Her frail body should be well taken care of. Jiang Xuanjin took a glance and nodded lightly, without any suspicion.

  Hua Yu leaned against his shoulder, clenching her small fist and muttering to herself, how could she be so forgetful? After a few days of peaceful life, she almost threw away the deep hatred.

  The person next to me is Zi Yang Jun, the one who personally sent her to the Yellow Spring. Even if he was really deceived, thats still half a accomplice! If it werent for him, she wouldnt have died so quickly, nor would she have died with such regret.

  She is not Bai Zhen Ti, no matter how good he is to Bai Zhen Ti, its useless, he owes Danyang!

  Gritting her teeth, Huaiyu closed her eyes.

  This is fair, she will eventually get it back from him anyway.

  Jiang Xuanjin quietly flipped through the documents, his mood was quite good, unlike the complex emotions of the person beside him.

  Sunny days shine through the wooden carved paper windows, the house is filled with the fragrance of incense, holding important court affairs in hand, accompanied by a gentle and beautiful woman, the wind blows in from the door, gently swaying the curtains, filling the room with a dense spring atmosphere.

  If its possible, Jiang Xuanjin felt that spending his whole life like this would be fine.

  "Master."

  In the evening, Huai Yu was strolling in the courtyard when Qing Si followed her and whispered, "Those slaves released from Fei Yun Palace are being watched by His Majestys people."

  Noticing her surroundings without a trace, Huaiyu nodded slightly: "I knew he wasnt just thinking of forgiving him."

  This is using people as bait, with the line in his hands, just waiting for the fish to take the hook.

  Who says Jiang Xuanjin is benevolent? Doesnt she also treat the lives of people in her palace as nothing?

  She thought for a moment and then said in a low voice, "Think of a way to pass on a message to Lu Zhanggui, telling him to take care of the person and not let them be swallowed up by the fish."

  "Yes."

  She continued walking as if nothing had happened, thinking about things while she walked, and just as she was getting engrossed in her thoughts, she suddenly felt that someone beside her was staring at her.

  "Who?" Hua Yus eyes narrowed, and the green silk behind her reacted even faster, flying up to grab the person hiding behind the pillar.

  "Little... sister." Ling Xiu looked at her with a nervous and uneasy expression.

  "Whats wrong with you?" Hua Yu smiled, relaxing her guard, "Why are you hiding behind the pillar for no reason?"

  Ling Xiu bit her lip: "The slave is waiting for Young Master, there are important things that have not been prepared yet."

  "Whats important?" Huai Yu was a bit perplexed, "What thing?"

  She gave her a complex look, surprised and somewhat angry: "You dont remember?"

  Looking at her expression, Huai Yu thought it was not good and hurriedly rubbed his temples: "The previous thing... I dont remember much, can you remind me?"

  Lingxiu stamped her foot: "Tomorrow is the anniversary of Third Aunts death. If you cant remember anything else, how could you forget this? According to past conventions, today we should prepare incense, candles, paper money and choose a good location!"

  Bai Fus third aunt, the birth mother of Bai Zhu Ti.

  Li Huaiyu suddenly realized and patted her own forehead: "Its not something that should be forgotten, luckily you reminded me, Qing Si, hurry up and help prepare."

  "Yes." The green silk nodded and turned around to walk out of the courtyard.

  Hua Yu smiled and pulled Ling Xius hand, shaking it lightly: "Good Ling Xiu, dont be angry. You also know that your sister has been foolish for three years, so its inevitable to forget some things. In the future, if there is such an important thing that I forgot, you remind me."

  Ling Xiu looked at her, with mixed feelings in his heart.

  She had been waiting for her younger sister to regain consciousness, but when she finally did, it was as if she had completely changed into a different person. If not for the fact that she had witnessed it with her own eyes, she wouldnt have dared to believe that the person in front of her was actually her weak and timid younger sister.

  Previously, she had some doubts, but thought that she was just a bit eccentric. However, when she saw Xiao Jie and Qing Si together, Ling Xiu felt like an outsider, while Qing Si seemed to have been serving Xiao Jie for many years.

  That doesnt seem like her little sister after all.

  "Hey, dont ignore me!" Hua Yu stretched out her hand and waved it in front of her eyes, "Are you really angry?"

  Ling Xiu returned to her senses and lowered her head, saying: "How could a slave like me dare to offend Young Master?"

  "Im really afraid youll cry." With hands clasped together and a smile, Hua Yu bowed to her and said, "As long as you dont get angry or cry, Ill do whatever you say, okay?"

  Looking at this smiling face, Lingxiu suddenly remembered the time when she was in the White House, this person was covered in injuries and also comforted her not to cry.

  Her heart softened, she sighed and said: "Young lady, dont be too serious, Ill go prepare things. You remember to get up early tomorrow."

  "Good." Huai Yu cleverly responded.

  Lingxiu bowed and left, walking two steps outwards before turning back to take another glance at her.

  Still that porcelain face, raven hair like clouds, almond eyes curved. No matter how similar people in the world are, its impossible for two people to be exactly alike.

  People are still the same, but their temperament has changed greatly.

  Shaking her head, Lingxiu lifted her skirt and walked out of the Moon Gate.

  Hua Yu stood still, watching as the smile on her face slowly disappeared, replaced by a hint of distress. Its not easy to deceive people either, there will always be a moment when the truth slips out.

  Settle it before exposure, quick fight and quick decision.

