The Dark Moonlight returns to the capital, and the mad prince is accused of forcing love.

Granny Fang entered the room with two rough-looking old women.

The women placed the bird's nest and medicinal herbs from the tray on the mahogany round table and quietly left.

Granny Fang walked to the bedside and sat down on the brocade stool.

"How can we trouble the old lady with such a matter?" Xu Qianhui coughed twice, covering her mouth. "Miss Lin is, after all, a daughter of a noble family. If this damages the relationship between the two families, I, Qianhui, will truly become a sinner."

When Granny Fang saw Wang Chongshan standing to the side, she gave him a polite nod before turning back to reply to Xu Qianhui.

"That Miss Lin is so arrogant, she not only disgraced Miss Biao, but also slapped the Duke's mansion in the face." Granny Fang patted Xu Qianhui's cold hand: "Miss Biao, you can rest assured about this matter. The mansion will definitely seek justice for you."

Was the old lady truly seeking justice for herself?

She was clearly using this as an excuse to try and put Fu Shi in a bad light by breaking off the marriage with the Marquis of Wu'an.

Xu Qianhui gave a weak smile, her gratitude evident in every detail.

"Ah Hui thanks the old lady for her mercy."

"Miss, you're too kind." Granny Fang smiled kindly and looked at Wang Chongshan: "Doctor Wang, how is Miss? Is she injured in any way?"

Wang Chongshan repeated the same story he had told at Songbai Courtyard, leaving Granny Fang speechless.

"What a terrible thing to do..."

Wang Chongshan also sighed, "Even so, with proper care in the future, there will still be a chance to have children."

"Thank you for your trouble, Dr. Wang." Granny Fang nodded, then added, "The old lady has just finished her afternoon tea, so you see..."

Wang Chongshan understood and said, "I will give Miss Xu some instructions on the follow-up treatment and then I will go."

"Alright, then I won't disturb Dr. Wang's consultation any longer." Granny Fang got up to take her leave.

As the footsteps outside the courtyard gradually faded away, Xu Qianhui chuckled.

"Uncle Wang, you carry far more weight here than I do."

Wang Chongshan blew on his beard and snorted coldly.

"Huaijin once said that the higher one's position, the more afraid one is of death. Only a daring girl like you would not take your health seriously."

"With Uncle Wang around, what do I have to be afraid of?" Xu Qianhui said. "By the way, did you receive the things Lao Huang sent out?"

Wang Chongshan nodded.

He sat down again on the brocade stool in front of the bed, lowering his voice.

"Received. I have already arranged for a trustworthy person to go to Jiangnan. Deal with what can be converted into cash as soon as possible, and deal with what cannot be dealt with later."

Xu Qianhui breathed a sigh of relief.

Those things can be converted into cash and taken away, which is a legitimate business.

Xu Qianhui clasped her hands together and said, "Thank you, Uncle Wang."

"You can thank me after I add some Coptis chinensis to your medicine."

"Uncle Wang..." Xu Qianhui wailed, "You can't do this to me."

Wang Chongshan wasn't buying it.

He said seriously, "Alright, the old man is leaving now. I'll have someone bring the medicine over later. Miss, although the illness is fabricated, you must not act rashly again, or I'll kill myself."

"I understand, I understand, I will definitely help you live to be a hundred years old." Xu Qianhui bowed repeatedly: "I will leave the old lady in Uncle Wang's care."

Wang Chongshan left with his medicine box on his back.

An hour later, the maidservant brought a bowl of medicine into the room.

The dark brown medicine was steaming hot, and Xu Qianhui pinched her nose, tilted her head back, and gulped it down.

The medicine went down the throat.

It wasn't as bitter as I had imagined; instead, it had a hint of licorice-like sweetness.

Xu Qianhui curved her eyebrows into a smile.

Yes, Uncle Wang is really nice.

......

into the night.

A sudden autumn wind arose, causing the bare branches of the trees in the yard to tremble violently.

