《Wild Consort Conquers the World》


 C1

    "Princess Anping has fallen into the water!"


    A sudden shout broke the music, and the party became noisy with it.


    The dark purple figure on the main seat put down the tea in his hand, and rubbed the veins on his forehead, "Yang mama, let''s go take a look!"


    She was so shocked that her ears hurt. She rubbed her ear before looking at the palace maid beside her who was making a sound. Her charming eyes revealed clear displeasure. Her eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, scaring the palace maid into trembling as he retreated.


    The pink colored palace dress blossomed with the palace maid''s footsteps, looking at the figure, Huai Jin''s gaze sank, he had a bad premonition.


    She opened her mouth to ask, but before she could say anything, her vision was blocked by a dark purple light, and her body was tightly hugged by the person who arrived. It was only when she almost lost her breath that she let go.


    "Ping Er! Are you okay? "


    Being hugged like this by the woman, the already drenched clothes stuck to his body, and the ice-cold touch caused Huai Jin''s originally eighty percent clear mind to become completely clear this time. Huai Jin lowered his eyes, looking at the clothes on his body, he was even more shocked and fearful. The light pink pleated skirt stuck tightly to her legs. She stretched out her hand in an attempt to shake it open, only to see a pair of white hands without a single callus. Her skin was so exquisite that even she was a little unfamiliar with her.


    The woman in front of him was dressed in a golden and beautiful phoenix robe. A pair of phoenixes were embroidered on her robe with golden threads, and even under the weak light of the candle, she was still vivid and beautiful. The more Huai Jin looked, the more shocked she became. She tilted her head and looked around, the pavilions, the zodiac, it was not like that was a modern city with bright lights, and even though that voice was loud just now, she could hear it clearly. That person called her Princess Anping.


    At that moment, Huai Jin''s heart was in turmoil, the wind at night blew with a chill, causing her to shiver violently. She felt a chill at the bottom of her heart, had she transmigrated?


    Seeing that Huai Jin did not respond, the woman''s voice became more anxious: "Ping Er?"


    Hearing the woman''s question, Huai Jin retracted his emotions, and suppressed the shock in his heart. When he spoke, his voice was still trembling: "I''m fine."


    Just as he finished speaking, his hand that was holding onto Huai Jin halted, he lifted his eyes and saw the woman looking at him with a complicated expression. Huai Jin was startled, she had only said a few words, could it be that she was already seen through by someone? However, since she had just arrived and didn''t inherit the original owner''s memories, it was hard for him to guess the other party''s temperament.


    The current situation didn''t have time for her to carefully investigate. Sensing the woman''s gaze, Huai Jin decided to gamble, since his current identity was that of a princess ¡­ She quickly changed her mood and pinched herself secretly. Her nose turned sour and tears began to flow down her cheeks.


    Her pair of teary eyes was filled with grievance as she looked at the woman, causing her to feel heartache. The woman''s expression relaxed, but her heart ached as she hugged Huai Jin. Nestled in the woman''s embrace, Huai Jin heaved a sigh of relief. It looks like their bet was right!


    After pacifying Huai Jin, the woman called for the palace maids, took out a cloak and wrapped Huai Jin up, telling them to bring him down and change her clothes. Huai Jin also wanted to leave this place as soon as possible. After all, this was an imposter, and with so many people around, it was inevitable that no one would notice.


    But Huai Jin had not even taken a few steps when she heard a clear voice from the side.


    "Pear blossom bring rain, Princess Anping''s appearance really makes one''s heart ache." The voice was lingering, it was extremely coquettish, a pair of eyes also directly landed on Huai Jin''s body, unrestrainedly sizing him up.


    The palace maids who were leading Huai Jin away all stopped in their tracks and looked towards the man.


    Not far away, in a pavilion, the speaker was leaning against a nearby pillar with his arms crossed. As she was standing far away from him, the candlelight was weak, causing one to be unable to see her face clearly. Seeing that Huai Jin was looking her way, he raised her eyebrow, her wrist flicked as the paper fan opened up, and she walked over.


    His clothes were loose and loose on his body, barely making him look like he was drunk. His body was slanted, and his steps were lazy, but his clothes were fluttering as he walked. In the dark night, he looked like a reclusive scholar.


    Although the man''s appearance was stunning, the aura exuded from his body made him even more eye-catching. In the courtyard with the high walls, the man''s carefree and uninhibited attitude seemed to be out of place. Doing things according to the rules, but judging from the attitudes of the people around her, it seemed as if they were already used to men doing things. Even the empress dowager only frowned slightly, not reprimanding them. Huai Jin had some doubts, and kept on guessing at the identity of the other party.


    Just as Huai Jin was in a daze, the person had already arrived in front of Huai Jin. Her thin lips slightly lifted, and revealed a lazy smile, the paper fan in her hand closed, and gently slapped it. The man sighed, then said to the woman: "Even I have to seek justice for Princess Anping for someone who dotes on them."


    Although Huai Jin could not bear to see the man being so frivolous to him, and could not act as she pleased before understanding the situation, she could only avoid it.


    "Fei''er!" The empress dowager reprimanded her in a low voice.


    Yuwen Fei laughed indifferently, he took a step back and stood still, then opened the paper fan in his hand again. Holding it in his hand, he shook it lightly: "I am being too nosy, Princess Anping has suffered so much, Esteemed Empress Dowager has always doted on Princess Anping, so I guess there is no need for me to say too much."


    With that, Huai Jin suddenly raised her head to look at Yuwen Fei. Yuwen Fei raised his eyebrows, his lips curled up, as if he was watching a good show. Huai Jin glared at him, causing him to be stunned for a moment, before she laughed even more boldly.


    Huai Jin coldly snorted and retracted her gaze. Although she was not satisfied with the other party blocking him from leaving, his words had given him some warning. The original owner''s fall into the water was definitely not something simple.


    After pondering for a moment, Huai Jin changed her posture and kneeled on the ground. Her nose twitched and tears started to flow uncontrollably down her face, "Esteemed Empress Dowager, you have to seek justice for me!"


    "Ping Er! Hurry and get up! " The empress dowager quickly helped Huai Jin up from the ground with a loving expression. However, the moment their eyes met, Huai Jin could clearly feel the impatience in the depth of the empress dowager''s eyes.

 C2

    Huai Jin sobbed, and stood by the empress dowager''s side with an obedient face. With her eyes lowered, she secretly observed everyone present.


    "Where are the people by the princess'' side!?" Her Majesty shouted to the side.


    Cui Xiang''s heart sank, if these fifty people continued, her own life would be taken, she anxiously opened her mouth to beg for forgiveness: "Princess! Save me, your servant. Please spare my life. "


    Being praised so suddenly by Li Consort, Zhao Yang didn''t know how to reply and could only stare blankly at Li Consort.


    After being interrupted by the Li Consort, Huai Jin also understood what was going on. She held the empress dowager''s hand tightly and stared in the direction of Princess Zhao Yang, the grievance on her face turning into resentment.


    "Esteemed Empress Dowager, aren''t you going to ask An Ping what happened?"


    The empress dowager was afraid that Huai Jin would put her hand on her arm and sighed. Her sharp eyes swept towards Cui Xiang who was still kneeling on the ground.


    "Tell me, how did a princess fall into the water?"


    Although Cui Xiang did not raise her head, the gaze from the empress dowager had already made her feel numb behind her back, let alone the fact that she had clearly felt a warning gaze.


    "Reporting to the empress dowager, this servant doesn''t know how the princess fell into the water. It''s just that before she left, she said she was going to find the Prince Jin and told us not to follow." After thinking for a moment, Cui Xiang pushed Prince Jin out without hesitation.


    Huai Jin didn''t know who the Prince Jin was, but looking at the Li Consort a moment ago, Zhao Yang and the empress dowager''s attitude, the reason why he entered the water himself was obviously related to that Zhao Yang.


    Huai Jin did not think too much into it. She lifted up the palace maid''s head and gave his a resounding slap on the face.


    This palm was sudden and clean, causing everyone around to be stunned. Yuwen Fei looked at Huai Jin deeply, his eyes were filled with laughter, as he had seen this play.


    "Don''t I know how I fell into the water? You''re talking nonsense here?! " Huai Jin shouted in anger.


    "This servant doesn''t dare!" Cui Xiang lowered her head, the tears that had stopped fell from her eyes once again.


    "Ping Er, how do you think you fell into the water?"


    "What that palace maid said is right. I was the one who called An Ping out." Huai Jin was about to reply, when she heard a deep and gorgeous voice. The voice covered that Huai Jin had not finished chanting the words, and the owner of the voice stood out. A pair of phoenix eyes lightly fell on Huai Jin''s body.


    Once he said that, the people around him started to hiss and discuss amongst themselves. Their gazes were strange as they looked at Prince Jin, who came out to accept the situation.


    No matter what happened between the two of them, and why did Prince Jin push Huai Jin into the water, even if ¡­ No matter what, bullying a woman by a man was not a good thing.


    The Prince Jin did not care about this at all, but the person beside him did not want his master to be criticized, so he said angrily: "Princess, do not listen to that woman''s nonsense. Prince Jin has clearly been sitting here the whole time, and he has never left for even a moment."


    "Pfft." Li Consort couldn''t hold back her laughter, and looked at Prince Jin with an uncontrollable smile. The indifferent face of Prince Jin darkened unconsciously.


    Seeming as if he could not endure that gaze, Prince Jin took a step forward and stared fixedly at Huai Jin with her deep and serene eyes. "This king called out Princess Anping."


    "Shuo''er!" The empress dowager had never pursued this matter with sincerity, and since the Prince Jin had stepped forward to shoulder the responsibility, she reprimanded Ping Er lightly, "Ping Er does like you, but you shouldn''t bully her based on how much she likes you!"


    Hearing that, Huai Jin was startled, then she raised her head and carefully sized Prince Jin in front of him. Their four eyes met, and Prince Jin cautiously glared at her.


    Since he did not inherit the original owner''s memories, Huai Jin naturally could not obtain any more information from this glance. But since she was the master of this body, there were some things that needed to be dealt with as soon as possible.


    After thinking about it, Huai Jin pursed her lips, and pointed at Prince Jin with a face full of determination: "Then, Prince Jin, when did you say I left the seat?"


    When Huai Jin said this, the crowd went into an uproar, but Yuwen Fei acted as if he had found something fun, straightening his body, he looked at the two of them without blinking.


    Prince Jin never thought that after she warned Huai Jin, she would actually question him, is she breaking the agreement?!


    "Huai Jin! "Stop messing around." Prince Jin scolded in a low voice, his tone faintly arrogant.


    Huai Jin was stunned, she looked at Prince Jin with a bit of astonishment. From the moment she had woken up, everyone had been calling her Princess Anping, so she had always thought that the original owner''s name was An Ping. But when the Prince Jin shouted, Huai Jin realized that An Ping was only a title, and the original owner was the same as her name, Huai Jin.


    This mistake caused Prince Jin to think that Huai Jin had finally figured it out and he secretly heaved a sigh of relief. But before he could fully relax, he heard Huai Jin''s tearful accusations.


    "You can help others with this, but that''s because I like you. If you do, I won''t pursue this matter any further. That person also owes you a favor!" Huai Jin snorted, there were tears in her eyes but they were stubborn enough to not fall, her appearance made people''s heart ache even more.


    Huai Jin continued with tears in her eyes: "But I''ve suffered such grievances because of you, have you ever thought about it for me!"


    The two sword-like eyebrows of the Prince Jin deeply knitted together as he glared at Huai Jin. From the moment the person next to Huai Jin had told him that she had been carrying that kernels all this time, he constantly reminded Huai Jin. Usually, Huai Jin would be obedient, but today ¡­ Prince Jin had a headache.

 C3

    It''s time for you to take care of your son


    Huai Jin wiped the tears off her face, and walked to the front of Prince Jin step by step. She pursed his lips, and spoke as if she had made a huge decision: "Since you are like this, from today onwards ¡­"


    "Huai Jin!" Knowing what Huai Jin was about to say, the Prince Jin opened her mouth and interrupted Huai Jin, who had not finished speaking. She looked down at Huai Jin, and said in a low voice that only two people could hear: "Only I can help you!"


    Prince Jin looked at her and heaved a sigh of relief. He glanced at the people around him who had different expressions on their faces and slowly continued: "On the day of the hunt, I will help you win the first place. Consider it my apology for pushing you into the water, but if you continue to pester This King, then it won''t be as simple as falling into the water!"


    These words made everyone understand why they had pushed Huai Jin into the water, and why she had said that she would help Huai Jin.


    Huai Jin curled her lips and nodded her head. Seeing that the farce was about to end, the empress dowager called over the Yang mama to bring Huai Jin down.


    "Ahh!" A miserable scream suddenly rang out.


    The Yang mama walked out from behind the empress dowager. Just as he was about to support Huai Jin, he suddenly heard a mournful scream. He was shocked and stopped in his tracks.


    Everyone originally thought that the scene had ended and they were all prepared to leave, but they were once again stunned by the sudden voice.


    Zhao Yang held onto her swollen forehead, and stared fiercely at Yuwen Fei who was in front of him.


    Yuwen Fei yawned, and habitually waved the fan in his hand, but after shaking it a bit, he realized that something was amiss, and his hand was empty.


    Turning around, he saw his own fan lying on the ground right at Zhao Yang''s feet.


    "Why did it fall here?" Yuwen Fei frowned. He walked over lazily and bent down to pick up his fan. As if he was a treasure, he brushed off the dust on his fan and placed it horizontally around his waist.


    "Yuwen Fei!" Zhao Yang glared at the person in front of him with red eyes.


    Yuwen Fei rubbed his ears that were hurting from Zhao Yang''s argument, he glanced at her and did not answer. It looked like he was blaming Zhao Yang for hurting his ears.


    The bump on his head had already swelled up. Zhao Yang saw that he did not have any intention to admit it, so he directly asked: "Why did you hit me for no reason!"


    "Did I hit you? How did I hit you? " Yuwen Fei spread out his hands, looking like a victim who didn''t know anything.


    "However ¡ª" His tone of voice changed, and he once again stared straight at Zhao Yang.


    Zhao Yang was scared by his gaze. After a slight shiver, she forcefully raised her voice: "But what?"


    Yuwen Fei suddenly laughed, and said in a low voice: "However, since you have stopped me, I have no choice but to discuss with you how to seek justice for Princess Anping!"


    Huai Jin scoffed coldly upon hearing this, she didn''t believe that the fake would be able to tell that there was something big going on, she didn''t believe that Yuwen Fei wouldn''t be able to see that, and since she was already no longer pursuing the matter, why was he trying to seek justice for her!


    Princess Zhao Yang''s face also paled. She had thought that this matter would end like this, but who would have thought that there would be such a way out? She glanced at Prince Jin, her heart calming down a little, and her face returning to normal.


    "If you really want to seek justice for her, you should ask Prince Jin!"


    "Oh? Princess Zhao Yang thinks that I should stab Prince Jin? "


    Yuwen Fei''s words came out in a hundred turns, causing Zhao Yang to feel guilty, but his voice was inevitably weakened a little, "Prince Jin admitted to it just now."


    "Is he admitting the truth? And I even said that I was the one who pushed the Princess Anping? "


    "Yuwen Fei!" Zhao Yang shouted in fury. At this moment, everyone''s gaze was focused on her, she absolutely could not show any sign of cowardice. Her round eyes turned as she angrily said, "I know you''re not satisfied with the fact that I destroyed Wang Po''s stall! But I will apologize even if you want me to! Why must you go against me! "


    Mentioning the matter of the Wang Po, Yuwen Fei coldly snorted, and a rare serious look appeared on his face. "If it wasn''t for you, why would we have to travel so far north of the city to be able to eat the Wang Po''s noodles?!"


    It was just that he did not want to catch Zhao Yang and not let him go, instead, he walked to the middle of Huai Jin and the Prince Jin. His eyes stared straight at the Prince Jin and seemed to be filled with suspicion, "Just now, his servant had clearly said that Royal Uncle did not leave, but Royal Uncle said that it was him who pushed the Princess Anping into the water. Could it be that Royal Uncle''s clone went out to push the princess away?"


    This was also the place that Huai Jin wanted to know about. Although she did not know the relationship between the original owner and Prince Jin and could not ask too much, but now that someone had asked for him, Huai Jin wanted to clarify the relationship between them.


    Prince Jin closed his eyes as he suppressed the anger in his eyes. His expression returned to calmness and he said indifferently: "The servant remembered wrongly."


    Yuwen Fei rolled his eyes. Just as he was about to ask, he heard the Li Consort at the side cough lightly and scold: "Fei''er! Stop fooling around! "


    Everyone knew that there was a trick to it, but they would rather keep their eyes open. At this time, if Yuwen Fei continued to investigate, he would attract many people''s attention.


    "But since I have said that I will seek justice for the Princess Anping, I can''t go back on my words. Yuwen Fei helplessly spread his hands, and did not bother with Li Consort''s warning, but changed the topic and stopped pursuing the matter.


    Prince Jin squinted his eyes. After his royal nephew returned to the palace two years ago, his temperament had changed to become more and more reckless, who knows what kind of joke he was playing today, but no matter what, he must not let others know the reason why Zhao Yang pushed Huai Jin into the water today!


    Thinking to this point, Prince Jin coughed lightly and said in a heavy voice, "Princess Anping has already stopped pursuing the matter. But Nephew wants to fight me? "


    Hearing that the two were about to make a move, the empress dowager''s angry shout cut them off. "Do you two still have Wailing Home in your eyes by attacking during Wailing Home''s birthday feast?!"


    Everyone kneeled down in shock and hastened to say, "Calm your anger, empress dowager."


    The empress dowager snorted and looked at Yuwen Fei in dissatisfaction. "Li Consort! You should also take care of your son. "


    Li Consort nodded her head, but her tone was casual and did not contain the slightest bit of sincerity. Yuwen Fei also rubbed his nose, still maintaining his lazy look, clearly not caring at all.

 C4

    Are you finished?


    Seeing the two of them like this, the empress dowager clearly didn''t think much of her, but the emperor had always doted on the Li Consort, so even she couldn''t do anything to her!


    He heaved a sigh of relief, suppressing the fire in his heart. His originally angry eyes quickly returned to normal as he looked at Prince Jin, pretending to reprimand him. Although she did not know why the Prince Jin would appear and take responsibility for this matter, she knew clearly that Zhao Yang had never been on bad terms with Huai Jin.


    "Halt!" Hearing Prince Jin''s shout, Huai Jin''s feet did not stop moving, as he followed Yang mama far away. Only Yang mama kept on looking back, his eyes filled with suspicion.


    "Is he gone?" Huai Jin suddenly asked.


    Yang mama was stunned for a moment before understanding that Huai Jin was talking about Prince Jin, "Let''s go ¡­"


    Huai Jin faintly sighed, Yang mama looked behind him, then looked at Huai Jin, the doubt in her eyes slowly disappeared, as if she understood.


    By the time he arrived at Princess Anping, the imperial physician was already waiting at the palace.


    Yang mama went back to report to the empress dowager after instructing the medicine formulas to the palace maids of the Yongan Palace.


    As the Yang mama left, the only things that remained in the empty palace were the palace maids who came and went as they pleased. Huai Jin stared at the unfamiliar faces in the palace and suddenly felt a sense of absent-mindedness.


    It was not because he had never gone to that kind of unfamiliar environment before when he was on a mission, but now, not only was the surrounding environment unfamiliar, but the entire space and time seemed so unfamiliar to Huai Jin.


    Huai Jin shook her head, trying to ignore the situation she was in. However, thinking back to the time when she had been hung up by a hostage, she couldn''t help but worry. He hoped that Chu Feng and the rest would be more cautious than him.


    "Princess, the medicine is ready."


    The palace maid''s voice pulled Huai Jin''s train of thoughts back to reality. Seeing the black liquid medicine, Huai Jin frowned slightly, then took the medicine bowl from the palace maid''s hands and drank it all in one go.


    "All of you can leave now."


    The palace maid''s hand that was originally stretched out towards the candied fruit paused, after pondering for a moment, he still put down the candied fruit on the plate and left.


    After the palace maid left, Huai Jin pinched a honey fruit and placed it in his mouth, immediately, a sweet feeling filled his entire mouth, and she quickly threw up again. Indeed, compared to drinking the medicine, eating this kind of sweet food was even harder for Huai Jin to accept, but looking at the palace maid from a moment ago, the original owner was clearly someone who liked eating sweet food, Huai Jin immediately felt tired.


    Huai Jin was originally a mercenary, but it was only after fighting amongst a bunch of men that she finally managed to get the leader to acknowledge his strength. Due to the convenience of her gender, the missions Huai Jin received required him to disguise herself as one of the enemies, so pretending to be someone else was still a walk in the park for Huai Jin.


    Looking at the plate of candied fruits in front of him, Huai Jin took a deep breath, pinched another fruit, and placed it in his mouth, trying his best to make himself look like he liked it. Whether it was the empress dowager, the Prince Jin, or the Li Consort, none of them were easy to deal with. If he wanted to play the role of Princess Anping for a long time in front of them, he had to overcome this obstacle.


    Just as Huai Jin was about to strenuously swallow the sweet fruit in her mouth, the candle flame on the table flickered, and the entire room''s candle flame extinguished in an instant. Huai Jin immediately went on guard.


    Suddenly, a gust of wind came from the front of his face, Huai Jin reflexively bent down to avoid the chair under the table, he used all his strength to move to the side of the table and reached behind the man, the candied fruit in his mouth was also spat on the back of the man''s head by Huai Jin, who anxiously blocked him, and at the same time, Huai Jin had already used his own fingernail to press against the man''s neck.


    "I don''t know when you got this nerve."


    The man''s voice sounded. Only then did Huai Jin know who the person who barged into his palace was. However, he still did not have any intentions of letting go.


    "Prince Jin came to visit late at night. Although he said this, his hand still tightened its grip.


    "Are you going to break the contract?" The Prince Jin''s voice was clearly filled with anger.


    Break the contract? Huai Jin''s eyelids jumped. From the looks of it, the original owner was very familiar with this Prince Jin in private, and there must be some kind of deal going on. Thinking about that, Huai Jin released her hand, and pulled a few steps away from Prince Jin, his entire body was on guard.


    "Prince Jin is here late at night. What''s the matter?"


    "Humph!" Prince Jin snorted coldly, he found a chair and sat down, then poured himself another cup of tea and started drinking again and again, with no intention to speak.


    After staring at Prince Jin for a long time, Huai Jin also felt bored and sat down, with his eyes still staring at Prince Jin, he kept quiet throughout, his head spinning very quickly.


    She had heard Prince Jin''s warning in front of the crowd just now, and Prince Jin had also said that there was a trade between the two, but what exactly was this trade?


    Huai Jin did not speak, and neither did the Prince Jin. The two of them remained silent for an unknown amount of time, but in the end, Prince Jin was the one who couldn''t help but break the silence between them.


    "I hope there won''t be any more incidents of tonight."


    Huai Jin could not help but snort coldly.


    The Prince Jin put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Huai Jin, and continued: "Don''t think I don''t know why you and Princess Zhao Yang had a conflict tonight, I suggest that you give the Xibo Marquis your life. The current Mansion of Xibo Marquis is just an empty air, and not worth anything to you, the Pu Xin you want cannot give it to you."


    Xibo Marquis? Huai Jin''s brows could not help but knit together tightly. Hearing Prince Jin''s words, the original owner might really have liked the idea of becoming the Xibo Marquis, no wonder he stood out to shoulder the burden for Zhao Yang, it turned out that he was afraid of being discovered!


    Seeing that Huai Jin did not answer, the look in Prince Jin''s eyes dimmed. She emphasized: "Huai Jin, Pu Xin is not the same type of person as you, but we are.


    The head of the Xuanping Marquis... The information he obtained from the Prince Jin made Huai Jin more and more confused. She furrowed his brows and asked coldly: "Are you done speaking?"

 C5

    Prince Jin stared at the person in front of him and his right eyelid twitched non-stop. Although he knew from the moment this woman stood in front of him and said that he wanted his grandfather''s head, that this Princess Anping was definitely not as unruly and unruly as he looked, the Huai Jin today still made him feel that something was amiss. However, he was not completely sure what was amiss, and could only blame it on the unexpected love Huai Jin had when he was facing Pu Xin.


    But when he saw Huai Jin''s ice-cold face, he felt that she was only here to make herself suffer.


    Outside the Yongan Palace, a black clothed man looked at the background of the Prince Jin, then turned and left. A slightly thin figure followed the man.


    "Yes."


    The two of them hid themselves, and after stealthily passing by the Yongan Palace, they turned around and headed towards the not too distant Jade Maiden Palace.


    After the palace maids served the Li Consort with sleep, they extinguished the candles in the hall and closed the doors.


    After hearing the door, Li Consort opened her eyes, got up and put on her clothes, then sat on the side of the bed, as though she was waiting for someone. Outside the window, a glass bead flew in through the window and landed at Li Consort''s feet.


    When Li Consort picked up the pearl at her feet and raised her head, there was already a figure by the side of the table. The moonlight shone through the window onto her face, half dark and half bright. Even though they couldn''t clearly see her appearance, her phoenix eyes alone were breathtaking.


    Li Consort saw that person''s face clearly, and the panic on his face lasted for a moment, "Fei''er, why have you come?"


    So it turned out that this man was none other than the son of Li Consort, the current seventh prince of Da Wan Kingdom, Yuwen Fei! Different from the lazy look from before, Yuwen Fei''s face was gloomy, his eyes were stern and Li Consort was not surprised.


    Yuwen Fei found a place to sit down and carefully sized up the somewhat nervous Li Consort. "I thought that matriarch knew that I was coming tonight, so she specially waited for me."


    Li Consort sighed. She had never been able to do anything to her son, "The Emperor has granted you the right to freely enter and leave the palace.


    After saying that, Li Consort stepped forward and closed the window. The window frame emitted a creaking sound and covered the subtle meowing of the cats in the corner.


    "Of course it''s important."


    The Li Consort raised her eyebrows and sat beside Yuwen Fei. She touched the teapot on the table, which was still warm, and poured herself and Yuwen Fei a cup of tea. She asked: "What''s the matter?"


    "matriarch should know about the capital''s Shentidol right?" Yuwen Fei also did not receive the tea, he only kept his gaze on Li Consort.


    "This matter has caused a storm throughout the city, I naturally know about it." Li Consort raised his cup of tea and took a sip, calming his mind.


    "Then when it came time to go, did matriarch know that Bei Ling had sent someone to rescue Shentidol into the city?" Yuwen Fei continued to ask.


    Closing his eyes, Li Consort once again opened his eyes and looked at Yuwen Fei.


    When Yuwen Fei heard this, he looked deeply at Li Consort. He really wanted to believe it like this! He couldn''t. He knew the true face of this man before him better than anyone.


    "royal father''s spies in the city have been lost." Yuwen Fei said again.


    Li Consort looked up at Yuwen Fei, her eyes filled with shock: "The people from the Flowing Cloud Army will make a mistake?"


    "My men finally found traces of that person. It was in West Market." Yuwen Fei continued to stare at Li Consort, and said without batting an eyelid.


    "My son is indeed capable. He is much stronger than that Flowing Cloud Army." Only at this moment, did Li Consort reveal a motherly smile towards Yuwen Fei.


    Yuwen Fei turned his face away, no longer looking at Li Consort.


    Just then, a cricket''s call came out from outside the window that was originally quiet. Yuwen Fei frowned, thinking that he had already found out who the person was.


    He stood up and looked at the gratified smile on Li Consort''s face and felt that it was somewhat dazzling: "Even if royal father doesn''t know, it doesn''t mean that I don''t know either. Wuan Lane has your people, treason is a serious crime! Don''t implicate me when the time comes! "


    With that, he disappeared from the window.


    Li Consort looked at the half-opened window and was a little stunned. After a long while, she shook her shoulders and let out a bitter laugh.


    On the other side, when Yun Jing saw that Yuwen Fei had already come out, he hurriedly went forward to report in a low voice: "Master, there was a young eunuch who quietly slipped away after the Empress closed the window."


    "Yes." Yuwen Fei was not surprised at all.


    "Do you want to go after him?"


    Yuwen Fei looked at the footprints by the window and frowned: No need, send more people and keep an eye on Imperial Concubine Fei!


    Hearing the orders, Yun Jing made a gesture to the darkness, causing shadows to appear within the Jade Maiden Palace. When the wind blew, it seemed to be colder than before. That night, the palace maids in the Jade Maiden Palace woke up a few times from the cold and were unable to sleep soundly. On the other hand, Huai Jin slept soundly when he woke up from his slumber.


    "Princess is awake?" A palace maid, hearing the commotion, came in to ask.


    Huai Jin pulled up her blanket and sat down, replying lazily. When the palace maid answered, he lifted the bedcurtains and carried the basin to the inner room.


    Just a moment ago, due to the curtain separating them, Huai Jin was unable to see the appearance of the palace maid clearly, but now that she saw his clearly, her eyes went cold, "How can it be you?"


    Cui Xiang felt Huai Jin''s gaze from in front of him, and only felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, and her entire body shivered. Her legs softened as she kneeled on the ground, "Reporting to Princess, Sister Ran Mei is not feeling good, I still can''t get up today. If I can''t serve the Princess, I''ll have this servant come."


    Looking at Cui Xiang in front of him, Huai Jin couldn''t help but think deeply. Although the situation had been urgent last night, the fact that a palace maid like her was able to pull this matter towards Prince Jin showed just how much courage she had. Besides, to be able to appear so safely in front of him today, if it wasn''t for the people behind him, he wouldn''t have believed it at all.


    Cui Xiang knelt for a while, but did not reply. Waiting for the cold Qi on her body to dissipate, she turned her head, and looked at Huai Jin with the corner of her eyes.


    "Serve me up!"


    Cui Xiang immediately retracted her gaze and took out a pile of clothes from the wardrobe and placed it on a hanger. She then went forward and helped Huai Jin out of the bed, and helped him put on the clothes on the clothes rack one by one. Everything was done in an orderly manner, assuming you didn''t take into account the one thing that had been tied up by her shaking hands.

 C6

    "Are you afraid of me?" Huai Jin asked even though she knew it. After all, facing Cui Xiang, she had no intentions of retracting her aura.


    "Princess has a noble status, this servant is naturally afraid."


    His appearance was not too different from Huai Jin''s previous life, except because Huai Jin had been with another man for a long time, he did not pay much attention to his own safety. And now in the mirror, his skin was creamy and his eyes were like a painting. Although it was not as exaggerated as when a city collapsed, he could still be considered a beauty. A pair of curved eyebrows were spread out in front of his forehead. They were like the wings of a swallow, and they were filled with unswerving determination, causing his appearance to give off a heroic air.


    Huai Jin secretly cursed, but she did not show it on her face, and continued to sit there, and said: "Cui Xiang, Bu Cai."


    Originally, cloth dishes were not Cui Xiang''s job, but now that Huai Jin had given the order, she naturally could not reject it. She walked over to the table and scooped a bowl of lotus seed porridge for Huai Jin.


    Taking the porridge, Huai Jin stirred the porridge on the bowl without eating it, and only looked at Cui Xiang. Cui Xiang''s head drooped even lower.


    Seeing her like this, Huai Jin had a plan. Since there was someone who still dared to keep her by his side, he naturally could not decline her "good intentions". Coincidentally, the original owner had some things that she needed to ask about.


    Thinking about it, Huai Jin''s hand that was holding onto the spoon stopped, and she suddenly placed the blue and white porcelain bowl on the table, which produced a clear and melodious sound. Somehow, Cui Xiang''s heart also shook along with the sound.


    "Everyone else can leave. Cui Xiang, you stay behind."


    The palace maids who were at the side all retreated, leaving Cui Xiang alone. After they left, the cold feeling crawled back onto Cui Xiang''s body.


    Just as Cui Xiang was panicking, Huai Jin picked up the bowl of lotus seed soup and took her first bite. She only took one bite before putting the bowl down and pushing it in front of Cui Xiang.


    "It''s cold."


    Cui Xiang carefully took away the lotus seed soup, scooped another bowl and handed it over to Huai Jin.


    However, before he could completely hand the bowl over, a gust of wind came from the left.


    Huai Jin did not withhold her strength, and that slap actually landed on Cui Xiang''s face, forcing him to take two steps back before she managed to stabilize herself. The bowl in her hand fell to the ground, bringing about a floor full of filth.


    "Are you trying to scald me to death!" Huai Jin deliberately raised his voice, his tone filled with anger.


    When the people outside heard the noise, they all retreated a little. Their eyes were filled with sympathy as they looked towards the palace, but they were also suspicious.


    Princess Anping was notorious for being difficult to serve, and the maids at her side would be swapped out in less than two months. However, Cui Xiang was an exception. She stayed by the princess'' side for half a year, and could be said to be an old man by the princess''s side. Usually, she was extremely quick-witted and capable, and had never made any mistakes.


    Everyone outside the hall speculated. Although their feet were some distance away, their eyes kept looking in.


    "Princess!" Cui Xiang''s mournful screams came from the hall, causing everyone to look away.


    Huai Jin tightened her grip on Cui Xiang''s neck and grabbed onto Cui Xiang''s throat. Her sharp gaze swept over Cui Xiang''s face, and her mouth was filled with warning: "I''ll ask you one question, you answer me one question. Other than answering me with one word, don''t even think about taking your life!" Huai Jin didn''t have to do this to find out more information about the original owner, it was just that she didn''t like to waste any more energy on things that she could solve directly.


    Unable to make a sound, Cui Xiang could only blink her eyes to express that she understood. After receiving a reply, Huai Jin loosened her hand a little, allowing her to at least speak.


    There were many things that Huai Jin wanted to ask, but just as the words were about to reach her mouth, the first thing Huai Jin asked was "Who is Xuanping Marquis?"


    Huai Jin originally thought that this person must have a huge grudge with the original owner, that was why the original owner was willing to cooperate with the Prince Jin in order to get his head. But in the next moment, Huai Jin knew that she was wrong, because this Xuanping Marquis was none other than the original owner''s grandfather!


    "Ten years ago, the father of the princess, General Huai Sheng, was executed in Sui Yang''s stead after losing the war. The princess'' mother also hanged herself after General Huai Sheng died. The Huai family is only left with the Xuanping Marquis and the princess, who are in their sixties. It was also that year when the Xuanping Marquis reported that an old man was unable to raise a princess and sent her, who was only eight years old, to the capital to be raised by the empress dowager. " Even though Cui Xiang was puzzled as to why the princess would ask him this, he still told her in detail for the sake of his life.


    In terms of founding a country? Huai Jin could not help but sneer in her heart, although she did not live in this kind of feudal era, she knew that the emperor was always suspicious, but she would never be this magnanimous, even more so, the father of the original owner had committed the crime of conspiring against him. It was just that Xuanping Marquis was clever, he knew that the emperor would not be able to trust him, and actually sent his granddaughter to the palace as a hostage, that was because he was ruthless!


    Huai Jin then asked the empress dowager, Zhao Yang, Li Consort Yuwen Fei and the others about the original owner''s information, etching it deep in his mind. had told them everything he knew earlier, but when he got to Prince Jin, he was stuttering.


    "You are someone from the Prince Jin, right?" Huai Jin raised his eyebrows and looked at Cui Xiang.


    "This servant was sent to the princess by Esteemed Empress Dowager. How could it have anything to do with the princess?" When he said this, Cui Xiang''s eyes flashed clearly.


    "You are a member of the Prince Jin." Huai Jin confirmed.


    "Your servant ¡­"


    "Princess!"


    Cui Xiang''s words were interrupted before she could finish, and when she saw that it was Ran Mei who entered the room, she heaved a sigh of relief.


    Feeling the change in Cui Xiang''s emotions, Huai Jin released Cui Xiang''s hand and looked up and down at the Ran Mei who had just charged in.


    As if he didn''t sense the unusual atmosphere in the hall, Ran Mei walked to the center of the hall by herself, and stopped only when she was right in front of Huai Jin. She bowed and said, "This servant Ran Mei greets the princess."

 C7

    Ran Mei? Hearing this name, Huai Jin remembered that Cui Xiang had said it before that because Ran Mei''s body was not feeling good, she had come to take care of him. Then, this Ran Mei in front of him would truly be her personal palace maid.


    "You''ve recovered?" Huai Jin asked.


    However, Ran Mei didn''t really think that Huai Jin was kind to him, or that she wouldn''t be able to force herself to stand up just yet. She thought for a moment, then knelt down and kowtowed to Huai Jin, and said: "If Cui Xiang has done anything wrong, princess, you only need to bring him down for a small meal, it doesn''t need the princess to personally do it." Ran Mei saw that Huai Jin did not say anything, and continued, "A few days ago, the empress dowager''s Ying Hua had committed a mistake, and because the princess'' punishment was a little heavier, they went there at night. Although the empress dowager dotes on the princess, it is unavoidable that the empress dowager''s heart was filled with grievances.


    "Then how many boards should I punish Cui Xiang on?"


    Once he said that, Ran Mei understood and replied: "Fifty."


    Cui Xiang who was at the side thought that she could finally protect her life, but after hearing Ran Mei''s words, she finally understood that she would not be able to leave Yongan Palace, but the person in front of her ¡­ Cui Xiang suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of determination, and shouted at Ran Mei: "Ran Mei! "She ¡­"


    Before he could even finish speaking, a teacup was thrown right at him and stuffed into Cui Xiang''s mouth. The bottom of the cup was hard, causing him to lose a mouthful of teeth and blocked the words that he had yet to say.


    Huai Jin poured herself a cup of tea, took a sip, and sighed: "Good tea!" Her tone was pleasant, as if she wasn''t the one who had just injured someone else.


    Ran Mei lowered her head and did not say a word.


    After drinking the tea, Huai Jin opened her mouth again, "Then who will fight?"


    Ran Mei then raised his head and looked right into Huai Jin''s eyes, then quickly lowered his head. She originally wanted to open his mouth and call for someone, but after thinking for a moment, she opened his mouth and said: "This servant will come."


    Huai Jin looked at Ran Mei appreciatively and put down the teacup in her hand.


    After being hungry for the whole morning, Huai Jin had only drank a mouthful of water. Only now did she feel that her stomach was empty, and she was a little hungry. Looking at the dishes on the table, she scooped up a bowl of the lotus seed congee that she could barely eat and slowly drank it.


    After eating two bowls of lotus seed porridge, Ran Mei returned. Huai Jin put down the bowl and looked towards Ran Mei who was at the door. Her gait was light and her face still carried an unnatural whiteness.


    "Finished?" Huai Jin asked.


    "Reporting to the princess, the fight is over." Ran Mei replied. While she spoke, her breath remained steady without any signs of lack of Qi after the "movement".


    "You did it?" Huai Jin continued to ask.


    "This servant does not dare to use her hands on others!"


    Huai Jin stood up and closed the door behind him, blocking the gazes of the crowd. Following the closing of the door, the light inside the hall dimmed considerably, and the temperature seemed to have dropped by quite a bit as well.


    "Don''t you want to explain something to yourself?" Huai Jin returned to her seat and said coldly: "It''s rare to see a palace maid who knows martial arts."


    Ran Mei''s brows twitched. Since she came here today, she originally had no intention of hiding her identity, but after hearing Huai Jin''s question, she directly knelt down and said: "This servant and Ran Die were sent by Xuanping Marquis to the princess''s side! I beg the princess to save Ran Die! "


    This was the third time Huai Jin had heard the name Xuanping Marquis since arriving here. Huai Jin squinted her eyes, and sized Ran Mei up with interest: "You said that grandfather sent you, so I believed you?"


    Ran Mei anxiously took out the tiger shaped identity plate with the The Mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping totem tattoo on it and handed it over to Huai Jin: "Please give face to Master Hou and save Ran Die!"


    Huai Jin played with the identity badge in her hand, the bronze tiger shaped identity token had crisscrossing lines, combining together to form the shape of a wolf, the part of its eye was dyed with copper green, a pair of deep green eyes could trap him inside, even though it was just a totem, he could still feel the breathtaking coldness.


    "What happened to Ran Die?" Huai Jin pressed down his identity card and returned it back to Ran Mei.


    "Yesterday, after the princess went missing, this servant and Ran Die separated to look for her. This servant went to Liufang Pavilion, Ran Die went to the lotus pond, and logically speaking, Ran Die should have been the first to discover that the princess had fallen into the water, but after the princess was rescued, Ran Die had already disappeared without a trace. This servant saw that the princess had already woken up and went to look for her, but how come I couldn''t find her.


    At the end, even Ran Mei''s voice became a little impatient. Ever since she and Ran Die were sent to the palace together three years ago, because they were afraid of arousing suspicion by sending them to the princess''s side, the two of them had slowly started off from the bottom level palace maids, supporting each other along the way. Until she transferred to Yongan Palace two years ago and waited on the princess a month ago. Even though the two weren''t familiar with each other before, they slowly developed feelings for each other after three years. When something happened to Ran Die, Ran Mei was also extremely worried.


    As he mentioned last night, the first thing that came to Huai Jin''s mind was Princess Zhao Yang. Just as he was about to ask about it, a commotion suddenly came from outside. Huai Jin frowned: "Go out and take a look first."


    Ran Mei stood up, smoothed out the wrinkles on her body and pushed open the door, then shouted angrily at the flustered palace maids: "What happened that caused all of you to become so chaotic, the princess is still inside!"


    When they heard the words'' princess'', they all shut their mouths and dispersed. Only those who had a closer relationship with Ran Mei walked up and whispered to Ran Mei, "Something has happened over at the imperial garden!"


    The Imperial Garden was not far from the Yongan Palace, and it would not be long before news of what happened over there reached them. Hearing that, Ran Mei looked up to the man and asked suspiciously: What happened?


    "This morning, the empress accompanied the empress dowager to admire the flowers in the imperial garden. When they arrived at the imperial garden, she discovered that the peonies that were already used to be dried up were blooming in an extremely alluring manner. The Esteemed Empress Dowager liked it and sent people to pick them, but when the palace maid went there, she smelled the stench of blood. The empress dowager was quite calm, but the empress had never seen such a scene before and was so frightened that she fainted. "


    Ran Mei who was listening to every word was shocked! It was not because Ran Mei had never seen blood before, but because Ran Die had gone missing yesterday, and such a thing happened today, Ran Mei felt that there must be some connection!


    Secretly inhaling a breath of air, Ran Mei turned around. Just as sshe was about to report to Huai Jin, he didn''t expect the main person standing behind him silently to look at him.


    Huai Jin heard everything that the palace maid had said. Seeing Ran Mei''s anxious expression, she opened her mouth and said, "Go take a look."


    After Ran Mei heard these words, she heaved a sigh of relief and quickly followed. Unexpectedly, Huai Jin suddenly stopped in her tracks, and said faintly: Other than me, who else left last night?


    "Princess Zhao Yang."


    Indeed!

 C8

    After the time it took to make a cup of tea, the two of them arrived at the imperial garden. Normally, the Imperial Gardens were filled with chirping and bustling with noise and excitement, but at this moment, it was exceptionally quiet. One couldn''t even hear the sounds of birds or birds. When they arrived at the scene of the accident, they heard the empress dowager reprimand them with anger. The surrounding palace maids and eunuchs kneeled on the ground, a faint scent of blood permeating the air. The atmosphere was extremely depressing.


    Ran Mei originally wanted to spread the news, but she was stopped by Huai Jin. Huai Jin waved her hand at Ran Mei, bringing Ran Mei around the group of people in front of him and arrived behind the peony flower.


    Although he was already used to the smell of blood, Huai Jin still hated the sight of the flowers that were being watered by blood. He turned his head and left, intending to bring Ran Mei to take a look at the surroundings.


    Huai Jin thought that Ran Mei had called her, and turned to look at her doubtfully.


    "Princess, there are ants." Ran Mei explained in a low voice.


    Huai Jin nodded, but just as sshe was about to go out, he saw a pond behind the fake mountain, and something flashed past her mind, "What did you say just now?"


    Ran Mei was puzzled: "There are ants over here."


    With that said, another ant climbed onto Huai Jin''s hand, which Ran Mei anxiously swept across. Only then did Huai Jin look down. She realized that at the corner of the fake mountain, it was densely packed with ants!


    "Is there any other way out of this fake mountain?" Huai Jin asked in a low voice.


    "Yes, it leads to Zeyang Fang Yuan."


    Huai Jin kicked the soil beneath her feet and ordered: "Bring me there!"


    Ran Mei also understood that the princess must have discovered something, so she didn''t say anymore and turned around to bring Huai Jin to the other exit. The closer they got to the exit, the more ants they saw.


    Ran Mei''s feet did not stop moving, after a series of twists and turns, the two of them finally arrived at Ze Fang Yuan.


    Ze Fang Yuan used to be the residence of the Emperor''s concubine, the Mei Fei. Six years ago, when the Mei Fei was beaten into the cold palace, the Emperor dispersed the people of Ze Fang Yuan and didn''t arrange for anyone else to stay in.


    After Ran Mei brought Huai Jin out from the fake mountain, she arrived at the small door behind Ze Fang Yuan Garden''s Plum Forest. The chain on the door had long rusted and was hung obliquely, with a strong tug, it was released.


    Huai Jin watched as the ants extended from the bottom of the door to the inside, she then kicked open the door, causing dust to fly into the air, making people cough. The door was kicked open, bringing a gust of wind and a shower of flowers.


    The two looked behind the door. It was not the depression they had imagined. On the contrary, the plum blossoms were overlapping each other. Each plum flower was so beautiful that it made one''s eyes turn crimson!


    Another breeze blew by, filling the air with the faint plum blossom fragrance and a hint of undetectable bloody smell.


    Huai Jin smelled and walked to the side of a dried up well, coming to the side of the well, the stench of blood became even stronger, and the stench of blood seemed to be mixed within. Huai Jin frowned, although she was used to this smell, it did not mean that she liked it.


    The two of them stood by the well, and the situation was clear now. Inside the well, there was only a corpse, and even if it was not Ran Die''s, it would at least be someone else''s. Huai Jin retreated a few steps, and waited for the smell to become a little fainter before stopping. Her eyes looked at Ran Mei, and he did not say a word.


    Ran Mei knew what Huai Jin meant, she held her breath and was about to jump down, but just as she was about to raise her leg, she suddenly felt a strong force pulling him to a corner, where a bunch of flower leaves blocked her figure.


    "Princess?!" Before Ran Mei could even cry out in shock, her mouth was already covered by Huai Jin.


    Huai Jin pressed a hand to her mouth, signalling for Ran Mei to not say a word. Seeing Ran Mei nod her head, she then put his hand down, and started to observe the situation outside with her starry eyes, carefully observing the situation through the leaves.


    Ran Mei, who was at the side, was a little surprised as the princess had already dragged him away before she could even notice her, and her skills were clearly higher than his. She and Ran Mei had been training under the Xuanping Marquis since young, so their skills were naturally extraordinary.


    "Mistress, this is the place."


    Hearing the voice, Ran Mei immediately retracted her mind.


    As he spoke, two people walked out from the depths of Merlin. The man walking in front was tall and slender. He wore a dark green robe that fluttered in the wind. The man''s steps were leisurely. The jade pendant at his waist made a rhythmic sound with each step. He gently waved the fan in his hand, and the end of his phoenix eyes slightly rose, reflecting the surrounding plum blossoms. Naturally, it gave off a romantic aura.


    The two got closer and closer, until they arrived at the flower bush where Huai Jin and Luo Hua City Mistress were hiding, only then did Huai Jin realize that the person who came over was the Yuwen Fei who wanted to seek justice for him last night!


    In the morning, Huai Jin had also asked about Yuwen Fei''s situation. After asking him about it, her experience as a Seventh Prince was definitely not that simple.


    The Seventh Prince of the Da Wan Kingdom, Yuwen Fei, was originally the favorite prince of the Emperor. However, when he was fourteen years old, he ignored the objections of the Emperor and went to the Luzhoushan to acknowledge Mr. Dong Li as his master. This trip lasted for four years. When Yuwen Fei returned to the capital four years later, he had a complete change of personality, his actions were dissolute and playboy, boasting of being amorous. He had learned seventy percent of Mr. Dong Li''s manners, and was thus unloved by the Emperor. However, he didn''t care too much about it. He withdrew from the struggle between the princes, appearing as if he had no interest in the affairs of the world. After all, he was Mr. Dong Li''s disciple. Yuwen Fei''s essay was extremely good, and it had quite a reputation among the capital''s literary circle.


    It was just that even though the person in front of him was a playboy, when he thought about what Yuwen Fei had done last night, even though he was extremely free and unrestrained, Huai Jin still felt that something was wrong.


    Yuwen Fei suddenly stopped in his tracks as both he and Ran Mei gasped for breath.


    After pausing for a moment, the man''s voice sounded. "These flowers are blooming pretty well, Yun Jing, pick one." His tone was lazy, but it carried a sense of unruliness.


    Hearing that, Yun Jing picked one flower, the two of them continued walking, until they reached the side of the well.


    Yuwen Fei stood still by the well, the thick smell of blood made his eyes darken, and he returned to normal. Waving his hands disdainfully, he stood a little further away, just like Huai Jin just now. After he stood up, he picked up a plum flower and sniffed it, then sighed: "Pride is bone, it condenses into fragrance. "I''m afraid that only Merlin would find it pleasing to the eye."

 C9

    Yuwen Fei was handsome, and the others would only feel pleased seeing this beautiful man smell out the flowers, but Huai Jin didn''t think so, and she even felt that she was a little disgusted.


    On the other hand, Yun Jing was not surprised at all by Yuwen Fei''s actions, he placed the flower in his hand down and jumped down the well, and in that moment, he went back to his original body.


    Huai Jin reached out his hand and pressed it down on Ran Mei, afraid that she would rush out if she wasn''t paying attention. Ran Mei clenched his fists and loosened them, exhaling a breath of air, calming her emotions.


    Since her movements had been exposed, Huai Jin stood up straight. Her beautiful eyes were filled with anger as she stared at Yuwen Fei. The reason why he made this gesture wasn''t because Huai Jin was really angry, but because he had heard from Cui Xiang that the original owner''s personality was unruly and willful, that she was temperamental and only act obediently around the Esteemed Empress Dowager and Prince Jin.


    Yuwen Fei raised his brows, "So it''s Princess Anping. Please excuse me." As he spoke, he bent down to pay his respects. However, when he paid his respects, his body slanted to the side, and he didn''t show the slightest bit of sincerity.


    Huai Jin unfurled the paper fan from her back, and in a split-second, he arrived in front of Yuwen Fei. The fan had long been blown away by Huai Jin''s force, only revealing the sharp blades that were formed from the fan bone piercing towards Yuwen Fei''s chest. Yuwen Fei turned his body slightly, and grabbed onto Huai Jin''s hand that was holding the fan. Huai Jin tried to struggle free, but she was not able to grab hold of her. Her hand slipped past Huai Jin''s hand and landed on her fan bone.


    "You have to compensate my maid for her life!" Huai Jin let out a tender shout along with the furious expression on her face, completely acting out a Princess Anping.


    Yuwen Fei then grabbed Huai Jin''s hand that was charging straight for her eyes. Taking a step back, he crossed his hands together and trapped Huai Jin within her embrace.


    Huai Jin used her elbow to force herself backwards, causing Yuwen Fei to increase the distance between him and Huai Jin to avoid Huai Jin''s attack.


    The two stood apart and looked at each other. Everything happened so suddenly, so Yun Jing and Ran Mei came forward and bowed to the person in front of them.


    "Greetings, Seventh Prince (Princess Anping)."


    "Princess Anping said that this prince killed your maid?" Yuwen Fei took the fan from Huai Jin''s hands, and said slowly while shaking the bone fan on the paper.


    Huai Jin looked at the person in front of him with disdain. You can continue acting! Although she thought so, she still raised her voice and shouted, "It''s you!"


    Yuwen Fei detected the contempt in Huai Jin''s eyes, but he did not care, and his tone was still as lazy as before: "Does the princess have any evidence?"


    Huai Jin pointed to the pool of blood at Yun Jing''s feet, and said angrily: "I saw it with my own eyes!"


    Yuwen Fei finally closed the broken fan, held it to his chin as though he was thinking, and asked hesitantly: "Princess, your eyes aren''t blind, can''t you see that it is just a corpse?"


    Huai Jin coughed lightly. She knew that Yuwen Fei had only taken care of the corpse, and if it was really Yuwen Fei who killed him, she would not even be able to see the corpse. It was just that the matter with Ran Die was so strange, and now that Yuwen Fei had appeared here, even if he wasn''t killed, he would definitely be implicated as well.


    "If you didn''t kill the person, why are you in such a hurry to deal with the corpse?"


    Yuwen Fei finally let go of the fan in his hand, and looked at Huai Jin with eyes full of interest: "This prince cannot smell any filth." With that, he looked at Huai Jin provocatively, "What about Princess Anping? "And how did you know the body was here?"


    Ran Mei looked at Huai Jin in confusion. That''s right, how did the princess know that his corpse was here?


    Huai Jin did not ignore the provocation in Yuwen Fei''s eyes, but she was too lazy to explain. It was originally something common sense, so she did not need to waste her breath. Ants never liked wet water. Behind the fake mountain was a pond, and the soil on the side of the pond was soaked in water. Ants wouldn''t go there for no reason unless something attracted them, like human blood. Moreover, the royal garden had originally been covered in withered peonies, and it was not even winter yet. This Plum Blossom Plum Blossom had also bloomed. No one would believe him calling it a coincidence.


    Not wanting to waste anymore time with the person in front of him, Huai Jin put away his camouflage, his eyes full of sharpness: "To fight against the world?"


    Yuwen Fei was startled, he then opened up the fan in his hand again and shook it, and was extremely happy, this Princess Anping was truly surprising. His hand paused for a moment, and then he instantly withdrew the fan. His face did not look like he was the least interested in anything, "You are infatuated with Prince Jin?"


    The aura of the two instantly released and clashed directly with each other. A battle without smoke started between the two, causing Ran Mei, who was at the side, to feel that the air was thin, and it was difficult to even breathe.


    Just as Ran Mei thought that she could not breathe, the surrounding pressure suddenly disappeared, and she anxiously took the chance to heave a sigh of relief.


    Yuwen Fei returned to his lazy and lazy state. He took a new paper fan that Yun Jing handed to him and gently waved it: "Princess Anping is indeed from a martial general family.


    "Seventh Prince, we''re the same." The two of them flattered each other tacitly.


    "Esteemed Empress Dowager, this is Merlin."


    Outside the Merlin, Yang mama supported the Esteemed Empress Dowager as he walked in through the main entrance. Just now, a palace maid reported that the Plum Blossom was coming from Zhe Fang Garden. At first, the empress dowager didn''t believe it, but now, it wasn''t even winter yet, so where did the plum blossoms come from?! But then he thought of the royal garden of peony, didn''t it just thank you and open again? Only then did he lead a group of people to Merlin.


    The empress dowager took the kernels that the palace maid handed over, covered her mouth and nose, and indicated with her eyes for Yang mama to open the door. Yang mama stepped forward and gently pushed the door open, but did not raise even a speck of dust. As the door opened, the fragrance of plum blossoms wafted into the air. There was no one in the courtyard, the plum blossoms in the courtyard were alluring in color.


    The empress dowager was the first to recover from her shock. The stunning splendor in her eyes faded away, replaced with a cold gaze. This Demon Consort!


    At this time, the Mei Fei in the cold palace sneezed, then took out her kernels and wiped it away. The sun''s rays shone down onto the house and warmed the people''s bodies. Mei Fei yawned under the sunlight and covered her body with the blanket, tilting her head to sleep.

 C10

    In a corner in the depths of the Plum Forest, Huai Jin looked at them warily before leaving with Ran Mei.


    Yuwen Fei received the warning, looking like he did not care at all. After the empress dowager and the others left, the master and his servant left Merlin.


    Only six years ago, when the Mei Fei poisoned the son of the Li Consort, he was beaten into the cold palace due to the Emperor''s displeasure. Qin Suixin also never succeeded in divining, the Qin family fell and the Mei Fei was forgotten in the cold palace. After this incident, everyone remembered that there was still such a person in the palace. Mei Fei was born in a family of phase skills, maybe she really did know some demonic arts!


    This maid had just arrived at the palace, so she didn''t know much about the matters of the palace. The palace maid, who had heard this a little longer, explained to her, "I guess it''s probably true. You don''t know, this Mei Fei is a member of the Qin family, the Qin family is a family that specializes in camouflage arts, and the older brother of the Mei Fei is good at divination as well. Her divination techniques are extremely profound, and since this Mei Fei is born in the Qin family, it is not strange for us not to know about some of the demonic arts. "


    The palace maid at the side was frightened to the point of shrinking his neck and moving closer to the speaker: "Big Sister Cui Zhu, let me sleep with you tonight."


    Cui Zhu pushed the door open, but the palace maid was too close, so he gave up. "The sky isn''t cold yet, why do you insist on coming with me?"


    The palace maid shivered, and said with a wronged voice, "The Big Sister Cui Xiang in my room was beaten to a pulp today, so by noon, she was out of breath. I''m afraid. "


    "Yes." Cui Zhu could only helplessly agree, as everyone sighed about Cui Xiang''s tragic encounter, and started chatting around Mei Fei.


    Huai Jin was almost done listening to them, in addition to being under the sun and feeling sleepy, she unknowingly fell asleep, and when she woke up, it was already almost time for dinner, so Ran Mei stood guard by the side.


    "How is it?" Huai Jin yawned and asked.


    Seeing that Huai Jin had already woken up, Ran Mei handed over a piece of kernels and replied, "Princess Zhao Yang was called over by the empress dowager last night. She had been in the Jubilee Palace and had never returned."


    Huai Jin used the kernels to wipe her face, coldly snorted, and moved quickly!


    Ran Mei took the kernels and placed it on the ground. Just as she was about to take the basin out, she was called over by Huai Jin.


    "Today, Ran Die''s corpse is destroyed, can you blame me?" Although Huai Jin was just asking, shshewas extremely cold. Even though this Ran Mei belonged to the Xuanping Marquis, they had not known each other for long, and since she was a fake, he couldn''t be at ease in the end.


    Hearing that, Ran Mei''s body trembled, the bowl in her hand fell to the ground, and water splashed all over: "This servant does not dare."


    Huai Jin stood up, and his gaze fell upon Ran Mei as if it were real, as she said coldly: "Since you''re someone that Grandfather sent to my side, then you should know how dangerous my situation is. A single careless mistake today''s Ran Die will be your outcome!"


    Ran Mei shivered and quickly nodded. She had never been so afraid of Xuanping Marquis, but facing Huai Jin in front of her, she felt fear from the bottom of her heart. She did not expect that the unruly and willful Princess Anping, which she usually disguised herself as, would actually be so frightening. That''s right, after going through a series of events, Ran Mei had already used Huai Jin''s contrast as a disguise so it wouldn''t be easy to live her life as a proton in the palace.

 C11

    Looking at the respectful Ran Mei, Huai Jin nodded slightly and pondered. Originally, she did not inherit the original owner''s memories, and it was even because of Zhao Yang pushing the original owner into the water that she was reborn. It was just that, since the original owner''s body was occupied by Zhao Yang, and the original owner and Zhao Yang were sworn enemies, if she really did not attract the suspicion of others, but right now, the empress dowager was protecting Zhao Yang, so she put this matter to the side first.


    Zhao Yang''s matter could be put on hold, but not Ran Die''s. Initially, she thought Ran Die''s death was just an ordinary palace farce, but from the moment she saw Yuwen Fei personally taking care of Ran Die''s corpse, she knew that he was probably not a simple person at all. If he tried to investigate, he would be afraid of getting caught up in it. If he didn''t care about the trouble, he wouldn''t even know how he would die.


    After thinking for a long time, Huai Jin still decided to secretly investigate Ran Die''s cause of death, so she called Ran Mei along to go to the Lotus Pond.


    Huai Jin stopped in her tracks, and her face darkened. She had already suspected that Ran Die''s matter was related to the Li Consort. After all, she was the only one who could make Yuwen Fei come forward, she just did not think that the Li Consort would come looking for her so openly.


    With a smirk, Huai Jin walked into the pavilion while holding onto her skirt, trying to make herself look as harmless as possible.


    "An Ping greets Imperial Concubine Fei."


    Li Consort glanced at Huai Jin indifferently, and only replied after a while: "Stand up."


    Huai Jin got up and sat opposite of Li Consort. She rubbed her sore legs, and with a puzzled look on her face, her eyes continued to circle around the group of palace maids and eunuchs. After walking for a long while, she tilted her head and glanced at Li Consort, and only opened her mouth after hesitating for a long time: "Imperial Concubine Fei is looking for something?"


    Li Consort took a sip of the tea in her cup, then said casually: "En, I lost an earring over here."


    Seeing that, Huai Jin did not ask anymore, and continued drinking the tea in her hand, and chatted with the Li Consort for a while.


    "I heard that Zhao Yang has been with the empress dowager for the past few days?" Li Consort tidied up the cape handed to him by the side, glanced at Huai Jin and asked casually as if he was not paying attention.


    Hearing that, Huai Jin angrily snorted, "If she has the ability, then she will stay in the Jubilee Palace and hide for the rest of her life!" She stomped her feet fiercely, as if she wanted to rush into the Jubilee Palace and beat Zhao Yang up badly.


    Seeing her expression, Li Consort sneered, but advised gently: "It''s just a small matter. Since Prince Jin carried a burden for her, what do you think? "After all, she''s the granddaughter of the empress dowager''s direct relative. Since the empress dowager is protecting her right now, you should take her in."


    Huai Jin rolled her eyes in her heart and thought, if you really wanted to advise me, then you shouldn''t have reminded your own granddaughter about this.


    The Li Consort smiled slightly, turned the topic and asked, "But I am curious, why did you start a fight with Zhao Yang at the empress dowager''s birthday banquet, and why did Prince Jin represent Zhao Yang?"


    She herself had found out from the Prince Jin that the original owner and Zhao Yang were having an argument over the Xibo Marquis, but at the same time, she couldn''t let others know the reason why. After hesitating for a moment, he said in a muffled voice, "I have long disliked her. "But Prince Jin ¡­"


    After saying that, Li Consort was obviously startled when she saw the young girl''s expression. She pursed her lips, and her face flushed red but she was unable to say a single word. She couldn''t help but laugh.


    Actually, she also knew the situation inside, when someone told her that Huai Jin liked the Xibo Marquis and that Yuwen Fei had sent someone to inform her of the relationship between the Prince Jin and him so that she could defend against him, she had truly thought that the girl in front of her was someone who hid her shrewdness, but when she tried to probe him out with her own words, she actually lied to the point of being so inferior, and also had a look that of a little girl, only thinking that Huai Jin was being used by the Prince Jin for the affairs of her little daughter.


    The "thought through" Li Consort finally relaxed her face when she saw Huai Jin, and because Huai Jin had thought of some past events, she let out a soft sigh, and her attitude became even more sincere.


    "Found it!" A young eunuch shouted loudly in the distance, happily holding onto something as he ran into the pavilion.


    "Did you find the Empress''s earring?"


    Hearing Huai Jin''s voice, the young eunuch was stunned for a moment. She looked at Huai Jin strangely, grinned, and brought her tightly clenched hands over to Li Consort.


    Huai Jin was curious and just as she was about to take a look, Li Consort had already taken everything and passed it to the maid by her side. On the way, she actually did not see a single bit of it.


    After finding the item, the Li Consort waved for the palace maids to remove the item and got up to leave. However, just as she walked out of the pavilion, she stopped.


    It was already late in the night, with bursts of autumn wind blowing the curtains of the pavilion, separating the two. Huai Jin trembled and felt a strange chill, and upon seeing that, Ran Mei immediately threw a cape over her shoulders.


    "I heard that a palace maid died in Yongan Palace?" His light voice drifted in the wind, making it hard for people to hear him clearly from a distance.


    Huai Jin''s heart skipped a beat. She had finally gotten to the serious topic, and her eyes were wide open as she asked: "How did Imperial Concubine Fei know about this?"


    "Didn''t the princess already see Fei''er today? Of course he told me." Li Consort paused for a moment before chuckling softly. His voice also carried a trace of coldness in the surrounding environment: "It''s just a palace maid, there''s no need for the princess to be so concerned. After all, there are some things that you need to know, and it might not be a good thing."


    With that, he turned around and led the group away.


    Inside the pavilion, Huai Jin''s two hands tightly clenched into two fists. From the looks of it, Ran Die''s death was caused by Li Consort, and she wasn''t looking for some earrings just now. It was clear that she had left behind the evidence, but even if she knew, there was nothing she could do. If this was a trap set against her, she didn''t have the ability to protect herself right now. A deep feeling of powerlessness pervaded the air around Huai Jin.


    "Princess, don''t be upset, this servant and Ran Die were sent by the Marquis to protect the princess. If the princess is in danger because of us, then the servants won''t be able to answer to the Marquis." Ran Mei consoled while looking at Huai Jin''s gloomy face.


    It was very obvious that Ran Mei attributed Huai Jin''s depressed mood to Ran Die''s death, and for a moment, she had a good impression of him, this young master.


    Huai Jin responded faintly, and without explaining anything, the master and the servant left the Lotus Pond one after another.

 C12

    After what happened with Yuwen Fei and Li Consort, it would be inconvenient for Huai Jin to pursue the matter regarding Ran Die. After all, the last sentence of the Li Consort was full of warning.


    Right now, she didn''t have the ability to fight against these people. In the palace, she only had the empress dowager to rely on and was still unreliable. It wasn''t easy to live a heavy life, so she had to protect her small life.


    "Don''t you want to say something to me?"


    "Is there something else?" Huai Jin raised her eyebrows and asked.


    Ran Mei muttered to herself for a moment, turned around to look at her surroundings, and said softly: "Master Hou still has some people in the palace, do you want to..."


    Hearing this, Huai Jin''s pupils contracted. Although the matter regarding the Li Consort was a hidden danger, could she really trust the Xuanping Marquis? She had not forgotten about the bet between the original owner and Prince Jin, so Huai Jin kept on weighing the pros and cons.


    Ran Mei waited at the side for her reply.


    After a long while, Huai Jin finally breathed out slowly and waved her hand at Ran Mei, "There''s no need.


    Ran Mei nodded her head, and was about to go down, but just as she turned around, the candle flame at the window flickered, and a black figure flashed past. Without enough time to think, Ran Mei rushed to the window, protecting Huai Jin behind him.


    But Huai Jin was clearly faster than her by a step. After pushing Ran Mei, who was standing in front of him, away, Huai Jin nimbly turned her head to close the window and extinguished the candle flame by the window.


    Ran Mei looked at Huai Jin who was standing in front of her in a daze. The previous situation was extremely urgent, she knew that she had no time to dodge it and was already prepared to die.


    Just as Ran Mei was in a daze, Huai Jin had already donned her clothes, took out a dagger, pushed open the door and went out to fight with the people outside.


    Although Huai Jin had not learnt any ancient martial arts, she was still able to master all sorts of martial arts. She was extremely ruthless, using every single move without any regard for her life, and was able to fight on par with the man in an instant.


    The moonlight that night was extremely beautiful as it illuminated the shadows of their figures on the ground. As the two exchanged blows, the shadows on the ground were also very faint, making one''s vision blurry.


    The two of them were battling intensely, Ran Mei also took out a flexible sword from her waist, but shesheas afraid that if she suddenly stepped forward and interfered, she would accidentally injure Huai Jin, so he only used his sword to protect the side.


    After a few rounds, the other party had already understood Huai Jin''s technique, with every step pressing closer, Huai Jin was slowly being pushed down by the wind due to her insufficient stamina. Seeing the opportunity, Ran Mei used his sword and pierced through two people, protecting Huai Jin behind him, then used his sword to fight against the man.


    Only then did Huai Jin have the time to carefully observe the person who tried to assassinate him in the middle of the night. That person''s body looked like a man, but it was smaller than an average man''s, and her face was covered with a black cloth.


    Looking at those eyes, Huai Jin suddenly thought back to when she met Li Consort in the evening. That weird little eunuch, whose eyes were also staring at him like that.


    Huai Jin warned Ran Mei about his opponent''s weakness. After Ran Mei heard this, she spun her hand and pointed the sword at his opponent''s fatal point.


    The snake-like flexible sword had been infused with energy, and its straight body shone with a cold light under the moonlight.


    Just as the sword was about to strike his opponent, a paper fan suddenly flew in from the air, causing the sword in Ran Mei''s hand to fall, at the same time a powerful force forced Ran Mei to continuously retreat from the man''s side.


    Huai Jin glared at the direction where the paper fan came from, then rushed forward and pulled Ran Mei away. The dagger in her hand was struck by Huai Jin with force, and pierced straight into the young eunuch''s body.


    With another clear "clang" sound, Yun Jing appeared out of nowhere and blocked Huai Jin''s dagger as well as protecting the young eunuch behind him.


    The young eunuch let out a laugh as he was saved. He hid behind Yun Jing and his eyes kept rolling around.


    Huai Jin then looked behind Yun Jing, the tree shadows were abundant, he could not even see the shadow of the person, but Huai Jin knew that Yuwen Fei was definitely there, it was just that the other party did not have any plans to come out.


    Withdrawing his gaze, Huai Jin looked at Yun Jing, who was in front of him, and snorted coldly: "There''s a thief who assassinated the princess, and yet you, as Seventh Prince''s bodyguard, did not help this princess catch the assassin, and instead wanted to protect him?"


    Yun Jing kept the sword in his hand, and did not reply.


    Huai Jin''s face sank. "Why don''t you call some people to come in and explain it to them?"


    Yun Jing''s expression, which seemed to be eternally expressionless, slightly changed. He glanced behind him, and then said to Huai Jin: "If the princess were to call for help, Yun Jing might not be the only one to explain everything." With that, he looked at Ran Mei who was behind Huai Jin, his meaning self-evident.


    "Princess ¡­" Ran Mei called out softly, but just as she was about to speak, she was cut off by Huai Jin with a wave of her hand.


    The person behind Yun Jing did not seem to have the intention to come out, it seemed like they knew that she would not dare to expose this matter, and that was the truth. After the other party had clearly expressed his knowledge of Ran Mei''s identity, Huai Jin gave up on this idea, since she was already a hostage in the palace.


    It was just that Huai Jin was curious as to what was behind Ran Die''s death. It actually made her concubine assassinate him, a princess, in the middle of the night. Was she not worried that the Xuanping Marquis would start a war after his death? Or could it be that the thing she was trying to hide was more serious than the rebellion of the Xuanping Marquis?

 C13

    After thinking about it, Huai Jin couldn''t help but feel a bit apprehensive. It was as if there was a huge conspiracy brewing in the depths of the palace, and he, a foreign guest, wanted to escape, but he was trapped in a trap even deeper and deeper into it.


    Yun Jing remained silent for a long while, before he continued, "Yun Jing assures Huai Jin that this will never happen again after today''s events."


    Ever since they knew that Huai Jin had started to practice the sword, every single person in the Yongan Palace was on tenterhooks. With Huai Jin present, they kept their steps as light as possible and did not even dare to breathe too loudly.


    Huai Jin held back the impatience in his heart. She had already seen on the night she first arrived that the empress dowager wasn''t sincerely treating the previous owner of the empress dowager well. Although she cursed silently in her heart, her expression was still as obedient and lovable as before. She threw herself into the arms of the empress dowager who had just entered the empress dowager and said sweetly, "Esteemed Empress Dowager, Ping Er is already well."


    Ever since the original owner had been conferred the title of Princess Anping, the people in the palace had only been given their titles and not their names. However, this title was also quite interesting. If she wanted her granddaughter to be safe, would she need peace on her side? Huai Jin sneered in her heart.


    The empress dowager let go of Huai Jin who was in her arms, and sized him up with a smile. "This is great, looks like your complexion is much better now."