  The case of the gambling den had been investigated for over half a month, and Bai Dezhong finally brought a thick memorial to report to the emperor on the first day he resumed his morning court.

  Jiang Xuanjin was seated beside him, and with a slight raise of his eyes, he could see the cuff of Bai Dechongs court attire, which didnt have a single wrinkle.

  "I thought it was just a trivial matter among the people, but who would have thought that it would involve officials from the imperial court." Li Huailians face was still pale, his left hand placed on the soft pillow without moving, his right hand flipping through the documents held by the eunuch, saying in a low voice, "Thank you for your hard work, White Sir."

  Bai De cupped his hands: "Supervising the officials and clearing up the atmosphere of the imperial court is just a matter within my duties, I just didnt expect that Master Yi would also be implicated."

  Ziyang Juns bowl of soup led him to investigate Yi Yan, and upon investigation, he discovered that Yi Yan had a deep connection with the gambling den. It turned out that on that day, they had made preparations to capture people in advance, and the gambling den had set up a trap for the two young masters of the White family, while Yi Yan was responsible for sending them to prison.

  This move was intended for what Bai De couldnt think through, but its clear that he came at the Bai family. Since thats the case, theres no need for him to hold back either.

  After carefully reading the memorial, Li Huailins face didnt look too good: "The imperial guard of the capital is actually mixed up with a civilian gambling den? Has his mansion been searched?"

  Bai De nodded his head: "Ive searched, this is the second thing I wanted to say."

  As he spoke, he pulled out another memorial from his sleeve and held it above his head with both hands: "Your minister has no authority to dispose of a general of a thousand stones, please let Your Majesty decide."

  As soon as he heard this, Li Huairan knew that Yi Yang had made a mistake. He hastily ordered the eunuch to bring over the memorial and after reading it, his brow furrowed in great anger: "Over 1 million taels of white silver? When did the annual salary of you officials change from grain to silver?"

  The whole court was in an uproar, and people couldnt help but whisper to each other. Liu Yunlie stood beside Bai Dezhong, his face not looking too good.

  This was originally a set given to Jiang Xuanjin, who would have thought that it would actually involve Bai Dechong? This is good, wasnt able to force Jiang Xuanjin to concede, instead ended up dragging Yi Yong in.

  However, why did Yi Yang have dealings with the gambling den? With so much silver secretly stored at home, why didnt he know about it?

  "I, your humble servant, have carefully investigated and found that the total amount of black money in the Changan Street gambling house is over 800,000 taels. Among them, there are three large transactions: one is 200,000 taels, which was sent to the gambling house on the sixth month of the sixth year of Daxing and exchanged for chips, and then exchanged out on the same day, going to the former Prime Minister Zhangs Long Historys residence. The other two transactions both flowed into Yi Fu this year, with amounts that exactly match what was found."

  Bai De sighed heavily: "I asked Yilang at the time, he said it was won in a gambling house. But that gambling house is notorious for cheating, and previously let Master Yi win over 100,000 taels... Im afraid its somewhat absurd."

  He slapped his right hand on the armrest and Li Huailin angrily said: "With such ironclad evidence in front of him, he still dares to quibble?"

  Jiang Xuanjin, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up: "The silver that flowed out of the gambling house was probably won."

  "Are you going up?" Li Huailin looked at him with some surprise.

  Jiang Xuanjin raised his eyes and cupped his hands, continuing: "But I dont understand, the Northern Wei laws are clearly stated, officials in the court cannot participate in gambling, those who violate this will be dismissed. Why did Lord Yi knowingly break the law?"

  He said this, and suddenly Bai De remembered something. He furrowed his brow and said: "According to this, Lord Yi is not only suspected of accepting bribes through the gambling house, but also violated the law."

  This crime is more likely to be convicted than bribery, and officials who participate in gambling will be directly dismissed and investigated.

  Li Huailian thought for a moment, nodded after folding his hands: "Then let the Lord of the Court decide the punishment."

  Hearing this, Liu Yunlie reluctantly came back to his senses, lowered his eyes and stepped forward with clasped hands: "Your subject obeys the edict."

  Looking at him, Jiang Xuanjin said: "The other 200,000 taels that Lord Bai mentioned earlier went to the residence of Li Fongxing, and the time coincides with the drought in Jiangxi. It seems that the case of the former prime ministers long history can also be thoroughly convicted."

  Li Fengxing was originally to be exiled, but because Liu Yunlie had not yet investigated the source of the 200,000 taels of silver in his mansion, he was temporarily detained. Li Fengxing still held out hope in prison, waiting for the storm to pass and someone to intercede on his behalf.

  Liu Yunlie silently sighed and cupped his hands towards Jiang Xuanjin: "You are right."

  This time he really did misjudge someone, and no matter how unwilling he was, he had to bow his head to Zi Yang Jun.

  However, he lowered his head, but Jiang Xuanjin didnt plan to let him off so easily.

  "Speaking of the great drought in Jiangxi in the sixth year of Daxing, I dare to ask a question, does Your Majesty still remember the incident where the group of ministers forced the palace that year?"

  Jiang Xuanjin asked very gently, lightly brushing his sleeves, as if chatting with the emperor on the dragon chair.

  However, when these words fell on the imperial court, they shocked all the ministers to gasp in unison, and Li Huailin on the throne was also startled.

  "Zi Yang Jun!" Liu Yun Lie was annoyed, "So many years have passed, how can this be brought up again?"

