The tense atmosphere in the room suddenly dissipated.

  Jiang Xuanjin stared steadily at the silly-smiling Bai Sisi, his facial expression indescribable. The people around him fell silent, waiting for him to lose his temper, but instead he slowly raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows.

  "What are you doing?" he asked.

  She swallowed her saliva and said innocently, "I wanted to take a look at the embroidery on top, but I didnt hold onto it firmly... can you all just pretend you didnt see me?"

  "Do you think its possible?"

  Glancing at the ten people below who were staring in shock, Huai Yu dryly smiled: "It seems its not quite working?"

  Jiang Xuanjin was about to suffocate, he was still waiting to hear what Jiuyue had to say next, but this person suddenly appeared, and where did Jiuyue have the heart to continue speaking? He just looked at her with a ghostly gaze, then looked at him again, his eyes seemed to have caught wind of some illicit affair.

  The scene was very awkward.

  The person on the chair twisted their body, as if they had made a mistake and wanted to run away. However, her injuries were not fully healed yet, and she had just come in leaning on him, how could she possibly run out by herself? Bumping into the wound felt painful, and she looked up at him with a pitiful expression, gritting her teeth.

  Whats wrong?

  What else can be done? Jiang Xuanjin glared at her fiercely, then turned his head, pretending nothing had happened, and said lightly: "Dont mind her, lets continue."

  Needless to say? Just then, Yus heart was surprised, and he couldnt help but take another glance at the screen.

  The little girl looked delicate, although her face was pale, but a pair of eyes were lively and captivating. Seeing him looking over, her eyes moved, and she actually smiled at him, then lowered her head to play with her fingers.

  He subconsciously followed her gaze and took a glance at her hand.

  Slender and white finger joints, index fingers and middle fingers twisted together, entwined and quickly released.

  An unintentional small movement, in other peoples eyes it was nothing strange, but to him it was a shock, he immediately withdrew his gaze, not daring to look at her again.

  This gesture...

  He didnt utter a word, and Jiang Xuanjin thought that Jiu Zong was being cautious because of the white pearl beside him. He furrowed his brow and said, "What you say is just the truth, why fear others hearing it?"

  She came back to her senses and shook her head: "Its not that Im afraid others will hear it, but I think even if I say it out loud, you wont believe me."

  "Say."

  She took another look at the pear-wood double embroidered screen that had been set up, and with a changed expression, she said: "On the evening of February 20th, Princess Chang left halfway through the banquet in the palace, not attending the banquet, nor was she in Fulu Palace. Instead, she met with someone outside Yongsou Palace and strolled back to Feiyun Palace from the west side of the palace path. She lingered for a while on the way, and when she returned to Feiyun Palace, it was already the hour of hai."

  Jiang Xuans eyebrows furrowed: "Together with you?"

  "Yes." Wu nodded, "When Your Highness was accused of a crime, I also came forward to testify and submitted my testimony to the Court of Judicial Review. However, afterwards, I was not summoned by the court."

  As soon as he heard this, Jiang Xuanjins eyes showed some confusion.

  He looked at the case files presented by Ting Wei, Sima Xus case, where there were few testimonies and confessions before the case was exposed. It was precisely because of this that Li Huaiyus confession was an important corroborating evidence for Li Huaiyus conviction.

  However, as for Wu now, has he also made a confession?

  Jiang Xuanjin had a good memory, and he was certain that he hadnt seen any confessions that favored the Long Princess. From the time the case broke out until the Long Princesss death, at most it was just Han Xiao and his group shouting injustice during the morning court session - there were no other voices. He had thought this was what people wanted to hear, proof that Danyang was guilty and deserved to die a million deaths, but now it seemed like there was something fishy going on?

  "Ive said all I need to say," said Wu Dao, "You should also fulfill your own promise."

  "Good." Collecting his thoughts, Jiang Xuanjin rode on the Void Path, "Send them out of the mansion."

  Mounting the void, he led the way, and as soon as he came up, he opened the lock chain tied behind the Wus back. He bowed to him: "For your sake, I have considered everything carefully, and first released one person. This is the key. After leaving the Jiang Mansion, you can unlock the chains by yourself."

  After finishing speaking, he put the key of the lock chain into his hand.

  His limbs relaxed, and he glanced at Mu Xiang, then at Jiang Xuanyin, his expression incredulous: "Youre really letting us go?"

  I thought he was just joking, after all they are the leaders of Fei Yun Palace, and there is still a wanted notice for them outside. Jiang Xuanjin used to dislike them so much, how could he let go of this opportunity to kick them while theyre down?

  "In the end, the person in front of him said: Stop nagging, lets go."

  In an instant, Wu suddenly felt that Zi Yang Jun seemed not as cold and emotionless as the rumors said.

  "Excuse me for speaking out of turn," he said. "Since you can let us go, why not let Miss Qing Si go as well?"

  He glanced at her and said, "She is different from you."

  "Whats different?" Yu didnt understand, "We are Princess Changs people, she is too."

  Turning around and walking towards the screen, Jiang Xuanjins voice was indifferent: "You just want to save people, but she rushed in front of me wanting to kill someone, how can they be the same?"

  Having said that, he swung his sleeves and went behind the screen.

  The faces of the ten people in the room suddenly became very complicated after hearing this sentence, especially Qingxuan who had just said that he wanted to think of a way to assassinate Prince Ziyang.

  The questioning was over, and the answers were quite interesting. Jiang Xuanjin lost interest in talking to those people outside, stretched out his hand to lean on the armrest, and looked at the person in the chair with a cold expression.