    Huai Jin smiled sweetly and led the empress dowager to the side to sit down, then slanted her body onto the empress dowager''s body. Their movements were fluid and smooth, as though the two of them were their own grandfathers.


    "Seeing you like this, Wailing Home is relieved." The empress dowager caressed Huai Jin''s head and laughed, "Today, Wailing Home is going out of the palace to enjoy the fragrance.


    Huai Jin blinked, thinking that the empress dowager must have been frightened by yesterday''s incident in the imperial flower garden, so she decided to go and seek peace of mind. Although she didn''t believe this, it was good to be familiar with the way out of the palace, so she agreed.


    The empress dowager had originally come to see Huai Jin for this reason. After instructing Huai Jin to eat breakfast, she got up and was about to leave with her. However, she did not mention anything else about Huai Jin falling into the water. Huai Jin did not mind, since she had her own ways of punishing Zhao Yang.


    After leaving the Yongan Palace, the empress dowager looked back and had some doubts in her eyes.


    The Yang mama saw through the empress dowager''s thoughts and said in a low voice, "In the afternoon, Princess Anping''s servant, Ran Mei, went to the Cloudburst Pavilion. I believe she already knows that Princess Zhao Yang is in the empress dowager''s palace."


    The empress dowager nodded. "She''s quite smart to not mention a word."


    Yang mama didn''t reply, he only helped the empress dowager leave the Yongan Palace.


    After a little breakfast, Huai Jin brought Ran Mei to Jubilee Palace. After the empress dowager was done packing up, the group left the palace in a carriage.


    On the way, Huai Jin lifted the curtain and secretly noted down the topography of the palace. After exiting the palace gates, the scene of the Big Wen in the capital appeared before Huai Jin''s eyes.


    The morning mist had yet to completely disperse, but the shops on both sides of the street had long since cleared out the courtyard and opened to receive customers. The shopkeeper scolded the careless waiter, and his originally angry face immediately changed to a smiling expression when he saw the customer entering the shop. On the public road, the carriages and horses were sparkling, and the pedestrians seemed to be weaving in and out of them.


    Huai Jin looked at the prosperous scene in the city, she felt bored from watching so many things, so she closed the curtain. However, she could still hear the voices from the street.


    "Yo, grandpa Qi hasn''t come for a long time!" Come to tea early in the morning? " The waiter greeted the guests warmly.


    "Right."


    "Still the same?"


    "The same."


    "Alright!" The last syllable rose up and then neatly stopped, full of hospitality.


    Huai Jin''s ears twitched, that voice just now, it sounded a little familiar? Opening the curtain, she looked at the inn beside him. An indigo black figure entered the inn under the call of the waiter. The figure had a calm demeanor with firm steps.


    "Ran Mei, go down and take a look." Huai Jin put down the curtain and said to Ran Mei.


    Ran Mei nodded and told the driver that he wanted to help the princess buy pastries and let them leave first. The coachman stopped the carriage, and Ran Mei entered the tavern just now.


    Mianan Temple was not far, and after two hours of travel, they arrived. With the support of a palace maid, Huai Jin alighted from the carriage, and looked towards the majestic temple door.


    The Mianan Temple that was located in the capital was the first temple of the Great Wen. The origin of this name was not because of its long history, but because of its exquisite and luxurious appearance.


    This Mianan Temple was created by the late emperor when he was still Emperor Chong De. It hasn''t even been a hundred years since then. One night, Chong De Emperor dreamt of his deceased matriarch chanting at his side. When he woke up, tears flowed profusely as he ordered the Ministry of Revenue to build this temple.


    Originally, the Mianan Temple existed as a royal temple. Before death, the late emperor ordered for ordinary citizens to enter the temple to pay their respects. Even so, those who were able to enter the temple were either rich or noble.


    With the support of the palace maids, Huai Jin stepped onto the tall steps in front of the temple. The bluestone steps were spotless, with a total of fifty-three steps leading up.

 C14

    14 Woman, I don''t know the way!


    Because he had long since known that the empress dowager was coming, the temple had already made preparations, and the meditation room had long since been tidied up.


    Huai Jin was not used to the smell of the sandalwood in the house, she wanted to open the window to dissipate the Qi, but when she opened the window, she saw Ran Mei''s figure rushing in.


    Ran Mei lowered her head and did not reply. The relationship between the Shen Family Trading Company and the local officials was far from good.


    Huai Jin pondered for a moment. If this Shen Qi was someone he knew, other than Prince Jin, Ran Mei would be able to recognize him. In this world, there were millions of people who had similar facial features, let alone a voice, and their temperament was not like that of the other two. But Shen Family Trading Company was interesting.


    After smoothing the wrinkles on his body, Huai Jin stood up and wanted to leave, but he found that he seemed to be lost ¡­


    "Do you remember the road?" Huai Jin coughed lightly, concealing his embarrassment.


    "This servant is also here for the first time." Ran Mei''s face blushed even more.


    Huai Jin looked around, the bamboo forest was dense, and the path was winding. She did not know which path she had taken to come here. She narrowed her eyes and then sat down again, "Then we will wait here. Someone will come to find us later."


    Sure enough, not long after Huai Jin sat down, someone came looking for her. However, the person who came looking for her was not the palace maids, but a little Shamei.


    Seemingly being called over to pass on a message while cleaning the fallen leaves, little Shame was still holding onto a broom that was taller than himself. The end of the broomstick was slapped against his leg along with his steps, which affected his pace. Thus, little Shamei simply placed the broomstick on her shoulder, and her footsteps instantly became much faster. The broom dangled from his shoulder, his body swaying from side to side.


    The two of them were provoked by Little Sha''s cute and innocent appearance. Hearing Little Sha''s laughter, Little Sha noticed the person in the depths of the bamboo forest. His round eyes immediately lit up: "Almsgiver!"


    Huai Jin raised her eyebrows and endured her laughter: "Little monk, you were looking for me?"


    Little Shamei nodded and ran over. However, she tripped over the broom on her shoulder and abruptly fell to the ground.


    Ran Mei couldn''t help but laugh out loud. Little Sha Mi''s face instantly turned red, he abandoned his broom and climbed back up, and stuttered, "Hui Wei Senior Master is looking for you." As he spoke, he picked up the broom, one hand covering his red face as he prepared to run away.


    Huai Jin took a stride to the front of Little Sha Mi. A gust of fragrant wind blew by, and Little Sha Mi''s face became even redder.


    "Little master, don''t run. I don''t know the way." Even Huai Jin couldn''t help but take liberties with little Sha Mi''s embarrassed look.


    Little Shamei embarrassedly coughed and said, "Since that''s the case, please follow me, female benefactor."


    Following behind little Sha Mi, Huai Jin was smiling, but she was thinking deep down. Hui Wei. Could it be another one related to the original owner?


    "Young master, is there something Master of Intelligence wants to see me about?"


    "The sariras'' colors don''t seem to be different, they don''t seem to be different. They look empty, they look empty, they look empty. They want to get to know each other, and it is the same ¡­"


    Little Shamei muttered the incantation but did not reply.


    Huai Jin looked at Ran Mei, and Ran Mei shook her head as well.


    Forget it, let''s just deal with it. Let''s deal with it!


    Once they reached their destination, little Shamil quickly ran away with the broom in his arms, as if there was a flood and a ferocious beast behind him.


    Ran Mei stepped forward and knocked on the door.


    "Come in!" A heavy voice came from inside the house as Huai Jin pushed the door and entered.


    Inside the house, two old men were playing chess. One of them was dressed in a monastic robe and was focused on staring at the chess board. As for the other person, after hearing the door open, he abruptly raised his head and looked over. His two sunken eyes were deep and bright.


    Ran Mei recognized the old man at a glance and bowed towards him: "Ran Mei greets the Marquis!"


    Huai Jin stood there in a daze. Xuanping Marquis?


    The old man''s concerned eyes fell on Huai Jin, making him feel slightly uncomfortable. It was the old man in front of her who sent the eight year old Huai Jin to the palace, but it was also he who sent Ran Mei and Ran Die to the original owner''s side to protect her. It was likely that the original owner wouldn''t be able to avoid being protected by the old man in his previous palace life, yet the original owner actually wanted to kill him. If the old Huai Jin was standing here, what kind of mood would she have?


    "Nannan, come, come to grandpa." The old man waved at Huai Jin, his tone full of love.


    Huai Jin raised her leg, but was unable to step out. She grew up in a mercenary group. Beside her, there was an instructor, a leader, companions, and enemies. But the only thing was... No family. Although she was good at disguising herself, when facing the true relatives of this body, Huai Jin was unable to pretend. A trace of resentment arose in her heart, but there was also a sense of grievance. This should be the emotions of her body.


    After opening his mouth a few times, Huai Jin realized that his throat was dry and it was difficult for him to call out "grandfather".


    "Sigh!"


    Huai Jin shouted with difficulty, but Xuanping Marquis deserved it. Seeing that Huai Jin did not move, the Xuanping Marquis stood up and pulled Huai Jin over, calling him "Nannan" and "Nannan" in a very intimate manner.


    Seeing that, the Master of Intelligence called out his buddhist name and left. Ran Mei also went out and closed the door, not disturbing the grandfather and grandson duo who were rarely alone.


    "I heard that you fell into the water recently?"


    The strange feeling in his heart slowly dissipated, Huai Jin remained the same indifferent look, and with a "En", he gave an answer.


    "Who bullied my family''s Nannan!" "Tell Grandfather that Grandfather will help you teach her a lesson!" Facing her own granddaughter, the Xuanping Marquis no longer had the viciousness of the battlefield, and a face full of love and love.


    "Zhao Yang." Huai Jin was also very straightforward, her eyes, was completely calm and unperturbed.


    Xuanping Marquis pursed his lips, looking at Huai Jin''s situation, he felt that he had shamed himself in front of his granddaughter, so he used his strength to smash the table, causing the entire board of chess to be thrown into chaos.


    "This dog-emperor is going too far!"


    "It''s Zhao Yang." Huai Jin corrected.


    "Now that it''s autumn, although it''s not that cold, you still have to pay more attention to your body. Grandfather heard that if a girl suffers from cold, she will become ill. "


    Huai Jin rolled her eyes in her heart and did not say a word.


    Xuanping Marquis awkwardly stroked his beard, "Nannan, are you still blaming Grandfather? Grandfather was forced to do so back then. "You should know that ¡­"

 C15

    "I know." Huai Jin was not in the mood to listen to his chatter on the side, hence she directly interrupted him. Since he was tired of standing, he found a place to sit and poured himself a cup of tea to moisten his throat. A granddaughter''s life in exchange for a whole family''s life, this transaction was definitely worth it. If he was a Xuanping Marquis, he would also choose to do the same.


    But what about the original Huai Jin? Was it because of this that she wanted to kill her grandfather? However, the original owner did not seem to be that stupid.


    "I don''t like to be held." Huai Jin spoke the truth.


    The Xuanping Marquis sighed, "The empress dowager should have finished listening to the scripture, you can go back now."


    Without stopping, Huai Jin got up and was about to leave. However, when she walked to the entrance, he opened her mouth and did not call out "grandfather" in the end.


    Although Huai Jin did not shout out loud, Xuanping Marquis was so happy to see her mouth open, and could not help but look at Huai Jin''s leaving back, unable to recover from his shock.


    The window opened, and a figure flashed in, landing beside Xuanping Marquis.


    Seeing the newcomer, Xuanping Marquis withdrew the smile on his face: "Is there anything different about the palace recently?" Her tone was sharp and there wasn''t the slightest trace of kindness in her tone.


    The black shadow quickly hid the astonishment in her eyes and replied: "Li Consort saved the second young master of the Blood Clan, she is currently in Yongan Palace."


    "This woman! Isn''t harming my son enough?! " A table cracked apart!


    "Master Hou, please calm your anger."


    The Xuanping Marquis clenched his fists, then started to open them again: "What do you have with Jin Er?"


    "Ran Die, who was by the side of the young miss, is dead."


    "Gone?" Xuanping Marquis frowned.


    "There''s nothing else."


    Xuanping Marquis sighed, his figure looked a little sad: "Go investigate again!"


    The shadow answered and turned around to disappear.


    Just as Huai Jin returned to the backyard, she saw a group of palace maids guarding the door. She put on a smile and entered the house.


    "Esteemed Empress Dowager." Her voice was soft and sweet.


    "Where did he go?!" The empress dowager didn''t hold Huai Jin in her arms like she did before.


    However, Huai Jin didn''t care about how she was faring, and still threw herself into the empress dowager''s arms. "I went out to take a look with Ran Mei."


    "You''ve been gone for so long? Why didn''t you ask the palace maid to follow? "


    "Why should we make them follow us? They are all so slow." As if he could not feel the alienation of the person in his embrace, Huai Jin tightened his grip, and raised his head with an obedient face: "Esteemed Empress Dowager, let me tell you, I met Master of Intelligence just now! He insisted on saying that I had the wisdom root, and if he wanted to pull me over to listen to the scriptures, I would have a headache! "


    After saying that, Huai Jin could feel the empress dowager''s body loosen up, and her tone become gentler. "Master of Intelligence has long ignored the temple''s mundane affairs, you met him out of fate."


    "I think even if he wanted me to become a monk, he would still try to make me a monk!"


    The Yang mama by the empress dowager''s side restrained his laughter and corrected his, "Princess, only men are called monks."


    "Pretty much!" Huai Jin stuck her tongue out mischievously, making the empress dowager laugh.


    "Master of Intelligence has good intentions too, girl!" The empress dowager let go of Huai Jin''s arms that were wrapped around her as she stood up to support Yang mama. "Since this Master of Intelligence is fated to be with you, I''ll get a protective talisman for you before I leave."


    Huai Jin blinked her eyes and did not refuse.


    Just like that, the group of people arrived at the front of Master of Intelligence''s courtyard. Little Sha Mi put down the broom in his hand and stepped forward to say the name of the Buddha.


    "Young master!" Huai Jin called out.


    Xiao Sha Mi raised his head and saw that Huai Jin was looking at him with eyes full of ridicule, her face was red again, and as if she could smell the nice smell from the tip of her nose, she ran into the courtyard. The female benefactor is here! "


    Hui could hear the little Shamil''s voice. When he came out of the temple, he saw the empress dowager and the others waiting at the courtyard entrance.


    "Master of Intelligence, don''t think too much! I won''t be your disciple, not even a home disciple! I''m just here to ask for a talisman! " Huai Jin made people laugh with a look of being afraid of being pulled by Hui Ran to become a monk.


    "Don''t be rude!" The empress dowager reprimanded Huai Jin softly, then said to Hui Nong, "Master of Intelligence doesn''t need to be blamed. It is her fortune that the master has set his sights on this child.


    Hui Nong looked at Huai Jin, and said a Buddhist prayer to the empress, then said to the empress, "The princess is intelligent, it is something that the old monk and the princess are not fated to meet. The old monk often wears Buddhist beads, so I''ll give them to the princess as a talisman."


    Yang mama received it on Huai Jin''s behalf and thanked him. Huai Jin unwillingly went up to thank them and only then did everyone walk out of the backyard and leave the Mianan Temple.


    On the way, Huai Jin held the buddhist beads in her hands, and let out a cold laugh, as she always said that her family did not use words, but she never knew that a monk''s lies were the most convincing. After instructing Ran Mei to keep the Buddha beads properly, Huai Jin started to doze in the carriage.


    The coachman drove the carriage through the glowing door into the palace, where he met another carriage leaving the palace. The gate was narrow, and was not wide enough to accommodate two carriages at the same time. The coachmen on both sides of the palace stopped in their tracks.


    Just as the carriage stopped, Huai Jin woke up.


    "Pu Xin pays his respects to the empress dowager."


    A gentle voice came out from outside the carriage, Huai Jin opened the curtain and looked out.


    That person was standing at the entrance of the palace. He was tall and slender, with an extraordinary demeanor. The dark red walls of the palace reflected the pearly green robe on his body. The two colors had originally clashed against each other, but now it looked especially harmonious.


    "Rise."


    After the Empress Dowager agreed, the man retreated to the side and waited quietly. As he stood there, he felt that everything around him had become a foil, leaving behind only a hint of green. It was as if he was standing amidst a forest of bamboo, quiet and serene.


    "There are bandits and noblemen who fight as if they were sparring, or as if they were sculpting." Like gold and tin, or jade and jade. " Looking at the person in front of him, Huai Jin could not help but mutter out loud. So there was actually such a person in this world, such a gentleman. After seeing him today, she felt that there was no one else in the world who was more suited to his green clothes than her.


    That person''s gaze, that was initially floating in the air, landed on Huai Jin''s body after hearing what was said. His ink-black eyes reflected the sunlight, and he looked like a pool of lake water, causing people to sink into deep thought. The person gently nodded, his gentle voice flowing through Huai Jin''s heart like a stream of water: "Pu Xin thanks Princess Anping for the praise."


    After hearing his words, Huai Jin did not seem to be embarrassed at all. She smiled back at him and prepared to put down the curtain.


    "I wonder if Princess is in good health?"


    Huai Jin''s hand that was on the curtain paused, then said: "Thank you Xibo Marquis for your concern, everything is well."


    "The weather is going to change in the near future. Princess, you must be careful."


    Huai Jin looked at Pu Xin in shock, but Pu Xin remained at the side, as if she had casually asked this question. Nodding her head, Huai Jin lowered the curtain in her hands.

 C16

    The carriage followed the empress dowager''s carriage into the palace. During this time, Pu Xin waited at the side, but when they passed him, Huai Jin smelled the sweet fragrance of a sweet and pine tree. It was light, yet bitter.


    When they were a distance away from the man, Huai Jin asked Ran Mei: "Why is Xibo Marquis here?"


    "Originally, Treason case was broken, but he was caught earlier. But no one expected that Shentidol would already be prepared, so he kept all of the stolen military secrets and Bei Ling''s secret location in the capital to his trusted aides. If he died, these two things would be given out, so neither side dared to touch him right now. Furthermore, no one knows where the Shentidol is currently imprisoned by the Emperor. "


    At the entrance of Yongan Palace''s palace, two palace maids were guarding the entrance, anxiously looking out. Seeing Huai Jin''s palanquin, the two of them heaved a sigh of relief and ran over.


    "Princess!" "You''re finally back!"


    Before the two could even walk in front of them, they were stopped by Ran Mei: "What happened?"


    "Princess Zhao Yang is here!"


    Ran Mei turned her head to look at the sedan, but the person inside did not have any reaction, so she had the two palace maids follow behind him, and she himself followed the two of them to the entrance of Yongan Palace''s palace.


    As soon as the sedan touched the ground, someone inside relayed the news. Zhao Yang straightened her body in the hall, her eyes staring straight at the door. Today, she definitely had to snatch the thing back ¡ª No, she was going to bring it back!


    However, even though their eyes were aching from staring, not a single person could be seen. Zhao Yang glared at the palace maid who had just reported the news, and decided to personally go and check it out.


    Because the original owner liked the carp, the front yard of Yongan Palace was specially dug out and made into a pond. Upon entering the Yongan Palace''s palace gate, they would find themselves in that pond, which had a few bridges built over it. At the moment, Huai Jin and Ran Mei were walking on the bridge while toying with the golden carp in the pond, and from the entrance of the palace to where the two of them were standing, there were not even fifty steps.


    Huai Jin glanced at the beautiful figure that came out of the main hall and stopped in her tracks. As if attracted by the pure gold carp in the pond, she threw some crumbs into the lake. Seeing that the golden carp had eaten all of the pieces that she had thrown away, it couldn''t help but clap and cheer. It seemed extremely happy.


    "Ran Mei, go and get some more fish food."


    Zhao Yang who was at her side saw her satisfied look, and immediately became angry. She had been waiting for her inside for a long time, and she was actually feeding fish here?!


    Zhao Yang angrily ran to the bridge and knocked down the pastries in the palace maid''s hands. A few of the pastries fell into the water, immediately causing the golden carp in the pond to rob them.


    "An Ping!" You clearly know that I''m waiting for you inside, but why are you still feeding this fish?! "


    Huai Jin acted as if she had not heard, she turned around to go get the fish food, then turned to look at the empty plate. A look of disappointment flashed across his eyes: "How come it''s gone?" But when she saw Zhao Yang, his eyes suddenly brightened. "Ah! The fish food is here. "


    Zhao Yang did not know why Huai Jin suddenly went crazy, she only thought that she was purposely saying it half-heartedly: "An Ping! Don''t play dumb! Hurry up and hand over the item! "


    Huai Jin didn''t care about what she said. With a sweep of her feet, Zhao Yang''s body became unsteady and she was about to fall. The bridge was built to look at the carp in the pond. The fence was not high.


    In panic, Zhao Yang immediately grabbed onto Huai Jin, who was beside her. Zhao Yang heaved a sigh of relief, but in the next moment, she suddenly let go of her hand. The shoal of fish scattered in fright, and a few unfortunate splashes landed on the shore.


    Ran Mei was still standing respectfully at the side, however, the corners of her mouth kept curling upwards.


    After recovering from his daze, the palace maids by Zhao Yang''s side anxiously fished Zhao Yang out of the water. The pond was not deep, and he only choked on a few mouthfuls of water.


    Zhao Yang originally liked to wear light-coloured clothes, and today, she was wearing this light green pair of feathered clothes that she loved even more. However, no matter how much she loved him, she still felt extremely disgusted at this moment. The light and thin feathered yarn was soaked in water and stuck tightly to her body, revealing the dark yellow undergarment underneath.


    Huai Jin''s naked eyes fell on Zhao Yang, unblinking as she looked at the beautiful water map. It had to be said that this little girl was pretty impressive!


    In a moment of extreme anger, Zhao Yang opened the hands of the palace maids and arrived in front of Huai Jin. She raised her hand and was about to slap him, but Huai Jin ignored the slap that was about to fall and only lowered her head slightly to look at Zhao Yang''s chest.


    Zhao Yang looked down in the direction of Huai Jin''s gaze, only to see that in front of his chest, it had just fallen into the water. A gust of wind blew over, sending a shiver down her spine. The scene before his chest was especially obvious.


    The hand that was supposed to land on Huai Jin''s face immediately changed directions, covering her chest, her almond eyes were filled with anger, staring at Huai Jin.


    Huai Jin retracted her gaze, and faintly sighed, as if she was extremely disappointed. However, the depths of her eyes were filled with disdain. She didn''t know where this Zhao Yang got her guts from, but even though she hadn''t settled the score with him, she still ran over here to seek trouble.


    Hearing Huai Jin''s sigh, her face immediately turned red, she gently raised her hands and held on to the position in front of her chest, then turned her eyes into blades and fiercely swept her eyes over Huai Jin''s body. The palace maid handed over the outer garment to Zhao Yang. Zhao Yang quickly put it on to ease the awkwardness.


    "An Ping!" As long as you hand over the items, this matter will be written off! "


    Huai Jin looked at Zhao Yang again carefully with her eyes fixed on him, causing people to feel numb: "I don''t like being threatened."


    Zhao Yang endured the discomfort she felt and tried to look Huai Jin in the eye, but in the end, she still failed. The last time she saw Huai Jin showing that kind of expression was one month ago when his palace maid stepped on the mink she was raising. She had already lifted the tendons on the palace maid''s leg and blood splashed all over her face.


    But because of that time, the two of them went up to the emperor and coincidentally met Xibo Marquis. The Xibo Marquis then took out his kernels and wiped the lady''s blood! Where did she get the qualifications from?!

 C17

    Thinking about it, Zhao Yang transformed her anger from the bottom of her heart into bravery that made him not know his place, and raised her head to look at Huai Jin''s threatening gaze: "You slut! Not to mention pestering the Prince Jin, you even want to seduce the Xibo Marquis? Look at yourself, are you even worthy?! "


    Huai Jin squinted her eyes dangerously. Without saying much, she kicked Zhao Yang out of the water.


    Taking off the clothes he was wearing, the handkerchief in Huai Jin''s embrace leaked, and Zhao Yang immediately recognized that it was the Xibo Marquis''s kernels! Without bothering to bicker with Huai Jin, he stretched her hand out to snatch it away.


    When the eunuchs outside the palace reported that reinforcements had arrived, Zhao Yang glanced at Huai Jin provocatively, feeling extremely proud of herself.


    Huai Jin stood up and patted her dress, and the kernels in her hands accidentally fell onto the ground and became dirty. Glancing at the dirty kernels with disdain, she stepped on it and went to welcome the Phoenix Carriage.


    Zhao Yang glared at Huai Jin viciously, hesitated for a while, and in the end, still picked up the kernels and stored it in her bosom.


    "An Ping greets the empress." Huai Jin bowed towards the empress, but this bow was done very casually, she only had to bend her legs a little before she was able to return to normal.


    The Queen wasn''t in the mood to teach a lesson, so she walked straight towards Zhao Yang and hugged her daughter in pain.


    Zhao Yang trembled, a pair of eyes holding back a tear, fell down in a flash, causing everyone''s heart to ache.


    "An Ping!" Kneel down! " the queen shouted.


    Huai Jin did not kneel, but instead hugged her arms and laughed at the mother and daughter duo in front of him.


    "Esteemed Empress Dowager has arrived!"


    The empress''s face immediately turned white, but thinking back to how the empress dowager was still protecting Zhao Yang, she probably wasn''t afraid of anything.


    Simple! Huai Jin cursed in her heart as she knelt down, her eyes filled with tears. "Empress, why didn''t you listen to my explanation? I really didn''t push Little Sister Zhao Yang down."


    This was what Her Majesty saw as soon as she entered the room, and her anger immediately rose. When he returned to the palace, he discovered that Zhao Yang had sneaked out of the palace and ran away. He had thought that the empress would have taken her daughter away, but didn''t expect the palace maid by her side, An Ping''s, to come over to say that she was from Yongan Palace.


    "Esteemed Empress Dowager! I really didn''t push Little Sister Zhao Yang down. Little Sister Zhao Yang fell into the water, I even gave her my outer garment, and helped her wipe off the water with the kernels. "But the empress just didn''t believe it and wanted to hit me."


    The corners of the Queen''s mouth twitched when she heard this, but her manners told her that she couldn''t argue with Huai Jin like a shrew.


    However, Zhao Yang ignored it, took off his outer clothes, and threw it at Huai Jin''s feet. "Who cares about your tattered clothes!"


    The empress dowager stared at the coat that she had ordered the Yang mama to make for Huai Jin and she became even more furious. "It''s said that all the women in the Wen Family have good upbringing, it seems that they are only mediocre!"


    Hearing this, the empress''s face changed. Even though she was a queen, she did not have a prince under her, and only had Zhao Yang as her only daughter.


    "It''s because chenqie failed to raise you properly."


    "Since that''s the case, Zhao Yang will move to the Jubilee Palace. If you can''t teach your daughter, then this Wailing Home will help you! "


    Zhao Yang was at a loss, why did she suddenly have to go to Jubilee Palace? Didn''t she have to be in front of this old woman all day long? Zhao Yang shook her head, she did not even think before opening her mouth to reject, "I''m not going to the Jubilee Palace!"


    However, it was already too late for the empress to stop Zhao Yang. She pulled him behind her and hurriedly said, "Zhao Yang''s personality is so lively that it might disturb the peace of the empress dowager. Why not move back to your son''s Phoenix Maiden Palace? Your son will definitely discipline you. "


    The empress dowager gave a cold snort and stopped insisting. "Since the empress has already said so, I''ll listen to you. But don''t let anyone say that the Wen family''s women are nothing more than false names!"


    She was from the capital''s Wen family, and her father was the current Prime Minister Wen Chengyu. The seriousness of the Wen family made the world praise them, and the daughter of the Wen family was even known as the ideal daughter of the world, but her own daughter ¡­ The empress turned to look at her daughter and fell silent.


    Zhao Yang heaved a sigh of relief and left the Yongan Palace with the Queen.


    Huai Jin picked up the clothes on the floor with a pained heart and placed them in Ran Mei''s hands.


    Seeing her like this, no matter if it was true love or pretense, a warm feeling rose in the empress dowager''s heart for a moment. It would have been great if this child really was her granddaughter, but ¡­ What a pity. After comforting Huai Jin a bit, the empress dowager brought a group of people and left the Yongan Palace.


    After sending the empress dowager off, Huai Jin put away the wronged expression on her face, rubbed her slightly cold arms together, and returned to the hall, telling Ran Mei to quickly find a new coat to put on.


    Ran Mei found a new set of palace clothes that she brought from the inner palace this autumn and gave it to Huai Jin to change into. She then carried the clothes that Huai Jin had changed into to the side and called the palace maid to take them to clean, but just as she passed them over, he kept them back and rummaged through his clothes.


    Huai Jin loosened the leather belt on her waist, noticed the situation with Ran Mei and asked casually: "Are you looking for the kernels?"


    Ran Mei couldn''t find the kernels, so she handed the clothes over to the palace maid and nodded towards Huai Jin.


    "I saw that Zhao Yang liked that kernels, so I gave it to sher." Huai Jin did not care much, it was just a kernels, he did not know how much it was expensive, and he liked it that much.


    "Princess!" That is the Xibo Marquis''s kernels! " Ran Mei knew how much Huai Jin liked the kernels, and kept it close to her body all day long. Now that she heard that the Princess Zhao Yang wanted to go, he was slightly shocked.


    Huai Jin was suddenly enlightened: "So it turns out that Zhao Yang likes the Xibo Marquis. Then the thing she asked me to hand over today is also this kernels?" A clear figure appeared in her mind. She did not expect that this girl''s brain wasn''t very good, but her eyesight was quite good.


    Ran Mei nodded and probed: "Princess, that kernels ¡­"


    "Just give it up, it''s just a kernels."


    Huai Jin spoke casually, but when Ran Mei saw that she did not seem to really care about it, she did not question her further.

 C18

    When night fell and all the palace maids had retreated, Huai Jin lied on her bed and thought about what Pu Xin had reminded him earlier in the day.


    "The weather is going to change in the near future. Princess, you must be careful."


    From the moment it became night, Huai Jin was not even able to stand up, and now her mouth was even more dry. She stood up and poured herself a cup of cold tea.


    Huai Jin took out a dagger from under her pillow and placed it on her waist. Then, she stood up and left the Yongan Palace, not disturbing anyone.


    Following her memories, she arrived at a small pond in the imperial garden. The moonlight shone down like the moon, and everything around her was reflected in the water, including the figure of a person.


    At the edge of the pond was the fake mountain, and with a quick step, Huai Jin turned to the side and disappeared.


    The people behind him immediately quickened their steps to take a look. The rocks were jagged and arched in all directions, revealing a small path between them.


    The man saw the path light up and was about to enter. However, just as he was about to enter, a dagger that glowed with a silver light pierced towards him. He squatted down and barely dodged it.


    He dodged so easily, Huai Jin frowned slightly.


    The shadow he saw in the water just now was not clear. Now, when the two of them faced off against each other, Huai Jin realized that the other party was actually the eunuch who assassinated him that night!


    The young eunuch giggled at Huai Jin and extended his hand out to make another move!


    The little eunuch was stuck at the entrance of the cave. After a few more moves, Huai Jin stopped fighting and went to Ze Fang Yuan''s Merlin from the other side of the mountain.


    Seeing this, the young eunuch also hurried to catch up. The fake mountain was very dark, and he had already knocked a few bags on his head. After a few turns, he finally saw the exit and was overjoyed.


    However, this young eunuch did not lower his guard. He stopped at the exit, took out a pill from his bosom and threw it on the ground. The pill immediately exploded, emitting green smoke.


    He knew that Huai Jin was definitely waiting for him somewhere, so he wasn''t in a hurry. He took out a few more pills from his bosom, and with every five steps he took, he exploded one at the bottom of his feet. These pills were all made by him, and the effect was a bit worse, as the limited range was only five steps away.


    "Are you coming out!? If you don''t come out, I''ll put some knockout drugs on this place! Let''s see where you can hide then! "


    From the moment he met this little eunuch, he had always been smiling strangely at him. And now, there was always such a mess in his hands, and if there really were informants from the Northern Tomb of Li Consort Palace, the first person Huai Jin suspected was this little eunuch. What if he were to hand him over to the empress dowager or emperor?


    Huai Jin sneered, then used her dagger to cut off a piece of her dress to cover her nose and mouth, holding her breath, she rushed towards the little eunuch.


    The other party had also taken out her soft whip, but because she was injured internally, she could not use any inner strength. In a close combat battle, she was far inferior to Huai Jin who possessed extremely high fighting techniques, and in a few rounds, she slowly revealed her disadvantage.


    Huai Jin found a chance to grab ahold of the little eunuch''s whip and pulled him over, then turned and gave him a flying kick. The young eunuch''s grip on the whip became weak and he released it. He crashed into a plum tree, causing the plum blossoms to fall.


    The young eunuch tried his best to prop himself up, but because of the new injuries, his body was now riddled with deep scars and he was unable to stand up.


    Seeing Huai Jin walk towards him, the young eunuch raised his head and knocked into a tree trunk. A jade hairpin slid down his head. Tilting his head, he caught the jade hairpin and used his remaining Qi to shoot the jade hairpin at Huai Jin.


    Huai Jin squinted her eyes, the dagger in her hand flew out, about to collide with the jade hairpin!


    But just at that moment, a fan appeared from the side, directly striking Huai Jin''s dagger.


    The whip that was tying the young eunuch was pulled out, Huai Jin forcefully retracted the whip, and also retracted the fan into her hands.


    All the movements happened in an instant.


    His body made crisp noises, and he even scolded like a man.


    "Stupid!"


    The dagger and the jade hairpin collided, and the jade on the hairpin cracked. But that wasn''t jade! After the outer layer of the green juice, which was wrapped in the milky stone, shattered, scattering in all directions. Huai Jin immediately used her fan to prevent the juice from splattering on her body.


    In the darkness, after a small worm lost the nutrients to its life, it anxiously searched for its resting place.


    Yuwen Fei suddenly appeared and snatched the fan from Huai Jin''s hands, throwing it on the ground.


    It was already late at night. Although there was moonlight shining down, it was still extremely dim. It was impossible to determine the position of a small bug.


    Yuwen Fei glared at Huai Jin: "Do you know what you just released?"


    Huai Jin frowned: "What?"


    Yuwen Fei was so angry that he dared to attack even when he did not know anything.


    "It''s the Soul Breaking Parasite." The eunuch explained to Huai Jin on Yuwen Fei''s behalf as she narrowed her eyes and stared at Huai Jin.


    Although these bugs were small, they were raised on their own blood. Others might not be able to sense the location of the bugs, but he knew.


    Yuwen Fei''s cold gaze fell on the little eunuch''s body. "Li Consort allowed you to poison yourself with the parasite?"


    The young eunuch nodded his head, finding it somewhat amusing, "You two are quite interesting. One wants to kill me, and the other wants to save me. One wants me to plant a Gu, and the other wants me to stop it. "


    Huai Jin finally understood that the previous assassination attempt by the Li Consort was stopped by Yuwen Fei. Huai Jin looked coldly at the eunuch, swung the whip in her hand, and directly grabbed the eunuch''s throat, "Find that Gu worm!"


    However, the other party did not seem to care about Huai Jin''s threat and looked at Yuwen Fei provocatively: "She wants to kill me."


    Yuwen Fei acted as if he did not hear.


    "I have already sent the letter out. My second uncle knows that I was saved by the Li Consort."


    Yuwen Fei''s eyes darkened slightly as he stared fixedly at the young eunuch. However, he only smiled, as he had already decided to do so for the sake of Li Consort, and the person in front of him didn''t dare to touch him.


    Huai Jin felt Yuwen Fei''s change in emotions, and thought it was not good, but just as he was about to move, she saw something familiar heading towards him!


    The paper fan carried a bit of inner strength as it flew towards Huai Jin''s hand that was holding the whip.


    A hint of surprise flashed across Yuwen Fei''s eyes: "He can''t die."


    Huai Jin said coldly, "If we find the parasite, he doesn''t have to die."


    The eunuch shook his head, a crafty look flashing across his eyes, "I don''t know ah, that Gu worm was given to me by my second uncle, and this one is something I finally managed to request."


    Huai Jin did not believe it, and her hands tensed up even more.

 C19

    Seeing that the young eunuch was about to lose his breath, Yuwen Fei used more strength in his hand and knocked down the whip in Huai Jin''s hand.


    The young eunuch heaved a sigh of relief, panting heavily.


    Huai Jin''s expression changed, and she raised her guard as she met Yuwen Fei''s gaze: "Xuanping Marquis has entered the capital."


    A tiny speck of dust in the shadow of the moon fell on her head.


    Yuwen Fei''s gaze darkened.


    Huai Jin was also shocked, she raised his hand to shake off the bun on his head. But suddenly, a sword attacked over, the hand that was already injured was easily deflected, and the small bug also successfully snuck into Huai Jin''s head.


    A sharp pain came from his head, causing Huai Jin''s expression to change. He frowned, his eyes filled with patience.


    The sword was kept. A woman walked out from the darkness and looked at Huai Jin indifferently. She took out a bottle from her bosom and poured out a pill before stuffing it into Huai Jin''s mouth.


    Although Huai Jin had a headache, she was still clear-headed. She gritted her teeth and the medicine couldn''t be stuffed into her mouth anymore.


    Seeing that, the lady abandoned the sword in her hand, one hand holding Huai Jin''s chin, the other hand continuing to stuff the medicine.


    "That medicine can relieve your headache!" The young eunuch saw that the two of them were at a stalemate, so he "kindly" reminded them.


    The pain in his head became more and more intense, Huai Jin gritted his teeth, and in the end, swallowed the medicine.


    Seeing that the parasite had been successfully planted, the eunuch was delighted in his heart: "Although this Soul Breaking Parasite''s name sounds scary, it''s actually nothing much. It''s just that it''s going to hurt once or twice a month.


    After consuming the medicine, his headache had indeed eased up quite a bit. Huai Jin endured the remaining discomfort and steadied his body, eyes filled with sternness: "What if I don''t eat it?"


    "If you don''t eat, you die." The young eunuch nodded in agreement. After all, no one could withstand the pain of eating one''s brain.


    A gust of wind blew past, Huai Jin''s palm turned into a claw, aimed straight for the lady''s throat.


    The girl stepped to the side to block it, but before the claw could reach her, she suddenly turned around and reached for the bottle of medicine in her arms. By the time the lady reacted, it was already too late. She raised her palm and struck Huai Jin.


    Huai Jin was struck hard by the palm and grabbed the bottle.


    "bluebird!"


    The woman originally wanted to attack again, but she stopped herself when she heard Yuwen Fei''s voice.


    She was originally a secret guard trained by Yuwen Fei. Although she was sent to the Li Consort a few years ago to be in charge of protecting the Li Consort, and Yuwen Fei was no longer her master, she still instinctively obeyed his orders.


    The young eunuch watched from the side, but when he heard "bluebird," his vision went dark and he fainted.


    Yuwen Fei waved his hand. The bluebird took a glance at Huai Jin and retreated, leaving only Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin behind.


    Huai Jin looked at the man in front of him coldly, and picked up the whip with her foot, holding it in her hand. She had fought with Yuwen Fei before, so she knew that if she fought in close combat with him, she would have no chance of winning.


    Looking at her posture, Yuwen Fei felt that if he made a move, she would not hesitate to do so. He was as alert as a hedgehog.


    "Let''s have a good talk."


    "Talk?" Huai Jin scoffed, after framing him, she wanted to have a good chat with him?


    Yuwen Fei looked at her seriously: "When the Soul Breaking Parasite enters the body of the host, it feeds on the host''s brain. Someone had been struck by a Soul Breaking Parasite before, and the pain was unbearable to break its neck. There were those who could endure it, but that person became silly later on. After the Gu ate that person''s brain, he died, and the only thing left was just a zombie. "


    Huai Jin thought about the zombies in the movies and TV dramas.


    Yuwen Fei continued: "The medicine in your hands is only temporarily paralyzing the Gu worm. Letting it sleep is not an antidote. Besides, there will always be a day when I finish my medicine. "


    Huai Jin raised her eyebrows. "This period of time is enough, I can completely tell this matter to the empress dowager or Prince Jin."


    It was as if Yuwen Fei had heard something funny. He suddenly laughed, "If Prince Jin had that ability, he wouldn''t even think about you. As for the empress dowager ¡­ I''m afraid she won''t be able to save herself. "


    Huai Jin frowned, but just as she was about to speak, she was stopped by another sentence from Yuwen Fei.


    "Xuanping Marquis will not touch him."


    Huai Jin laughed coldly, "All of you have really put in a lot of effort for a princess."


    "If this princess is you, then it''s worth it." As he said this, Yuwen Fei''s expression changed. Her phoenix eyes slightly raised, and her last words lingered on. He shook the fan that he had taken back into his hand at some point, and in the blink of an eye, he had the bearing of the Seventh Prince.


    Seeing that the person in front of him had turned hostile faster than flipping a book, and was putting on an act, Huai Jin felt a burst of cold sweat.


    Seeing her like this, Yuwen Fei waved the fan in his hand even more recklessly. He looked at Huai Jin with eyes full of interest: "Work with me, I''ll help you remove the parasite."


    Huai Jin''s eyes flickered, she could sense that something was amiss, Yuwen Fei had said that they should cooperate with him, not the Li Consort. It seemed like this son and mother pair were not really friendly either. Huai Jin suddenly became interested, "What do you want me to do?"


    "Investigate the Treason case!"


    With that said, Huai Jin looked at Yuwen Fei with a face full of doubt. Weren''t the Northern Tomb snitch right in front of them?


    Yuwen Fei seemed to have noticed her doubt, as he waved the fan in his hand and leisurely said, "Treason case isn''t as simple as capturing Shentidol and killing the person in the Northern Tomb of the Underworld." After saying this, he no longer said anything.


    These words made Huai Jin secretly curse. Suddenly, she felt that the Seventh Prince was still the prettier one.


    Yuwen Fei saw through her expression, he glanced at the whip in his hand and smiled, "Your martial arts are lacking, but the whip is not bad, keep it."


    Huai Jin stared at the whip, it was not his, but it was indeed more convenient for her, and shamelessly wrapped the whip around her waist, the whip easily merged with Huai Jin''s clothes, the red body of the whip looked like a bright ribbon.


    Seeing that the sky was about to brighten, the two of them left after talking. Because Huai Jin had been infected by the parasite, for her safety, Lan Ling was brought back to the Yongan Palace by Huai Jin.

 C20

    Do you like Xibo Marquis?


    Ran Mei could not sleep soundly at night, and her eyelids twitched. The sky was still dark, but she had already opened her eyes. No matter how she tossed and turned, she could not fall asleep, so she simply got up and went inside Huai Jin''s room to take a look.


    Because it was still early, Ran Mei did not wake the others up.


    Huai Jin was already awake because of the two''s movements. Seeing that Ran Mei was about to stab him, she pulled him back, stood up and pressed down the sword in Ran Mei''s hand.


    "I brought him back last night. Help him change his clothes first."


    Ran Mei looked at the young man strangely, then took out a set of eunuch''s clothes that was prepared by the palace and gave it to him to change into. She then opened the window and lit the incense, covering the room with the smell of blood.


    The young man took the clothes and went to the side hall. He wiped his body briefly and then bandaged the wound again before changing into his new eunuch''s uniform.


    Ran Mei took out the clothes that she had worn the night before and passed them over to Ran Mei.


    When the two of them finished cleaning up, the smell in the room had also disappeared. The other people from Yongan Palace also woke up.


    The youth was forced to hide in the back room by Huai Jin and couldn''t leave, bored to death, as she fiddled with the things on her body.


    Money darts, Bewitching Powder, fog bomb and the like, slowly arranged a table in front of them. Although these things were just small things to others, they were nothing in their eyes. However, the items on the boy''s table were all brought out by the Strigoi, so their might was extraordinary. If not for these things, the youth would have already died under Yuwen Fei''s hands.


    The youth counted his treasures. Last night, in order to waste a lot of fog bomb s on Huai Jin, he had lost an entire half!


    After he had finished counting, he stuffed the items into his pocket one by one.


    But just as he put away the larger ones and came back to take the smaller ones, with a flap of his sleeves, the entire table of fog bomb rolled down from the table, and looked like they were about to land on the ground! The youth hurriedly opened his shirt and received it. He heaved a sigh of relief and carefully put it away.


    A fog bomb unknowingly rolled out from the inner room.


    The palace maids served tea and arranged breakfast, but the flow of people was very orderly.


    Outside the door, a group of palace maids came in with a food box. The moment the leader stepped into the hall, he felt as if he had been kicked by something. He stopped, looked around, then continued walking.


    One of the palace maids stopped in his tracks and lowered his head to look. There was some doubt in his eyes. He had clearly felt something hit his. The person behind urged his, so the palace maid stopped checking and quickly followed.


    The team put down the food in the boxes and left with the boxes.


    Huai Jin had long finished washing her face and rinsing her mouth, she was holding a cup of tea, slowly drinking the tea while looking at the busy palace maids absentmindedly. Suddenly, she saw a familiar object, with a wave of her hand, a cup of tea was completely spilled, and the cup was also broken into pieces.


    The sudden movement scared the people in the hall quite a bit. They did not know how they had offended that person, but they all stopped moving, even their breathing had become light.


    "The tea is cold." Huai Jin said lightly.


    Ran Mei anxiously brought another cup of hot tea and passed it to Huai Jin, then she instructed the palace maids to clean it up, and took the chance to pick up the bullets.


    Seeing that Huai Jin did not lose her temper, everyone relaxed and continued with their own work.


    When they were eating breakfast, Huai Jin told the others to leave, leaving Ran Mei alone in the house. Seeing that everyone had left, the youth came out of his room and sat down at the dining table. He picked up his chopsticks and was about to start eating.


    Jade Lotus Root! The other pair of chopsticks was a step ahead of him, taking the lotus root with them.


    The chrysanthemum and the buddhist hand cake! The next second, the Buddha Palm was also taken away.


    No matter what the young man saw in his eyes, the chopsticks would always be one step ahead of him. In the eyes of the young man who had almost caused trouble just now, this was clearly bullying the patient!


    The youth raised his head and glared at the person in front of him.


    Huai Jin picked up another crystal plum blossom bag and placed it on top of a small mountain of food. Without eating, she scooped up the congee in front of him and drank it bit by bit, "Name."


    "Lan Ling." The youth finally grabbed a piece of wooden rhino cake and swallowed it in frustration.


    Huai Jin looked up and whispered into Huai Jin''s ears. "Blue is Bei Ling''s national surname."


    Lan Ling also heard it, and looked at Huai Jin with a face full of satisfaction: "This young master is Bei Ling''s blood clan''s second young master!"


    "Not royalty?"


    This time, without waiting for Ran Mei to explain, Lan Ling could not wait and opened her mouth: "In Bei Ling, the Blood Family is much more noble than the Royal Family! The current royal family is merely a branch of the Lan Family. "


    Ran Mei nodded.


    "Just to save a prisoner, Bei Ling sent the Blood Clan''s Second Young Master over?" Huai Jin asked.


    Lan Ling''s face immediately fell, he was not sent here, but had secretly followed him here. Knowing that his Second Uncle was coming to Big Wen, he knocked out the guards by her side and secretly hid in the carriage that was carrying the goods. However, who would have thought that a team of people who had just entered the city would be targeted by the guards of Big Wen? She had also separated from Second Uncle, and later on, someone had found him with a Blood Family keepsake and brought him to the palace.


    Seeing that he did not say a word, Huai Jin could guess what was going on. However, she was still a little puzzled. The first time Lan Ling saw her, she had smirked at her, which made Huai Jin pay attention to him, and after knowing Lan Ling''s identity, she paid even more attention to him.


    Huai Jin looked at Lan Ling and asked: "This is the first time you have seen me, why are you smiling at me?"


    After Lan Ling, who was working hard to eat, heard this, her eyes curved into crescent moons. She randomly chewed on the food in her mouth a few times and hurriedly swallowed it, then looked at Huai Jin with a face full of gossip: "I know you don''t like Prince Jin, but what you like is Xibo Marquis!"


    Huai Jin indifferently glanced at him, and did not reply, but instead instructed Ran Mei to change the taste of the following dishes.


    Lan Ling scratched his head in depression. Huai Jin''s cold reaction was like a bucket of cold water being poured over his head, causing the soul of the Eight Trigrams that he had raised to be extinguished. However, she could not help but feel itchy in his heart when she heard this question, "Really?"

 C21

    Yuwen Fei, are you crazy?


    In the end, Huai Jin still did not reply to Lan Ling, which made Lan Ling feel extremely depressed for a long time. Her two eyes looked at Huai Jin, wanting him to answer her question with certainty.


    "You really don''t like Xibo Marquis?" Lan Ling pressed down the book in his hands, both of his eyes were staring straight at Huai Jin, hoping to see the answer from that pair of eyes.


    Seeing that Huai Jin did not even bat an eyelid, Lan Ling coldly snorted, stood up and brushed off the dust on her buttocks, then excitedly ran to find Ran Mei. The red snake would not come back anyway, but he had decided to not leave a single bite for the shameless woman to eat tonight!


    Lan Ling, who could not find the answer to this question, turned and tried to talk to Ran Mei, but when it came to this matter, Ran Mei was like a dull gourd that could not be asked.


    Although Ran Mei didn''t tell Lan Ling, she was curious. Seeing the princess''s previous expression, it was clear that she liked the Xibo Marquis, but the current indifference didn''t seem to be an act either.


    However, soon, the two of them would have a chance to verify their thoughts. This was because every year, after autumn, the Emperor would organize an event called Autumn Shou, at which time, the princes, princesses, and ladies of the imperial harem would all have the chance to go. If he took first place in the Autumn Hunt, he could ask the Emperor for a wish.


    Eight years ago, Grand Princess Ping Yang had won first place in the Autumn Hunt and forced the emperor to keep the name list on the list to the public and made it her own Prince Consort. This act of being a genius and beautiful woman had dazzled the hearts of so many women in the capital all those years ago.


    This year, Huai Jin had personally promised Prince Jin that he would always be the best rider in the capital. It could be said that, since Prince Jin had already promised to help Huai Jin obtain the top spot, then the outcome for this year''s Autumn Shou had already been decided.


    The night before Qiu Shou, Lan Ling begged for half a day before Huai Jin agreed to bring him there. After receiving the promise, Lan Ling happily ran back to her own room, muttering to herself that she could finally meet Xibo Marquis in person.


    Ran Mei chuckled, after helping Huai Jin bathe and change her clothes, she left the main hall, and returned to her own room to rest.


    Huai Jin stretched her body and yawned, then sat down and poured herself a cup of tea and waited quietly.


    A few days ago, Yuwen Fei''s men had come to report, saying that there were important things to report before the Autumn Hunt, but there was still no news of them until today. Huai Jin waited a little longer, seeing that no one came, she coldly snorted, then stood up and returned to her room, planning to sleep. Presumably, it was not a big deal for Yuwen Fei to be so careless.


    But the moment Huai Jin entered the room, she saw a person sleeping soundly on his bed, looking extremely comfortable.


    "Yuwen Fei!" With a low shout, Huai Jin''s right hand lightly shook, and the red snake wrapped itself around Yuwen Fei''s waist like a nimble red ribbon.


    With a twist of his wrist, with a "dong" sound, he directly pulled Yuwen Fei out of bed!


    The pain from his back caused Yuwen Fei to wake up from his sleep, and he opened his eyes slowly. He glared at Huai Jin unhappily, and rubbed her aching arm.


    Huai Jin kept the red snake and frowned as she looked at the messy bed that Yuwen Fei had made. With a cold expression, he took out a new bed from the wardrobe and changed into it.


    Yuwen Fei straightened his back and stood up, casually sweeping the dust off his body, then sat on the bed with his legs crossed, waving a fan as he watched Huai Jin bustle around.


    After changing to a new bed, Huai Jin threw the bed that Yuwen Fei had laid on to the side disdainfully.


    "Tsk, tsk, tsk. I wonder just how many women would want this prince to lie on their embroidery bed?"


    Yuwen Fei looked at the blanket that had been abandoned in the corner, and shook his head. Who knew that the moment he arrived, he would run into Huai Jin taking a bath, and after waiting for a long time, he unknowingly fell asleep. However, his sleep was light, and by the time Ran Mei left, he had already woken up, with the intention of teasing Huai Jin. Who knew that the other side would actually flip him over from the bed.


    Huai Jin could not deny Yuwen Fei''s words. Although Yuwen Fei''s appearance was outstanding and was the current Seventh Prince, but based on his way of doing things and not getting censured by the officials, it was already something that the Emperor would love. He really did not think that many women would like Yuwen Fei like him, furthermore, he had heard quite a bit about the Seventh Prince''s glorious achievements in the past few days.


    The first year he came back from Luzhoushan, the Seventh Prince made a ruckus in the throne room while drunk. He scolded the ministers by pointing at their noses and pouring out wine like a madman. Later on, he was punished to meddle in seclusion and charged into the Mianan Temple, all for the sake of finding the dozens of jars of primeval red buried under the Scriptures Pavilion by the Wisdom Master.


    The worst case scenario would be the Wang Po incident that was mentioned by Zhao Yang that night. It was rumored that Yuwen Fei had once stood in front of the Cloudburst Pavilion with a torch, and threatened to burn out the entire Cloudburst Pavilion if Zhao Yang did not apologize to him. This was why Zhao Yang unwillingly apologized to the Wang Po who sold noodles.


    The doubt in Huai Jin''s eyes became stronger and stronger. She glanced at her, and only smiled slightly, then slanted her body and laid down on the bed. She sighed and said: "You, do not understand women."


    Hearing his words, Huai Jin almost burst out laughing. She? Don''t understand women?

 C22

    Heh!


    Ignoring the deep disdain on Huai Jin''s face, Yuwen Fei began to talk about his history of peach blossoms with Huai Jin. From the young miss of an aristocratic family to the woman walking down the market, no matter what Yuwen Fei said, Huai Jin felt that those women must be blind.


    At the end, Yuwen Fei had an appearance of someone who was hard to find, "It''s hard to find someone who knows you, but it''s hard to find someone who knows you."


    "It''s not exactly good on Yongan Alley. It''s also good if it''s bad." Yuwen Fei propped himself up and explained to Huai Jin: "The nobles of the capital city also have houses in the marketplace near the Imperial Palace, but in the end, under the Emperor''s watch, the Emperor can clearly see whose home is luxurious and whose family is poor. At first, they just set up their own courtyard there, but later on someone else followed suit. Slowly, Yongan alley became the residence of the influential nobles of the capital. "


    Huai Jin was still confused, "Treason case is related to these people?" If it was true, then if this Treason case were to investigate, the entire capital would probably change. Then, he suddenly remembered the words that the Xibo Marquis had reminded him before. So that was the case, then did the Treason case have something to do with him?


    Yuwen Fei nodded his head, then shook it again: "When Li Consort found Lan Ling, Lan Ling was already in Wuan Lane, which means that there is a connection between Bei Ling and the people here, but not everyone here has anything to do with this matter."


    For some reason, when Huai Jin heard this, he obviously heaved a sigh of relief. Yuwen Fei glanced at her and continued: "Marquis de Vobo''s Mansion, the Huai Huai Hua General''s Manor, the Marquis'' Mansion, and ¡­ Mansion of Xibo Marquis, even you need to be careful. "


    "Mansion of Xibo Marquis ¡­" Huai Jin wanted to ask, but Yuwen Fei''s voice became colder and colder, he did not give him the chance to speak, "Shentidol is only a military official stationed in the capital, he is the supervisor, how can he have the chance to come in contact with military secrets? The families that you mentioned earlier are all generals of noble families who held military power. They are the ones who are most suspicious! "


    Huai Jin wanted to argue again, but Pu Xin''s bamboo like figure had appeared in front of her eyes. She couldn''t believe that such a person would betray his country, and furthermore, wasn''t he someone that the Emperor trusted?


    "The Xibo Marquis does not wield military power!"


    When Yuwen Fei heard this, his expression immediately turned cold, and remembered what Lan Ling had said about Huai Jin liking Xibo Marquis, causing him to become even more annoyed. The expression on her face, which was originally a casual look, became even more gloomy, and she thought that she would be different from other women, but she never thought that she would be confused as well!


    The current Xibo Marquis does not have it, but don''t forget! The Mansion of Xibo Marquis is a martial general family, and only after taking over the Xibo Marquis did they give up on military power! Yuwen Fei realized that he had lost control of himself and waved the fan in his hand a few times. Only then did he calm down and continue: "Tomorrow, Qiu Shou, you have to focus on getting on good terms with the women in the family."


    Huai Jin was still thinking about the Xibo Marquis and could only casually nod her head when she heard Yuwen Fei''s words. If it wasn''t for Yuwen Fei just now, she really didn''t know that Xibo Marquis was actually a family of martial generals.


    She had only just arrived in this world, so she did not know much about the backgrounds of the people around her. It seemed like she had the chance to obtain a bit of information on the powerful figures in the capital.


    Seeing her perfunctory look, Yuwen Fei felt a burst of irritation in his heart. After a while, he threw out another sentence, "Xibo Marquis, you don''t have to worry about it for now."


    Without waiting for Huai Jin''s reply, she got up and left the Yongan Palace.


    The two talked for a long time, and when Yuwen Fei left, he was already a son, so Huai Jin read the household register again before falling asleep.


    On the second day, before Ran Mei could even get up, Lan Ling excitedly ran to Huai Jin''s hall to wake him up from her sleep. She then called Ran Mei out, urging him to wash up and dress him up.


    Because he was going to hunt, Ran Mei chose a blue Hu suit for Huai Jin, and tied his head with a man''s bun. Huai Jin''s original appearance carried a bit of a heroic spirit, making him look just like a handsome young man next door.


    Just as the bun was pulled back, Huai Jin didn''t even have time to take a glance before she was pulled into the hunting grounds carriage by Lan Ling. On the way, Lan Ling looked left and right, unable to sit still at all.


    Huai Jin frowned, she felt that Lan Ling''s enthusiasm for the hunt was a little over, so she looked at Lan Ling who was lying beside the window with an excited expression. Huai Jin coughed lightly, and signaled Ran Mei with her eyes.


    Ran Mei also noticed it, and she moved to the side to obstruct Lan Ling''s line of sight, as she pulled down the carriage''s curtain and tucked it in, "Feng Da Feng, stop blowing on the cold."


    Lan Ling pouted: "I''m not afraid."


    "Princess is afraid."


    Lan Ling was immediately deflated, and could only obediently stay in the carriage and count her hair.


    When they arrived at the hunting grounds, Huai Jin realised that there were tents set up specifically outside the hunting grounds for the ladies to change their clothes. Furthermore, the hunt would only start when the emperor came in at noon.


    Currently, the group of young ladies outside the tent were all dressed in red, with only Huai Jin dressed in a man''s attire.


    In that moment, no one recognized Huai Jin, they only thought that she was some young master from some family, and the other young miss even gave him a look, it seemed that she had taken a fancy to Huai Jin.


    The Da Wan Kingdom was originally a world on horseback, so people were already used to it, so everyone was already used to it.


    However, Lan Ling and Ran Mei knew that the young man beside them was a girl. One of them was already extremely happy.


    Ran Mei looked at Huai Jin awkwardly, and said carefully: "Princess, this is the first time this servant has come to the hunting grounds, so..."


    Huai Jin waved her hand to indicate that she was fine. After all, it was Ran Mei''s first time here, but the original owner should not be. Thus, Huai Jin very calmly found a seat to sit on.


    However, just as Huai Jin sat down, a young lady who had been giving her a meaningful glance walked over and reminded her: "Little gongzi, the gongzi aren''t waiting here."

 C23

    "Thanks for the reminder, but I don''t think I went wrong." When Huai Jin opened his mouth, the clear and bright female voice revealed his daughter''s family identity.


    Suddenly, the few young ladies who were looking at Huai Jin earlier all blushed. After finding out that Huai Jin was a woman, only then did a few young ladies who had seen Huai Jin before recognize him.


    "This humble daughter pays her respects to the princess."


    When they were conversing just now, Huai Jin had already figured out the identities of the crowd.


    Huai Jin laughed lightly and nodded at her.


    Another woman''s voice laughed in a low voice, "The princess'' reputation is usually so poor, so it must be passed on by them. Each one of them is cultured, elegant, and has the airs of a scholar.


    This is the young miss of the Marquis de Vobo''s Mansion, Luo Wenya.


    The moment Luo Wenya opened her mouth, all the Miss Generals started laughing out loud, causing the Miss Wen to frown.


    Lan Ling could not help but let out a laugh, but after being pinched by Huai Jin, he held it in.


    "Haha, Wen Ya, why don''t you take a look at your name, and you still have the nerve to talk about her."


    Luo Wenya''s face immediately turned red, this name could not be blamed on her, it was all because of her father. Seeing that the current emperor had started to suppress the military general and raise the position of a scholar, he gave himself such a name, provoking the jokes of the civil officials, and even her good sisters often used their own names to joke around.


    "Why are all of you laughing?!" A candid female voice came out, the ladies around Huai Jin all stopped laughing and looked over.


    Huai Jin followed the crowd''s gaze and saw the woman dressed in warm red from far away.


    "Sister Aster! "You''re finally here!" Su Ling was like a little bird as she rushed forward.


    Huai Jin tilted her head and looked at Ran Mei who was beside him.


    Ran Mei bent down and poured some tea for Huai Jin. She took the opportunity to whisper to Huai Jin: "This is the young miss of the Marquis of Ying Wu''s family, her name is Sui Wan."


    From the Ying Wu family? Huai Jin raised her eyebrows, this time, she was present, and upon thinking about her mission this time, she also went up and greeted them.


    Sui Wan cupped her fists and casually performed a salute, which was not humble at all.


    "What were you laughing at just now?" Sui Wan asked again.


    Luo Wenya glared at the people around him with a red face, causing everyone to laugh quietly.


    "Sister Aster, we''re laughing at you!" After saying that, Su Ling laughed so hard she couldn''t stand up straight.


    The young miss of General Zhou''s house, Zhou Jingyan, saw the situation and explained, "Just now, Wen Ya said that other people thought they were gentle."


    With regards to Luo Wenya''s name, it was as if these young ladies had never gotten tired of hearing it. When Sui Wan heard it, she also smiled and looked at him mockingly.


    Luo Wenya curled her lips: "I want to as well, but my father said that he has been rough for his entire life, and only thought that we can give him some face and create the reputation of a Luo Family girl, and let those scholars see, that name must be given to me as a reminder!"


    These words caused the young ladies to burst into laughter again.


    Huai Jin also laughed a few times. With the girls making such a ruckus, she understood the current situation in Da Wan Kingdom.


    Ancient emperors had always dominated the world with their martial arts and governance, and the current Da Wan Kingdom was no exception. After relying on these military generals to conquer this land, the emperor began to slowly weaken the military generals'' power and appoint civil officials within the imperial court. The current Prime Minister''s Mansion, the Empress''s mother''s Wen family, was the first among the scholars.


    However, civil officials could only be used to govern a country. If there was a war, these generals were required to lead their troops onto the battlefield. Then, if Bei Ling obtains the secret of the military, with the help of the army, the Emperor would have no choice but to use the generals again, and at that time, the generals would regain their power.


    The Treason case was truly not as simple as Yuwen Fei had said. Huai Jin looked at the martial general and women surrounding him. A smile hung on her face, but her heart was sinking.


    Huai Jin accompanied the group of female officers and chatted for a while, before an attendant arrived to pass on the news to the emperor. All of the young miss had tidied up their appearances, then proceeded to the temporary feast they had set up on the hunting grounds to pay their respects.


    Speaking of which, this was the first time Huai Jin had seen the emperor after she transmigrated. The current emperor was in his prime, full of spirit, and had a grand appearance.


    The young masters rushed over from the other side, paid their respects, and sat down on the other side of the banquet.


    After all, the deeds of the Grand Princess s had already formed a beautiful dream in the hearts of these young misses. Every year, there would be young misses who wished to imitate the Ping Yang of the past and have His Majesty personally marry them and their loved ones. After all, they had never been able to make the decision regarding marriage, and this was their only chance.


    But not all the young ladies were as proficient in riding as the young masters, or even stronger than the men, like the young masters of the Grand Princess.


    However, this year, there was another one.


    Su Ling quietly crawled to Huai Jin''s side and asked in a low voice, "Sister Jin, I can call you Sister Jin, right?"


    When Huai Jin heard the name "Sister Jin", she was stunned for a moment. Very few people here would call him by her name and they would all call him by her title, which gave him a good impression of Su Ling this time. Moreover, this was a person who wanted to make a good relationship with him, so she smiled and nodded: "Okay."


    "Sister Jin, this year, Prince Jin is here to help you, so the first place will definitely be yours. In the past, Prince Jin wouldn''t even be able to help us if we were afraid of discouraging them from participating in Qiu Shou." Su Ling secretly glanced at Prince Jin and lowered his voice again, "Sister Jin, if you get the top spot, what request do you have from His Majesty?"


    Even though Su Ling had lowered her voice as much as possible, it was still heard by the people around her. Hearing that, they all looked at Huai Jin with curious expressions, wondering whether or not Huai Jin would become the second.

 C24

    Huai Jin looked around, and guessed that a few of them were also people who secretly desired Prince Jin.


    Su Ling anxiously asked, "Will Sister Jin let His Majesty grant the marriage decree to the Prince Jin?"


    Huai Jin had also been wearing blue, now the two of them looked like they were wearing matching clothes.


    Although the owners of the gazes didn''t approve of Huai Jin''s words, they still heaved a sigh of relief. Huai Jin clearly felt that the sharp gaze on her body had been reduced by half.


    But before they could fully relax, everyone saw Yuwen Fei raise his robes and sit in front of Huai Jin.


    "Since Princess Anping''s eyes are useless, let''s take a closer look and see if this prince can compare to him."


    Huai Jin was instantly speechless, she could clearly feel that the gazes of the surrounding women were becoming more piercing.


    However, Yuwen Fei still sat there calmly, as if he would not be able to get up until Huai Jin gave him a satisfactory answer.


    Lan Ling looked at Yuwen Fei in front of him, and also widened her eyes. This gossip was getting bigger, but how did the Seventh Prince fall in love with Huai Jin?


    But only Yuwen Fei himself knew the answer to that question. He just sat on the ground like that, not caring about the increasing number of gazes from his surroundings as he supported himself with one hand and waited for Huai Jin''s answer.


    Seeing this, Prince Jin also walked over.


    "Yuwen Fei, what are you doing?!"


    Yuwen Fei didn''t even look at him, and mumbled: "This woman said I''m inferior to royal uncle, then I''ll let her have a good look, to the end, where in the world am I inferior to royal uncle?"


    Prince Jin glared at Huai Jin. This woman could cause trouble, and it was not enough to provoke Xibo Marquis.


    Huai Jin received Prince Jin''s gaze and wanted to give her a stare back, but then she remembered that it was in public so she forced herself to act like a little girl and looked at Prince Jin with deep emotions.


    The three of them had attracted the majority of the gazes at the banquet. Even His Majesty was secretly paying attention to the situation.


    Before waiting for Huai Jin''s reply, Yuwen Fei finally stood up, patted on the dirt on his body, and turned to look at Prince Jin.


    "Didn''t Imperial Uncle always dislike the Princess Anping? I presume that he wouldn''t mind taking a gamble with me."


    Prince Jin''s heart sank as he faintly had a bad premonition, "What do we bet?"


    The corner of Yuwen Fei''s mouth raised slightly, he pointed to the hunting grounds and said loudly: "Let''s bet on who will be the champion of the Autumn Hunt!" Then, he pointed at Huai Jin, "The loser has promised to never have anything to do with Princess Anping ever again."


    After speaking, he went straight to the front of the Emperor. "I request Imperial Father to testify for us!"


    When these words came out, the surrounding people went into an uproar, not only because Yuwen Fei actually dared to compete with the Prince Jin in archery, but also because the gossip about the three of them was too explosive!


    The dream lovers of the two young ladies of the Da Wan Kingdom had actually made a bet with His Majesty for the sake of a savage princess. It was unknown just how many people were grieving and sighing today.


    Prince Jin looked at Huai Jin, then looked at Yuwen Fei. Although he was confident that he could win Qiu Shou and get the top spot, Yuwen Fei''s conditions still made him hesitate, since the day Huai Jin fell into the water, Yuwen Fei had been acting strange, but had he really fallen for her?


    It was obvious that Yuwen Fei knew about the transaction between the original owner and the Prince Jin. Today, he was going to use this matter to end the relationship between the two of them, after all, he would be the partner of the original owner in the future. With Prince Jin between the two of them, he could not be at ease either.


    Yuwen Jue looked at his son in front of him, and did not speak for a long time. His serene and deep eyes turned towards Huai Jin, and he muttered to himself: "Since this bet concerns An Ping, then let An Ping be your witness."


    For a moment, all the attention was focused on Huai Jin. Huai Jin''s gaze swept back and forth in front of the two, and he also didn''t say anything for a long time.


    Actually, Huai Jin was also happy to be able to get rid of his relationship with the Prince Jin, since it was not as if the original owner did not know about the relationship between the two of them.


    Prince Jin coughed lightly, and continued to signal Huai Jin with his eyes. On the other hand, Yuwen Fei had a casual expression, he slowly waved the paper fan in his hand.


    Huai Jin took one last look at the two and made up her mind. Her eyes brimmed with affection as she walked to the side of Prince Jin, "Prince Jin has always been exceptional with his riding weapons, Anping believes that Prince Jin will keep his promise and help Anping win the championship." Then, he turned and stood in front of the two of them, and shouted: "I, Huai Jin, am here to testify for the two of you, a noble man making a promise is extremely difficult!"


    From the moment Huai Jin stood in front of him, Prince Jin''s right eye had been jumping nonstop, until the start of the feast.


    The young masters and young ladies returned to their tents to change into their riding clothes. At the same time, the attendants brought their horses out of the stable. These horses were the tribute of other countries and had always lived in the hunting grounds. Only today would they be released for their choice.


    Because Huai Jin was wearing a Hu suit, she did not have to spend the time to change her clothes.


    The first horse to go in first was a red-brown strong horse. Seeing Huai Jin coming over, the horse snored loudly, its front hooves trampling on the ground restlessly. Huai Jin did not doubt that if he were to ride on it, he would be flipped over by the horse in the next second.


    "This horse has a fierce temper. Princess, it''s best if you change one."


    A dark green figure slowly walked over from the side. Although he wasn''t smiling, anyone who saw him would feel as comfortable as if they were seeing him smile.


    "Won''t the marquis change his clothes?" Huai Jin nodded slightly towards Pu Xin, and seeing him dressed in a wide robe, she asked.


    Pu Xin shook his head lightly, "Pu Xin is dragging a sickly body, so he won''t be going up the stage."


    "Master Hou just reminded me a few days ago, but now he''s sick." In the face of Pu Xin, Huai Jin was unconsciously infected by him. Although it was the second time the two of them had met, but from the sound of it, they seemed to be familiar with each other.

 C25

    Yuwen Fei, are you crazy?


    Pu Xin was startled, then he smiled, as though he was smiling, but the smile was filled with bitterness and helplessness.


    Huai Jin saw that he was also silent for a moment, then looked at the horse in front of him, and changed the topic. "How about you choose a horse for me?"


    Huai Jin also had a good impression of this horse. Although she knew how to ride horses, but modern horses were all tamed and it would be difficult for her to tame one.


    The servant handed the reins to Huai Jin with keen eyes. Huai Jin reached out to take it, "Alright, then this one, thank you Master Hou."


    Pu Xin stared at Huai Jin, his face carrying a smile as smooth as water: "Princess, your name is Pu Xin."


    Submission Name Pu Xin... Did he mean for his to call him by his name and not by his name?