  At that time, Princess Danyang first privately embezzled the silver for disaster relief, which led to unresolved disasters and epidemics throughout the city, provoking public resentment. Later, she insisted on her own way, sealing off three cities in Jiangxi and executing dozens of officials, angering the ministers. In a fit of collective indignation, Liu Yunlie led hundreds of officials in storming the palace, kneeling outside the young emperors palace, and petitioning the young emperor to take charge.

  It was said that it was for seeking justice, but at the time, that behavior was equivalent to forcing the palace, even if it only forced the eldest princess, the young emperors heart might not have been displeased.

  Now that the Emperor has taken over, everyone tacitly forgot about this matter.

  Who would have thought that Jiang Xuanjin would bring it up again in the imperial court!

  Liu Yunlie was furious, and after his anger subsided, he felt a little panicked, unable to help but sneak a few glances at the person on the dragon chair.

  Li Huailians expression was solemn, and he lowered his eyes in silence for a long time before speaking in a low voice: "I remember."

  At that time, he was only eleven years old, held in the arms of his elder sister and sat on the dragon chair, watching the palace people nervously blocking the palace gate, listening to the sound of "Your Majesty" outside, scared to tremble.

  The princess patted his back to comfort him, "Dont panic, nothing will happen when General Xu Xian returns. Later, Ill take you to the Imperial Garden to play."

  "Will they rush in?" Little Huailian anxiously grasped her sleeve.

  Hua Yu smiled and shook her head: "It wont work, really rushed in, the imperial sister is standing in front of you."

  Even if the sky falls, there is still the eldest sister holding it up.

  Recalling the warmth and sense of security at that time, Li Huailin felt a slight tingling in his nose, realizing that he had lost his composure, he quickly took a light breath, composed himself and looked at Zi Yangjun who was lowering her head.

  "Why did you bring this up?"

  Jiang Xuanjin calmly said, "Li Fengxing has already confessed his crime, and the fate of the disaster relief silver is also clear. Your Majesty, shouldnt you seek justice for your own imperial sister?"

  As soon as this remark came out, not only Liu Yunlie, but also Qi Han and Si Tu Jing stood up together: "Your Majesty!"

  The Empress Dowager has passed away. It would not be an exaggeration to call her a taboo in the imperial court. He should have stopped at forcing his way into the palace, but instead, he even let the Emperor seek justice for her?

  Hes gone mad, hes really gone mad! Liu Yunlie was right, Zi Yangjun must have been poisoned by someone. Not only is he biased towards the Dan Yang remnants, but he also wants to avenge Dan Yang?!

  Li Huailian was also taken aback, staring at Jiang Xuanjin with a complex expression for a while before asking in a low voice, "Can it really be done?"

  Jiang Xuanjin smiled lightly: "Right is right, wrong is wrong. Since the truth has been revealed, why cant one clear their name?"

  His eyes sparkled and Li Huailin raised an eyebrow with a smile.

  Everyone in the court stared at Jiang Xuanjin, with gazes that were piercing, puzzled, and mostly indignant. Jiang Xuanjin sat calmly, seemingly oblivious to it all, his demeanor composed.

  He returned to the palace in the late morning. Jiang Chong accompanied him on the way and couldnt help but say, "Third Brother, what you did was right, but this way, Im afraid youll isolate yourself from all the other officials."

  Jiang Xuanjin got on the carriage and calmly said: "I have never been one with them."

  "Even if Lady Kedan Yang... " Jiang Chong sighed, "even if everyone did something wrong at the beginning, it cant change anything now. Shes already gone."

  "This wont change anything either." Jiang Xuanjin shook his head, "Just like clearing her name of this crime wont change the fact that shes guilty of other crimes."

  Jiang Chong understood that his third brother was not possessed by a Gu to suddenly want to help the eldest princess, but rather he was doing what he thought was right. However... this was also being stubborn to an extreme degree.

  Helplessly shaking his head, Jiang Chong changed the subject and said: "You can move around now, go pay your respects to Father. Hes been worried about you all along and even went to the temple to pray for Guanyin for you two days ago."

  Guanyin? Jiang Xuanjin nodded, thinking it was also time to go and pay respects.

  So he returned to his residence, looked around and searched for Bai Zhuji everywhere, planning to take her with him. As a result, there was no one in the main building, and she couldnt be seen in the courtyard either.

  "Where did he go?"

  "The gentle breeze replied: Over by the washing pool."

  Whats going on at the washing pool? That place is out of the way, and Qing Si has already let it go. Whats the point of going there if nothings wrong? Jiang Xuanjin was puzzled and walked over to take a look.

  The Feng Shui by the pool is good, and the elegant case has been arranged with incense, candles, and offerings. Li Huaiyu knelt beside the brazier, burning sheet after sheet of paper money.

  Bai Zhu was also pitiful in a strange way. She had at least been brought up by her mother until she was four years old, but this girl hadnt even seen what her own birth mother looked like.

  Thanks to this blind date arranged by Bai Feng, she wouldnt have been able to get close to Jiang Xuanjin so smoothly otherwise.

  At this thought, Huaiyu was deeply moved and hastily stuffed paper money into the brazier.

  "Little sister!" Seeing the figure of Jun Shang in the distance, Ling Xiu was startled and quickly pulled her up. "You go and stop Jun Shang, dont let him come over and see."

