Transmigrated into a farmer's lucky charm, all the villains in the family panicked.

Yun Shengsheng and the other two immediately gathered around.

Sure enough, on the stove in the small kitchen, there were several plates of snacks and dishes, and steamed buns in a steamer, but they had all gone cold long ago.

However, after eating only a flatbread all day and walking such a long way through the mountains, their stomachs were empty and their legs were weak. When they saw the food on the stove, their eyes lit up, like four dogs that hadn't eaten for three days finding bones.

They rushed into the kitchen, but dared not light a fire to heat the food, as the firelight would be too conspicuous in the dark manor. They relied on the moonlight and ate cold steamed buns with cold dishes and meat. Under normal circumstances, no one could stand this, but now the four of them ate with more relish than they would for New Year's Eve dinner.

After eating and drinking their fill and walking all day, the four of them started to feel sleepy.

Mu Yu's eyelids were drooping, but she still forced herself to say, "For safety's sake, how about the four of us... sleep together?"

Princess Yongjia glared at him, and Mu Yu immediately snapped out of his daze and waved his hand.

"Princess, I was just afraid something might happen, I had no other intentions!" Mu Yu hurriedly explained.

Princess Yongjia, of course, knew this. She withdrew her gaze and said, "Let's find a room next door to sleep in. I saw that my cousin has a few servants' rooms in his courtyard. They're quite clean. We'll stay there tonight."

Yun Shengsheng agreed, "Even if someone comes, we won't go to the side room to investigate first; it's safer that way."

So the four of them were divided into two adjacent side rooms.

The beds inside were still clean. Although they couldn't light a charcoal brazier, there were thick cotton quilts in the cabinet. They unfolded the quilts and wrapped them around themselves. They were soft and warm. They had walked all day on the mountain road and fell asleep almost as soon as their heads hit the pillow.

In the middle of the night, just before dawn, Yun Shengsheng suddenly opened her eyes.

She suddenly heard a sound not far away outside.

She glanced to the side and saw Princess Yongjia sleeping soundly, her breathing long and even.

Without disturbing her, Yun Shengsheng quietly lifted the covers and got out of bed. She put on her shoes and silently moved to the door, pushed it open a crack, and squinted to look outside.

Then her pupils suddenly contracted.

There was a person in the courtyard. The person was slender and walked so lightly that there was almost no sound.

Yun Shengsheng recognized her; she was Minglan, a female bodyguard of Yan Shijin. She rarely appeared in public, and Yun Shengsheng could count the number of times she had seen her on one hand.

But now, Minglan looks very strange.

Her movements were furtive; she would stop every few steps and look around before finally entering Yan Shijin's study.

Yun Shengsheng pushed the door a little wider and stared intently with narrowed eyes.

She had experienced too many unusual things these past two days, and now she trusted no one but herself, including Princess Yongjia, Linlang, and Muyu. So when she saw Minglan appear, she didn't rush over immediately. She just quietly observed what the other person was up to.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Yun Shengsheng saw Minglan come out of the study, quickly putting something in her bosom. Before leaving, she suddenly looked in Yun Shengsheng's direction.

Yun Shengsheng was startled, her heart leaping into her throat.

Fortunately, Minglan only glanced at it a few times before quickly leaving.

Yun Shengsheng thought for a moment, then pushed the door open a little wider and slipped out. She was young and short, and dressed in a drab gray coarse cloth outfit. In the darkness, she walked close to the wall and almost blended into it. Even a bodyguard of Minglan's caliber didn't notice the little tail trailing behind her.

It's likely that Minglan had something on her mind, which is why she didn't notice her.

Minglan went straight into Mr. Wen's courtyard.

Yun Shengsheng was stunned. She peered through the crack in the gate and, after just one glance, froze on the spot as if struck by lightning.

The lights flickered in the courtyard.

Yan Shijin was bound to a wooden chair. His face was frighteningly pale, his lips were bloodless, and cold sweat clung to his forehead, making him look utterly disheveled. Mo Ning and the others were not around.

Besides Minglan who had just gone in, there were two other people present: Mr. Wen and Mr. Wen's female disciple, Duan Xiangzhu.

Mr. Wen had lost his usual amiable and refined demeanor; instead, he exuded a fierce aura. He gripped Yan Shijin's chin, as if he had just forced Yan Shijin to confess something.

But Yan Shijin didn't say anything.

Mr. Wen said angrily, "Xiangzhu, give him his medicine."

Duan Xiangzhu stepped forward, grabbed Yan Shijin's chin with one hand, and with the other hand holding the bowl, poured the contents of the bowl into Yan Shijin's mouth.

Yun Shengsheng's eyes widened.

[Holy crap, is Mr. Wen the villain? And Duan Xiangzhu and Minglan are accomplices? What kind of melodramatic plot is this?]

Yan Shijin, who was frowning and turning her head to resist being given the medicine, suddenly stiffened almost imperceptibly.

He actually heard Yun Shengsheng's inner thoughts.

Yun Shengsheng? What's she doing here?

Despite her struggles, Yan Shijin was forced to swallow half a bowl of medicine, and her eyes turned bloodshot.

Yun Shengsheng exclaimed inwardly, "What kind of drug did Xiangzhu give Yan Shijin? Could it be poison? What should we do? What should we do?!"

"I'm only four years old, with short legs and arms, what help can I be? Where's Mo Ning? Where did Mo Ning go? Is he still alive?"

Mr. Wen didn't look at Yan Shijin, but instead looked at Minglan, "Have you discovered anything?"

Minglan respectfully handed over something. Mr. Wen glanced at it, his face growing even colder. "Fake, useless stuff."

Minglan was startled and quickly knelt down to beg for forgiveness.

Mr. Wen rubbed his forehead in frustration. "Go, go find some more!"

Minglan accepted the order and quickly withdrew.

Yan Shijin sneered, "Give up on that idea, you'll never find it."

[Hey, what's wrong with Yan Shijin? Why is he making threats at a time like this? Shouldn't saving his own life be the priority?]

As expected, the consequence of angering Mr. Wen was a hard slap, and Yan Shijin immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning even paler.

Yun Shengsheng crouched behind the door crack, her forehead beaded with sweat from anxiety.

But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't figure out what a four-year-old could do. If she rushed in now, the only result would probably be that she would also grab the child and beat her up.

Yan Shijin suddenly looked at Mr. Wen and asked, "Who exactly are you?"

Mr. Wen pursed his lips and squinted at him: "I thought you already knew."

Yan Shijin gave a bitter laugh, his body, which was tied to the chair, shifted slightly, and the rope tightened so much that he groaned, "I didn't know before, but now, I should know more or less."

He raised his eyes, stared at Mr. Wen's face, and said, word by word, "You are not from the Great Xuan Kingdom, you are from the Western Liang Kingdom, you are the State Preceptor Wen of the Western Liang Kingdom."

Yun Shengsheng was a little confused.

[The Imperial Advisor of Western Liang?]

[This person did indeed exist in the original book, and he seemed to be exceptionally powerful, possessing vast knowledge of astronomy and geography, and his martial arts skills were ridiculously high. Moreover, only the old emperor of Western Liang and the crown prince of Western Liang had ever seen his true face.]

[I never expected it to be Mr. Wen...]