint of sarcasm. "I kindly came to deliver this message to you, Miss Xie, you should remember my kindness."

"Oh, by the way, you have to be ruthless. Some people are masters at using self-inflicted suffering as a ruse."

After saying that, he got up and swaggered out the door.

Xie Yun Chu was baffled and didn't understand what he meant at the moment. After lying on the bed and thinking for a while, she figured it out.

She was startled. Could it be that someone was trying to sneak into the East Palace to find her?

Thinking of this, I quickly got out of bed to check the doors and windows, which were all locked, and then I felt at ease enough to go to sleep.

*

Pei Changyu was forced to go on a blind date at home. He left home at the agreed time but did not go to the meeting place.

"Young Master, are we really not going? Didn't we already agree?"

A calm voice came from inside the carriage: "When did I agree to that?"

He never agreed to a single word his mother said. Whoever agreed, that's their business; what did it have to do with him?

He went straight to the Ministry of Personnel and spent the whole day reading official documents in his office. Just as he was about to finish his shift, Prince Su arrived again.

"Madam Hou kindly helped you find a match, but the young lady waited for you at the teahouse for an hour, only leaving when she couldn't see you, with tears in her eyes. Don't you know how to cherish a beautiful woman?"

Pei Changyu put down the official document in his hand, stood up and bowed, "Your Highness, please don't make fun of me."

Zhao Zhang leaned against the side, looking like a carefree playboy, and said, "How about I give you an idea?"

Before he could refuse, he said, "Women are the most soft-hearted and the least resistant to feigned suffering. If you fall for it outside, do you think your cousin would bear not to save you?"

"As long as she softens her heart, you can take advantage of the situation. Otherwise, at this rate, when will you ever be able to marry her?"

"I've heard that the Crown Prince has been getting close to the Meng family's boy lately."

Zhao Zhang kept talking, which only made Pei Changyu more troubled.

"Your Highness, would you like some tea?" He handed over a teacup.

Zhao Zhang naturally accepted the drink, took a sip, and continued to urge him on until it was getting late before leaving.

Finally, all was quiet. Pei Changyu breathed a sigh of relief and left the Ministry of Personnel.

Just then, a colleague came off duty with him and asked, "It's a rare opportunity to run into Vice Minister Pei today, would you like to go for a drink?"

Pei Changyu seemed lost in thought. After a moment of contemplation, he surprisingly nodded.

None of them had expected to drink with this newly appointed vice minister; they were just exchanging a few polite words, but they never thought they would actually agree.

Officials in the Ministry of Personnel have always been sought after by prominent families in the capital, and the opportunity to drink with them is naturally highly desirable.

As soon as the group entered the restaurant, the waiter immediately came to greet them and invited them into a private room upstairs.

Everyone was in high spirits and drank quite a bit, even Pei Changyu drank a few cups.

Half an hour later, a few girls came in from outside the room. They were all officials in the court, and at most they would just listen to the music and wouldn't go too far.

But someone was blinded by greed and called him over to pour wine.

When it was Pei Changyu's turn, he was about to refuse, but then he remembered something and didn't stop her. He drank the wine that the woman had poured for him.

As they left, everyone was somewhat tipsy. Pei Changyu staggered out the door, and Guan Yun quickly stepped forward to support him, "Young Master, are you drunk?"

"Um."

As they helped the person into the carriage and were about to return to the mansion, they heard the person inside say, "We're not going back to the mansion, we're going to the East Palace."

what?

Guan Yun thought she had misheard. It was so late, why wasn't she going back to the mansion to the East Palace?

"Young master, the palace gates are locked at this hour."

"Go to the East Palace," Pei Changyu said again, his voice turning colder.

Guan Yun had no choice but to drive the carriage to the palace.

As soon as the carriage came to a stop, a guard at the door came forward and asked in a low voice, "Are you Minister Pei?"

"Exactly."

"His Highness Prince Su instructed that Vice Minister Pei has important matters to discuss with His Highness the Crown Prince today, so I left the door open."

The person entered the East Palace in this way, and it became difficult to go any further. The person was handed over to the palace servants who came to meet them.

After everyone left, Guan Yun muttered to himself, "When did Young Master need to discuss important matters with His Highness? How come I didn't know?"

Pei Changyu was helped inside and walked towards Xie Yun Chu's residence.

Since hearing what Prince Su had said, Xie Yun Chu had been on guard these past few days, and thankfully there had been no unusual activity, so she was relieved.

I had just finished reciting the scriptures and was about to blow out the lamp and go to sleep when there was a commotion.

Someone is trying to break into her window!

Her heart leaped into her throat. Was there really a thief?

The noise was minimal and lasted for a long time. Her window was locked tightly, and she found that she couldn't pry it open. After a moment of silence, she had no choice but to resign herself to knocking on the door.

"Yun Chu, it's me..."

His voice was slurred, slurred with drunkenness, and tinged with urgency.

"Yun Chu...come out and see me..."

Xie Yun Chu recognized the voice; it was Pei Chang Yu. Why was he here?

"Yun Chu, please help me, I'm in pain..."

The voices continued, but the palace servants ignored her attempts to stop them. She quietly opened the window and looked out, but there was no one left in the courtyard.

She dared not go out, so she closed the window and pushed the chair next to her to block the door, afraid that someone would come in.

Pei Changyu didn't leave, and the knocking faded, leaving only his voice, "Yun Chu, I'm really upset... Please open the door, okay?"

"I...I've been drugged, I feel awful."

Xie Yun Chu's heart skipped a beat. Drugged?

Is there anyone who could drug my cousin?

Who is this person? They're so capable.

The panting outside grew louder, as if they were indeed suffering unbearably.

"Yun...Yun Chu, I was wrong, please open the door? I...I think I'm going to die..."

The voice was so pitiful that Xie Yun Chu couldn't bear to hear it. Although he was wicked, he had heard that if someone had really given him that kind of drug, it could be fatal.

She was conflicted, but then she remembered what Prince Su had said that day, and she immediately came to her senses.

What was she thinking? Her older cousin was a master of disguise; she had been fooled by his gentle and refined appearance before.

We can't fall for that again.

"Cousin, trespassing into the East Palace is a serious crime. You should leave now. If you're feeling unwell, go find someone else. I won't open the door for you."

Hearing her voice, the person outside knocked again. "I don't want anyone else, I only want you. I was wrong... I shouldn't have done that to you. Please open the door, okay? I really... really feel so bad..."

"Yun Chu, I don't want anyone else, not even death..."

Pei Changyu's voice grew weaker and weaker as he leaned against the door and slumped down on the porch.

"Yun Chu...cousin..."

The sounds grew fainter, the panting grew louder, and there were occasional painful groans.

Xie Yun Chu clenched her fists and remained frozen for a long time, refusing to open the door.

After a moment, silence fell. The person outside the door blinked and pursed their lips.

It seems that if you push people too hard, they won't be so easily fooled anymore.