  Jiang Xuanjin is back? Li Huaiyu turned her head and looked, pouting: "With this glance, youve seen everything thats worth seeing, what are you blocking?"

  "Youd better stop him then." Ling Xiu said flusteredly, "If Master Jun sees this, he wont be happy!"

  A married woman, burning paper for her own mother in her husbands family home, although not a serious taboo, still needs to avoid the people of her husbands family, so she chose this secluded place, thinking that even if someone comes looking for her, there will be time to cover up.

  Who would have thought that you actually came yourself!

  Ling Xiu was in a hurry, gently pushing his own little sisters waist and letting her go.

  Li Huaiyu was a bit perplexed, but still followed her lead and walked over, bumping his head into Jiang Xuanjins chest.

  "Oh no!"

  Jiang Xuanjin stood with his hands behind his back and asked her coldly, "What are you doing?"

  Hua Yu raised her head, with a serious face covering her forehead and said: "You bumped into me, pay me compensation!"

  Tired of being a bandit, now changing to be a strong thief? Jiang Xuanjin gave her a white eye and looked at the back: "What are you doing here?"

  On the other side, Lingxiu was frantically picking up things, but couldnt catch the fragrance of incense floating in the air. There were still unburned paper money in the fire basin, and the offerings on the table had nowhere to hide for a while, she was so anxious that tears almost fell.

  Hua Yu glanced at him and reached out to cover his eyes.

  "Just pretend you didnt see anything, okay?"

  He pulled down her hand and said slowly, "Ive seen it already."

  Hua Yus face turned slightly red with anger, and she grabbed his arm, spinning him around. With a rather impertinent tone, she said: "May I borrow a spot from you to burn some paper? You dont mind, do you?"

  This overbearing tone is as if saying "If you mind, Ill call all the brothers in the entire vegetable market to come and hack you to death".

  Jiang Xuanjin gave her a slanted glance: "Normally speaking, you should be apologizing to me right now, not pinching my arm and threatening me."

  "Why plead guilty?" Hua Yu glared, "Am I not doing this for your sake?"

  In his ink abode, burning paper money, was it still for his sake? Jiang Xuanjin chuckled and gently lifted her chin: "Fabricate."

  "Listen to me, ah-choo! Listen to what I have to say!" Li Huaiyu wiped her mouth and said, "That day you mentioned the Seven Outlaws, and later I asked Lingxiu about it. Lingxiu said that the first article of the Seven Outlaws is not obeying ones parents - a woman who does not obey her parents will be divorced!"

  "Today is the anniversary of Bai Fengs death, if I dont burn paper money for her here, wouldnt that be unfilial? You like me so much, if I get divorced by the Jiang family because of being unfilial, wouldnt you be heartbroken?"

  "For your sake, this paper money must be burned today!"

  Its really well-reasoned and logical.

  "Should I thank you then?"

  "Its just family, no need to thank me." She heard the sarcasm but still shamelessly pretended not to and nodded in agreement. After Lingxiu finished packing, she pulled him out of the house.

  How could something so obvious be right in front of him and yet Ziyang Jun was still being fooled?

  Yes.

  On the imperial court, the kings gaze was as sharp as a knife. Under his eyes, one eye was open and the other was closed, allowing the person beside him to pull him away from the inkstone pool without any objection.

  Ling Xiu let out a sigh of relief, cold sweat all over her face.

  Li Huaiyu didnt know about these household rules, so she also didnt think that Jiang Xuanjin not being calculative was a big deal. After leaving the washing pool, she smiled and asked him: "You came looking for me on purpose, is there something going on?"

  Jiang Xuanjin said: "Go and pay respects to Father."

  "Good." Huaiyu smiled and nodded, "Its been a while since Ive seen Old Master too."

  Looking at her like this, it seems she has completely forgotten that she was locked in the Buddhist hall by Old Master previously.

  Li Huaiyu actually didnt forget, its just that the other party did something reasonable and she couldnt keep harping on it. Although she would be petty and hold grudges elsewhere, towards someone she had to call "dad", she was always very tolerant.

  At least there is still shouting.

  Compared with Bai Dezhong, Huaiyu felt that the old master of the Jiang family had an advantage, which was that he was kind and gentle, and didnt talk much, unlike Old Man Bai who would go on and on when teaching.

  But today, things seem different.

  "This is Guanyin Ive asked your father to get for you." The old master, leaning on his dragon-head cane, solemnly instructed the housekeeper to stuff a porcelain Guanyin into her bosom.

  Hua Yu smiled and thanked her, then looked at her with a puzzled expression and asked in a low voice the person beside her, Jiang Xuanjin: "Why is this Guanyin still holding a child?"

  Jiang Xuanyins face turned slightly dark.

  When he heard Big Brother say that, he was moved again, because Old Man Jiang wasnt very believing in gods and Buddhas, but he went to ask Guanyin for him, which is unprecedented.

  But what he asked for was Songzi Guanyin.

  "Father." Rubbing his temples with his hand, Jiang Xuanjin said, "As for the matter of having children, Ive never been in a hurry."

  Old Master Jiang frowned: "You got married late, if you dont hurry up and have a child, then Yaner will catch up with you first, wont the family hierarchy be all messed up?"

  "Whats wrong with that?" Jiang Xuanjin said helplessly. "Regardless of age, those who are older will always be one generation older."

  "Youre still arguing with me!" The old man scowled, "While Im still in good health for a few more years, hurry up and give the Jiang family another little descendant, is that so difficult?"