    Huai Jin suddenly became a little dazed. She thought that the original owner only had one-sided love for Pu Xin, but now ¡­


    As for Lan Ling, who was guarding at the side, her eyes were already wide open as she shook Ran Mei, who was beside him, in disbelief, "Did you hear that!? Did you hear that! "


    Ran Mei was so anxious that she felt her head spinning. She hurriedly nodded: "I heard it, I heard it."


    Lan Ling let her go, but the flames of gossip in her heart could not be extinguished. Her eyes were extremely bright, staring straight at the two people in front of him, unable to leave.


    "Since we''re going hunting, it''s not good to choose this horse!"


    Before the person even arrived, the voice had already arrived.


    Yuwen Fei finally wrapped his long, half-draped hair up high. It was unknown if it was done on purpose, but even though he had changed into Hu Yi''s clothes, he still chose a blue one, and it was also a lake-blue one. Standing beside Huai Jin, the two of them looked like a couple from afar.


    When Lan Ling first came out, she excitedly moved closer to Yuwen Fei. The scene in front of him was much more interesting than what he had seen in the books of the Second Sister! She must tell the Second Sister about it when he gets back!


    Pu Xin bowed towards Yuwen Fei and said gently, "Naturally, you have to be careful because of your noble identity as a princess."


    Yuwen Fei snorted as he grabbed the reins in Huai Jin''s hand and shoved it into the servant''s hands. He grabbed Huai Jin and walked towards that fierce horse.


    Huai Jin struggled to break free from Yuwen Fei and growled angrily, "Yuwen Fei! I can''t tame horses! Do you really want to see me become a joke!? "


    Yuwen Fei ignored her objections and pulled Huai Jin closer to her, dragging her along as she walked forward, "You can''t tame horses, I can!"


    Yuwen Fei took the reins from the servant''s hands and stepped into the horse''s stirrup. With a stride, he climbed onto the horse''s back and forcefully pulled Huai Jin in front of him.


    The weight of the two of them pressed down on the horse for a while. The horse''s hooves trampled around uneasily, and after a few steps, its hooves suddenly kicked backwards, kicking continuously on the ground.


    Huai Jin also suddenly leaned forward following the horse''s movements. Just as she was about to throw her out, Yuwen Fei reached out his hands from behind and hugged her tightly in his embrace.


    "Yuwen Fei!"


    "Sit tight."


    Yuwen Fei whispered into Huai Jin''s ear, and suddenly held onto the horse''s stomach, it raised its hooves and roared, and immediately galloped away like a madman.


    "Xibo Marquis! We''ll go first! " Just as he was about to leave, Yuwen Fei waved the whip in his hand and shouted to Pu Xin.


    Not long after the two of them left, the others arrived at the horse servants one after another.


    When Prince Jin arrived, he immediately noticed that the first horse had already been taken away by someone. Every year, the first horse would be the fiercest one to hunt, but it was also a rarely seen good horse.


    This year, because he promised to help Huai Jin win the championship, he was able to participate in a rare hunt, so naturally he had his eyes on this one.


    Pu Xin stood in front of the horse servant until he could no longer see the two of them, then regained his senses and laughed at himself, then turned and left the horse servant.


    "Xibo Marquis!"


    Prince Jin called out to Pu Xin, who was about to leave.


    Pu Xin turned and bowed to Prince Jin, then asked: "Is there anything that Prince Jin needs to call Pu Xin?"


    Prince Jin nodded and pointed to the empty manger: "Does Xibo Marquis know who took this horse away?"


    "This horse ¡­" Pu Xin sighed, he looked at the place where Huai Jin and Yue Shan had left from, "They were taken away by the Seventh Prince."


    Prince Jin sneered: "Him? If you have the ability to take it away, I''m afraid you don''t have the ability to tame it. " With that, he cupped his hands towards Pu Xin and thanked him, then went to look for another good horse.


    Huai Jin no longer knew how long the horse had been running with him and Yuwen Fei, but felt like her stomach was about to pop out.


    Finally, the horse realized that it could not throw the two from its back, and it gradually slowed down.


    Huai Jin finally took the opportunity to break free from Yuwen Fei''s shackles and jumped off the horse. She rolled on the ground, removed the force from her body, and landed steadily on the ground.


    "Yuwen Fei! What the hell are you doing! "


    Seeing that Huai Jin had landed, Yuwen Fei anxiously pulled on the reins, the horse also obediently stopped, he turned and got off the horse, then placed the reins in his hand onto Huai Jin''s hand, then placed her thumb and forefinger together into her mouth and blew a loud whistle.


    Right after the whistle, a silver white horse galloped over from the forest and stopped beside Yuwen Fei, rubbing its head affectionately against him.


    Yuwen Fei stepped into the stirrup, and got onto the silver white horse. He tilted his head and looked at Huai Jin: "If you are not afraid of death, then go closer with Xibo Marquis."


    Huai Jin frowned: "Why?"


    Yuwen Fei scoffed coldly at his words. "Sometimes I think you''re smart, and sometimes I think you''re really stupid." He sat on the horse and looked down at her from above, "Pu Xin''s grandfather was the same as your grandfather. He was originally a meritorious general of the empire, and was a brave warrior throughout his entire life, but in the battle at Huai Ling, all the male students died in battle. Only a female servant and a male infant who was not even two years old was left in the family.


    So that''s how it was ¡­ The afternoon sun was scorching hot, yet Huai Jin felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. Mansion of Xibo Marquis men had died in battle, and if there was nothing amiss, no one would believe it, then what about his, the The Mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping behind her?


    When she just found out about the background of this body of hers, the one called Cui Xiang had already told her that this body of hers was called father who was plotting against her. Considering that the Emperor did not affect the nine clans on account of the''s founding deeds, she thought at that time that it might have been because the original owner was acting as the proton in the palace.


    Monarch, so you really are so cold and merciless. That old man ¡­ The image of the Xibo Marquis appeared in Huai Jin''s mind.


    Yuwen Fei''s words still echoed in his ears.

 C26

    "As expected, after Pu Xin''s father grew up, he no longer followed the martial path, but had no talent in literature. After he married his own mother, he gave birth to Pu Xin, but just like that, Pu Xin suddenly died on top of the full moon wine."


    "But Pu Xin did give them Mansion of Xibo Marquis''s seniors some hope, understanding all the words at the age of three, and being able to compose a poem at the age of four, it''s a pity that at the age of five, he fell into the water in the palace, and when he woke up, his body became weaker and weaker. He did not leave his body with the medicine all day, he was afraid of the wind."


    Huai Jin shook her head, although the The Mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping and the original owner did not have any military power in their hands, they had not been in the army for long, and their influence could still be seen from the transaction with the Prince Jin and the original owner.


    Yuwen Fei suddenly shouted.


    Huai Jin raised her head and looked at him.


    Yuwen Fei suddenly smiled at her, and whipped the horse beneath him. The whip immediately disappeared from Huai Jin''s eyes like a silver arrow.


    In a moment, his lazy voice was carried by Huai Jin''s ear.


    He said, "Huai Jin, you''re very smart, I''m not wrong!"


    Huai Jin was shocked, she thought back to last night when Yuwen Fei told her that the Mansion of Xibo Marquis was originally a martial general family. At that time, he did not explain everything to her, but today she explained everything thoroughly, which was to test her out.


    The horse in front of Yuwen Fei that was tamed by Yuwen Fei was probably aroused by the horse just now, and started to snort continuously, as if it was urging Huai Jin.


    Being seen through, or rather, seen through by Yuwen Fei, Huai Jin suddenly heaved a sigh of relief in her heart, her mood becoming a lot more relaxed now. She held onto the reins and mounted the horse, without waiting for Huai Jin''s order, the horse started to follow in the direction of where Yuwen Fei had disappeared to.


    But in the end, Huai Jin was unable to catch up to her, and instead, encountered Ran Mei who had anxiously came to look for her.


    Ran Mei finally found Huai Jin, tightened her grip on the reins, and said anxiously: "Princess! Lan Ling is gone!


    "What''s going on?"


    "Just now when the princess and the Seventh Prince left, this servant and Lan Ling went to wait at the tent, but Lan Ling suddenly said that she needed to pee, and wanted to relieve herself, so this servant waited outside for a long time, but did not see him come out. Afterwards, this servant let him take a look, but that servant said that there was no one inside!"


    Huai Jin frowned: Did you send people to chase him?


    "The Yun Jing beside the Seventh Prince has already sent someone."


    Huai Jin nodded, then looked in the direction Yuwen Fei left in. He still had a bet with the Prince Jin, so she should not tell him about it yet.


    "Let''s go back!" Huai Jin turned her horse and returned with Ran Mei.


    The horse beneath him seemed unwilling to, and after circling a few rounds, it changed its direction under Huai Jin''s spurring.


    When the two returned to the horse servant, Yun Jing was already there waiting for them.


    Seeing Yun Jing''s figure, Huai Jin calmed down. He had seen Yuwen Fei''s underling''s martial arts before, and if he could wait here for his, then Lan Ling must have already been captured and brought back.


    "Where''s Lan Ling?"


    Yun Jing cupped his fists and bowed: "It''s inside the princess'' tent."


    Huai Jin followed Ran Mei to her own tent and saw the soundly asleep Lan Ling there.


    "Wake him up!"


    Ran Mei got her life, and lightly pushed Lan Ling away: "Get up!"


    However, Lan Ling did not wake up. Ran Mei originally wanted to yell again, but she saw that Huai Jin had already taken out the red snake by her waist and struck it on Lan Ling''s body.


    "Pain ¡­" Lan Ling cried out in pain and finally woke up.


    However, when he turned over, the place where he was originally lying on was already covered in blood.


    Huai Jin frowned, while Yun Jing walked up and explained.


    "Bei Ling''s people have come, and are in conflict with our people."


    Indeed! Huai Jin let out a cold snort, allowing Ran Mei to clean up the bloodstains on the ground.


    At the moment, everyone was still in the hunting grounds, and there were almost no one here. Afraid that they would be discovered, Huai Jin had quietly brought Lan Ling to the carriage they had arrived at, and the three of them returned to the palace.


    Perhaps because his injuries were really too severe, Lan Ling fell back into a deep sleep on the carriage.


    The situation was urgent, and the three of them did not wait for the carriage driver at all. Instead, Ran Mei directly drove them all the way to the palace entrance.


    When the guard saw that it was the Princess Anping''s order badge and saw Ran Mei''s anxious expression, he knew that something must have happened to this princess. He immediately let Huai Jin pass.


    The carriage sped along the way, and just as they were about to reach the Tai He Bridge, Ran Mei looked inside the carriage worriedly. After all, they had to change their palanquins when they arrived at the Tai He Bridge, but Lan Ling''s appearance definitely could not be seen by others.


    "Princess ¡­ It''s the bridge! "


    Huai Jin also understood that the Tai He Bridge was about to change palanquins, and driving was forbidden within the imperial palace, but she had no choice right now. She narrowed her eyes, and shouted in a low voice: "Drive the carriage all the way to Yongan Palace!"


    "Yes sir!"


    Ran Mei rode the carriage over the Tai He Bridge and headed straight for Yongan Palace.


    No one had ever dared to break the rules of the Imperial Palace, much less dare to drive a carriage through the Imperial Palace. However, right now, there was a carriage that dared to pass right in front of the Imperial Palace Guard, ignoring the rules. Everyone''s eyes were filled with shock.


    After he saw whose carriage it was he rushed up to report.


    The emperor was still in the hunting grounds and wasn''t in the palace yet, so this news first arrived at the empress''s Phoenix Nest Palace.


    "What?!" She dares to drive in the palace? "


    Originally, Zhao Yang, who was being guarded by the empress, was depressed because she could not participate in the hunt and could not see the Xibo Marquis. However, after hearing this news, her entire person suddenly became energetic.


    This time, Huai Jin was in big trouble!


    "Mother, your son is going to the Yongan Palace!" Zhao Yang ran out of the palace with a giggle. She was already itching to see Huai Jin''s unlucky look!


    "Halt!"


    The Queen bellowed at Zhao Yang, stopping him.


    "Muhou ~"


    The empress pulled Zhao Yang closer to her and brought her back to the palace. "Imperial Mother understands that you''re angry about her last time, but this time she''s in trouble. Even with the empress dowager''s protection, she won''t be able to avoid punishment.


    Zhao Yang unwillingly sat on the bed under the Queen''s pull. "I''ll go take a look."


    When the empress saw her like this, she sighed again. "Right now your father is still in the hunting grounds. There''s only the empress dowager left in the palace. Didn''t you go there just to annoy the empress dowager?!"


    Hearing this, Zhao Yang gave a weak "oh".


    The Queen let out another long sigh ¡­ Why is my own daughter ¡­ Looks like I have to discipline him from now on.

 C27

    On the Yongan Palace''s side, because the three of them had returned in a hurry, when the palace maids were gathered in front of the hall, Ran Mei had already shut the door tightly and ordered for no one to enter.


    Lan Ling very rudely put him on the bed in the ear room as Ran Mei and Huai Jin worked together.


    Huai Jin saw that he was actually angered to the point of laughing. If she failed to escape and was brought back, would she still have the face to scream in pain?


    Lan Ling nodded, she did not dare say anything.


    "Ran Mei, go ask for an imperial physician!"


    Lan Ling had wanted to remind her not to ask for an imperial physician just like that, as it would expose him. However, the words were swallowed back down his throat. This woman was smart, he didn''t need to remind her.


    Sure enough, when Ran Mei brought Doctor Zhang in, everything was ready.


    As the layers of muslin curtains were put down, Huai Jin laid on the bed weakly, a jade hand reaching out from the curtains.


    Seeing this, Doctor Zhang shut his mouth and didn''t ask. He just took his pulse seriously, but the more he probed, the more his heart sank. They thought that she was just a hot-headed person. Who would have thought that this princess had been in the palace all along? How could she have sustained such heavy injuries?


    Keeping his hand, Doctor Zhang frowned.


    "Doctor Zhang, how is the princess?" Ran Mei asked anxiously.


    Doctor Zhang opened his mouth, but then remembered the taboo in the palace. He didn''t reply, but only shook his head. He then sat down at the table, wrote down the prescription, and left with the medicine box.


    The empress dowager called Doctor Zhang over and asked him in detail, but she couldn''t help but be suspicious. She had just heard the message that the Princess Anping was travelling in the palace, and now they were saying that the princess was heavily injured. Could it be that something had happened on the hunting grounds?


    "Have you found out?" Yang mama confirmed again.


    Doctor Zhang did not dare to lie and hurriedly replied, "This humble subject has indeed found out that the princess is severely injured."


    The empress dowager''s hands tensed up, and the sleeping old cat in her arms felt pain on her back. With a cry, she jumped to the ground and ran out.


    "Someone come!" Go and find out what happened to the hunting grounds! "


    Someone obeyed and immediately left.


    The empress dowager stood up to support the Yang mama and said in a low voice, "To Yongan Palace!"


    The news spread quickly in the palace, and soon after, the news of Princess Anping being heavily injured spread. On the other hand, the emperor who was far away in the hunting grounds finally received the news.


    The empress dowager was still close to the palace after all. The emperor had just received news that the empress dowager had already arrived at Yongan Palace.


    The moment he stepped into the Yongan Palace, he saw palace maids walking out of the main hall with pots of blood in their hands. All of them had nervous expressions on their faces, as a stifling atmosphere assaulted his senses.


    "Halt!"


    Her Majesty called out to one of the palace maids and had her bring the basin over.


    The water in the basin had long been dyed red with blood, and a thick smell of blood assaulted his nostrils.


    The empress dowager waved her hand. The palace maid thought that she was going to retreat by herself, so she bowed and backed away.


    But before she could take a step back, the empress dowager asked, "How did the princess get injured?!"


    But how could this palace maid know about Huai Jin''s injuries? Today, Huai Jin had only brought two people to the hunting grounds, so when the rest of the Yongan Palace was free, they all ran off to who knows where to slack off.


    He had thought that the princess would at least return after a banquet at the Autumn Hunt, but before he had even spoken a few words to Little Li in the Imperial Study in the afternoon, he heard that his princess had returned to the palace.


    After receiving the letter, she immediately came back to see Doctor Zhang rushing into the main hall. She then told him that the princess was severely injured.


    "Reporting to the empress dowager, this servant doesn''t know."


    Yang mama pointed at the palace maid''s nose and scolded: "Your princess, don''t you know how you''re injured?!"


    "Putong!" The palace maid knelt onto the ground with a face full of fear and kowtowed repeatedly: "The princess went hunting today, and only brought Big Sister Ran Mei and a young eunuch with her. When she returned, Big Sister Ran Mei did not let the servants enter, so this servant really doesn''t know!"


    Yang mama looked at the empress dowager and waved her hand for her to leave. The palace maid heaved a sigh of relief and quickly left.


    "Empress ¡­"


    "Let''s go in and take a look."


    "Yes."


    Stepping into the main hall, what greeted them was the smell of medicine and the smell of blood that had yet to dissipate. This bloody smell made Esteemed Empress Dowager think of the imperial garden''s withered and reborn flower. She could not help but feel disgust.


    The Yang mama saw that the empress dowager was frowning as she passed a kernels over. The kernels was still smeared with the faint scent of chrysanthemum.


    The empress dowager accepted the kernels and sniffed it lightly a few times. After feeling better, she walked towards Huai Jin''s room.


    As soon as he entered the room, a teardrop fell from his eyes. Seeing Huai Jin''s pale face on the bed, she could not help but cry.


    "He was still fine when he left, how did he come back and get injured so badly?"


    Huai Jin also shed a few tears, with a few coughs. She wanted to speak, but couldn''t, as though she was going to cough out her lungs.


    Ran Mei quickly handed over a piece of kernels. When the kernels was taken away, there was actually a pool of blood on it!


    The empress dowager''s heart ached. "But what happened at the hunting grounds?"


    Huai Jin nodded her head and anxiously opened her mouth, but because shshewas in a rush, she coughed out a few times. Ran Mei had brought some tea for Huai Jin to vent her anger, but he was pushed to the ground by Huai Jin.


    Her hands gripped Her Majesty''s sleeves as if she had something important to say.


    The empress dowager''s face sank as she asked anxiously, "Good child, what do you want to say?"


    "Shou ¡­" "The hunting grounds ¡­"


    "What happened to the hunting grounds?"


    "Sting ¡­" Assassin! "


    Everyone in the hall who heard this was shocked! An assassin had entered the hunting grounds! The Emperor is in danger!


    The Yang mama did not wait for the empress dowager''s orders before hastily sending a message to the emperor. He also ordered for the doors to be shut, not allowing anyone inside to say a single word.


    When the empress dowager regained her senses, Yang mama had already finished arranging everything. He nodded in satisfaction, but ¡­ The empress dowager''s eyes revealed a strange light as he turned to look at Ran Mei.


    "You are the Ran Mei who accompanied the princess out today?"


    Ran Mei was startled, she knelt down and replied respectfully: "Yes!"


    "Princess is too ill to speak!" But you can''t pass on such an important matter! "


    The empress dowager''s words were filled with coldness, and for a moment, the aura of deterrence that belonged to someone in a higher position spread out.


    Ran Mei lowered her head even more and pinched her palm hard, making his voice sound even more panicked. It also sounded more convincing.

 C28

    "Servant ¡­" A servant was waiting for the princess at the tent. She didn''t know what had happened to the princess ¡­ When Lil ''Blue returned with the princess, the servant saw that the princess was covered in blood and had fainted for a long time ¡­ At that time, the young misses and young masters were all absent ¡­ This servant is truly worried about the princess ¡­ He took the initiative to bring the princess back! I really don''t know the reason behind this! "


    Ran Mei seemed to be really panicking, when she told her about the situation at that time and how her voice was still trembling, her helplessness could be seen from her words.


    Ran Mei was so scared that she immediately fell to the ground paralyzed.


    With that, they saw Yuwen Jue bringing a group of people into the palace hall.


    It turned out that when Yuwen Jue received the news, the hunt had just ended, and everyone was waiting for them to take inventory of their prey. Someone in the palace had gone to spread the news, saying that it was the Princess Anping that had entered Tai He Bridge.


    Yuwen Jue originally wanted to return after the hunt to the palace to deal with this matter, but then another message came to him. It felt like he had been assassinated. Thus, without waiting for the results, Yuwen Jue cancelled the dinner and returned to the palace.


    The empress dowager turned to see a dignified and dignified figure. When she saw that he was fine, she heaved a sigh of relief. Her expression immediately changed, and her face stiffened.


    "Your son greets the Queen Mother!"


    "Yes," the empress dowager replied indifferently, and the remaining four all saluted.


    The calm and collected Jin Wangyuwenshuo, the resolute and unswerving Crown Prince Yuwen Lie, the gentle and refined Xibo Marquis Pu Xin, and the self-proclaimed loose Seventh Prince Yuwen Fei.


    These four people were the four most outstanding talents in Da Wan Kingdom. At this moment, the four of them stood together, and it was as if all the brilliance between heaven and earth was gathered.


    Huai Jin originally wanted to get up and pay her respects to the Emperor, but she was unable to do anything about his "illness", so she didn''t need to.


    "What happened in the hunting grounds!" Yuwen Jue asked again.


    Huai Jin wanted to reply, but just as she opened her mouth to cough again, Ran Mei hurried forward to help her.


    "Tsk tsk tsk, countless beauties in royal father''s palace but you don''t know how to show mercy to the fairer sex!"


    Yuwen Fei clicked his tongue three times, then quickly stepped forward to take Ran Mei''s hand. He helped her take it easy, and even the empress dowager was pushed to the side.


    "Jin Er, what happened?" Her tone was so gentle that it caused the surrounding people to be flabbergasted.


    The empress dowager still didn''t know what had happened in the hunting grounds, but she was still surprised at the sudden intimacy between the two. Prince Jin kept glancing at the Prince Jin at the side. He coughed awkwardly a few times, trying to avoid the empress dowager''s line of sight.


    Huai Jin glared at Yuwen Fei secretly, but Yuwen Fei acted as if he did not see him, acting as if he was deep in love with her.


    Placing her hand on his face and stroking it, Huai Jin coughed even more heavily. But this time, he was furious!


    Since that''s the case ¡­


    Huai Jin finally stopped coughing and used all her strength to struggle free from Yuwen Fei''s embrace. She took out a cloth package from her bosom.


    Yuwen Fei originally wanted to go over to pick it up, but then he suddenly coughed, and his hand could not hold onto it properly, causing the object to fall onto the ground.


    After clearly seeing what was on the ground, Yuwen Fei''s pupils constricted. Just as he was about to pick it up and pick it up, the Crown Prince Yuwen Lie took the initiative and handed it over to him.


    "Jin Er? "What is this?!"


    Yuwen Fei''s face was full of suspicion, but Huai Jin saw the obvious anger in his eyes, and smiled slightly.


    With great difficulty, he managed to stop the coughing. Huai Jin replied with a pant: "Yes... It was the assassin ¡­ They were left behind. "


    Ran Mei stepped forward and repeated the situation just now.


    Yuwen Jue nodded his head, wrapped the thing up and placed it back into the hands of the crown prince, and said, "Send the thing to the Scouting Department!"


    Hearing the name of the investigator, the crown prince couldn''t help but smile.


    Investigator Department was a newly established department responsible for the investigation of thief policies and matters within and outside the imperial city. The person in charge of this department was the Grand Preceptor Su, the former teacher of the current emperor. But the Grand Preceptor Su was old and did not seem to be in charge. In reality, the person in charge of the investigation was Grand Preceptor Su''s student, Wu Yicheng.


    Wu Yicheng was able to compose a poem at the age of seven and became famous easily at the gathering of the heroes at the age of ten. Seeing that a pearl was about to be covered in dust, Grand Preceptor Su took Wu Yicheng to the Grand Preceptor''s estate and raised him up.


    Everyone in the capital knew about Wu Yicheng''s legendary experience, but very few people knew that Wu Yicheng was actually old friends with the current crown prince. His Majesty knew of this matter, so he simply turned a blind eye to it.


    The crown prince accepted his orders and went out, he was proud of himself, but Yuwen Fei looked at him with a half smile and spoke out, "Good, you are very good!"


    The thing that the crown prince took away was the plum blossom needle that was discovered by Huai Jin when she was cleaning up Lan Ling''s wounds, and if Yuwen Fei was not mistaken, his subordinate, Yun He, was a good user of the plum blossom needle, and today, he happened to be in the hunting grounds!


    He had helped this woman to draw a clear line between her and the Prince Jin, and she actually wanted to repay him in such a way?


    Huai Jin was indeed grateful to be able to draw a clear line between her and the Prince Jin, but now that there was an additional Yuwen Fei, it was not that much better for Huai Jin. Furthermore, she had not forgotten that she was poisoned by the parasite poison, but it was the person in front of him who had created this masterpiece!


    The two of them looked at each other, their movements intimate, yet it made the people beside them extremely awkward, especially Prince Jin, whose face was about to turn black.


    "Princess, as a daughter, should pay attention to her reputation!"


    "At this time, Imperial Uncle actually knows that your daughter has to take care of her own reputation?" Yuwen Fei sneered, and turned to look at him, "Back then when Jin Er admired royal uncle, royal uncle let her make a fool out of herself in front of others, why didn''t she take Jin Er''s good name into consideration at that time?"


    He had been calling Jin Er intimately from the moment he came in, and now that she had called him Jin Er, Prince Jin only felt that it was ear-piercing, and replied with a cold voice: "Yuwen Fei! The outcome of the hunt had yet to be determined! Don''t be too complacent! "


    "Heh, why does royal uncle care about this bet? Unless they have their eyes on Jin Er too? "


    Because of Yuwen Fei''s words, the atmosphere of the hall became complicated.


    Everyone knew that the Princess Anping adored and admired the Prince Jin, but the Prince Jin was unable to avoid him. Now that the Seventh Prince had taken a fancy to the Princess Anping, the Prince Jin could have taken the opportunity to shake off this trouble, but now, looking at Prince Jin''s attitude...


    Yuwen Jue squinted his eyes dangerously. It would be fine if he just liked An Ping, but he was afraid that there would be people with impure motives.

 C29

    I like you.


    "If younger brother obtains victory in this hunt, I hope that younger brother can grant younger brother a marriage with Ping Er!"


    Things had already gotten to this point, so Prince Jin decided to make things clear. In the recent days, he had become more and more worried, as there were some things that shouldn''t cause too much trouble.


    However, Yuwen Fei acted as if he couldn''t understand her gesture and did not even look at her.


    Yuwen Jue''s sharp eyes swept up and down the three of them a few times, trying to find out what tricks they had up their sleeves.


    But the three of them knelt on the ground sincerely, waiting for their reply. A person whose heart was filled with emotions was placed on the person on the bed, while Huai Jin, who was being fought over by the two, looked at the person kneeling in front of him with tenderness.


    After guessing for a long time, Yuwen Jue could only sigh.


    "I hope royal brother can grant my wish!"


    Yuwen Fei finally stood up from the side of Huai Jin''s bed, waving his fan that he had never left, and said faintly: "These words, Royal Uncle should keep them for later. Otherwise, how awkward would it be?"


    "Your Majesty!" Your Majesty! The result is out! "


    Sometimes, it was just a coincidence that they would come at the right time to slap their faces. Right after Yuwen Fei finished speaking, the attendant came in with the results of the hunt.


    Everyone''s gaze immediately gathered on the attendant. Being stared at by so many nobles, the interior was obviously somewhat flattered. They hurriedly lowered their heads and handed over the letter with the hunt results written on it.


    Yuwen Jue took the letter. After reading it, his eyes darkened a little as he stared at Yuwen Fei.


    Before the age of fourteen, his body was weak all the time, and he did not know a thing about riders and arrows. It seemed that this royal father of his did not understand anything about, who had just returned from the Luzhoushan.


    He walked forward and casually snatched the letter from Yuwen Jue''s hand, and without even looking at it, he threw it on the Prince Jin''s body.


    "Royal Uncle! "Look carefully!"


    The three big words Yuwen Fei on the letter seemed extremely sarcastic. Prince Jin looked at the result in front of him in disbelief, and found it hard to accept it.


    "Since the results are out, I hope that royal uncle will keep his promise!"


    Yuwen Fei''s words were like a hammer striking at the heart of the Prince Jin, and under the hammering of the sledgehammer, it suddenly revealed a hint of light!


    His hands clenched into fists, Rui Feng stared at Huai Jin who was on the bed with her deep and gloomy eyes, Good, very good!


    "Huai Jin!"


    Prince Jin''s voice was gloomy.


    Huai Jin''s heart skipped a beat, before he could even open her mouth.


    She raised her head to look at Prince Jin, her eyes filled with tears, looking as if she was about to cry, "Brother Tuo, if you had said those words to Ping Er earlier, how nice it would have been ¡­ ¡­"


    "But do you know how much criticism and grievances Ping Er has received because of you?! Every time they mocked Ping Er, Ping Er would think that you could come out and say a few words for Ping Er, Ping Er was also a woman! Ping Er also cherished her reputation! Ping Er did all these ¡­ But, I just like you! "


    "Yet you kept trampling Ping Er''s heart over and over again! In fact, when you agreed to help Ping Er take the top spot for Qiu Shou, there was still a trace of anticipation in your heart. You thought about how you could get His Majesty to grant you a marriage, just like what happened to Ping Yang back then! She also became the object of envy for the ladies of the capital ¡­ "..." Although you said it with all your heart, who doesn''t know that the Prince Jin can''t be compared to us? If you truly want to win, how can you let the Seventh Prince win the first place! "


    I thought that Ping Er likes you, and wants Ping Er to make a fool of herself again, and throw him away once more, and destroy the bet! "" No, it!


    "You kept saying you want Ping Er to worry about her name, but what about you! Stepping on Ping Er''s sincerity, you will push him into that pit of mud one step at a time! "


    These words were truly touching, and he also pushed the blame of Yuwen Fei winning first place to Prince Jin.


    After Huai Jin finished speaking, she could no longer hold back her tears, which rolled down like beads with a broken string.


    The empress dowager''s heart ached for Huai Jin as she hugged him.


    After Yuwen Fei heard this, he cursed, "Bastard!" The last punch struck the left side of Prince Jin''s face, but before Prince Jin could react, he heard a warning filled Yuwen Fei''s ears, "What should I say, and what shouldn''t I say? Royal uncle must understand, if royal father knows that royal uncle has always been concerned about military power, then ¡­"


    Prince Jin finally understood everything, the two of them were acting really well!


    He rubbed his left cheek and sneered. He was concerned about the military power of the Huai Family, but what about Yuwen Fei? It seemed that this nephew of his wasn''t simple as well.


    "Chendi ¡­" "I''m leaving!" Prince Jin dusted off his clothes, bowed to Yuwen Jue, and was about to leave.


    Yuwen Jue nodded his head, he understood that Prince Jin was in an awkward situation, so he waved him down.


    After the Prince Jin left, the only sound that could be heard in the hall was Huai Jin crying softly.


    Pu Xin, who hadn''t spoke all this time, sighed lightly and said a few words of consolation before bowing and bidding farewell to Yuwen Jue.


    When Pu Xin stepped out of the Yongan Palace, the sky had already begun to darken and palace lanterns were already lit on the palace path.


    In the end, this was a dispute between the three of them, but it had nothing to do with him.


    Yun Jing, who was waiting outside the palace, saw that the Prince Jin, one by one, had come out of the palace. He thought that his master was about to come out too, but after waiting for a while, he vaguely saw a person fanning and walking out of the palace.


    When Yun Jing saw him, he immediately brought the carriage to the entrance of the palace and helped his master up the carriage.


    Once he got on the carriage, Yuwen Fei seemed to have lost all his bones, as he laid weakly on the ground, allowing Yun Jing to push him into the carriage.


    Yun Jing placed Yuwen Fei''s feet into the carriage, and then stuffed a soft spot under Yuwen Fei''s head. As the sky was about to turn cold, the carriage had already been replaced with thick cushions, so he was not worried of getting cold.


    Just as he finished packing up, he heard Yuwen Fei curse suddenly, he was shocked, although Yuwen Fei''s actions were dissolute, but in the capital he made friends using literature, in order to take into consideration his image as a scholar, he cursed a few times.


    "Let Yun He leave the capital for a period of time! It even covered up the tracks of the hunting grounds! "


    Yuwen Fei whispered into Yun Jing''s ear as if he was in a dream.


    Yun Jing replied and left the carriage, then drove the carriage out of the palace gates.

 C30

    Huai Jin had recuperated from her "illness" for many days, and because of her meritorious service of "protecting the master", Lan Ling had been specially given a reward to recuperate in the ears of the Yongan Palace.


    With regards to the matter of breaking through the Tai He Bridge, the Emperor also remembered that he had not pursued the matter due to the urgent matter at that time.


    "I ¡­" I''m worried, tell me, it''s been a few days. Other than this plum blossom needle, we don''t have any leads at all! " "Yuwen Lie scratched his head, and finally stopped. He sighed, and sat beside Wu Yicheng. Yi Cheng, a princess like An Ping, who would want to kill her?! "


    "Worms of a hundred years, not stiff even in death." Wu Yicheng took out the report that the investigators had sent over a few days ago, and pointed to the red note on it, "A few days ago, someone sent a message that the Xuanping Marquis had entered the capital secretly."


    "The Marquis who has the feudal fiefdom is not allowed to enter the capital without being summoned, why would Xuanping Marquis enter the capital at this time?"


    Wu Yicheng was quiet for a long time. Of the two founding generals whom he had heard a lot from his ancestors, one was in the dust today while the other was no longer awe-inspiring.


    "Maybe it''s because I heard that the Princess Anping fell into the water, I can''t be at ease and came to take a look."


    Although this reason sounded forced, but from Wu Yicheng''s mouth, Yuwen Lie could not help but believe it somewhat. But only Wu Yicheng himself knew that the exact day that Xuanping Marquis entered the capital was on the second day after Huai Jin fell into the water. Even if Xuanping Marquis had immediately set off upon receiving the news, he would not have been able to make it in the next day.


    "Your Highness, we don''t have any leads, so we might as well think from a different angle."


    "Change the angle?" Yuwen Lie was brave and outstanding, but he was still lacking a little in his scheming, so he did not understand what Wu Yicheng meant.


    Wu Yicheng patiently explained: "Since we don''t have any clues about the assassin, then we might as well think about who has the most motive."


    Yuwen Lie also seriously listened to Wu Yicheng''s analysis to him.


    "After General Huai Sheng''s death ten years ago, only the Princess Anping remained of the Huai Family. Although Xuanping Marquis has the heart to send the princess to the palace as a proton, he is still close to him. If something were to happen to him in the capital, Xuanping Marquis will definitely not let this matter rest ¡­ "


    "That''s right!" "If something were to happen to An Ping, the Xuanping Marquis and the Emperor would have a falling out and the capital would be in chaos. What I hope the most is that the person in the capital will be Bei Ling!"


    Wu Yicheng nodded with satisfaction.


    Just like that, the two of them accidentally stumbled a step closer to the truth.


    In Yongan Palace, Lan Ling was wrapped up like a dumpling, her hands and feet could not move, and could only allow Ran Mei to feed the medicine to him one mouthful at a time.


    "Sister Mei! I''m almost all right, there''s no need to wrap me up like this. "


    Lan Ling drank her last mouthful of medicine and raised her objections.


    Ran Mei coldly snorted and ignored him.


    "Sister Mei ¡­"


    Ran Mei closed the door, directly blocking the wails coming from behind him. Just as she walked out the door, she bumped into Huai Jin who was walking towards him.


    "Princess." Ran Mei hastily stepped forward and bowed.


    Huai Jin said indifferently, holding onto the gold dart in her hand, she looked inside the house through the door, "Take off all the things on his body."


    Although Ran Mei was shocked, she still went in to remove the bandages on Lan Ling''s body one by one.


    With his freedom, Lan Ling jumped on the bed happily a few times, not caring if the wounds on his body had healed or not.


    But in the next second, he was no longer happy, because Huai Jin was holding a gold dart in front of him.


    "That ¡­" Lan Ling unnaturally rubbed her nose, "The last time was purely an accident."


    "An accident?" Huai Jin raised her eyebrows.


    A few days ago, Lan Ling had not even been wrapped up like a dumpling, and at that time, she was looking at the information that Ran Mei had gathered about the various nobles in the capital.


    Luckily, Ran Mei was being cautious at the side, otherwise, she would have been dead by now.


    "That''s right! I was afraid that you would take the opportunity to steal my treasure, so I wanted to tidy up my things to see if they were missing something. Who knows, just as I was doing that, the money dart suddenly shot out.


    In terms of shamelessness, there was no one in the world who could compare to Lan Ling.


    Seeing him like that, Huai Jin waved his hand, blocking the countless of words that he had thought of, and got Ran Mei to bring out a chess board and place it between the two of them.


    "What are you doing, playing chess?"


    Huai Jin nodded her head. She looked calm on the surface but in reality, she did not know how to play chess. Lan Ling would not either.


    After the two of them sat on the Go board for a while, Huai Jin suggested to play Go.


    Lan Ling had never heard of Go, so when he heard Huai Jin''s suggestion, she looked at her expectantly.


    "Want to play?"


    Lan Ling hurriedly nodded her head.


    "Since you want to play, there must be a bet."


    Lan Ling suddenly had a bad premonition.


    Sure enough, after a few trays, most of the treasures in Lan Ling''s arms had already been plundered by Huai Jin.


    But he refused to admit his defeat. It was clearly such a simple chess game, how could he not be defeated by the other party?!


    "Again!"


    And the result was ¡­


    Lan Ling touched her pockets and took out her last financial dart. The shining gold coin was held in Lan Ling''s hand, after hesitating for a long while, she finally gave it to Huai Jin.


    "Anything else?"


    "It''s gone, it''s gone." Lan Ling shook her head, she touched her empty bag and pretended to sigh deeply, this mission second uncle had probably given the wrong person a task.


    Actually, Lan Ling had wanted to escape initially that day, but after second uncle heard that she was now by Huai Jin''s side, he let him continue to stay by Huai Jin''s side, to find a chance to kill Huai Jin.


    But Lan Ling was not willing to return to the palace. Just as they were arguing, Yun Jing''s men had already arrived and they were already ¡­ Sigh, it''s hard to explain in a single sentence.


    Huai Jin satisfyingly received the thing, and gave it to Ran Mei. Forget about the whip that Huai Jin got from him previously, just this money dart was also extraordinary.


    Ran Mei had met her before when she was training under the Xuanping Marquis, so she told her about it. The gold dart was Bei Ling''s blood clan''s unique secret weapon, they used real gold, but real gold was too soft, so the Lan Family refined both gold and copper together, adding a bit of Lan Family''s special material, causing the gold dart to be much harder and lighter than normal, and also much sharper.


    Although Lan Family had this technology, it also costed a lot of money, so she could only use it to make secret weapons like monetary darts. However, if she knew the method to refine the Lan Family alloy, it might be able to increase her smelting production, which was also the reason why Huai Jin was more interested in monetary darts than others.

 C31

    During the last hunt, Yuwen Fei had allowed Huai Jin to build good relations with the young ladies of the martial general family. Although he did not spend much time with them after he settled the matter with Lan Ling, he could guess that it would still have some effect.


    When they heard that Huai Jin had been assassinated in the hunting grounds, each of them had people deliver some things to the Yongan Palace.


    On the letter, Su Ling kept asking Huai Jin about what happened after she returned to the palace on the day of the hunt.


    I love you, Jun Wu Yi, and Jun Wu Yi is like a pair of shoes. Princess Anping, who had originally been the subject of criticism, had now become the object of everyone''s sympathy.


    Although Su Ling was moved by the story in the book, she still wanted to ask Huai Jin about it. However, she was afraid that the letter would not be able to explain it clearly, so she decided to wait until the next festival banquet to personally ask for confirmation from Huai Jin.


    Su Ling''s letter mentioned that the next day would be on the 15th day of the 10th lunar month. According to the usual practice, the palace would always hold a gathering of the palace feast''s women in order to let them have a breather in the palace.


    However, for some reason this year, even the emperor was paying attention to what was originally a female banquet. He even invited the officials and young masters over, saying that it was a lively scene.


    Every single person in the capital was intelligent, so how could they not know the Emperor''s intentions? After entering the palace, they had to be more careful, especially the few people living in houses in Yongan Alleyway, who were even more cautious.


    The atmosphere among the men was heavy, but the women were all elated. After all, it wasn''t easy to enter the palace. Moreover, this year, the emperor had also hosted a banquet, and the young masters of the various clans had also come. If they had the chance, they might even be able to achieve this achievement through marriage. As a result, the ladies of the various families carefully inspected the appearance of their young lady, afraid that there might be something funny about her appearance.


    All the carriages stopped in front of the palace gates and lined up to be inspected. After the inspection, there was a small palanquin that carried the female servants to the banquet site. All of a sudden, the imperial harem was bustling with noise and excitement. The female servants were all sizing each other up, afraid that they would be suppressed.


    Because Huai Jin was a woman that hadn''t yet left the pavilion, she wasn''t suitable for those complicated, stable girls, and didn''t like jewelry that was too much. After considering it again and again, Ran Mei decided to roll up a bun for Huai Jin, wearing only a pearl hairpin and a scarlet gold phoenix tail on either side of her head.


    Everything stopped, Ran Mei stared at Huai Jin''s face in the mirror, her expression congealed.


    "What''s wrong?" Huai Jin saw that her expression was heavy and thought that there was something wrong with it. She carefully looked at his reflection in the mirror again and there was nothing wrong with it.


    Lan Ling, who had already finished packing, came over to take a look. When she saw the surprise that appeared on Huai Jin''s back, she opened her mouth wide, but still shook her head.


    Huai Jin didn''t know how the two of them were unsatisfied, but after seeing that they both stood up and was about to leave, she was pressed down by Ran Mei.


    "It''s still not enough!" A pearl was imprinted on his forehead, and his whole face started to twitch.


    Only then did the two of them nod.


    After packing up, the three of them followed a group of palace maids and left Yongan Palace.


    Originally, Huai Jin did not want Lan Ling to come, but Lan Ling insisted on going there. With his personality, Huai Jin was afraid that she would cause trouble by leaving him in the palace, so she brought him along.


    Normally, the palace feast was set up in the imperial garden, but because of the recent incident with the peony, this year''s palace feast was changed to the Hall of Treasure and Peace.


    Huai Jin had also thought of asking Lan Ling how she could grow flowers using his blood, but even Huai Jin who was used to seeing blood also stopped asking.


    Hall Master Bao He was a little far from the Yongan Palace as Huai Jin also went over in her palanquin. By that time, many of the family members had already arrived, and the ladies found groups of two or three that they were familiar with and started fooling around.


    Seeing Huai Jin coming over, Princess Zhaoming glared at him fiercely. She remembered the Queen''s warning and resisted her impulse, stamping her feet and looking for other women to play with.


    The moment Huai Jin entered, sshe noticed Zhao Yang''s gaze and very "politely" replied. After seeing that Zhao Yang had left, he looked back for a random spot to stay.


    Before Su Ling and the rest arrived, Huai Jin found a quiet place to stay.


    The Prime Minister''s residence was located in Yongan Lane, and when there was nothing to do, the female servants would stay there. Since they were further away, it was too late.


    Huai Jin did not know how long she had been sitting for, but the Prime Minister''s wife had already brought a group of female servants over.


    The Prime Minister''s house was the Wen family that the empress dowager had mentioned before, and was also the Empress'' mother''s home. The Wen family''s women were strict in their tutoring, and their manners and manners were unquestionable. When they stood there, they welcomed the praises of the ladies.


    Last time, Wen Jingshu didn''t go to the hunt. At this time, Huai Jin saw the legendary female role model and couldn''t help but take a few more glances at her.


    "Yo, this must be Jingshu. I haven''t seen her in the past few years, and it seems she''s become more and more outstanding. I''m afraid no one in the capital can match her appearance and appearance."


    The woman who was praised was neither shy nor proud. She just stood there like water and said goodbye to the woman, looking dignified and generous.


    The surrounding ladies praised even more fiercely.


    Zhao Yang was the empress''s daughter, and was considered of the same generation as Wen Jingshu, who the woman praised endlessly. Seeing that others were praising their older sister, she felt honored as well. Her eyes were filled with pride.


    "Big Sister Jingshu, it''s been a long time since Zhao Yang has seen you, why don''t you accompany Zhao Yang to chat for a while."


    A tranquil smile still hung on Wen Jingshu''s face, but when she saw the handkerchief in Zhao Yang''s arms, her expression stiffened.


    The good tutor warned Wen Jingshu, her expression turning back into a smile, but she put Zhao Yang down on her arms and apologetically said: "Before I entered the palace, I already made an appointment with the young misses, so I came late, so they will have to wait for a while. If I do not go now, I will be scolded by them. "


    Zhao Yang curled her lips and did not force anything. After all, she knew about the few people that were on good terms with Wen Jingshu.


    Wen Jingshu saw her expression and said: "There are many people today, and it''s noisy too. Why don''t we have a nice talk next time my aunt calls me into the palace? "


    Zhao Yang''s face lit up and she nodded.


    At first, the few young ladies of the Jadeite Pavilion thought that Zhao Yang would talk to them alone for a while after seeing him, so they decided to not wait for him and went to take a look at Bao He and the garden behind the palace. But then, they saw Wen Jingshu walking towards them, and were surprised, they looked at each other and recovered.

 C32

    Did you run into someone looking for trouble?


    "Elder Sister Jingshu, you really made us wait!" A pink clothed girl opened up her sleeves and ran forward like a butterfly wing, pulling Wen Jingshu inside.


    Being pulled by her, Wen Jingshu had no choice but to increase her footsteps, and pouted playfully: "Girl, you''re so unruly. Now that we are in the palace, we must be careful so that no one will look at us and make a joke out of us. "


    Her shoulders were slightly wider than the young ladies by the side, and her shoulders were covered with a pink blouse. She wore a skirt made of hundreds of flowers, which was originally the most favorite style of the young mistresses, but there was an indescribable feeling of unfamiliarity about her.


    Ran Mei stared at the figure for a long time, but could not find the right number. She could only shake her head helplessly.


    Inside the Jadeite Pavilion, Sui Wan, who was currently being pulled by Wang Yuliu, suddenly felt that someone was staring at him from behind her back.


    Sui Wan tried her best to ignore that gaze, and put on a dignified and calm look, mimicking the words of a lady. However, that look became more and more unbridled.


    Gritting his teeth, Sui Wan could not hold it in any longer, he turned around and used a blade to look in the direction of the gaze, but no one could see anything.


    However, Huai Jin was able to see Sui Wan clearly from the shadows. The moment she turned around, Huai Jin saw Sui Wan''s appearance clearly and she recognized him with a glance.


    Ran Mei obviously recognized the figure as well, but she found it hard to believe, "Then ¡­ That is Miss Yi? "


    Huai Jin nodded her head, her eyes filled with surprise.


    She recalled the girl in red from the hunting grounds who bravely and valiantly asked them "What are you laughing at". Now, how ¡­


    "Sister Jin!"


    Huai Jin retracted her mind and saw that at the arch of the Treasure House, Su Ling was waving at him, indicating for him to go over.


    Sui Wan also heard Su Ling''s voice. His body froze for a moment, but he did not turn back.


    Huai Jin shook her head and walked towards Su Ling.


    However, as the two of them were on their way to Bao He Palace''s backyard, they bumped into Wen Jingshu''s group of young mistresses.


    Even though they had the name of a princess, who didn''t know what was going on inside? Since Huai Jin was standing in a remote place, the light became dimmer. Everyone pretended not to see him and moved further away.


    Huai Jin didn''t mind as she continued to talk to Ran Mei in a low voice, walking in the direction of Su Ling.


    But when he passed by Huai Jin, Wen Jingshu stopped and greeted him.


    Huai Jin heard her voice and turned her head to glance at her. She then continued to talk to Ran Mei and ignored her.


    "Elder Sister Jingshu, what do you care about her?" Wang Yuliu said softly as she pulled Wen Jingshu away.


    Even though she was being ignored, Wen Jingshu was not angry: "No matter what, she''s still a princess, how can she pretend not to notice?"


    Wang Yuliu stomped her feet, and muttered in a low voice: "It''s not like I''m some genuine princess."


    Although her voice was soft, Huai Jin heard it. Bowing, he swept a glance at the dust at the corner of her skirt and then swaggered away with Ran Mei out of the crowd.


    However, before he had taken a few steps back, he inadvertently raised his hand and smashed a rock on Wang Yuliu''s body.


    "Aiya!" Wang Yuliu cried out in pain, and the jade pendant on her waist was also dropped, falling to the ground and shattering into two pieces.


    "Stop!" Wang Yuliu called out to Huai Jin.


    Huai Jin turned around and looked at her without batting an eyelid: "What do you need from me?"


    Someone pulled at Wang Yuliu, reminding her not to provoke this evil star. Wang Yuliu also understood that she would not get anything good out of Huai Jin. Ye Zichen twitched her mouth and could only take this loss silently, then picked up the broken jade pendant on the floor, feeling heartache. It was given to her by her royal consort sister a few days ago.


    But Huai Jin did not care who sent it, she just took Ran Mei and left, followed by Lan Ling who sneaked back from an unknown place.


    "Still not leaving?!" Wang Yuliu glared at Sui Wan who was stunned on the spot unhappily. Sui Wan frowned, but followed along.


    "Sister Jin!"


    Seeing Huai Jin, Su Ling happily pounced on him. Not caring about the others around her, she pulled Huai Jin to the side and asked him about the day of the hunt.


    Once they started the gossip, how could Lan Ling let anyone else snatch it away first? Without waiting for Huai Jin to speak, she told Su Ling about what happened that day while adding oil and vinegar.


    Su Ling who was at the side, heard everything that Huai Jin said and directly asked Huai Jin, really, really?


    Huai Jin only laughed awkwardly. She was really unfamiliar with the woman that Lan Ling spoke of who became infatuated due to her love, and who hurt the soul due to her love.


    But this smile was confirmed in Su Ling''s eyes, as she excitedly asked Lan Ling about the details at that time.


    The two of them chattered non-stop, causing Huai Jin''s head to hurt. She pulled Lan Ling back to the side and changed the topic.


    "Has anything happened to Sui Wan recently?"


    The reason why she called Huai Jin over was because she was afraid of bumping into him. After all, the relationship between the two of them was not bad before, but now it had turned into this.


    "Elder sister Aster, she ¡­" Su Ling hesitated.


    "You still call her sister! I''m afraid they won''t recognize you as a sister! " Luo Wenya heard the two talking, and said unhappily as he walked over.


    "Sister Ya ¡­" Sister Aster, she just lost her mind for a moment. " When Su Ling thought about the days of being together with her sisters, she still tried her best to defend Sui Wan.


    Luo Wenya snorted coldly, and moved closer to Huai Jin and whispered, "Princess, you should be more careful of Sui Wan in the future."


    Huai Jin did not understand, frowning at her.


    Luo Wenya explained to her, "After the day of the hunt, Sui Wan had gone insane from time to time. He suddenly ran to the Seventh Prince''s Estate to confess to the Seventh Prince, and was immediately rejected by the Seventh Prince. When he returned, he acted like a different person.


    The more she said, the more excited she became. Su Ling, who was at the side, pulled on her sleeve, signaling her not to say anything more.


    Luo Wenya brushed away Su Ling''s hands and said coldly: "Usually, you all take her as your leader. Because of my name, you all ridiculed me quite a bit, what about it? Now that she has done such a shameful thing, no one can talk about it anymore?! "


    Only then did Su Ling and the martial general ladies by the side looked at Luo Wenya in shock. Only today did they realise that Luo Wenya, who they were normally teasing, was actually hiding such dissatisfaction in her heart.

 C33

    "Sister Ya ¡­" Su Ling looked at the strange Luo Wenya in front of her.


    Huai Jin clearly felt the atmosphere in the surroundings abruptly change, and everyone consciously kept a distance away from Luo Wenya.


    Looking at her obvious estrangement, Luo Wenya''s heart was also blocked. Instead, it was Huai Jin who reached out and patted her shoulder, pulling her along to bow to the crowd.


    Ping Yang, who was following behind the empress dowager, spotted Huai Jin in the crowd and waved her over.


    Perhaps it was because he was pregnant, but Ping Yang''s entire person was emitting a maternal lustre, and upon seeing Huai Jin, she revealed an amiable smile.


    Huai Jin looked at the empress dowager beside Ping Yang, only to see that she was smiling at him with sincerity.


    With the corners of his mouth raised, Huai Jin had a harmless smile on his face. Just as he was about to go over, he was stopped by Lan Ling.


    "I ¡­" I can''t go. " Her eyes darted to the empress dowager''s side. "She saw me."


    Huai Jin understood in her heart, she stopped and touched the hair at the side of his ear, her face was filled with panic, as though she had suddenly found something, and touched his ear a few times with uncertainty, and asked: Where''s my earring?!


    Ran Mei looked towards Huai Jin''s ears, and sure enough, there was one missing earring, she hastily searched the ground, but it was still night time, and no matter how dark the light was, she could not find it.


    Huai Jin touched her empty left ear, her face was full of anger: "You two, go find them for me! When did you find them and when did you come back?! "


    The two of them seemed to be shocked, they replied and quickly retreated to help Huai Jin find the earrings that she lost.


    Huai Jin scolded the two of them in a voice that was not loud, but it was not soft either. At least, the three of them understood what she meant.


    Ping Yang walked over and pulled Huai Jin back with a smile: It''s just an earring, why are you so angry?


    Huai Jin pouted but did not say a word.


    Ping Yang looked towards her other ear, and immediately laughed out. "No wonder Ping Er was so nervous, it''s that couple that you just gifted to me."


    Huai Jin was startled, what a coincidence! She reached out and took off the other earring, saying with a pained heart, "Isn''t that so? I just brought it out today, and now I''ve lost one."


    The empress dowager was in a good mood today. Seeing her like this, she laughed and said, "The Wailing Home will have someone deliver another match tomorrow with the exact same result."


    Only then did Huai Jin put away the earrings. With a face full of smiles, she supported Ping Yang and carefully walked to the empress dowager''s side, supported by the others.


    "How big is big sister Ping Yang''s body?" Huai Jin''s eyes were unmoving as she stared at Ping Yang''s stomach, exceptionally curious.


    The empress dowager poked Huai Jin''s head and scolded him jokingly, "Girl, in terms of seniority, you should be your aunt."


    Huai Jin stuck out her tongue, then giggled at Princess Ping Yang: "Since Big Sister Ping Yang is so pretty, and you call me aunt for nothing, then I won''t do it."


    Ping Yang was obviously enjoying these words as she laughed, "Since you were raised by your mother, calling me big sister is also fine." After saying that, she reached out and rubbed her stomach, looking happy, "It''s been eight months, in two more months."


    When Ping Yang''s body was mentioned, the empress dowager became even more nervous. She looked around and asked unhappily, "Where is Prince Consort? You did not see him when you went to see the Wailing Home just now, and now you do not see him either.


    Ping Yang hurriedly explained to her husband: "Royal brother is also arranging a banquet, Prince Consort is helping over there."


    The empress dowager, however, didn''t care about what was more important than her daughter''s health. She immediately called for her Prince Consort, but was stopped by Ping Yang, who looked at him coldly.


    With the entire mindset of putting on an act, Huai Jin also stopped her and explained to the empress dowager: "Right now, we are all women, calling Prince Consort is not an inconvenience, anyway, we will be having a feast after that. It''s not easy to meet Sister Ping Yang now, I still want to talk to her for a while longer."


    Ping Yang looked at Huai Jin gratefully and replied, "That''s right, since I have a body, I haven''t been to the palace for a long time, does mother not want to talk to me for a while longer?"


    The empress dowager knew that her daughter had probably quarrelled with Prince Consort. This couple had never made anyone relax. However, since Ping Yang did not want him to interfere, he could just let it go. She sighed, and hugged Ping Yang tightly, feeling extremely pampered, "Since you have a body, the two of you should get along with each other. Why does he treat you like this?"


    Ping Yang shook her head: "Back then, it was me who forced him to be my consort and ruin his future, so it is only right for him to be angry at me."


    Huai Jin blinked her eyes, listening to the mother and daughter conversation. It turned out that Princess Ping Yang still had a story to tell.


    Not long after, the banquet officially began and everyone sat down. The empress dowager pulled Ping Yang to sit beside her, while Huai Jin also sat down.


    The moment Huai Jin sat down, she could feel eyes looking at him from all directions. That was true, after the hunt, she could already be considered famous in the capital.


    Ignoring the gazes of others, Huai Jin continued to leisurely eat the dishes in front of him.


    Since palace feast would not be like the Yongan Palace, where all of them would eat sweet food, it took Huai Jin 80% to the point where she had to eat her fill before she managed to stop eating. She looked at the dancers in the middle, who seemed to be uninterested, and left the stage with the excuse of finding her palace maid.


    The Wen Yuan Pavilion and the Treasure Hall were separated by a garden, which was connected to the rear garden of the Treasure Hall. The area of the garden was not much different from the Imperial Garden, so it was also called the Little Imperial Garden. The banquet was also going to take place in this small imperial garden.


    Huai Jin arrived at the rear garden of the Palace and followed the mark that Ran Mei left behind and arrived at the Little Royal Garden. However, the mark that she left on the garden was already broken.


    October was the time when the osmanthus flowers bloomed. The small imperial garden was filled with the fragrance of flowers. The palace maids were busy preparing the area for the feast, Huai Jin avoided them to the place where the mark disappeared.


    Following the signs, he saw a field of hibiscus flowers. It was also the season for hibiscus flowers to bloom. The hibiscus flowers were falling in the morning and evening. The flowers on the ground were falling in disorder. It was obvious that someone was trampling on them.


    Huai Jin held the dagger hidden at her feet tightly in her hand, and entered the hibiscus forest with her back bent.


    The hibiscus flowers were in bloom, and although the flowers had all fallen, the leaves were still lush and flourishing. Once one entered the woods, they would see nothing but darkness, and their surroundings could not be seen.


    A wild cat suddenly fell from the tree branch. Huai Jin waved his right hand and opened up the wild cat, the dagger in his hand also injured the wild cat''s leg. The wild cat landed, all of its hair exploded, and started screaming at Huai Jin.

 C34

    Yuwen Fei, are you sick?


    When the palace maids by the side heard the commotion, they also looked over. Huai Jin saw that they had entered into the corner of two pavilions near the edge of the forest of Mu Jin, and just as she was about to enter, he felt a warm chest.


    Huai Jin raised her hand to stab backwards, but the person behind her held tightly onto Huai Jin''s hand, preventing her from moving.


    The man spoke with a tone of voice, while his aura was spraying onto Huai Jin''s body, making him feel itchy.


    Hearing the voice, Huai Jin could also guess who was behind them.


    "Yuwen Fei!"


    "Shh ¡ª ¡ª" Huai Jin''s voice almost summoned the palace maid again. Yuwen Fei covered his mouth with his hand, and relying on his advantage in position, he whispered into Huai Jin''s ear: "Princess Anping, what a coincidence." Her voice was low and full of temptation.


    Huai Jin opened her eyes wide, but the people behind him seemed to have seen Huai Jin''s expression, and chuckled.


    The palace maids had not left yet, so Huai Jin did not dare to move carelessly. The other party''s body temperature and aura could be felt from close to her body. For a moment, the confined space became extremely hot and stuffy.


    When the palace maid finally left, Yuwen Fei still held onto Huai Jin tightly, the two''s postures extremely ambiguous. The stuffy and stuffy space made Huai Jin almost unable to breathe. She struggled for a bit, but the other party did not seem to have the intention of letting go.


    Huai Jin steeled her heart, opening her mouth wide to bite Yuwen Fei''s hand that was covering him.


    Yuwen Fei was not angry, he just kept biting on it, and did not let go.


    A bloody taste slowly leaked out of his mouth, causing Huai Jin''s heart to tremble. Perhaps because of the surrounding atmosphere, his mind was still not clear enough, so he used his tongue to lick the wound, causing the bloody smell to spread into his mouth.


    Yuwen Fei had never thought that Huai Jin would actually lick her own wound. A numbing feeling came from the center of her palm and her hand that was at the corner of Huai Jin''s mouth also shook violently.


    This tremble allowed Huai Jin''s brain to instantly regain clarity, and she fiercely took another bite out of it in embarrassment and anger.


    Yuwen Fei was amused by Huai Jin''s actions, he did not expect that the usually cold person would actually act in such a way. Un ¡­ Lovely.


    Behind him, his chest was trembling, as though he was trying really hard to endure a smile. Huai Jin''s face reddened a little.


    It was just that she would always be restricted by Yuwen Fei whenever she met him, and was a little annoyed in her heart, thinking that she had to take revenge no matter what. Thinking this in her heart, she opened her mouth and bit down, but in the end, not only did she not take revenge on the person behind her, she was even humiliated.


    "Yuwen Fei! "Release!" Huai Jin loosened her teeth and said gloomily.


    "If you call me Brother Fei, I''ll let you go." Yuwen Fei whispered into Huai Jin''s ear with a faint smile.


    Huai Jin took a deep breath, and her voice became colder: "Yuwen Fei! "Don''t push your luck!"


    "How did I get ahead of myself?" Yuwen Fei looked at the person in front of him with a funny expression: "If this prince wants a princess to call him big brother, it wouldn''t be too much."


    Huai Jin''s gaze was clear and cold, the red blush on her face had slowly faded as she called him "Big Brother Fei" with a lot of affection.


    Yuwen Fei did not expect Huai Jin to call out loud. His charming voice was heard in his heart, as if he had been scratched by a little kitten, causing his to be startled.


    Huai Jin took advantage of the moment he was stunned and struck behind him with all her might. After getting the chance, he turned her body and dodged to the side, revealing a dagger horizontally between the two of them.


    "For the sake of calling him big brother Fei, death is worth it." From the shadows, Yuwen Fei walked out from the passage and used the fan in his hand to block the dagger in front of him.


    Huai Jin coldly snorted and kept her dagger, coldly looking at Yuwen Fei: "Why are you here!"


    Yuwen Fei took a step forward, his body swaying, he walked in front of Huai Jin, only stopping when they were close enough to stick together, and quietly asked: "Then why is the princess here?"


    Huai Jin retreated a few steps, widened the distance between the two of them, and coldly spoke: "I''ve come to find my servant girl, where is Seventh Prince? "It can''t be that I came out from the banquet to relax and have gotten to this kind of place, right?"


    The corner of Yuwen Fei''s mouth raised slightly, he turned and looked at Huai Jin with such an expression.


    "Where is my servant girl?" Huai Jin asked in a stern voice. Even if the two of them were to make a deal, Huai Jin still had to be on his guard against the person in front of him.


    Yuwen Fei turned his body, and saw that Ran Mei was lying in the tunnel behind him, unconscious.


    Huai Jin frowned: "Where''s Lan Ling?"


    "Yun Jing went to chase him."


    With just a word of ''chase'', Huai Jin understood the current situation. Someone must have brought someone to take Lan Ling away while they were still in the palace participating in the banquet.


    He didn''t succeed in the hunting grounds, and now he actually dared to come to the palace. The person behind this was truly bold! As Huai Jin thought about this, his gaze turned towards the Wen Yuan Pavilion that was not far away.


    Yuwen Fei waved his fan and blocked Huai Jin''s eyes, turning his body towards the Treasure and Palace behind him.


    In contrast to the somewhat cold and lonely Wen Yuan Pavilion, Bao and the hall were naturally filled with cheers and laughter.


    Huai Jin raised her head to look at Yuwen Fei, her handsome face was filled with coldness reflected by the moonlight.


    "Don''t forget, the person you have to deal with is over there."


    Huai Jin looked at the both of them who were immersed in the light of the lamp, and thought of what happened to Sui Wan today, and could not help but ask, but the words that came out of her mouth were stuck there, and she did not know how to ask, since this was a private matter between the two of them, and she should not ask too much about it.


    Yuwen Fei looked down and saw that Huai Jin was a little hesitant, but she only smiled and waved the fan in her hand. She still looked as casual as before, and the light was dim, causing people to be unable to see him clearly.


    It had already been a while since Huai Jin left the palace feast, and Ran Mei was slowly waking up. If she stayed any longer, it would arouse suspicion, and the master and servant would leave the Mu Jin Forest.


    "Ouch!"


    Huai Jin was walking in front, and upon hearing the voice, she stopped and looked behind him. She saw a young eunuch coming out from a small path behind him, while Ran Mei was tidying his clothes, he did not notice that the two of them just happened to bump into each other.


    "The princess shall atone for her sins, the princess shall atone for her sins!" The young eunuch''s eyes were filled with fear when he saw that the person he bumped into was Huai Jin''s servant girl.


    Huai Jin had something on her mind, so she only waved his hand to allow him to leave, and brought Ran Mei back to the Treasure He Hall.

 C35

    Within Bao and the hall, the palace maids and eunuchs were in a state of chaos. The female servants from each prefecture were also gathered together, discussing amongst themselves.


    Someone in the crowd suddenly spoke up. Only then did the empress dowager come to her senses and hastily send for the imperial physician.


    Everyone was nervous about Ping Yang''s condition, their eyes were focused on him, but they did not see the puddle of blood that was on the ground just now, and had seeped into the ground.


    The empress dowager''s entire heart was with her daughter, so the empress had no choice but to step forward and bring all the female servants into the little imperial garden. For a moment, only the empress dowager, Huai Jin and the group of palace maids and eunuchs remained.


    The imperial doctors nervously called Ping Yang''s Grand Princess''s veins. Huai Jin also waited by the side while wiping her tears.


    "Muhou ¡ª" Ping Yang endured the pain and said weakly, "Call Qing He here."


    The empress dowager looked at Ping Yang in dissatisfaction, but still called for her consort to come over.


    The Imperial Physician remained silent as he felt for the pulse, his expression growing more and more solemn.


    "Is it about to be born?!" The empress dowager saw that the imperial physician had remained silent and asked in a hurry.


    But the imperial physician only sighed and withdrew his hand, a little hesitant.


    "Speak!"


    His words scared the imperial physician so much that he trembled. He hurriedly kowtowed and said with a trembling voice, "I''m afraid that Princess Ping Yang''s fetus will not be preserved any longer."


    The item in the palace maid''s hand that was originally prepared to be delivered was now thrown to the ground with a "Clang" sound. It was exceptionally ear-piercing.


    The empress dowager was just about to erupt in rage when she heard a report from outside saying that the prince consort had arrived.


    Huai Jin picked up the kernels and looked towards the door, only to see a purple robed Ruan Qinghe walking unsteadily into the hall, the emotions on his face mixed, causing people to be unable to see him clearly.


    Ruan Qinghe entered the hall and stood at a distance, his eyes seemed to glaze over as he stared blankly at his wife.


    When Her Majesty saw him like this, she got up and slapped him. But Ruan Qinghe acted as if he did not feel anything, and his shoulders trembled as he smiled.


    "Bastard!" The empress dowager''s heart ached for her daughter, and all of her anger was on Ruan Qinghe''s body. Just as she was about to raise her hand, she was stopped by Ping Yang, so she could only stop herself.


    "Qing He, I''m sorry, child ¡­" Ping Yang forced himself up, his eyes filled with spring water, he looked at his husband apologetically, his voice choked with sobs.


    Hearing his wife''s voice, Ruan Qinghe''s gaze returned to normal as she stared blankly at Ping Yang. After a while, she finally said, "It''s alright."


    This sentence did nothing to Ping Yang, but it did infuriate the empress dowager quite a bit. Originally, Ping Yang had been married for eight years, and it was with great difficulty that she finally got this child. Now that the child was gone, why did she not care about it as a husband?


    Ruan Qinghe was scolded by the empress dowager, but his eyes only looked at Ping Yang with a deep gaze.


    Ping Yang smiled gently at him. Suddenly, Ruan Qinghe seemed to have returned to the day when they first met.


    That day, he had come to the palace to see His Majesty at the very top of the high school rankings. On the high platform, the ladies of the harem were gathered together to witness the glory of the Imperial Examinations.


    Ping Yang was hiding at the back of the crowd. Everyone was looking at the top scorer, while only she was staring at him intently. Hiding behind the human and not being able to see clearly, she pretended that the kernels was swept away by the wind, and the kernels just happened to land right in front of him.


    At that time, Ping Yang was just like how she is now, gently smiling to herself, and said in a soft voice: "Presumptuous Young Noble, can you return my kernels to me?"


    The scene from that day overlapped with the one now. Ruan Qinghe sighed lightly, avoided the empress dowager''s palm that was about to fall again, and came to Ping Yang, hugging her tightly.


    Ping Yang''s lips lightly trembled, but she could not hold it in any longer. She leaned into Ruan Qinghe''s embrace and started crying bitterly.


    "Qing He, I''m in so much pain ¡­" He felt pain in his body, as well as pain in his heart.


    Huai Jin stood at the side. Even though she did not know what happened between the two of them, she was moved by this scene.


    The palace maid by the side brought the medicine that the imperial physician had instructed to be cooked over, causing Ruan Qinghe to take the medicine and drink it mouthful by mouthful. The atmosphere between the two of them was harmonious, as though it was a world of its own.


    The empress dowager couldn''t help sighing as she looked at the two of them. She had originally thought that they were a match made in heaven, but who knew that they would turn out like this?


    After feeding the medicine, Ruan Qinghe put the bowl down and helped Ping Yang to lie down. Ping Yang continued to look at him with a smile, her eyes full of love.


    Ruan Qinghe also laughed, and then pulled the blanket over Ping Yang''s body. However, when he retracted his hand, he discovered that his hand was covered in blood!


    A patch of scarlet stung his eyes.


    The imperial physician anxiously went forward to take Ping Yang''s pulse, but Ping Yang held onto her hand tightly.


    "Ping Yang!" The empress dowager reprimanded him softly and was about to pull Ruan Qinghe away.


    However, Ping Yang stubbornly refused to let go. The empress dowager''s eyes were already filled with tears, and when she saw the blood all over the bed, she almost fainted. Huai Jin immediately stepped forward to support the empress dowager, his eyes filled with grief.


    When the imperial physician saw this, he could only shake his head and quickly order someone to bring the soup over. Just like that, he took out his pulse for Ping Yang, but the fingers on his wrist continued to tremble uncontrollably.


    When the empress dowager saw this, she gave the imperial physician a fierce kick and said angrily, "What happened to my son!? "You sure are open-minded!"


    The imperial physician trembled and kowtowed repeatedly. "This humble subject is incompetent!"


    The empress dowager''s body sank into Huai Jin''s embrace. She took a long time to recover her strength.


    "Get me a doctor!"


    The imperial physician knelt on the ground. He didn''t dare raise his head, but he didn''t move.


    "Muhou ¡­" Ping Yang said softly. Because she had lost too much blood, her face was pale white.


    "Ping Yang!" Her Majesty looked at the person on the bed and felt her heart ache. A stream of old tears fell from her eyes.


    Ping Yang turned towards Ruan Qinghe. Ruan Qinghe''s face was filled with astonishment, as he stared at Ping Yang. A few tears also rolled down his face. Ping Yang reached out her hand, wiped the tears off his face and said gently, "Muhou, all of you leave for now. I will have a last word with Qing He."


    Huai Jin supported the sobbing empress dowager and slowly left the room, leaving the two of them with their last moments of solitude.


    The empress had hurried over after receiving the news. The banquet had long since dispersed due to the sudden change in events. The area outside the hall was now filled with people, all staring anxiously inside.

 C36

    After a long while, that door finally opened again. Ruan Qinghe walked out of the hall step by step while carrying Ping Yang''s corpse, and muttered: "Ping Er, I''ll bring you home."


    A wave of sorrow filled Ruan Qinghe''s entire body, causing no one to dare step forward.


    The mournful sound of the bell echoed in the joyous day for a long time.


    For three days straight, the Jubilee Palace looked lifeless and lifeless. Even though the Yang mama was guarding the door to the empress dowager''s room, he still couldn''t stop worrying.