  "Your eyes are really beautiful!" As she faced him, Li Huaiyu showed no signs of remorse or guilt, and instead reached out to gently stroke the corners of his eyes, exclaiming, "If you were to smile, youd surely captivate half of Kyoto!"

  Take away her paws, Jiang Xuanjin couldnt help but laugh: "Youve done a great job."

  "Its not my fault." Huai Yu shook her head, pointing at the screen with an indignant face, "It was it that pushed me first!"

  Jiang Xuancheng: "......"

  Didnt that screen hit her on the head just now? How come she started talking nonsense all of a sudden?

  He irritably picked her up and said, "Next time I wont bring you along, just stay honestly at the White Manor."

  "No way, I think its going to be fun!" She hugged his neck, and Yu Mei said with a pout, "Dont leave me alone in the White House, what if someone suddenly wants to come and kill me again? My injury isnt healed yet..."

  Does she still know that shes hurt? Jiang Xuanjin expressionlessly carried her out: "If youre really healed, it should be the entire building thats collapsed."

  She held her jade pendant and glanced at him, then suddenly reached out with one hand and stroked his face.

  A warm palm covered his, soft and gentle. Jiang Xuanjins footsteps paused, his brow furrowing slightly: "What are you doing again?"

  The person in his arms had a sparkling light in their eyes, stared at him for a while, and then smiled: "Youre really handsome, I want to peel all the sweetest oranges in the world for you to eat!"

  He choked with rage: "What nonsense are you spouting!"

  "Its not nonsense, Im serious." She said solemnly, "After I get married, Ill take good care of you, wont let you feel cold or hungry, when youre tired, Ill give you a shoulder massage, when youre sleepy..."

  After a pause, she smiled and said: "If youre sleepy, Ill sleep with you!"

  “……”

  Embracing her stiffly, Jiang Xuanjins face turned pale and white, with a final flush of red spreading from his earlobe to his neck.

  "You get back to the manor on your own!" He put her down, annoyed, and turned to leave, his cyan-colored sleeve with silver embroidery flapping fiercely, almost slapping her in the face.

  "Hey!" Huai Yu laughed and shouted at his back, "I cant walk, I have a wound on my leg!"

  "Mind your own business!"

  Jiang Xuanjin walked away without looking back, his black robes and hair blown back by the wind, completely losing his usual calmness. When he reached the gate of the courtyard, he bumped into Cheng Xu who had just returned from sending someone off. He gritted his teeth and said, "Ill go to the palace this time."

  Cheng Xiao stared at his masters crimson face in shock, and it wasnt until a while later that he came back to himself and responded: "Yes."

  Li Huaiyu was half squatting in the house, covering her stomach and laughing so hard that tears were about to come out. The Ziyang Jun who had fought with her on the imperial court until one of them died, turned out to have such a thin skin! If she had known earlier, she would have teased him more, and he wouldnt even dare to stay in the imperial court!

  "Fourth Miss." Taking advantage of the opportunity to approach, he saw her like this and seemed to understand something. He said with a mixture of sadness and laughter, "A sedan chair is ready outside, you can leave now."

  Wiping away the tears of laughter, Huaiyu asked him: "Will your master return with me?"

  "This... " He rubbed his nose and looked out the door, squeezing his eyes shut and speaking in a low voice, "Our lord is very easily embarrassed."

  Shes so ashamed that shes angry; who would still go back with her?

  Hua Yu couldnt help it and laughed again for a while, until the wound hurt from being stretched, before dragging her body out to sit on the sedan chair.

  Jiang Xuanjin didnt follow her all the way, and Cheng Xun naturally didnt follow her either. As she got into the carriage they had arrived in, she said, "I want to go take a look at some jewelry."

  "Its fine, but you cant stay for long, you still need to go back and rest." Lingxiu reminded gently.

  Hua Yu nodded and ordered the coachman to head towards Fu An Street. When they arrived at the entrance of Cang Hai Yi Zhu Ge, she got out of the carriage and left both Ling Xiu and the coachman outside.

  Today, the Yu Zhu Ge was not as bustling as usual. The gate was slightly ajar, and there was no one in front of the hall. Huaiyu pushed open the door to take a look, and asked the shop assistant who was leaning on the counter: "Has your store gone bankrupt?"

  The shop didnt even open its doors to welcome customers, and the owner was yawning and being lazy. As soon as she heard this, she looked up and glared at her: "What are you talking about? Which familys shop has gone bankrupt?"

  Nú zuǐ zhǐ le zhǐ kōng dàng dàng de sì zhōu, huái yù dào: "méi dǎo zào zěn me yī gè rén dōu méi yǒu? nǐ jiā zhǎng guì de rén ne?"

  Translation:

  Nú pointed to the empty surroundings and asked Huái Yù, "How can there be no one around when the stove hasnt been overturned? Where is your familys master?"

  "The master is busy, and the Yu Zhu Ge will not be receiving guests today." Zhao Cai hummed, "Please return, miss."

  Lu Jinghang has something on, but the Bead Curtain Pavilion can still open its doors to welcome guests, unless someone is in the backyard and doesnt want to be disturbed.

  Holding a jade pendant and smiling, she took out Lu Jingxings token and handed it over: "I have something to discuss with him too, can you please pass on the message?"

  Zhao Cai really wanted to say that every day, the number of people who came to his familys shop with business had increased, and whoever came had to be announced, or else he would be exhausted to death? But after glancing at the jade pendant in this young ladys hand, Zhao Cai was so frightened that he stood up straight.