  As he spoke, he also took another glance at Li Huaiyu.

  Hua Yu hugged Guanyin and blinked innocently, her expression as bewildered as possible.

  Jiang Xuanjin slightly furrowed his brow, stepped forward and blocked her behind him, saying displeased: "This kind of thing depends on fate, how can it be forced?"

  Old Jiang sighed: "Your father doesnt necessarily want you to have one tomorrow, just dont make your father wait too long."

  "Got it." Jiang Xuanjin nodded in response with his eyes cast down.

  Li Huaiyu looked at him and felt that although he was reluctant to be urged by the old man, he seemed to be looking forward to having a child.

  What a pity! She patted her own belly and Jade shrugged. The medicine she should take, she wouldnt miss a single one.

  In the following days, except for attending court sessions, Jiang Xuanjin spent all his time cooped up with her in the Ink Dwelling.

  "This person is really strange, eating and shouting that their mouth hurts and wanting others to feed them, but at night it doesnt hurt? So energetic!"

  Jiang Xuanjin opened his mouth and stuffed all her true words back into her throat.

  Did you really take the old mans words to heart? Huai Yu raised an eyebrow, shamelessly entwining herself with him, and with a flick of her toe, she let down the bed curtains.

  Desperately, tirelessly indulging in pleasure, he wanted as much as she gave, making up for the years of unfulfilled desires in Dan Yang.

  Its always necessary to have a bowl of "invigorating" medicine afterwards.

  The moon was shining brightly on the branch, and the soft light filled the air. Huai Yu held a wooden comb to gently detangle Jiang Xuanjins raven-black hair as he sat half-reclined on the couch, his eyes fixed intently on the person in front of him.

  This is his man.

  As this thought flashed through his mind, he felt a slight warmth in his heart and couldnt help but take the hand that held the wooden comb and bring it to his lips for a light kiss.

  A numbness spread from her hand to her heart, and Huaiyu shivered, glancing at him.

  Jiang Xuans eyebrows and eyes were shrouded in a layer of moonlight, his dark pupils glistening with moisture as he stared at her motionlessly. His black hair was disheveled, his robes half-tied up, revealing an unbridled beauty.

  She swallowed her saliva and couldnt help but reach out to stroke his face: "Beautiful one, would you like to go with me to the temple tomorrow?"

  Temple? Jiang Xuanjin was puzzled: "Go for what?"

  She pointed to the Guanyin statue on the nearby table and said with a smile, "This thing still needs to be sought after by oneself."

  Jiang Xuanjin fell silent.

  Does he really think hes in a hurry to have children?

  He rubbed her shoulder with his fingers and didnt explain much. He pulled her over and said in a low voice, "Its better to rely on oneself than others."

  Li Huaiyu couldnt help but laugh and cry at the same time, stretching out her hand to push him while saying: "Tomorrow is also a must-go, Im so suffocated."

  "Good." He responded with a soft voice, gently stroking her, and then rolled back into the mandarin duck quilt.

  The next day, Jiang Xuanjin got up and went to court. Huaiyu covered her waist and lay on the edge of the bed, wailing continuously.

  Lingxius face turned red as she massaged her waist, whispering: "Chengxu and the others all said that Junshang didnt used to be close to women."

  "Pshaw!" said Li Huaiyu with a roll of her eyes, "The more proper someone appears in public, the more theyre actually a scoundrel behind closed doors!"

  "This is all a blessing, little sister," Ling Xiu said. "Others can only hope for it, but it wont come to them."

  She knew that Jiang Xuanjin had taken a liking to her and wanted her to have a child, but couldnt he show some restraint? Poor Bai Zhuijis old waist was almost broken.

  After a moment of hesitation, Li Huaiyu caught sight of Qing Sis return out of the corner of her eye and hastily ordered Ling Xiu: "Bring me some breakfast."

  "Yes." Ling Xiu responded and left, Qing Si came in and closed the door with a sweep of her hand.

  "How is it?"

  "Return to Master Zi, the news has already been released."

  "Very well." Holding her hand, she got out of bed and changed into a simple dress. After finishing breakfast, she prepared to go out.

  Cheng Xiao was still guarding at the gate of the courtyard when he saw her come out with a green silk fabric, and asked somewhat unexpectedly: "Arent you waiting for Jun to arrive?"

  Huai Yu said: "I feel uncomfortable staying at home, Ill go to the White Dragon Temple first and burn a few more incense sticks. When you return from court, tell him to come find me."

  Staying in Moju for so many days is unbearable, its normal. I didnt suspect anything and nodded in agreement.

  As they stepped out and boarded the horse carriage, Qing Si said in a low voice, "Mr. Lu said that a message will be sent within an hour."

  Li Huaiyu lowered his head, touched the Buddhist beads on his wrist, felt slightly guilty for a moment, then calmly said: "Lets set off."

  Jiang Xuanjin used the people of Fei Yun Palace as bait to catch the person who was secretly plotting against her, so why cant she use him as bait to catch the same kind of person? With his skills, it would be much easier for him to save his life than those palace people.

  She had made up her mind several days ago, waiting for an opportunity to lure him out of the house, secretly releasing the news, and seeing if the mastermind would take action on this perfect assassination opportunity.

  If she had moved her heart, then she would have a follow-up move to catch people. If not... then it was just her accompanying Jiang Xuanjin to burn two incense sticks.

