Early the next morning, Qian Xingzhi hurried back to the Qian Mansion. Lu Yu was not there when she woke up, which spared her an awkward scene.
The nightmare from last night still lingered in her mind. Clearly, Yan Zhaoshuang once had a brother, but for some reason, he had defied their mother's wishes and gone to Shengjing.
The Third Prince and Fourth Prince had not yet been ousted, and now she might have the added task of finding her brother. Truly, she was never allowed a moment's peace.
But the first priority was to interrogate Qian Lan.
Qian Xingzhi pretended to have slept in the study. She had Yuan Mo bring Qian Lan in, and sat upright at the desk, looking down at her.
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