  "Which Miss Bai?"

  I dont know her, but I knew she was holding this jade pendant. Li Huaiyu smiled and nodded: "Ill wait here for you, hurry up."

  Taking a glance at her pale face, Zhao Cai didnt dare to be slow and directly said: "You dont need to announce yourself, please go inside."

  The master of the house has what attitude towards this fourth young lady, Zhaocai is clear in his heart, for now he doesnt fear anything else, just fears that this wounded fourth young lady might come to some harm here, then he will definitely be demoted by the master to work at the fodder yard.

  Thinking so, he hastily led her to the backyard at the fastest speed.

  Lu Jingxing was listening to Zhuo and others talking about Jiang Xuanyu when he suddenly saw Li Huaiyu standing outside the door, his eyelid twitched, and he immediately got up to welcome him.

  "Auntie, what are you doing here at this time?" He looked around nervously at the people in the house and lowered his voice, "All of them are here."

  "I know." Huai Yu said with her hands on her hips, "Everything is fine, if theres anything, lets talk about it together."

  "How can that be?" Lu Jinghang furrowed his brow. "Apart from me, who here would believe youre Danyang?"

  Smiling confidently, Huai Yu glanced over him and looked at the person sitting in the house: "No need to say anything else, Wu will definitely believe it."

  Lu Jinghang was taken aback and followed her gaze to look over, just wanting to say thats not necessarily true? As a result, he stood up and walked towards the door.

  He looked at her with a complex expression and bowed deeply: "May I ask... Miss, do you know Li Shiren?"

  This question made Lu Jinghang puzzled, but Huaiyu smiled and put his hands on his waist: "How could you not know? Li Shiyin is a great talent, and once used a poem to subdue the notorious thief in Jianghu, with a big reputation!"

  His body trembled slightly, and a strange light burst out of his eyes, staring at her steadily. His voice suddenly became hoarse: "How did that poem go again?"

  With a smile, Huaiyu clapped her hands and said: "Traveling alone for three thousand miles, drifting without dependence. One morning all the dust is gone, the phoenix comes to roost in the wu tree."

  The phoenix comes and the paulownia tree is its perch.

  This was the poem that Princess Chang of Danyang recited when she saved him and gave him his name, which Yu heard at the time and curiously asked who wrote it.

  Danyang solemnly told him: "This is a masterpiece of Li Shiren."

  For a very long time, Wu had always believed in the existence of "Li Shiren" and even had some admiration for him. Until later he discovered...

  His Excellencys surname is Li, his name is Sui, and his courtesy name is Huaiyu. He has given himself the title: Poet.

  Facing this "Li Poet", he couldnt help but laugh and cry. Staying in the Feiyun Palace, he gradually discovered that this prince was very interesting, not only did he love to pretend to be a poet, but also loved to escape from Prince Ziyangs etiquette lessons. Every time Prince Ziyang came to chase him, she would give him a secret signal -

  The index finger and middle finger are intertwined, meaning: Hurry up and help me tell a lie!

  Today at Jiangs residence, upon seeing this gesture, Wu had already harbored suspicions in her heart. After hearing her recite this poem, he was almost certain...

  He was so excited that he couldnt help but swallow hard and tremble with his body, and then bowed to her again: "Welcome, Your Highness!"

  As soon as these four words came out, the other nine people in the house stood up together.

  "Its really worthy of being the smartest person in Fei Yun Palace." With a smile at him, Huai Yu dragged her body into the house, first found a chair to sit down and catch her breath, then looked at the group of people in front of her who were staring blankly and said, "My time is limited, I dont have time to explain one by one to you, now I will just say a few things, listen carefully."

  Except for Ji Wu and Lu Jinghang, the rest of the people did not react, stupidly staring at this pale-faced little girl chattering and gesturing.

  "Jiang Xuanchen doesnt know what medicine he took wrong, now wants to reinvestigate the Sima Xuan case. Everyone knows that there are many ulterior motives behind this case, right? What you need to do now is to provide the most help, let Jiang Xuanchen smoothly and easily find out the truth."

  "As for Qing Si, Ive tried to save her twice but failed. You dont have to risk your lives anymore, just leave it to me to think of a way."

  "In the future, no matter where you see me, please pretend not to know me and dont talk to me. Jiang Xuanjin is a meticulous person, I have to use a lot of effort to deceive him, you cant make trouble for me."

  Taking a sip of the tea beside him, Huai Yu took a deep breath: "In short, since you dare to defy my orders and run back to the capital, be prepared to stir up another muddy water again!"

  Listening to this familiar tone, everyone was shocked in their hearts, staring at the unfamiliar face in front of them, wanting to say something, but not daring to be sure.

  He directly laughed and said: "Yes sir."

  "You still dare to obey orders!" Remembering what had just happened at the Jiang manor, Huaiyu was so angry that she stamped her foot. "If you really followed my orders, how dare you mention that matter?"

  If she hadnt pushed the screen down, he would have really told Jiang Xuanjin where she was at that time. Joking, saying that place out loud not only wouldnt clear her of suspicion, but would also make Jiang Xuanjin curious and investigate further.

  She hadnt even had time to transfer things when he curiously searched and found them; wouldnt that be losing both the general and his soldiers?

  Fuming with rage, she glared at Yu Qiong with a menacing gaze, then turned to look at Lu Jinghang: "Im leaving, the rest is up to you."

  Lu Jingxing also gritted his teeth: "Is it me whos cleaning up the mess again?"

  "Brothers share hardships together." With a pat on his shoulder, Huaiyu turned and left.