    "Yang mama, did something happen to the empress dowager?"


    The atmosphere in the Jubilee Palace today was even more gloomy than usual, Huai Jin noticed that something was amiss and immediately asked Yang mama.


    Yang mama looked inside the room and sighed. "Today is the day of Grand Princess''s funeral, but the empress dowager ¡­"


    "Is it Ping Er?"


    The empress dowager''s voice suddenly sounded from inside, but it was clearly a bit low.


    "Yes."


    Just as Yang mama finished speaking, the closed door opened.


    The empress dowager stood at the door, dressed in her usual attire, a trace of grief on her face.


    "Ping Er... Accompany me to send Ping Yang off on her final journey. "


    When Huai Jin accompanied the empress dowager to Grand Princess Mansion, white silk had already been hung everywhere in the mansion.


    When the empress dowager stepped into the Grand Princess Mansion, even before her soul was released, she could not stop her tears from streaming down. Without caring about his image, he supported Huai Jin and rushed towards the mourning hall.


    "Please take care of my Phoenix Body, Esteemed Empress Dowager." Someone in the crowd advised.


    Huai Jin pulled the empress dowager up and comforted her with a few sentences. The empress dowager wiped the tears off her face, then stood up and looked at the arrangement of the mourning hall, her expression somewhat calm.


    "What about Prince Consort?"


    Huai Jin also looked around, she had not seen Ruan Qinghe when the empress dowager and herself arrived at the mourning hall.


    "In reply to the empress dowager, Prince Consort felt too much grief and fainted. He''s currently resting in the backyard." someone replied from the side.


    The empress dowager gave a cold snort and said angrily, "Even if you''re unconscious, bring it over to Wailing Home!"


    The servant accepted the orders and rushed back to the backyard to invite Ruan Qinghe. After a while, Ruan Qinghe walked out from the backyard, looking miserable, his hair in a mess, as though he had just been woken up by someone.


    The empress dowager looked at him and her face twitched, but when she thought about Ping Yang''s mourning hall, she did not react. Ruan Qinghe walked forward, tidied his clothes, bowed, and arranged for the funeral.


    Since there were still some time before the funeral, Huai Jin helped the empress dowager rest in a small courtyard in Grand Princess Mansion. Just as Huai Jin was thinking about how to make the Esteemed Empress Dowager leave him in the Grand Princess Mansion, he heard a commotion outside. After a while, someone came in.


    With Zhu Yu''s death, everyone was shocked, and all of them lamented her loyalty. The empress dowager also sighed, thinking that Zhu Yu''s death would make her friends with Ping Yang''s master and servant better, and that she should take a look herself. Hence, she got up and went to the mourning hall.


    In the mourning hall, the blood had been washed clean and only a covered corpse was left there.


    "Change her clothes and accompany Ping Yang in death."


    The servants accepted the order to carry Zhu Yu''s corpse away, but when they were almost out of the mourning hall, one of the subordinates unsteadily slid down, and just as he was about to land, the man''s foot suddenly hooked, hooking the pole up, and then steadily held it in his hand.


    With this movement, although the corpse was not shaken, a kernels appeared and floated down to the ground. A lotus leaf was embroidered on the corner of a light green silk kernels.


    "Wait!" Her Majesty suddenly called out and stopped her.


    The people carrying the corpse stopped and looked over in confusion.


    The empress dowager''s eyes were fixed on the kernels, her face pale. Seeing that, the Yang mama picked up the kernels and stuffed it under Zhu Yu''s body, letting her men carry the corpse down.


    Huai Jin lowered her eyes and quietly observed the empress dowager''s expression. In that moment, she clearly saw shock and fear in the empress dowager''s eyes.


    Not long after Zhu Yu''s incident, everything was tidied up and the funeral procession was already prepared. The sixty-four men dressed in green who came to wake up were instantly filled with grief and joy. The empress dowager was also saddened for a moment, but stayed behind to not send the funeral procession, only letting Huai Jin to follow the procession.


    The funeral procession came out from the east gate of Grand Princess Mansion. There were hundreds of large and small carriages that were about three to four miles long, lined up with colorful tents on the side of the road. There were road sacrifices from various prefectures, and even ordinary citizens came to join in on the fun.


    Just as they left the Princess Mansion for two miles, there were people in front who had opened up a path, saying that the Xibo Marquis was in front as an offering. Ruan Qinghe then made the procession to stop and personally go forward to receive the funeral.


    Seeing that the convoy had stopped, Huai Jin asked about the situation.


    Ran Mei went in front to ask around, "It''s the Xibo Marquis''s road sacrifice."


    Huai Jin was a little surprised. She got off the palanquin and looked outside, and sure enough, she saw a white-clothed Pu Xin standing in front of the convoy, followed by a few servants carrying a few couplets. From the looks of the handwriting, it seemed to be written by Pu Xin himself.


    The silk flowers on the couplet were also shot out with white silk. The silk flowers were connected to the white clothes in front of them, but they didn''t give off a lifeless feeling. Instead, the white clothes made people feel more elegant and graceful.


    As if he had felt Huai Jin''s gaze, Pu Xin turned towards him. His face raised into a smile, and he gave a hollow bow. Huai Jin returned a smile in return, and as she stood up and entered the palanquin, she heard another voice suddenly sound out in front of him.


    "When a phoenix turns into a carefree and unfettered body, it will become a funeral palace. When it feels pain, it will remember the old and how poor it is!"


    Turning his head around, he saw Yuwen Fei slowly walking over while still holding onto his fan. She was also dressed in white, but compared to Pu Xin, her wide robes and sleeves fluttered, as though she was an immortal that had descended to the mortal world.


    When he walked to the front of the line, Yuwen Fei stopped and bowed respectfully. The expression on his face was completely different from his usual unbridled expression. His expression was solemn and solemn. Ruan Qinghe also returned the greeting, but it was as if his words just now stabbed at a sore spot, and he was speechless for a moment.


    Huai Jin retracted her steps and looked towards the direction of the three. She then heard Pu Xin persuading him from afar: "The sage is already dead, Brother Qing He, please be at ease."


    Ruan Qinghe nodded, Yuwen Fei also patted his shoulder, their actions were intimate.


    "Is the Seventh Prince familiar with Prince Consort?" Huai Jin asked Ran Mei who was at the side.


    Ran Mei nodded her head, "Prince Consort Ma''s literary talent was naturally extraordinary when he was at the top of the high school rankings back then. It was only because of the historical rule that the Prince Consort could not become an official in the imperial court, thus he did not have a position. But it is also because of this that Prince Consort has devoted himself to studying these essays. He has some fame within the circle of scholars in the capital, and thus interacted with the Seventh Prince. "


    Huai Jin looked at the two of them and immediately understood what was going on. Just as she was about to get on the carriage, she saw Yuwen Fei winking at him as if he was giving him a flirtatious look. Immediately, she felt goosebumps all over her body.

 C37

    After the first three people had finished talking, the funeral procession continued, and during this time, the sheds of the other road offerings stopped one by one to thank them. After that, he passed by the Chang Liu Street and arrived there in the end.


    Because the Mianan Temple''s previous self was a Royal temple, some people from the still stayed as An Ling after they died. He spent three days in the temple trying to find a way to get his hands on the altar before he was buried in the Royal Tomb.


    "Back then, whoever said it was all settled!" It was the voice of the Empress Dowager.


    "Perhaps ¡­" Maybe it''s just a coincidence. " The voice was hesitant, and it sounded uncertain.


    The empress dowager gave a cold snort, her voice filled with coldness. "If any of the people by her side were to survive, then when the day comes that the emperor finds out, you and Wailing Home won''t even need their heads anymore!"


    That person quickly kowtowed and said while trembling, "This old servant will go investigate right now." With that, he left.


    Huai Jin anxiously pulled Ran Mei along, and walked out of the Jubilee Palace Palace. After walking a distance, she turned around, and saw a strange nanny coming out. She greeted hurriedly, and left with her head lowered.


    Just then, the door of the hall was opened, and the empress dowager also saw Huai Jin. Huai Jin walked into the hall, turned a blind eye to the broken ground inside, and only reported back to the Esteemed Empress Dowager about the funeral with a sorrowful expression.


    When she found out that Ruan Qinghe had stayed in the Mianan Temple to guard the spirit, the empress dowager was slightly relieved.


    When everything was reported, Huai Jin saw that the empress dowager''s expression was serious, and didn''t want to waste time talking with him, so she bowed and took her leave.


    "Have you arranged for the Zhu Yu beside Ping Yang?"


    Just as Huai Jin was about to leave the great hall, she heard the empress dowager behind her suddenly ask. She could only turn around and continue to report to the empress dowager.


    "Everything has been arranged, including the Prince Consort''s family members."


    The empress dowager had been nervous just a moment ago, but now she merely gave an indifferent grunt of acknowledgement. After a long while, she sighed heavily again and suddenly raised her head to look at Huai Jin.


    "Ping Er... Are you willing to do one thing for Wailing Home? "


    Huai Jin thought about what she had heard at the wall just now. His eyes suddenly tightened and her head lowered as she covered the surprise in his eyes, looking like she was obedient.


    "Ping Er is willing to do anything Esteemed Empress Dowager wants him."


    When the Empress Mother heard this, she nodded but did not speak.


    Yang mama had good eyesight as he brought Ran Mei out of the hall and closed the doors.


    When there was no one else around, the empress dowager slowly spoke with a gloomy face.


    "Ping Er, help Wailing Home investigate Ping Yang''s death."


    Huai Jin was shocked when she heard this.


    The empress dowager then explained to Huai Jin in a slightly cold voice, as if she was immersed in the chilliness of hell, and her voice echoed in Huai Jin''s ears for a long time.


    She asked Huai Jin to investigate Ruan Qinghe exceptionally.


    However, the empress dowager didn''t say the specific reason behind her suspicion that Ruan Qinghe had harmed Ping Yang. She merely asked him to clean up his belongings tonight, and tomorrow, using the excuse of tidying up his belongings, she would stay in the Grand Princess Mansion to investigate Ruan Qinghe until things were clear.


    When Yuwen Fei found out that Huai Jin was heading to the Grand Princess Mansion to clean up Ping Yang''s belongings, he also sent someone to give Huai Jin a drawing of a jade pendant, telling her to definitely find this thing among Ping Yang''s possessions.


    Although Huai Jin did not know what kind of item this jade pendant was, she still memorized the style of the jade pendant carefully.


    After waiting until the second day to consult with the empress dowager, Huai Jin left the palace and headed towards Grand Princess Mansion.


    Although Ruan Qinghe was not present, the butler had seen Huai Jin accompanying the empress dowager before. When he found out that Huai Jin was helping the empress dowager organize the things in the Grand Princess, he welcomed her courteously.


    Huai Jin first went to Ping Yang''s room, then ordered people to take out all of the things Ping Yang usually used to.


    The servants of Princess Mansion swiftly organized the items and placed them in front of Huai Jin. Huai Jin first went over to the box of paintings, picked up a few that Ping Yang had made herself, and told the others to put them away. She then walked to the box and carefully selected the jade pendant.


    But Huai Jin was still unable to find the jade pendant that was drawn on the map when Yuwen Fei sent the message last night. She couldn''t help but frown, and her sharp eyes swept across the people in front of him, and she coldly said: "Big Sister Ping Yang''s jade pendant is here?"


    Butler quickly replied: "They are all here."


    Huai Jin held her hands together, and stared unblinkingly at the servants of Princess Mansion, causing everyone''s hair to stand on end. After a long while, she said faintly, "These few days, Princess Mansion was in a state of fresh loss, with a mixed population. I suppose there are things that have been lost."


    The butler stood at the side silently. Listening to his tone, he also understood that Huai Jin must have known what caused him to speak in such a manner, so even if the butler was not strict, he would still be responsible.


    The servants below were all trembling under the pressure under Huai Jin. Some of them took the chance to take things from him, while others that did not, were afraid that they would be implicated with him if they did.


    In the end, someone could no longer withstand the pressure and stood out.


    "When this servant was working, I accidentally broke a Seven Glorious Dragon''s Jade Temple." The servant girl immediately fell to her knees, her head almost buried in the ground.


    With her at the front, other people also stepped forward. He should be the one who was most familiar with the affairs of the manor, but now, he was no match for a princess who had only been to Princess Mansion twice.


    Huai Jin heard the people below confess one by one, but she did not hear anyone mention anything about the jade pendant. Waiting until no one else stood out, Huai Jin still stood to the side in silence.


    "Princess, what do you think we should do with these people?" The butler approached Huai Jin with a smile.


    Huai Jin was not very interested in these people, she only said indifferently: "As per the rules of the house, let''s do it as usual."


    When the butler saw this, he had a plan. He then dealt with everyone as per usual. The commotion lasted for a while longer, and by the time it was all over, it was already noon.


    Huai Jin stayed in the Princess Mansion to eat, and after eating, she continued to inspect Ping Yang''s things, all the way until the evening when she still did not find the jade pendant.

 C38

    Are you going to drink it?


    After knowing that Huai Jin had come to tidy up Ping Yang''s things under the orders of the empress dowager and was planning to stay in the Grand Princess Mansion for a period of time, Ruan Qinghe hurriedly rushed back from the Mianan Temple.


    Therefore, he was naturally grateful for Huai Jin''s actions. Thus, he personally arranged Huai Jin''s residence, and since he was avoiding suspicion, he did not personally go thank him, but rather had someone to pass a message to on his behalf to, and then returned to his own courtyard to rest.


    Seeing that, Huai Jin was afraid that she would not be able to find the jade pendant, she turned and was about to leave, but just as she took a step, she was stopped by someone from behind.


    "Since Princess Anping is here, why not have a drink with me too." Yuwen Fei''s frivolous voice came from behind him.


    Huai Jin took a deep breath, she secretly rolled her eyes at Yuwen Fei, and walked out from the corner, but did not go in.


    Because of the alcohol, Yuwen Fei''s face was still a little flushed, he squinted his eyes slightly with his left hand supporting his head, looking at Huai Jin who was standing at the entrance of the courtyard, the dim yellow candlelight shone on his face, for a moment, he really looked like a dissolute young master.


    Ruan Qinghe also looked towards Huai Jin. He had clearly drunk more than Yuwen Fei, but his eyes were incomparably clear.


    "Since the Princess Anping is here, let''s drink a cup together. It just so happens that Qing He is also offering a toast to the princess, treating it as an answer to today''s matters in the manor."


    Only then did Huai Jin walk in, and after entering the pavilion, she did not sit down, but looked for a wine cup to pour for herself. She lifted it up towards Ruan Qinghe and downed the wine, before placing it down and leaving.


    Yuwen Fei grabbed Huai Jin''s hand and pulled him into the pavilion.


    Huai Jin flung Yuwen Fei''s hands away and said angrily: "You''re drunk."


    Yuwen Fei seemed to be really drunk, he reached out and grabbed Huai Jin, and suddenly laughed, his smile carrying a bit of drunkenness, causing Huai Jin to be a little absent-minded.


    Ruan Qinghe looked at the two of them, laughed, and shook his head. He filled his cup with wine and started drinking.


    Huai Jin was unable to get away from Huai Jin so she could only sit down and watch as the two of them drank their wine cup after cup. It was understandable for Ruan Qinghe''s wife to be depressed but why was Yuwen Fei even more drunk than Ruan Qinghe.


    Seeing that Yuwen Fei was almost drunk, Huai Jin grabbed the cup in her hands and gulped down the wine inside.


    Yuwen Fei reached out his hands to snatch it, then grabbed the entire bottle of wine from his hands before smashing it to the ground. The wine bottle fell to the ground and shattered into pieces. The fragrance of the wine filled the air.


    The crisp sound of the wine bottle hitting the ground pulled Ruan Qinghe back from his thoughts, and also woke Yuwen Fei up from his stupor. He looked at Huai Jin, half drunk, and grabbed onto Huai Jin''s hand, then took the bottle from Ruan Qinghe''s side, smiling as he said: "Come and drink with me."


    Huai Jin''s face turned cold, she did not take the alcohol from Yuwen Fei, but stared straight at him. She sensed that the Yuwen Fei tonight was a little strange, she did not pretend to be drunk just now, but he was truly drunk.


    "You don''t drink? "Then I''ll drink it all." Yuwen Fei was about to take back the cup when he said that.


    "I''ll drink!"


    Huai Jin did not accept the wine cup, but raised the entire bottle of wine and gulped down the contents directly.


    Ruan Qinghe cleared his throat and laughed: "I never thought that Princess Anping was also a wine hero."


    Huai Jin wiped off the wine from the corner of her mouth and looked at Yuwen Fei with his pair of eyes that were like obsidian in the dark night: "Do you still want to drink?"


    Yuwen Fei snatched the wine bottle from Huai Jin''s hand, raised his head and drank the rest of the wine, then waved his sleeves, imitating Huai Jin''s actions. He wiped off the wine at the corner of his mouth, swung the bottle, and laughed towards the sky: "Drink!"


    With that, he grabbed Huai Jin, stepped lightly over the Princess Mansion''s wall, and after using his movement technique for a while, he disappeared into the darkness.


    Seeing the two of them leaving immediately, Ruan Qinghe shook his head, he had always known of Yuwen Fei''s character, the two of them often drank late into the night, but Ruan Qinghe had never seen someone act so rashly tonight, even though he was in Princess Anping tonight, he had never heard of such a thing.


    Although he did not have any companions, Ruan Qinghe''s interest in drinking wine did not decrease in the slightest. He called for people to bring another jar of wine from the wine cellar and sat alone in the pavilion in Purple Bamboo Courtyard, drinking one cup after another.


    On the roof of the pavilion in the Mianan Temple''s Scripture Pavilion, Huai Jin looked at Yuwen Fei who was beside him who was holding onto the jar of wine without caring about his life, and took a gulp after gulp of it. With a deep frown, she snatched the jar of wine and said coldly: "Yuwen Fei! What the hell are you drinking for! "


    Yuwen Fei did not return her, and took out another jar to take the seal, raising his head to drink the wine down his throat, a spiciness surging from his throat, being forced down his throat, his throat rolling quickly, and he immediately ran through the entire jar of wine.


    There were already five to six empty altars in the surroundings, but the people beside him were still drinking nonstop. Huai Jin also picked up a jar and drank lightly. The two of them sat on the roof of the pavilion, silently drinking until the sky turned white.


    The view from the top of the pavilion in the Ancient Texts Depository of the Mianan Temple was extremely good. From the top of the pavilion to the outside, the entire view of the capital could be seen, as close to the temple''s inner courtyard as as possible to the outskirts of the city.


    Outside the city gate, before the sky brightened, the hawkers had already begun guarding the gate. They were waiting to catch up with the morning market in the city. Some of them even set up stalls in front of the gate, making the place bustling with noise and excitement.


    When it was morning, the guards yawned and straightened their clothes before opening the gates to the city. The hawkers lined up at the gates to wait for them to enter the city, and as the crowd surged, the entire capital seemed to come to life.


    Huai Jin was admiring the sunrise on the bright red horizon. In the past, every time they completed a mission, Chu Feng and the others would climb up to the highest point of the horizon to watch the sunrise. Huai Jin could not deny this, they were mercenaries that came and left all their lives, some things could never be touched by them.


    The warm sunlight shone onto his body, and Huai Jin once again lowered his head to look at the capital at his feet.


    "Look over there."


    Yuwen Fei touched Huai Jin, and pointed towards the city gate.


    Huai Jin retracted her thoughts, and looked towards the direction with his hand. A woman was carrying a load, one hand holding the load on her shoulders, the other holding a boy, the boy holding a girl.


    The woman stopped in front of the door of a restaurant. She put down the burden on her body and began setting up a stall. The two children obediently stood on one side.


    Huai Jin retracted her gaze, and was about to say something, but when she turned her head, he saw Yuwen Fei''s serious expression and shouted: Look!

 C39

    Beside the restaurant, a young man carefully examined his appearance and took out a few coins. He carefully handed them to the woman and bought her some pastries.


    The young man seemed to be a regular customer, and after he had finished buying, he stayed there to chat for a while, waiting until there were more people around before he left.


    Yuwen Fei loosened his grip on Huai Jin''s hands, hands behind his back, and walked out of the Mianan Temple in large steps. Before he left, he spoke to Huai Jin: "Let''s go! I''ll bring you to eat Wang Po''s noodles! "


    "Wang Po! I''m coming to eat the noodles! " Separated by a long distance, Yuwen Fei shouted towards the inside.


    The two of them happened to be in the right place. Just as they arrived at the noodle stall, a customer paid the bill and left. Yuwen Fei lifted his robe and used his movement technique, he was one step faster than the people beside him, and immediately took over the position. After sitting down, he ignored the dirt on his sleeves and leaned towards the table, giving a provocative raise of his eyebrows to the people behind him.


    "Wang Po, look, he''s here to snatch another seat." The man pointed at Yuwen Fei and smiled to Wang Po.


    An old woman stuck her head out from behind the stove, and with a spoon in her hand, she knocked on that person''s head. "You little brat, you don''t have the ability to snatch a seat. Come here and chew the root!"


    There was a commotion. The person waved his hand bitterly and retreated to the side, waiting for his seat.


    Yuwen Fei patted the stool beside him, indicating that Huai Jin should sit, Wang Po came out from behind and took the tableware from the table, and brought out two bowls of Yang Spring Noodle Soup. He then placed them on the table, with his old eyes looking at Huai Jin teasingly.


    Huai Jin frowned, she sat beside Yuwen Fei with her back facing that pair of eyes.


    Yuwen Fei looked at Huai Jin with a ridiculing smile and said to Wang Po: "Wang Po, stop looking! I know you can''t catch up to my master and you''re jealous of me! "


    The crowd burst into laughter once again. Some people also joined in and made a ruckus.


    The matter regarding the Wang Po and Mr. Dong Li had already become nothing new in the ears of these regular customers. At that time, when Mr. Dong Li had just entered the capital and was in a state of poverty, it was the Wang Po who had helped him.


    Afterwards, after Mr. Dong Li had gained some fame in the capital, he remembered his savior and came to Wang Po. Unexpectedly, after Mr. Dong Li found Wang Po, the Wang Po forced him to marry herself. When Mr. Dong Li refused to obey, Wang Po chased after him down two streets, but was forced to accept the marriage due to helplessness. However, ever since Mr. Dong Li offended the Emperor and left the capital seven years ago, the marriage agreement between the two of them had always been on the tip of the iceberg.


    He was supposed to be a prince, so after returning to the capital, he should have gone into the palace to pay respects to the Emperor. However, he left the team sent by the Emperor to welcome him and went to the Wang Po to eat some noodles.


    It was also from that day onwards that the worried face of the Wang Po regained her usual smile. Her fiery appearance reminded her of the time when she chased after Mr. Dong Li with a spoon across two streets.


    Seeing Yuwen Fei teasing her like that, Wang Po blushed a little, and threw a pair of chopsticks straight at Yuwen Fei.


    Yuwen Fei turned around and caught the chopsticks, then laughed: "Thank you, Wang Po." He turned around and asked Huai Jin, "Do you eat scallion flowers?"


    Other than the dessert, Huai Jin did not pick any other dishes. She nodded, picked up her chopsticks and was about to eat, when she saw a pair of chopsticks filled with green onions sprinkle into Huai Jin''s bowl.


    Huai Jin''s eyes opened wide as she looked at the other side. However, after Yuwen Fei picked all the green onions in her bowl and happily ate them, she did not even look at her.


    After staying up for the night, he was indeed hungry. After mixing the green onions and flowers on his face, Huai Jin lowered his head and started to eat.


    After the two of them finished eating noodles, Yuwen Fei took Huai Jin to the Shentu Hall on the east side of the city. Then, he ate the sesame seed cakes from the Wang Claim''s house, Widow Cui''s pastries, and the beanbag with a beard ¡­


    Along the way, Yuwen Fei pulled Huai Jin and passed through the bustling crowd. They were like children as they casually chatted at various stalls.


    Huai Jin was brought to wander around the entire capital, where she heard the unceasing laughter of the surrounding customers and the shouts of the surrounding vendors. The pedestrians were idle, or in a hurry, mixed in with the crowd as they brushed past Huai Jin.


    Unlike the feeling when he sat on the carriage and passed by the Chang Liu Street, only now when he was inside the market, did Huai Jin truly feel the bustle and bustle of the city, and the sounds beside his ears slowly became clearer and clearer.


    Taking in a deep breath, she finally managed to merge with her body.


    After walking around, Yuwen Fei swept a glance at the haze that had surrounded them, looking brimming with energy and vitality, as if the person who had drunk with Yue Yang last night wasn''t him.


    In the end, Huai Jin was pulled by Yuwen Fei to sit in a teahouse. In the mouth of Mr. Book telling a legendary story that she would never get tired of hearing, Yuwen Fei poured himself a large cup of tea and faintly sighed: "This is the capital!"


    Huai Jin couldn''t help but sigh as well. That''s right, this was a real world, a real and flourishing scenery.


    After drinking all the tea in the cup, Yuwen Fei sighed once more. The change in expression on his face finally returned to the arrogant look of the Seventh Prince.


    Huai Jin saw the change in his expression, and waited for him to return to normal before raising her eyebrows, and said indifferently: "You''ve thought it through?"


    Yuwen Fei squinted his eyes, and smiled in relief: "I''ve thought it through."


    Although Huai Jin did not know what was bothering him, she heaved a sigh of relief when she saw him return to normal.


    At the center of the teahouse, Mr. storyteller slapped the wood, and a story finally came to an end. There were endless cheers from all directions.


    Yuwen Fei could not help but let out a "yes" as well, but it caused Huai Jin to roll her eyes. He also did not mind and lightly coughed as she raised her eyebrows: "Have you found the jade pendant yet?"


    When it came to serious matters, Huai Jin''s expression turned serious as she shook her head, "No."


    Yuwen Fei pondered for a moment, then spoke out: "Since that''s the case, I will personally take a look."

 C40

    The two paid the tea money, stood up and left, then returned to Grand Princess Mansion together. Just as they arrived at the entrance of Yongan Alleyway, they met Ruan Qinghe who had come out of his residence.


    Ruan Qinghe was not surprised to see the two of them return together, he only smiled after seeing the two of them together: "Qing He thanks Princess Anping very much."


    Seeing the two of them, Huai Jin understood her current appearance. She no longer cared about the two of them and returned to the Grand Princess Mansion first. Then, he called Ran Mei over. After washing up, she used some powder to cover her eyes and changed her clothes. Then, she called over the butler to clean up Ping Yang''s things.


    Huai Jin casually looked at the thing in front of him, secretly glancing at the two of them. The two of them seemed to have fallen into a trap, they got up and walked over.


    "Everyone says that Princess Ping Yang''s empress dowager loves and has obtained a lot of good stuff. Today, I want to take a look!"


    Ruan Qinghe had no choice but to follow.


    Huai Jin moved away so that Yuwen Fei could see what was inside more clearly. Because she had already picked out a portion of the items yesterday, she only had a box of jewelry, a box of jade pendants and a box of Ping Yang''s own embroidery.


    Yuwen Fei looked at the box of jade pendants, and was sure that the piece he was looking for was not inside. Just when he was suspecting that there was something wrong with the information on the people below, he saw a pair of jade hairpins standing out from the pile of jewelry.


    "Huh?" Yuwen Fei let out a light cry of surprise before stepping forward and taking out the pair of hairpins. The white jade on the hairpin was held in his hand. It was exquisite and warm to the touch. Yuwen Fei frowned, and looked at Ruan Qinghe with disbelief.


    Ruan Qinghe was shocked by his actions, he stuck his head into his hands, and when he saw the material of the jade, his eyes were filled with fear, "Qishan white jade?!"


    Hearing the Qishan white jade s, the faces of everyone in the house all changed.


    Huai Jin frowned. Just as she was about to ask Ran Mei, she heard a loud shout from Ruan Qinghe: "Close the manor door!"


    The butler also understood the seriousness of the situation. He trembled as he hastily ordered the servants to close the doors and watch them. In an instant, the entire Grand Princess Mansion was like an iron wall, not even a fly could fly in.


    Ruan Qinghe called all the servants that served Ping Yang to the front hall and personally interrogated them while Huai Jin and Yuwen Fei stayed in Purple Bamboo Courtyard.


    After everyone had left, Huai Jin asked Ran Mei in a low voice.


    "The Qishan white jade is produced by Bei Ling Qishan. The quality of the jade is high, but the production is low. It can be said that Qishan white jade, is something that only the royal family of Bei Ling have. Bei Ling''s seal was made by the Qishan white jade. "


    understood the severity of the situation., who was seated at the side, looked relaxed as he sat in the pavilion, beginning to feel that he had played chess, and was not shocked at all. Huai Jin knew that the Qishan white jade was something that Yuwen Fei wanted to find, but he never expected that the original jade pendant would actually be beaten into a jade hairpin.


    "The Treason case is related to the Ping Yang Grand Princess?" Huai Jin asked the person in the pavilion.


    Yuwen Fei placed the white piece in his hand down, "It has nothing to do with you."


    "Then this Qishan white jade ¡­" Huai Jin did not understand.


    Yuwen Fei picked up a black piece and cut the white dragon on the board in half with one move.


    There was no wall in this world that did not leak out wind, not to mention that it was at the foot of the imperial city. Even though Ruan Qinghe had reacted the first thing he did, the news of him being able to find a Qishan white jade among the nobles of the capital city was spread.


    Originally, the matter regarding Bei Ling''s informant had not been investigated completely, but now that the Qishan white jade was discovered, with just a few reports, Grand Princess had become the sinner who colluded with a foreign country.


    The expression on Yuwen Jue''s face became uglier and uglier as he flipped the imperial report in his hands. A few days ago, he received news that Bei Ling''s informants had disappeared from Wuan Lane, and now, he discovered that there were Qishan white jade in the Grand Princess Mansion.


    would never believe that the person who colluded with Bei Ling was Ping Yang, but what about Ruan Qinghe?


    "Your Majesty ¡­"


    Li Changde carefully called out.


    Yuwen Jue lifted his eyelids from the pile of memorials and glanced at him, signalling him to continue.


    Only then did Li Changde open his mouth to remind him. "Your majesty, the ministers are still waiting outside."


    Hearing that, Yuwen Jue snorted, and threw the memorial in his hand out.


    Li Changde did not avoid it, and allowed the poise to strike his face.


    "Mo!"


    "Yes."


    This day was originally the day that Ping Yang was going to be buried, but due to the incident with the Qishan white jade, after the assembly had started early in the morning, the officials were all kneeling at the entrance of the imperial study, begging the emperor to order for Ping Yang''s Grand Princess to be buried.


    The Jubilee Palace thought that they would receive the news very soon. The emperor had to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise, based on the empress dowager''s personality, there was no need for her to make such a decision.


    Yuwen Jue dipped his brush into the ink, and just as he wrote the four words "Ode to Heaven", he stopped.


    "Why isn''t Princess Anping in the palace these few days?"


    Li Changde didn''t know why the emperor suddenly asked about Huai Jin, but Mo Mo Xie''s hand stopped and he bowed. "Reporting to your majesty, Princess Anping followed the orders of the empress dowager and went to Grand Princess Mansion to tidy up the princess'' relics. Furthermore, this Qishan white jade was discovered by the princess first."


    "Oh?" Yuwen Jue raised his eyebrows when he heard this, he had truly not noticed this matter, but if he truly was going to organize the items left behind, three days would probably be enough, why have he not returned to the palace yet.


    "Wu Qi!"


    Yuwen Jue suddenly shouted.


    A black clothed man appeared within the palace.


    Li Changde had already gotten used to it. When the man came out, he looked at Li Changde''s nose and heart, then automatically closed his ears.


    "Why did An Ping go to the Grand Princess Mansion?"


    "Investigating the cause of death of Ping Yang, the empress dowager suspects that Prince Consort Ma caused the death of Grand Princess."


    This answer was outside of Yuwen Jue''s expectations.


    "Ping ¡­" "Ping ¡­" Yuwen Jue silently recited the two words, and his brows knitted even tighter.


    "Li Changde! Go and call the Princess Anping over! "


    After hearing Yuwen Jue''s voice calling him, Li Changde''s ears automatically opened, and he left the palace to find Huai Jin.

 C41

    At this time, Huai Jin was in one of the meditation rooms in Mianan Temple, watching a woman and a guard argue outside.


    This was the day of Ping Yang''s Grand Princess''s funeral, so she was surrounded early in the morning by Grand Princess Mansion''s guards.


    Huai Jin called Ran Mei over. She originally wanted to ask her to go take a look, but when Ran Mei walked over, she saw a young eunuch walking over, and she did not know what she said to the woman.


    "Did you clearly see the young eunuch''s appearance?"


    "Princess, it''s that little eunuch who bumped into a servant on the lower elementals'' palace feast." Ran Mei recognized the young eunuch the moment she saw him.


    With Ran Mei''s reminder, Huai Jin also remembered that on their way back to the Treasure He Palace, Ran Mei had indeed met a young eunuch, and that this young eunuch had come from the direction of the Treasure He Palace!


    But why would the eunuchs of the palace appear here?


    Huai Jin was puzzled and asked Ran Mei.


    "I assume that the young eunuch is not from the palace. Since he is in the Mianan Temple now, he should be one of the palace attendants under the princess'' side."


    Originally, Huai Jin thought that the empress dowager''s suspicion that Ruan Qinghe had killed Grand Princess was completely unfounded, but it was only because it involved her own daughter that she was a little preoccupied with it. Thus, during these past three days, the Princess Mansion didn''t pay too much attention to Ruan Qinghe, but the young eunuch in front of her caused Huai Jin to become suspicious of her previous thoughts.


    Just as Huai Jin was thinking of this, the sound of an argument suddenly came from the place where the Grand Princess was resting. The sound lasted for a long time, until Ruan Qinghe''s side informed Huai Jin that it might be late for burial.


    Huai Jin was not surprised by the news, long since when the Qishan white jade matter had been revealed, she felt that the matter of Ping Yang''s burial would not go smoothly, after all, the people in the imperial court would never agree to let a Ping Yang, who suspected of having an affair, be buried under the ceremony of a princess.


    However, she was very surprised with Li Changde''s arrival.


    "The Emperor wants me to enter the palace?"


    Huai Jin opened her eyes wide and looked at Li Changde, who was in front of him, in disbelief.


    "That''s right. Princess, quickly follow me into the palace."


    Li Changde looked at the obviously dazed Huai Jin, and urged him on with a smile.


    "Eunuch, do you know why the Emperor called me?"


    "How could this servant know? Princess, it''s best for you to quickly leave with this old servant."


    Huai Jin followed Li Changde into the palace, full of questions. By the time the two arrived at the imperial study, the ministers outside had already dispersed. Inside the imperial study, the empress dowager and the emperor were in a standoff.


    In her hand, the empress dowager held onto the imperial edict that the emperor had just written to temporarily stop Grand Princess from being buried. She held onto the imperial edict with one hand as she pointed at Yuwen Jue and complained with tears and blood.


    Just like that, his imperial decree was blocked by the empress dowager''s people. Yuwen Jue''s face didn''t look too good, he suppressed the sullenness in his eyes and said in a muffled voice, "That Qishan white jade was truly found in Ping Yang''s remnants. Even if Imperial Mother loves her, she should have a sense of propriety!"


    The empress dowager did not budge at all, and she said sternly, "Wailing Home''s daughter, Wailing Home, naturally knows!"


    "Then what''s the explanation of the Qishan white jade?!"


    The empress dowager was at a loss for words. She was angry, so her chest heaved up and down.


    Seeing that, Huai Jin immediately went forward to help the empress dowager calm down, and said tenderly: "Perhaps it was someone else who gave it to me?! As the Grand Princess, there are definitely a lot of people who want to come to the capital to give Big Sister Ping Yang a present. "


    Yuwen Jue was furious. Who would be so bold as to give away their Qishan white jade!


    But the empress dowager didn''t care, as if she had already decided, and insisted that someone else had given it to her.


    The Imperial study once again fell into a deadlock.


    In the end, it was Yuwen Jue who sighed, made concessions, and waved his forward. He had nearly forgotten his purpose for calling Huai Jin over when the empress dowager made such a ruckus.


    Huai Jin stepped forward and respectfully waited for Yuwen Jue to speak. However, the words that followed made everyone in the imperial study room unable to believe their ears.


    With that, he took out the imperial edict, and had Li Changde read it out loud, and handed it over to Huai Jin.


    After the empress dowager heard the imperial edict, her heart was at ease. She knew that this matter was extremely important, and if she did not investigate thoroughly, the ministers in the imperial court would not agree to let Ping Yang be buried in the Princess''s Tomb.


    Furthermore, this was not something that Huai Jin could do, but the Emperor had ordered Huai Jin to investigate this case and gave him a peace of mind.


    Huai Jin looked at the imperial edict in her hand helplessly. Her eyes blinked at the empress dowager and then at the emperor.


    "Your Majesty, this ¡­" "It doesn''t seem appropriate for me to look into this, does it?"


    "Then, are you going to reject the decree?"


    Huai Jin shook her head.


    "Don''t worry, I will order another person to go with you."


    Just as everyone was guessing who the other person was, they heard a hearty laugh coming from outside.


    "royal father! I have come to retrieve Elder Xun''s book of poems! "


    Yuwen Fei who was dressed in a star grey robe came in, still waving his fan, his steps were leisurely, his expression carefree.


    Seeing him like this, Yuwen Jue frowned, and said in a heavy voice: "You came at the right time, you can go and investigate with Princess Anping."


    "Investigate?" "Investigate what?" Yuwen Fei looked at the three people in the room in a daze.


    Huai Jin had long since kept the imperial edict and obediently laid in the empress dowager''s embrace.


    Yuwen Jue passed a sealed letter to Yuwen Fei and explained: "Investigate Princess Ping Yang''s Qishan white jade."


    Yuwen Fei took a step back upon hearing his words, and shook his head repeatedly: "Royal father, please spare me, I don''t need to concern myself with this matter."


    But Yuwen Jue did not wait for him to reject, holding a brush and issuing another order, ordering Huai Jin and Yuwen Fei to investigate the case together. The imperial edict fell and was directly handed into Yuwen Fei''s hands, but Yuwen Fei refused to accept it.


    Yuwen Jue frowned, in this world, there is no one who dares to refuse an edict, only his own son would dare, after thinking for a moment, he helplessly said: "After this matter is completed, I will give you the book of poems in the Qu Family''s book."


    Yuwen Fei then accepted the imperial edict with a smile.


    A single Qishan white jade had already alarmed some people in the capital. When they found out that the Emperor had sent Huai Jin and Yuwen Fei to investigate this matter, their faces were filled with disbelief. A useless prince and a savage princess had come to investigate? What does the Emperor mean by this?

 C42

    The crown prince and the Prince Jin felt a sense of danger upon learning about this. Yuwen Fei had been doted on by the emperor before, but because he insisted on taking Mr. Dong Li as his master when he was 14 years old, and because his personality changed greatly after returning to the capital, the emperor gradually let them go.


    Of the two people who were currently at the heart of the storm in the capital, one of them had just come out of the palace and gone to the wine shop to get drunk, and the other was bored out of boredom, playing with the wild cat while waiting for Ran Mei to pack up her things before leaving the palace. Because she had to investigate Ping Yang''s case, it was not convenient for him to go in and out of the palace, so Huai Jin would stay at Grand Princess Mansion for the time being.


    The empress dowager muttered to herself for a moment before saying, "This Zhu Yu does remind Wailing Home of an old friend. Wailing Home heard that she is now working for Marquis de Vobo''s Mansion and her name is Lv He, if you see her, bring her to the palace."


    Just as he walked to the entrance of Kangshou Lane''s alleyway, Huai Jin smelled a sweet fragrance pervading the surrounding air. Before this, Huai Jin had also understood this Kangshou Lane.


    The memory''s rouge shop was located at the corner of the Kangshou Lane and had two large shops surrounding it. The memory was different from other rouge shops, and took the high-end route. At the time, there was only one box of rouge in each store, and other than that, it could also be customized personally according to the customer''s request.


    The moment Huai Jin stepped into the memory, a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl came out from behind, bowed to Huai Jin, and respectfully stood to the side. Huai Jin looked around, and saw that there were a few noble women who were also picking rouge. Each of them was accompanied by a young lady from the memory, and they did not say much when they were by their customers'' side.


    After looking around, Huai Jin put down the box of rouge in her hand and said: "I looked around once, but I didn''t find anything that really suits me. I heard that your memory can customize it, is that true?"


    The little girl nodded and respectfully said, "Miss, please follow me."


    Huai Jin followed behind her as they passed through the hall of memory and arrived at the backyard.


    The backyard of the memory was like a private room in a restaurant. There were a total of two floors, and each floor had four rooms. The closed doors meant that there were already guests inside.


    The little girl brought Huai Jin to a room in the backroom on the second floor and said: "Please wait, Miss." She then turned around and closed the door.


    Huai Jin sat in the room waiting for a moment, when a knock came from the door, Huai Jin asked for people to come in.


    The door was opened by someone. Huai Jin looked up and saw a beautiful woman with a waist entering the room. When the woman entered, she closed the door with her hands and hooked up the hair at her temples. Her body swayed as she saluted Huai Jin.


    "Dan Hong greets young master."


    Although the person in front of him was not an absolute beauty, but the aura around her was extremely good. She was charming yet not ordinary, and from the looks of it, she should be the owner of the memory. To be able to complete memory''s business as it is now, there must be some people who are capable of doing so. He looked up to her and said in a clear voice, "I want a list of all the people in the capital who have dealings with Princess Ping Yang and her consort, as well as related information."


    The memory was in the business of a noble lady in the capital, so she might not be proficient in small rumors, but in regards to the changes in the imperial court and the matters in the circle of nobles, even the slightest movement would not be able to hide from the eyes of the memory. Therefore, before Huai Jin even arrived and found out that the Emperor wanted Huai Jin to investigate this case, Dan Hong had already prepared the information beforehand.


    Huai Jin looked at the pile of information in front of him and gave him a deep look before lowering her head and flipping through it.


    The information that Dan Hong sent over was very detailed, and could be said to be related to the two of them.


    After Huai Jin finished looking through the important things in front of him, she kept some of them in her bosom. She stopped looking through the rest and returned the items back to their original state.


    Then, he took out a pen and paper to write down a prescription for rouge and gave it to Dan Hong. His tone no longer contained the admiration from before, and indifferently said: "Since you are here to buy rouge, let us make a box based on this recipe."


    "Yes." Dan Hong also noticed the change in Huai Jin''s attitude.


    After obtaining the information that he needed, Huai Jin got up and was about to leave. He walked to the door, thought for a moment and asked, "Is Xuanping Marquis still in the capital?"


    Even though Dan Hong addressed the Xuanping Marquis with unfamiliarity, Dan Hong still replied respectfully: "Master left last night."


    Huai Jin was not surprised, and gave a light grunt.


    Dan Hong turned around and saw him out of the room. Just as she placed her hand on the side of the door, she was stopped by Huai Jin.


    "Three days later I will come to retrieve the rouge, and also a copy of the information on the Shen Family Trading Company''s Shen Qi. If you continue to be like today with ''no details'', then this memory will not be able to continue!"


    Dan Hong was shocked. When she regained her senses, Huai Jin had already left the memory''s backyard. She had been well-informed in the capital for a long time. Even though she had never come into contact with Huai Jin, she clearly understood the character of this unruly princess and she did not plan to take this threat to heart.


    "Qiu Yue!" Dan Hong shouted.


    A pink clothed girl answered and Dan Hong handed the rouge in her hand over to her: "Make it in three days."


    Qiu Yue reached out to take the prescription, lowered her head to look at it, and revealed an expression of shock: "Who thought of this method?!"


    Dan Hong was surprised to see her like this: "What''s wrong?"


    Qiu Yue pointed at the osmanthus branches and the white vinegar that were on the square and her expression became excited, "All of the rouge today is directly made from crushed petals, turned into paste, and paired with flower dew or fat. Those petals may look gorgeous, but the rouge they produce is always a little thin. However, according to this recipe, the red color of the rouge itself can be forced out with laurel ash and white vinegar to obtain extremely pure rouge! "


    Hearing her words, Dan Hong also became curious. Just as he was about to look down, he saw Qiu Yue holding the prescription in her arms and running away excitedly saying, "Qiu Bai! Qiu Bai! I know how to make a real rouge! "


    Dan Hong watched as Qiu Yue left. She was a little lost in thought, if Huai Jin took the recipe and went to open a new rouge shop, she would not be able to guarantee that memory would still be able to stand up in the circle of noblewomen in the capital like she was right now.

 C43

    I killed her.


    After he finished, Huai Jin headed back to his new residence.


    In front of the residence, a few servants were working together to put up a newly made signboard. The words "Princess Anping Residence", written by the emperor himself, shone brightly in the sunlight, almost dazzling the eyes of people.


    "As the master, you sure make the customers wait."


    Just as Huai Jin entered the front hall and didn''t even have time to take a good look at her new residence, she bumped into the alcohol reeking Yuwen Fei.


    "Why are you here?" Huai Jin frowned, and extended his hand to cover his nose.


    Perhaps it was because she was really drunk, but when Yuwen Fei saw her expression of disdain, he also chuckled: "Come, I''ll give you something."


    "I''m not a thing!"


    Hearing Yuwen Fei''s description of himself, Lan Ling jumped out from behind him with an unconvinced look and corrected him. She didn''t realize in the slightest that there was something wrong with her words.


    rolled his eyes at the two of them, then directly went to the backyard, and asked Ran Mei about his own room, after which he closed the door and started to study a few pages of information he had obtained from Dan Hong.


    These few pages of information were not anything special in that thick stack of information, and the people and events recorded on it were not important compared to the others. However, the reason why these few pages caught Huai Jin''s attention was because of a woman''s portrait.


    The woman in the portrait was about fifteen years old. She had a little baby fat on her face and a bright smile on her face.


    She had seen this woman before, the woman who had quarreled with the guards in the Mianan Temple.


    And because of Dan Hong''s detailed information, Huai Jin was able to know the woman''s details clearly.


    The woman''s name was Su Geying. When she was fifteen, she made an engagement with Ruan Qinghe, but because Ruan Qinghe rushed to the capital to take the examination, their marriage was delayed by one year. It was precisely because they were delayed for another year and had no fate with each other.


    This year, Ruan Qinghe''s ranking in high school was set by the Ping Yang Grand Princess, and the Emperor personally bestowed marriage to him on the hunting grounds. When the Ruan Family learned of this matter, they immediately annulled the marriage between the two.


    Su Geying who was annulled from the marriage, under the Su Family''s arrangements, married to a local rich businessman, but on the day of the marriage, Su Geying escaped the marriage, and there was no news of him ever again.


    Huai Jin looked at the portrait a few more times. Although there was a slight difference in age when she was fifteen, she could still vaguely recognize it.


    The more he looked, the more he was sure that the woman he saw that day in Mianan Temple was Su Geying!


    "Why are you looking at Su Geying''s portrait?"


    Unknowingly, Yuwen Fei had appeared in Huai Jin''s room, and upon seeing the portrait in front of Huai Jin, he suddenly asked.


    "You know this person?"


    Huai Jin could not bother to look into the matter of him barging into her room. Right now, her interest was completely attracted by the matter between Ruan Qinghe and the woman.


    "I do."


    Yuwen Fei sat diagonally opposite of Huai Jin and introduced Su Geying''s identity, "Three years ago, when Qing He and I were swimming in the lake outside, we coincidentally met someone who fell into the water so Qing He went into the water to save them. Brother Qing He only said that the girl was his hometown. When he found out that she had been sent to the brothel, he redeemed her and settled her properly. "


    "And after that?" Huai Jin asked.


    "After that ¡ª ¡ª" Yuwen Fei dragged his words, but suddenly changed the topic and asked Huai Jin, "Why are you asking this?"


    Huai Jin told Yuwen Fei about how she met the young eunuch on the palace feast and how the empress dowager asked him to investigate the cause of death of the Grand Princess.


    Yuwen Fei only frowned, and did not say a word after hearing it.


    Just when Huai Jin thought that he would not speak anymore, Yuwen Fei suddenly got up and pulled Huai Jin away.


    Ran Mei led a few maids carrying boxes of food and headed towards''s Qing Lan Yuan, running into two people.


    Yuwen Fei remained calm and did not explain anything as he dragged Huai Jin out of the residence.


    "Yuwen Fei! What are you doing? "


    Huai Jin walked while being pulled by Yuwen Fei, and she did not have the slightest intention to stop. The two of them passed through one alley after another, and only when they arrived at Wuan Lane did Yuwen Fei let go of Huai Jin''s hand.


    "Didn''t you want to know whether Qing He killed Ping Yang or not?


    Huai Jin did not understand what he meant. "Go and ask directly?" Was it that direct?


    Yuwen Fei smiled at her, and went into Grand Princess Mansion first.


    Inside the Grand Princess Mansion, Ruan Qinghe was instructing Ji An to send him out, but who knew that he would meet Yuwen Fei, who had brought Huai Jin here to confront him.


    Yuwen Fei waved his long sleeves and blocked their path.


    "It just so happens that Miss Su is here too, there''s no need to rush off, there''s also something I want to ask Brother Qing He about."


    Seeing the two of them acting this way, Ruan Qinghe stopped Su Geying and understood the reason why they were here. He then called Ji An back and brought him to the hall.


    Su Geying lowered her head and followed behind Ruan Qinghe respectfully.


    In the front hall, Ruan Qinghe dismissed the servants, leaving behind four people.


    Yuwen Fei had a rare serious look on his face, and went straight to the point and asked Ruan Qinghe if he was the one who killed him.


    Ruan Qinghe also did not expect him to be so direct, and was stunned for a moment. In contrast, Su Geying who was at the side continuously defended Ruan Qinghe.


    "Qing He isn''t that kind of person, don''t slander him!"


    "Did I slander you?" Yuwen Fei did not look at her, and continued to ask.


    After a long while, Ruan Qinghe finally let out a sigh of relief, pulled Su Geying to the side, and bowed to Yuwen Fei with a wave of his sleeves.


    Yuwen Fei immediately pulled him up.


    Seeing the two of them fighting back and forth, Huai Jin finally understood why Yuwen Fei had brought him here to seek confirmation of her suspicion that Ruan Qinghe had killed Ping Yang.


    In the face of a gentleman like Ruan Qinghe, only then would they truly respect him.


    "I was the one who harmed Ping Yang." After Ruan Qinghe said those words, he sat on his seat blankly, as if he had fallen into some sort of memory.

 C44

    CHAPTER 44 - WHAT YOU WANT TO DO


    "Qing He!" Su Geying wanted to stop Ruan Qinghe from speaking further, but Ruan Qinghe shook his head and told his everything.


    The noon sunlight shone into the hall, and half of Ruan Qinghe''s body was illuminated by the light. In the light and shadow, his face was pale, and his originally gentle voice had become somewhat hoarse.


    Strychnos, bitter taste, cold, toxic, pregnant women fasting.


    Looking at the Ma Qianzi inside, Ruan Qinghe''s heart dropped even more. It was unknown where Ping Yang found out about Su Geying''s existence and she suddenly asked Ruan Qinghe a question, but Ruan Qinghe did not tell her about the original engagement between the two of them. He only said that they were old friends, so Ping Yang did not ask anymore.


    However, she had just asked yesterday, and something had happened to Su Geying today.


    Following that, Ji An also brought a letter. In the letter, Su Geying actually consoled Ruan Qinghe, saying that she knew Ruan Qinghe''s character, there must be someone framing him. I hope he does not blame herself.


    But Ruan Qinghe knew that Su Geying''s son had died because of him, so how could the pain of losing a child be as simple as the letter described?


    That night, Ruan Qinghe passed the money he got from the pill to Ji An and let him drink from Grand Princess.


    Ping Yang was already eight months pregnant at the time, so she knew herself the danger involved, but the child in Su Geying''s womb was also eight months old. He felt guilty towards her, and only wanted to take her life.


    So when he found out that Ping Yang''s son was gone, he only said blandly, "It''s no problem."


    Ruan Qinghe roughly and hoarsely finished what happened that night, his eyes full of grief.


    Su Geying was also at the side crying uncontrollably. It was only then that she found out the truth of the matter.


    Yuwen Fei sighed, he had a deep understanding of Ruan Qinghe''s personality and it was also because of this understanding that when he heard about Huai Jin''s suspicions towards Ruan Qinghe, he chose to directly come over and ask.


    "Miss Su''s child is ¡­" Although the timing was not right, Huai Jin still asked his own question.


    Su Geying understood what Huai Jin meant, she wiped the tears off her face and shook her head: "This humble girl''s child is not Qing He''s."


    "Three years ago, after Qing He redeemed this civilian girl from the brothel, he placed her in a house at the outskirts of the city. Two years ago, the girl and hubby met and married each other. Perhaps it was because the girl was born with a bad fate. The hubby also accidentally died when the girl was pregnant for three months. After Qing He found out about this, he brought this woman back to his house in the outskirts of the city. "


    "Did Princess Ping Yang harm Miss Su''s child?" Huai Jin asked again.


    Ruan Qinghe shook his head, a look of regret and sorrow appeared on his face. After changing his words several times, he finally opened his mouth with great difficulty: "Before Ping Yang died, he said that she did not do it."


    But Ruan Qinghe still shook his head, and the look of sorrow on his face became even more pronounced: "Zhu Yu was the one who requested for the death of Zhu Yu."


    The three people in the room were all shocked.


    "On the day of Ping Yang''s funeral, Zhu Yu insisted on seeking death. I had originally wanted to persuade her to let her go. But she told me that Ping Er asked her to accompany him when he was still alive. " A stream of tears fell from Ruan Qinghe''s eyes as he continued in a low and hoarse voice, "Zhu Yu told me that Ping Er actually knows everything. She knows that I hate her and hate her. She was worried that after her death, the Empress Dowager would find out from Zhu Yu that it was all because of me ¡­ Zhu Yu was also loyal, and killed herself after telling me what happened. "


    A gentle breeze suddenly rose from outside, and as it brushed against Ruan Qinghe''s face, it was as warm and gentle as it was on the day eight years ago.


    Ping Yang, who was dressed in a light purple robe, looked down at him from her horse: "Heaven''s Eyes Young Master! If I win first place in the hunt, how about you be my Prince Consort?! "


    The young girl blushed. Without waiting for a reply, she swung her whip and quickly left.


    Ruan Qinghe only chuckled. He did not think that the girl would really win the first place in the hunt with a group of princes and princes. However, the final result was beyond her expectations. She had won.


    The imperial edict had ended his career as a government official. He was dressed in fiery bridal robes, pushed into a bridal carriage, toasted by the passing guests, and envied by countless people. From beginning to end, however, no one had ever asked him what he thought.


    He probably hated Ping Yang, Ruan Qinghe thought, hated her for using his identity to forcefully change his life trajectory, hated her for making his dreams and talents go down the drain in the end. He hated her because he didn''t want her to give birth to his own child.


    But maybe it was heaven''s will, because after eight years, Ping Yang was still pregnant. When he found out that Ping Yang was pregnant, he saw that Ping Yang''s face was flushed red and when she told him this news, she was extremely cautious and careful.


    Since then, his hatred for himself had become uncertain, but the heavens had made a huge joke at him.


    When Huai Jin and Yuwen Fei walked out of the Grand Princess Mansion, it was already close to evening. Under the bluish-grey twilight, the Grand Princess Mansion that was covered in white silk gave off a stifling feeling.


    Huai Jin turned her head to look at the golden signboard above him, feeling mixed emotions in her heart at the moment.


    "Now that we know about Qing He, what do you plan to do?"


    Yuwen Fei''s gaze stopped on Huai Jin as he examined her meaningfully. He wanted to know what kind of choice Huai Jin would make, whether she should tell the truth to the empress dowager in full or hide it from her.


    Huai Jin pursed her lips, and did not answer.


    Huai Jin patted her stomach as if she did not mind at all, and said indifferently: "It''s time to eat."

 C45

    Although Celestial Fragrance House located in the West Market was not one of the top restaurants in the capital, the elegant decor of the restaurant and the fact that Mr. Dong Li''s personal essay was hung in the lobby of the second floor attracted quite a few literary people to come over. This Celestial Fragrance House had gradually become a place that scholars often visited and would leave one or two articles in the Celestial Fragrance House as they were in high spirits.


    Huai Jin followed behind Yuwen Fei and was led to the second floor by a waiter.


    The words on the Caption were nimble and nimble, floating like clouds and scattered like smoke.


    Yuwen Fei smiled and did not say a word, he waved his fan and listened to the waiter speak.


    It was only when he finished narrating the examples of how Mr. Dong Li wrote when he was drunk did the waiter proudly guide the two into a private room. After the two finished ordering the dishes, he waited for them to leave.


    "Was it really Mr. Dong Li''s doing?"


    After choosing a place to sit, Huai Jin asked Mr. Dong Li''s true disciple in front of him.


    Yuwen Fei stuck his head out and looked out the window, then turned and laughed: "What? "You suspect not?"


    "It''s not doubt, it''s certainty."


    Yuwen Fei raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Why are you so sure?"


    Huai Jin also looked out of the window, and one of the hawkers saw Huai Jin looking at him and quickly lowered her head, fiddling with the goods on the stall.


    She withdrew her gaze and said slowly, "Although that word appears to be nimble and elegant and has a natural air to it, it is powerful and compact at the turning point, as if trying to imitate it. It must be that the shop owner deliberately faked it in order to attract customers. "


    The corner of Yuwen Fei''s mouth slightly rose: "That Caption was indeed given to them by my master."


    Huai Jin was a little surprised, she then looked at Yuwen Fei in shock: "You wrote that?"


    Yuwen Fei nodded.


    Huai Jin felt that it was funny, the Caption had hung here for so long, she did not believe that only she could see through it, but the others did not suspect anything, after all, who would have thought that the Caption that Mr. Dong Li took out would be an imitation?


    While laughing, something suddenly flashed past his mind, but when Huai Jin tried to think of it again, he was unable to think of anything else.


    "He left."


    Yuwen Fei looked out of the window and suddenly said.


    Huai Jin also looked outside, and sure enough, the stall that was just opened was already gone.


    The door to the private room was knocked gently. The waiter pushed open the door and came in, setting down the dishes ordered by the two of them.


    Yuwen Fei extended his chopsticks and grabbed onto a piece of Sweet ''n'' Sour Ribs, his hand hovering in midair as if he was about to pick it up for Huai Jin. However, after pausing for a moment, he placed the piece of Sweet ''n'' Sour Ribs into his bowl.


    "The sugar vinegar here is sweet."


    The hand that Huai Jin used to pick up the chopsticks suddenly stopped, and finally put them down. Her expression turned serious as she looked at Yuwen Fei.


    "Don''t you want to ask me something?"


    Whether it was on the hunting grounds, when Yuwen Fei suddenly said that he was not wrong, or when he reminded himself that sweet and sour taste of things, he was telling Huai Jin that the person in front of him knew that he was not the real Princess Anping, but he had never asked himself one question.


    Yuwen Fei raised his head, his expression as normal as usual, his almond-shaped eyes half-opened as he squinted them, the corners of his eyes were slightly raised, and his face still had a lazy look, "I''m asking you something."


    Huai Jin shook her head, "Nothing."


    If he didn''t want to know, why would he do anything unnecessary?


    The chopsticks he put down were once again picked up, but in the end, Huai Jin still picked up a piece of the Sweet ''n'' Sour Ribs, and put it into his mouth, chewing with an unchanging expression.


    Yuwen Fei looked at her but did not say anything, and the two continued to discuss with each other about the vendor.


    "Guess who sent him." Yuwen Fei dragged his head and looked at the people in front of him.


    "No matter who sent them, from today onwards, there will only be a few spies like us."


    After all, the Treason case that caused everyone in the capital to panic was now tied to these two people.


    "How do you plan to investigate about the Qishan white jade?" Or perhaps it was the Treason case, and how he planned to make a move.


    Huai Jin swallowed the food in her mouth and asked calmly.


    Previously, Yuwen Fei wanted to use him to investigate the Treason case from the young ladies of the martial general family, but now that the emperor had given a decree ordering two people to investigate the case, and the two of them were already in the open, if he were to come into contact with them, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.


    Yuwen Fei threw a peanut into the air, then opened his mouth and caught it. He spoke while chewing on something: "Everything is as usual."


    Everything was as usual? Wasn''t this a warning? Huai Jin looked at him blankly.


    "Do you think that my royal father will really hand over such an important matter to the two of us?" Yuwen Fei shot a glance at Huai Jin, and said indifferently: "They will understand in a few days, the person they are really on guard against won''t be us."


    Huai Jin was shocked, the Emperor actually had this idea. Using the two of them as a pretense, she caused everyone to turn their gaze towards the two of them, but would those people really take the bait?


    Outside a side door of a certain mansion in the capital.


    The stall owner who was staring at Huai Jin just now had long since changed her clothes. After carefully sizing up her surroundings, she turned and entered the residence.


    The vendor was very careful as he avoided all the servants in the mansion. He came to a small study room and knocked on the door.


    "Come in!" A man''s cold voice came from inside.


    The stall owner pushed open the door and entered.


    Inside the study room, Yuwen Tuo lowered his head and carefully looked at the stack of information on the table. The information was densely packed with words, but he could only remember one person''s experiences from childhood, and this person was Yuwen Fei!


    The vendor respectfully bowed to Yuwen Tuo. Yuwen Tuo removed his eyes from the documents on the case and gave him a nonchalant look, "Speak."


    Only then did the vendor tell him everything that he had seen and heard with Huai Jin and Yuwen Fei in one day.


    "Today, after leaving the palace, the Seventh Prince went to the wine shop to drink, Princess Anping went to the rouge shop, and after that, the Seventh Prince and Princess Anping went to the Grand Princess Mansion to stay until dusk, then the two went to the Celestial Fragrance House."


    Yuwen Tuo frowned: "What did they find out when they went to Grand Princess Mansion?"


    The stall owner shook his head. "No. The Seventh Prince and the Canton Princess went to find Prince Consort''s horse for some private matters."


    "Personal affairs? "What private matter?"


    The stall owner answered vaguely: "It seems to be related to a woman called Su Geying."


    "Su Geying?" Yuwen Tuo repeated the name again and again, but he couldn''t figure out what this Su Geying had to do with all this. His brows were deeply knitted, and his clear and bright face was somewhat cold, "Investigate!"


    The stall owner accepted the order and immediately left.

 C46

    After leaving the Celestial Fragrance House, Yuwen Fei followed Huai Jin all the way to the Princess Mansion, and even directly to the backyard, but they had no intention of leaving.


    Huai Jin looked coldly at Yuwen Fei who was behind him, and Lan Ling who was always behind him, as she grinded her teeth a little: "Are you going or not!"


    What a joke, it was not easy for him to find an opportunity to follow Yuwen Fei to Huai Jin''s place from hell, he did not want to go back!


    Yuwen Fei''s eyes squinted dangerously, and the fan bone that was infused with all its strength hit the hand that was Huai Jin was holding, making a clear sound.


    Huai Jin only felt that the surroundings had quieted down for a few seconds, after that, her waist relaxed, and a roar that sounded like a chicken dying could be heard.


    Her miserable voice made Huai Jin unable to help but shiver.


    "Yuwen Fei! Are you even human! If you beat me to a pulp! My second uncle will not let you off! "


    Lan Ling hugged her injured hand and wailed.


    Yuwen Fei picked his ears, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Yun Jing! So noisy! "


    Just as he finished speaking, Yun Jing appeared like a ghost in front of everyone in an instant. With a wave of the long sword in his hand, he cut off the hem of his clothes, then bundled them randomly into a ball and stuffed it into Lan Ling''s mouth, who was still screaming miserably.


    "Wuu ¡­" Wu ¡­ "Howl!"


    Lan Ling was still protesting silently, both of her hands were held by Yun Jing, his mouth was stuffed, and all she could do was to turn her gaze into a sharp blade and sweep at Yuwen Fei''s body!


    "Your elbow might be in the wrong position. If you continue howling, don''t even think about using this hand anymore!" Yuwen Fei looked at his rapidly swelling elbow and reminded him with "very good intentions".


    Lan Ling tried to move his hands, but a bone piercing pain came from his hands. After confirming that Yuwen Fei was right, she dragged Yun Jing away to get a doctor for herself with a face full of fear.


    Actually, Huai Jin was able to help him get the bone straight. She didn''t pay attention to it in the past when she was training, but she would often have her joints dislocated.


    But before Huai Jin could say anything, Lan Ling had already urged him to leave.


    "What is it? Your heart hurts? "


    Huai Jin snapped back to reality and frowned: "He deserved it."


    Yuwen Fei waved the fan in his hand, as though he was extremely happy, and replied, "Then that''s good."


    Because of his words, Huai Jin''s heart suddenly jumped, and a kind of numbing feeling inexplicably rose from her heart, causing people to be confused.


    By the time Lan Ling finished looking at the doctor and returned with the two tightly wrapped arms, the sky had already turned dark.


    In the end, Huai Jin still couldn''t resist the thick skin of two people. One of them stayed in Huai Jin''s Princess Mansion because she was injured and didn''t want to move. And Huai Jin was even more unable to refute the other reason.


    Yuwen Fei crossed his legs and leaned half against the back of the chair behind him. No matter what Huai Jin said, he was not moved.


    Huai Jin facepalmed, and stood in front of Yuwen Fei with a gloomy face: "Are you going or not?"


    Yuwen Fei still persisted in his words, "This prince wants to see Lan Ling!"


    Huai Jin was speechless, "As long as Yun Jing is here, it''s fine."


    "Yun Jing wants to protect me!"


    "Then send someone else."


    Yuwen Fei frowned slightly: "The skills of others are not as good as Yun Jing''s."


    Oh, it''s coming back.


    Huai Jin chose to give up. In terms of shamelessness, she couldn''t compare to Yuwen Fei. After calling Ran Mei over to arrange a place for the two to stay, Huai Jin returned to her own Qing Lan Yuan.


    During the day, because she had something on her mind, Huai Jin did not properly observe her own courtyard. After that, she went to the Grand Princess Mansion, which led to her having the chance to seriously observe her own courtyard until now.


    The name of the Qing Lan Yuan had the word "Lan" in it, but there was no orchid in it, there were no flowers in the entire courtyard.


    After entering the arched entrance of the courtyard, he saw a circular corridor. The houses were arranged in a circle according to the style of the corridor, perfectly surrounding the garden in the middle.


    There was an old osmanthus tree in the middle of the garden. It was the time when the osmanthus flowers were in full bloom. A gust of autumn wind blew over, filling the yard with the fragrance of the osmanthus flowers.


    Huai Jin originally wanted to take a look at the garden in the middle, but before she could go over, she saw a shadow flash across the ground at an extremely fast speed.


    She slowly put her left hand on her waist and looked around warily.


    "Being a guest late at night, why not come down and have a cup of tea?"


    Huai Jin''s cold voice resounded within the courtyard.


    However, what responded was only the sound of the wind in her ears.


    Huai Jin untied the red snake from her waist and wrapped it around her hand.


    Huai Jin''s right hand trembled, and the red snake in her hand agilely flew out from Huai Jin''s wrist, wrapping itself around the sword on Huai Jin''s back.


    Huai Jin turned around, retreated a few steps, and at the same time, increased the distance between her and the person behind her. With a flash of red light, the red snake returned to her hands.


    "A sneak attack behind the scenes. Your excellency''s way of doing things is truly dishonorable!"


    Huai Jin coldly looked at the man dressed in black in front of him. Although his expression did not change, there were actually quite a few ripples in his heart.


    She only used one move to know that her opponent''s skill was completely above hers. If it wasn''t for the fact that her opponent was very cautious and had the intention to probe her, she would have taken her name with that sword.


    The black clothed man did not utter a word. He originally wanted to assassinate Huai Jin, and did not care about his honor, but he had already guessed Huai Jin''s true strength in one move. He stared at Huai Jin with eyes filled with killing intent, as if he was looking at a dying person.


    Huai Jin thought that things were not looking good, and swept a glance at the entrance of the Qing Lan Yuan s. For the first time today, she was glad that Yuwen Fei was staying the night here.


    With a low shout, the black-clothed man rushed forward a few steps, shortening the distance between him and Huai Jin. With a leap, the sword in his hand turned into a streak of silvery-white light as he thrusted straight towards Huai Jin.


    He relied on his own skill on Huai Jin, and didn''t even use any moves. He only used a simple killing move, and relied on his ghostly movement technique, as he approached Huai Jin step by step.


    In a close combat, Huai Jin''s red snake did not have any advantages. Seeing that the sword was about to pierce towards her heart, Huai Jin did not dodge, but sneered at the black clothed man, and dodged the sword with an unbelievable posture.


    Huai Jin was truly thankful for the flexibility of this body. With the foundation that she did not have any training before, it was still so difficult for him to make such a move.

 C47

    After his attack failed, the black clothed man did not have time to exclaim at Huai Jin''s incredible difficulty, with a turn of his wrist, he threw out a nimble sword flower, the sword in his hand changed direction and chased after Huai Jin.


    Huai Jin mustered up all her energy and threw herself forward. After rolling on the ground for a few times, she abandoned the whip and took out a dagger from her boots, putting it in front of her chest to protect her heart veins!


    "Princess!"


    But in the end, it was already too late. The flexible sword at Ran Mei''s waist was instantly unsheathed, flying forward, and blocking the black clothed man''s sword strike.


    But Ran Mei also understood that since the opponent''s skills were above his, she would not be able to take more than a few moves from the opponent.


    Since that''s the case ¡­ Ran Mei''s small face changed, and the flexible sword in her hand became like a snake, tightly entangling the opponent''s sword.


    Ran Mei took the chance and sprinted towards Qing Lan Yuan''s arch with Huai Jin in her arms.


    The black clothed man behind him was momentarily caught by Ran Mei''s flexible sword, his hand trembled, and after a few "pa pa" sounds, Ran Mei''s sword broke, and a few broken swords fell down from the sky.


    The eyes of the man in black suddenly flashed with hostility as he leapt into the air and sent a sharp sword Qi towards the two of them.


    Huai Jin habitually reached for her waist, but the red snake had long been abandoned by her in the battle. The sword behind her was getting closer and closer, and she could even feel the cold Qi around the sword.


    "Yun Jing!"


    In that moment of life and death, suddenly, an angry shout came from behind him, it was unknown when Yuwen Fei appeared outside of Qing Lan Yuan.


    Huai Jin only saw an afterimage flash past quickly behind Yuwen Fei, then she heard a loud "bang" sound. The sword that was originally going to stab down fell to the ground, and the black clothed man was struck by something and fell backwards.


    Seeing that the assassination had failed, the man in black clothing didn''t bother with it anymore. He stood up and ignored his sword. With a leap, he disappeared into the night like a ghost.


    Yun Jing also appeared at this time, and looked towards Yuwen Fei''s direction. After receiving Yuwen Fei''s signal, he followed closely behind that person, and became one with the night sky, disappearing without a trace.


    "Princess, how are you?"


    The danger had been resolved. Ran Mei heaved a sigh of relief and anxiously went forward to check on Huai Jin''s injuries.


    The sleeve on his arm had already been cut open by the sword, revealing a flawless white jade arm. Fresh red blood continued to seep out from the wound, the two contrasting colors clashed, looking like a peerless blood jade.


    Yuwen Fei quickly shook his head, putting all the thoughts in his mind out of his head. He looked at Huai Jin''s pale white face, and seemingly extremely unwilling, he took out a white jade bottle and threw it to Ran Mei, who was helping Huai Jin to treat her wounds.


    "Use this, high-quality Gold Sore Medicine!"


    Ran Mei stared blankly for a moment, then opened up the wound that had originally been bandaged, and carefully sprinkled the medicinal powder on top of Huai Jin''s wound.