  This is a very reasonable arrangement, but for some reason, she felt a little flustered.

  Jiang Xuanjin knew nothing and after coming down from the court, he heard Chongxus words and immediately went to Baidi Temple with his men.

  "The masters mood is not bad." He glanced at the people in the carriage and sat on the shaft, whispering, "These days seem to have been quite happy all along."

  "The affairs are going smoothly, and on top of that, your wife is obedient."

  Its mainly because the wife is obedient and lets him bully her, how can he not be happy? Such a serious person, now secretly smiles behind his wifes back, the clear and cold ink pupils smile, dont know how many layers of spring mountains have been transformed.

  I recall the smile on your lips when you left Ink Dwelling at dawn, and I couldnt help but shiver with a chill.

  The horse carriage passed through the forest in the north of the city, and all around was very quiet. Cheng Xū and Yu Fēng both held their breath, concentrating and being vigilant.

  There were many people passing through the forest in the past, but today I dont know why, a road looked empty all the way to the end, not a single person. Cheng Xu was just feeling strange when he suddenly heard a sharp whistle piercing the air.

  "Master, be careful!" A low shout blocked the hidden weapon, and two people got off the carriage together with the guards on the side, surrounding the carriage.

  The trees in the forest swayed with light and shadow, and a figure appeared after a while, faintly visible. Jiang Xuanjin lifted the car curtain to take a look, slightly furrowing his brow.

  The wind blew away the eyebrow hairpin and rode on the void, but found that there were indeed many people coming, with constant movements from all directions, and the branches rustling. However, they seemed to be hesitant about something, and did not make a move for a long time.

  "There are more and more people." Cheng Xus heart sank, he turned his head and said in a low voice, "Master, lets break through the gap later, you go first."

  Jiang Xuanjin got out of the car, took a look around and shook his head saying: "Cant escape now."

  The other party obviously came prepared, knowing the number of guards he usually brought with him, and had laid an ambush several times larger than theirs, specifically waiting for him here.

  More disasters than blessings.

  "Who leaked the news?"

  Who knows? Jiang Xuanjin pursed his lips, the wounds on his body had not fully healed yet, if he got hurt again, when he returned, Bai Zhiyi would definitely scold him again.

  But now hes not even sure if he can go back.

  The rustling sound kept coming, and the people around them grew from a few scattered ones to dozens, finally surrounding them with over a hundred knife-wielding, masked men.

  "See you again."

  The man in front rushed up and waved the knife in his hand: "Jun Shang, I told you last time, since you want to protect that beast, go die together!"

  Jiang Xuanjin furrowed his brow: "Its you again."

  Those who smashed the Danyang coffin on the imperial road in the past, Yi Yang had never investigated, and unexpectedly appeared here.

  "It was me, last time I showed you mercy and didnt finish you off." The man sneered, "This time its different."

  Staring at him seriously for a while, Jiang Xuanjin said: "Ive seen you before."

  The person in charge was startled and subconsciously touched the towel on his face, frowning: "Who are you trying to scare?"

  Only showing a pair of eyes outside, even if seen before, would not be recognized.

  Jiang Xuanjin shook his head and was about to say something else when someone beside him said, "Sir, I think we should stall for more time. Be careful that this person is not trying to deceive us!"

  That makes sense, the man nodded, swung the big knife in his hand and slowly approached with the person.

  A dense crowd of people, watching the situation with a sense of despair. With such a huge disparity in numbers, no matter how high ones martial arts skills are, its useless, and all they can do is fight for their lives to see if they can give their lord a glimmer of hope.

  The gleaming blade, the murderous aura overflowing, a dozen or so guards were pressed together in a heap, fearfully protecting the central Ziyang Jun, the atmosphere tense, ready to erupt at any moment.

  Just then, the rustling sound came from the woods again.

  The people at the outermost part of the circle noticed, turned their heads back and were startled. They hurriedly patted the people beside them, signaling them to be careful behind. One layer patted another, just as the leader was about to take action with his knife, his shoulder was also patted.

  "Whats going on?" He turned back impatiently.

  In the woods, the banner of the city guard was flying high, and Deputy General Jiang Quan and Xu Yin, the head of the imperial court, were standing at the forefront. As soon as they noticed them, he waved his hand and shouted: "Catch people!"

  "Yes!" The two hundred city guards shouted in unison, their voices shaking the sky.

  The first reaction of all masked people was to run, rush up and tear open a gap in the encirclement, and then desperately rush out.

  "Capture one alive."

  Cheng Xiao and Yu Feng responded, flying forward with their bodies, one on the left and one on the right, holding back the leader of that group.

  In the forest, a fierce battle broke out, with swords clashing and shouts of anger. The masked man who had escaped ran for his life without looking back, while those who couldnt escape fought desperately to the death. Just a short while ago, the mantis was in control, but within half an hour it was swallowed whole by the oriole.

  Xu Wan and Jiang Quan hastily came forward to pay their respects: "My lord has been frightened."

  Looking at them, Jiang Xuanjin did not have any joy of surviving a disaster, and coldly asked: "Who gave you the guts?"

  Jiang Quan looked puzzled: "What do you mean by this, sir? I and Lord Xu were informed that you had been surrounded by bandits here, so we rushed over..."

  "Its not even a stick of incense yet." Jiang Xuanjin interrupted him, "Ben Jun was surrounded, and its not even a stick of incense yet. You have the ability to gather so many people and rush over from two miles away?"