  She was struggling to hold on, her body aching with several unhealed wounds that were still throbbing in pain. She had to hurry back and rest, or else Jiang Xuanjin might discover her secret.

  But I dont know whether to be angry or moved, before the accident, these people were sent out of Kyoto with Qing Si by her, as a result, one by one they rushed back to die, I dont know what they want. She really died, and they would add a few lives to avenge her, but she wouldnt come back to life, isnt it a loss?

  Shaking her head and sitting in the carriage, Huaiyu was silent for a while before she couldnt help but smile again.

  Even if the whole world applauds her death, there will always be a group of people who pity her. Lu Jinghang will burn a lot of paper money for her, Han Xiao and others will shout injustice for her, and just Wu and Qing Sis group will fight to avenge her.

  What does it matter if everyone points at her? She is very content and pleased with herself!

  Jiang Xuanjin entered the palace and went to the imperial library to retrieve the files of Sima Xus case, and then carefully reviewed them again.

  Earlier, he had been biased and thought that Sima Xu could only have been killed by Li Huaiyu, so it was a bit unfair. Now, re-examining the case, he slightly furrowed his brow.

  Simmering Prime Minister on February 20th at Xu Shi left the Yongshou Palace, Hai Shi two moments were found dead in Fulu Palace, throat was cut off by a sharp instrument, around with signs of struggle and fight, forensic determined it was homicide. At that time there was no eyewitness, only one person presented confession was Li Fengxing, said Sima Xiang went to Fulu Palace was invited by Princess Zhang.

  Afterwards, there were successive testimonies from palace staff that they had seen Princess Chang near the Fulu Palace, and that she had left a banquet at the stroke of 11 pm and did not return to Feiyun Palace until midnight.

  All the evidence was unfavorable to Princess Chang, and since she had a bad record herself, everyone thought she was the murderer. The Prime Minister Sima, respected and admired by all, died at the hands of Dan Yang just as he was about to retire, who would not be enraged?

  At this moment, all the officials were indignant, and countless memorials fell on the imperial desk, asking the emperor to execute Princess Long.

  What was he thinking at that time? —— The new emperor took power, but his prestige was not enough. If he could get rid of Danyang, on the one hand, he could take back the imperial power in her hands, and on the other hand, he could make the new emperor quickly establish his authority, killing two birds with one stone. Moreover, Danyang was guilty anyway.

  After reading this "ironclad" dossier, he fanned the flames and let the new emperor issue an edict to bestow poisonous wine on Danyang.

  Now think about it, if the person involved in the case wasnt Danyang, but an ordinary person, would he still be so sure that she was the murderer?

  It wont work.

  Taking a deep breath, Jiang Xuanjin felt a bit suffocated in his chest.

  "Is your lordship above?" Someone came into the imperial library and saw him there, hastily making a bow.

  Jiang Xuanjin was taken aback, and without leaving any trace, he put the scroll back on the shelf, nodded his head, and then turned to leave.

  That person respectfully saw him out, feeling somewhat curious, and after a glance around, went to the spot where he had just stood to search for something.

  "This..."

  He rummaged through the uncollected files, and that person was stunned, his eyes flashing as he muttered softly: "Actually looking at this?"

  Jiang Xuanjin didnt notice the movement behind him, he had something on his mind, and all the way back to the White Mansions South Courtyard, his brow remained furrowed.

  The sky had darkened and everything was pitch black. He crossed over the tightly closed main house gate, directly wanting to return to his own wing of the house.

  However, just as I was passing by the main entrance of the house, the door suddenly swung open.

  The yellowish light that shone through the lampshade enveloped him in an instant, and the darkness before his eyes disappeared, replaced by a warm and bright light.

  Jiang Xuanjin was stunned, looked up and saw someone wearing pajamas with a cloak, holding a bowl of steaming hot soup, grinning at him with a wide smile.

  "Youre back!"

  The soup in the bowl was scalding hot, Huaiyu held it with one hand and touched her earlobe with the other, hastily saying to him: "Quickly take it, I cant hold it anymore!"

  Jiang Xuanjin was a bit dazed, one hand holding the soup bowl, and the other hand was pulled by her, dragging him into the house.

  "Miss......" Ling Xiu stood beside her, calling out in a difficult tone.

  "Hold the jade, stand by the horse and cover your ears: "Dont tell me about rules or avoiding suspicion, I wont listen! After simmering this soup for so long, I have to let him drink a mouthful before I can sleep!"

  As she spoke, she rolled onto the bed and patted the bed frame with her eyes fixed on him.

  Sitting down beside her on the bed, Jiang Xuanjin lowered his head and looked at the bowl: "Whats this?"

  "Tonifying soup." Li Huaiyu smiled and said, "Youve been coughing a lot lately, right? I think its probably because you were poisoned before and hurt your body, so I used the medicine given by the doctor and added black chicken to make a bowl of soup for you."

  Saying that, he pitifully pointed at his own leg: "For this bowl of stuff, my wound cracked open, you cant not drink it!"

  Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuanjin furrowed his brow: "Youre still recovering and youre messing around like that?"

  "Theres nothing to fuss about." After thinking for a moment, Huai Yu picked up the spoon and fed herself first, then looked at him with eager eyes, "Isnt it delicious!"

  Jiang Xuanjin fell silent, staring at the soup in his bowl for a while before finally taking a sip.

  The fragrance of medicine mixed with the mellow flavor of chicken soup, its actually quite good to drink. He put down his spoon and slowly drank the whole bowl of soup.