    Huai Jin gritted her teeth as she endured the pain. She glanced at Yuwen Fei, bit her lips, and groaned out two words.


    "Thank you!"


    It was also only when the black clothed man appeared that Huai Jin finally knew why Yuwen Fei insisted on staying the night, but even though he understood in his heart, he was still a little unwilling.


    "What did you just say?!"


    Yuwen Fei''s left hand deliberately whispered into his ear.


    Towards his childish action, Huai Jin only rolled her eyes.


    Ran Mei laughed in a low voice. Her nimble hands made a knot on Huai Jin''s arm, and she finished bandaging it.


    In fact, due to the long wound from his left chest to his left arm, Huai Jin had actually lost a little more blood. It looked quite frightening, but the wound wasn''t deep, and wasn''t really that serious.


    Ran Mei originally wanted to bring Huai Jin back to his room to take a good rest, but before she even stepped into the room, Huai Jin thought of something and she walked towards the Purple Bamboo Courtyard.


    The Purple Bamboo Courtyard had arranged for tonight, both Yuwen Fei and Lan Ling. Now that Yuwen Fei and Yuwen Fei had settled their own matters, they only had Lan Ling left.


    "The Purple Bamboo Courtyard has left someone behind."


    Yuwen Fei thought that she was worried that Lan Ling would escape and pulled her back. He felt her wound and loosened his grip.


    "I''m not worried about him running away."


    Huai Jin frowned and sucked in a cold breath of air with a soft "hiss".


    Yuwen Fei thought that he had hurt Yue Yang''s wound and quickly let go.


    But just as his hands loosened, Huai Jin''s eyebrows relaxed, and he walked straight towards the Purple Bamboo Courtyard.


    Yuwen Fei looked at his hands in shock, shook his head in amusement and quickly followed along.


    Lan Ling who was sleeping soundly dreamed that she had returned to Bei Ling and was catching crickets with Second Sister at night. The two of them guarded each other while blocking the path of the cricket, and just as they were about to grab onto the cricket, Second Uncle suddenly appeared behind them.


    He had been spoiled since he was young. He was not afraid of anyone, but he was afraid of his second uncle.


    Second Uncle''s light cough was enough to scare him into smiling.


    Second Sister was stunned at her place, she could not help but give a meaningful glance, but Lan Ling''s attention was entirely focused on the cricket, so she pounced forward, causing the cricket to jump backwards, and escaped towards the direction of Second Sister.


    "Second Sister!"


    Lan Ling looked at Second Sister unhappily, but Second Sister was trying her best to look him in the eye.


    "Second Sister, what are you doing? If it wasn''t for you just now, that cricket would have definitely escaped."


    Just as he finished speaking, Lan Ling felt a chill down his back, he looked at Second Sister''s pitiful looking face, and was shocked in his heart. Could it be...


    "Lan Ling!"


    With an angry roar, Lan Ling''s body shook violently.


    "Second Uncle ¡­"


    But that''s not right, this voice wasn''t Second Uncle, it sounded like a woman.


    "Lan Ling!"


    With another sound, Lan Ling was sure that it was a woman. Who is it, to be so annoying to catch crickets.


    Lan Ling turned his body, planning to ignore him, but his body suddenly lightened, and a wave of cold aura overwhelmed him. His entire body quivered, and he finally regained her senses.

 C48

    Yuwen Fei, you want to watch the show?


    It was late autumn, and although it wasn''t very cold during the day, it was still bone-chilling cold during the night.


    If he had known that he would meet these two people after arriving in the capital, he would never have followed Second Uncle even if he was beaten to death.


    "What are you guys looking for me for in the middle of the night?"


    Lan Ling sniffed, looking at the three of them, they seemed to know what was going on.


    "Tonight, an assassin came from Qing Lan Yuan."


    "Ah?!"


    Qing Lan Yuan Lan Ling also knew that it was Huai Jin''s courtyard. When she heard that an assassin had come to assassinate him, her eyes widened in shock.


    Huai Jin looked at him and furrowed his brows in silence.


    When Lan Ling just recovered from the shock of Huai Jin''s assassination, and saw Huai Jin''s suspicious look, she knew that it must be because of the money dart.


    But Lan Ling knew that it was definitely not her second uncle.


    Curling his lips, Lan Ling mustered his courage and glared at Huai Jin.


    "Why are you looking at me like that? I didn''t do it." With that, he raised his voice and added, "It wasn''t my second uncle who did it!"


    Yuwen Fei did not know about the matter regarding the money darts, and only sat on a chair to the side and watched the two of them. After hearing Lan Ling''s words of absolute certainty, she gently lifted her eyes and glanced at him, and suddenly asked: "How are you so sure that it wasn''t Second Uncle who did it? Now, if Huai Jin dies, the biggest gain will be him. "


    If Huai Jin died, the Xuanping Marquis would definitely rebel, and at that time, they would have no time to take care of themselves, much less Bei Ling''s spies in the capital. Furthermore, if there was any internal conflict, Bei Ling would not need to spend so much effort to find the military secrets. No matter how one looked at it, Bei Ling''s suspicions were the greatest.


    "Last time at the palace, didn''t I run away? My second uncle sent me a message saying that I can''t touch her." Lan Ling muttered.


    Hearing that, the two of them fell into deep thought, while Huai Jin became even more suspicious.


    If Bei Ling had given up on trying to assassinate her for the sake of Lan Ling staying in their hands, then they would not have allowed Lan Ling to take the risk and attack them in the palace the first time. They definitely had a way to take Lan Ling''s safety belt out after he was assassinated.


    But why did he give up? Then who was the one who came to assassinate him today, and ¡­


    Huai Jin''s face sank as she stared at Lan Ling. If Bei Ling''s men could take Lan Ling away, then why did they fail to escape again and again?


    "Why didn''t you leave!"


    Huai Jin suddenly asked coldly.


    Lan Ling looked extremely confused, "Ah?"


    Being reminded of this by Huai Jin, something flashed past Yuwen Fei''s mind, but it was not strong enough to grasp onto his brain, so after thinking for a bit, he decided to give up.


    After a while, Lan Ling realised what Huai Jin meant by that, and the wronged expression on her face became even more pronounced: "I do want to, ah."


    Every time Second Uncle''s people met with him, he would always want to run away with them, but every time, he would always come back with a body full of wounds. He also wanted to leave, and he really wanted to leave very much, but every time, it just so happened to be the case.


    Huai Jin felt that there was something she did not know, but looking at Lan Ling, it seemed that he did not know either. Even after asking for a long time, she still could not get anything out of her.


    At this time, Yun Jing, who had gone out to chase the black-clothed man, also returned.


    "Did you catch up?" Yuwen Fei asked.


    Yun Jing shook his head, and said hesitantly: "However, the last place that he disappeared to was in the direction of the Jin Mansion."


    "It''s the Prince Jin?!"


    Ran Mei exclaimed.


    Huai Jin and Yuwen Fei both shook their heads. At this time, anyone could go and kill Huai Jin, but Prince Jin was the most impossible. This was because the two of them understood that the Prince Jin had no relation with the Treason case, and that the Treason case had military power, but the Prince Jin did not have any military power, if she had any, she would not have cooperated with Huai Jin and coveted the Huai Family''s military power.


    And right now, both inside and outside the capital, because of the incident at the hunting grounds, discussions about Huai Jin and the Prince Jin were rife. If Huai Jin died, and someone assassinated him, if someone took the opportunity to spread the rumours that the Prince Jin had killed Huai Jin out of anger, her reputation would only get worse. After all, those rumors did not care whether the things you spread were true or not.


    "Looks like someone is going to drag the Prince Jin into the water as well."


    Yuwen Fei squinted his eyes, looking like he was watching a good show.


    Sure enough, Yuwen Lie brought his men to Huai Jin''s Princess Mansion early in the morning after he received the news.


    When Yuwen Lie came over, Huai Jin was still lying under the blanket.


    It was already late in the night after she finished interrogating Lan Ling, and adding that her left arm was injured, she could only lie down and sleep. However, she was not used to lying down, so she didn''t sleep well for the entire night.


    "Princess, the crown prince has brought the Stacha''s Prime Minister Wu Si here."


    Ran Mei stood at the door, knocked on the door, and lightly reminded her.


    Huai Jin lazily replied as she let Ran Mei in to wash and change her clothes.


    Ever since he knew that Ran Mei was someone sent by the Xuanping Marquis, she was the only person attending to him. At the very least, Huai Jin was certain that she wouldn''t be any danger to him for the time being, but in the future...


    Huai Jin half opened her eyes, looking at Ran Mei who was busy working around him in the mirror, she was lost in thought. Why did the original owner want to kill her grandfather? She still did not understand, if there was something between him and the Xuanping Marquis that could not be resolved, would Ran Mei still be so loyal to her?


    She didn''t want to guess, didn''t want to try. This was because she knew very well that the human heart was often unable to endure probing.


    "Alright, let''s do it like this."


    Huai Jin looked at her reflection in the mirror and stopped Ran Mei from inserting an empty orchid pearl hairpin onto her head. She was no longer in the palace, and there was no need for her to bring anything she did not like.


    From the accessory case, he picked out a slightly more elegant pearl chai and casually inserted it on his head. Then, he used some makeup to cover the black circles under his eyes and Huai Jin stood up to welcome the guests.


    Coming out of Qing Lan Yuan, she passed through a garden and a corridor, which was the front hall for the guests.


    In Huai Jin''s Princess Mansion, from the main entrance to the main hall, there was neither a wall nor an empty space. Instead, there were three manmade mountains overlapping each other, the moss on them were mottled with lush green, and there was even flowing water flowing down to the ponds below. There were a few golden carp reared in the ponds, and they swam happily inside.

 C49

    "Although this Princess Mansion is small, the mansion''s layout is indeed exquisite."


    Wu Yicheng sat on the wheelchair and looked at the layer of jade outside the hall, and praised sincerely.


    Yuwen Lie seemed to really like it and suggested.


    Huai Jin brought Ran Mei to the entrance of the hall and listened to their conversation carefully. She suddenly retracted her foot that was about to step out, and looked at the two people in the hall with a thoughtful expression.


    Their conversation sounded like there was nothing wrong, but in her heart, she didn''t know why, but she suddenly had a strange feeling. She felt as if the two of them were very close.


    Huai Jin withdrew her steps and inquired about their relationship.


    Ran Mei was also surprised to hear the conversation between the two. She was stunned for a moment before replying, "Wu Yicheng is a student of the Grand Preceptor Su, and normally it is Wu Sicheng who helps the Grand Tutor to look after the matters of his subordinate. But Wu Sicheng and the Crown Prince ¡­ There doesn''t seem to be any interaction. "


    Huai Jin shook her head.


    "Since the princess is here, why didn''t she come in?"


    Wu Yicheng who was in the hall suddenly asked.


    Huai Jin laughed bitterly, then appeared from the side and entered the hall.


    Inside the hall, Crown Prince Yuwen Lie and Wu Yicheng were sitting on the left side. Under Wu Yicheng''s body, there was a wooden wheelchair.


    She did not know about Wu Yicheng''s bad side, but a look of surprise flashed past her eyes, but quickly disappeared.


    However, his eyes were still caught by Wu Yicheng who had a sharp mind. His face showed a moment of absent-mindedness, but in the next moment he smiled at Huai Jin as usual: "Yi Cheng''s legs are inconvenient, I cannot bow to the princess. I hope that the princess will forgive me."


    Huai Jin waved her hand nonchalantly, gave Yuwen Lie a casual salute, and then sat down on the other side.


    Honestly speaking, putting aside the fact that his legs were injured, the Wu Yicheng in front of him could be considered a gentleman that was gentle like jade. Different from Pu Xin''s elegance, his smile was always on the corners of his mouth, and it gave off a very intimate feeling.


    "The princess was frightened last night."


    Wu Yicheng looked at Huai Jin with concern. Huai Jin returned a smile and heard him speak again.


    "This humble subject has come to inquire about the princess'' assassination attempt last night. It might be related to the assassination attempt on the princess'' hunting grounds."


    Huai Jin nodded, and told them about the assassination attempt last night, and how Yuwen Fei came to rescue them.


    After Wu Yicheng heard this, he pondered for a moment. He knew that Huai Jin had been ordered by the Emperor to investigate the Qishan white jade, and understood that Bei Ling was not the only one who wanted to kill him.


    "Princess, could you bring this subject to the scene of the incident?"


    Huai Jin nodded and brought the two of them to Qing Lan Yuan.


    Because of the fight last night, the garden in the middle of the Qing Lan Yuan was a little messy. Some of the green leaves had already died down and the signs of last night''s fight could still be vaguely seen.


    Yuwen Lie checked the scenery around him with his push. Because he hadn''t had the time to clean up yet, the courtyard was filled with scattered branches and stones. Yuwen Lie tried his best to avoid the wheelchairs that he was pushing but he could not, because he felt that the people on the wheelchair were a little uncomfortable.


    "It''s already been one night, why didn''t you send anyone to clean it up?" In the end, he raised his dissatisfaction towards Huai Jin, "There was no servant serving in the front hall just now, why? Once you leave the palace, you will have no rules? "


    Huai Jin looked at him who had the attitude of "grown up", slightly frowned, and shot him a cold glance, "This is my mansion, there''s no need for your highness to worry, if you think that you''re being negligent, you don''t have to come."


    "You think I want to come?!" Yuwen Fei scoffed, but he could not say that he came with Wu Yicheng. He only waved his sleeves and said coldly, "When the empress dowager and emperor heard that you were assassinated last night, they asked me to send you some good medicine and some Shu Hen Glue."


    Huai Jin''s eyes lit up, "Where''s the thing?"


    Yuwen Lie took out a bottle of top-quality Golden Sore Medicine and a bottle of Shu Hen Glue from his bosom. "The empress dowager heard that you were hurt and worried that you were hurt.


    Huai Jin indicated for Ran Mei to accept the thing in her hand, and said gently: "Since Your Highness has not seen the scene under my clothes, how do you know that I''m not injured?"


    After he finished speaking, Yuwen Lie''s face sank, he quickly shot a glance at Wu Yicheng, and said angrily: "You! Why don''t you know how to avoid speaking your mind! "


    His little trick did not escape Huai Jin''s eyes. Huai Jin understood what was going on as he stood at the side and turned a deaf ear to Yuwen Lie''s following words.


    She also could not understand why Yuwen Lie, who clearly looked like a martial artist, would talk about rules and regulations.


    Finally, Wu Yicheng interrupted his lecture and continued to ask about the assassin.


    "Did the assassin leave anything behind?"


    Huai Jin tilted her head and looked towards Ran Mei. After receiving the signal, Ran Mei went into the room and took out the sword left behind by the assassin last night.


    "This is the sword the assassin left behind last night."


    Yuwen Lie was the one who understood weapons the best. After taking the sword from Ran Mei''s hands, he started to carefully inspect it.


    However, the more he looked at the astonishment in his eyes, the more intense it became.


    "Is there anything special about this sword?"


    Wu Yicheng asked.


    Yuwen Lie shook his head: "There is nothing special about this sword, it is just the material of the sword body. But I can''t tell. "


    As he finished speaking, he took out a short sword from his waist and chopped towards that sword.


    Suddenly, the sword in Yuwen Lie''s hands made a "pa" sound, and was cut in the middle, falling to the ground, just like Ran Mei''s sword last night.


    Yuwen Lie held the sword horizontally in front of his eyes, his expression somewhat joyous, and also somewhat heavy.


    He was overjoyed that he would be able to meet a treasured sword that could slice through metal like mud. The heavy part was that he understood what it meant if the forces behind the assailant had such a weapon in their hands.


    Wu Yicheng thought for a moment, then asked: "The princess just said that the Seventh Prince came over to save the princess, and then sent people to chase after the black-clothed man.


    "There''s no need to invite him."


    The few of them heard the voice as they looked towards the entrance of the Qing Lan Yuan.


    Yuwen Fei yawned, he did not seem to be awake, and continued to wave his signature fan, and walked in front of the few of them.

 C50

    "Yun Jing!" Yuwen Fei yawned again and lazily called Yun Jing over.


    Yun Jing walked out from behind him and repeated what he had said last night.


    Although this royal uncle of his looked calm and reserved, he was eccentric and did not interact much with others, and had never heard of anyone making friends with him in private before.


    Wu Yicheng thought more and asked again: "In other words, you didn''t see anyone enter the Jin Mansion, right?"


    Yun Jing nodded.


    Wu Yicheng then asked Yun Jing about his battle with the black-clothed man in detail, and after everything was asked, Yuwen Fei finally pushed him away from Princess Mansion.


    But before he even reached the door, Wu Yicheng stopped in his tracks. Looking around at the scattered servants, he frowned and said warmly: "It''s not as tight as the palace guards outside. Princess should still be careful." He paused for a moment before continuing, "It would be better if this subject sent some investigators. During this period of time, I can temporarily protect the princess."


    "I don''t think there''s a need for that. With this prince around, isn''t he better than those cats and dogs?"


    Without waiting for Huai Jin to reply, Yuwen Fei opened his mouth and rejected Wu Yicheng''s good intentions, and looked at the two in front of her with interest.


    Huai Jin suddenly turned and looked at Yuwen Fei behind him. Did he mean to stay with him forever?


    Yuwen Fei tilted his head, using his chin to point at Yun Jing, and looked at him as if saying that he dared to reject.


    Huai Jin was embarrassed, she only had fighting techniques and not martial arts, the sword techniques she learned from Ran Mei previously did not have much effect. If she were to encounter an expert, she wouldn''t be able to protect herself.


    Furthermore, she indeed needed a person to protect her, so Yuwen Fei and Yun Jing were undoubtedly the best choice.


    Huai Jin''s mouth twitched as she smiled at Yuwen Fei: "Then I''ll have to thank Seventh Prince."


    Yuwen Fei nodded his head in satisfaction: "No need."


    When his good intentions were rejected, Wu Yicheng did not look embarrassed at all and only smiled.


    Yuwen Lie frowned, his gaze darting back and forth between the two, "Seventh brother is going to live in Princess Mansion?"


    Yuwen Fei blinked, "That''s right."


    "It''s probably inappropriate for a man to be alone with a woman." Yuwen Lie frowned, he was about to start lecturing again.


    The moment he opened his mouth, Yuwen Fei knew what he was about to say. He swept a glance at Wu Yicheng who was beside him and said indifferently: "You can''t even manage your own matters well, yet you''re trying to meddle in mine?"


    "What are you saying!"


    Wu Yicheng was like a weak rib on Yuwen Lie''s body. The moment the bystanders saw him get angry, they would immediately rush towards him.


    "Your Highness!"


    Wu Yicheng said coldly, and stopped him.


    Yuwen Lie could only shake his sleeves in anger and retract his hand, "I will report this to royal father and ask him to send some people over to protect the safety of this place."


    Yuwen Fei acted as if he was fine with it, as he leaned on the wall and lazily said: "That''s just nice, I was also ordered by my royal father to investigate and I also need someone to protect me. Since they have to be protected, then wouldn''t it be inconvenient for them to live together? "


    Yuwen Lie was enraged by his rogue look. He took a deep breath and suppressed the fire in his heart, ignoring him. Pushing Wu Yicheng towards the carriage at the side.


    The servants who had been waiting at the side for a long time came over to collect Wu Yicheng''s wheelchair and helped Wu Yicheng onto the horse carriage.


    After sending Wu Yicheng off, Yuwen Lie also brought his own horse out. He turned around to look at Yuwen Fei once more and left with a whip.


    Regarding Yuwen Fei, he also understood in his heart.


    If not for the fact that after returning from the Luzhoushan, Yuwen Fei had changed his personality and caused his father to become displeased, he would have probably been replaced as the crown prince.


    But he did not understand why Yuwen Fei had to go to Luzhoushan all those years ago, and why he suddenly changed his attitude and gave up on a bright future. And why did he, who clearly didn''t fight for anything, keep sticking his head out now, whether it was winning the championship in the hunting grounds before, or being ordered to investigate the Treason case now?


    The people he had once been familiar with were now becoming more and more unfamiliar.


    After sending Yuwen Lie and Wu Yicheng off, Huai Jin returned to the Qing Lan Yuan and got onto her bed to sleep.


    Originally, based on her physical fitness, even if she hadn''t slept last night, she would still be in high spirits. However, she couldn''t rely on her body''s pampered state to last through the night.


    Furthermore, since the Emperor was only using her as a cover, she was happy to be free. After yawning, Huai Jin tilted his head and fell into a deep sleep.


    However, he hadn''t slept for long before he was awakened again.


    "Bang, bang, bang!"


    The person who knocked on the door did not care if he disturbed them or not. His hand knocked heavily on the door.


    "What!"


    Huai Jin shouted angrily, from the sound of it, she knew that it was definitely Yuwen Fei. Even if Ran Mei had something urgent, she could only keep urging her on.


    "Brother Qing He is here."


    Ruan Qinghe? Huai Jin''s mind once again recalled the sad face she had yesterday. She helplessly sighed, got up and tidied up her clothes, looked at herself in the mirror, and after seeing that there was no problem, she pushed the door open and left.


    Just as he walked out of the door, he saw Yuwen Fei leaning on the door, looking at him with a dark expression.


    Huai Jin glanced at him, and just as she was about to step out, she was pulled back by someone behind him.


    "What are you going to do?"


    "Speak the truth."


    "If you help Brother Qing He this time, I will have Yun Jing teach you martial arts."


    Huai Jin stopped in her tracks and turned to look at Yun Jing.


    Yun Jing still maintained his stern face, motionlessly guarding by Yuwen Fei''s side.


    Huai Jin lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "If I were to master it, I do not know how long it would take, how about -"


    "How about you give Yun Jing to me?"


    Hearing this, Yun Jing''s expressionless face finally twitched, and gently lifted his eyes to look at the person opposite him.


    Yuwen Fei''s face stiffened as well, and after opening and closing his mouth several times, he said helplessly: "Yun Jing cannot give it to you."


    After hearing the reply, Huai Jin turned around and left without looking back. She was just about to leave the Qing Lan Yuan.


    Suddenly, a strong gust of wind came from behind, as if something had broken through the air.

 C51

    How about I be your master?


    Huai Jin tilted her head, and the thing behind him stuck right into the wall beside her ear.


    Under the rays of the sun, a deep purple token circulated with light.


    "You''d better answer me before I go back on my word."


    Huai Jin snorted. She raised her head and indicated for Yun Jing to take back the order badge.


    Yun Jing received the order and before he could even take action, he saw Huai Jin who was in front of him place the order badge into his pocket, and asked himself: "With my talent, how long will it take to beat that person from yesterday?"


    Yun Jing was startled, he not only wanted the order badge, but he also wanted him to teach her martial arts?


    He turned his head to look at Yuwen Fei, and only after receiving Yuwen Fei''s signal did he reply: "Three years."


    Previously, the two of them had sparred with each other in the palace because of Lan Ling, so Yun Jing had some understanding of Huai Jin''s abilities. Three years might be a little hard for other people, but for Huai Jin, he believed that was enough time.


    But Huai Jin still felt that it was not enough, she shook her head, and stared straight at him: "Then what about defeating you? "How long will it take?"


    The moment she finished speaking, Yuwen Fei bent his head and started laughing, all the way until his face was extremely ugly, and then stopped his laughter, turned his phoenix eyes, and said in a clear voice: "It''s not impossible for you to defeat Yun Jing, it''s just that -"


    "But what?"


    "I just need to change my master."


    "Who?" Huai Jin raised her eyebrows and looked at him. It was already difficult for Yun Jing to have an opponent for his martial arts, could it be that there was someone more outstanding than Yun Jing?


    Yuwen Fei extended the paper fan in his hand, lightly lifted his chin, and said complacently: "Me."


    "You?" Looking at the fan in his hand, Huai Jin expressed his doubt.


    She had also fought with Yuwen Fei before. Although his skill was indeed above hers, after seeing Yun Jing''s superb movement technique, Yuwen Fei''s little bit of martial arts had long been thrown out of her mind.


    Seeing her doubt, Yuwen Fei pulled out a sword from Yun Jing''s waist and flew into the courtyard, using a sword technique.


    In an instant, a cold glint erupted from the sword in his hand as it turned into a streak of silver light and pierced through the air.


    His sword moved extremely fast, so fast that no one could see his movements clearly. They could only feel a silver light with a sharp sword Qi encircling his body, causing no one to dare to go near him.


    After the first dance, the sword''s aura suddenly changed. The sword that was originally so fast that people could not see clearly finally revealed its true appearance. With the flick of his wrist and the movements of a ghost, the sword in his hand moved erratically, suddenly becoming as nimble as a snake, and suddenly as agile as a dragon.


    Huai Jin looked at the figure in the garden in shock. As he flew up and down, her clothes fluttering in the wind, she looked reckless and unrestrained.


    Ran Mei had already opened her eyes wide, she had always used her sword, so naturally she knew better than Huai Jin, what kind of power the person in front of her held, but at the same time, there was suspicion on her face.


    While the The Mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping was undergoing his training, all the various people in the capital were also asked to memorize every single one of them. Although she was unable to memorize every single one of their information, he was able to memorize every single one of them verbatim.


    Ran Mei once again thought about Yuwen Fei''s information. There weren''t any whose martial arts were above this, and regarding this Seventh Prince, there seemed to be many things that were off from the information.


    As Huai Jin was lost in thought, she suddenly remembered that Ran Mei''s flexible sword had already been crippled. She also wanted to ask her if she would like to learn a new sword and improve her sword techniques with Yun Jing.


    The moment she turned around, she saw Ran Mei lowering her head, thinking about something. Her expression immediately sank.


    Hearing the question, Ran Mei recovered from her daze. After hesitating for a moment, she said in a low voice, "In the information that the Marquis gave us, she has never mentioned the Seventh Prince''s martial arts transcendence."


    After Huai Jin heard this, her expression slightly changed. It seemed that Yuwen Fei had a lot of secrets.


    However, the things that he had been hiding were displayed in front of him like this, as if he was extremely confident in himself.


    Thinking about it, Huai Jin''s heart warmed, her expression relaxed, and she once again looked at the man in the courtyard.


    The long sword drew an eye-catching arc in the air. He cleanly put away the sword light and held it in the man''s hand.


    Yuwen Fei kept his sword and walked back. After returning the sword back to Yun Jing, he glanced at him proudly and said: "How is it? Is he qualified to be your Master? "


    Huai Jin replied indifferently, "It''s just a deal, not counted as master."


    After saying that, he walked out without looking back, and Ran Mei immediately followed.


    Yuwen Fei took the kernels that Yun Jing passed over and wiped the sweat off his forehead.


    This, he agreed to!


    In the front hall, Su Geying continuously stood up to look outside. After going back and forth a few times, she finally could not hold it in anymore, and pulled Ruan Qinghe who was beside him and gently said: "Qing He, if the princess asks again in a while, just say that the reason why you said that yesterday was to protect me. I poisoned the princess."


    Ruan Qinghe turned his head to look at her. The originally pure and cute girl had long since faded away, and the years had left indelible scars on her face.


    But what was rare was that after walking around in the mortal world for so long, her face didn''t seem to have been touched by the wind at all, and she was still vaguely that little sister of the Su Clan.


    He shook his head and took Su Geying''s hand away, "Ping Er got into an accident at palace feast. Even if they say that you poisoned him, no one would believe it."


    "Then say that I lied to you and made you think that it was a tonic to prevent pregnancy."


    Su Geying looked at him anxiously, trying to find a reasonable explanation and place all of the blame on herself. He had already helped her too much, so she couldn''t harm him because of her.


    Ruan Qinghe sighed and looked at her helplessly. "Yesterday, you heard from the princess that the empress dowager asked her to investigate Ping Yang''s death. The first person he suspected was me.


    Su Geying couldn''t stop crying in that moment, she choked on her tears, and continued to persevere.


    "Ji An!" Ruan Qinghe helped her wipe her tears and gave her to Ji An. "Go, if the empress dowager finds out, you will be implicated."


    But Su Geying shook her head with all her might, unwilling to leave.


    Back then, when she and Ruan Qinghe were engaged, she took the opportunity to sneak out of the manor and glanced at him from afar. With a single glance, she recognized that the person in front of her was her husband.

 C52

    Don''t cry, it''s so noisy


    On the day of her wedding, she listened to the noise around her and looked down at the clothes of the person beside her. Her mind was full of his appearance. She knew that she could not let him go in the end, so she escaped from her newlywed husband''s house that night and came to the capital alone to find him.


    However, the two of them had long changed when they met again. He was Princess Ping Yang''s consort, but she had fallen into the dust.


    "Stop crying, it''s so noisy!"


    From a distance, Huai Jin could hear Su Geying''s cries, the sound of her crying really annoyed him.


    Hearing Huai Jin''s shout, Su Geying gasped from shock and immediately stopped crying.


    When Ruan Qinghe saw the two entering, he hastily stood up and bowed. He immediately asked Huai Jin to bring him to see the empress dowager.


    Huai Jin looked down at Su Geying, then looked at Ruan Qinghe, and her face revealed an undetectable loathing.


    She did not understand why Yuwen Fei would waste so much effort to save such a seemingly inflexible person.


    Yuwen Fei noticed Huai Jin''s disdainful gaze and only smiled without saying a word. He went forward to help Ruan Qinghe up and sighed, "Does Brother Qing He still remember the Zhang Quan Gui who sells steamed buns at the east side of the city?"


    Ruan Qinghe was stunned and nodded his head.


    Yuwen Fei sat down by Ruan Qinghe''s side and laughed: "At that time, his wife and children were very sick.


    "Unfortunately, I didn''t manage to treat his wife and children even though I didn''t have much money on me." Mentioning this matter, Ruan Qinghe sighed, his face revealing a look of regret.


    However, Yuwen Fei shook his head, "The silver that brother Qing He gave us is already enough, and Zhang Quan Gui''s wife has also been cured."


    Ruan Qinghe was a little surprised, but he heard Yuwen Fei continue: "At that time, even Brother Qing He only raised his hand easily, and never thought that one day, I would see this piece of expensive stuff again. So when he was drunk on the street crying and complaining about his wife and children, Brother Qing He only thought that the money was not enough to cure his wife and son. But then I learned from someone else the real cause of his wife and children''s deaths. "


    He looked at Ruan Qinghe, and recounted every single detail of what had happened all those years ago.


    One day in the winter of the third year, when the sky was still dark, Zhang Quan Gui had already got up early to make a steamed bun and picked one to go to the city early in the morning


    Selling. He didn''t sell many even after the morning market ended.


    He stretched out his hand to touch the quilt that was lying on the load. There was no longer any trace of warmth on the quilt. Presumably, the steamed roll inside had long since turned cold.


    It had just snowed last night, and the weather was exceptionally cold. There weren''t many pedestrians on the streets, and business wasn''t good either. He rubbed his hands together.


    Looking at the sparse crowd on the street, he sighed and carried the burden on his shoulders back to his house on the east side of the city.


    Because of Ruan Qinghe''s silver, his wife and daughter had already seen a doctor and grabbed the medicine.


    Zhang Quan Gui put down his burden, and as usual, after boiling his wife and children''s medicine, he went to the inner room.


    Perhaps it was because the child''s illness came and went quickly. His daughter''s condition was much better than his wife''s. He was worried about her, so he first went to check on his wife, who was lying in the main room.


    Once inside, he felt that something was wrong. Normally, she would have already woken up at this time of the day, but now she was still lying on the bed, not moving at all.


    Zhang Quan Gui tried to shout but did not reply. He put his hand on his wife''s head again. It was frighteningly hot. He hurriedly took out a thick coat from the wardrobe and wrapped it around his wife before carrying her to the Return of Spring Hall to look for a doctor.


    "But when he settled his wife down and returned home again, he discovered that his daughter had a burning fear. By the time he hurriedly carried her to the Return of Spring Hall, her daughter was already dead."


    When Yuwen Fei said till here, he stopped in his tracks. His eyes stared straight at the stunned Ruan Qinghe.


    "And then?" On the contrary, Su Geying who was at the side asked.


    "Later on ¡­"


    Yuwen Fei muttered to himself, and did not continue.


    "Later on, the wife felt that it was because of herself that the child was not treated in time and lost his life. From then on, she was depressed and she was unable to recover from her illness." Ruan Qinghe continued in a low and hoarse voice.


    He was a smart man, but too paranoid. Hearing Yuwen Fei''s words, he also understood his intention. "..."


    "But I''m different from that piece, Ping Yang''s medicine was personally concocted by me!"


    Thinking about Ping Yang''s pale little face before she died, his heart felt a piercing pain.


    "Then, what do you think is Ping Yang''s purpose in having Zhu Yu accompany him in death?"


    Huai Jin saw his dejected look, and asked coldly.


    "When we met in palace feast, I had met Ji An. When I found out that Ji An was a eunuch by your side, I knew that Princess Ping Yang''s death was definitely related to you.


    Huai Jin asked Ruan Qinghe again and again, the tone of her voice grew colder and colder.


    Their bodies exploded as they were hit by the shell right next to her. Blood splattered all over her body. Just like that, she walked step by step over to her companion''s corpse.


    Although the situation they were in was different, for Ping Yang to be able to reach such a state due to her love, in her opinion, although she was stupid, she was still worthy of respect.


    "She clearly knew that you were giving her some money to hide her feelings, but she still drank it!" She continued in a cold voice, "She clearly knew that you beat up her child, but after seeing you, the first thing she said was'' I''m sorry ''!"


    "Before she died, she was still thinking about how to make the empress dowager not suspect you! Have you ever thought about why she did so much for you? "


    Yuwen Fei''s heart skipped a beat, he raised his head to look at Huai Jin, and at that moment, her body suddenly gave off a strange aura, making him feel a little familiar with her.


    "Why?" Ruan Qinghe''s originally dead eyes suddenly lit up, he stared straight at Huai Jin, waiting for his reply that could save him.


    But Huai Jin kept her mouth shut, looking at him indifferently.


    Ruan Qinghe''s eyes slowly dimmed, and in the end, returned to their initial dead silence.

 C53

    Huai Jin no longer looked at him, and after sweeping a glance at Yuwen Fei, who was at the side, her lips slightly parted, leaving behind only the word "so-so", before she turned around and left.


    She had thought that the person Yuwen Fei had taken a fancy to would have some sort of ability, but it looked like it was only so-so.


    No matter how outstanding he was, he was bound by his own will, and it wouldn''t change in the slightest. Besides, he had only promised not to tell Her Majesty the truth. There was no need to be here to help him with his psychological counseling.


    Seeing him like that, Huai Jin laughed softly, thinking that in order to persuade Ruan Qinghe, he must have wasted a lot of words.


    "Why do you have to keep him?" Huai Jin was extremely confused by Yuwen Fei''s action of saving Ruan Qinghe.


    Yuwen Fei looked at her with slight disdain.


    Huai Jin''s mouth twitched a few times. She really did not understand why she would fall into her hands and even follow him onto a boat?


    Yuwen Fei glanced at her, the corners of his eyes revealed a sense of pride, and after coughing his throat, he said with an unfathomable manner: "Brother Qing He naturally has its unique strengths."


    Huai Jin unreservedly rolled her eyes at him. She never would have thought that after so many years, it would be this stubborn scholar that she didn''t like, would actually become the name of the Da Wan Kingdom.


    Yuwen Fei who was being shooed away by Huai Jin did not get angry, she raised his hand and Yun Jing appeared behind him quietly, with a sword in his hand.


    The silver sword sheath was covered with rhombus-shaped dark markings and appeared extremely ordinary.


    But when Yun Jing pulled the sword out of the sword sheath, his eyes revealed a look of shock.


    The blade of the sword was extremely thin, yet it did not lose its rigidity. There was a faint cold glint on the sword. Under the cold glint, there was a faint blue glow. It was the mark of quenching.


    It looked like this was a new strike from the sword.


    Yuwen Fei took the sword from Yun Jing''s hand, tied it with a beautiful flower, and passed it over to Huai Jin: "Although you have done a good job with the whip, sometimes you are still at a disadvantage. Use this sword."


    Huai Jin took the sword, and raised her left hand to lightly flick the sword body, the sword body slightly trembled, and released an extremely pleasant sword hum.


    "It''s a good sword." Huai Jin praised him lightly, then put the sword back into its sheath.


    "Since I am your master, then I will fulfill my duty. Consider this sword your master''s introduction gift. " Yuwen Fei leaned back and looked at Huai Jin with a complacent expression.


    "It''s a deal, not a master!" Huai Jin clenched her teeth, and corrected once again.


    However, Yuwen Fei did not care about how she objected, he still maintained his stance of an elder with the sword sheath pulled back, and then pulled out the sword from the sheath, "From today onwards, practice for two hours everyday in the afternoon!"


    Huai Jin rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, and looked at her left arm, "Training?"


    "It''s not like you need to hold a sword in your left hand." Yuwen Fei blinked his eyes, his face was serious as he handed the sword in his hand to Huai Jin, "First, play with the sword I made this afternoon."


    Huai Jin glared at him, Yuwen Fei raised his head and looked at the sky, this master of his was obviously very dutiful.


    But Huai Jin obviously did not think so. Not only did she not think so, she had even started to suspect whether she had really beaten Yun Jing within three years under her guidance.


    "Can you really let me defeat Yun Jing within three years?" Since she was suspicious, she asked directly.


    But who knew that when Yuwen Fei heard this, he could not suppress his laughter at all. After laughing, he realized that he did not seem to have said how long he would teach his.


    He took in a deep breath, stopped his laughter, looked at Huai Jin with a serious face, and said slowly: "It won''t be that long!"


    Huai Jin was shocked, although she did not know the exact principles behind the ancient martial arts, but she knew it was not that simple. Otherwise, wouldn''t the ground be filled with experts?


    "Are you sure?" Huai Jin raised her eyes and looked at Yun Jing. It would be better for her to confirm this from the perspective of authority, so that she would not be tricked by the person facing her again.


    But Yun Jing just stood there expressionlessly by his side, not even sparing him a glance.


    "Yun Jing!" Huai Jin called out to him but Yun Jing still did not move.


    "Why did you call him?" With a twist of Yuwen Fei''s wrist, he took out a fan from somewhere and placed it under Huai Jin''s chin, turning her around to look at him, "In the future, if you continue to look at others like this, I''ll definitely get jealous!"


    Immediately, Huai Jin felt goosebumps all over her body. The scene of Yuwen Fei sniffing the flowers appeared in her mind, and a kind of disgust rose up in her throat that she hadn''t felt in a long time.


    Huai Jin immediately grabbed the cup on the table and gulped it down, suppressing the discomfort she felt.


    However, the discomfort didn''t go away after one cup, so she poured another cup into the teapot.


    "Princess ¡­"


    Ran Mei looked at the teacup in her hand with a conflicted expression, and then looked at Yuwen Fei who was standing opposite of him.


    "What''s wrong?"


    Huai Jin frowned at her and followed her gaze to look at Yuwen Fei. After a while, she finally understood!


    This cup was something Yuwen Fei had just used!


    Huai Jin, who had just came back to her senses, felt her face heat up, which was rare to see, and immediately turned red.


    Seeing the change in her expression, Yuwen Fei couldn''t help but laugh.


    Even Yun Jing, whose face was eternally expressionless, couldn''t help but slightly curve his lips.


    "You took it yourself!"


    Immediately, the originally quiet Princess Mansion became noisy.


    Outside the residence, after Wei Chengwu had arranged his subordinates, he heard a wave of chaotic noise coming from the Princess Mansion.


    When he received His Majesty''s decree this afternoon, he immediately called for reinforcements. He had originally thought that Princess Mansion, who had experienced an assassination, would have a solemn look on his face even if it wasn''t a wall of steel. However, hearing the commotion inside, he did not seem to care at all.


    "Captain!"


    someone called after him.


    Wei Chengwu turned to look, it was his subordinate, Zhao Mo.


    Zhao Mo stepped forward and performed a standard military salute towards Wei Chengwu, then asked: "Captain, everything outside the Palace has been arranged, is it possible that inside the Palace..."


    When he said till here, he stammered and did not continue to speak. The news that the Seventh Prince was living in Princess Mansion had already spread out this morning.


    Where the Seventh Prince was, then Yun Jing would definitely be there as well. And where Yun Jing was, there was actually no need to send anyone else over.


    They had seen Yun Jing''s skill before, every time Seventh Prince Yuwen Fei stirred up trouble and was tricked, it was this Yun Jing who saved him.


    It could be said that it was only because Yuwen Fei, an exceptional expert was by his side that Yuwen Fei dared to be so fearless in the capital.

 C54

    Who can cook?


    Wei Chengwu understood what he meant, he looked inside, lowered his head and thought, then said: "Let''s go in and report."


    Zhao Mo acknowledged him and followed him into the Princess Mansion.


    "The one with the surname Huai!" You mistreated me again! "


    Lan Ling raised the two hands that were wrapped into dumplings and ran towards Qing Lan Yuan in anger.


    Wei Chengwu only felt a gust of wind around him, only to see a blue clothed youth passing by him, running towards the Qing Lan Yuan.


    Lan Ling was surprised, she turned and looked at him, and a rumbling sound came from her stomach, in the end he did not think much, and directly rushed into Huai Jin''s room with a bitter face.


    When Wei Chengwu saw Lan Ling, he was also stunned for a moment. He felt that the face was extremely familiar, as if he had seen it before, but he could not remember where he had seen it before.


    "Captain?" "What''s wrong?" Zhao Mo asked.


    Wei Chengwu pondered for a moment, he could not remember where he had seen Lan Ling before, so he asked: "Have you seen that person before?"


    Zhao Mo lowered his head to think about it, then shook his head, "I''ve never seen it before."


    Maybe he had seen wrongly, Wei Chengwu thought, without thinking anymore, he stepped onto the Qing Lan Yuan.


    Just as the two of them entered the Qing Lan Yuan, they saw Yun Jing carrying the blue-clothed youth who had just entered earlier out of the house.


    The young man''s face was green and red, and his hands were wrapped in layers upon layers of bandages. He looked pitiful.


    "The two of you aren''t human!" The young man raised his head, leaned on Yun Jing''s shoulder and shouted.


    Just as he finished shouting, Wei Chengwu saw a fan and a bowl of tea flying in the air. Two more big bags appeared on the youth''s head, as he shrunk into Yun Jing''s embrace and cried out.


    Yun Jing pushed Lan Ling''s head out of his embrace and glanced at Wei Chengwu who was at the side, and then dragged Lan Ling out of the Qing Lan Yuan with a tense expression.


    "Captain Wei! "Come in!"


    Wei Chengwu was still looking at Lan Ling''s figure in a daze, when he suddenly heard a voice from inside.


    The moment Wei Chengwu came in, Huai Jin glared at him, and with a flick of his right hand, she quickly retracted the red snake that was wrapped around Yuwen Fei''s hand.


    Yuwen Fei raised his eyebrows, closed the fan in his hand, and hit it on the palm of his hand.


    "We pay our respects to Seventh Prince and Princess Anping!"


    Yuwen Fei nodded his head, and replied, "I believe the Captain Wei has already arranged the manpower."


    Yuwen Fei was someone that Yuwen Fei knew of. Although his position was not high, because of Wei Deliang, he was well trusted by the Emperor.


    "The people outside the prefecture have been arranged, but I don''t know if we still need them inside the prefecture." Wei Chengwu lowered his head and replied, his eyes occasionally glancing at the two people on the seats.


    "I need it, of course I need it!" Especially my Qing Lan Yuan, you better send more people! "


    Huai Jin puffed her cheeks, her right hand resting on her chest as though she was still in a daze, and continued: "Captain Wei! My life is in your hands now! "Don''t let last night''s incident happen again!"


    Wei Chengwu took a light breath in, and nodded his head heavily: "Please rest assured princess!"


    Yuwen Fei rolled his eyes at the pretentious Huai Jin, and turned to find that there was another person following behind him.


    Zhao Mo saw that Yuwen Fei was looking at him, so he anxiously bowed and saluted again.


    Yuwen Fei looked at Wei Chengwu, using his eyes to ask.


    Wei Chengwu received the signal, and pushed in front of him, introducing him: "This is our squad''s best martial arts, his name is Zhao Mo, in the future he will be the one in charge of bringing people to guard Princess Mansion."


    Huai Jin glanced at Zhao Mo, the man in front of him had strong and sturdy limbs, but was extremely light, which meant that Wei Chengwu was not lying, and that his martial arts was indeed very good.


    After explaining the arrangements inside the palace, Zhao Mo took his leave first and brought his people in, arranging arrangements one by one. But Wei Chengwu lingered by the door, unwilling to leave.


    It was only until they could no longer see Zhao Mo that Wei Chengwu finally opened his mouth and spoke in a low voice.


    "Seventh Prince, Princess Anping, His Majesty ordered me to remind him that he could wait, but he can''t wait for Princess Ping Yang''s corpse."


    It had already been eight days since Ping Yang passed away. The corpse must have already started to rot, and before the body completely rotted, even if the emperor didn''t urge him, the empress dowager would definitely urge him.


    Huai Jin and Yuwen Fei looked at each other and laughed coldly. It seemed that even as a pretense, they couldn''t be too lazy.


    "Go report to royal father. The princess was frightened last night, so we will rest for a bit today. We will start investigating tomorrow."


    Wei Chengwu got the reply and left.


    "We''ll be busy tomorrow!" Yuwen Fei sighed, looking unwilling.


    Huai Jin was speechless. Why are you still pretending in front of me?


    Just as he wanted to mock him, his stomach growled without giving him face.


    Yuwen Fei wanted to laugh at her, but his stomach also let out a shriek.


    The two of them awkwardly looked at each other, lightly coughed a few times, and then shouted out in unison.


    "Ran Mei!"


    "Yun Jing!"


    Just as Yun Jing returned from Purple Bamboo Courtyard, he heard Yuwen Fei''s voice and in a blink of an eye, he was already in front of him, waiting for his orders.


    Ran Mei had always been guarding at the side, so she naturally knew why Huai Jin had called him. After a moment of silence, she whispered a reminder, "Princess, there''s no cook in the estate."


    The Princess Mansion was given to him by the Emperor, and a few servants in charge of cleaning came out of the palace. Other than the maids, there were no other servants, only a chef who was in charge of cooking and it was just to make a big pot of rice for the servants.


    Huai Jin was startled, only then did she remember that in the morning, Yuwen Lie had scolded him for not having a servant in her residence. But if, in the entire capital, there were many eyes staring at her own Princess Mansion, and if she were to recruit more people now, it would be difficult to guarantee that there would be people who would take advantage of the crisis to sneak in with him.


    She rubbed her stomach and looked at Ran Mei with a glimmer of hope: "Can you cook?"


    Ran Mei shook her head lightly, breaking Huai Jin''s hopes.

 C55

    "Cough, cough!" Yuwen Fei looked at the two of them and coughed loudly, trying his best to attract Huai Jin''s attention. Seeing that Huai Jin was ignoring him, he directly opened his mouth to ask: "Why didn''t you ask me?"


    Huai Jin was speechless. Looking at his proud expression, she asked snappily: "Then do you know how to cook?"


    At the same time, he was also uncontrollably upset. Why was he moved by Yuwen Fei''s order badge earlier, he should have insisted on having Yun Jing give it to him!


    Yun Jing, who rarely spoke, fled as if he had escaped after leaving those words. What made him flee was not only Huai Jin''s blazing gaze, but also the waves of coldness that came from his side.


    Towards his bold words and ambition, Huai Jin could only chuckle.


    Today, because of the protection of Zhao Mo and the others, the entire Princess Mansion was like an iron wall. On the second day, as if afraid that the two would not take the initiative to investigate, Yuwen Jue sent Wei Chengwu to guard the front door of Princess Mansion early in the morning.


    Huai Jin had only just eaten breakfast when she saw Ran Mei hurriedly returning from the front hall.


    "Princess, Captain Wei is waiting in the front hall."


    "What is he doing here?" Huai Jin did not understand, and continued to eat the food on the table. It had to be said, Yun Jing''s culinary skills were indeed good.


    "The Captain Wei has said that he will personally escort the princess and the Seventh Prince to the Grand Princess Mansion."


    "Oh?" Huai Jin raised his eyebrows. Personal escort? She was probably here to urge them on.


    Huai Jin did not react, she took another sip of the porridge and looked in the direction of the Purple Bamboo Courtyard, then asked: "Where is the Purple Bamboo Courtyard?"


    Ran Mei shook her head, she had also sent people over to notify him, but there were still no movements.


    Huai Jin understood, and replied indifferently: "Then let him wait."


    Although she and Yuwen Fei had been ordered by the emperor to investigate this case, if they were too attentive to this case, it would make them uneasy. Therefore, the two of them tacitly agreed that it would take a very long time for them to finish their breakfast.


    Just like this, Wei Chengwu wandered around the antechamber. After waiting for half an hour, he still did not see either of the two people.


    When he finally couldn''t wait any longer, the two of them slowly walked out one after another.


    Wei Chengwu did not dare delay, and immediately informed the two of his purpose, bringing the two of them to the carriage, and sending a group of people to protect his body, he then led his horse and lead the way.


    Just like this, a group of people majestically walked towards the Grand Princess Mansion.


    Inside the carriage, Huai Jin lifted up the curtain of the carriage to look at Wei Chengwu. She suddenly turned around and asked Yuwen Fei: "How do you know that Princess Ping Yang has Qishan white jade on her?"


    Once Huai Jin understood the importance of Qishan white jade, she wanted to ask him.


    Initially, she thought that because of this Qishan white jade, Ping Yang was somehow related to the Treason case, but Yuwen Fei told her that it wasn''t so.


    Furthermore, from the short time Huai Jin had interacted with him, she felt that Ping Yang could not be such a person. Then, how did she obtain this piece of Qishan white jade?


    Yuwen Fei sat in the car, holding onto his fan as he spoke slowly: "I found it by chance."


    "Then where did Ping Yang''s Qishan white jade come from?" Huai Jin continued to interrogate him.


    Yuwen Fei saw that she was looking at him like he was interrogating a convict, and for some reason, felt a little irritated in his heart. The fan in his hand suddenly slapped his hand, and produced a clear sound: "I don''t know either."


    Indeed, he did not know, that when he found out that Ping Yang had Qishan white jade, he sent people to investigate, but the people behind him were meticulous and did not let him find out anything.


    On the following day, Ping Yang passed away in the palace feast, something that he did not expect. With Ping Yang dead, if the things around Ping Yang were to be sent to be buried along with him, it would be even more difficult to trace the Qishan white jade.


    Huai Jin looked at him for a long time. After confirming that Yuwen Fei was not lying, he lowered his head and started to think.


    For a princess in her room, how could there be a Qishan white jade that was as strong as an enemy?


    Huai Jin thought about it for a long time, but still couldn''t understand.


    In front of her eyes, it was as if there was a boundless fog without any clues. And this feeling was the one she hated the most.


    After a moment of silence, she asked again, "What you wanted me to find was a jade pendant, how did it become a jade hairpin?"


    Seeing her serious expression, Yuwen Fei straightened his body and replied: "I found out. It was Ping Yang who sent people to separate the jade pendant, creating a whole set of faces to deal with it. It must have been left with this hairpin before it died."


    "What about the jewelry that was taken care of before?" The more Huai Jin asked, the more questions she noticed.


    Yuwen Fei shook his head, indicating that he did not know either.


    It was very obvious that there was still someone behind Ping Yang''s back. No matter whether it was the origin of the Qishan white jade, or the direction that she would head to later on, there was definitely a connection between this person and herself.


    Huai Jin was lost in thought for a moment. The Qishan white jade case in front of him was something that had no beginning or end. However, the empress dowager and emperor were urging the two of them from behind, so they had no choice but to investigate. Furthermore, she had to give the empress dowager an explanation for Princess Ping Yang''s death.


    The carriage moved forward slowly, Huai Jin was also immersed in her own thoughts, trying her best to pull some clues out of it. Outside, the sun shone through the curtains and onto her deeply furrowed brow.


    Yuwen Fei glanced at her, yawned comfortably, and knocked the fan down forcefully. For a moment, the area he had hit swelled up, and his brows relaxed.


    Huai Jin rubbed her forehead, some anger in her eyes: "What are you doing now!"


    Yuwen Fei kept his fan and closed his eyes, his body slanting down with a satisfied expression: "Why are you thinking about it so much now, when we reach Princess Mansion, it''s not too late for you to investigate."


    The carriage stopped at the entrance of Wuan Lane after a period of time. In the Wuan Lane, there was an unwritten rule that carriages were not allowed to enter the alleyway in order to avoid colliding with important people.


    The two of them were helpless, after getting off the horse carriage, they walked towards Grand Princess Mansion, who was not far away.


    Wei Chengwu also got down from his horse, and followed the two of them closely.

 C56

    Just as they stepped into the Grand Princess Mansion''s gate, Huai Jin clearly saw a cyan colored figure flash and hide behind the corridor''s door after they came in. Perhaps it was because she was too hasty and could not avoid it in time, but a corner of her skirt was exposed.


    The dress''s style was extremely familiar, so Huai Jin was able to recognize it at a glance. Just as she was about to call out, she was stopped by Yuwen Fei. She pulled Huai Jin along and walked in another direction.


    After that, he took a big step forward, waved the fan in his hand, and shouted towards the courtyard: "Brother Qing He! "It''s time to welcome our guests!"


    After a day had passed, and he once again saw Ruan Qinghe, Huai Jin could clearly feel that the person in front of him was different from yesterday. His originally deathly still eyes had a faint glimmer in them, especially when he looked at Yuwen Fei.


    Huai Jin frowned and looked at Yuwen Fei, but Yuwen Fei was smiling with his brows raised, he did not have any intention of explaining anything to her.


    After finding out that the few of them had come to investigate the Qishan white jade''s case, Ruan Qinghe called everyone who was normally in charge of taking care of Ping Yang to come and ask one by one.


    Wei Chengwu stood at the side and perked up his ears, listening attentively to everyone''s reply.


    On the contrary, Huai Jin, Yuwen Fei and Ruan Qinghe were drinking tea with their heads down, listening to the servants'' conversation.


    On the day of the incident, Ruan Qinghe had already interrogated all of them, if they had any leads, they would have already found out.


    After hearing what the servants had to say, Wei Chengwu scratched his head and looked at the three of them in confusion.


    Yuwen Fei put down the teacup in his hand and sighed: "The task that royal father has set for us is truly troublesome."


    Huai Jin also had a bitter face, looking at the people below, she was frowning.


    Seeing the two of them acting this way, Wei Chengwu couldn''t help but interrupt: "Prince Consort, is there anyone else at Princess''s side?"


    Ruan Qinghe shook his head: "There was originally a personal servant, Zhu Yu."


    Wei Chengwu was elated for a moment, he took a step forward and anxiously asked: "Then where is this Zhu Yu now?"


    "Zhu Yu died in front of the mourning hall, her body was lying in the Mianan Temple together with Ping Yang."


    After hearing this, Wei Chengwu recalled the words that he had accidentally heard from Ping Yang''s servant about how they were loyal and about running into a pillar in front of the mourning hall.


    Zhu Yu was very likely the person who was the most clear about the origins of the Qishan white jade, but since she was already dead, the matter had once again entered a deadlock.


    After thinking about it again and again, Wei Chengwu opened his mouth to speak, but after taking just one step, he remembered his current identity and hurriedly took a step back, reminding him, "Seventh Prince, Princess. Now it seems that Zhu Yu should be the only person by Princess Ping Yang''s side who knows about the origins of the Qishan white jade. Why don''t we go into her room and look around to see if we can find any clues. "


    After listening to his explanation, Huai Jin''s eyes lit up, and clapped, "Why didn''t I think of that!?"


    Yuwen Fei also laughed: "The Captain Wei has the wind of a brother!"


    These words aroused Ruan Qinghe''s curiosity, and he interrupted to ask: "Who is Captain Wei''s elder brother?"


    "marble temple''s Shaoqing, Wei Deliang!"


    "Seventh Prince must be joking! I am just the captain of a team of guards, how would I dare to climb higher!" Wei Chengwu waved his hands, "This official and Shaoqing were originally relatives who could not even fight against a few of them. When they were poor, they were lucky enough to get Shaoqing''s appreciation and recommended them to their current positions. This official only regards Shaoqing as my benefactor, and absolutely does not dare to call him my brother! "


    Hearing this, Ruan Qinghe could only smile. Although he did not get involved with the court affairs, he understood that Wei Deliang was the most favored person under the Emperor''s power, and this Wei Chengwu in front of him was also from the Wei family. Furthermore, he was even recommended by Wei Deliang.


    Yuwen Fei looked at Wei Chengwu appreciatively and sighed: "Fortunately royal father sent you to protect us when we investigate."


    Huai Jin also agreed on the side, and praised Wei Chengwu ruthlessly.


    Just as Wei Chengwu was being praised to the point that he did not know what to do, and even said that he did not dare, the delicate and soft voice of the woman beside his ear changed as she suggested, "Why not, Captain Wei help us inspect Zhu Yu''s room?"


    Wei Chengwu''s face was filled with fear, as he shook his head repeatedly: "This official was only ordered to protect the two of you, for this investigation, I am truly... "Really ¡­"


    He was so anxious that he did not even think about what he was going to say, when he heard Yuwen Fei speak up from the side: "Everyone says that Wei Shaoqing is lost in thought, and that Captain Wei is probably by his side too, so his observation will definitely be more meticulous than ours. Captain Wei, why don''t you take a look for us?"


    Seeing that he could not reject, Wei Chengwu gritted his teeth and forced himself to follow a servant into Zhu Yu''s room.


    Just as he left, Huai Jin''s face darkened. With a spy by her side, she had no choice but to continue pretending to be Princess Anping, making her feel uncomfortable.


    "It looks like the one the Emperor sent to investigate this case was Wei Deliang." Yuwen Fei sighed at the side.


    "I thought it would be the Xibo Marquis." Ruan Qinghe smiled from the side.


    Mentioning the Xibo Marquis, Huai Jin''s heart skipped a beat and she remembered what Yuwen Fei said to him on the hunting grounds. The bamboo like figure appeared in front of her again. She couldn''t understand how someone could be like him when they encountered such a situation. It only made people feel a sense of elegance and warmth.


    Yuwen Fei glanced at Huai Jin who was in a daze, and continued: "Bei Ling''s informant disappeared in the Wuan Lane, and Xibo Marquis''s residence is also here, he is suspected, so the Emperor will definitely not hand this matter over to him."


    Ruan Qinghe nodded.


    "Brother Qing He!" Yuwen Fei suddenly called out to him, and said in a low voice: "From now on, I wonder how many eyes will be fixated on this Grand Princess Mansion, Brother Qing He should be more cautious."


    Ruan Qinghe was at a loss. He did not know where Yuwen Fei''s sudden reminder came from, but he quickly asked: "Seventh Prince, what do you mean?"


    Unknowingly, his way of addressing Yuwen Fei had already changed, and this slight change was heard by Huai Jin. He regained his senses and said: "Just now, when we entered, we met Su Geying."


    Ruan Qinghe was shocked, and said: "Today, Miss Su has not come!" Then, he raised his voice and shouted: "Ji An!"


    After waiting for a while, no one came up to reply.


    Huai Jin and Yuwen Fei looked at each other, and saw a trace of "Not good" in each other''s eyes.

 C57

    Ruan Qinghe called out a few times, but Ji An did not come in to reply.


    The butler at the side was suspicious, he sent people to look for him, but before the person returned, Wei Chengwu had already returned.


    The gazes of the three instantly gathered onto Wei Chengwu''s body, and a name simultaneously popped out in their minds: Ji An!


    "Get out of the way!" Wei Chengwu roared, and started to lead the way conscientiously and conscientiously.


    Ji An had also been by Ruan Qinghe''s side for a while, and seeing his corpse, Ruan Qinghe could not help but avoid looking at it.


    Yuwen Fei walked forward, gently swept a glance, and raised his eyebrows, indicating Huai Jin who was at the side.


    Huai Jin frowned, and looked at Wei Chengwu.


    Wei Chengwu went forward helplessly and personally examined Ji An''s corpse.


    He was the captain of the guard, but now he was working as a coroner. Fortunately, before he obtained his current official position, he had followed Wei Deliang to investigate a few cases before.


    It was not hard to know the reason behind Ji An''s death. Other than a fatal wound on his chest, there was no other injury.


    Wei Chengwu opened up the front of Ji An''s clothes, revealing the wound on his left chest.


    The wound was very small but very deep. It was only a small hole, and it should have been a fatal blow.


    Wei Chengwu put on Ji An''s clothes and hesitated: "There is only one wound on the corpse, it should be a fatal blow, just that this wound ¡­ "This official really doesn''t know that ¡­"


    He was trying to figure out what kind of dangerous weapon could cause such a wound. He raised his head to look at Huai Jin and saw that the jade hairpin was extremely exquisite under the sunlight.


    "It''s a hairpin!" The lethal weapon is a hairpin! " Wei Chengwu suddenly woke up and shouted loudly.


    He already knew who the murderer was.


    Ruan Qinghe lowered his head, sighed, and said helplessly: "I understand." He waved his hand and called for the butler. Then, he ordered someone to call Su Geying over from the other side of the courtyard.


    When the people of Grand Princess Mansion went to the courtyard, Su Geying had already packed her things and was sitting upright in her room, as if she was waiting for someone.


    The green clothes that Huai Jin had seen earlier on had already been changed. After she had redressed her makeup, she had changed into a set of aqua red jacket and skirt.


    She followed the servant of the Grand Princess Mansion, and arrived at the Grand Princess Mansion once more. The moment she saw Ruan Qinghe, she couldn''t help but tear up.


    "Qing He." she called softly. Her coquettish voice caused people to feel endless tender affection for her.


    Ruan Qinghe turned his face and looked at Yuwen Fei. Yuwen Fei opened his eyes lazily and looked at Wei Chengwu.


    Seeing that, Wei Chengwu pointed at himself with uncertainty. It was clear that this matter was related to the personal matters of Prince Consort Ma. Was it appropriate for him to come?


    He then sneaked a glance at Ruan Qinghe and saw that he had also nodded.


    "Did you kill Ji An from the Grand Princess Mansion?"


    Wei Chengwu did not ask too much and went straight to the point. He was well aware that the person in front of him had some sort of dispute with Prince Consort, so it was better if he did not know anything.


    When Su Geying heard this, she touched the tears at the corner of her eyes and slowly nodded.


    But this time, Su Geying did not answer her. Her tears rolled down like beads as they looked at Ruan Qinghe with teary eyes.


    "Why did you kill him!" Wei Chengwu asked again, with a heavier tone.


    In that moment, he felt like Wei Deliang was interrogating the murderer underneath the hall. However, the identity of the murderer made him feel awkward.


    "I can''t say." Su Geying shook her head as she sobbed. The tears in her eyes also flowed down as she moved.


    Wei Chengwu was shocked, could it be that it had something to do with the Treason case? Otherwise, why would she refuse to tell him the reason for her confession?


    He slowly raised his head, looked at Ruan Qinghe, and thought about the words Wei Deliang had told him when he was sent by His Majesty to protect the two of them. He said that the one His Majesty suspected was Ruan Qinghe.


    Ruan Qinghe''s heart moved, but in the end he could not bear it, and sighed to let the others withdraw.


    Huai Jin looked at the two people and got up to leave. Wei Chengwu was also hesitating on whether he should leave or not.


    But at this time, Yuwen Fei spoke out clearly: "There''s no need."


    He put away the fan in his hand, walked to Su Geying''s front step by step, bent down, and looked straight at her.


    Su Geying blinked, she did not dare to look straight into Yuwen Fei''s eyes, and could only turn his head to look at Ruan Qinghe, but Ruan Qinghe only had his head lowered, not looking at her.


    Biting his lips, Su Geying looked at Wei Chengwu and decisively said: "Ji An wants to hand over the letter that I wrote to Qing He!"


    "What letter?"


    "A letter from the palace feast of the Next Elements!"


    When these words came out, Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin''s faces were filled with shock. The two of them knew what exactly had happened on the Elementary palace feast and what this letter meant. If someone else found out about this letter, they would definitely not be able to hide the fact that Ruan Qinghe accidentally killed Ping Yang.


    Wei Chengwu, who was listening at the side, was completely confused. Next stanza? A light flashed through his mind, shocking him so much that he didn''t dare to speak.


    Wasn''t the Princess Anping killed on the Elementary palace feast?


    "Pah!"


    A resounding slap landed on Su Geying''s face, leaving a red mark.


    Yuwen Fei looked straight at her, and said sternly: "Next phase palace feast, other than letting Ji An pass on your message, what else did you do?!"


    Su Geying looked at Yuwen Fei in disbelief. What did this mean?


    Yuwen Fei did not give her any time to think. After calling out Yun Jing, he took the bag from her hands and threw it at his face.


    The string on the bag was loose, and when it fell, it loosened.


    Balls of black dregs scattered out from within.


    "This is the dregs of medicine found behind your kitchen! Although there is money inside, it has already been cooked with oil and its poison is extremely low! "


    These words caused Ruan Qinghe to be shocked awake, his gaze slowly landed on Su Geying''s body, looking at the person in front of him, he suddenly felt that he was a little unfamiliar.

 C58

    No wonder... No wonder she miscarried after taking the same pill, while Ping Yang directly lost her life.


    After understanding it, Ruan Qinghe''s heart was filled with resentment and regret. Two emotions intertwined in his heart, lingering for a long time.


    "Even without the princess, you wouldn''t want me, would you?"


    He turned his head away, unwilling to look at her, unwilling to hurt her again with words. Although she had borrowed his hand to do such a wrong thing, Ruan Qinghe still felt that she was very pitiful.


    Although Ruan Qinghe did not reply, everyone knew the answer.


    Su Geying turned around and scanned her surroundings, her gaze landed on Wei Chengwu''s body, and his originally sorrowful face suddenly bloomed with a smile, it was a little bright and cold.


    Wei Chengwu was a little confused by her laughter and was stunned on the spot.


    "Didn''t Captain Wei ask me why I killed Ji An? I''ll tell you now! "


    The more she spoke, the colder her voice became.


    "On the next day, palace feast, I wrote a letter to Ji An, asking him to pass it to Prince Ruan, telling him that I had been drugged and miscarried out."


    As she spoke till here, the hearts of the three people who knew the truth tightened. If she told them the truth now, it would be tantamount to telling the emperor and empress dowager that Ruan Qinghe''s life would be saved!


    "Yun Jing!"


    "Prince Consort Ma, he ¡­"


    Su Geying''s voice suddenly stopped, a sword was pressed against her pure white neck.


    Yuwen Fei lowered his voice and took over her words, "Brother Qing He pity that you suffered so miserably, which was why I got you out of the brothel. I even helped you arrange for your marriage, so that you would have something to rely on for the rest of your life. Yet, you have repaid me with kindness and enmity! After your husband died, you could only blame the hardships you had suffered in your life on Grand Princess and Brother Qing He! You must be thinking long and hard, if it wasn''t for Ping Yang insisting that Brother Qing He be her prince consort, the person who is standing by your side right now should be you! "


    The sudden reversal of events made Wei Chengwu to accept that he was incapable. After a long while, he finally understood that this Su Geying was not Prince Consort''s little mistress!


    Yuwen Fei''s voice still continued, word by word, hitting Wei Chengwu in the head.


    "So you personally beat the fetus in your own stomach, made a medicine, and colluded with Brother Qing He who was by your side, Ji An! On the Elementary palace feast, Ping Yang mistook the poison in the soup as Brother Qing He''s poison! Killed Grand Princess Ping Yang! "


    When he said these words, even Huai Jin could not help but clap and cheer for him.


    Su Geying angrily glared with her eyes, trying to open her mouth to defend herself, but she was helpless as she discovered that she could not make a sound.


    The moment Yun Jing had placed the sword against her neck, he had already been hit by Yun Jing''s finger on his mute acupoint.


    Now, facing Yuwen Fei''s accusation, she could only look on helplessly.


    Yuwen Fei looked at Huai Jin smugly and continued: "I guess today, Ji An finally has a guilty conscience and wants to tell Brother Qing He the truth! But I was caught by you! And so, you killed Ji An in a moment of desperation! "


    Being forced to interrogate her bit by bit had long caused Su Geying to be in a daze. She looked at Ruan Qinghe numbly, then looked at Yuwen Fei again. In the end, she only smiled, and no longer tried to defend herself.


    Anyway, she had already achieved her goal, Ping Yang was already dead, and as for Ruan Qinghe ¡­ After all, there was still the Treason case waiting for him at the back!


    A sense of satisfaction rose in her heart. She laughed silently in front of everyone, her facial features contorted and her expression was filled with grief.


    After Yuwen Fei ordered Yun Jing to bring her down, he received the overbearing aura just now and stretched lazily to sit down. Then he said to Wei Chengwu: "On the contrary, I let Captain Wei watch a farce."


    Wei Chengwu''s face became gloomy, and he lowered his head in silence.


    Who would have thought that the death of a eunuch of the Grand Princess Mansion would reveal the true cause of Princess Ping Yang''s death? If this news were to spread, it would cause a huge uproar.


    He pondered for a moment, then said, "Since this woman is the true culprit behind Princess Ping Yang''s death, then should we inform His Majesty in time?!"


    Huai Jin felt sad. She naturally knew that the real reason Su Geying killed Ji An was not like what Yuwen Fei had said. If she were to report this matter to him now, Su Geying had to die.


    Yuwen Fei also muttered to himself at the side: "I have already sent people to search for evidence. Once all the evidence has been gathered, I will report it to the higher ups."


    Wei Chengwu did not speak anymore and respectfully stood to the side. However, the impatience in his eyes was hard to conceal as his heart was in turmoil and he had the nagging feeling that something bad was going to happen.


    He raised the corner of his eyes and continuously looked at Yuwen Fei, but Yuwen Fei was calmly drinking the tea in front of him.


    Huai Jin also mourned with a gloomy expression, as for Ruan Qinghe who was at the side, her mental state had long ago drifted off to an unknown direction.


    Finally, he lost his patience and spoke again. "This official thinks it''s better to first report this to His Majesty."


    Yuwen Fei did not refute him anymore. He stood up from the chair, waved the fan in his hand, and said faintly: "Then I''ll be troubling you to come with us."


    Wei Chengwu replied seriously: "This is my duty, I dare not say it''s troublesome."


    Yuwen Fei nodded, and ordered people to bring Su Geying out, to walk out of Grand Princess Mansion with Huai Jin and the other two.


    The three of them had just reached the door when they saw Yun Jing, who was already waiting there.


    "What''s wrong?" Yuwen Fei asked him.


    "Su Geying bit her tongue to commit suicide." Yun Jing took a step forward and took out the blood letter that Su Geying had left behind before she died.


    Yuwen Fei didn''t look and just kept it. He glanced at Wei Chengwu and sighed: "Go take a look."


    With that, he turned and headed to the room where he had just taken Su Geying in.


    In the room, Su Geying quietly laid on the bed. Her expression was calm, as if she had just fallen asleep, only that blood was flowing out from her mouth, dyeing her upper body red, before gradually spreading out.

 C59

    Wei Chengwu was clearly more nervous than the other three, he anxiously went up to take a look. However, after searching for a long time, he still could not find any other wounds. He summoned up his courage and opened Su Geying''s mouth. Inside, it was a mess of flesh and blood.


    The tongue had been bitten off from the base, and there were obvious bite marks on it.


    "So be it." Yuwen Fei looked at it for a moment, then turned and left.


    The room reeked of blood from the stench of death.


    Huai Jin picked up the kernels, frowned her eyebrows in disgust, and mournfully said: "The Emperor had originally sent us to investigate the Qishan white jade, but we did not find any clues regarding the Qishan white jade. Instead, we found out the real cause of death for Big Sister Ping Yang."