Xu Qianhui locked the doors and windows and went to bed. Before she could fall asleep, she heard footsteps at the back window.

That person came and went, went and came again.

Repeatedly several times.

Xu Qianhui knew it was Lin Zuo'an.

He clearly wanted to beg for forgiveness and didn't want me to leave him.

But he certainly didn't know how to explain it.

He needed power, the support of the Qin family, and a wife who could help him.

At the same time, he also needs a woman who loves him wholeheartedly.

It was probably because Xu Qianhui treated him too well in Jiangnan, showing him every kind of thoughtfulness and care, and even risking her life to break into bandit dens for him.

Even now, he still wants to keep everything under control.

Xu Qianhui ignored him and got up to blow out the lamp.

The fire had just died down when Lin Zuo'an's voice came from outside the window.

"Ah Hui, please let me in so I can explain things to you, okay?"

"I didn't move when I saw my brother coming over; I knew he wasn't the kind of person who would stand by and watch someone die."

"Really, you believe me. If my brother hadn't come, I would never have ignored it."

"Ah Hui, I know I hurt you this time, it's my fault."

"Please let me in, please."

Xu Qianhui ignored everything he said.

Having exhausted all other options, he resorted to a method he had never used before—stuffing silver notes one by one through the cracks in the window.

He would say a sentence for each card he handed in.

"This is for Ah Hui's medicine."

"This is for Ah Hui to buy some supplements."

"This is for Ah Hui to buy clothes."

"This is for Ah Hui to buy jewelry."

......

He stuffed in a total of thirty-seven sheets.

Each one is a silver note worth a thousand taels.

When he went to Beijing, he brought with him 80,000 taels of silver notes and 20,000 taels of silver deposit orders.

Daily expenses plus bribes for the second wife cost about 40,000 taels of silver, and he had already given her the deposit slip.

So, he probably stuffed all the large-denomination banknotes he had into it.

This is all he can give at this moment.

He had his reasons for doing this, because he could go to Linlang Pavilion to withdraw the money the next day at daybreak.

If he had only given her one card, Xu Qianhui could have tolerated it, but so many...

She tiptoed to the window and carefully picked up the banknotes one by one.

My toes were numb after I finished picking them up.

Well, although it's heartbreaking that he didn't help someone in distress, this stack of silver notes is certainly a source of joy.

She smiled, and fearing that getting up would be too noisy, she simply sat down by the window.

After a short while, the noise outside stopped. Just as Xu Qianhui was about to go back to bed, she heard a sound coming from outside the window again.

"What are you doing here so late?"

It was Lin Zuoqing's voice.

The two brothers climbed out the window and met outside.

"Why is my brother here?" Lin Zuo'an asked in return.

"The night patrol reported an unidentified dark figure here and reported it to Songbai Courtyard." Lin Zuoqing said calmly, "If you continue to let people see you here, Xu Qianhui, who is not your mistress, will become your mistress."

Lin Zuo'an remained silent and did not leave.

Lin Zuoqing then said, "You go back first, I'll help you persuade them."

"There's been no movement from inside. How can you try to persuade them?"

I'll help you tomorrow.

"Brother, don't lie to me. I know you don't like Ah Hui..."

"Enough with the nonsense." Lin Zuoqing said impatiently, "Do you need my help or not?"

"Then you must help me persuade her."

Xu Qianhui thought that the two brothers would leave after this conversation.

Unexpectedly, Lin Zuoqing spoke up again.

"It's a good thing that you've broken up."

"Brother, don't talk nonsense. Ah Hui will never break up with me," Lin Zuo'an said, somewhat unconvinced.

"You're in this state, how come she isn't?"

"If Ahui truly didn't want to see me, why would she continue to stay in the manor?"

Lin Zuo'an said confidently, "Brother, you don't understand her. She's only ignoring me because she's angry with me. The reason she's still in the manor is to stay by my side and be closer to me."

"Heh." Lin Zuoqing laughed enigmatically. "You're saying she stayed in the manor to stay by your side?"