  As he swallowed the last mouthful, Jiang Xuanjin felt a sense of relief in his heart, and his mood suddenly improved.

  "Is it good?" Hua Yu had a look of seeking praise on her face.

  He put down his bowl and said, "If your wound is severe tomorrow, dont think about getting out of bed for five days."

  Her face fell, and Li Huaiyu became unhappy: "You dont even praise me, but instead scold me!"

  Jiang Xuanjin learned her overbearing tone, slightly raised an eyebrow, and shamelessly said: "Youre so fierce, what can you do about it?"

  When he said this, he was leaning against the foot of the bed, his cyan-colored robe slightly loose. His black hair fell in front of his forehead, and his lips were moist and shiny after drinking soup. A trace of uncontrollable smile flashed in his extremely good-looking black pupils.

  Hua Yu was taken aback.

  Her earlobe suddenly turned slightly red too.

  "Master." A shout came from outside, "Its getting late."

  Jiang Xuanjin stood up, composed himself and regained his calm demeanor, saying to her: "Get some rest early."

  Then he left the house without looking back.

  Li Huaiyu stared blankly at his back, and slapped himself on the forehead.

  How can we be misled by our enemies? No matter how good-looking the appearance is, its still an enemy! Its okay to praise him verbally, but we must not praise him in our hearts. This is a matter of stance!

  She shook her head, came back to herself, glanced at the empty bowl, and whispered to Ling Xiu beside her: "Give some silver to the kitchen maid, dont let her leak it out."

  Her injury is definitely going to be more serious, deceiving him by saying that the chicken soup was cooked by her, just paving the way in advance, so as not to arouse his suspicion. If she really cooks it, the resulting thing may be more poisonous than "a little blood".

  Bai Meng couldnt bear the hardships in prison, and every day she asked someone to pass on a message, begging Bai Dezhong to rescue her. However, the case was delayed and she couldnt be released either.

  "That Mr. Li is really formidable." Lu Jinghang came to the White Mansion to visit Li Huaiyu, fanning himself as he told her about what had happened outside.

  "Jiang Xuanjin wanted to deal with Meng Hengyuan, but Li Fengxing kept coming up with excuses to block him, even bringing up Bai Dexiang and attributing his merits to the Meng father-daughter duo, painstakingly making excuses for Meng Hengyuan."

  Hua Yu raised an eyebrow: "What did the Emperor say?"

  "What else can he say? Being protected by you for so many years, there is a heart of governing the country, but it doesnt have an iron fist at all." Lu Jinghang shook his head and lowered his voice, "Han Xiao and Xu Xian both spoke up for Jiang Xuanji in court today, scaring everyone in the imperial court."

  Han Xiao, Xu Xian, and Yun Lanching, the three notorious remnants under Dan Yangs command. They spoke up for Jiang Xuanjin, didnt they scare the people in the imperial court? Huai Yu smiled: "What was Jiang Xuanjins reaction?"

  "What expression can he have, forever a coffin face in the imperial court."

  Recalling that coffin face being teased by her until he was so embarrassed that his face turned slightly red, Li Huaiyu couldnt help but curl up the corners of his mouth.

  "Whats so funny?" Lu Jinghang gave her a white eye.

  "Nothing." Collecting her expression, Huai Yu became serious again, "About them over there, did you explain clearly?"

  With a flourish, she unfolded her jade-boned fan and Lu Jingxing looked at the fan with his mouth pursed: "Praise me."

  Hua Yu glanced at the words on the fan and felt a sense of disdain, but still couldnt help but praise him: "Gao Shan, you are a noble and broad-minded person who delights in helping others... whats the explanation for this?"

  Nodding in satisfaction, Lu Jing said: "Cant you explain it? After you left, they pestered me to explain for four hours, and wouldnt let me off until I had made everything clear from start to finish."

  Borrowing a corpse to return a soul is not that easy to accept, Qingxuan thinks hes possessed by a ghost, if it wasnt for the fact that he was holding onto him, shed probably come over and sprinkle incense ash on him to drive out the evil spirit.

  "Thank you," said Huaiyu with a sigh, "I didnt think they would come back."

  Looking at her, Lu Jing said, "Dont always underestimate other peoples feelings."

  Those who are said to be her vassals, but in fact have fought side by side with her for many years, have a great deal of loyalty, trust and dependence on her. When they learned of her death, they returned to Kyoto without caring about their own lives; when they learned that she was alive, they would also follow her without caring about their own lives. Their feelings towards her are much more intense and profound than those of ordinary subordinates towards their lord.

  And he was never afraid of being troubled by her.

  She puckered up her mouth, Li Huaiyu was a bit moved, but didnt know what to say. Her eyes rolled around, and she suddenly thought of something, turned her head and shouted towards the door: "Lingxiu!"

  Ling Xiu entered with a soft voice: "Young Master, what are your orders?"

  "Bring over those things written by you on top of the bookcase!"

  What did Jiang Xuanjin write? Lu Jinghang listened in a daze, watching as Lingxiu took orders and went out. Before long, she came back carrying a stack of bright red things.

  "Ah, just in time youre here, take it back with you then!" Hua Yu smiled and pulled out the wedding invitation with his name on it, stuffing it into his chest. "I specifically had him write the whole family so you can bring them all along."

  Lu Jingxing: "......"

  The red wedding invitation in his hand was dazzling, he looked at it and asked gruffly: "Next month?"

  "Hmm." With a wave of her hand to shoo away Ling Xiu, Huai Yu said in a low voice, "After we arrive at the Jiang residence, Ill think of a way to get Jiang Xuanjin to release Qing Si."

