"Papa, you have to be brave." Yangyang said, "This tastes much better than the dicine you drank before, right, Mother?"
"Yangyang is right."
Under the coaxing of his mother and child, Ye Zi’an had no choice but to drink it all in one gulp.
"Oh, by the way, Mu Shaoling ca looking for you yesterday, but you weren’t here; he must have gone to the palace."
"It’s okay, he’ll co again today."
Mu Shaoling ca again in the evening and spent a long ti talking with Ye Zi’an in the study before leaving.
The next day he left Capital City, saying he was going out to find dicine. Before leaving, he told Yang Chuxia to visit Mu Residence and accompany Dongyang more often because Dongyang is now pregnant and needs to be more careful.
Hearing this, Yang Chuxia started visiting Mu Residence every two days.
Yang Chuxia was frequently going to Mu Residence, while Ye Zi’an was constantly going out. There were rumors that today he was drinking with Prince Fu and the next day he was listening to opera with Prince Ping.
The gossip about him spread like wildfire, even overshadowing his argunt with Baili Yan. Many people were speculating about what exactly he was up to, wondering if he really intended to switch allegiances, but even switching allegiances shouldn’t be done so blatantly.
Dealing with Prince Ping and Prince Fu, did he think it was like buying groceries, comparing two goods and deciding which master to follow?
And as the one betrayed, Prince Zhuang never comnted or showed up, continuing to stay in his mansion, tending to flowers and weeds.
This left all the people in Capital City quite bewildered.
This naturally included Prince Le.
"Did you find out? What is Ye Zi’an up to?"
"Lord, we couldn’t find out. Ye Zi’an just spends his days drinking and watching opera with those people." The spies following Ye Zi’an had no idea what was going on.
"Keep investigating, there must be more to it than just tea and wine."
"Yes."
"And Mu Shaoling?"
"He disappeared after leaving Capital City."
"Find him. I must know where he is."
"Yes."
As the people left, a few more flower pots at Prince Le’s Mansion were kicked and shattered. He really disliked this murky situation.
He had always been the one controlling everyone’s pace, and this sudden loss of control felt terrible.
"Lele, do you know what your father has been up to lately?" One morning, when Ye Zi’an went out again, only Yang Chuxia was left with the children having breakfast.
"Cough, cough..." Hearing Yang Chuxia’s question, Lele choked on his porridge.
"Oh dear, why so excited, brother?" Yangyang quickly handed him a napkin, "Wipe it, it’s so dirty."
Saying this, he moved a bit away with distaste.
"Mother, if you don’t know, why do you ask ? How would I know?"
"I just thought you’re smart, want to see if you’ve analyzed anything." Yang Chuxia replied without hesitation.
"Mother, you forgot one thing." Lele put down his spoon and said, "No offense, but if I’m a little fox, then my father is a big fox. When have you ever seen a little fox outsmart a big fox? So I can’t guess what my father is up to."
"Uh... okay..." Yang Chuxia nodded and then said, "Just make sure you grow into a big fox quickly, then nothing your father does will escape your eye."
"Hehe..." Lele was already dumbfounded and didn’t know what to say.
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