    Wei Chengwu did not reply. In his heart, he was still thinking about the omissions in Yuwen Fei''s words, such as how he found the right money, and why Su Geying destroyed her own child.


    Huai Jin sized him up, took a step back from the room, and put away the kernels in his hands. After taking a deep breath, she continued: "Who would have thought that Big Sister Ping Yang was actually poisoned by someone! When Esteemed Empress Dowager finds out, it means that she will be in deep pain again. "


    Hearing that, Wei Chengwu also sighed, everyone knew that the Esteemed Empress Dowager treated her daughter with all sorts of favors, and that the white-haired man was already grieving over giving her to the black-haired man. If he knew that his own daughter was poisoned to death by someone else, he would probably want to torture her to death.


    He looked at Su Geying''s body again. Now that he felt lucky about this man, biting her tongue to commit suicide was still better than being tortured by the empress dowager''s hands.


    The girl seemed to have predicted his death. She tidied him up so well, she must have thought that he could die in a decent way.


    With that thought in mind, he looked at the person on the bed once more and sighed, "He really is a beauty."


    Huai Jin also sighed: "When the palace finds out about this, Esteemed Empress Dowager will definitely summon me to the palace to inquire about it, and I will have to trouble Captain Wei to deliver Su Geying''s corpse to marble temple."


    "This is what this official should do." Wei Chengwu anxiously regained his senses and replied softly.


    He didn''t know if he was seeing things, but he felt that the body on the bed seemed to be moving when he came to his senses. When he looked again, there was no movement.


    "Captain Wei!"


    Huai Jin called out to him again.


    Wei Chengwu focused and raised his head to look at her.


    "Captain Wei, do you have any other doubts?"


    The matter of the case was not his to begin with, and just now, he had boldly asked about it because Yuwen Fei had indicated for him to do so. Now that Huai Jin had directly asked him, it was as if she treated him as someone who was investigating a case.


    Wei Chengwu immediately said: "This official does not have any doubts."


    The corner of Huai Jin''s eyes swept towards Yuwen Fei who was right at the entrance of the courtyard, and said to him: "After this matter, you must definitely hand it over to marble temple, I need to go to the palace to report to the empress dowager, the Emperor has to go to the Seventh Prince, so you can go clear about it marble temple''s side. If you have any doubts, feel free to ask, or else I will have to trouble you again at that time."


    thought that it was true, but this room was obviously not suitable for questioning, so he and Huai Jin left the courtyard door and returned to the front hall together with Yuwen Fei. When the three of them returned to the front hall, Ruan Qinghe was still sitting blankly in his original spot.


    The people that were sent to inform marble temple had left for a period of time, but since the Wuan Lane was located in a remote area, they would need a period of time before the Palace would send people to interrogate them.


    Wei Chengwu didn''t say much and directly asked all of his questions.


    He first looked at Ruan Qinghe, "This lowly official dares to ask, what is the relationship between this Su Geying and the Prince Consort?"


    Many murders occurred in a row. Ruan Qinghe was in a daze, and didn''t even hear Wei Chengwu''s question clearly. He replied in a daze: "It''s all my fault."


    Yuwen Fei patted Ruan Qinghe''s shoulder, and comforted him with a few words, then raised his head and said to Wei Chengwu: "I know a bit about Brother Qing He, why don''t you let me talk to Captain Wei about it."


    Wei Chengwu was startled, seeing that Ruan Qinghe''s condition was not suitable for asking, he nodded his head.


    However, the moment he opened his mouth, Wei Chengwu was immediately stunned.


    "Miss Su is Brother Qing He''s fiancee."


    Wei Chengwu''s mouth gaped. He could never have imagined that such an ordinary girl could actually be the fianc¨¦e of Prince Consort today.


    Because it involved Ruan Qinghe, Yuwen Fei patiently explained the situation to him.


    "When Brother Qing He went to the capital to take the exam, he had an engagement with Su Geying."


    Back then, when Ping Yang had gotten married to Ruan Qinghe, everyone knew about him. However, they did not know that Ruan Qinghe had already been betrothed to him a long time ago.


    Thinking about it, his life after being annulled wouldn''t be as good as it looks, and seeing that the person who should have been his own husband getting married to another person, his heart felt unbalanced.


    "Then what about Su Geying''s child?"


    He had wanted to ask more, but the palace had already received news, so they sent someone over to invite Yuwen Fei and his sister into the palace.


    Li Changde took small steps and rushed to Princess Mansion. After reading the orders given by the Emperor, he brought Huai Jin and Yue Yang into the palace. When they reached the mouth of the alleyway, he asked, "Where''s the killer?"


    Yuwen Fei raised his chin and pointed to Princess Mansion, "Biting your tongue to commit suicide."


    After saying that, he stepped into the carriage, instructing Yun Jing to stay behind, and waited for the evidence to be gathered before giving it to marble temple.


    Huai Jin also got on the carriage after him.


    The carriage to the palace traveled extremely fast, and in a short period of time, they had already left the Chong De Workshop where the Wuan Lane was at, and walked out of the West Market.


    Huai Jin looked at Princess Mansion who was left far behind. At this time, Wei Chengwu was already left behind to negotiate with the marble temple, so she could finally relax and ask his own questions.


    "Today''s matter, was it you who planned it?"


    The corner of Yuwen Fei''s mouth twitched, and instead laughed as he looked at her: "Why do you think it''s me?"


    Huai Jin''s gaze fell on his somewhat ridiculing face, and became a little absent-minded, didn''t she?


    "You don''t believe me."


    It was still the same lazy voice, but the voice was clear and cold.


    Huai Jin congealed her gaze and looked at the person opposite him, but did not speak or refute.


    Yuwen Fei frowned, his expression darkened. After sighing, his brows relaxed, he laughed indifferently and relaxed his body.


    "If I had designed it, I wouldn''t have bothered to find evidence."


    "Then you just asked Su Geying about killing Ping Yang..." Huai Jin was a little stunned.


    "At least you have an explanation for the empress dowager, right?"

 C60

    Returning back to the palace, Huai Jin took a deep breath, changed into the disguise of the Princess Anping, and followed behind him, step by step walking towards the Jubilee Palace.


    It was almost noon, but the cool autumn day suddenly felt a bit stuffy.


    Hearing the noise, the Yang mama immediately took a few hurried steps, and led Huai Jin into the main hall.


    The empress dowager''s hand carelessly patted her body a few times, then pulled her away and asked with a deep voice, "Have you investigated''s cause of death properly?"


    Huai Jin nodded, her eyes glistening with tears.


    Her Majesty hurriedly asked, "Is it related to Prince Consort?!"


    Huai Jin nodded her head, then shook it and said softly: "The one who killed Big Sister Ping Yang was a girl called Su Geying?"


    "Su Geying?" The empress dowager frowned, her eyes filled with suspicion. "Why did she want to kill Ping Yang, and how did she do it?"


    Huai Jin lowered her head and repeated what she had said just now.


    The Empress asked again, "Does she recognize you?"


    "I''ll take it."


    For a moment Her Majesty sat slumped in her seat behind her, the tears in her eyes falling helplessly.


    She still remembered eight years ago, the day when the novices entered the palace to meet him. When Ping Yang returned from the Hall of Diligence, he shouted at her that she was to become his consort.


    "I think that ranking board''s eye is pretty good! Hmm ¡­ It was just like ¡­ It was just like ¡­ Aiya, just because I can''t praise him, I feel that he''s better, a thousand times better than that top scholar. "


    At that time, Ping Yang had cuddled up in her embrace, and told her the situation when she saw the eye of the list over and over again out of boredom.


    "You said that kernels, and it just so happened that it landed on his head. I said to him, ''Looking at the Young Noble''s eyes, can you return my kernels to me?''


    Ping Yang recounted what happened just now vividly, and continued with the demeanor of a little girl: "When he passed the kernels over to me, her entire face flushed red, too adorable!"


    At this time, Ruan Qinghe had already been bestowed the position of an official by the emperor, especially when he was trying his best to cultivate his trusted aides. If Ping Yang wanted him to be the Prince Consort, it wouldn''t be easy for him to do so.


    At that time, she had only said a few words of advice, but it was as if Ping Yang had steeled her heart, and fought with everything she had against the others in the hunting grounds, just so the emperor could agree to the marriage between the two of them.


    She thought that since this was someone that her daughter liked, Ping Yang would probably be very happy to marry him, right? However, she didn''t expect that not long after he returned to the palace, he would be depressed and depressed.


    She threatened to teach Prince Consort a lesson and vent her anger on her daughter''s behalf. But Ping Yang stopped her, and from then on, she rarely went into the palace.


    If she knew what was going on right now, she would have advised Ping Yang not to marry him right from the start. But now, it''s too late ¡­ That foolish daughter of hers, she was still thinking about him before she died ¡­


    Everyone in the hall was silent. Huai Jin stood at the side and gently caressed the empress dowager''s back, not saying a word.


    "An Ping!"


    After an unknown amount of time, the Empress Dowager finally came out of her thoughts and called out.


    This was the first time that the empress dowager did not call Huai Jin Ping Er, but settled down.


    Huai Jin''s heart trembled, she lowered her head and moved forward, waiting for the empress dowager to speak.


    "Are you sure this has nothing to do with Ruan Qinghe?" His voice was filled with boundless hatred.


    When Huai Jin heard this, although she did not reveal it on the surface, but her thoughts were complicated. She secretly wondered if the empress dowager had heard any news.


    After hesitating for a while, Huai Jin still chose to believe in Yuwen Fei''s capabilities. She shook her head and said firmly: "Prince Consort, this has nothing to do with it."


    The empress dowager raised her head and looked at Huai Jin for a long time. Due to the teeth in her mouth being tightly clenched together, the veins on her face were popping out one after another.


    "But Wailing Home heard that Su Geying wrote a letter to Ruan Qinghe when he was at the lower level of the palace feast! How do you explain that! "


    Indeed! The empress dowager knew everything, but she still summoned herself to the Dao Palace because she didn''t believe the explanation that Yuwen Fei had made up.


    Huai Jin secretly cursed Yuwen Fei in her heart. She pretended to be in a panic, but she still couldn''t be perfectly full of it, and had to take such a huge risk.


    "Tell me about it!"


    The empress dowager grabbed the armrest of the chair and glared at Huai Jin, waiting for her reply.


    Huai Jin only felt cold sweat behind her back. While cursing Yuwen Fei in his heart, she was also doing her best to find an excuse for herself.


    However, he was still unable to come up with a satisfactory explanation. No matter what, it was too risky. If the empress dowager could find out the problem, the marble temple would also definitely find out.


    Furthermore, she was not clear about the evidence in Yuwen Fei''s possession, but if Yuwen Fei were to directly say that the letter was Su Geying''s excuse for getting rid of her guilt, or perhaps say that it was simply a half-truth, then Su Geying could make use of Ruan Qinghe.


    If he were to give a casual explanation just like that, then he would lose the match with Yuwen Fei.


    After thinking about it again and again, Huai Jin simply shook her head and pushed all the blame onto Yuwen Fei.


    Her body lightly trembled as she choked with sobs, "I don''t know what exactly happened here. The Seventh Prince found out that Su Geying was the culprit, and he even killed Ji An in an attempt to destroy the witness. At that time, all I knew was that someone from Princess Mansion had died. I was extremely afraid, how could I have thought about it so much? "


    Her voice was filled with tears, and when the Empress Dowager saw her like this, her anger was somewhat suppressed. However, he was still puzzled in his heart. After taking a deep breath, he sat down limply and pondered for a long time before asking.


    "Then what about Su Geying?"


    "Dead."


    The empress dowager immediately sat up and asked again, "How did she die?"


    Huai Jin took a deep breath, as if she was going to stop the lump in her throat, and replied: "Bite your tongue and commit suicide."


    "Where''s the corpse?!"


    "He''s at the marble temple."


    The empress dowager slumped back into her chair, her face pale. Her voice was gloomy as she called over the Yang mama at her side. To the marble temple! "


    Yang mama immediately received the order and sent someone to marble temple to inquire about the situation.


    The empress dowager looked at Huai Jin by her side and slowly spoke out, "Seventh Prince entered the palace with you?"


    She spoke to Huai Jin again, it was no longer the serious look she had previously, as though the one scolding Huai Jin in her eyes was not her.


    Huai Jin answered: "Yes, he should be in the royal study now."


    "Go!" The royal study! "


    Walking on the path to the imperial study, Huai Jin was secretly delighted. She really wanted to see how Yuwen Fei would complete his lie in such a hurry.

 C61

    Who is the murderer?


    Yuwen Fei, who was in the imperial study, sneezed loudly. He watched the person in front of him flip over the book in his hand and read it countless of times before finally closing it and letting out a heavy sigh.


    Yuwen Jue pressed his right hand onto the cover of the book. Because several years had passed, the paper had become slightly yellowish, and the words Ruan Qinghe on top of the book had long started to fade.


    But unexpectedly, Ping Yang had her eyes on this Ruan Qinghe, and brought up the hunting grounds to make him her prince. The rules of the hunting grounds was a given to him, and Jun Wu Yi had no choice but to give up on Ruan Qinghe due to his relationship with the empress dowager.


    "Royal father should know more about Brother Qing He''s abilities than this son. Would royal father rather see such a person die?"


    Yuwen Fei saw that his expression had loosened up, and then asked.


    Yuwen Jue finally opened his eyes from the booklet and looked at Yuwen Fei. His cloudy eyes were deep and shallow, dark and gloomy.


    "Regarding the Qishan white jade, you still do not have any leads, and you dare say that this Ruan Qinghe has nothing to do with the Treason case?"


    Yuwen Fei raised his eyes to look at the pair of eyes, and firmly said: "I''m sure! "Furthermore ¡ª the Qishan white jade, they are not completely clueless about it."


    Yuwen Jue''s eyes flashed as he asked, "What leads do you have?"


    Yuwen Fei did not reply him immediately. Instead, he stood up from his seat, raised his robes and knelt down, and apologized.


    "I hope that royal father will forgive me for cheating on you!"


    "Bullying the sovereign?!" Yuwen Jue was shocked, his eyes flickered with a bright light, and then, lowering his head to look at the theory before his, his heart was in doubt. He then asked: "What is it that you want to hide from me?"


    "Princess Ping Yang, it wasn''t Su Geying who harmed her!"


    "It''s Ruan Qinghe?" Yuwen Jue said out his guess in disbelief.


    Yuwen Fei nodded and revealed the secrets between the three of them one at a time.


    The more leakage in the imperial study repeated teasingly, word by word, as Yuwen Fei''s voice rang in Yuwen Jue''s ears.


    Yuwen Jue didn''t expect that someone who could say that the person was good at being fake, and thought that people were inherently evil, would actually be so kindhearted, You Rou, and such a stubborn person.


    The empress dowager dotes on Ping Yang, if she knew about this, it would be difficult for Brother Qing He to escape death.


    After Yuwen Fei finished speaking, he kowtowed once again.


    The Imperial study room was completely silent.


    Yuwen Jue looked at the kneeling Yuwen Fei through the desk.


    The Yuwen Fei of today had a rare serious face, his words and actions were not as casual as before. Although he was kneeling, he was still tall and straight.


    In a trance, the figure in front of him matched well with his fourteen year old appearance.


    When Yuwen Fei was fourteen, when he found out that the Mei Fei had poisoned him, he was so angry that he sent down the Mei Fei and punished all the servants beside him to death.


    However, the moment he heard his orders, he weakly crawled out of bed and crawled one step at a time in front of himself, begging for mercy for these people.


    His small and thin body was stretched taut. He tried his best to keep himself from falling down and stubbornly begged himself to leave those people alive, or at least leave them alive.


    Thus, he endured without eating or drinking for three days. Three days later, he ran out of the palace, went to the Luzhoushan, and from then on, did not return for four years.


    Four years later, she came back with a completely different personality. The kind, obedient, and intelligent Fei''er was never seen again.


    Yuwen Jue sighed, then opened the book in his hand again, and read the words written on it again. After reading it again, he kept the theory of his own country back into the drawer at the side, and said: "In your hunting grounds, you have won the title of chief, and have not asked us for anything?"


    Yuwen Fei''s face drooped down to the ground, his lips curved upwards, "This subject will be bold, and beg royal father to protect Ruan Qinghe''s life!"


    Yuwen Jue looked at him, and only sighed: "It''s such a pity to lose someone as talented as Yuanqing."


    Ruan Qinghe had protected him!


    But before he could stand up and kowtow, he heard Li Changde''s voice from outside: "This servant greets Esteemed Empress Dowager."


    The person clearly did not respond, because before he finished speaking, the two people in the room heard the sound of footsteps approaching the door.


    Bang! With a loud crash, the tightly shut door was pushed open.


    The empress dowager walked in, her face full of anger, and sat down on a chair to her left. Without waiting for the two of them to bow, he slightly shook his right hand, pointed at Yuwen Fei who was kneeling on the ground, and said solemnly: "You, you tell me clearly what exactly happened with Ping Yang''s death!"


    Huai Jin followed the empress dowager closely with her head lowered. Her eyes still brimming with tears, he looked at Yuwen Fei with a forlorn expression and asked, "Is Su Geying really the killer of Sister Ping Yang?"


    Yuwen Fei raised his head and looked at Yuwen Jue. His gaze quickly swept across Huai Jin and landed on the empress dowager.


    The empress dowager panted heavily and asked sternly, "You said that Su Geying had colluded with Ji An to kill the princess. The Wailing Home had heard from Su Geying that on the night of the following festival, she had asked Ji An to send a letter to Ruan Qinghe, if it was him who assigned Ji An to poison Ping Yang! "That''s reasonable!"


    "Moreover, Su Geying and Ji An do not interact that much! How could the two of them collude! And why would Ji An do such an ungrateful thing! "


    Her Majesty said so many things in one breath, each word more threatening than the last.


    In response to the empress dowager''s questioning, Yuwen Fei only raised his eyelids lazily and replied, "I know too much about these words. I should ask marble temple."


    "You!" The empress dowager was angered until she was at a loss for words. She let out a long breath and said, "It was you who found it out. Wailing Home will naturally ask you first."

 C62

    Yuwen Jue looked at the empress dowager''s pale face, and for the first time, he looked at Yuwen Fei with praise. Coughing lightly, he covered his lips and said: "Fei''er has already passed on the evidence to marble temple. In a while, Wei Deliang will come over to report.


    The fact that the emperor was able to speak up for Yuwen Fei caused Huai Jin to be a little surprised. With an inquiring look in her eyes, she looked at Yuwen Fei who was still kneeling on the ground.


    Huai Jin was a little scared by his stare. Every time Chu Feng and the others had a bad idea, they would look at him like that.


    Wei Deliang, dressed in his official''s uniform, bowed and entered. Seeing that there were so many people inside, he could not help but be surprised, and anxiously went forward, bowing one by one.


    The empress dowager was obviously more concerned about him than Yuwen Jue was. Before he finished bowing, she quickly asked, "Wei Shaoqing, have you investigated thoroughly?"


    "Reporting to the empress dowager, I''ve investigated thoroughly. Later on, this humble subject found the letter that colluded with others in Ji An''s room. The servants also confirmed that he had indeed visited Su Geying''s house many times before." Saying that, Wei Deliang''s face showed some hesitation.


    The empress dowager didn''t let a single expression on his face slip by as she hurried to ask, "But what''s wrong?"


    Li Changde immediately walked up and helped Yuwen Jue get a better breath of air, then changed a cup of tea and helped him drink.


    After drinking a cup of warm tea, Yuwen Jue''s complexion looked much better.


    "Is the Emperor sick?" the empress dowager asked with concern on her face.


    Yuwen Jue waved his hand and explained: "I think it''s because I suffered a gust of wind last night when I was staying up late to give my memorials, so I''m fine."


    "Then we should at least let the imperial physician see it." The empress dowager was concerned about Ping Yang''s matters. Seeing that Yuwen Jue was alright, she relaxed a little, but her tone also carried a hint of impatience. She turned and scolded Li Changde, who was at the side.


    "You guys have always served by the emperor''s side, so you should warn him a little!"


    Li Changde bowed his head in acknowledgement, and sent his men to get the imperial physician, while he himself remained docilely by the side.


    "Wei Shaoqing, continue." Yuwen Jue covered his lips and coughed softly, then he spoke while gasping for air, signalling Wei Deliang to continue.


    Wei Deliang was after all, still one of the emperor''s men, so he immediately understood the emperor''s intentions. Although he was suspicious in his heart, he still cautiously opened his mouth and said, "It''s actually nothing much, this humble subject doesn''t understand why Su Geying destroyed his own child."


    "Presumably, she was thinking to make Brother Qing He think that it was Princess Ping Yang who harmed the child in her womb, and from then on, felt guilty towards her. Yuwen Fei shook his head and sighed at the side.


    Wei Deliang very cooperatively nodded and asked again, "Is the letter Su Geying wrote to Prince Consort Ma at the Seventh Prince''s place?"


    Yuwen Fei nodded, and took out the letter Ruan Qinghe handed over to him, and handed it over to Wei Deliang.


    Wei Deliang read through the letter again carefully, then handed it over to Yuwen Jue: "Even though this woman did not directly state in the letter that Grand Princess Ping Yang was the one who harmed her, but the words he said clearly indicate that his child was beaten up by Grand Princess. This shows how sinister this woman''s mind is."


    He paused before continuing, "This subject has also heard from Cheng Wu that when this woman saw that the matter was exposed, she softly asked Prince Consort whether or not he would not take her even if he did not have the princess. "In this way, Seventh Prince''s words are indeed true."


    The empress dowager got up and took the letter from Yuwen Jue''s hands, then lowered her head and read it again. Huai Jin who was at the side also moved his head over slightly to look at the contents of the letter.


    After she finished reading, she couldn''t help but admire the two people in front of her. The two of them had completely understood the meaning of this letter. If she hadn''t known the truth of the matter and listened to the two of them, then read this letter, they would have brought her in.


    Sometimes, a person is just so strange. In front of an ambiguous object, if someone tells you the answer in advance, when you know the answer and look at the thing again, you will believe that it is just like that.


    The empress dowager was so furious that she twisted the letter in her hand and slammed it down onto the ground. She wanted to capture the culprit who killed her daughter and torture him to death, but she remembered that the man was long dead. Under her grief and indignation, she only felt a surge of vital energy and blood gushing out from her throat, and scarlet blood dripping from her mouth.


    "Esteemed Empress Dowager!"


    "Esteemed Empress Dowager!"


    "Muhou!"


    The person beside her anxiously called out to her. In her absent-mindedness, she seemed to hear a sweet voice among the many voices calling her over and over again in a low voice.


    "Queen Mother!" The Queen Mother! Mother, quickly wake up! "


    This voice was very familiar. Just as she wanted to reply, the voice changed. It no longer calls her mother, but ¡­


    "Esteemed Empress Dowager!"


    Huai Jin stood beside the empress dowager''s bed and took the medicine from Yang mama''s hands, calling out to her in a low voice.


    The empress dowager slowly opened her eyes. When she saw the person before the bed clearly, she realized that it was her dream just now. Her own Ping Er had already disappeared a long time ago.


    It was also from that day onwards that the empress dowager stopped calling Huai Jin Ping Er and changed her name to tell her to calm down.


    The autumn night always came a little earlier. Just after a quarter to ten, the sky had already grown dark, and the palace had already lit up the lanterns.


    On the way across the Taihe Bridge to the palace gates, under the dim light, two figures could be seen walking forward one behind the other.


    All of a sudden, the figure behind him abruptly stepped forward and grabbed the sleeves of the person in front of him. In a low voice, he asked, "Why would the emperor help you?"


    Yuwen Fei coldly swept a glance at Huai Jin, and pulled back the sleeves in her hands, moving forward without warning.


    Evil flames jumped up and down in his chest, and when he thought about how Huai Jin did not believe him and had almost betrayed him, he felt extremely frustrated.

 C63

    Just as Yuwen Fei turned around, he saw Huai Jin standing there with a pained look on his face. She gritted his teeth tightly as the veins on her face bulged.


    When she heard Yuwen Fei calling her, she wanted to say yes, but she was afraid that if she opened her mouth a bit, she wouldn''t be able to hold back from screaming out in pain.


    A firm embrace stopped behind Huai Jin, and a faint fragrance wafted, causing her pain to ease up a little. She knew that it was Yuwen Fei.


    "Medicine..." In my arms. "


    Yuwen Fei supported Huai Jin with one hand, while the other hand reached into her bosom, and took out the bottle, taking out one pill, he placed it by Huai Jin''s mouth.


    Huai Jin opened her mouth and swallowed the medicine. Just as she swallowed the medicine, her headache was immediately alleviated by quite a bit.


    She forced herself up and left Yuwen Fei''s embrace.


    Taking a deep breath, he walked quickly in the direction of the palace gate, "Leave quickly! I''m afraid I won''t be able to hold on for long! "


    When Yuwen Fei heard this, he also quickened his pace, as the two human figures hurriedly walked out of the palace gate.


    Not far away, Yun Jing and Ran Mei were guarding the carriage, waiting for the two people.


    Ran Mei saw that Huai Jin''s face was strange, and quickly went forward to support him.


    However, Huai Jin, whose nerves had finally relaxed, collapsed soft onto the ground before she could get up.


    Yuwen Fei, who had been staring at her, quickly pulled Huai Jin over and leaned on her shoulder. From the back, it looked like the two were snuggling together.


    In front of him was a field of dense fog. Huai Jin looked around but didn''t see anything.


    She walked forward blankly, and with every step she took, the mist in front of her began to dissipate.


    By the time she reached the end, the fog had completely disappeared and a small courtyard appeared before her.


    A large area of rose flowers peeked out from the academy wall, covering the entire outer wall. The fragrance of the rose flowers permeated the air.


    Huai Jin uncertainly glanced at the small courtyard, and lightly walked forward, not daring to step forward.


    "The one with the surname Huai!" What are you blanking out for! "It''s a mission!"


    The back of her head was hit, and she turned to glare at the man.


    That person looked at her with a smile, not putting her warning in his eyes. He waved at her and led her into the courtyard.


    Behind him, someone shouted, "Captain! Only you dare to play with Little Jin! " After saying that, he followed them into the small courtyard.


    Huai Jin looked at everything that she was familiar with, and felt a buzzing in her head. Could it be that everything that happened was a dream?


    "3108!"


    "Here!"


    Hearing her number, her body reacted even faster than her brain.


    She quickly walked to the small courtyard and took the elevator to the underground area of the small courtyard.


    When the elevator door opened, the people outside the yard had already changed into a new set of clothes. They stood there with their waists straight.


    "3108!" "Return to the team!"


    "Yes sir!"


    Huai Jin quickly finished equipping herself and returned to his seat. Chu Feng quietly winked at her.


    The captain spoke with a straight face about the mission later.


    A familiar voice, a familiar person, and the usual quest. Everything that was originally boring suddenly felt warm at this moment.


    When the assignment was complete, she and her teammates took the elevator up to the side.


    Some of the older elevators emitted creaking sounds while others muttered in dissatisfaction.


    The door of the elevator opened and a blinding light filled his eyes.


    Huai Jin turned her head back, only to realize that her teammates who were originally behind him had all disappeared.


    A great sense of loss swept through her heart. She sighed. So she was in a dream.


    "Miss! "Miss!"


    Someone was saying something in her ear, but she still couldn''t see anything. There was only light in front of her eyes.


    "Who are you!"


    She opened her mouth to ask the voice, but it just kept talking to itself.


    "Miss, Master Hou went out to buy candy for you. Didn''t Miss like monkey candy the most? When Miss wakes up, you can see it!"


    After a while, she heard the voice again, "Madam, she went far, far away, to a place where Miss has never been able to go in her entire life."


    It''s probably dead, Huai Jin thought.


    Sure enough, this clumsy lie could not fool the other party at all. A childish voice interrupted her, shouting non-stop: "You liar! You liar! "


    In plain sight, Huai Jin was suddenly hit, and directly fell to the ground.


    She tried to prop herself up, wanting to stand up, but something knocked on her head. The light in front of her instantly disappeared and a ball of fire appeared in the light. It was getting bigger and bigger.


    Until the very end, she could still feel the soaring heat wave pouncing towards her.


    Huai Jin immediately covered her nose and mouth. Even though she was very clear that she was in a dream, she still reacted instinctively.


    She looked around and found that she was under a bed, and beside her was a little girl.


    The little girl tightly covered her mouth, tears unceasingly flowing out from her eyes as she tumbled to the ground.


    "What''s the matter with you?" Huai Jin didn''t know why he had to ask her, but in her heart, she had a faint feeling that this little girl who appeared in his dreams was very important.


    The little girl didn''t hear Huai Jin''s words at all, she only stared wide-eyed through the cracks under the bed as she looked outside.


    Her eyes were filled with fear and sorrow. However, she stubbornly covered her mouth, preventing it from making even the slightest sound.


    Huai Jin also looked outside, but she could only see endless tongues of fire, constantly swallowing up everything in their surroundings. The fiery red color covered everything.


    The fire was getting bigger and bigger and the oxygen in the air was losing constantly. Huai Jin only felt that it was getting harder and harder to breathe until his lungs finally felt like they were going to explode.


    She looked at the girl. She wanted to grab her, but she couldn''t. Huai Jin could only give up and extend his right hand, fiercely pinching himself. Since it was a dream, then he should wake up quickly.


    The intense pain allowed her to regain a trace of clarity in her mind, but it was still unable to awaken her.


    The fire in front of her suddenly disappeared, and the girl beside her also disappeared. Huai Jin''s mind was a mess, it was only after a long time did he hear someone call her.


    "Princess!" Princess! "


    That''s right, the current her, was a Princess Anping of the Da Wan Kingdom.


    "Princess!" Princess! "


    That voice continued to shout nonstop. Huai Jin wanted to reply, but there was another voice that was a step ahead of her.


    "Don''t call me princess!" I don''t want to be a Princess Anping! "

 C64

    Princess Anping, the voice said that she was from Princess Anping ¡­


    Huai Jin''s eyes were wide open as she looked towards the direction of the voice, and slowly crawled up from the ground.


    Slowly, she got closer and closer, the surrounding scenery also gradually changed, finally revealing the scene of a Yongan Palace.


    But the little girl had been hugging her own body, curled up in place, and didn''t respond to Huai Jin''s words at all.


    "Princess!" Princess! "


    Someone from the Yongan Palace came out and carried the little girl back to the hall.


    "Princess!" Princess! "


    It was a sound that came from an unknown place, and it was still shouting.


    "3108!" "Huai Jin!" "Princess!" "An Ping!"


    At that moment, everyone was calling out to her. All sorts of greetings and voices were mixed in her ears, causing her head to hurt.


    Huai Jin stretched out her hand and pinched herself again. She could already clearly feel the pain, but she still couldn''t wake up. The huge Yongan Palace was still standing right in front of her, the crimson red palace doors were wide open, like a big mouth, it could swallow a person whole. This


    Was the dream not over?


    "Ouch!"


    "Lan Ling lifted his inconvenient hand, touched her head and quickly swelled up a big ball, as she looked at Yuwen Fei with grief. "Why did you hit me?"


    Yuwen Fei raised the fan in his hand, he was about to strike down again when Lan Ling suddenly grabbed her head and rushed behind Yun Jing and muttered: "After taking the pill, logically speaking, he should have been awake already, she won''t be able to wake up, I can''t do anything about it."


    "Soul Breaking Parasite, how do you want to solve it?" Yuwen Fei looked at Lan Ling coldly.


    "I don''t know either." Lan Ling shook his head, "In the blood clan Lan Family''s main bloodline, everyone has a parasite like this. It is said that it was taken from a blood pool. When my Second Uncle gave me this, he only said how to raise it, and never said how to explain it. "


    "What?!" Ran Mei cried out in shock and looked at Huai Jin who was lying on the bed worriedly.


    Yuwen Fei frowned. Initially, he thought that as long as he took the medicine Lan Ling gave him on time, there would be no major problems. With Lan Ling by her side, she would definitely be able to persevere until he found the method to remove the parasite.


    But today, after Huai Jin suddenly fainted, his heart tensed up as she secretly brought up the matter of finding a method to remove the parasite.


    "Princess?!" The princess is awake! "


    Ran Mei looked at Huai Jin''s trembling eyelashes in pleasant surprise, and stared at Huai Jin who was lying on the bed.


    Yuwen Fei''s thoughts were also pulled back by Ran Mei, and his gaze landed on Huai Jin''s body.


    Huai Jin frowned, and struggled to raise her eyelids. Perhaps it was because she had just received the original owner''s dream, but her mind was still in a daze.


    "The one with the surname Huai!" You''re finally awake! "


    Seeing that Huai Jin had woken up, the pressure on him decreased, and she jumped out from Yun Jing''s back like an arrow, looking around happily at Huai Jin, afraid that she would make a mistake and hit him again.


    "Captain ¡­"


    Huai Jin rubbed her eyebrows, hearing Lan Ling call her surnamed Huai, she felt that she was still in a dream. The captain of the squadron always called her that, only when she was on a mission would he call her by his number.


    "Captain?"


    Lan Ling scratched her head, she could not understand what was going on.


    However, Ran Mei thought that Huai Jin was talking about the Captain Wei, so she stepped forward and replied. "The Captain Wei is still in the marble temple, he said that he will be back tomorrow."


    Yuwen Fei, who was initially anxiously pressing Lan Ling, now had an indifferent face. The fan was tapped in his hand again and again, his eyes seemed to shift to the front of Huai Jin''s body.


    "Captain Wei ¡­"


    Hearing Ran Mei''s explanation, Huai Jin''s mind immediately cleared up. After looking at the people around him, she slowly heaved a sigh of relief and followed Ran Mei''s instructions, "Mn, got it."


    Yuwen Fei snorted coldly, and said in a strange tone: "Princess Anping and Captain Wei seem to have a normal relationship, the first thing you do when you wake up is to ask Captain Wei."


    Huai Jin coughed, and looked up: "Su Geying is still alive, right? In the daytime, Wei Chengwu seems to have found something. "


    Ran Mei and Lan Ling were shocked when they heard him, and both of them were startled.


    Yuwen Fei''s eyes darkened, he turned to look at Yun Jing, only to see him shake his head, causing his expression to soften. After staring at Huai Jin for a long while, he turned her head and signaled Yun Jing to send Ran Mei and Lan Ling out.


    After receiving Huai Jin''s consent, Ran Mei left the house, while Lan Ling was eager to leave this place. She didn''t even wait for Yun Jing to make a move before heading back to Purple Bamboo Courtyard.


    When the few of them had left, Yuwen Fei flopped his butt on the bed, and after sizing Huai Jin up several times, he opened his mouth and said, "Su Geying is indeed not dead."


    Huai Jin lied on the bed and looked up at him. This feeling of looking up at him made her feel very uncomfortable. While propping herself up, she asked, "Did you manage to get anything out of it?"


    He took out a ball of paper that was completely wrinkled, Huai Jin received it, and opened it up.


    It was as if this piece of paper had been forcibly ripped off from some sort of letter. The only words on it were the words'' object ''and'' object ''.


    After Yuwen Fei saw that she had finished reading, he took back the slip of paper and continued: "Yun Jing had also examined Ji An''s corpse, and the condition of the corpse was just as Wei Chengwu had said. Other than the chest, there are no other injuries.


    Huai Jin lowered her head and pondered, "Su Geying is also just a woman who doesn''t have the strength to tie up a chicken, it''s impossible for her to kill Ji An so easily."


    "Yes." Yuwen Fei nodded and said, "And Brother Qing He told me, that Ji An knows how to fight."


    A "man" who knew martial arts had been killed by a weak woman. No matter who it was, they could tell that there was something fishy going on. Combined with the slip of paper in Ji An''s hands, it was not difficult to guess what had happened.


    "gave the Qishan white jade to Ping Yang?" Huai Jin boldly voiced out her guess.


    Yuwen Fei nodded and did not say a word.


    "But where did Su Geying come from?" Who else helped her kill Ji An?


    Ji An?! Something flashed past in Huai Jin''s mind, she immediately grabbed Yuwen Fei''s sleeve: "Where is Su Geying now?"


    Yuwen Fei lowered his head to look at the hand that was tightly clutching him, and said with a frown: "I''m in the palace."


    Hearing that they were in the palace, Huai Jin heaved a sigh of relief. It looks like Yuwen Fei had already confessed everything to the emperor in order to protect Ruan Qinghe.


    Since they were inside the palace, then there was no need to worry about Su Geying''s safety. After all, the palace was tightly guarded, so who would dare to touch her under the Emperor''s nose?

 C65

    However, she didn''t expect that just as she was thinking this, the entire palace was already in chaos.


    When Yuwen Jue heard the message from his subordinate, he immediately flung all the memorials onto the person''s body. The people below stood up straight, allowing the memorial to hit onto their bodies. They were stunned and didn''t move at all.


    Just now, the person in charge of guarding Su Geying came over to report that Su Geying had already used a hairpin to cut herself off and died in the palace. However, Su Geying had already searched her body a long time ago, and anything that could be used to commit suicide had already been confiscated. Her tongue had already been cut off, so it was even more impossible for her to bite off her tongue to commit suicide.


    The people below stammered, unwilling to speak.


    "Speak!"


    The man was shocked and quickly replied: "Esteemed Empress Dowager has been there!"


    His Majesty ¡­ Yuwen Jue let out a cold snort, and his entire face had already darkened.


    "Go!" Jubilee Palace! "


    Li Changde sighed inwardly, and went out to arrange the carriage and other matters.


    At this moment, it was already midnight. The cold autumn wind blew through the imperial palace''s heavy official roads, letting out a * wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu *. Hearing that voice, he felt as if a woman was crying.


    Li Changde trembled, looked at the carriage beside him, and raised his hand to signal for everyone to stop.


    Ahead of them was the Jubilee Palace, outside the palace gates were only two young eunuchs keeping watch. When the two young eunuchs arrived, they could no longer hold on, and fell asleep while leaning against the doorframe.


    Yuwen Jue frowned, after getting off the palanquin, he walked straight through the two young eunuchs and headed inside.


    Li Changde followed behind without a word. When he passed by the two young eunuchs, he coughed lightly, waking them up.


    As soon as the two young eunuchs opened their eyes, they saw the imperial carriage approaching in person and became extremely nervous. They hurriedly kneeled down and begged for mercy.


    It was also because of their bad luck that Yuwen Jue was in a bad mood. Without even giving the two a glance, they coldly said: "Deal according to the rules of the Asgard."


    When the two of them heard that, they just felt dizzy and fainted on the spot. In the end, he did not faint and continued to fight for his last chance.


    The commotion from the entrance of the palace was not light at all. Jubilee Palace who had their lights turned off were alarmed by the noise and lit up their lamps once again.


    Yang mama was woken up by the noise, he got up and put on a coat, then came out with a lamp to check. When he saw who it was, he was shocked and the candlestick in his hand almost fell out of his hand.


    "Your servant greets the Emperor."


    Yuwen Jue gave a light grunt as he looked in the direction of the main hall. The surrounding lamps had long ago lit up again, and the only thing that remained was the darkness.


    He kept looking in that direction, and he couldn''t help but fall into a trance. He was not the Empress Dowager''s biological child, but was raised under her after her mother''s death. Although the mother and son weren''t too close, he had to admit that this person had done his best in helping him ascend to the throne.


    It could even be said that if he hadn''t been raised by the current empress dowager and had the support of the Xiao family behind the empress dowager, he wouldn''t have sat on this throne.


    Originally, the relationship between the two of them could still be seen on the surface due to the relationship between the two of them due to the position of emperor. However, ever since he didn''t listen to the arrangements of the empress dowager and married a daughter of the Xiao family and instead married a daughter of the Wen family, their relationship had drifted apart step by step until today.


    "Your majesty."


    Seeing that he did not say anything, Yang mama reminded him in a low voice.


    Yuwen Jue regained his senses. At this moment, the anger in his heart had long been scattered by the night breeze, and now, standing in the Jubilee Palace, he suddenly remembered the difficult task the empress dowager had done for him back then, as well as the love and love the empress dowager had for Ping Yang, his only daughter. For a moment, all sorts of feelings welled up in his heart.


    "Yang mama." Yuwen Jue suddenly called out.


    Yang mama pulled up his clothes and bowed to the side as he waited for the following words.


    "Did the empress dowager go to Cloud Locking Pavilion today?"


    Yang mama lowered his head and replied, "Yes."


    Yuwen Jue did not expect her to be so quick. He paused before continuing to ask, "Why did the empress dowager suddenly think of that?"


    Yang mama glanced at the main hall behind his. With the noise coming from outside, it was reasonable to say that the empress dowager should have already woken up, but it was still dark inside.


    She opened her mouth wide and hesitated: "Esteemed Empress Dowager suddenly remembered that before Grand Princess was married, she once said with a smile," Cloud Locking Pavilion is probably the safest place in the entire palace. Esteemed Empress Dowager remembered and went to the Cloudsoaring sect to take a look. "


    Yuwen Jue laughed helplessly, this really looked like something Ping Yang would do. "Then, did the empress dowager find anything in the Cloud Locking Pavilion?"


    Yang mama shook his head and sighed: "Presumably, Princess is only joking around for a while."


    Thinking about Ping Yang''s death, Yuwen Jue''s heart was filled with sadness, he looked at the main hall behind him. It was clear from the candles that there was only dead silence.


    Yuwen Jue sighed, and then slowly opened his mouth. The voice seemed to be still far away, as ethereal as the wind at night. "Tell the empress dowager, when the imperial overseer meets tomorrow, arrange for Ping Yang''s burial."


    When these words came out, both Li Changde and Yang mama were stunned. However, the two of them were old people who had served in the palace for many years, so they both lowered their heads and did not reveal too much of an expression.


    "Yes." Yang mama suppressed the joy in his heart and replied with a bow.


    Yuwen Jue stood outside the hall for a while longer, waved his hand, and then left with Li Changde.


    Inside Purple Bamboo Courtyard, Yuwen Fei sat at a table and asked the bluebird about the news inside the palace.


    "Today, after His Majesty sent Su Geying to the Cloud Locking Pavilion, he only went there once at sea. Other than him, no one else has gone there."


    "Why is Esteemed Empress Dowager going to the Cloud Locking Pavilion?" Yuwen Fei frowned.


    The bluebird repeated to Yuwen Fei the reply that Yang mama had given his at that time.


    Yuwen Fei didn''t really think that the empress dowager had killed Su Geying. If she knew that Su Geying was still here, he wouldn''t have killed himself.

 C66

    Not many people knew that Su Geying was still alive, and now that she was dead, not many people were alarmed.


    On the second day, the Emperor sent people to Princess Mansion early in the morning and summoned Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin to the palace.


    As a result, the moment marble temple ended, he rushed over without stopping. Now, he had to properly protect these two masters.


    On the other hand, the people and material witnesses on the marble temple were conclusive, and the murderer committed suicide, so everything seemed to be flawless. After looking for a long time, he still did not find anything wrong, Yuwen Shuo rubbed his brows, then placed the letter down, and took out the materials that he had investigated about Yuwen Fei.


    Ever since the incident at the hunting grounds, he had sent people to thoroughly investigate Yuwen Fei, but the information that was sent up was written on one paper after another. From when Yuwen Fei was young to when he was young, he was extremely clear about everything that had happened before he turned fourteen.


    But regarding him, after he turned fourteen, his four years in Luzhoushan had been completely blank. Even the matter of how Yuwen Fei had dragged his sickly body, dodged the Imperial Palace''s search, and walked step by step towards the Luzhoushan, not a single trace could be found.


    On the Luzhoushan... What was hidden?


    "Su Geying is dead?!"


    When they were almost to the palace, Yuwen Fei yawned and leisurely told Huai Jin the news of him dying in the palace.


    Huai Jin asked a few more times to confirm that it was not Yuwen Fei making fun of him.


    After realizing the truth, she sighed and frowned deeply. She finally found a way out, but she didn''t expect it to be cut off so quickly.


    To be able to kill the person imprisoned by the Emperor in the imperial palace showed how powerful his power was.


    Yuwen Fei tilted his head, just in time to see her deep frown. That look made him recall her painful expression yesterday.


    His heart skipped a beat, and he unconsciously lifted his hand, thinking of smoothing her brow.


    "What are you doing?"


    Huai Jin looked up and saw Yuwen Fei raising his hand towards his, subconsciously she dodged, and her hand struck nothing.


    Yuwen Fei awkwardly retracted his hand, coughed lightly and explained: "There are bugs."


    Huai Jin rolled her eyes and did not reply.


    Yuwen Fei sighed, took out a medicine bottle from his bosom, and gave it to Huai Jin: "Eat it once every three days, and the Gu worm will not attack anymore."


    Huai Jin took the medicine bottle, opened it and poured one pill into her hand.


    It was different from the previous pills, the pill was dark red and had a strange taste.


    "From where?" Huai Jin frowned at the smell, but still asked cautiously.


    Yuwen Fei was slightly dissatisfied with her attitude, and only replied lazily: "It''s from Lan Ling."


    "Why didn''t I see him take it out earlier?" Huai Jin still doubted him.


    Yuwen Fei rubbed his nose, a little guilty. She turned his face over and no longer looked at Huai Jin, "He forgot, you also know what temper he has."


    Huai Jin uncertainly glanced at Yuwen Fei, and raised her hand to directly put the medicine in her hand into her mouth. Her throat rolled up and down, as if she had swallowed the medicine.


    Seeing that she had swallowed the medicine without worry, Yuwen Fei heaved a sigh of relief, and the corner of his mouth unconsciously raised a little.


    Huai Jin stared at Yuwen Fei for a long time. Seeing that he was fine, he then swallowed the pill that was hidden between his teeth.


    In his mouth, the outer layer of the pill had melted a little. Now that he swallowed it, his mouth was filled with bitterness.


    Even someone like Huai Jin, who was extremely patient, couldn''t help but frown. However, after consuming her stomach, she indeed felt refreshed, and her mind became a lot clearer.


    Yuwen Fei covered his face with the fan and leaned to the side as if he was taking a nap, but in reality, he was having a hard time holding back his laughter.


    Yesterday, when he heard Lan Ling talk about the origins of the Soul Breaking Parasite, after knowing that their direct descendant, the Lan Family''s people, had obtained the young Gu, he had used his own blood to raise the Gu worm.


    Since it was raised using Lan Ling''s blood, then perhaps Lan Ling''s blood was even more useful than those so-called drugs that could control Gu worms.


    Thus, he ran to the Purple Bamboo Courtyard overnight and released a large bowl of Lan Ling''s blood. He used the most bitter Huang Lian to make a pill and covered the outside with a layer of the outer coat made from Lan Ling''s blood, then turned into the pill in Huai Jin''s hands.


    Because after consuming the pellet, his condition had indeed improved quite a bit, to the point that for a very long time, Huai Jin did not discover the truth, nor did he discover that this pellet was only used by Yuwen Fei to punish him. And the reason was because she had betrayed him in front of the Empress Dowager.


    Huai Jin swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva before she managed to suppress the bitter taste.


    Huai Jin looked at the snow candy in front of him and pursed her lips. In the end, she made up her mind and put a piece of the snow candy into her mouth.


    The thick pieces of sugar melted in his mouth, suppressing the bitter taste in his mouth. But that sugar was really too sweet, and that sweet and sticky feeling stayed in Huai Jin''s mouth even after a long time, and didn''t go away.


    Just as Huai Jin drank a few cups of water and was about to dilute the sweet taste in her mouth, the horse carriage suddenly slowed down. In the end, it stopped and they reached the entrance of the palace.


    Yuwen Fei was a step ahead of her, he endured his laughter, and jumped off the carriage.


    Li Changde had been waiting at the entrance of the palace for a long time. When he saw the two of them coming from afar, he quickly went to greet them. He brought the two of them straight towards the direction of the Cloud Locking Pavilion.


    "His Majesty ordered that after Seventh Prince and the princess arrived, we only need to investigate. There''s no need to pay attention to His Majesty anymore."


    Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin looked at each other and followed behind Li Changde towards the Cloud Locking Pavilion.


    After passing through a few palaces and a small garden, the three of them arrived outside the Cloud Locking Pavilion.


    The moment they walked out of the garden, their vision widened. A towering building appeared before them.


    There were guards everywhere, and they were all on high alert.


    After greeting the leader, Li Changde took the lead and led the way, bringing the two of them up the only flight of stairs that led to the Cloud Locking Pavilion.

 C67

    A flight of stairs made of marble dropped from the top of the stage. Other than this long ladder, there were no other paths leading to the top of the stairs in the entire Cloud Locking Pavilion.


    Huai Jin stepped onto the first step and raised her head to look at the sky. Cloud Locking Pavilion that stood high up in the clouds looked like a magnificent cage from afar.


    Li Changde walked forward and lightly knocked on the door knocker. The Cloud Locking Pavilion''s door creaked, and the heavy wooden door automatically opened behind.


    He excitedly ran in front of a bookshelf and directly pulled out a book from within. His rough actions made even Li Changde, who was at the side, feel his heart ache.


    Yuwen Fei shot him a glance, and said indifferently: "This book of poems in the old relative''s letter was personally promised to me by royal father. It will be mine sooner or later anyways, how about ¡ª"


    Li Changde cursed inwardly. Ever since Yuwen Fei came back from the Luzhoushan, he frequently stole and gave the books from the palace''s Book Collection Vault to Mr. Dong Li. This caused the emperor to be extremely angry.


    However, with Yun Jing by his side, no matter how many people there were, they would be unable to stop him. In desperation, the Emperor moved some of his solitaries to the Cloud Locking Pavilion.


    Later on, Yuwen Fei searched through the Compendium Pavilion, but was unable to find any good books. He was unable to find any traces of books in the palace for the past few years. At this moment, seeing these books, how could he bear with it? He directly stuffed the book of books containing Elder Xun''s poems into his bosom and said, "Why don''t you just let me take it away."


    Li Changde watched helplessly as Yuwen Fei stuffed the book of poems into his pocket, his eyelids twitching non-stop as he shouted anxiously, "Seventh Prince! "It''s better if we report this to His Majesty first!"


    "Take it and report it. It''s the same."


    Li Changde also could not really let him take out the thing he kept in his bosom.


    After placing away the book of poems, Yuwen Fei started to wander in front of the other bookshelves, Li Changde was afraid that he would fall in love with something else, and would take it all away, so he quickly went forward to lure Yuwen Fei over and push him towards the bookshelf in the center.


    After the sound of the door being opened, the bookcase automatically flipped over, leaving only one person on each side of the door.


    After sending the two into the small door, Li Changde bowed and stood guard at the entrance.


    "Why isn''t Eunuch Li coming in?"


    Huai Jin looked at Li Changde who was outside the small door, as if she had no intention of entering.


    Li Changde dusted off the dust on his hands, then said with a smile: "How can this servant enter here, this servant is standing guard at the door, there is naturally someone inside to guide the way for the two princesses."


    With that said, he pressed down on the mechanism, and the bookcase once again flipped over. The two small doors that were for passersby also disappeared.


    "Please proceed forward."


    The moment the bookcase closed, a voice suddenly drifted over from the void. The two followed the voice''s instructions and arrived at a small room. There was already a blue-clothed man sitting there, waiting for them.


    "I have offended you!"


    Just as Huai Jin was about to ask, she heard someone say that she had offended her, and then, her body went soft, and she uncontrollably fainted.


    His ears could still hear, but his eyelids felt like they weighed over a thousand pounds, and he couldn''t open them.


    Vaguely, Huai Jin felt as if someone had pushed him into a wheelchair. The blue-clothed person just now pushed the wheelchair behind him and said softly, "Princess, there''s no need to panic.


    Huai Jin was unable to reply and could only prick up her ears to determine the distance between him and the house just now, and her position as well as the arrangement of the mechanisms in her surroundings.


    She had done this countless times in her previous life. Even without using her eyes to look, just by listening, she could still determine the direction of the training.


    The wheelchair was now made out of wooden wheels, and as Huai Jin walked on the road that was a little uneven, she felt her body shake violently.


    After jolting back and forth all the way, the wheelchair stopped. The person behind him also turned to leave, and not long later, Huai Jin heard another wheelchair being pushed in.


    "Seventh Prince, Princess, try to open your eyes."


    Hearing the voice, Huai Jin tried to raise her eyelids, although it was difficult, but in the end she was able to open his eyes. On the other side, Yuwen Fei had already opened his eyes as he curiously sized up his surroundings.


    Behind the layers of mechanisms in the Cloud Locking Pavilion was a huge prison. The cells here were no different from those in the ordinary yamen, except that there weren''t that many prisoners.


    After arriving at the prison, the blue clothed man did not speak anymore. Huai Jin and the other man also stayed silent as they followed behind him. They went all the way to the small room where Su Geying was kept.


    The blue clothed man stepped forward and opened the door to Su Geying''s single room. Yuwen Fei frowned, he pulled Huai Jin in front of him and inhaled the fragrant scent on her clothes. He took a deep breath, then pulled Huai Jin''s shirt and placed it under her nose to block the pungent smell.


    Huai Jin felt his clothes becoming tight behind him, and when she turned around, he saw Yuwen Fei moving closer to him. She glared behind her, pulled her clothes back, and stepped inside first.


    Inside, Su Geying''s body had not been dealt with yet. Her corpse was lying stiffly on the mat on the ground.


    The cause of death of Su Geying was very simple, she used a hairpin to stab herself in the heart. There was even a hairpin on the corpse. There was not much ornamentation on the jade hairpin, and it looked extremely ordinary.


    Yuwen Fei pinched his nose and pulled out the hairpin from Su Geying''s chest. After looking at it for a long time, he threw it on Su Geying''s body and said disdainfully: It''s just an ordinary white jade hairpin worn by a normal palace maid, it''s nothing special.


    Huai Jin nodded towards the blue clothed man at the door, "Are you the only one here?"


    The blue-robed man didn''t say much and only replied with one word, "Yes."


    "If you enter, is there only one passageway?"


    This time, the blue-clothed man didn''t even bother to say another word and only nodded his head.

 C68

    When Huai Jin thought back to how he and Yuwen Fei had first been knocked unconscious when they entered the room, and then sent over by the person in front of him, it could be seen how important this place was to Yuwen Jue.


    Without even asking who the hairpin was, it was just a big problem how to send the hairpin into Su Geying''s hands.


    Huai Jin also frowned, her chest feeling a little stuffy, she stood up and also walked outside.


    Huai Jin looked at the vent, and suddenly had a bold idea. She turned around to look at the blue clothed man, "Where does this vent lead to?"


    The blue robed man pointed outside and replied, "The main hall."


    "You suspect that someone used the air vent to bring the hairpin over?"


    Yuwen Fei had already guessed what Huai Jin was thinking, but that air vent could not be used to allow one person to pass, and even if someone used a method to send the hairpin over, how did he manage to enter the hall?


    "When it was just one hour ago, Esteemed Empress Dowager suddenly went there once."


    Yuwen Fei suddenly thought about what the Vermillion Bird said last night, and asked again: "Last night, when we were at Hai Yi, did you open any air vents?"


    The blue clothed man nodded, "Every day at the Hai hour, the air vents will open up for two hours to conduct ventilation."


    It had to be said that all of this was too much of a coincidence.


    Huai Jin raised her head and looked at the air vent, without staying any longer, she turned and walked out.


    Yuwen Fei shrugged and followed behind Huai Jin. It seemed that she was going to be used as a gun again.


    As she had been holding it in her arms all this time, the snow sugar had slightly melted. A corner of the sugar paper had turned slightly yellow, and there was even some dust on it.


    Yuwen Fei picked up the book of poems, looked at the snowflakes candy and frowned, then got up and kicked it away.


    "Squeak squeak squeak ~ ~"


    The straw at the corner of the wall shook as a mouse drilled into the corner, dragging the piece of sugar to the corner as it enjoyed its meal in comfort.


    Huai Jin only heard the sound of their voices and sighed in her heart. After the hygiene in the ancient prison was terrible, the blue clothed man had to send the two of them to the small room that they had just entered.


    As expected, Li Changde was still waiting outside when the two of them came out of Cloud Locking Pavilion.


    Huai Jin went to check around the hall first, and sure enough, there was a wall behind every bookshelf. The color was a little darker than the surrounding walls, and the size was also only the size of a fist.


    After Li Changde brought the two of them out of the Cloud Locking Pavilion, they arrived at the imperial study.


    In the imperial study, Yuwen Jue was flipping through a memorial paper. On it was a gift from the Heavenly Monarch, and it was written for him to choose from the dates Ping Yang would be buried in.


    The closest date was three days later. Yuwen Jue''s right hand kept hitting the closest date, hesitating.


    "Your majesty, Seventh Prince and Princess Anping have arrived."


    Li Changde''s voice came from outside the house. When Yuwen Jue came back to his senses, he closed the imperial edict and called out for the two people to come in.


    "Have you found anything?" Yuwen Jue raised his empty hand, avoiding the two people''s salute and directly asked.


    Huai Jin frowned, she sat down on the chair as if she was discouraged, and said with grief: "That Cloud Locking Pavilion, is like an iron wall. I really can''t imagine how that hairpin was sent in."


    Yuwen Jue chuckled as he looked at Yuwen Fei.


    However, Yuwen Fei kept quiet on the matter, he took out the book of poems from his bosom, placed it on the table, and shook his head: "royal father''s job is really hard, I do not need this book of poems written by Elder Xun. You''d better do it another way. "


    Seeing this book of poems that Yuwen Fei had taken away without permission, Yuwen Jue was also not surprised. He only flipped open the book of poems, and after reading it once, he sighed. Old Mr. Xun''s calligraphy skills are really something to be reckoned with. "


    Yuwen Fei could not deny it, if not for that, Dong Li that old fellow would not have kept pressing him to get the thing.


    "What else do you want?" Hearing Yuwen Fei''s words, Yuwen Jue knew that he understood his own intentions.


    Yuwen Fei muttered to himself for a long time, and finally looked at Huai Jin, who was at the side, and suddenly said: "How about you betroth me to An Ping?"


    The two of them were stunned when they heard this.


    Yuwen Jue regained his senses and slapped the table: "Nonsense!"


    Huai Jin''s identity had always existed in an awkward position in the capital. Seeing that Huai Jin was getting older, and had long since passed the age of one to leave the pavilion, Yuwen Jue, on the other hand, could not return her to the Xuanping Marquis, nor could he casually marry her out.


    Originally, Huai Jin had acted rashly, making everyone in the capital fear him from head to toe. He was also happy to see such a situation, but she didn''t know why, but this Princess Anping had become so popular today, begging him to marry her one by one.


    Yuwen Fei clicked his tongue, and said unhappily: "Why do I have to be joking when I say that I want royal father to betroth the marriage, when Prince Jin asks for royal father to betroth the marriage, is that true?"


    With a headache, Yuwen Jue closed his eyes and started to ponder whether he was right to ask Yuwen Fei to intervene in this matter.


    Back then, he had ignored the Empress Dowager''s objections and made the Wen Family''s daughter the empress. The empress dowager was furious at this point, and Yuwen Jue had no choice but to invite the Xiao Family''s daughter into the palace. However, that girl had had difficulty giving birth during childbirth, and died after giving birth to her son.


    Ever since the child was born, it seemed like it knew how much of a disaster its arrival brought to its mother. It kept on crying and no matter who coaxed it, it would not improve.


    After the full moon, the child was raised by the empress dowager and raised in the Jin Mansion. Although the relationship between the Jin Mansion and the empress dowager did not appear close on the surface due to the child, Yuwen Jue still considered the Xiao family''s power behind the empress dowager to be behind the Prince Jin.


    Even the brazen and unscrupulous Crown Prince Yuwen Lie, who was dressed in martial arts, had the support of the Crown Prince''s Concubine Wang family behind him.

 C69 cues

    The rest of the officials in the imperial court also followed suit, such as Xuanping Marquis, Xibo Marquis, Marquis of Ying Wu, and so on.


    Every day in the imperial court, he would sit on the Dragon Throne and gaze at the people below. He felt as if his seat was on the verge of collapse, as if there were tens of thousands of people pulling on him from below.


    The Imperial Court that should have belonged to the emperor had long since been dismembered by these people. The huge panic made him anxious to nurture his own force, just like how he had made the Wen Family''s daughter into a queen and protected Ruan Qinghe.


    And now, the Treason case of the capital had increased his panic. Every night when he woke up, he would feel endless terror.


    Yuwen Fei had left the capital for four years, and there were no powers behind him. Originally, he was the person who was most at ease, but if it was his usual personality, that was fine.


    "If you do that, I will bring Mr. Dong Li to the capital, what do you think?" Yuwen Jue eventually changed the condition and asked a question in reply.


    Yuwen Fei''s eyes moved when he heard this, but he still pursed his lips in the end, "My master is doing quite well in Luzhoushan, it''s fine if he doesn''t return to the capital."


    "If he doesn''t return to the capital, then what about the Wang Po?"


    His single sentence had mentioned something that Yuwen Fei cared about the most. Back then, when Mr. Dong Li had offended Sheng Yan with his drunkenness, he was unable to return to the capital ever again due to the anger he had accumulated.


    At that time, Mr. Dong Li had long since lost all will to pursue fame in the capital, and he immediately packed everything up and left the place alone.


    But even though he left confidently, it was also on the spur of the moment. Only after coming back to his senses did he realize that he had yet to greet Wang Po and the marriage agreement between the two of them had yet to be fulfilled.


    However, he felt too embarrassed to go back on his words. He recalled that the Wang Po wanted him to marry her only after he had gained some fame in the capital. Now that he was being chased out of the capital, perhaps she would no longer be willing to marry him.


    The two of them had missed each other for many years, and now, if Mr. Dong Li still had anything he cared about in the capital, it would only be the Wang Po.


    Yuwen Fei lowered his head and thought for a moment, then he grabbed the book of poems on the table and stuffed it back into his bosom, and sighed at Huai Jin: "Beautiful women are hard to find."


    Huai Jin rolled her eyes at him in disgust.


    Yuwen Fei put everything down properly and also sat down on the chair. He told his what he had seen in the Cloud Locking Pavilion ¡ª ¡ª as well as his guess about the air vents.


    Huai Jin secretly glanced at Yuwen Jue who was seated on the highest seat and snorted. She pouted her lips and interrupted the conversation that Yuwen Fei had not finished, "When we came out, we had seen that vent before, and every room is different. Even if someone used that vent to send the hairpin in, how would he be able to determine which vent it was?"


    Yuwen Jue secretly nodded his head. As for the safety of the Cloud Locking Pavilion, he could be said to be completely at ease, using the air vent to transport the hairpins seemed to be feasible, but to do so, he had to be someone who had an abnormal understanding of the layout of the Cloud Locking Pavilion. Otherwise, even if he knew the time when the air vent was opened, he would not be able to accurately determine which air vent led to Su Geying''s cell.


    "What if someone knows the layout of the Cloud Locking Pavilion?"


    After all, there was nothing that was foolproof in the world, but Yuwen Jue was extremely sure of this matter, "Impossible."


    Unable to find any clues here, Yuwen Jue reminded the two of them to go to the empress dowager to inquire about the situation.


    Huai Jin frowned, she understood in her heart that Yuwen Jue did not want to directly clash with the empress dowager, so she used herself and Yuwen Fei to block the spear. She had used the two pretexts of and herself quite conveniently.


    On the other hand, Yuwen Fei did not seem to mind, he shook his hands, stood up and bowed to Yuwen Jue, then left the Imperial Study, walking towards the Jubilee Palace.


    It was currently noon, and the sunlight from the flower blossoms shone on the pavilion that was close by. The glazed roof tiles reflected the sunlight, making it difficult for people to open their eyes.


    Although the palace maid on the palace path were unaware of what was happening, they were still keenly aware of the tense atmosphere that pervaded the air. Every single one of them lowered their heads, avoiding the blinding sunlight, and lowered their steps. The long and narrow path echoed with the soft sounds of footsteps.


    "This servant greets Xibo Marquis."


    Amidst this slight sound of footsteps, a timid voice entered Yuwen Fei''s ears.


    Yuwen Fei''s footsteps suddenly stopped in his tracks, and his two slender eyebrows knitted tightly. Pu Xin? What was he doing?


    "Yuwen Fei!"


    Huai Jin chased him all the way from the imperial study to here. Seeing Yuwen Fei stop, she immediately called out to him.


    "You directly went to Jubilee Palace?"


    Yuwen Fei did not reply. Instead, he turned his body and moved from a small door at the side to another palace path.


    That azure-green figure slowly walked on the palace path, a gust of autumn wind blew over, the servants beside him hurriedly turned their bodies to face the wind, blocking the gusts for him.


    However, with just a single person, how could he possibly block the wind? Pu Xin tightened the cloak on his body, covered his mouth and coughed a few times, then said gently: "Luo Yan, there''s no need."


    However, that figure still moved and insisted, "Your Lordship can''t blow the wind. The autumn wind is strong, it''s better for you to not go out."


    Pu Xin let out a mournful laugh, and just as he was about to reply, he heard a clear voice from behind him.


    "What your subordinate said is right, Master Hou should listen to his advice as well!"


    Only when Huai Jin heard the voice did she realize that Pu Xin was just beside him. She quickly followed and turned to the other side as well.


    Under the green robe, the figure was visibly thinner and thinner than the one he had seen before. However, the elegance and elegance in his demeanor had not diminished in the slightest.


    "Master Hou?!"


    Seeing Pu Xin, Huai Jin was also a little surprised, this place was not far from the Jubilee Palace, but it was a little far from the Imperial Study, if Pu Xin came to the palace, shouldn''t he go first to see the Emperor? Why did he appear here?


    "Greetings Princess Anping."


    Pu Xin bowed towards Huai Jin, and from the moment he saw him, his pale lips had always carried a light smile.


    Seeing this, Yuwen Fei sneered, turned his body, and naturally stood in between the two of them. "The autumn wind is too strong, the Xibo Marquis is not resting in the palace, what are you doing here in the palace?"


    Pu Xin coughed a few times, and retracted the smile on his face. With a serious face, he said, "There is a new clue for the Northern Tomb, Pu Xin has specially gone to the palace to report it to His Majesty."


    "Oh? "Is that so?" Yuwen Fei raised his eyebrows, half squinting his eyes as he sized him up for a long time, "If you were to go see royal father, why would Master Hou be here right now?"

 C70 Interrogation

    "After entering the palace, Pu Xin found out that the Emperor was summoning the two of you, so he took a walk around the Imperial Garden." Pu Xin''s expression did not change as he explained, "Coincidentally, the old lady at home always wants to see the peony in full bloom in the autumn, so Pu Xin boldly picked it and went back to show it to the old lady."


    Just as he finished speaking, Luo Yan, who was at the side, took a step forward, revealing the peony in his chest. Luo Yan carefully wrapped the few flowers in his clothes, and stuffed them into his bosom.


    Under the bright sunlight, the bright red petals appeared even more beautiful.


    When Huai Jin saw the flower, she felt that there was always a smell of blood on the tip of her nose that would not dissipate.


    Yuwen Fei secretly frowned, and laughed: "The palace has always said that these flowers were raised using blood, and only after the season has passed did they still bloom. The duke was also generous. How dare he present such a tainted item in front of the old woman? "


    Pu Xin shook his head helplessly, "I believe that the Seventh Prince knows about the madame''s personality, so why would he believe it? She just treated it as fresh air, and after seeing it, it would be fine."


    Speaking of the old lady from the Mansion of Xibo Marquis, Huai Jin thought of the thing that Yuwen Fei had told him on the hunting grounds.


    After all the men in the house had died in battle, a woman had shouldered everyone by herself and had accurately judged the situation. She had instructed the men in the house to abandon their martial arts, and this boldness alone was admirable.


    Furthermore, from the Xibo Marquis''s Martial General Family, he reckoned that this old lady was also a hero when she was young. She had seen a lot of great scenes, so she probably wouldn''t care about all these.


    "The marquis is filial, the madame will be happy if she thinks she''s filial." Yuwen Fei glanced at the peony and said: "Since Master Hou has matters to report to royal father, I will not delay any further."


    Pu Xin cupped his hands and bowed again, then turned and left with Luo Yan.


    After this interruption, Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin took up a lot of time. By the time the two of them reached Jubilee Palace, the empress dowager was already waiting for them at the main hall.


    Her Majesty sat at the head of the table, sipping her tea slowly and looking at the time chosen by the overseer on the table. In the recent days, the emperor had already set a date to wrap it in cinnabar.


    "Your majesty has put in a lot of effort." Yang mama looked at the days when they were surrounded by cinnabar and sighed in his heart. Although there was some distance between the emperor and the empress dowager, they still had some respect for the empress dowager.


    After all, at the heart of the struggle, to be able to resist the opinions of the ministers and officials of the imperial court and to have the matter of the Grand Princess being buried was a testament to the Emperor''s intentions.


    When the empress dowager heard this, she gave a cold snort and said lightly, "He put his heart into it. If he didn''t put his heart into it, he wouldn''t have let An Ping and Fei''er question me. Instead, he hid behind the scenes."


    The corner of the Yang mama''s mouth moved for a moment, but in the end he sighed and did not say a word.


    Fei Shen sat in the main hall for a while, but the empress dowager was already a little tired. She lazily waved her hand and ordered people to escort her back to the inner rooms. When instructing the Yang mama and the other two to come, just hand him over.


    Just as Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin arrived at Jubilee Palace one after the other, they saw that Yang mama was already waiting at the door with a palace maid. The palace maid was tied up and tied up. His eyelids were opened with great effort, and he stood there swaying as if he would collapse at any moment.


    The duo walked up, confused by the situation.


    The Yang mama bowed to the two of them, then said: "Yesterday, it was this palace maid who reminded the empress dowager that Princess Ping Yang mentioned the Cloud Locking Pavilion when she was still alive. Although Esteemed Empress Dowager does not know what happened, guessing is still an extremely important matter. He had questioned the servants by his side a long time ago, so only he looked suspicious. "


    Due to the "cooperation" from the Esteemed Empress Dowager, the case against Su Geying went extremely smoothly. Seeing the palace maids kneeling below, Yuwen Jue''s brows could not help but twitch.


    Pu Xin, on the other hand, sat on the other side with a peaceful expression and drank his tea, coughing softly from time to time.


    Yuwen Fei also casually found a seat and sat down, with a look of "let me do it". I have already done it, the rest of it does not concern me anymore.


    Yuwen Jue looked at Pu Xin, then looked at Yuwen Fei, and shook his head. Finally, his gaze shifted to Huai Jin.


    Huai Jin looked back at him blankly, as if she didn''t know what Yuwen Jue was talking about.


    "It was this palace maid who brought the hairpin to the Cloud Locking Pavilion?" Yuwen Jue straightened his face and asked the two people that brought him here.


    Yuwen Fei nodded his head, Yuwen Jue raised it up to indicate to Li Changde, and upon receiving the signal, Li Changde immediately woke the palace maid who had already fainted with tea.


    The small palace maid drowsily opened his eyes. When he saw the people in the room, he couldn''t help but shiver and immediately became clear-headed.


    The moment he opened his mouth, the first thing he said was to beg for mercy. He did not need them to force him to do so, and he had already explained everything to them.


    "I just happened to think of it ¡­" When Grand Princess was alive, she was only that much... Incidentally, your servant ¡­ "Nothing." Because she was sobbing, her words came out haltingly.


    "Then why did your hairpin land on the Cloud Locking Pavilion?"


    "Perhaps... This servant isn''t sure when it might have fallen out of carelessness. "


    Her words were so evasive that it was hard for her to say anything.


    "Cough cough ¡­" As if he finally could not hold it in anymore, Pu Xin, who was barely able to hold it in, suddenly coughed softly and increased the volume of the cough.


    "Li Changde! Bring a cup of tea to the marquis'' throat. "


    After receiving the orders, Li Changde rushed to the small room at the side and handed a cup of tea to Pu Xin.