  Lu Jinghang shook his head: "The person we tried so hard to save but couldnt, do you think of any way to make Jiang Xuanji let go?"

  "If being tough doesnt work, then lets try being gentle." Hua Yu batted her eyelashes and placed a delicate finger on her cheek, speaking in a very flirtatious tone, "Among the Thirty-six Stratagems, there is one called The Beauty Trap, have you heard of it?"

  With a wave of his fan, Lu Jinghang shielded his eyes and shook his head: "Ive heard of the beauty trap, but I havent seen the beauty herself."

  “……？”

  Seeing her suddenly stern eyes, Lu Jinghang hastily made a gesture of respect and changed his tone to say seriously: "I wish Your Highness a successful journey."

  After finishing speaking, her eyebrows and eyes softened, she sighed and looked at her saying: "If you encounter any trouble, come find me."

  Li Huaiyu nodded bluntly.

  Li Fengxing and Jiang Xuanchen had several disputes over the case of "a drop of blood". After arguing to the end, they couldnt stand firm anymore. In the imperial study room, he spoke without reserve: "Your Majesty is so persistent about this matter, could it be that you have some personal grievance?"

  "My dear, dont speak nonsense." Li Huailin frowned on the dragon chair, "How could Your Majesty have a private grudge with the Meng family?"

  "Your Majesty is unaware." Li Fengxing said, "The White Fourth Miss that the Emperor wants to marry has had dealings with Mengs daughter, namely Bai Mengshi, the wife of White Yuanshi. The drop of blood case didnt need to disturb Your Majesty, but now that Your Majesty is so determined to punish the Meng family, its likely..."

  Previously in dispute with him, Jiang Xuanjin had never targeted Li Fengxing personally, but only discussed the matter at hand. He had not seen Li Fengxing do evil, so his impression of him was still not bad.

  However, he was so flustered today that he actually said something like this.

  Jiang Xuanjins face sank.

  Li Fengxing had no choice but to involve Bai Sisi in order to protect Meng Hengyuan, so as to let Prince Ziyang avoid suspicion. This was the best solution.

  However, things did not develop as he had wished.

  "Your Majesty." Jiang Xuanjin spoke up, "As Lord Li said, this case has already implicated Bai Yu Shi, Madame Bai and Fourth Young Miss Bai, and even implicated me, your humble servant. Im afraid its no longer a simple case of private sale of banned medicine."

  Li Huailian furrowed his brow: "How did it involve so many people? This is... What does the Lord think should be done about it?"

  Jiang Xuanjin nodded, his voice clear and loud: "Since many people are involved and it also involves the family members of the officials in the imperial court, Your Majesty might as well open the hall for a trial, personally presiding over this case to clarify the truth."

  Li Fengxing was shocked and turned his head to look at him, his face suddenly turning pale.

  ……

  Todays weather is great, Huaiyu hummed a little tune lying on the bed eating pastries. Just as she was enjoying herself, Chengxu suddenly came over.

  "Fourth sister." He asked, "Can your legs walk now?"

  She moved her legs and nodded: "Its okay, whats wrong?"

  "Its nothing much. The master has sent his men to escort you into the palace."

  Oh, going into the palace for a trip. Huai Yu nodded and continued eating pastries.

  Wait? Where are we going? Suddenly reacting, she choked on a mouthful of food and started coughing violently.

  "Cough...cough...cough..."

  She choked, and Ling Xiu hurried over to pat her back, jokingly saying: "Even if youve never entered the palace before, theres no need to be so excited, little sister."

  Never been to the palace? Li Huaiyu wiped his mouth with a quiver, looking at the naive and innocent little maid beside him, wanting to tell her that he not only had been to the palace but also grew up there.

  "How could he suddenly let me enter the palace?"

  Cheng Xiao Dao said: "The specific situation is unknown to me, but it seems that you have been summoned into the palace due to a dispute over Mengs case, perhaps His Majesty wants to personally preside over this case."

  "Isnt this too much?"

  This is just an ordinary poisoning and smuggling case, even if it involves the Bai Meng family, its still just an ordinary official poisoning and smuggling case. What kind of virtue or ability does he have to be personally tried by the Emperor?

  "Are you going?"

  "Go." Hua Yu composed herself and said, "Its not easy to get into the palace, why not go?"

  Huai Lin personally reviewed the case, and it just so happened to be related to her. Is this considered a fate between siblings? I thought that with their current identities being worlds apart, it would be difficult to see him again, but now theres such a good opportunity presenting itself.

  Li Huaiyu smiled and thought, lets go see if Huali has grown up yet.

  The hall was usually closed after the morning court session, but the emperor suddenly wanted to personally try a case, so it was reopened and many people were present.

  Three officials stood by, nine ministers arrived, Li Huailian sat down on the dragon throne and asked in a majestic manner: "Who is your lord? What is it that you have come to report?"

  "Your humble servant Jiang Xuanjin, holder of the Ziyang Jun position, reports to the capitals medicine merchant Meng Hengyuan: disregarding the law, privately storing and selling large quantities of banned medicines, indirectly causing loss of life."

  Meng Hengyuan was pushed forward, his legs went soft and he knelt down: "Grass...grass citizen pays respects to Your Majesty!"

  Look at these two people, Li Huailian said: "The plaintiff presents evidence first."

  This case was originally handled by Xu Wei. Your Majesty personally opened the trial, and he naturally brought the files and evidence with him. Now its just right to present them to Prince Zi Yang.

