Shu Lan sat in Sheng Xue Yuan for a while before leaving, becoming curious about Yi Yao’s identity. Who was this woman? Shu Lan thought and thought, then went to find Yu Wen Xin, asking about Yi Yao’s background. Yu Wen Xin recalled Luo Zhan’s hint from the previous day, seemingly intending to marry Yi Yao, but this was still uncertain. He simply said Yi Yao was Yi Ya’s daughter, who had broken with the Second Prince Luo Ye and now served the Third Prince.
With her previous wariness gone, Shu Lan developed a good feeling towards Yi Yu.
In the following days, she would often visit Sheng Xue Yuan, chatting and laughing with Yi Yu, seemingly becoming close sisters.
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Luo Ye had ordered his subordinates to search the city on the night Yi Yao kidnapped him but found only the drugged horse with weak legs. Asking the soldiers guarding the city gates that night, no one had left the city after midnight. Although there was no direct evidence, Luo Zhan’s behavior that night almost convinced Luo Ye that Yi Yao had hidden in Luo Zhan’s residence.
Luo Ye’s greatest worry was that Luo Zhan might expose his attempt to drug and assault Yi Yao, damaging his reputation. However, after waiting several days, no such rumors spread in the capital, and Luo Ye gradually relaxed. The next troubling thing was that Yi Ya might assist Luo Zhan.
Luo Ye desperately wanted something to happen to Yi Yao. If he couldn’t have her, he didn’t want anyone else to. However, Yi Yao remained deep in Luo Zhan’s residence, giving Luo Ye no opportunity. He wasn’t rash like Luo Sui and didn’t want to leave any evidence against himself.
As Luo Ding’s injuries gradually healed, his “righteous act” of risking his life to save his brother spread through the capital, earning him a reputation for benevolence and filial piety. Support for the Fifth Prince’s succession among court officials increased, which greatly troubled Luo Ye.
He originally had the protective armor from Yi Yao, and Luo Ding wouldn’t have been injured if he hadn’t rescued him. This incident had increased Luo Ding’s supporters.