    After Pu Xin finished his tea, he heaved a sigh of relief.


    Yuwen Fei looked at Pu Xin who was still coughing softly and felt his heart jump.


    When the situation with Pu Xin stabilized, Yuwen Fei raised his head and continued to interrogate the young palace maid.


    "It dropped out of carelessness?!" "Hmph, then your fall was so accurate!"


    A dozen or so air vents coincidentally fell onto Su Geying''s.


    "Your servant ¡­" "Your servant ¡­"


    The palace maid kept squirming and stuttering for a long time, but he was unable to say anything.


    She did not answer, and Yuwen Jue was not in a hurry either. He only looked at the imperial edict on the table, but his aura was not restrained at all.


    For a moment, the pressure in the royal study was significantly lower than before, and it only made people feel stuffy.


    "Pah!" A crisp sound broke the atmosphere in the room.


    The court lady trembled in fright at this sudden sound.


    Yuwen Jue threw a memorial onto the table, and said solemnly: "Chang De, place this palace maid on marble temple."


    The matter of the interrogation should originally be left to the professionals. The group of people from marble temple would probably question them better than he would.

 C71 Old

    "Mercy, your majesty, mercy!"


    The moment she heard that they were going to send her to marble temple, the palace maid hastily opened his mouth and begged for forgiveness. It must be known that marble temple was a place for interrogation of important cases.


    Yuwen Jue did not care about her, without being instructed, he did not dare to be careless, and immediately brought someone in to drag his down.


    The court lady''s face turned pale. She gripped the door frame of the royal study tightly, refusing to let go even when blood started to flow from her fingertips. Her eyes were full of pleading.


    It was just that this pleading gaze, Huai Jin didn''t know if it was because of the servants pulling on him, but she felt that their gazes were fixated on Pu Xin.


    In the end, the little palace maid was still unable to resist the pulling of the servants. His hands became weak, and he was directly pulled out by the servants.


    Seeing that there was no hope, the little palace maid then shouted in a mournful voice, "This servant''s moves, this servant has admitted it!"


    Hearing that, Yuwen Jue called Li Changde and the others back.


    The little palace maid''s hands were already stained with blood, his dark eyes were filled with a sense of desolation. "I was the one who put the hairpin in the air vent."


    She had already admitted it, and the people in the hall were not too surprised. The little palace maid knelt below and narrated what had happened in a tearful voice.


    This included how to remind the empress dowager to go to the Cloud Locking Pavilion, as well as how to calculate the time and throw the hairpin into the air vent when no one was looking.


    Everything went smoothly, but when she was asked who ordered it, she stuttered, and only when Yuwen Jue finally could not hold it in anymore and shouted angrily did she speak out, "Yes ¡­ It''s the Wu Bo Hou. "


    Wu Bo Hou. Huai Jin was not unfamiliar, the previous Luo Wenya was the young miss of the Marquis de Vobo''s Mansion, and if her memories were not bad, the Marquis de Vobo''s Mansion also had a mansion.


    When Yuwen Jue heard the name Marquis de Vobo''s Mansion, he frowned slightly and looked at Pu Xin who was at the side. Pu Xin nodded and entered the house with his life on guard.


    Yuwen Fei looked at the two in front of him with a cold gaze, the fan in his hand rhythmically tapped onto his palm again and again.


    When Luo Yan heard the order, he walked in. The peony in his arms was already found and placed in a bottle at the side, and when he came in again, he had already tidied up his clothes. Both of his hands moved forward, and handed over a thick stack of documents to Yuwen Jue.


    "Evidence that the Marquis de Vobo''s Mansion colluded with Bei Ling... Cough cough ¡­ All of them should be here. "


    Pu Xin had to endure the pain, but the moment he opened his mouth, he could not help but cough softly.


    Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin were shocked when they heard that, the two of them had always thought that since the Emperor had sent the two of them to investigate the Qishan white jade case, the person who was sent should actually be Wei Deliang, after all, he had sent Wei Chengwu to their side. However, they now knew that the person who was secretly investigating the Treason case was actually Pu Xin.


    Originally, because Mansion of Xibo Marquis was living in Wuan Lane, the two of them excluded Pu Xin. But who would have thought that Yuwen Jue did not care and still used Pu Xin to investigate.


    Just by looking at how quickly Pu Xin was investigating, they could already see that the two of them had not found out about the Qishan white jade s yet, but Pu Xin had already found evidence that Bei Ling had colluded with the Marquis de Vobo''s Mansion.


    No matter how shrewd he was, it was impossible for him to surpass his cultivation realm and obtain any important military secrets. There was definitely someone among them who would help, and even if he did not openly help, he would have definitely helped to unravel a lot of secrets.


    But even if he said that the Wu Bo Hou was the mastermind, what relationship did the Wu Bo Hou have with Su Geying? The letter in Ji An''s hand had a Ling, but what did it mean?


    Although they had already found out that the Wu Bo Hou was actually Bei Ling''s informant, the few people in the imperial study all knew that this matter was far from over.


    Coming out from the royal study, the red sun was hanging high in the sky. Li Changde and the other two took a step ahead, taking their royal decree to marble temple and the Marquis de Vobo''s Mansion to declare it. Huai Jin and the other two walked out of the royal study at a leisurely pace, passing through the corridor above the Moon Mirror Lake and heading towards the Tai He Bridge.


    Because of Pu Xin''s weak body, his footsteps were rather slow, as if Yuwen Fei was taking care of him, he also slowed down, causing Huai Jin, who was walking in front, to always stop from time to time to wait for the two people behind him.


    Mirror Moon Lake could be considered a large artificial lake in the imperial palace. The entire lake covered the entire imperial study room from the office to the study room. With such construction, the imperial study room wouldn''t be too stuffy during the summer.


    "If I remember correctly, Master Hou fell into the lake at that time."


    When he was about to finish walking along the corridor on the Moon Clear Lake, Yuwen Fei suddenly stopped and said to Yuwen Fei who was behind him.


    Because of this, Pu Xin also stopped in his tracks. His pitch-black eyes somewhat drifted and landed on the dark green surface of the lake, and only after a while did he slowly sigh.


    The calm surface of the lake reflected the sunlight above them. A gentle breeze blew, causing ripples on the surface. For a moment, countless spots of light appeared.


    As Huai Jin walked along the shore, he turned her head to look at the two people who were still standing on the porch. The sunlight shone down from behind them and wrapped their bodies in a ball of light and shadow, causing them to be unable to see anything.


    She squinted, and first looked at Yuwen Fei in front of her. Yuwen Fei''s figure gradually became clearer within that ball of light, and then turned blurry, faintly giving her a familiar feeling.


    The two of them spoke out, their eyes were fixated on the surface of the lake, Huai Jin followed their gazes and looked at the lake''s surface.


    Yuwen Fei once said that Pu Xin fell into the water in the palace when he was five years old, which caused him to become ill.


    Huai Jin faced the sunlight, and looked at the green figure with half-squinting eyes, straight as bamboo, warm as the wind. Who would have thought that such a person would actually carry so much burden since childhood? Every time he went to visit the royal study, he would have to pass by the lake and reopen her scars.


    Another gust of autumn wind blew by. Pu Xin pulled up the cloak on his body and said somewhat helplessly: "Pu Xin cannot endure the wind, the lake''s surface has a huge upper hand. I hope Seventh Prince will understand and quickly leave this place."


    "Look at me, I forgot." Yuwen Fei laughed, then used the fan in his hand to strike his head, as he apologetically bowed to Pu Xin to apologize.


    "Seventh Prince, it''s better for you to hurry up and leave. I don''t know how much wind my Marquis will blow while you''re apologizing." Luo Yan was a straightforward person, but he also wanted to protect his master. Facing Yuwen Fei, he did not hide anything, and directly voiced out his inner discontent.


    "Luo Yan!" Pu Xin reprimanded his in a low voice, then turned around and apologized to Yuwen Fei: "Pu Xin''s control is not strict, I hope that Seventh Prince can forgive me."

 C72 I have a bold idea

    Luo Yan curled his lips, and only moved his body, blocking the incoming wind, and did not say anymore.


    Yuwen Fei did not mind and smiled bitterly. After saying that there was no problem, he walked out of the corridor with wobbly steps.


    The three of them walked from Mirror Moon Lake to the palace gate. All along the way, they were completely speechless, and all they could hear were bursts of low coughs from Pu Xin.


    The few of them walked to the entrance of the palace, where two carriages were already waiting for them. Luo Yan took a few steps forward, placed the peony into the hands of the coachman, and then carried Pu Xin up to the carriage.


    The original position of the carriage door and windows was not like the other carriages that only had carriage curtains, but had closed wooden doors and windows. When the windows were closed, there was not even a bit of wind in the carriage, which was probably specially made for Pu Xin.


    Before Pu Xin got onto the carriage, he turned around to look at Huai Jin and gently said: "Princess ¡­ Princess, please take care. Pu Xin will be taking his leave first. "


    "My Imperial Father truly is at ease."


    Waiting until Pu Xin got on the carriage, Huai Jin suddenly heard a sneer from Yuwen Fei beside her ear.


    "Giddy up!"


    After a loud whipping sound, Pu Xin''s horse carriage had already moved further and further away, and the pitch-black body of the carriage only left a black dot, which eventually disappeared.


    "Is there a problem with the Xibo Marquis?" Huai Jin was a little puzzled by Yuwen Fei''s words and furrowed his brows as she asked Yuwen Fei who was beside him.


    "Let''s go up first."


    Yuwen Fei snorted, he did not return her, he lifted up his clothes and walked over to the carriage with a stride, then shifted his body and found a comfortable seat to sit down.


    Huai Jin also came up behind him with a questioning look and sat down beside him.


    "Yun Jing, let''s go!"


    Seeing that Huai Jin had already settled down, Yuwen Fei lazily closed his eyes and leaned on the carriage, raising his voice for Yun Jing to drive.


    Seeing that the two of them were seated, Yun Jing and Ran Mei also jumped onto the stage. In the past few days, Huai Jin had seen Yun Jing''s driving techniques, and as the carriage travelled very slowly, and they were getting further and further away from the palace, Yuwen Fei slowly opened his eyes and coldly answered the question that Huai Jin had asked: "Before, Lan Ling repeatedly tried to escape from your side, do you still remember?"


    Huai Jin didn''t know what the connection was between these two things, she only nodded, and waited for him to continue.


    "Originally, I thought that it was because Bei Ling''s men were weak, so I failed to save Lan Ling a few times. However, a few days ago, Yun He suddenly informed me that when Lan Ling was running away from the hunting grounds, he almost failed. It was because Lan Ling was bitten by a snake in the forest that he revealed his traces and was chased back."


    Speaking of Yun He, Yuwen Fei fiercely glared at Huai Jin. If it wasn''t for her, he wouldn''t have needed to send Yun He out in such a hurry.


    "Coincidentally?" The lethality of that one look from Yuwen Fei was already negligible, so she directly ignored that look and stated his first thought.


    After all, in such a dense forest, it was not surprising for them to encounter snakes.


    "What a coincidence." Yuwen Fei shot her a glance before continuing, "On the night of palace feast, Yun Jing told me that it was also because a cat''s cry exposed Lan Ling''s location that she failed to escape.


    It was not strange for there to be a wild cat in the palace, but it was such a coincidence that it happened twice.


    Lan Ling had failed to escape several times, and could only say that there must be someone helping Yuwen Fei behind him, preventing him from leaving.


    "It''s the Xibo Marquis?" Huai Jin frowned slightly, but she was still a bit suspicious, "But even if he knows Lan Ling''s identity and stopped him from leaving, is there anything wrong with that?"


    Yuwen Fei blinked his eyes and remained silent. Indeed, if it was only the Xibo Marquis, to help him prevent Lan Ling from escaping, then it would not explain anything. It would only mean that the Emperor was not being honest with him.


    Seeing him lower his head to think, Huai Jin also thought about all these clues in his mind.


    Now that the Wu Bo Hou had been found out, the case could also be temporarily closed. The only question now was, what kind of role did Ping Yang and have in this matter. Right now, both Su Geying and Ping Yang had already passed away, and Ji An, who might be aware of the inner workings, had also been killed by Su Geying. Now, the only thing left to be seen was whether Wei Deliang had the ability to get anything out of Wu Bo Hou''s mouth.


    When he mentioned the Marquis de Vobo''s Mansion, Huai Jin remembered that the empress dowager had instructed him to look for a servant called Lv He. She had been stuck at Yuwen Fei''s side for the past few days and had not had the chance to go to Marquis de Vobo''s Mansion to investigate.


    Yun Jing drove the horse carriage through many alleys and alleys, and did not encounter any problems along the way. Even when he turned the corner, no one in the carriage noticed him.


    Both of them had their own thoughts as the carriage quieted down.


    The carriage turned a corner and arrived at Kangshou Lane. After passing through the alleyway for a while, they could smell the thick smell of makeup coming from outside the carriage.


    Yuwen Fei''s fan covered his nose, and frowned, it was obvious that he hated the smell. He glanced at Huai Jin beside him, luckily she did not have such a disorderly smell.


    On the other hand, Huai Jin was captivated by the fragrance, and suddenly remembered her promise with Dan Hong. After calculating it with her fingers, the appointed day of the three days just happened to arrive today.


    She glanced at Yuwen Fei, who was frowning, and urged him to leave the place quickly.


    Just as Huai Jin wanted to ask Yun Jing to stop, before she could even make a sound, she felt something bumpy beneath him, and the horse carriage suddenly stopped. Huai Jin was caught off guard and her body fell forward unsteadily.


    Fortunately, Yuwen Fei, who was beside her, had reacted quickly and pulled her back. Because of the inertia, Huai Jin''s body fell backwards and landed heavily in Yuwen Fei''s embrace.


    This crash had also cleared up a lot of Huai Jin''s brain. She suddenly remembered why she felt that Yuwen Fei''s blurry figure was familiar, because that figure was extremely familiar to her when she saw Shen Qi''s back then. And when she heard Shen Qi''s voice, she also felt that it was extremely familiar.


    She didn''t think about it at the time, but when she felt that Shen Qi''s voice was familiar and not because she had interacted with the Prince Jin and Yuwen Fei before, her first reaction was to see if it was possible. This time, not only her, maybe one of her teammates had also transmigrated, so she let Dan Hong find out the identity of this person.


    But now, she realized that she might have been wrong. A bold idea appeared in her mind, causing her to be stunned for a moment.

 C73 Do you miss my arms so much?

    Do you miss my arms so much?


    "Even if you miss my embrace so much, you don''t need to stick close to it like this, right?"


    At this moment, the two of them were extremely close, and the warmth of Huai Jin''s body was being transferred to his body through the layers of clothes.


    Huai Jin suddenly regained her senses, awkwardly realizing that the two of them were in an extremely ambiguous position, she anxiously got up from Yuwen Fei''s body and returned to her own seat.


    As the person in his arms left, the warmth from his body gradually disappeared. As the temperature continued to rise, Yuwen Fei finally felt the originally hot and dry air become much fresher.


    He unnaturally cleared his throat, then rushed to Yun Jing who was outside the car and asked: "What''s wrong?"


    Yun Jing spoke a principle of not saying too much and only said a few words before jumping off the carriage to check the condition of the wheels.


    On the other hand, Ran Mei finished what she wanted to say, while helping Yun Jing with the situation, she chattered on: "I wonder where that mouse came from, and it just happened to crawl under the wheel, and it just so happened to slip in."


    After Ran Mei''s flexible sword was broken by the assassin the last time, he never had the chance to fight another round. Right now, when he was dealing with the mouse''s corpse, he only used a small dagger.


    Huai Jin saw that it was extremely inconvenient for her to use a dagger, so she took out the sword that Yuwen Fei had previously given her and handed it over.


    "Use this."


    Ran Mei looked up at the sword and her heart trembled. This was something that Yuwen Fei had gifted to the princess, she actually lent it to him just like that? Cleaning up the rat corpses?


    One must know that even martial artists cherish their own weapons. Yun Jing, who was at the side, did not even use his own sword, but just like her, casually picked up a dagger.


    Seeing that Ran Mei did not understand, Huai Jin urged him again.


    Ran Mei nervously swallowed her saliva, and carefully peeked through the curtain of the carriage, only to see Yuwen Fei coldly staring at him, and looking at him, that pair of eyes was clearly filled with anger. Ran Mei trembled, avoided those eyes, continuously shook her head, and rejected Huai Jin''s good intentions.


    "Your servant or servant ¡­" I think it''s better to use a dagger.


    Seeing that she did not accept it, Huai Jin decided to keep it, and sighed: "I should give you a new sword."


    Ran Mei lowered his head, and did the work on her hands "extremely seriously". Hearing that Huai Jin wanted to give him a new sword, she was overjoyed, and just as she was about to raise his head to thank him, she heard Huai Jin turning around and say to Yuwen Fei who was in the carriage.


    "Where did I hit that sword? Make Ran Mei a flexible sword too. "


    Ran Mei suddenly had an uneasy premonition, she hurriedly lowered her head and continued with her work, saying in her heart, "Take care, Princess."


    Sure enough, just as Huai Jin finished speaking, she heard an angry shout: "Huai Jin!"


    This sound almost broke Huai Jin''s eardrums. She frowned in dissatisfaction and looked towards the main culprit, "What?"


    Yuwen Fei snorted angrily, his eyes staring straight at the sword in Huai Jin''s hand, she actually used the sword that he gave her to pick out the mouse''s corpse?! Thinking about it, Yuwen Fei was filled with anger. However, the person in front of him didn''t know that he had made a mistake. After rolling his eyes at him, he made as if to get out of the car.


    "What are you doing?" Yuwen Fei breathed a heavy sigh of relief and asked unhappily.


    "Buy rouge."


    After Huai Jin finished speaking, she jumped out of the carriage.


    When he thought about the smell that would always be on Huai Jin''s body, Yuwen Fei frowned, "You''re not allowed to go."


    Huai Jin ignored him and directly walked toward the Kangshou Lane.


    Yuwen Fei also jumped off the car. He originally wanted to stop her, but he had only taken a few steps before he turned back and walked over.


    Looking at the busy figures of Yun Jing and Ran Mei, Huai Jin suddenly asked: "Where did the mouse come from?"


    Ran Mei looked around, and replied: "Maybe he was chased out from some restaurant."


    Restaurant? Huai Jin raised her eyes and looked at the place where their carriage was parked. Behind them was the end of the Kangshou Lane, and after a few more turns, she would reach the Chang Liu Street.


    "Just as I passed by, there were people making a ruckus in front of the restaurant, so Yun Jing took a detour and came over from the back."


    Ran Mei saw that Huai Jin was looking at her surroundings with some suspicion, and explained.


    Huai Jin nodded, she did not expect that Kangshou Lane and Chang Liu Street, who were originally separated by such a great distance, would actually be so close.


    After figuring out the origin of the mouse, Huai Jin could only concede her bad luck, and turned to walk in the direction of the Kangshou Lane, but suddenly, something flashed past her head, she anxiously turned around and pulled on Yuwen Fei''s sleeves, and asked anxiously: "When we went to look for Su Geying''s corpse, were there any rats?"


    Yuwen Fei lowered his head to think. At that time, because he had been focusing all his attention on the snow candies, he did not have a deep impression of the rat.


    "The Cloud Locking Pavilion is built on top of the stage, where did the mouse come from?"


    Huai Jin''s words woke Yuwen Fei up. The palace maid had said that he had placed the hairpin into the air vent, but there was still some distance between the main hall and Su Geying''s place of detention. If the palace maid was in a rush and did not throw the hairpin away, then the hairpin would definitely not reach Su Geying''s hands.


    Now it seemed that the rat was meant to pass the hairpin.


    "But would the rat be so obedient?" Huai Jin tried hard to imagine the scene at that time, "At that time, the empress dowager, Yang mama and the others were all present. There was a mouse in the arms of a palace maid, how could they not notice it?


    "Someone will ¡­" Yuwen Fei suddenly slapped the fan on his hand and winked at Huai Jin.


    If the suspicions he had towards Pu Xin before was only an uncertain intuition, then he could now be certain. Before this, he had always been wondering why Pu Xin would specially come to the streets to conduct a road sacrifice after Ping Yang''s death, and also why he had helped him to keep Lan Ling alive time and time again.


    Now it seemed like the thing that he wanted had already been obtained by Pu Xin, so his royal father had still trusted the wrong person.


    After figuring it out, Yuwen Fei called Yun Jing, and directly dismounted from the horse carriage. The two of them rode one on one, and just as they were about to leave, since they were late, they still had a bargaining chip in hand, right?


    Yuwen Fei sat on the horse and gave Huai Jin a coquettish look, saying "Thank you!" Then he walked away.


    The horse''s hooves flew in the air and raised a cloud of dust, Huai Jin anxiously raised her sleeves to block the dust that was blowing towards him.


    By the time she put down her sleeves, they were nowhere to be seen.


    Huai Jin looked in the direction where the two left and stomped her feet fiercely.

 C74 Who was that person?

    Yuwen Fei knew that he was not the main character and so he did not understand the current situation, but he still did not explain to him before he left.


    Huai Jin coldly snorted, her heart feeling as uncomfortable as scratching an itch.


    "Who can control a mouse?" Huai Jin muttered. Thinking that Ran Mei knew more than she did, she turned around and asked her: "Is there any famous beast trainer in the capital?"


    Ran Mei did not know much about Beast Tamers and other people, but she understood from their conversation just now that this matter was probably related to Su Geying''s death. Since it had something to do with this matter, her identity would definitely not be simple.


    Ran Mei began to search through the information in her mind regarding the influential officials in the capital. After filtering through it, she said uncertainly, "One year ago, Xibo Marquis, in order to make the Old Madam happy, paid a hefty sum of money to invite a vaudeville crew to Mansion of Xibo Marquis."


    Hearing the three words "Xibo Marquis", Huai Jin''s heart suddenly sank, and the words Ran Mei spoke by her ear still continued.


    What Ran Mei said afterwards, was already gone from Huai Jin''s ears, and her mind only contained the three words Xibo Marquis.


    Huai Jin suddenly thought of the scene in front of the palace gate where Yuwen Fei had shouted "My royal father is at ease!" Thinking about it now, during the investigation, Xibo Marquis should have discovered the evidence of Wu Bo Hou colluding with Bei Ling, but he waited for Bei Ling to connect with him, and then send him off before he gave all the clues to the Emperor.


    And today, when he saw Pu Xin in the Imperial Palace, he was afraid that apart from going to the Imperial Garden to pick the flowers, he had also seen that palace maid.


    Huai Jin thought back to the palace maid again, and the way she had intentionally glanced at Xibo Marquis, and he became even more convinced of her guess.


    "Princess."


    After Ran Mei finished speaking, seeing that Huai Jin did not respond, she tried to call out.


    When Huai Jin heard the voice, she let out a faint "En" and gradually regained her senses.


    This was a battle between the two of them, and from start to finish, he was just a chess piece who had been thrown into a mess, a chess piece whose situation could not be clearly seen. He felt very terrible.


    A gust of wind blew by, and all the leaves on the sides of the road wilted and fell. A leaf landed on Huai Jin''s shoulder, which was half green and half withered yellow, as though it was that quiet figure.


    Huai Jin swept the leaves on her shoulder away and sighed. Her clear eyes gradually became shrouded with a layer of dense fog, but she was still determined.


    "Princess, we should head this way when we return to the manor." Ran Mei realized that she was heading in the wrong direction, and she warned him.


    Huai Jin turned around and waved at her, then smiled: "Go buy some rouge."


    A new rouge shop had been introduced recently. Not only was the color of the rouge denser and purer, but the time it lasted on the skin was also much longer. It had attracted many ladies to buy it, causing the business of the credit book to rise to a whole new level.


    By the time Huai Jin and Ran Mei arrived at Rong Ming, there were already a lot of people inside. Even though it was twice the size of normal shops, it still looked a little crowded right now.


    Moreover, the more guests there were, the more nervous the staff would be.


    One after another, the young ladies flew back and forth the hall like flying butterflies, helping the ladies test their abilities and pick their things. They were extremely busy. So when Huai Jin arrived, even after waiting for a long time, no one came to greet him.


    Huai Jin did not mind, and casually chose from the counter.


    There was a row of pink paper rafts stuck to the counter. On the rafts, in ink, were written the words "New to Our Shop".


    Huai Jin curiously took one and opened it up for a look. This box of rouge was pure red, its bright colors like the petals of a flower that had just been plucked.


    With just a glance, Huai Jin could tell that this new product''s rouge had been made using her own recipe.


    This was the first time Ran Mei had visited Honor. She did not know that the rouge before her was her princess'' recipe, and only saw that it looked even brighter than before, and praised her without realizing it.


    "The rouge on this note of honor is indeed much better than that of the shops in the past."


    When Huai Jin heard her words, she could only laugh. Holding the box of rouge in her hand, she threw it down.


    The originally noisy hall instantly quieted down.


    The girls who looked like butterflies also stopped in their tracks, staring at Huai Jin with widened eyes.


    The people coming and going here were all the noble madams of the capital. Because of their esteemed status, they had enjoyed the honor of opening it up for so long. They had never seen anyone who dared to cause trouble here.


    Huai Jin''s cool eyes swept across her surroundings, and said coldly: "Rong Ji sure has a good method, using the custom-made rouge, you have to act as your new product!"


    As soon as she finished speaking, the hall fell into silence. A few noblewomen looked at the new rouge in their hands with pity in their eyes, but in the end, they still put it back where they had found it.


    Upon seeing this, the sharp-eyed little girl immediately pulled back, and respectfully bowed towards Huai Jin, and said gently: "Young lady do not be anxious, there must be some misunderstanding, our Honor is already an old saying, after having been running it for so many years, strictly following the rules of the merchant, a word like ''letter'' is something that we absolutely do not dare to lose."


    The little miss took a step forward after she finished speaking, then bowed and led Huai Jin towards the backyard, and said in a warm voice, "Miss, could you follow this servant to the backyard to have a detailed discussion with our boss? If there is any misunderstanding, it would be easy to explain it clearly."


    Huai Jin glanced at the little miss, nodded, and followed the little miss into the backyard with a cold face.


    Ran Mei followed closely behind.


    Only after Huai Jin''s figure disappeared behind the curtain did the originally silent great hall slowly become lively.


    Some of them did not care much and continued to check the rouge, but there were some who lost a lot of their impression of Rong Ming after Huai Jin''s actions, so they put down the rouge in their hands and turned to leave.


    "That person is Princess Anping, right?!"


    After a while, someone among the remaining people asked the person beside him.


    Hearing the voice, everyone reacted, it was Princess Anping just now?! Upon realizing this, everyone broke out into a cold sweat.

 C75 You want evidence?

    You want evidence?


    The little girl brought Huai Jin to the side room in the backyard. Coincidentally, it was the same room where Huai Jin had come to last time.


    After placing Huai Jin down, the little miss left and closed the door.


    Seeing that she had already left, Ran Mei carefully glanced at Huai Jin, and asked softly: "Princess, that recipe is really yours?"


    It was not because Ran Mei was timid, but rather because she was able to make a name for herself in the circle of the noble ladies in the capital. His connections were definitely not weak, and if she accidentally provoked some noble person, they were currently outside the palace, unlike the past, where they had the protection of the empress dowager, she had to be careful.


    Huai Jin lifted her head and swept over her before nodding.


    Seeing her cold attitude, and thinking back to how Huai Jin usually was, Ran Mei felt a bit more at ease.


    Normally, Dan Hong would have come a long time ago, but she only waited for the tea to cool down, and did not see anyone.


    Huai Jin frowned, it seemed that Dan Hong did not take her warning seriously at all.


    Ran Mei could clearly feel the temperature drop by a lot. She stuck her head out of the door to take a look, and said carefully: "Princess, I''m going out to take a look."


    But before Ran Mei could leave, the door was pushed open impolitely.


    Huai Jin looked up and saw a young lady in a white dress standing at the door angrily. Her lips were tightly pressed together and her cheeks were puffed up like a squirrel''s.


    The young lady stood at the door and swept a glance inside, her gaze finally landing on Huai Jin. She snorted angrily and unceremoniously sat down on the seat beside Huai Jin.


    His meaty hands slapped on the table, pretending to be an adult as he deliberately lowered his voice and said in a strange voice, "You''re the one who said we, Honor, stole your prescription?"


    Huai Jin''s brows instantly furrowed. She sized up the girl a few times and sneered, but did not reply.


    She had underestimated Dan Hong''s guts. Not only did she not come out to meet her, she even asked a girl who didn''t understand anything to come out and talk to her.


    Seeing that she did not reply, the young girl jumped up from her seat and stood on the ground. Her eyes could barely meet Huai Jin''s gaze.


    "You''re the one who said that we used your prescription to steal it?!"


    After saying that, he took another step forward, making himself look more imposing.


    "Ran Mei!"


    Huai Jin said calmly, but just as she said that, Ran Mei took out a dagger from her waist and placed it in front of him.


    The young girl looked at the dagger in disdain. Then, she pulled out two fingers and pinched the edge of the dagger, pulling it away from herself.


    What a joke, what if her hand trembled and scratched his beautiful face?!


    Huai Jin naturally did not know what the girl was thinking in her heart. However, the moment her hand reached for the dagger, the corners of her and Ran Mei''s mouths unconsciously twitched.


    "That dagger..."


    "Hmph, trying to scare me with just a small dagger?!" Aren''t you underestimating me! You''re looking down too much on Glory?! " The young lady had her hands on her waist and a vicious expression on her face. She did her best to display her imposing manner and wanted to get rid of these two troublemakers.


    Huai Jin''s words were interrupted by her, and she rolled her eyes in her heart. It was still in the same cold voice that she "kindly reminded", "That dagger had just cleaned up the mouse corpses."


    "What''s a mouse!" I''m not afraid! On the other hand, you guys actually dare to cause trouble with your memories, do you believe that ¡­ "AHH!" "What did you just say?!"


    Huai Jin carried the cold tea on the table and did not look at her. She took a sip and said coldly, "This dagger has just cleaned up the body of a mouse."


    "Ahh!"


    When the girl heard this, she screamed at the top of her lungs. Her voice that hadn''t changed was extremely sharp.


    Huai Jin put down the teacup in dissatisfaction and covered her ears.


    "Qiu Bai! Qiu Bai! "


    Hearing the young girl''s scream, another month later, a white figure hurriedly ran in from outside.


    Huai Jin glanced at the girl after hearing what she said. So her name was Qiu Bai, no wonder she was dressed in white at such a young age, which didn''t seem to match her age.


    Qiu Bai looked at the figure at the side of the door, her small face instantly twitched, and her face looked wronged: "Qiu Yue, I have mouse corpses on my hands."


    After seeing his companions, he no longer pretended to be deep in thought like before.


    Qiu Yue strode over to her and took out the kernels s from his arms to help her wipe them clean.


    Huai Jin curiously sized up the two of them. One was Qiu Bai, the other was Qiu Yue.


    Although the two had similar appearances and ages, Zhou Sheng''s temperament was completely different. Qiu Bai loved to act lively but pretended to be deep. The newly arrived Qiu Yue already had a calm temperament at such a young age, which actually matched very well with the light blue color on her body.


    "She''s the one causing trouble in the hall!"


    After Qiu Bai finished wiping her hands, her little face twitched as she pointed to Huai Jin behind him.


    Qiu Yue was much more sensible than Qiu Bai in the end so her small eyebrows frowned. She looked at Huai Jin with suspicion and asked crisply: "Miss said that we, Rong Ji, used your prescription to steal your hands, is there any evidence?"


    "Then do you have any evidence to prove that this recipe was invented by you?"


    After all, they were only two children. Huai Jin still found his tone a little softer, but it was still filled with waves of coldness.


    "Our recipe was invented by our Young Miss! I''m not stealing from you! "


    Qiu Bai raised her small face, rebutting Huai Jin''s words with extreme pride.


    Miss? Huai Jin looked at Ran Mei, who was at the side. Ran Mei also shook her head, there was only the Lady Boss of this record, she had never heard of anyone with a young miss''s name.


    Seeing the two of them like that, Qiu Bai''s little face became even more proud: "My family''s young miss is so ¡­."


    "Qiu Bai!"


    Seeing that Qiu Bai was about to reveal the truth, Qiu Yue made a face, and interrupted her with a cold shout.


    Qiu Bai also knew that she had almost said the wrong things, so she stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and hid behind Qiu Yue.


    Huai Jin looked at the two of them and understood. Although she had only heard the word ''equal'', she had guessed that the little girl should have been talking about Xuanping Marquis''s granddaughter.


    The last time he came, he had only seen Dan Hong, it seemed like these two girls did not recognize him.


    "Where''s Dan Hong?"


    Huai Jin took another glance at the door, but still did not see Dan Hong come out.


    Qiu Yue did not expect Huai Jin to directly call out Dan Jiejie''s name, and on her face there was shock: "Dan Jiejie has matters to attend to, so she is not in Rong Ming. What do you have that is the same as what I said? "


    Not here? Huai Jin frowned.


    Qiu Yue bit her lips, and tried her best to act as the boss, allowing the two of them to look after the shop properly before Dan Jiejie left.


    "Lady, this recipe ¡­"


    "Then you, Dan Jiejie, are saying that a guest is coming today to take the rouge that you ordered three days ago?"


    With that said, Qiu Yue opened her eyes wide and looked at the person in front of him.


    "You ¡­ "Are you the guest?"

 C76 Must account

    "Are you really today''s guest?"


    Qiu Bai peeked his head out of Qiu Yue''s back, his eyes staring straight at Huai Jin, thinking about what she had just said, she was really looking forward to see her shaking her head, and say that she was not.


    But right before her anticipating eyes, Huai Jin nodded and said, "Yes."


    This "yes" instantly caused Qiu Bai to be at a loss for words.


    "Ahh!" The fleshy hand hastily covered her face with a face full of shame.


    "This servant greets Miss."


    Qiu Yue was the first to react and respectfully bowed to Huai Jin.


    Ran Mei looked at the three of them in shock. How did their princess become a young miss among the two of them?


    Huai Jin raised his eyebrows and explained to her: "These are people from the Xuanping Marquis."


    Upon hearing that it was someone from the Xuanping Marquis, Ran Mei immediately felt a sense of familiarity. Even the annoying Qiu Bai at the moment felt that it was a little cute.


    After knowing Huai Jin''s identity, the two of them were no longer as lively as they were before.


    Huai Jin returned to her seat and looked at the two of them, "Let''s talk about the method you used to steal my prescription."


    "Huh?" Qiu Bai, Qiu Yue was startled. Wasn''t this the young miss of her own family? Why did his own people say they stole it?


    "Didn''t you give this recipe to Dan Jiejie, miss?"


    Qiu Bai''s voice was clearly weaker than before.


    Hearing that, Huai Jin''s face immediately turned cold, "I gave it to you, but I also didn''t permit you to use my formula to make rouge to sell!"


    "Huh?"


    Qiu Bai was so frightened by Huai Jin''s aura that she was at a loss for words.


    On the other hand, Qiu Yue pulled Qiu Bai''s hand with all her might to protect her behind him. After taking a deep breath, she said solemnly: "Miss, don''t be angry, I didn''t understand what Big Sister Dan Hong was saying, and thought that Miss was a prescription for Rongzhi, so I told Qiu Bai about it. Qiu Bai was also excited, and followed the method of the prescription to make a new set of rouge for her."


    Didn''t understand? Huai Jin sneered. It was most likely Dan Hong did not explain it on purpose at the time!


    "When Dan Hong comes back, let her go to Princess Mansion to find me."


    felt that it was unnecessary to fight with the two children here, so he left them alone and got up to leave.


    "Wait!"


    A soft voice came out from outside the house, Huai Jin looked out.


    At the door, Dan Hong walked in shakily with a thick envelope in her hand.


    She glanced at Huai Jin, smiled, and said: "Luckily I was able to make it in time, and almost missed the matter with young master."


    Huai Jin did not speak, and calmly took the envelope from her hands. On top of the envelope was Shen Qi''s name written in ink.


    Holding the letter, Huai Jin''s heart suddenly jumped a few times, and her palms started to sweat. If her guess was right, then what was she supposed to do?


    Seeing Huai Jin''s reaction, Dan Hong was also a little curious about the contents of the envelope.


    In these few days, Dan Hong had specially mobilized the forces of the other Xuanping Marquis s in the capital to retrieve this information, and then, without stopping, he rushed over. She had not taken a look at the things inside yet.


    Huai Jin took note of Dan Hong''s gaze and did not open the envelope on the spot. Instead, she gave the letter to Ran Mei for her to keep temporarily.


    "You''ve already completed the task I gave you. Let''s talk about the matter of Honor stealing my prescription now." Huai Jin sat back on the chair, and said coldly.


    The expression on Dan Hong''s originally beautiful face slightly changed. She looked at Qiu Bai and shouted sternly with a stern face: "What''s going on!"


    Qiu Bai frowned, and said bitterly: "Dan Jiejie, it''s all my fault, I don''t know that Miss did not allow us to use the prescription, so we used it privately. If you want to punish me, then punish me!"


    "Qiu Bai is only in charge of making the rouge. In the period of time that Dan Jiejie left, I am in charge of all the matters in the shop. I did not stop Qiu Bai from putting the rouge on the shelf, my responsibility is the most, if Dan Jiejie wants to punish me, so punish me!"


    "It''s none of elder sister''s business. It''s all my fault."


    "It''s me!"


    "It''s me!"


    The two of them did their best to protect each other, their identical little faces were already covered with tears, it made everyone''s heart ache, even Ran Mei could not bear it.


    "Princess." Ran Mei wanted to open her mouth and plead for mercy on behalf of the two children. After all, they were both members of the Xibo Marquis.


    It was true that the two children had a deep love for each other, and the friendship between the two was not fake, but the two had wailed and argued for a long time, yet Dan Hong did not say anything to stop them. It was obvious that she wanted to watch the show, and thought that she would not pursue the matter for the sake of the two children.


    "Ran Mei! "Remember who you are now!" The cool voice was filled with coldness.


    Ran Mei trembled as she swallowed down the words in her mouth.


    "This servant understands."


    Huai Jin tilted her head and glanced at Ran Mei, then looked at the twins who were crying on the side.


    She raised her hand and swept the tea cups on the table to the ground with the sleeves of her left hand.


    The porcelain shattered with a clear and ear-piercing sound, concealing the voices of the two girls.


    The two of them immediately went silent, and looked at Huai Jin with a face full of fear.


    Huai Jin was extremely satisfied with this result, as she coldly looked at Dan Hong with his eyes. "I don''t care whose fault it was between the two of them.


    Dan Hong chuckled and reminded her: "young master, this honor belongs to the young master itself. If I were to explain this to you, wouldn''t..."


    Huai Jin coldly snorted and did not retreat. Forget that she was not the original owner, even if the original owner had wanted his own grandfather''s head, he wouldn''t be willing to suffer because the other party was a member of the Xuanping Marquis.


    Suddenly, Huai Jin thought of the dream she had when she was unconscious. A little girl tightly covered her mouth, and looked at the fire field in front of her with a sorrowful expression.


    Thinking of this, his heart suddenly hurt ¡­ Huai Jin subconsciously covered her heart.


    Seeing her like this, Dan Hong thought that she was willing to give in, so he smiled: "Since young master has a good plan, let us have it, it will allow Rong Ming to have a firmer footing in the capital, and also help Master Hou with his work."


    The pain in his chest was gradually alleviated, and Huai Jin raised his brows coldly as he looked at Dan Hong. "If Rongzhi doesn''t give me an explanation today, I''m afraid that I won''t even have to think about how to establish a firm foothold in the capital in the future."


    Dan Hong''s face turned white, and asked anxiously: "What do you mean?"

 C77 You wonst admit to stealing my prescription?

    You won''t admit to stealing my prescription?


    Huai Jin glanced at her coldly, and said faintly: "Just now in the great hall, I said you had the honor of stealing my prescriptions. Those nobles present all heard about it. "If there is no explanation for this matter, I will spread the news and when the time comes ¡­"


    She gently raised her eyes and looked straight into Dan Hong''s eyes. Her lips curved upwards and continued to speak with a smile: "At that time, I''m afraid I won''t be able to keep my reputation."


    "You!" Dan Hong suddenly felt like she was holding in a breath in her heart.


    "Pah!" Huai Jin slapped the table, and looked at Dan Hong sternly: "What did you say, ah?! "Boss Dan, you''d better think before you speak!"


    Dan Hong suddenly shivered, she felt as if her entire body was covered with cold. She bit her lips until her red lower lip was purple. Only when she looked like she was about to break her lips did she let go of her teeth and spoke unhappily: "young master, how do you want us to explain this?"


    In any case, this was the Xuanping Marquis''s power, she didn''t believe that this person could really destroy it.


    Hearing this, Huai Jin was not in a rush, she did not have any intention of destroying the record, she only wanted to take the chance and defeat Dan Hong, Breeze. After all, in the capital, honor was the first force she would have to rely on. If this power was still disobedient, it would only bring her trouble.


    After pondering for a moment, Huai Jin slowly spoke: "How do I explain it, I have a method that benefits each other."


    Hearing that, Dan Hong was overjoyed, she was sure that Huai Jin would not remember anything.


    But before she could rejoice for too long, she heard Huai Jin continue speaking with a cold voice.


    "I have a new recipe here, and you guys have used it as well. Then you can consider it as my investment in technology. From today onwards, half of this credit will belong to me."


    Dan Hong was not clear about the meaning behind using techniques, but she understood the last part. This young master was taking away ordinary profits.


    Dan Hong slowly raised her head to look at Huai Jin, her expression growing darker and darker.


    From the beginning of the book of honor, everything was managed by himself, and the expenses and income were all self-supporting.


    Xuanping Marquis gave her the right to take care of herself because she needed a lot of money to create a stronghold, train people and gather intelligence.


    It was true that at the start of the competition, money was hard to come by, and would often need the support of the Xuanping Marquis s. But right now, Rong Ming''s business was getting better and better, and other than the expenses for taking care of the stronghold, there were also a lot of profits, which often ended up in Dan Hong''s pocket.


    It had to be said that Dan Hong was indeed a genius in business. She had used the profits that she had earned over the years to set up some of her own businesses, and these businesses, Xuanping Marquis did not question about them.


    When he thought about the assets, Dan Hong heaved a sigh of relief. His expression slowly relaxed, and he put on a smile once again, saying with some difficulty: "This honor belongs to the Marquis, and is usually not half the same. If young master is lacking in funds, then just ask this side."


    So straightforward? Huai Jin did not reply. She placed her left hand on the table, and tapped her index finger on the table again and again. It was as if she had hit Dan Hong''s heart.


    Qiu Bai, upon hearing the ''ta da'' sound, became inexplicably nervous.


    "Since this honor belongs to me, then ¡­" Huai Jin suddenly paused, as though she was trying to keep people in suspense, after pondering for a long time, she spoke again: "Then I''ll look at the account books, there shouldn''t be any problems, right?"


    Dan Hong''s face turned white, she stood in place for a long time without moving.


    "What is it? Is there a problem? "


    "No, take out the account book and hand it over to young master."


    Dan Hong went out to retrieve the account book and casually brought Qiu Bai and Qiu Yue out. After a while, Dan Hong came back with the account book.


    The way the ancient accounts were kept was very different from the modern world. The top of the books were densely packed with words that Huai Jin could not understand.


    However, although she could not read the words on the account, she could understand Dan Hong''s expression. Just from Dan Hong''s reaction, she did not believe that there was no problem with the account!


    Huai Jin flipped through the account books. After he checked, he threw the account books onto the table and asked sternly, "Should I not explain this, Boss Dan?!"


    Dan Hong was shocked, what she handed in was clearly an open account, but logically speaking, there should not be any problems, but she still did not dare to be careless, and softly explained: "On the surface, Rongzhi is a rouge shop, but young master also knows, that in private, there are still people that need to be groomed, and the stronghold must be maintained, which requires a lot of money. "Although Glory has earned a lot, but just the usage of the stronghold is more or less over time."


    "Is that so?" Huai Jin coldly replied with a question, "I''ve already said that he wouldn''t be able to receive orders from the outer army. Didn''t Boss Dan not think of saving some money for himself in the capital and not be under the Marquis'' watch?"


    Dan Hong''s heart sank, and waved her hand: "Dan Hong does not dare."


    Don''t dare to? Huai Jin laughed coldly in her heart. If she really did not dare to, then why would she dare to converse with him again and again? From putting the Grand Princess''s information in front of him at the beginning to using her own prescription later on.


    If she was truly loyal to the Xuanping Marquis, then she would be respectful to him!


    Huai Jin looked at Ran Mei and nodded, then looked at Dan Hong and continued speaking coldly.


    "Only you know whether or not you dare."


    Huai Jin was a mercenary in her previous life, so she naturally knew about these so-called strongholds.


    However, Rongzhi was doing business with the noble ladies, and its profits were certainly not small. It was just a small foothold operation, which was more than enough.


    Huai Jin said with a dark face, "Previously, Master Hou was only thinking about you as a woman. However, since half of the glory will be mine from now on, I will carefully inquire about it! "


    Dan Hong lowered her head, her face already turning black, but she could only listen, not daring to refute a single word, after all this honor wasn''t really hers either.


    "I will send someone to investigate all the profits and expenditures recorded in the book. If there''s nothing wrong with it, it''s naturally for the best." Huai Jin''s voice suddenly became heavier and he said gloomily: "If there''s even the slightest thing that doesn''t match... Boss Dan, please think about how you should explain this to me and the Xuanping Marquis! "


    Dan Hong''s body went limp, almost falling to the ground. If the Xuanping Marquis were to know that he had so many assets that he had yet to report them, they would definitely not spare him! Even if the Xuanping Marquis was normally merciful to him, as someone who was in a position of power, he would never be willing to see his subordinates possessing too much power that he couldn''t control.

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    His heart grew colder and colder.


    Huai Jin coldly swept a glance at her, and got up to leave.


    "Hold on!" Dan Hong quickly walked out of her emotions and anxiously called for Huai Jin who was about to leave.


    After all, right now, he only needed to face Huai Jin, and the other party had no foundation in any of the capital.


    After making up his mind, Dan Hong took a deep breath and said respectfully: "Master Hou has always let Rongzhi bear all the profits and losses, you have interfered a lot in the Rongsheng business. All these years, the business is getting better and better with a large surplus, this subordinate will use this money ¡­ I went to purchase some other businesses. "


    Huai Jin raised her eyebrows, and looked at Dan Hong with a bit of surprise: "What kind of businesses do you have now?"


    "The Ji Jia winery of the Four Great Markets in the East, the Dongsheng Restaurant of the Chang Liu Street, the Su Family of the Three Markets in the West, and the West Market ¡­ Celestial Fragrance House. "


    The Celestial Fragrance House was opened by Dan Hong, which surprised him a little. She still remembered when she went to the Celestial Fragrance House with Yuwen Fei and saw that imitation of Yuwen Fei that she had seen before, and couldn''t help but feel that it was a little funny.


    These big eyes that Dan Hong had set up were all from ordinary businesses.


    But Huai Jin could also see that other than the Celestial Fragrance House, the other three industries, from grain storehouse to the restaurant, were all related to wine. If viewed from the perspective of modern industrial management, the combination of these three families is a complete industrial chain. Under such a business model, the risk resistance capability has been greatly improved.


    Huai Jin immediately had a whole new level of respect for Dan Hong. She believed that if she was given some time to improve this industrial chain, she would definitely become the number one businessman in the capital. She never expected that Dan Hong actually had such talent in business.


    But...


    "Why did you choose wine?"


    Dan Hong suddenly raised her head to look at Huai Jin, and bitterly laughed. His originally impeccable face now had a hint of grief in it, "My father was an alcoholic when he was alive."


    After Huai Jin understood, she lowered her head and started to ponder. She had originally wanted to use this opportunity to plan for honorary records to be placed under her command. This way, it would make it much easier for her to use the power of honorary records in the future.


    But now, she realised that Dan Hong had secretly operated other businesses, and judging from the situation, she did not report it to the Xuanping Marquis.


    These three clans were not like those honors, they still belonged to the Xibo Marquis. If they were to fall into his hands ¡­ But it was completely his.


    Huai Jin couldn''t help but be moved, but all these businesses were obtained step by step by Dan Hong through her own management, if she were to take all of them away at once, wouldn''t that be a little unkind?


    Dan Hong''s eyes that were filled with amorous love rolled and turned, and in the end, she gritted her teeth and said, "These properties were all built with the money from the glorious record. If young master wants to take it, Dan Hong will not complain! "But ¡­"


    Huai Jin was surprised, Dan Hong was actually able to take the initiative to hand over the items, and was curious about her request, "Just what?"


    Dan Hong bit her lips, and her face had an unnoticeable blush, "It is just that, can this Celestial Fragrance House still be left to this subordinate to manage?"


    "Oh? "Why?" Huai Jin was even more curious.


    "This subordinate originally set up this Celestial Fragrance House to wait for someone. But now, no one has arrived, so ¡­"


    Huai Jin laughed unknowingly, she never expected that this Dan Hong who was so flirtatious, would have such moments when she was a little girl.


    Dan Hong looked at Huai Jin with hope.


    Huai Jin nodded at her: "I can still let you take care of Celestial Fragrance House. Not only the Celestial Fragrance House, all the businesses under you, as well as the stores, will all be managed by you. " After all, she was still an alcayde, and couldn''t find anyone else more suitable than Dan Hong for the time being.


    "Then the Marquis ¡­"


    Although he was happy in his heart, Dan Hong still remembered that the person in front of him was only the granddaughter of the Xuanping Marquis, and his own life and death authority was still in the hands of the Xuanping Marquis.


    Hearing that, Huai Jin squinted her eyes, a gleam flashing across her beautiful peach blossom eyes.


    "I do not plan to tell Xuanping Marquis about these shops. From now on, these shops are mine, but ¡ª "Her eyebrows suddenly opened up like a light swallow''s," But I can''t take yours for nothing. In the future, I will give you some new recipes, not only for rouge, but also for making wine. "


    Dan Hong''s eyes immediately lit up, although she liked to amass wealth, she liked to do business more, if there was a new method for Huai Jin, she would definitely be able to operate these shops even better!


    Thus, on this day, Huai Jin, who had teleported over, came to cooperate with the business genius she had just discovered. Huai Jin finally had a chance to make use of the knowledge stored in her mind.


    Huai Jin and Dan Hong were busy discussing about the new wine and the recipe for the fruit wine. Yuwen Fei and Yun Jing had already reached the Cloud Locking Pavilion.


    Earlier this morning, when the two of them were brought in by the blue-clothed man, Yuwen Fei had already memorized the distribution of organs in the Cloud Locking Pavilion.


    Behind the fainted guard, the two of them walked over to the place where Su Geying was being locked up.


    At this time, Su Geying''s body had already been taken care of, the only thing left in the air was a faint corpse stench, which was still in the accepted range.


    But Yuwen Fei still pinched his nose in disdain, dodging far away, and continued to direct Yun Jing.


    Yun Jing had already prepared to trap the rats. After setting up the bait, he quietly waited by the side for the rats to take the bait.


    Yuwen Fei leaned to the side and silently watched the scene before him.


    Perhaps it was because they had not finished enjoying the morning meal, but the two of them waited for a long time and still did not see any rats. The small space was already a little stuffy.


    Yuwen Fei used his memories to find a switch to the air vent, walked over and opened it, causing the air to instantly circulate.


    Turning the switch, Yuwen Fei retracted his hand. Just as he was retracting his hand, he accidentally touched the wall next to the air vent.


    The walls that should have been smooth had a protrusion clearly visible on them.


    Yuwen Fei frowned, what other things were there on this Cloud Locking Pavilion?


    He looked at the wall and pressed it down carefully.


    boom rumble rumble * A huge explosion rang out in the small room.


    Yun Jing did not know what happened, and anxiously stood in front of Yuwen Fei.


    Yuwen Fei patted Yun Jing''s shoulder, indicating that he was fine. The two of them waited for the explosion to end before they carefully walked towards the source of the sound.


    At the end of the secret room, where the wall should have been, a metal door appeared, locked with a large chain.


    Yuwen Fei glanced at Yun Jing, and Yun Jing immediately understood. He returned to the room where the blue-clothed person was just standing, and found a bunch of keys.


    On the keys, there was a metal door in front of him.

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    Yuwen Fei looked at the key in Yun Jing''s hand, his black eyes gloomy and uncertain.


    "Open!"


    After Yun Jing heard this, he protected Yuwen Fei behind him and carefully turned the key in the lock.


    The chain dropped onto the ground, releasing a clear sound, Yun Jing slowly opened the door.


    The heavy metal door seemed to have grown old, and it let out an ear-piercing creak. It reverberated for a long time in this small space.


    "AHH!"


    An ear-piercing scream rang out from the backyard of the Rongji rouge shop. The sound was so sharp that even the birds on the tree were frightened to the point of falling down from their branches. They flapped their wings a few times before lifting themselves up again and flapping their wings to fly outwards.


    Huai Jin had already covered her ears the moment the voice appeared, and frowned as she looked at the source of the noise.


    Qiu Bai''s eyes flashed as she looked at Huai Jin with excitement, "Can I use all of these?"


    She didn''t forget the cold look on Huai Jin''s face when he found out that she had used her recipe without permission.


    Huai Jin released his hands and nodded to her.


    "Great, great!" Qiu Yue! Did you see that!? "


    Qiu Yue also smiled as she squinted her eyes, and nodded her head, "Got it, got it."


    Huai Jin looked at the two of them, and the corners of her mouth raised into a smile, and seeing that the sky was getting dark, she turned to leave.


    "Wait, wait a minute!"


    A childish voice called out from behind him.


    Huai Jin stopped in her tracks, turned around and looked at Qiu Bai behind him.


    Her chubby little hands raised up high above her head and handed over to Huai Jin. The warm afterglow hit Qiu Bai''s body, dyeing the white clothes on her body a faint warm yellow.


    Huai Jin looked at the little person in front of him, and suddenly thought about her fifth brother in the team.


    She was naturally cold, and her appearance seemed to indicate that she was not easy to get close to, to the point that Xiao Wu had always been afraid of her, and did not even dare to look at her directly.


    When they were doing their first mission together, they would sleep out in the night. Xiao Wu finished cooking and distributed the food to everyone, and when in front of her, Xiao Wu was like the current Qiu Bai, he raised the food high above his head and said in a low voice: "You ¡­. Your food. "


    Thinking about the past, Huai Jin''s lips unconsciously curled up into a smile.


    The ice mountain dissolved, and in that instant, it was beautiful.


    Although Qiu Bai was young, she still had a mysterious passion for making rouge. To be able to get Huai Jin''s new recipe, she could even smile in her dreams, and was extremely grateful to Huai Jin.


    That cute look, even Ran Mei could not help but rub her head.


    Because of the carriage earlier, the horse carriage was brought down by Yuwen Fei.


    Huai Jin sat on the horse carriage and looked back at Rong Ming. The sunset was warm and shining on that crimson red signboard.


    She let out a long breath and looked away.


    From today onwards, she, Huai Jin, would begin to have her first faction.


    Perhaps soon, she would no longer be like this, only a chess piece in someone else''s hands.


    On the second day after Huai Jin left Honor, Honor announced that the Princess Anping had officially become the Young Master of Honor.


    At that time, the noble ladies all sighed, this Princess Anping must have purposely caused trouble that day! Under her coercing and enticing, she had no choice but to accept her and let her become her family''s junior family head.


    When the wives who thought that Rongzhi really had used the guest recipe found out that the person from that day was the infamous Princess Anping, they naturally leaned towards Rongzhi.


    But even though they believed in Honor, they did not want to have any conflicts with Huai Jin, nor did they want to have any interaction with her. In an instant, the sales of Honor dropped greatly.


    Dan Hong knew that this matter was caused by Huai Jin, so the only solution was to raise Huai Jin''s affability level with the noble ladies.


    Thus, on the second day, Dan Hong, who had a premonition of a future situation, immediately sent a message to Huai Jin. Remind Huai Jin to have a good impression of her in the circle of noble wives recently.


    When Huai Jin received Dan Hong''s letter, she coincidentally bumped into Lan Ling who was running out of Purple Bamboo Courtyard.


    The moment Lan Ling saw Huai Jin, her mouth pouted, and she held her stomach in grievance, and protested: "Where did all of you go yesterday?! All of you don''t care about me, I''m a patient! "


    There weren''t many servants in the mansion, and there weren''t many who knew how to cook either. Since he was extremely hungry yesterday, he ran over to join the servants in eating a big pot of rice.


    But Huai Jin obviously did not hear the important part of his words, after sweeping a glance at Dan Hong''s letter, she asked: "Did Yuwen Fei not come back last night?!"


    Lan Ling was immediately stuffy. Was this the main point? This young master has been starving for the entire day!


    "He didn''t come back!" The one who knows how to cook hasn''t come back! "


    Huai Jin indifferently swept a glance at his stomach which was almost reaching the table, and nodded: "Un, it''s quite round, looks like it''s not hungry enough."


    "What''s not hungry enough?!" It even barked! Didn''t you hear it?! "


    Lan Ling was so angry that she stood up and pointed at her stomach with her hands still bandaged.


    Huai Jin took the chance to pat his full belly and waved at Ran Mei: "Bring the Lotus Leaf Chicken here."


    Upon hearing that there was a chicken to eat, Lan Ling didn''t pursue the matter of Huai Jin patting his stomach anymore.


    Lan Ling was unable to use her hands, and the two people in front of him were obviously not going to feed him. She could only rely on her own strength and directly lie on the plate, taking the chicken into her mouth bit by bit.


    But just from one mouthful, Lan Ling felt that something was amiss.


    "Why is this chicken so hard? It''s still cold." Lan Ling''s mouth was filled with meat as she muttered.


    The corner of Huai Jin''s mouth pulled out a smile that had an unknown meaning, causing him to shiver when she saw it.


    "I bought it last night. It would definitely be cold this morning."


    "Last night?!"


    Lan Ling anxiously spat out all the meat from her mouth, "That''s surnamed Huai! You! "You!"


    "What about me?"


    Lan Ling looked at her hands, then looked at Huai Jin and Ran Mei. With a cold snort, she rushed out of the door.


    I might as well go eat a big pot of rice!


    Huai Jin saw that Lan Ling''s figure was getting further and further away, and signaled Ran Mei to take the cold chicken.

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    She had originally brought this Lotus Leaf Chicken back to Lan Ling on purpose, but when she thought about how the two of them weren''t here yesterday, Lan Ling was definitely going to starve to death.


    But when he returned, he found that Lan Ling had already fallen into a deep sleep, and the Lotus Leaf Chicken was placed in the kitchen. If wanted to eat something, he would give it to him.


    When Ran Mei returned, Huai Jin asked her to take out the information that Dan Niang gave him last night, and started to read it carefully.


    Everything about Shen Qi was recorded in great detail.


    "Shen Qi, male, current Shen Family Trading Company is in charge. Born in Xuzhou, 20 years old, son of the original Xuzhou Shen family''s merchant. "


    Huai Jin looked at the information inside and unconsciously frowned.


    Everything inside was completely different from what she had expected, but looking at Shen Qi''s personal information, it seemed as if he had nothing to do with Yuwen Fei.


    Huai Jin carried some suspicions in her heart and continued to read.


    The first page only recorded a series of major events that Shen Qi had accomplished in the past few years, as well as the development of the Shen Family Trading Company.


    Huai Jin was not interested in this. She merely glanced at it briefly, and then looked back.


    On the other hand, he listed all of Shen Qi''s experiences from birth until now.


    Looking at that experience, even Huai Jin felt that his life could be considered as ups and downs, and was extremely exciting.


    Shen Qi came from an ordinary merchant family, although the merchant was not considered rich, they were still considered rich.


    His life had originally been a dull one.


    But who knew that one night, a thief had appeared at their home, and Shen Qi''s parents were both killed.


    Shen Qi, who had lost both his parents, after using the silver on him for a while, became a beggar on the street due to his lack of food and clothing.


    However, Shen Qi was lucky. After the waiter poured out all the leftovers from the day, he coincidentally met someone who had slipped out from the back of the restaurant with a sword on his back.


    Before he had even taken a few steps, Shen Qi heard the sound of bandits coming from inside the restaurant.


    Shen Qi immediately determined that the person who just left was the thief that everyone was talking about. He grabbed a banana peel at the side and threw it at the thief''s feet with extreme precision.


    "The thief is here!"


    Shen Qi raised his small hands and excitedly shouted at the shop.


    Since he had solved a problem in the restaurant, he might be able to eat a little better tonight.


    Thinking of this, Shen Qi waved his small hands even harder.


    But he was so happy that he had completely forgotten that the person behind him had simply fallen over, rather than passed out.


    A sword whistle resounded, bringing with it a cold chill that pierced straight from his back.


    Shen Qi felt his scalp go numb as he turned around to look behind him.


    "Child! Get down! "


    A deep voice came from the store.


    Shen Qi didn''t even have time to think before his body reacted instinctively and he threw himself forward, dodging the attack from behind.


    A daoist-robed old man walked out from the shop, pulled Shen Qi up and protected him behind his back.


    It turned out that the old man was Daudin, and the one with the sword was precisely the one who had been following behind Dao Dingdang, dressed all the way for the time being, in order to have the chance to become his disciple.


    He had accepted the fact that Meng Hao was following him, but had not mentioned the matter of him taking him as his Master until today, when he saw that there was no hope for him taking him as his Master, and was just about to steal his treasured sword and leave.


    Then, as if on purpose, he immediately bestowed the sword to Shen Qi, saying that he wanted to take Shen Qi as his disciple.


    "Dao Dating?" Seeing this, Huai Jin was a little confused as she muttered.


    "Princess, are you asking about the Daudin?"


    Ran Mei who was at the side heard Huai Jin''s voice, thought that she was being questioned, and asked.


    Hearing that, Huai Jin''s face lit up, she turned to look at Ran Mei and nodded.


    Ran Mei bit her lips to think for a while, then said: "When Daudin became famous in the martial arts world, he was only seventeen years old. That year, the number one Sword Crafting Master of the Sword Crafting Villa in the martial world created a peerless sword, attracting countless people to come to the Sword Crafting Villa to request for swords. "


    "However, there are too many people who are seeking the sword. The Sword Crafting Villa cannot afford to offend all sorts of forces. Thus, the Sword Crafting Villa''s Manor Lord thought of a way. He set up an arena and let those martial artists fight on their own. In the end, whoever wins, this sword will be given to. "


    "Yes, as soon as Sword Crafting Villa made this decision, they immediately obtained the approval of many martial artists. The ring was set up, and the competition lasted for three days. On the third day, a young man suddenly appeared. In three moves, he defeated a sword artist who had already won. "


    "This young man is the Dao Deities?" "Dao Deities?" "Dao Deities ¡­" Huai Jin interrupted Ran Mei and asked directly.


    Ran Mei nodded her head, she still wanted to continue explaining how the Dao had surprised the martial arts world, and how the person had chosen to leave their home when she was only 20 years old and weak, and then threatened to pass the sword on to her disciple, attracting countless people to acknowledge him as their master and other things.


    But Huai Jin was obviously not interested in these glorious achievements, and before Ran Mei could speak, she immediately asked: "Does this mean that Dao Lord''s martial arts are powerful, and is very adept at playing with swords?"


    Ran Mei opened his mouth, closed it again, and nodded.


    Huai Jin looked at the sword that Yuwen Fei had given him before, and her eyes became gloomy.


    If the Daudin''s martial arts were extremely high, did that mean that his disciple was also an excellent swordsman?


    Thinking about Yuwen Fei''s astonishing skills, Huai Jin asked again: "Then Shen Qi, will he know martial arts?"


    Ran Mei shook her head, "I don''t know about that."


    It seemed like this question would have to be answered truthfully later on. Huai Jin had doubts in her heart. Seeing Shen Qi''s information here, it could be said that Huai Jin''s previous doubts about Yuwen Fei and Shen Qi being the same person had been dispelled.


    Regarding Shen Qi''s previous experiences, they were all recorded in great detail here, and did not seem like they were made up people.


    But Yuwen Fei, who was the same age as Shen Qi, should be at the palace at this time, getting pampered by his playmate. No matter how one looked at it, it had nothing to do with the manager of Shen Family Trading Company, who once became a beggar.


    Huai Jin lowered her head and continued to read.


    After that, Shen Qi had followed the Daudin to learn martial arts until Shen Qi was twelve years old. When DaoZhen saw that Shen Qi had not made any progress in his martial arts path, he threw his only disciple to his friend, Mr. Dong Li, before he started to wander around the place, no one knowing his whereabouts.


    After that, Shen Qi stayed in the Luzhoushan. When he was fourteen, Shen Qi, who was still considered a teenager, descended the mountain for the first time.


    The first thing he did after he left the mountain was to buy all of the original Xuzhou Shen family''s businesses.

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    Shen Qi was clearly more talented in business than his father, the original Xu family store had completely changed in his hands, and now it was one of the top businesses in the Da Wan Kingdom.


    After that, the information Dan Hong gave them was about the distribution of the businesses in the Shen family, and these distribution of the shops in the dark was originally obtained by Dan Hong after wasting her boss''s time. However, Huai Jin didn''t even look at them, her eyes only fixed on Mr. Dong Li and the two words "fourteen year old".


    Two people who didn''t seem to have anything to do with it because of their age.


    When Yuwen Fei was 14 years old, he went to Luzhoushan to acknowledge Mr. Dong Li as his master, and when Shen Qi came out of Luzhoushan, he was 14 years old.


    When they were both fourteen years old, did they meet each other in Luzhoushan? If the two youths were both at Luzhoushan at the time ¡­


    Huai Jin''s brows furrowed even more. Ever since Shen Qi had taken the Daudin as his master, no one had actually seen Shen Qi''s appearance again, and the current Yuwen Fei also had some peerless martial arts that he shouldn''t have had before.


    If one were to say, that the current Yuwen Fei was Shen Qi, and Shen Qi was Yuwen Fei?!


    This thought was even bolder than the previous one, causing Huai Jin to be unable to breathe because of this bold idea.


    "Princess?"


    Ran Mei saw that her expression was getting worse, and anxiously reached for a cup of hot tea, handing it over to Huai Jin.


    Huai Jin''s hand suddenly shrank back, she regained her senses and let out a long breath, her complexion also gradually returning to normal.


    She received the tea from Ran Mei''s hands, raised her head and drank it in one gulp. After her mind slowly calmed down, Huai Jin also started to think about the problems within if his guess was correct.


    If things went as he had guessed, the first question would be why would the two of them switch identities.


    One was a noble prince while the other was a impoverished merchant''s son. What was the reason for them to be so willing to exchange identities with each other?


    The second question was, if this Yuwen Fei was really the original Shen Qi, how could the Li Consort not know? If they could hide it from everyone, would they still be able to hide it from Yuwen Fei''s biological mother?


    Of course, there was also one possibility, and that was that Huai Jin had overthought things. Yuwen Fei was Yuwen Fei, and Shen Qi was Shen Qi.


    As for Yuwen Fei''s martial arts, perhaps during his four years in Luzhoushan, Daudin came to visit his disciple Shen Qi, and discovered that Yuwen Fei was a good sapling for cultivation, and took him in as a disciple?


    If that was the case, then the first two questions would no longer exist.


    However, even though everything made sense after hearing this explanation, Huai Jin still felt that something was amiss. It seems that if there was a chance, she wanted to interact with Shen Qi.


    As for Yuwen Fei...


    Huai Jin closed the information in her hands heavily, and casually threw it into the stove to heat up the tea.


    The fire in the furnace suddenly flared up. The originally weak flame turned into a ball of fire in an instant. The tea on the stove boiled as steam rose from it. The originally thick stack of paper was instantly reduced to ashes.


    "Let''s go to Purple Bamboo Courtyard to take a look."


    Huai Jin retracted her gaze from the furnace and ordered Ran Mei.


    After Lan Ling left the Qing Lan Yuan, she went to the front courtyard to look for the servants to have a big meal together. With his departure, the Purple Bamboo Courtyard was completely devoid of people.


    When Huai Jin and Yue Shan arrived at Purple Bamboo Courtyard, the entire courtyard was quiet.


    The purple bamboo in the courtyard was in full bloom, and a dense patch of it blocked out the scorching sun in the sky. Fragments of sunlight fell from the leaves, and bits of gold fell onto the stone path in the forest.


    Passing through the small forest, Huai Jin arrived at the room that Yuwen Fei stayed in.


    Everything in the room was neatly arranged, and there was no trace of a bed that had been slept in.


    Huai Jin sat down on the table and touched the teapot on the table.


    Everything in this room confirmed one thing, Yuwen Fei did not return last night.


    Huai Jin gazed out of the window at the Purple Bamboo Forest and fell into deep thought.


    Her eyebrows knitted together tightly. No, she didn''t think that Yuwen Fei would be such a reckless person, but in the end, what happened between them that caused him to not return for the whole night?


    The more he thought about it, the more confused Huai Jin became. His hand knocked on the table again and again without any rhythm.


    His heart was thumping hard as if Yuwen Fei had met with some kind of mishap, but he was unable to calm down.


    A gust of wind blew past the Violet Bamboo Forest outside the window. The leaves swayed in the wind, emitting a shrill whistle that brought a refreshing chill.


    Huai Jin looked at the Purple Bamboo Forest, and her irritated heart started to calm down.


    "He has Yun Jing by his side, he should be fine." Huai Jin comforted himself in a low voice.


    Furthermore, others did not know that Yuwen Fei knew martial arts, so even if he met with something, he should still have a chance to save himself.


    Thinking of all these, Huai Jin''s heart also slowly calmed down. Furthermore, she did not lack a single bit of her own power right now, as she still had Dan Niang ¡­ If something really were to happen to Yuwen Fei, she could still save him.


    He released his grip and clenched his fist again.


    Huai Jin let out a long breath of relief, "Ran Mei, go to Honor!"


    Dan Niang would never have thought that this person would arrive right after he sent the message this morning.


    "young master has already decided what to do."


    Dan Niang poured the tea on the table and looked at Huai Jin in anticipation.


    Although she already had other shops in her possession, as an important stronghold of the Xuanping Marquis in the capital, nothing could go wrong with it.


    Moreover, Rong Ming was the first shop that Dan Niang had started to manage, and it had a different meaning in her heart.


    Only after Dan Niang mentioned it, did Huai Jin remember that Dan Niang had sent a letter this morning. When Lan Ling interrupted her, she had almost forgotten about it.


    Seeing Dan Niang''s face filled with anticipation, Huai Jin unnaturally coughed lightly, took the cup of tea on the table, and then slowly said after taking a sip: "Dan Niang, you should change the way you address us."


    Dan Niang was stunned, only then did she realize that the person in front of him was not her own young master, so the actual relationship between the two was already between master and servant.


    Dan Niang, who had finally understood the situation, quickly changed her words, "Master, this morning, quite a few families have come to cancel the order."


    Huai Jin put down the tea in her hand and calmly looked at Dan Niang, telling her not to panic. The current her was no longer that unruly princess from before. Raising her affability level was just a small matter to her. There was no need to be anxious. After all, this impression could not be brought up in an instant.

 C82 The end of the eye be the abyss

    To Huai Jin, the most important thing right now was Yuwen Fei''s whereabouts.


    Amidst Dan Hong''s face full of anticipation, after Huai Jin guaranteed Dan Hong over and over again, she finally opened her mouth and said solemnly: "Dan Hong, I need you to help me find out what happened yesterday after Yuwen Fei and I separated. The faster the better! "


    After Dan Hong received the order, she immediately sent her men to investigate.


    At the same time, somewhere in the capital, "Achoo!" A loud sound was heard, as Yuwen Fei, who was muttering "Huai Jin''s", heavily sneezed.


