This man wasn’t just making empty threats.
Both Qi Yue and A’Ru in the room couldn’t help but shiver.
Chang Yunqi stood there without moving.
The room fell silent.
“Having the Prince here is good—he’ll definitely find out which villain had such evil intentions,” A’Ru wiped her tears and said quietly.
“Let’s hope so,” Qi Yue sighed.
“Yueniang,” Chang Yunqi called out.
Qi Yue looked at him.
“Why don’t you suspect him at all?” Chang Yunqi looked up at her and asked.
Qi Yue was stunned before understanding what he meant.
Right, why hadn’t she suspected him at all? Logically, everyone among the masters of Marquis Dingxi’s manor should be suspects in this matter.
“You trust him that much?” Chang Yunqi looked at her with a complex expression.
“I think he’s not that type of person,” Qi Yue thought and said.
“You think he’s that type of person?” Chang Yunqi looked at her and smiled, though the smile held some mockery. “Gone for three years without a word, returning with no affection, kicking you out—this kind of person, why are you so certain he’s not the type who would harm you?”
This conversation was no longer appropriate between a brother-in-law and sister-in-law. A’Ru looked panicked—the Prince was right outside.
“Third Young Master,” she quickly tried to intervene in a low voice.
“That’s not the same thing,” Qi Yue said hurriedly, interrupting A’Ru. “I just think he’s the type who would kill me with his own hands if he wanted me dead, rather than using others. I’m not saying I think he’s a good person.”
“But you actually suspect everyone in our family, including me, don’t you?” Chang Yunqi asked.
This child was truly just a child, and quite sensitive too.
“Of course not,” Qi Yue said with surprised laughter. “How could you think that?”
Chang Yunqi smiled.
“You should lie down for a while. You just took medicine, and the physician said you need more rest,” he said, no longer continuing the previous topic.
Qi Yue nodded.
“Thank you, Third Brother,” she said.
A’Ru helped her lie down, and hearing the pearl curtain rustle, Chang Yunqi went out.
Qi Yue sighed.
“Youth is so passionate,” she murmured. “This is youth—being young is truly wonderful.”
“Young Madam, what are you saying? Are you very old?” A’Ru heard her muttering and said with some amusement in a low voice.
“I’m truly older than you all,” Qi Yue glanced at her.
A’Ru knew what she meant.
“In A’Ru’s eyes, you’re not old,” she said, pulling the bed curtain closed.
Chang Yuncheng’s high-pressure, bloody tactics quickly showed results. That very night he obtained useful information, and by the next morning before dawn, the awakened Qi Yue also knew.
“They said someone from the manor came to see this treacherous slave—a girl, but because it was dark, they couldn’t see clearly. This person won’t be easy to find,” he said.
Chang Yunqi sat nearby, and hearing this, he let out a snort.
“Alerting the enemy—naturally you can’t find this person now,” he said.
“Shut your mouth. The phrase ‘impossible’ doesn’t exist in this world,” Chang Yuncheng sneered, his large hand drumming on the table. “As long as something’s been done, it leaves traces. As long as you want to find it, you can find it. There’s never anything without cause—it’s just a matter of grudges and favors.”
“Well said,” Chang Yunqi said coldly. “This naturally isn’t a favor, so let’s talk about this grudge. Who in this manor has a grudge against her is quite clear.”
“Get out,” Chang Yuncheng glared at him and said.
“Prince, I know that everything in this manor will be yours in the future, but not yet,” Chang Yunqi said, leaning back in his chair.
Chang Yuncheng looked at him and smiled.
“Well, well, Third Brother has grown some backbone after not seeing you for a few years,” he smiled.
“I wouldn’t dare claim backbone—I just have a bit more human feeling than certain people,” Chang Yunqi also smiled.
“Since we’re talking about feelings,” Chang Yuncheng adjusted his clothing, uncrossed his legs, and looked at him, “your feelings for your sister-in-law are quite something. Not long after she moved here, you’ve already made two trips here, and it just happened to be when both you and I were away that this incident occurred. How very convenient.”
“She’s both sister-in-law and like a sister. The benevolent see benevolence—those with feeling see feeling in others’ eyes, those without feeling see no feeling,” Chang Yunqi replied.
Good—the lustful see lust. Well said! Qi Yue applauded in her heart, but discussing these endless matters was too much of a waste of time right now.
She coughed, and the two men outside stopped talking.
“Are you uncomfortable somewhere?” Chang Yunqi hurried over to ask.
Chang Yuncheng remained seated without moving.
“Prince,” Qi Yue had to call out.
Chang Yunqi’s footsteps stopped outside the pearl curtain.