  "A wisp of incense? Xu Detians expression changed, and he shook his head: "Your Highness, we received the news an hour ago, but when we arrived, there was no one in sight. We were all about to withdraw when your carriage suddenly appeared again. We thought it was suspicious, so we took another look... who would have expected..."

  A message received an hour ago?

  This time Jiang Xuanjin was shocked. An hour ago, he had just finished his court session and hadnt even walked this way, so how could someone say that he was surrounded?

  Turning around, he saw that the ground was littered with corpses lying in all directions, and there was a faint smell of blood in the air. Cheng Xiao and Yu Feng were struggling to restrain the leader, who was being tied up.

  He took a step forward and Jiang Xuanjin reached out to pull off the persons face cloth.

  A very familiar face, but he couldnt remember where he had seen it before.

  "Hes willing to use himself as bait just to catch me." The man spat and laughed, "Laboriously valued by Purple Sun, Im not losing out!"

  “……”

  He didnt use himself as bait, but someone else used him as bait instead.

  With some anger in his heart, Jiang Xuanjin stood up straight and said: "Since they are assassins, Ill trouble the two of you to take them back to the yamen for further interrogation."

  "Are you not going back to the city together?" Xu Yan asked curiously.

  Jiang Xuanjin shook his head: "I still have something to attend to, you take him away."

  "Yes."

  He furrowed his brow and said in a low voice, "Something like this has happened, do you still want to go to the White Dragon Temple? It would be better to inform Madame and bring her back to the manor."

  "In a place like this, you let her pass, arent you afraid of being scared?" Suppressing his anger, Jiang Xuanjin said so and got on the carriage.

  Mounting the carriage again with Yufeng, they continued on their way to Baidi Temple.

  Incense smoke wafts in the White Dragon Temple.

  The green silk kept looking at the person beside her with a sideways glance, and finally couldnt help but speak out: "You stop eating."

  Li Huaiyu came back to her senses, looked down and only then discovered that she had been biting her fingernails all along. She dryly laughed twice, and hastily wiped her hands on her clothes.

  "Tense?" Qing Si frowned.

  "No, whats there to be nervous about?" Hua Yu casually picked up a fan and fiddled with it, saying, "Life and death are predetermined, wealth and honor are in the heavens."

  "You..." He gazed at her with a complex expression, shaking his head, "Shouldnt have used your body as a bet."

  Marrying Zi Yang Jun was a decision that seemed somewhat absurd. Although now Zi Yang Jun had indeed moved her heart as she wished, what about herself? Couldnt she also not hate him like before anymore?

  "Oh, dont worry," she said with a relaxed smile. "Im fine, its all just an act, dont be fooled by my performance."

  Is it? The green silk pursed her lips and sighed lightly.

  The signboard was shaken with a loud creaking sound, Li Huaiyu stared at the entrance of Baidong Temple, and her mind wandered slightly.

  A chopstick was knocked out and fell to the ground with a "pa" sound. She was stunned, bent down to pick it up.

  "Zhu Qi." The sound of incense wafted through the doorway.

  Li Huaiyu was startled and quickly raised her eyes. As soon as she saw the familiar figure in the distance, she couldnt help but smile.

  Jiang Xuanjin was as elegant as ever, without a single speck of blood on him. He walked towards her with an air of confidence, like a god descending from the heavenly palace, his eyebrows and eyes shrouded in a misty aura and radiant with a brilliant glow.

  She looked down at the slip in her hand, laughed even more happily, stretched out her hand to hold it up in front of her and exclaimed: "Look, youve drawn a top-grade lot!"

  Having just gone through a life-and-death situation, Jiang Xuanjin still had unease and annoyance in his heart, but when he lowered his head to look at her, he couldnt help but raise an eyebrow: "Really?"

  "Its great!" Pinching the contract, Huaiyu stretched out her hand and hugged him, burying her head in his chest. After a pause, she repeated again, "Its really great!"

  Its just a lucky draw, why be so happy? Jiang Xuanjin didnt understand, but still let her hug him and stood with her for a while.

  Her heart felt a little tight, and she couldnt say why. Li Huaiyu closed her eyes, her hands clenched tighter, wanting to grit her teeth and rub him into her bones.

  However, she couldnt lose her composure and let him sense anything.

  Taking a deep breath, Huaiyu let him go, half-scolding and half-concerned, asking: "Did you oversleep again this morning?"

  Jiang Xuanjin shook his head: "Something happened on the way."

  "Whats wrong?" She raised her eyes, which were clear and calm, without a hint of guilt.

  He gazed at her for a moment before Jiang Xuanjin lowered his eyes: "Nothing much, just a minor scuffle thats already been resolved."

  Is that still considered a small disturbance? The faces of the people in the back were still pale with fear, and if the city guards hadnt arrived, what would have been the consequences? He didnt dare to think about it!

  He pulled her into the main hall of the temple and said, "Burn incense and kowtow."

  Today, there were not many guests, but upon learning that Zi Yang Jun was coming, the main hall had already been cleared. In the large Buddhist hall, only two people knelt down, Jiang Xuan thought of withdrawing his hand to make a bow, but the person beside him grasped it tightly and wouldnt let go.

  "Whats going on?"

  Clutching his hand tightly, Huaiyu smiled and said: "I promised not to let go."

  "Dont be ridiculous, youre blaspheming Buddhism."