    Yuwen Fei frowned, he rubbed his nose unhappily, and complained to the people at the side: "Your Mansion of Xibo Marquis is too stingy, what the hell is going on?


    The person sitting in front of him shook his head and chuckled, but didn''t reply. He brushed his green sleeves, took down the wine from the small stove, and poured a cup for the two of them.


    Yuwen Fei took a glance at his clothes, the faint cold color made people feel even colder in this autumn, "Your clothes should change colors too, it''s so cold, and you can feel cold just by looking at it."


    After which, he started trembling in fear.


    "Once I get used to it, I won''t feel cold anymore." It was just like an illness. Once one got used to it, it would no longer hurt.


    His brown eyes reflected the flames within the furnace, constantly dancing. The furnace also reflected a faint warmth on his face.


    The man raised his head slightly, lifted the glass of wine in front of him, and drank it all in one gulp.


    Because his face was too weak to drink, it quickly became flushed, adding a bit of a blush to his jade-like face.


    Yuwen Fei also picked up the wine cup on the table behind him and similarly finished it in one gulp.


    The warm wine entered his throat and ran down his throat like silk. When it entered his stomach, it gave off a warm feeling and in an instant, his entire body warmed up. After drinking it, a faint fragrance still lingered in his mouth.


    Yuwen Fei''s eyes lit up. He drank three cups in a row before stopping and sighing, "The wine of the The Mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping is actually not worse than the wine of the Mianan Temple! However ¡­ "What a pity."


    Hearing this, the person in front of him trembled, and his shoulders trembled. He also sighed, "Yes, it''s a pity. This wine is too much of a pity for me."


    "Then why don''t the duke give this wine to me?!"


    Yuwen Fei suddenly extended his head towards the person in front of him and said with a mischievous smile.


    It turned out that the person who was drinking with Yuwen Fei was none other than Xibo Marquis, and the place where the two of them were drinking at was none other than Mansion of Xibo Marquis''s Mansion of Xibo Marquis.


    Hearing these words, Pu Xin was slightly stunned, then smiled and said: "If Seventh Prince likes it, then you can pick a few pots for yourself. In any case, these wines are just a waste of natural resources in my house. "


    Yuwen Fei immediately clapped his hands together and called Yun Jing over to go pick up the wine.


    Pu Xin shook his head helplessly, "Seventh Prince, there''s no need to be anxious. It''s not too late to go after drinking this wine in front of you."


    "Sure." Yuwen Fei glanced at him, then sat back down. After adding another cup for himself, he didn''t drink it at all, and only stared at the cup, sighing leisurely: "Master Hou doesn''t like alcohol, and it''s too boring for me to drink it alone."


    Pu Xin smiled apologetically, "I was the one who swept away the Seventh Prince''s interest in alcohol."


    The wine in the cup had cooled down a long time ago. Yuwen Fei put the cup down, warmed it up again and said to Pu Xin: "Master Hou is sick, it''s already not bad if you can accompany me to drink a cup. I don''t dare to let Master Hou accompany me to drink wine. "But ¡­"


    "I just heard that Master Hou, in order to please the Old Madam, raised a vaudeville crew in the Residence. Why don''t we call them over and perform for a while to celebrate?"


    The meaning of rejection could be said to be very obvious.


    But Yuwen Fei did not loosen his grip and retorted: "They are a group of gangsters, how can they be so weak like this? It''s about time for them to rest."


    The water on the stove had already been boiled. Huge bubbles of water rose from the bottom and then burst on the surface, creating popping sounds.


    The cup of wine that Yuwen Fei had previously poured into the water to warm was pushed up by this huge bubble and overturned in the water.


    The wine was mixed with hot water and quickly evaporated in the air due to the rising steam. In an instant, the air was filled with the sharp aroma of wine.


    "Presumably, I have spoiled them too much. Forget it, since the Seventh Prince wants to watch, Pu Xin will send someone to call them over right now." A gentle voice floated out and spread in the air as if it also contained the aroma of wine.


    Yuwen Fei squinted his eyes and laid on the chair in satisfaction, waiting for the acrobatics team to arrive.


    Not long after Pu Xin''s men were sent out, that group of people dressed neatly arrived in front of the two people.


    Yuwen Fei opened his eyes, looked around at the people below, and then looked at Pu Xin: "Look, I say, they''re all in the martial arts world, they''ve rested for one night."


    Pu Xin smiled lightly, and instructed the servants to temporarily set up a stage in front of the court for the performance of the team.


    But who knew that Yuwen Fei would stop them, he only laughed: "There is no need to put so much effort into building a platform, I have seen the rest of the games, it is all just those, it is just that ¡­ I heard that there''s a beast tamer in this group who can tame even a mouse, that''s something I''m curious about, why don''t we have him act for a while? "


    Hearing his words, Pu Xin''s mouth twitched, and maintained his usual smile: "There''s actually a beast taming, but it''s only taming a bird, monkey, how could it tame a mouse."


    "The Marquis has never seen him before, but that doesn''t mean he doesn''t know how to. How about we call this person over and ask him? Maybe he will?"


    Yuwen Fei gradually retracted the casual tone in his words. Although he spoke slowly, it was filled with chilliness.


    Pu Xin turned around and gave Yuwen Fei a deep look, and his eyes slowly darkened. That originally elegant temperament, had completely disappeared, and his entire body was now emitting a chilly sensation.


    Yuwen Fei looked at the completely unfamiliar Pu Xin in front of him. He closed the fan in his hand and held it tightly in his hand.


    A wave of coldness slowly rose in her phoenix eyes as she stared straight at the person before her.


    Their eyes met, and they saw the same thing in each other''s eyes, cold and dark.


    In a split second, as if the sun had melted the ice and snow, and the warmth had drove away the cold, the gloominess in Pu Xin''s eyes instantly disappeared, and a familiar smile appeared on his face. He turned and shouted to the acrobatics team: "Is Mr. Zhang here?"


    Yuwen Fei instantly retracted the imposing aura around his body, and with a look of interest, he looked at the acrobatics team, "Is Mr. Zhang the one who knows how to tame beasts?"

 C83 Want to hear a story?

    Do you want to hear the story?


    Pu Xin smiled slightly, "That''s right."


    As the sound of his voice faded, a middle-aged man walked out from the crowd. He bowed to the two of them and said, "This commoner greets the Marquis and the Seventh Prince."


    Yuwen Fei sized him up, then laughed: "I heard that Mr Zhang can tame birds, monkeys, etc. I wonder if Mr Zhang can tame mice?"


    Pu Xin''s expression did not change as he smiled at him: "I wonder where Seventh Prince heard that Mister can tame mice and insisted on asking, could it be that Mister really knows how to?"


    Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhang shook his head, "How would this commoner tame any mice? Mice are naturally cunning, how could they be so easily tamed?"


    "Then, sir, do you know this mouse?"


    When Mr. Zhang saw this mouse, his expression was clearly strange. A thin layer of sweat had actually appeared on his forehead on such a cold day.


    Yuwen Fei shot a glance at him, taking over the mouse cage from Yun Jing''s hands, standing up, he immediately brought it to Mr Zhang, "Mr Zhang, you must take a good look, whether or not you recognize this mouse!"


    His movements were very rough, and the cage shook, jolting the rats awake.


    The rat''s eyes suddenly opened, and the tip of its nose lightly twitched a few times. Suddenly, the rat seemed to have gone crazy, and rushed towards Mr. Zhang''s direction, trying its best to break out of the iron cage.


    Mr. Zhang jumped back in fear and quickly dodged. With a trembling voice, he said, "This rat looks pretty similar, how could this commoner recognize it? Moreover, this commoner might not be afraid of the Seventh Prince''s joke, but this commoner is most afraid of rats. "


    "Oh? "Is that so?" Yuwen Fei raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "If I open this cage, will the rat run away or will it..."


    Yuwen Fei dragged his voice as his eyes moved between Mr. Zhang and Pu Xin.


    If Yuwen Fei really opened the cage, this rat would be the first one to pounce on him. But wasn''t this mouse already taken away by the Marquis? Why did it appear in the hands of the seventh prince?


    He looked at Pu Xin, trembling with fear, and Pu Xin waved him off.


    Mr. Zhang heaved a sigh of relief, carefully glanced at the Seventh Prince, and prepared to leave.


    "Wait!" Yuwen Fei called out to him again, and pulled his sleeves, not letting him go, "I haven''t even seen this show, why are you already gone."


    Mr. Zhang was in a difficult position as he looked at Pu Xin for help.


    Pu Xin slowly walked down, took out Mr Zhang''s sleeves, and smiled at Yuwen Fei: "If Seventh Prince wishes for a toast, then why not Pu Xin tell Seventh Prince an interesting story? Although it''s not as exciting as this, it''s still an interesting story. "


    "Hmph." Yuwen Fei sneered, "This prince has heard too many books in the teahouse, there are only a few stories here and there, and I''m tired of listening to them.


    "But this story of mine is different from those market stories. This story is about a merchant in Xuzhou."


    Pu Xin bent his eyes and smiled, he looked at Yuwen Fei calmly.


    "Oh?" The back of Yuwen Fei''s phoenix eyes slightly rose as he looked at Pu Xin with an unreadable expression, "Then Master Hou, why don''t you tell me?"


    Pu Xin raised his hand, indicating that Yuwen Fei should return to his seat, and slowly explained in detail.


    The vaudeville crew outside were also led away. The only sound that could be heard in the entire room was the gurgling of hot water on the road.


    After the people around had left, Pu Xin took out a cup that was already warm from the stove and refilled it for the two.


    Yuwen Fei lifted his wine cup and finished it in one cup. Pu Xin''s gentle voice, along with the fragrance of the wine, lightly rang out.


    "There is a family of merchants in Xuzhou with the surname of Shen."


    With just that one sentence, Yuwen Fei''s heart was suddenly lifted, and he slowly raised his head to look at the person in front of him.


    The hot water evaporated a curled up mist and covered Pu Xin''s face. It was so misty that people could not see it clearly, but his clear and gentle voice still continued to sound in their ears.


    "The Shen family was originally a rich family, and their family could be considered to be very happy. However, one night, a thief took over this family, and all of them died. Only the young master of the family remained, his name was Shen Qi. "


    Yuwen Fei placed his hand on the table and held the wine cup tightly. He held it so tightly that even his joints were turning slightly white.


    He looked at Yuwen Fei clearly, "Speaking of this Shen Qi, he is the same age as the Seventh Prince, and he had only left the Luzhoushan the year the Seventh Prince went to visit him. I presume he should have met the Seventh Prince before?"


    Yuwen Fei released the hand that was holding the wine cup, and slowly spoke: "I have heard of it from Master, but I have never seen it before. When I went to Luzhoushan, he had already left. "


    "What a pity." Pu Xin sighed, "This Shen Qi can be considered quite a character."


    "Master Hou said that it''s an interesting story. It can''t be that he''s referring to Shen Qi''s experiences, right?" Yuwen Fei looked at Pu Xin coldly.


    "What is it? Seventh Prince doesn''t like to hear it? " Pu Xin poured a cup of hot tea for himself and warmed it in his hands as he smiled at him.


    Smiling Face! Yuwen Fei secretly cursed, and his gaze gradually darkened, and said in a heavy voice: "It''s not that I don''t like him, but it''s just that Master often whispers his glorious deeds in his ear, and I''m tired of listening to it. How about I tell Master Hou a lesson, that''s definitely more interesting than this."


    "Oh?" Pu Xin raised his eyebrows and looked at Yuwen Fei, the smile on his face still as warm as the spring wind.


    "Does the marquis know where I caught this mouse?" Yuwen Fei pointed to the rats in the iron cage and asked.


    Pu Xin looked at the mouse, shook his head, and asked: "Where?"


    "Cloud Locking Pavilion."


    But Pu Xin only looked at him indifferently, waiting for him to continue.


    Yuwen Fei handed the mouse over to Yun Jing and laid back on the chair in a crooked manner. He opened the paper fan in his hand and shook it slowly, looking satisfied.


    The situation between the two of them was completely the same as before.


    Although Yuwen Fei was smiling, his eyes were ice-cold. Looking at the water vapor in front of him, he slowly said: "Speaking of which, it''s a coincidence, I met someone in Cloud Locking Pavilion. Why don''t you guess who that person is?"


    After Pu Xin heard this, he did not look up at him. Instead, he turned the cup in his hand, causing the temperature of the tea to slowly change. He lifted the tea cup and took a shallow sip before replying, "I guess ¡­ It''s the Shentidol. "


    "Pah!" The paper fan in Yuwen Fei''s hand retracted all of a sudden, and like a storyteller''s wood, a crisp sound came out, "Master Hou''s guess is right! It is the Shentidol! "


    "How about you guess again what this Shentidol told me?"


    Pu Xin gave a shallow smile, "How could this Pu Xin guess?"


    "Master Hou can guess." Yuwen Fei said with a face full of certainty, "Since Master Hou was able to find out Bei Ling''s informant in the capital, I believe that Master Hou must have also been able to guess that the Shentidol was hiding some sort of trump card."


    "Pu Xin can''t guess."


    The fire on the stove had gradually died down, and the water vapor had slowly dissipated.


    There was a sudden gust of cold wind, rattling the doors and windows. Pu Xin was blown away by the wind and started to cough non-stop.


    When the servants who had been guarding outside heard Pu Xin''s voice, they hurried in and closed the windows. Some of them started fire while others took out cloaks.


    The originally quiet room immediately became lively, and the conversation between the two of them was interrupted.


    Yuwen Fei squinted his eyes, seeing how all the servants were surrounding Pu Xin, his gaze suddenly became gloomy.


    "Since the duke can''t guess it, I''ll just tell him." A cold voice slowly sounded within the warm room.


    The servants were all startled, knowing that they themselves could hear what the two were talking about, they all immediately lowered their heads, closed their ears, and quickly finished what they were doing and left. When the last servant left, Yuwen Fei''s voice just happened to sound out again.


    "Shentidol said that he originally had a copy of the list of officials who accepted bribes in the capital. He originally wanted Wu Bo Hou to contact these officials and speak up for him. However, even after waiting for a long time, none of the officials made a sound. "I guess ¡ª"


    Yuwen Fei paused for a moment, then swept a glance at the somewhat pale Pu Xin, "I''m guessing that this name list, should not even reach Wu Bo Hou''s hands!"


    "Cough cough ¡­"


    Pu Xin covered his lips and started coughing softly once again. He gently raised his hand and poured himself a cup of tea.


    When Yuwen Fei heard this, he acted as if he had heard something funny. He smiled and said, "Master Hou, where are the names on the table?"


    Pu Xin blinked as if he was not sure, "Could it be that even the Seventh Prince isn''t clear about it?"


    The two of them acted like they were deaf and dumb, going back and forth between each other.


    In the end, Pu Xin suddenly asked, "The Seventh Prince is in charge of dealing with Princess Ping Yang''s Qishan white jade case, is it still not over?"


    Yuwen Fei''s eyes lit up, the only mystery in Ping Yang was, between Ping Yang and himself, how did he get involved, was it possible? He looked at Pu Xin without blinking.


    Pu Xin just laughed and remained silent. He picked up a piece of charcoal from the side of the fire and threw it into the furnace.

 C84 Yuwen Fei, are you going to die?

    Yuwen Fei, are you going to die?


    The charcoal in the furnace also exploded with a "pa" sound, causing sparks to appear.


    Even though the servants had already heated up the room, there was still a chill coming from the room.


    Yuwen Fei stared at the flame inside the furnace and looked inside for a while before letting out a cold laugh, "Master Hou doesn''t need to tell any more stories. Both you and I know very well that there''s no need to beat around the bush like this."


    The corner of Pu Xin''s mouth lifted slightly, and he pulled out a light smile. It was just that this smile, unlike the usual spring breeze, felt as cold as ice. He lowered his voice, and asked softly: "Then Seventh Prince, when did you find out about the Qishan white jade case, and how do you want to end it?"


    The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier. The sound of muffled thunder could be heard again. Streaks of blue lightning exploded in the sky like a ray of light, lighting up the surroundings. Under the light of the sky, everything looked pale and gloomy.


    The torrential downpour whipped the ground crazily, splashing the rain and water everywhere.


    Outside the Wuan Lane, a carriage passed through these layers of rain curtain. Ignoring the rules of the Wuan Lane, it directly stopped outside of the door of the The Mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping.


    The servants guarding the door were obviously startled when they saw the carriage. They were still trying to guess the identity of the person who had arrived.


    Huai Jin did not wait for the car to stop before she lifted the curtain and jumped out. The ice-cold rain water instantly drenched her entire body.


    Ran Mei anxiously opened up the umbrella in her hands and placed it on Huai Jin''s head. She then shouted to the servants who were still in a daze: "Hurry and open the door! Since the princess has been drenched, can you bear the burden? "


    Only then did the servants realize that the person in front of them who was drenched in the rain and looked to be in such a sorry state was actually Princess Anping.


    Huai Jin looked at the big door of the The Mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping, which was gradually opening, and rushed in regardless of the heavy rain that was still pouring.


    A quarter of an hour ago, Dan Niang finally found out where Yuwen Fei was last night. After he came out of the Imperial Palace, he was immediately assassinated, and then he fled to the The Mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping, where he did not return for the entire night.


    The Mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping. Huai Jin''s heart could not help but shiver. Su Geying had died because of Pu Xin, so even if the person who went to assassinate Yuwen Fei was not someone that Pu Xin sent, he must be involved with it. However, Yuwen Fei was currently in The Mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping!


    Huai Jin rushed to the front hall and discovered that she could not recognize the road at all. She randomly grabbed a servant girl and asked sternly: "Where is Xibo Marquis?!"


    The servant was completely shocked by Huai Jin''s aura. She extended a finger and pointed at Pu Xin''s upper body with a trembling finger.


    After knowing the location, Huai Jin rushed towards the direction of the forest garden.


    The servants who were originally chased out by Pu Xin and guarding outside saw a black silhouette charging towards them from afar.


    Before he could even call out to him, that figure had already appeared before him, bringing with it a burst of chilliness.


    Huai Jin''s hair, which was tied in a bun, had long ago been washed away by the rain. At this moment, it was stuck tightly on her face, looking neither like a human nor a ghost.


    The servants'' bodies trembled, but they did not immediately reply. Instead, they stood motionlessly in front of the door.


    Luo Yan had initially prepared Pu Xin''s medicine, but when he came out from Kitchen, he saw that there seemed to be someone at the entrance of the courtyard.


    "Who''s at the door?"


    Luo Yan stood on the porch and looked in Huai Jin''s direction with her sharp eyes.


    When Huai Jin heard the voice, she looked in. When she saw Luo Yan, her eyes lit up. When she was in the palace, she had seen Luo Yan before, he had probably seen him with his clothes on, and he thought that since he was here, then Pu Xin must be around as well.


    After determining Pu Xin''s position, Huai Jin looked at the person blocking in front of him and coldly said: "Move!"


    Although the servants were so scared that their legs had gone limp, they still wouldn''t budge an inch.


    Huai Jin let out a cold snort. With a flick of her right hand, the red snake flew out from her sleeve and struck those few people.


    Separated by the rain curtain, and because Huai Jin was currently in a sorry state due to the rain, Luo Yan did not recognize him. However, after seeing that Huai Jin had started to make her move, her gaze turned cold, she put down the medicine bowl in her hands and was about to rush forward.


    "Luo Yan, let the princess in."


    A familiar voice suddenly came from inside the room. Luo Yan was startled, then he recognized Huai Jin. He took out an umbrella from the Kitchen and went to the gate to bring Huai Jin in.


    The fire in the room was blazing brightly, and the moment he opened the door, waves of heat surged out. The sudden warmth made Huai Jin shiver all over.


    Luo Yan went in first, put down the medicine bowl in his hands, and turned to leave.


    The crackling sound of the rain was isolated outside the door, Huai Jin, covered in water droplets, slowly walked closer, looking at the person sitting beside the fire.


    The first time they met, she praised him, "It''s like comparing notes, like grinding. The man who looked like gold and tin, the man who looked like a bamboo, just sat in front of her, quietly reading a book, listening to the sounds of the tea gurgling beside her ear.


    Pu Xin slowly raised his head and looked at Huai Jin with eyes that were like water. The corners of his mouth curled into a slight smile.


    Seeing Huai Jin''s appearance, he stood up from her seat, took out a clean towel, walked over, and handed it over to Huai Jin.


    "Why has the princess come out of the rain?" he asked.


    From his body came the faint fragrance of a sweet and rosin. It was slightly bitter, but warm. Hearing his voice, it made people feel as if there was warmth surrounding them.


    But Huai Jin understood, the person in front of him was the real culprit behind the Qishan white jade case, the person who was also the one who chased after Yuwen Fei to kill him last night.


    Thinking about it, Huai Jin''s eyes became cold.


    "Where''s Yuwen Fei?!"


    Pu Xin had never seen Huai Jin like this. His originally smiling face became stiff, "Seventh Prince is ¡­"


    "Master Hou!" "Master Hou wouldn''t mind if there were a few more jars of elixir just a little bit more, right?"


    The door of the room was flung open, and a gust of cold wind blew in from outside, bringing with it a cold wetness.


    Yuwen Fei looked at the drenched man in shock, and only after a while did he recognize him.


    The corners of his lips were pursed together, and the muscles at the corners of his mouth were trembling. His appearance of trying his best to suppress a smile was comical and laughable.


    Huai Jin turned and saw Yuwen Fei and heaved a sigh of relief, but seeing that he was trying his best to hold back his laughter, he knew that he was laughing at him.


    A surge of anger rose from within her heart. He didn''t know who he was doing this for, and instead, he became like this. How could he still dare to laugh?!


    "Yuwen Fei!"


    Huai Jin suppressed the anger in her heart and shouted while gnashing her teeth.


    "I''m here, I''m here. "Hahahaha ¡­"


    Huai Jin fiercely glared at him, and the red snake in her hand flew out from her wrist, and directly flew out.


    Yuwen Fei quickly swept his eyes across Pu Xin and saw that the paper fan in his hand was blocked in front of his body.


    "Pah!" was surprised by the crisp sound of the whip.


    Pu Xin heard Pu Xin''s suppressed low cough from behind him. Only now did Huai Jin understand, and with a cold snort, he retracted his red snake.


    The door was closed by Luo Yan who had heard the sound, and only then did Pu Xin gradually hold back from coughing out.


    "Achoo!" The moment he stopped, Huai Jin immediately sneezed loudly.


    "Princess, why don''t you go take a hot bath and change into a clean set of clothes?" Pu Xin reminded.


    Huai Jin rubbed her nose. She had thought of saying that there was no need, she was not some genuine lady Jiao, there shouldn''t be any problem getting soaked in the rain.


    However, his clothes were already soaked through, and the autumn clothes were a little thick. They stuck tightly to his body, making him feel very uncomfortable. Therefore, Huai Jin still accepted Pu Xin''s suggestion.


    When Huai Jin finished bathing, changed into clean clothes, and came out of the bathroom, Yuwen Fei had already emptied his wine cellar.


    The cart was filled with wine.


    Huai Jin looked at the cart full of wine in front of him with a dumbstruck expression, and looked at Yuwen Fei with contempt.


    Yuwen Fei blinked his eyes at her, then casually bowed at Pu Xin, "Thank you Master Hou for the wine."


    Without waiting for a reply, he urged the servants of the The Mansion of the Marquis of Xuanping to cover the carriage with a tarpaulin and send it to his own Seventh Prince''s Estate.


    The servants looked at the carriage full of wine, almost empty their entire homes, and looked at Pu Xin hesitantly. Seeing that Pu Xin had nodded his head, two of them put on their raincoats and pushed the carriage out.


    The wine had already been moved, Yuwen Fei bid farewell to Pu Xin.


    "It is cold outside, so Pu Xin will not send you two off." Pu Xin stood outside the hall, his entire body wrapped in a thick cape, and said weakly.


    Yuwen Fei waved his hand, he did not care much about it, opened up the umbrella in his hand and pulled Huai Jin away.


    The urgent sound of the rain hitting the umbrella sounded short and heavy.


    Amidst the cold rain sounds, Pu Xin''s voice came from behind.


    "Pu Xin wishes the Seventh Prince an early solution in his case."


    "What case?"


    On the carriage heading back, Huai Jin asked Yuwen Fei. Su Geying''s death was already over, Treason case, Wu Bo Hou had also been found out, was the case now being solved again?


    Huai Jin suddenly remembered that there was still the Qishan white jade case.


    They had yet to investigate the relationship between Ping Yang and the two of them.


    And this case was the one that the two of them were responsible for at the beginning.


    Right now, the date of Ping Yang''s Grand Princess''s burial had already been decided. If it was by the time the emperor decreed that the case of the Qishan white jade was still unsettled, the two of them would definitely be scolded by her majesty.


    But now, Su Geying was dead, and the Wu Bo Hou and the rest were unable to come into contact, so where would the search for the Qishan white jade start?


    "Then how do you intend to investigate it?"


    Yuwen Fei closed his eyes, quietly listening to the rain outside. He said faintly: "I already know, what did he ask Grand Princess Ping Yang to do?"


    "What?" Huai Jin asked.


    But Yuwen Fei kept his mouth shut, he then turned and lied down, and it was as if he had fallen asleep.


    After a while, he said, "Last night, I was worried. You should let me have a good rest."

 C85 I wonst hurt you

    I won''t hurt you


    Maybe it was because he was really too tired, after saying that, Huai Jin heard a slight snoring sound by his ear.


    Her long eyelashes gently drooped down, covering a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes.


    The wind outside was blowing the curtain of the car, and the cold was constantly coming in. Even though there was a thick blanket covering the inside of the car, he still felt the cold.


    Huai Jin shot a glance at the sleeping Yuwen Fei. Only now did she realize that right before his eyes was a mass of green crow.


    Another gust of wind blew in, and even Huai Jin could not help but shiver. However, when she looked at the person in front of him, she was able to sleep soundly without even turning her body over.


    Huai Jin sighed, and in the end, took out a thin blanket from the gap under the chair, casually waved it, and covered Yuwen Fei up.


    Half of Yuwen Fei''s body was covered by the blanket, while the other half was still exposed.


    Huai Jin paused for a moment, but still pulled up the blanket and carefully covered it over her body.


    The clean blanket still carried the scent of incense, and a familiar smell came from the tip of his nose. Smelling that smell, Yuwen Fei''s mind gradually relaxed.


    Yuwen Fei slept all the way until the sun had set in the west before he woke up. When he woke up, the rain had already stopped, leaving only the drizzling rain in the air.


    After the heavy autumn rain, the weather gradually turned cold.


    Even someone like Huai Jin, who could still stand the cold wind, had no choice but to burn a land dragon in each room.


    The room was warm from the burning of the land dragon, and he could hear the roaring of the fire in his ears.


    Yuwen Fei, who had slept soundly, finally woke up from his slumber.


    The sound of footsteps could be heard from outside. Yuwen Fei twitched his ears and closed his eyes again.


    With a creak, the door was opened by someone and two footsteps could be heard within the room.


    "Why isn''t he awake yet?"


    A youth''s voice sounded beside his ears. Yuwen Fei could tell that it was Lan Ling.


    The clear and cold female voice was somewhat familiar, causing Yuwen Fei to slightly frown upon hearing it.


    Huai Jin found a chair to sit on, and lightly glanced at the figure on the bed. A pair of peach blossom eyes slightly bent, with a tail blinking lightly, and with some playfulness: "Previously you kept saying that you could control other people''s mind, but I don''t believe it, why don''t you show it to me now?"


    Lan Ling extended out his swollen hand that was like a pig''s hoof, scratched her head, and used Yuwen Fei to try. He really did not dare, because if he was discovered by Yuwen Fei later, she would definitely suffer again.


    And Yun Jing... Lan Ling looked at the house guiltily. Although she could not see Yun Jing now, Lan Ling knew that he must be guarding Yuwen Fei, what if she was beaten up by Yun Jing the moment she made a move?


    "That... Or forget it? "


    Lan Ling did not have the guts to make a move on Tai Qing.


    Huai Jin scoffed, her brows wrinkled in suspicion, and intentionally provoked him: "I don''t think you will."


    "Who said that!?" Of course I will! My Second Sister has specially taught me that! "


    Lan Ling''s Second Sister was said to be a special existence in the Lan Family. She was already past twenty, and she still didn''t have the heart to marry.


    However, because of her special identity, the people of Lan Family would gladly have her stay in Lan Family and not marry for her entire life.


    Upon mentioning the Second Sister, Lan Ling arrogantly raised his head, "Let me tell you, you can doubt me, but you cannot doubt my Second Sister!" In fact, her tone was filled with pride.


    "Oh?" Huai Jin raised her eyebrows in doubt.


    It was rumored that there was a girl in the Lan Family that was different from normal people. Her eyes revealed a beautiful blue color, like a gem, and anyone who saw her eyes would be infected by her emotions. When she cried, the other party would also cry, and when she laughed, the other party would also laugh heartily.


    Hearing Lan Ling mentioning her own Second Sister, Yuwen Fei became curious, perked up his ears, and listened to their conversation.


    "I just heard you talk to Ran Mei about beast tamers and stuff. What''s so amazing about that, isn''t it just letting those animals use the prizes, or making them remember orders and movements, my Second Sister is different." With a face full of pride, Lan Ling moved closer to Huai Jin and continued: "My Second Sister, as long as you look at that animal, they will listen to you."


    "Just a glance?" Huai Jin did not believe that, although there was such a thing as hypnosis in the modern world, she did not know that just by looking at it closely, one could hypnotize people.


    "I really only need to take a look and that will do!" Lan Ling shouted towards Huai Jin with determination, trying to make her believe him.


    Because he was too impatient, his voice couldn''t help but increase a lot. Huai Jin passed through his shoulder, looked at the figure on the bed, and couldn''t help but sneer in his heart.


    She withdrew her gaze, looked at Lan Ling, and mysteriously said: "I know your Second Sister, too. If you don''t dare to try, let me try."


    With that said, he extended his head out towards Yuwen Fei''s direction.


    Yun Jing, who had been hiding in the dark all this time, came out from the darkness when he heard this. But just as he was about to appear, he saw Yuwen Fei''s right hand gently sway a little. He received the signal and obediently retreated.


    After Lan Ling heard these words, although she was curious, she still became suspicious, "Are you sure you can do it?"


    His Second Sister''s ability was innate, how could others have that kind of ability.


    Huai Jin glanced at him but did not reply. She quietly arrived beside Yuwen Fei''s bed, bent down slightly, and brought her mouth close to Yuwen Fei''s ear.


    She tried her best to make her voice very soft and said slowly, "Right now, you''re imagining yourself on a patch of grass next to a gurgling stream. The sunlight shines on the surface of the water, creating ripples of light. "


    The light breathing, accompanied by Huai Jin''s business, lightly slipped past his earlobes as it was brought to Yuwen Fei''s ears.


    Yuwen Fei''s finger moved slightly, as he listened to Huai Jin''s words carefully. He wanted to see what kind of new tricks this Huai Jin had up her sleeve.


    "Can you do that? Can he hear me? "


    Lan Ling was suspicious, in his eyes, no one could match the abilities of the Second Sister, how could it be done so easily?


    Huai Jin rolled her eyes as she placed her index finger on her lips, motioning for him to be quiet.


    If Yuwen Fei were to fall asleep, it would be useless for her to do so, but wasn''t he awake right now?


    The corner of Huai Jin''s mouth raised into a smile. Hypnosis? Who wouldn''t?


    "Relax your feet, relax your legs, feel your hips relax, feel your waist relax, your chest relax, your arms relax, your shoulders relax, your neck and head relax. I can feel that your entire body is extremely relaxed. "


    The gentle voice repeated itself in a low voice.


    Hearing that voice, Yuwen Fei felt his body becoming more relaxed.


    "You can feel a sense of relief, a feeling of relief that comes to you, a feeling that grows stronger as I go on, until I take you into a deep, quiet, peaceful state. Every word I say will allow you to enter the beautiful realm of hypnosis even faster and deeper. "


    Hypnosis? This was the first time Yuwen Fei heard of this term. When he heard it, his mind suddenly shook, and he became alert.


    Huai Jin''s voice was like a beautiful song as it continuously echoed in her ears.


    Yuwen Fei lied on the bed. He was pretending to be asleep, but realised that he looked like he was really about to fall asleep.


    That voice was gentle and soothing, and it continuously lured him into a deep slumber.


    This was the first time he felt like he was completely out of his control.


    His hand, which was placed on the other side, was tightly clenched as he continuously fought back against the sounds coming from his ear in his mind.


    Huai Jin looked at his tightly furrowed brows, and her voice became even softer, as she whispered into his ear: "Relax, believe me ¡­ I won''t hurt you. "


    The gentle voice travelled from his ear to Yuwen Fei''s brain, causing Yuwen Fei to rolled his eyes in his heart. No one knew who it was, but the moment they met, the person holding the red snake directly looked like she was whipping over.


    But because Pu Xin was by his side, he was not sure how much Pu Xin understood about him, so he could only continue to hide his martial arts and take her whip.


    After thinking about it, Yuwen Fei''s body gradually recovered from the pain and the pain from being hit by Huai Jin slowly spread throughout his body.


    Huai Jin saw Yuwen Fei''s brows furrow deeply, and then slowly unfurl, and they lightly wrinkled once again.


    A flash of astonishment appeared in Huai Jin''s eyes. Hypnosis failed?


    Lan Ling looked at Yuwen Fei in confusion, then looked at Huai Jin, thinking of her warning just now, she opened her mouth to ask: "Are you done?"


    He also wanted to see if there was anyone in this world like his sister.


    Huai Jin blinked, concealing her embarrassment. Lowering her head, she moved closer to Yuwen Fei''s ear, and added in a low voice: "Give me face."


    "Alright."


    Huai Jin nodded at Lan Ling.


    "Just like that?"


    Lan Ling curiously looked around at Yuwen Fei, "And then? How do you want him to listen to you? "


    Huai Jin looked mysterious, "Ask him a few questions."


    Lan Ling asked with a face full of suspicion: "What''s your name?"


    "Yuwen Fei."


    Yuwen Fei''s emotionless voice suddenly came out, as though he had been hypnotized.


    Lan Ling was greatly shocked. A glint flashed across her eyes, and she continued to ask. "Where are you hiding all your money?"


    Seeing him ask that, Huai Jin rolled her eyes at him in disdain.


    Lan Ling stuck out her tongue, and could not help but move to the side. Every time when Second Sister was able to control Second Uncle, the two of them would ask the same question.

 C86 I am not involved

    "Then you can ask." Lan Ling pouted her lips at Huai Jin in dissatisfaction.


    Seeing Yuwen Fei quietly falling asleep, Huai Jin pursed her lips and started to ask.


    "Where did you go yesterday?"


    "Cloud Locking Pavilion."


    "Hypnotized," Yuwen Fei replied very obediently.


    "Did you encounter an assassination when you came back?"


    Although the two said that they were cooperating, there were some things that Yuwen Fei would never exclude her, including the incident with Lan Ling previously, and the incident with Pu Xin yesterday.


    Thinking about it here, Huai Jin looked at Lan Ling. Was the person who stopped Lan Ling from escaping really Pu Xin? What was his purpose in doing so?


    Lan Ling was baffled by her gaze. She lowered her head and looked around her body, but didn''t find anything wrong.


    "Yes."


    This time, Yuwen Fei''s reply was a little slow.


    Hearing the answer, Huai Jin was not surprised, she had only picked these questions with Yuwen Fei, to play with him.


    However, Lan Ling was kept in the dark, and hearing that, she anxiously asked: "Who assassinated you?"


    Yuwen Fei, who was lying on the bed, slightly opened his eyes. His dense eyelashes covered his slightly opened eyes.


    Through those tiny cracks, he looked straight at Lan Ling.


    The emotionless reply sounded once more, "Bei Ling."


    This reply was outside of Huai Jin''s expectations. Her eyes flashed, swept across Yuwen Fei, and finally looked at Lan Ling.


    "Why are you looking at me like that? I don''t know. Why would my second uncle assassinate him?"


    Lan Ling only felt a chill in her heart as she was stared straight at him.


    "Didn''t you assassinate me before?" Huai Jin asked.


    "Aiya, I said no!" Lan Ling felt that he couldn''t explain it even if he wanted to.


    But Yuwen Fei was like a repeater, constantly repeating the same words.


    "Bei Ling, Bei Ling."


    "No, no!"


    Every time Yuwen Fei said this, Lan Ling would retort.


    After all, Lan Ling was still a child.


    Huai Jin pulled him over, interrupting their meaningless argument, she asked: "Then don''t you think there''s evidence?"


    Lan Ling stuttered for a long time, her throat rolled up and down for a long time, but she still muttered: "Is that so?"


    "Bei Ling."


    Yuwen Fei who was on the bed seemed to be intentionally angry at him, as he repeated himself again.


    Lan Ling jumped up slowly and stood next to Yuwen Fei''s bed, rebutting once more with extreme persistence: "No!"


    "Then how do you explain why you assassinated me!" Huai Jin asked him again.


    Lan Ling only felt that her head was two heads wide, Yuwen Fei''s voice and his voice continuously reverberated beside his ears.


    "Aiya! There''s someone that wants to cooperate with my second uncle! They said they won''t allow us to attack you! So I didn''t do anything to you after that! " Lan Ling finally said impatiently.


    Huai Jin squinted her eyes. Lan Ling had indeed used a money dart on him before, and after being discovered by him, she kept everything inside, but from then on, Lan Ling''s injuries had recovered, and he did not seem to have made any other movements.


    Yuwen Fei''s long-winded chatter also stopped after he finished speaking.


    As for the "someone" that Lan Ling mentioned, both of them were well aware of it.


    Pu Xin and Bei Ling had reached an agreement and asked Bei Ling not to do anything to him.


    Thinking about it, a strange feeling spread out in Huai Jin''s mind. The elegant and bamboo figure in her mind gradually blurred, and slowly seemed to become like a layer of fog, covering the figure and making it difficult to see clearly.


    That person was Xibo Marquis of the Da Wan Kingdom, a genius who could compose poems at the age of four.


    That person was an elegant and refined person.


    That person''s luck was bad, his body was plagued with disease.


    But it was also that person who colluded with Bei Ling, and it was very possible that he had the intention to destroy his own country.


    However, he was secretly protecting her, then ¡­ Did he also know that he had been infected by the parasite, which was why he had stopped Lan Ling from escaping from him time and time again?


    Huai Jin felt that she could no longer see him clearly, but at the same time, she could not see him clearly. The person in front of her was Yuwen Fei.


    And these two people ¡­


    "Pu Xin wishes the Seventh Prince an early solution in his case."


    Pu Xin''s voice was different from the gentleness of the past. Instead, it was a little cold, and it kept repeating in Huai Jin''s mind.


    She firmly believed that something must have happened between the two of them that she didn''t know about, and both of them were deliberately excluding her.


    Thinking about it, Huai Jin lowered her voice and asked: "Yuwen Fei, between you and that person, did you reach an agreement on cooperation?"


    Lan Ling''s eyes widened? That person? Was it the person he was talking about? They all know?


    He also looked at Yuwen Fei with a face full of anticipation. After all, his Second Uncle had never told him who that person was.


    But what responded was only quiet air, Yuwen Fei laid on the bed quietly, his breathing was calm, as though he had fallen asleep.


    "What happened to him?"


    Lan Ling could not get an answer in a long time, so she asked.


    "I fell asleep."


    "Ah?" Why did he fall asleep? "


    Huai Jin looked at him, and even lying did not make his heart beat faster, "My hypnosis is always like this, it only works for a short period of time, until I fall asleep."


    "Oh." Lan Ling pursed her lips and muttered unhappily: "It''s still not as good as my Second Sister."


    Huai Jin was in no mood to argue with him, and left with a heavy heart.


    Seeing her leave, Lan Ling also bitterly walked away.


    The two footsteps left one after the other. The person on the bed slowly opened his eyes and looked towards the door in a daze.


    Her light blue dress was covered by a layer of misty rain, making it seem as if she was wearing a thin layer of gauze, which was especially appropriate for the weather.


    The hem of her skirt bloomed under her feet, revealing the totem of a Vermillion Bird that was embroidered with silver threads.


    Yuwen Fei''s eyes suddenly opened, staring straight at the faint silver beneath the skirt without blinking.


    Until the light blue figure disappeared from sight, he then opened his mouth and said solemnly: "Yun Jing!"


    His voice was filled with the rage of jealousy that he was trying his best to endure.


    Yun Jing''s brows twitched, and he appeared.


    "Order me ten sets of female dresses! Invite the best elderflower herb! The bottom of every dress is embroidered with the totem of the auspicious cloud! "


    Yun Jing was stunned, only then did he remember that when Huai Jin went to Mansion of Xibo Marquis in the morning, she had changed into a new set of clothes, which seemed to be the exact same clothes as before.


    Moreover, it seemed that every time the Xibo Marquis requested for the elderflower herb to make clothes, the Vermillion Bird''s totem would appear on it. That totem was like the symbol of a clan.


    But now, his master had made the elderflower herb embroider the totem of Xiangyun, but Xiangyun was not the totem of Yuwen Clan.


    Yun Jing felt that it was just that his master liked auspicious clouds, after all, the names of the both of them were given to him by his master, and there was the word "Yun" in them as well.


    Yun Jing, who was no longer conflicted, turned to leave after receiving his orders.


    "Wait a minute!"


    Yuwen Fei suddenly called out to him, his face was a little awkward, but very quickly he said, "Among the ten sets of clothes, there is no need for blue."


    Yun Jing was startled, but he understood in his heart.


    That night, an imperial decree was sent out from the palace and arrived at Ping Yang''s Grand Princess''s residence.


    The capital that had been silent all this while began to boil once more with excitement over this edict.


    In the silent capital, after the rain, the sounds of various insects echoed in the night, playing a cheerful melody.


    One carriage after another passed quickly through the darkness. The clatter of horses'' hooves was especially obvious on the road during the night.


    On that night, the Prime Minister led a group of officials to the entrance of the palace.


    And the reason they had come was precisely because of the imperial edict that Yuwen Jue had just issued. The imperial edict did not contain any other content, it merely ordered Grand Princess Ping Yang to bury the princess in two days.


    The case of the Qishan white jade, had not been investigated thoroughly, and the name of Ping Yang''s crime of treason had not been cleansed. These ministers naturally did not agree to it.


    At this moment, even if the civil officials received the news and came to inquire about the matter, they could only be stopped outside the palace gates.


    On the other hand, the generals of Da Wan Kingdom did not care much about it. After listening to the news one by one, they just watched as the bunch of civil servants made a joke.


    Towards this kind of thing, these officers could see clearly that it was not important whether or not Grand Princess Ping Yang could be buried in the Princess''s Tomb.


    Right now, the matter of Wu Bo Hou looting the house was still causing quite a commotion. As long as the matter did not attract their attention, they would be happy to watch the show.


    Furthermore, if these officials continued to cause trouble, it would not only be the Emperor''s fault. It should be known that the Grand Princess was the empress dowager''s precious daughter.


    Although the empress dowager couldn''t directly control their official fortunes, she still had the Xiao family behind her.


    Although the Xiao family had already withdrawn from the imperial court, the power of the Xiao family could not be underestimated. Otherwise, with the current relationship between the emperor and the empress dowager, if it weren''t for the fact that the emperor was afraid of the power of the Xiao family, the emperor would definitely not be able to live in peace with the empress dowager. Furthermore, he would not allow the empress dowager to spoil''s Grand Princess.


    Indeed, it was just as these military officers had guessed.


    That night, the palace doors did not open. On the second day, the Esteemed Empress Dowager personally came out and invited the civil officials into the Jubilee Palace.


    Early in the morning, Yuwen Jue ordered Wei Chengwu to bring the imperial edict to Princess Mansion, ordering the two of them to quickly investigate the Qishan white jade s'' case.


    Huai Jin received the imperial edict, looked at Wei Chengwu, and then threw the imperial edict to Yuwen Fei: "You inspect for yourself."

 C87 by you

    "I''ll check for myself?" Yuwen Fei''s face congealed, and with a wave of the fan in his hand, he pushed away the imperial edict in front of him.


    Just as the two of them were rejecting, the imperial edict fell from Huai Jin''s hands and was about to fall onto the ground.


    Seeing the decree, Wei Chengwu''s heart jumped out from his chest. Seeing that the decree was about to fall, he immediately rushed forward to receive it.


    My mother, this is an imperial decree! These two people were too careless.


    Wei Chengwu carefully examined the decree, and seeing that there were no major issues, he patted his chest in relief.


    "He answered!"


    "She answers!"


    The two voices sounded out at the same time. Their postures were surprisingly synchronized as well. Both of them had their arms crossed as they looked at each other, clearly having no intention of receiving the orders.


    Seeing the two of them like this, Wei Chengwu was troubled for a moment.


    Yuwen Fei chuckled, "Royal father has given us two names to investigate this case, what do you mean by asking me to do it myself?"


    Huai Jin scoffed, "Seventh Prince still knows that it''s the two of us investigating the case."


    The word "two people" was particularly harsh.


    Yuwen Fei was startled, and helplessly shook his head.


    The reason Huai Jin acted this way was clearly because she was angered to the point that she didn''t even want to tell her anything. Yuwen Fei squinted his eyes, looking carefully at Huai Jin''s angry look, he felt it was funny.


    "I''ll tell you later."


    Yuwen Fei''s lips slightly opened as he whispered into Huai Jin''s ear.


    The man''s low and hoarse voice lightly sounded by his ear. Huai Jin was stunned for a moment, and felt that his ear was extremely hot. She took a step back and widened the distance between her and Yuwen Fei.


    When Yuwen Fei saw her slightly red ears, the light in his eyes flickered. He turned around and asked while smiling: "Is Princess Anping willing to investigate the case with me now?"


    Huai Jin rolled her eyes as she took the imperial edict from Wei Chengwu''s hands and stepped onto the carriage.


    "What are you doing in the carriage?" Yuwen Fei rubbed between his brows and laughed.


    "To the Grand Princess Mansion."


    Who told you to go to the Grand Princess Mansion to investigate?


    There was a hint of mockery in his frivolous tone.


    The curtain on the window was suddenly lifted. Huai Jin, who was sitting in the car, glared at Yuwen Fei fiercely through the window. With an unfathomable smile on her face, she asked word by word, "Then Seventh Prince, where should we go?"


    "Go to the east gate!"


    The east gate of the capital was the busiest of the four, for no other reason than that it was the only entrance and exit for foreign merchants from the capital into and out of the capital.


    In order to facilitate the management of foreign merchants, the capital had established a rule that all foreign merchants must enter and leave through the east gate.


    The east gate was a distance away from Huai Jin''s Princess Mansion, so in the end, Huai Jin got off the carriage and chose to ride with Yuwen Fei towards the east gate.


    Yuwen Fei''s horse was the silver white horse that he had seen before in the hunting grounds, and Huai Jin''s was the powerful horse that Yuwen Fei had tamed.


    The Fierce Demon Horse was brought out, and when it saw Yuwen Fei, it intimately rubbed itself against his body, causing the silver white horse to snort loudly. If not for Yuwen Fei''s constant consoling, it would have already trampled on the Fierce Demon Horse.


    Yuwen Fei took the reins from Yun Jing''s hands and passed the strong horse''s reins to Huai Jin, while he himself pulled his horse over.


    Her silvery-white figure agilely and elegantly walked around the Fierce Horse a few times, as if she was showing off. Finally, she proudly stopped beside Yuwen Fei.


    Yuwen Fei smoothed its fur and introduced it to Huai Jin: "This horse is called ¡ª ¡ª"


    After saying its name, Yuwen Fei paused, a glint flashed in his eyes, and he changed his tone: "It''s called Baiyun."


    "White Cloud?!" Huai Jin didn''t dare believe her ears. How could Yuwen Fei give his mount such a vulgar name?


    As for the Silver Shuttle, which had just been renamed to a white cloud today, it was also restlessly stamping its hooves as it protested to Yuwen Fei.


    Yuwen Fei did not care about Baiyun''s protest. He raised his eyebrows and pointed to Huai Jin''s horse, then continued, "This horse is yours from now on, you can give it a name."


    Giving the horse a name was not something that Huai Jin was good at. She only found a horse of a similar color to the one on the map and casually said: "Then, let''s call it Chiji."


    Although the Chiji didn''t really like Huai Jin, it liked him a lot when she had a name.


    He proudly displayed a circle to Bai Yunlai and dashed forward on his horse''s hooves.


    Xiao Bai was still protesting about his new name. In the face of the Chiji''s provocation, he didn''t have any fighting spirit.


    Yuwen Fei comforted Bai Yu for a while before he finally got interested and chased after her.


    The two horses were like a battle spirit, chasing each other and shaking off their hooves.


    Huai Jin held on tightly to the reins to prevent herself from falling down.


    Because the Chiji was being held onto tightly by the reins, it could not even let go of its feet, and could not help but stumble as it ran.


    Yuwen Fei''s voice came from behind.


    "Push down, don''t grip the reins too tightly!"


    Yuwen Fei''s voice was getting closer.


    The Chiji that was released suddenly increased its speed after getting the space.


    Huai Jin lost her balance and fell backwards. She knew that something was wrong and hurriedly changed her posture, preparing to dismount in the nick of time.


    However, before she could even turn around, she felt a hand behind her back, supporting her and bringing her back to the horse.


    Huai Jin tilted his head, the sweet smell of incense, and it entered her nose along with the wind.


    Yuwen Fei smiled at her and then called her over.


    Huai Jin looked at the figure of her back in front of him, urging the Chiji to catch up.


    When the two of them arrived at the east gate, they saw the bustling scene there.


    Each of the clerks held a book in their hands as they carefully checked the merchants'' allotments and goods.


    After checking, glance at the booklet to see if it is a tick, a fork, or a circle mark.


    He indicated that the goods were not a problem and that there was a huge problem. Usually, the caravans that were forked would not be allowed to enter the city or the city, and would directly send them to the Stacha.


    Those who were in the trap expressed their doubts, but they still needed to be checked by the Chamber of Commerce that managed these foreign businesses.


    Everything at the east gate was progressing in an orderly manner.


    Yuwen Fei reined in his horse, and when Huai Jin arrived, the two of them headed towards the group of officials.


    "What are we doing here?"


    Yuwen Fei pointed to the people coming and going from the east gate, and asked: "Look at those people, is there anything different about them?"


    Huai Jin took a close look in the direction of the city gates, and saw many carts pulling goods coming and going. Although she didn''t know that the east gate was the only passage for foreign merchants, she could tell that the people here were probably merchants.


    "From the looks of it, they probably came to the capital to do business."


    Yuwen Fei nodded his head, "That''s right, these are all foreign merchants, and the east gate is the only gate that allows foreign merchants to enter."


    "What does that have to do with the Qishan white jade case?" Huai Jin did not understand.


    The corner of Yuwen Fei''s mouth curled up, and he looked up at her. "When was still alive, not long ago at the Elementary palace feast, he had once left this place."


    Huai Jin did not understand the system of city gates, and only furrowed her brows as she looked at Yuwen Fei.


    Yuwen Fei smiled and shook his head, "Normally, the powerful nobles of the capital would not come in and out of the east gate. Those rich and powerful people despise these people the most. "


    Huai Jin suddenly realized.


    Yuwen Fei took out the jade pendant that represented his identity, and threw it into the small official''s hands.


    The young official was having a headache from seeing such a dense list of words. At this moment, he couldn''t help but feel angry when he saw someone disturbing him. He was about to open his mouth to curse, when suddenly, the eye-catching words'' Yuwen ''on the jade pendant caught his eye.


    Although the clerks who were selected to work here could not write much, they could read a few words. When they saw the words'' Yuwen '', they immediately shut their mouths, raised their heads and revealed a smile, then smiled apologetically: "Sir, do you have any questions?"


    Yuwen Fei chuckled and kept the jade pendant, "Call your leader over, and bring me the books from before the next day."


    The official did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly put down the book in his hand. He quickly ran over and called his captain in front of the two of them.


    The captain had more experience than the official, he recognized Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin with a glance, and immediately bowed: "This official pays his respects to Seventh Prince and Princess Anping."


    Yuwen Fei said indifferently, and told him to get up.


    After the captain got up, he led the two to a small room on duty behind him and asked with a smile, "I wonder what the Seventh Prince wants this booklet for?"


    Yuwen Fei shot him a glance, opened the fan in his hand, and gently shook it: "By order of the emperor, come investigate."


    As he spoke, he took out the imperial edict from his robes and placed it on a nearby table.


    When the captain saw that bright yellow imperial edict, how could he dare to say anything else? He hastily took out the book and handed it to the two of them.


    Yuwen Fei opened the book and read page after page. Sure enough, on the records two days ago, he saw the name of Grand Princess Ping Yang.


    "Who was on duty that day? "Call him over," Yuwen Fei said as he closed the book.


    The captain lowered his head and thought for a moment. Then, he turned around and called out.


    Soon, a Old Magistrate came in.


    "Two days before the next Festival, on the thirteenth day of the tenth month, was it you who deserved to work?"


    Yuwen Fei sat in front of the table and asked.


    "Exactly."


    Old Magistrate bent down slightly and answered respectfully.


    "Tell me about what happened that day in detail."


    There were no rich people entering or leaving the east gate, so when Ping Yang suddenly came, he left a deep impression on the Old Magistrate, although she was surprised at why the two of them asked him about it, she still patiently told them everything that had happened that day.

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    "On October 13th, due to the coming of the Chinese Festival, there were a lot of foreign merchants coming and going. I was on duty again at that time, so I woke up early and rushed over from home. I wanted to get ready in time and finish up as soon as possible so that I could have some lunch at noon. "


    "If not, when I get busy over here, I will usually have lunch in the afternoon. This official is old and no young man can be as hungry as me."


    Old Magistrate stammered.


    Huai Jin frowned, she remembered Old Magistrate''s details clearly, but it was still too long-winded.


    Seeing Huai Jin like that, the team leader coughed lightly and reminded the Old Magistrate: "Get to the point!"


    "Yes, yes."


    Old Magistrate replied and then continued to speak. "That morning, when the fog started to rise, I could see from afar that there was a group of people gathered at the east gate of the city, covered by the fog. I was still wondering, now is the next day''s opening, those merchants all squeezed their heads and headed towards the capital, to catch up to the festival and sell some things.


    "I was suspicious, so I walked towards that direction, and only after I entered did I see clearly, good fellow! There was a neat row of wagons filled with goods. As soon as I arrived, the men who had been guarding the cargo shouted at me to open the door. These goods have not been verified with the ultimatum, so naturally, I cannot let them go out. Therefore, we can have them wait a bit, after the inspection is over, we can let them out when the time comes. "


    Goods? Was it to help Bei Ling transport something? Huai Jin looked at Yuwen Fei with her eyebrows raised, asking him with his eyes.


    Yuwen Fei gently shook his head, using his chin to point at the Old Magistrate, telling her to continue listening.


    Old Magistrate tried his best to recall what happened that day and continued to speak. "It was just the beginning, but that group of people did not agree. They even started fighting with me.


    Old Magistrate''s tone of voice sounded too much like a teahouse lecture, every word was captivating. After the captain heard this, he could not help but ask: "Is it Princess Ping Yang?"


    "Exactly! I heard the sound and looked back. Ouch! I''ve never seen such a good-looking person in my life. The woman in the car was smiling at me when she saw me. They have too many carts, and it will take a long time to inspect them. The woman, hearing that it will take a long time, asked if I had any place to rest. The carriage is so stuffy that she wants to wait outside. "


    "How would I have known that she was Grand Princess Ping Yang? I said that I was, so I let her sit in the duty room. When the woman got out of the car, I saw that she still had a big belly. After someone helped her out of the car, there was another person who also had a big belly. I was wondering which family would let two women with big stomachs come out to do business. "


    "Who is that woman? "Why didn''t he record it down in the book?!"


    Hearing that there was still another person, the leader looked at Yuwen Fei and Yuwen Fei and asked sternly.


    Why did he say it out loud? His head was sweating profusely, and he explained with a trembling voice: "Initially, I wanted to ask that girl to write down an ultimatum, but later, Grand Princess Ping Yang revealed her identity, saying that she doesn''t need to remember. Anyway, I''m from my own residence, so it''s fine to remember her."


    Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin looked at each other, it seemed that the woman was Su Geying.


    The captain was frightened. Looking at the two of them, his face turned serious as he hurriedly apologized, "This official has overseen my actions unfavorable, I hope..."


    "Forget it." Yuwen Fei interrupted him and waved: "I''m not interested in your matters. Continue."


    "Hai." Old Magistrate replied again and again, wiping the sweat on his forehead, his voice was filled with obvious nervousness: "There was nothing much later on, it was just that after sitting for a while, Grand Princess Ping Yang already said that the chair was too hard, so she brought a cushion over, and this official brought a cushion over. After the other brothers on duty had arrived, they had checked the wagons one by one. They were all silk and silk, noble vessels and some fresh goods belonging to foreign merchants. The Princess had said that she would deliver them to her wet nurse outside the city. "


    After talking for a while, when the Old Magistrate saw that the two did not seem to really care about that woman''s matter, he finally calmed down, and his tone of voice slowly relaxed.


    There doesn''t seem to be anything wrong with those things. When it was time to open the door and the inspection was over, I checked everyone''s ultimatum, which is strange, those people who delivered the goods for the princess are all foreign merchants. I was still muttering about how they managed to invite so many foreign merchants to deliver them.


    "I didn''t expect the princess to hear my mutterings. She explained that I just bought their things and they are about to leave the city after selling their goods. It just so happens that they are here to help."


    Old Magistrate stopped and raised his old eyes to look at the two people in the upper position.


    Huai Jin heard the voice and stopped, raising her eyebrows and looking at him: "What happened next?"


    "Then they left the city."


    Yuwen Fei frowned.


    The only thing that was wrong was that, if it was really as Pu Xin had reminded, Grand Princess Ping Yang would not have needed to send out that booklet so openly, she even brought so many goods, and if she only had to send Bei Ling and the rest out, this battle would be too big.


    Huai Jin looked up and asked: "How is it?"


    Yuwen Fei shook his head, the fan in his hand tapped against his hand again and again. After tapping for a while, he suddenly paused, and said in a low voice: "Let''s go and take a look at Mother Ping Yang''s place."


    However, Huai Jin pulled him back, and swept her sharp eyes over the two people below.


    The captain and Old Magistrate felt a chill run down their spines as they left the room and closed the door.


    "Why don''t you tell me what exactly happened with Grand Princess Ping Yang first?"


    After the two of them left, Huai Jin looked at Yuwen Fei coldly.


    Yuwen Fei looked at her and frowned. After pondering for a moment, the paper fan in his hand slammed onto his palm heavily and he finally spoke: "On the day I went to Cloud Locking Pavilion, I saw someone."


    "Who?"


    "Shentidol."


    Huai Jin was a little surprised, "Treason case''s conspiracy?"


    "The mastermind?" He''s not. " Yuwen Fei shook his head, his face had a profound smile, "He is just a pawn in a game, but I heard one thing from him."


    "What is it?"


    Yuwen Fei looked at her with a smile, and his expression sank slightly, "He told me that he also had a list of officials in the capital who had helped or accepted bribes for Bei Ling when he was at work."


    Yuwen Fei nodded.


    "Why are you so sure?" Huai Jin continued to ask with a cold face.


    Yuwen Fei choked and touched his nose. His originally gloomy face slowly revealed a somewhat rogue smile.


    He blinked his eyes at Huai Jin and smiled: "I guessed."


    Huai Jin rolled her eyes and did not pursue this matter anymore. She lowered her head and thought about what Old Magistrate had just said.


    Right now, she already knew that Ping Yang had sent out a copy of the register, so she thought about it even more carefully than she did when she didn''t know anything.


    Yuwen Fei tilted his head to look at her, and her brows furrowed slightly, his expression serious.


    He had already changed out of the clothes he had worn yesterday. Now, he was only wearing an ordinary Lotus Root Starlight Dress.


    Yuwen Fei chuckled, and asked: "What are you thinking about?"


    Huai Jin shook her head and fell into the same dilemma as Yuwen Fei. If it was just a small booklet given by Grand Princess Ping Yang, there would be no need for such a big war.


    After sitting for a while, with the hard chair making Huai Jin a little uncomfortable, she lightly raised her upper body and tried to move.


    Just as his upper body was raised, Huai Jin''s hand hit the table beside him. "Dong", the impact was painful.


    Yuwen Fei heard the sound and looked over, "What''s wrong?"


    "I''m fine." Huai Jin shook his head, retracting his hand, and looked down at the place where he had crashed into himself.


    The table at the side, was just an ordinary design for the Eight Immortals Table, with complicated relief sculptures carved on the four sides, and what struck Huai Jin was one of the protruding relief sculptures.


    It was probably because of the restrictions imposed by the wood that the carpenters had kept the protrusion carved into the shape of a lion''s head.


    However, because the lion head did not match the carvings at the side, there was a gap in the middle. He placed the lion head in the middle, with two carvings on top and bottom.


    Huai Jin looked at the lion head, her mind suddenly flashed, and she remembered the words from Old Magistrate.


    "Grand Princess Ping Yang said that the chair is too hard, bring a cushion over."


    Huai Jin sat down on the chair behind him again, but did not actually sit down, rather there was a gap for her to sit on, and when she sat at this height, she imagined herself sitting with a big stomach, with her hands in front of her stomach, stroking it.


    Yuwen Fei glanced in her direction, and seeing her like this, he almost laughed out loud: "What are you doing?"


    Huai Jin did not pay attention to him and tried her best to imitate the movements of the Grand Princess Ping Yang. When she placed her hand on her stomach that did not exist, her hand that was next to the table just happened to be parallel to the space carved on the table.


    Her eyes flashed slightly as she looked at Yuwen Fei who was in front of her. She reached her hand into the gap between the sculptures and searched around.


    Seeing her like that, Yuwen Fei''s brows twitched. He finally understood, but there was no gap at all in the carvings he was in. He could only bend down and look under the table.


    Beneath the table, behind the protruding lion head, was a concave area with an envelope pasted on it!


    "Behind the lion''s head!" Yuwen Fei reminded.


    Huai Jin reached out his hand and touched it, and as expected, she found a letter!

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    The slightly yellow envelope was stuck tightly onto the back of the lion''s head. Huai Jin then ripped off the envelope.


    The two of them looked at each other quickly and Huai Jin opened the envelope in her hand.


    The snow-white xuan paper was covered with densely written names in black ink.


    Huai Jin looked at it for a moment, then passed the list to Yuwen Fei.


    Yuwen Fei received them and looked at the names one by one, his expression turning darker the more he looked at them.


    "Why?" Huai Jin saw that his expression was strange and asked.


    Yuwen Fei raised his head to look at her, placed the list of names into an envelope and sealed it again: "This list is not correct."


    "Wrong?" Huai Jin looked at the letter again, and frowned: If this list is wrong, then why did Grand Princess waste her efforts in putting this fake list here?


    Yuwen Fei snorted, and looked at Huai Jin with a gloomy face: "What if the name list is fake anyway?"


    "What about this list?" Huai Jin''s frown deepened. Although she had obtained the list of names, it was still a fake. If Yuwen Fei could see through it, then Yuwen Jue would definitely notice as well.


    Yuwen Fei stared at the namelist and remained silent. The paper fan in his hand knocked on his palm again and again, producing a crisp "pa pa" sound.


    Huai Jin glanced at the fan in his hand and secretly snorted. In the cold weather, one would always be carrying a fan to play with.


    The two of them were speechless for a moment. They could only hear the sound of the paper fan hitting their palms as it slowly echoed within the small duty room.


    "Duk Duk Duk"


    There was a knock on the door.


    "Seventh Prince, Princess Anping."


    The captain''s voice came from outside.


    Yuwen Fei''s hand suddenly jerked, the fan in his hand was held extremely tightly, his gaze was fixated on the envelope from beginning to end, without even raising his head he shouted towards the outside: "Come in!"


    The door to the duty room was opened by someone. The captain himself knew that he had disturbed the two of them, and he smiled obsequiously: "Seventh Prince, Princess Anping, Captain Wei has arrived."


    Huai Jin raised her head and indeed, she saw a tall and big figure standing behind the captain, guarding the entrance. It was Wei Chengwu!


    Hearing the three words "Captain Wei", Yuwen Fei finally raised his head and looked outside. He lightly waved the paper fan in his hand, which slowly floated in his hand, and smiled towards the outside: "Why is Captain Wei here?"


    Wei Chengwu hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to the two of them. "The emperor knows of the Seventh Prince and the princess and has made some progress in his investigation.


    Yuwen Fei nodded his head, waved the letter in his hand, and said in a strange voice: "I really have news about royal father, I have indeed just made some progress."


    Hearing that, Huai Jin raised her eyebrows and looked at him, from the looks of it, he was submitting the name list up?


    Yuwen Fei blinked his eyes at her but did not say anything.


    Wei Chengwu was overjoyed when he heard the progress of the case, and did not notice the two''s little movements at all. He walked up from behind the captain, bowed to the two again, and said with a bit of excitement: "Since there are new developments, then Seventh Prince, Princess Anping, you should follow this lowly official into the palace to report to the emperor."


    "Alright, we will follow Captain Wei into the palace right now!"


    Yuwen Fei lifted his robe, sat up on the chair, and arrogantly replied.


    Huai Jin had no choice but to follow the two of them into the palace.


    In fact, the matter of Ping Yang''s Grand Princess could be considered to have been investigated thoroughly.


    According to what the Old Magistrate had said, Su Geying had colluded with Bei Ling''s men and used him to send the name list out, but Ping Yang had purposely planned to delay the time of leaving the city. During this time, she took advantage of Su Geying''s surprise and left a name list behind the Eight Immortals Table.


    Although the case had already been investigated, the fact that Ping Yang had colluded with the Empire was actually true. After all, this name list was truly sent out by herself.


    Yuwen Jue''s gaze stayed on the letter on the table for a long time. The imperial study room was silent.


    Yuwen Fei counted his hair out of boredom, while Huai Jin stared at her toes in silence.


    After a long while, Yuwen Jue opened the envelope and only took a glance at it before his face turned cold.


    His gaze swept across Yuwen Fei and Huai Jin who were seated below, and suddenly slammed the table and asked sternly: "This is the list of names you have found?!"


    Yuwen Fei put down the hair in his hands, lazily lifting his eyes up, he calmly looked at Yuwen Jue and nodded.


    Huai Jin glared with a pair of innocent eyes, looked at him with suspicion, and replied with a nod: "This is the list of names we found at the east gate."


    Yuwen Jue looked at Huai Jin, and then turned his gaze to Yuwen Fei, the eyes that were showing signs of aging, started to emit a light aura, staring straight at Yuwen Fei, as though he wanted to see through him.


    Yuwen Fei rolled his eyes, as he did not care about the aura around him at all. He directly met Yuwen Jue''s gaze, and said unhappily: "Royal father, are you suspecting that we have submitted a fake name list?"


    "You didn''t?" His deep voice contained a pressure that could not be ignored.


    "Nope." Yuwen Fei answered calmly.


    Yuwen Jue''s eyes darted back and forth between the two, and his slightly cloudy eyes gradually began to show signs of fatigue.


    After looking at it for a moment, Yuwen Jue closed his eyes, slumped in the chair at the back, and leaned on it, "Wei Chengwu!"


    Wei Chengwu who had been standing guard outside the whole time came in and bowed.


    Yuwen Jue carefully asked Wei Chengwu when he arrived at the east city gate, and compared the time with how it was when the two had arrived carefully, it was extremely similar.


    Furthermore, Wei Chengwu had also said that at that time, before he had arrived, the two of them did not even know he was there. It was the captain of the city guards who came forward to answer them, and the moment he opened the door, he saw that there was indeed an envelope on the table.


    After Yuwen Jue finished listening to his words, he shook his head tiredly, allowing Wei Chengwu to leave.


    If Yuwen Fei did not exchange the names on the list, then why would Ping Yang deliberately leave behind a fake name list ¡­ Or should I say ¡­


    Yuwen Jue''s heart trembled, he anxiously ordered Li Changde to send a message to the palace.


    If this list was fake from the start, then the Wu Bo Hou would definitely know.


    Initially, he did not know about the existence of this list. Now that he knew about it, he definitely could not let this group of people stay in his own imperial court!


    But after a while, Li Changde returned, with Wei Deliang following behind him.


    The reason why he came here so quickly was not because he had arrived at the marble temple in a short amount of time and brought the person here. Rather, when he had just arrived at the palace gates, he met Wei Deliang, who had entered the palace to meet the Emperor.


    Yuwen Jue never thought that someone would arrive so quickly either. Hearing Li Changde''s report, his eyebrows couldn''t help but twitch, as an ominous premonition arose in his heart.


    He suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, waved for Li Changde, and brought his in.


    There was a faint sound of footsteps at the door, slowly approaching.


    Listening to the footsteps getting closer and closer, Yuwen Jue''s heart also became more and more uneasy.


    Yuwen Fei glanced upwards, and his lips curved up in a smile, comfortably slanted on the chair, and followed Yuwen Jue''s gaze towards the door.


    Huai Jin also understood something from the subtle atmosphere. She straightened her body and looked at the show.


    "Your Majesty, Wu Bo Hou bit his tongue and committed suicide in prison."


    With that, Yuwen Jue''s heart was struck like a bolt from the blue.


    He suddenly sat up, leaned out his body, and asked in disbelief, "He''s already dead?"


    Wei Deliang nodded heavily, "The royal doctors have already checked, and ¡­ "Dead."


    "BOOM!" Wei Deliang''s voice was like a hammer that directly smashed into Yuwen Jue''s heart. He only felt his body being drained of energy, and with a flip of his back, he fell back on the chair, letting out a heavy sound.


    In the end ¡­ He was a step too late.


    Wei Deliang still did not know about the name list, and upon seeing that, he anxiously called out: "Your majesty! "Your majesty!"


    Huai Jin and Yuwen Fei also made a worried expression as they looked at Yuwen Jue who was seated on the upper seat.


    Yuwen Jue sat in a daze for a while, he finally regained his senses, he raised his hand and called Wei Deliang over, just as he was about to say something.


    Wei Deliang went over and listened attentively, waiting for the orders from the emperor.


    "Esteemed Empress Dowager has arrived!"


    An attendant''s sharp voice suddenly came from outside, interrupting Yuwen Jue from speaking.


    Just like that, the empress dowager was escorted to the royal study.


    She swept her eyes inside and her face congealed. Without waiting for the people inside to greet her, she asked: "I heard that the case of Ping Yang has been settled?"


    Yuwen Jue''s face stiffened. He waved for Wei Deliang to leave and instructed Li Changde to give the empress dowager a seat before he spoke to her.


    "Where did Imperial Mother hear this? "How could they have gotten the results so quickly, it''s just that we''ve found some new clues."


    "Oh?" The empress dowager obviously didn''t believe it. Her brows knitted in suspicion as she looked towards Huai Jin at the side.


    Huai Jin immediately lowered her eyes and looked in Yuwen Jue''s direction.


    "An Ping, what clues have you found? Also for Wailing Home to hear. " In the end, the empress dowager still called out to Huai Jin.


    Huai Jin slowly lifted her eyes, her face was filled with awkwardness. Her eyes continuously moved between the Empress Dowager and Yuwen Jue. She opened her mouth a few times, but then closed it again.


    After repeating this a few times, the empress dowager finally became anxious and urged, "An Ping!" "Is there anything you can''t say?"


    In the end, Huai Jin gave Yuwen Jue a glance. Her eyes gradually became deeper, and then became clear again.


    She thought about it for a moment, then looked up at the Empress and shook her head. She said innocently, "It was an envelope. However, An Ping didn''t know what was inside. As soon as he got it, it was handed over to the Emperor. "


    Huai Jin followed the empress dowager''s order and tactfully called herself An Ping.