"But why didn't Yu Linglong kill Xiao Yao completely when she saw her?" Leng Ji still felt it was unlikely.
"What if she herself didn't know that Xiao Yao was A Li!"
Fu Ning believed that Xiao Yao was A Li!
"Yu Linglong learned from Wu Chenzi. Mr. Wu Chenzi must be well aware of forbidden techniques like face changing. As long as we find him, we can determine if Xiao Yao's face has been tampered with."
The more Fu Ning thought about it, the more she felt this possibility.
As long as Wu Chenzi could be found, it could be confirmed whether Xiao Yao was A Li!
"Fifth Prince..." Leng Ji looked at her, hesitating to speak.
But Fu Ning had already made up her mind: "I'm going to find Mr. Wu Chenzi! Only Mr. Wu Chenzi can tell!"
"Miss Fu!" Seeing her about to leave, Leng Ji said anxiously, "Miss Fu, the Fifth Prince... the Fifth Prince went out precisely to find Mr. Wu Chenzi."
"What? You thought of this long ago?"
Fu Ning was overjoyed: "So, the Prince actually suspected long ago that Xiao Yao might really be A Li!"
"What's the use of suspicion?" Leng Ji looked helpless.
"I want to help the Fifth Prince; I can't just wait here!"
Although Fu Ning's health was not fully recovered, it didn't prevent her from going out to handle affairs.
She had recuperated for several days.
On one hand, her elder brother was going to find Long Ziyue to investigate who A Li met that night when she returned.
On the other hand, she would help the Fifth Prince find Wu Chenzi, hoping Mr. Wu Chenzi could identify Xiao Yao's identity.
Finally, there was one more thing: continue investigating who Yu Linglong had contacted, perhaps they could find news of A Li.
"Leng Ji, you must find Xiao Yao. Whether she is A Li or not, she is a good girl. You must protect her well!"
Fu Ning left.
Leng Ji, however, was somewhat troubled.
He also wanted to find Xiao Yao. Didn't he see that the Prince had become almost a walking dead man these past two days when Xiao Yao was gone?
However, they had searched the entire imperial city, but Xiao Yao was still nowhere to be found.
Where were she and Jian Wuying now?
...
Xiao Yao and Jian Wuying had indeed left the imperial city, but they hadn't gone far.
They stopped at a small coastal village outside the imperial city.
As for why they didn't go far immediately after leaving the imperial city, Xiao Yao didn't know.
She also didn't know why she didn't want to ask.
It was quite good here, not too far from the imperial city...
That feeling of despair wasn't so deep.
Her mood had actually improved a bit.
At least, she wasn't completely far away.
"Master, these are the fish I caught myself. Look."
In the evening, Xiao Yao returned with a basket of fish.
On such days, fishermen no longer went out to sea. If people wanted to eat something, they would catch some aquatic products from the nearby shore or shallow waters.
The villagers didn't like aquatic products; they were tired of them. But Xiao Yao liked them.
Ye Qingying never had any requirements for food, but seeing her return barefoot, his expression couldn't help but darken.
"In the middle of winter, doing this will harm your body!"
He quickly took the small basket from her hand.
"Quick, go back, change into dry clothes, soak your feet in hot water, and put on shoes and socks."
"Okay." Xiao Yao clapped her hands and turned to leave.
Ye Qingying, carrying the small basket, walked into the kitchen.
This was a small civilian house they had rented temporarily. Although it was a bit dilapidated, Ye Qingying had tidied it up very cleanly.
They had lived there for two days and found it quite comfortable.
But after Ye Qingying entered the kitchen, his eyes immediately sank as he stared at the somewhat dilapidated window of the kitchen!
"Who's there? Come out!"