  Li Huailian looked carefully and frowned, muttering: "Three warehouses have been sealed off, three thousand catties of contraband found... Three thousand catties?!"

  He was taken aback by the number and angrily rebuked, "How dare you! According to the Northern Wei law, selling less than 10 kg of contraband is punishable by imprisonment for half a year or one year. For more than 10 kg, punishment will be meted out accordingly. You have hidden 3,000 kg, how should this crime be punished?"

  Xu Wan beside him cupped his hands and said: "Enough to be punishable by death."

  "The common people have something to say! The common people have something to say!" Upon hearing the death sentence, Meng Hengyuan repeatedly kowtowed, "Those things arent mine, Im being framed by the common people!"

  "How dare you!" Xu Yin rebuked, "Even in front of the imperial carriage, you still dare to lie?"

  "The common people are not lying!" Meng Hengyuan fell to the ground, his eyes rolling back and forth, looking at Jiang Xuanjin.

  "The humble commoner knows that this Purple Yang gentleman holds a high position and great power, and those who displease him will naturally be eliminated. But the humble commoner is truly innocent! The three warehouses sealed by the government were originally empty, and the warehouse keepers all knew that they were to be used for storing goods in summer, so how could 3,000 catties of contraband suddenly appear? This is a frame-up!"

  "How dare you!" Li Huailian was slightly angry. "Who gave you the guts to openly slander Zi Yangjun?"

  Meng Hengyuan was startled and subconsciously glanced at Li Fenghang standing not far ahead, swallowed his saliva and said: "The humble subjects words are all true, who in the capital does not know that Purple Yang wants to marry the fourth daughter of the White family? That fourth daughter has a grudge against the humble subjects daughter and falsely accused her of poisoning her. Your Majesty, for the sake of pleasing the beauty, wants to dispose of the humble subject together! The humble subject is truly innocent!"

  As soon as these words fell, the three dukes and nine ministers all burst into a commotion, and they all turned to Meng Hengyuan with hisses.

  You dont even know how to make up a lie, who said that for the sake of pleasing a beauty, one can do anything, are you talking about Prince Zi Yang?

  Isnt it because youve sold too many banned medicines and ended up selling your own brain?!

  Seeing the situation was not quite right, Li Feng also stood up: "There is one thing, I would like to report to Your Majesty first."

  "Say."

  "Zi Yang Jun has been living in the White Mansion for over half a month now, still residing in the courtyard of Fourth Young Miss Bai."

  What? This news is more shocking than the 3000 jin of banned medicine, Li Huailin was shocked, and the three dukes and nine ministers were also shocked. The whispers stopped abruptly, and everyones eyes fell on Jiang Xuanjin at once.

  Is it true that Zi Yang Jun, who has always been known for his pure heart and few desires, would actually move into the young ladys courtyard?

  "Mr. Lis words are not false." Under the scorching gaze of the crowd, Jiang Xuanjin calmly spoke: "But there is a reason for this matter."

  Its true... its true... So, he really moved into the girls courtyard? The emperor on the dragon chair widened his eyes, and the people around him were also stunned, as if they had just witnessed Mount Tai collapsing before their very eyes.

  Too unbelievable!

  After a while, Li Huailian asked in a trembling voice: "Whats the reason for this?"

  Bai Xiuzhu was wronged and beaten by the family rules, leaving her on the brink of death. As I intended to marry her, how could I ignore her? Initially, I only planned to invite a doctor to take care of her for a day or two, but who would have thought that something even more outrageous happened in the Bai Manor, forcing me to stay and protect Bai Xiuzhus life.

  "Oh?" Li Huailian straightened his back, "But wasnt it said that the White familys mistress poisoned the fourth young lady of the White family a few days ago?"

  "It is indeed." Jiang Xuanjin raised his head, "I dare to ask Your Majesty, if Ning Guifeis life hangs in the balance and there are still people lurking in the dark who want to harm her, what will Your Majesty do?"

  Ning Guifei was the most favored concubine of Li Huairan. Upon hearing this, Li Huairan immediately said: "I must protect her, catch the evil-doer and severely punish them without pardon!"

  Jiang Xuanjin nodded: "Your humble servant is also of the same opinion."

  "Good! Im the same!" Li Feng coldly sneered: "Is that to say, Your Majesty is admitting that you treat Bai Si as if she were your own noble concubine, just like how you favor and pamper the Empress?"

  He glanced at him and Jiang Xuanjin asked: "Whats going on?"

  "Good!" Lü Feng Xing nodded, "Then Meng Hengyuan did not lie. You indeed favored Bai Sisi and wanted to frame him to avenge her."

  Li Huailian finally felt that Li Fengxing was not quite right, and frowned to ask: "Lord Li also wants to sue Zi Yangjun?"

  Li Feng Xing was taken aback: "Your humble servant is just..."

  "Since everyone has already spoken on behalf of Meng Hengyuan to this extent, does Lord Lai still want to wash his hands clean?" Jiang Xuanjin smiled lightly, "Lord Lais bias towards helping Meng Hengyuan is clear in the eyes of everyone present, theres no need to cover it up anymore."

  A Grand Councilor and a Long Historian actually helped a commoner to confront the Prince of Ziyang? The Three Dukes and Nine Ministers looked on, whispering to each other in discussion.

  Its hard to get off the tigers back, so Li Fengxian gritted her teeth and knelt down as well: "I just think its unfair. A humble commoners words wont be believed by any of you nobles or Your Majesty, but everyone would rather believe Zi Yang Jun. Isnt this a kind of bias? For the sake of fairness, Im willing to speak on behalf of this commoner."

