Hearing the words "big gift," Li Yue Shu raised an eyebrow, "Is there a bigger gift than causing trouble for the male and female leads?"
Qin Mo Yuan pursed his lips and smiled, "Not that big, but it's something I promised to find for A Shu earlier."
Upon hearing him say this, Li Yue Shu grew even more curious, but Qin Mo Yuan remained tight-lipped.
It wasn't until they returned home that Li Yue Shu saw Xing He waiting at the entrance of Ru Mo Ju, covered in injuries and carrying a bundle. He looked pitiful, like he was fleeing from disaster.
Li Yue Shu stared at Xing He in shock, "What foolish thing did you do again to anger your master?"
Xing He: "..."
Miss, those words sting!
Xing He resentfully handed over the bundle in his hand, "Your Highness, your subordinate did not fail the mission. I have retrieved the hair of the General of Zhenbei and his wife, Gu He Xuan, and Li Xiang Ru."
Besides Li Xiang Ru, even the General of Zhenbei's wife, Meng Hong Qu, knew martial arts. Not to mention the numerous guards in the manor.
Xing He could hardly imagine how he managed to survive and complete the mission.
Li Yue Shu took the bundle and opened it. Inside, wrapped in several pieces of cloth, were strands of hair. Each piece of cloth was labeled with the owner's name.
She turned to Qin Mo Yuan in surprise, "This is the big gift you're giving me?"
Qin Mo Yuan's smile was gentle, "Does A Shu like it?"
Li Yue Shu nodded without hesitation.
Although Qin Mo Yuan had promised to find the hair of the Gu family members for her in Guanzhou, she knew it wouldn't be easy and hadn't held much hope.
In this world, people placed great importance on "the body and hair are received from parents." Moreover, Xing He had directly used force to seize them.
The General of Zhenbei's manor was attacked by "assassins," and Li Xiang Ru suffered humiliation on her wedding day. Li Yue Shu felt today was truly a happy one!
Without delay, she hurried to her space for identification.
Ever since discovering the secret of the space, Qin Mo Yuan always followed along.
He was afraid that if A Shu entered the space, he would never be able to find her again.
...
The events that transpired on the Crown Prince's joyous wedding day, fanned by "those with intentions," spread through the streets and alleys by the next day.
Rumor had it that upon hearing the news, the General of Zhenbei and his wife, carrying swords, rushed to the Eastern Palace to support Li Xiang Ru.
Li Yue Shu had just received all the identification results when she learned of this.
Qin Mo Yuan was very clever. Although he couldn't understand the characters on the report, he understood the final conclusion.
He frowned slightly, "Li Xiang Ru is not part of the Gu family?"
Li Yue Shu nodded expressionlessly.
Although he had anticipated this outcome, Qin Mo Yuan couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.
It was bad enough that the Li family had mistreated A Shu all these years; they even dared to steal her identity!
A hint of killing intent flashed in Qin Mo Yuan's eyes, "What does A Shu plan to do?"
Li Yue Shu did not answer but pondered.
She didn't have any particular feelings for the Gu family. In the past, she might have used this leverage to prevent Li Xiang Ru from easily harming the four children in the future.
But now, she had changed her mind.
If the plot wanted to erase her and Qin Mo Yuan, then she would deliberately act against its male and female leads!
Besides, the identity of "Miss Gu Family" was rightfully hers.
After a long silence, Li Yue Shu finally spoke, "Li Xiang Ru has always been very devoted to her adoptive parents in the Li family. If she wanted to bring them to Chongzhou to enjoy their old age, it would be reasonable, wouldn't it?"
To the people of this world, the identification results she presented might not be convincing. Only when they discovered the truth themselves would they feel genuine trust.
However, Li Yue Shu also had concerns, "It's just that on such an important occasion as Li Xiang Ru's wedding, her father and mother did not come. To have them willingly come to Chongzhou might not be easy."
Qin Mo Yuan understood her meaning and said, "I still have the original correspondence between Li Xiang Ru and the Li family in my possession. All the letters they received were fake letters written by people I had imitate their handwriting. As long as I write another letter in Li Xiang Ru's tone, they will naturally come to Chongzhou on their own."
Once they arrived in Chongzhou, things would be much easier.
Speaking of this, Qin Mo Yuan sneered, "Not long ago, Li Xiang Ru learned of your arrival in Chongzhou through Gu He Xuan and wrote back to question the Li family couple. I have all those letters too."
Although the letters did not explicitly state that the Li family had swapped the two children, the implication was clear from the words used.
Li Yue Shu rejoiced.
She had handed over the matter of the Li parents to Qin Mo Yuan and hadn't paid much attention to it since. Since Qin Mo Yuan hadn't mentioned it, she assumed their correspondence with Li Xiang Ru was nothing special.
Unexpectedly, Qin Mo Yuan had prepared such a big surprise for her!
She looked at Qin Mo Yuan with admiration, "How did you become so intelligent!"
Qin Mo Yuan chuckled and suddenly leaned his face closer, "Then does A Shu want to kiss me as a reward?"
Li Yue Shu: "...Why are you so childish, always wanting kisses and hugs? A Yu isn't as immature as you!"
Qin Mo Yuan was unashamed, "I am A Shu's boyfriend, and this is my privilege."
The word "boyfriend" was something Li Yue Shu had mentioned once, and she hadn't expected him to remember it.
Seeing him looking like he was waiting for a reward, Li Yue Shu helplessly kissed him on the cheek.
Qin Mo Yuan's eyebrows rose, and he suddenly reached out and cupped Li Yue Shu's head.
Just as he was about to lean in for a kiss, Hong Dai walked over, "Tsk tsk tsk, I know you two are lovey-dovey, but can you consider us onlookers?"
Qin Mo Yuan looked at her with lingering affection and reluctantly released the back of Li Yue Shu's head.
Hong Dai felt a chill down her spine and quickly got to the point, "Elder Yan said that the Crown Prince of Qingyan has come to the manor, likely looking for me. I've come to Ru Mo Ju to take refuge."
Ji Quan Si was, after all, the楼主 (Master) of Chi Yun Lou. Li Yue Shu was not surprised that he could find his way to the manor and immediately handed over the matter of dealing with Ji Quan Si to Qin Mo Yuan.
Now that Li Xiang Ru and Qin Ye Xiu's marriage was complete, she should start preparing for her trip to Qingyan Country.
She wondered if that He Xiao Yu was indeed the person she thought she was.
Upon hearing that they were going to Qingyan Country to find He Xiao Yu, Hong Dai was startled, but then she proposed to go with them.
Li Yue Shu looked at her in surprise, "Aren't you trying to hide from Ji Quan Si?"
"I've changed my mind," Hong Dai leaned back casually in her chair. "He already knows I'm at the manor, and I can't hide from him forever. Now that Ming Yue Lou has the Regent's backing, and I have the future Regent's Consort's backing, he wouldn't dare do anything to me!"
Besides, it wasn't she who wanted to hide from the beginning.
She also wanted to ask him clearly in person. Since he admitted to liking her, why did he drive her away? And why did he want to marry another woman?
Seeing her resolve, Li Yue Shu naturally didn't say anything more.
Although they had decided to go to Qingyan Country, Ji Quan Si and the others had already departed. Li Yue Shu was still in Chongzhou.
A Yu's birthday was approaching. Qingyan Country was too far away, and her return date was uncertain. She couldn't bring the children along, so she decided to celebrate A Yu's birthday first before leaving.
Besides this, she had two other things she must do.