  Li Huailian nodded in agreement: "Lie Aiqings words are reasonable."

  "Is there anything else youd like to say, sir?"

  "Since Your Excellency has already acknowledged it, I have nothing more to say."

  With a faint smile, Jiang Xuanjin said: "So, Master Ben admits that he favors his future wife, which is equivalent to admitting that he framed Meng Hengyuan? Lord Lis ability to avoid the heavy and take the light is not bad, but you cant make things up at will."

  He said, and then bowed his head to the Emperor above: "Bai Si has already arrived outside the palace, please Your Majesty summon him."

  The legendary Bai Si has arrived! Li Huailians eyes lit up and he hastily said: "Quickly, announce her entrance!"

  The eunuch in charge of the gate received his orders and left. Before long, a thin figure was being supported by others as they entered the main hall.

  Re-entering this familiar place, Li Huaiyu felt a sense of nostalgia. Looking at the officials in front and the emperor on his throne, she suddenly felt that she was still the same Dan Yang princess who wore palace attire and walked into court with her head held high.

  However, as she walked up to the throne, she came to herself, took a deep breath and slowly knelt down.

  "Whites pearls, pay respects to Your Majesty."

  A voice came from the dragon throne, much calmer than before: "White girl, you dont have to bow, considering your innocence and current illness, I allow you to sit down and talk."

  "Thanks for your kindness." She smiled and bowed her head.

  Chairs were brought over and Eunuch Huang helped her sit down. Li Huaiyus body was tense, but her face remained calm.

  Jiang Xuanjin turned his head and looked at her with some surprise.

  I thought she would be awkward on her first visit to the palace, but unexpectedly this person who is usually unruly and unbridled is so well-behaved and obedient in front of the Emperor?

  "Can Miss Bai have something important to tell?" Li Huailin asked.

  Li Huaiyu nodded: "My daughter wants to accuse the mistress of the house of using poison to harm peoples lives."

  "Is there evidence?"

  Xu Wei beside him cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, this case has all the evidence needed for verification, but it involves too many people and has been unable to be concluded."

  Li Huailian frowned: "Since the evidence is all there, why cant we make a conviction? Isnt the first law of Northern Wei a life for a life?"

  Xu Wen nodded, but Liu Tingwei suddenly spoke up and said, "The person poisoned by Bai Mengshi has not died yet, and with the addition of Bai Yuanshi... condemning him to death is a bit excessive."

  "Shouldnt the death sentence be commuted, then nothing else can be done?" Li Huailian furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, and said to the kneeling man, "According to precedent from the previous dynasty, those who attempted murder but were not successful would be imprisoned for 20 years. Considering that Bai Gongyi has been an official for many years and his merits have benefited his wife and daughter, two years can be deducted. Therefore, Bai Mengshi will be imprisoned for 18 years and released upon completion of the sentence."

  "What do you all think, is it acceptable?"

  He actually convicted directly!

  Li Fengxing furrowed his brow again and sighed. This matter could only be blamed on Bai Mengshi himself for not being efficient enough, he had endured for so long and it was already very difficult, if he couldnt save him in front of the Emperor, then it wouldnt be Lis fault.

  Li Huaiyu listened, but slightly curled her lips, and a bright light appeared in her eyes.

  He handles matters decisively, being upright and not accommodating. Compared to those officials who are hesitant and indecisive, he is much better! Who says he doesnt have an iron fist? Isnt this a good start?

  "If this case is closed, Meng Hengyuans crime can be determined." Jiang Xuanjin said, "The banned drug used by Bai Mengshi is the Yidianxue stored in the Mengji warehouse. The case is conclusive evidence that Meng Hengyuan privately trafficked banned drugs, and the evidence is sufficient."

  Upon hearing this, Meng Hengyuan hastily looked towards Li Fengxing.

  Li Fengxing smiled incredulously: "Do you have any direct evidence to prove that the banned drug used by Meng was given by Meng Hengyuan?"

  Jiang Xuanjin slightly paused.

  Li Fengxing said: "Just based on the poison used by Bai Mengshi, its forced to say that Meng Hengyuan bought and sold banned drugs. Dont you think theres a suspicion of misplaced anger?"

  He smiled: "Its really a case of a heros anger for a beauty!"

  Before Jiang Xuanjin could react, the person sitting in the chair slapped the armrest and stood up with a "pa" sound.

  "Bai Meng herself confessed in the Kyoto government office, saying that the medicine was given by her father. This is not even direct evidence, what else can be considered as evidence? Before you speak, have you carefully reviewed the case files?"

  Li Fengxian was taken aback.

  Li Huaiyu glared at him, mimicking his previous aggressive tone and retorting word for word: "Who dares to say that Meng Hengyuan is selling banned drugs just because of a little poison? Does the adult not know that three thousand catties of banned drugs were found in the Meng familys warehouse? Their warehouse was filled with three thousand catties of goods and they claim to be unaware, who would believe that?"

  "This case is clearly conclusive evidence. What benefits have you received, sir, that you would disregard the facts and go all out to protect the unscrupulous merchant?"

  The girl who was still weak just now, as soon as she opened her mouth, it was like a different person. A long string of words was spoken without stopping for breath, every word and sentence was reasonable, and Lai Fengxing was made to turn pale with anger.

  "You... " He said incredulously, "You, a female subject, how dare you publicly criticize this official?"

  "Didnt you adults say so?" Li Huaiyus face smiled but his heart didnt, and he said in the same tone as before:

  "A burst of anger for the sake of a beauty!"