  "Fozai wouldnt think this is blasphemy." One hand grasping him, the other standing in front of his body, Li Huaiyu looked at the golden Buddha statue with a serious expression, piously bowing his head.

  Jiang Xuanjin struggled in vain, looked at her with disdain for a moment, and then kowtowed three times in front of the Buddha.

  As they set off for home, the two of them sat in the carriage, and Huaiyu started chattering away about what she had seen while waiting for him - a lovesick woman coming to ask for a marriage match, a filial son coming to ask for his mothers speedy recovery from illness, and other ordinary things that took on an extra layer of interest when spoken by her.

  Jiang Xuanjin quietly listened and calculated that they were almost at the forest, then took out a handkerchief and without saying another word, covered her mouth and nose.

  "Whats wrong?" Li Huaiyu blinked, saying in a deep voice, "Did you suddenly think Im stunningly beautiful and are afraid of being robbed by mountain bandits?"

  "Dont worry about it." He shook his head.

  Holding jade and smiling, she let him stretch out his hand to cover her, pretending not to smell the bloody scent blowing in from outside.

  After entering the main city, Jiang Xuanjin still asked her in a low voice: "Todays trip to Baidi Temple, have you told anyone else about it?"

  "Ive said it before," Hua Yu said, "We must inform the people of Moju about this."

  "What about the people of Moguri?"

  "Ive been in the main building all along, outside of Ink House, where can I go?"

  Nodding her head, Jiang Xuanjin didnt ask anything more.

  Li Huaiyu lowered her eyes and pinched his hand, thinking that this person was actually quite simple-minded. She said whatever he believed.

  As they passed by the official road, there was a loud noise outside. Huaiyu curiously asked: "Whats going on? Has something happened again?"

  He turned back and said to the people in the car: "There is an imperial edict posted."

  "Whats stuck on?"

  After listening to the discussions of the people next to him, Cheng Xiao said, "Your Majesty personally wrote a decree to the former Prime Minister Zhang Long, ordering him to carry out his punishment. I didnt see what was specifically written, but it seems that everyone is talking about Princess Chang of Danyang."

  Hua Yu was taken aback and grabbed Jiang Xuanjins hand, shaking it: "You must know, right?"

  "Youve seen it a few days ago."

  A few days ago... Huai Yu was tongue-tied: "Who was it that wronged Princess Chang?"

  He nodded.

  Her heart skipped a beat, she pouted and coquettishly said: "I want to go see the excitement, Your Majestys handwriting! Ive never seen what kind of writing our Emperor has."

  "Its no good."

  "Why?!"

  "There are too many people, its dangerous."

  "Then you come with me!"

  This person is getting more and more lawless, Jiang Xuanjin shook his head, withdrew his hand, and coldly turned away.

  Hua Yu saw the situation and immediately loosened her grip, jumped down from the car and squeezed into the crowd.

  "Master?" The driver stopped the car by the side of the road and looked at the ladys bouncing back, calling out in distress.

  "Who cares about her." The people in the carriage snorted coldly.

  There were too many people in front of the imperial edict, and despite Li Huaiyus simple dress today, she couldnt squeeze through the wall of people in front. She was so angry that she jumped up and down on the spot, her skirt flying. At the highest point of her jump, she could just catch a glimpse of the shadow of the imperial edict over the heads of the people in front, but it was only for an instant before she had to land, and she couldnt make out the words on it at all.

  A belly full of anger, with a jade-like determination, he stomped his foot fiercely and jumped up, unwilling to give in, looked back once more, and was about to fall again.

  However, this time, before she could fall down, her waist suddenly tightened.

  Someone reached out and grasped her waist, not only stopping her downward trend but also lifting her up a bit higher.

  Hua Yu was taken aback and turned her head in confusion, only to see Jiang Xuanjins face without any expression.

  "Look quickly." He said in a cold tone.

  Li Huaiyu was stunned, this posture is really... Many onlookers nearby were shocked and turned to look.

  "Are you not going to look?" Seeing that she had no reaction, Jiang Xuanjin let go and put her down, turning around to leave.

  "Ah!" She reached out to grab him, and Cui Yu cried with laughter, hugging his arm and refusing to let go. "Since youve already endured the pain of lifting me up, why not take a few more steps to accompany me?"

  Jiang Xuanyin was very impatient: "There are too many people."

  "Treat them all as radishes and cabbage!" She stamped her foot.

  Glaring at her irritably, Jiang Xuanjin looked back at Cheng Xiao and Yu Feng.

  Two men hit it off and came down from their vehicle to clear the way.

  The crowd of people were originally watching the imperial edict, but as they squeezed in, their gazes all fell on Jiang Xuanjin.

  Jiang Xuanyins face turned dark.

  Noticing that the old man seemed to be getting more and more irritable, Huaiyu hastily raised her head and quickly scanned the imperial edict.

  Huai Lins edict clearly stated the crime of Li Fengxing, and directly wrote out where most of the disaster relief silver went in the sixth year of Daxing. He did not explicitly clear Dan Yang Long Gong Zhus name, but everyone who read it understood that Li Fengxing was the main culprit, and they had wronged Dan Yang.

  Her heart warmed up, Hua Yu lightly took a breath and contentedly pulled Jiang Xuanjin back to the carriage, burying her head in his arms.

  Thank you.

  She said so in her heart.

  Jiang Xuanjin naturally couldnt hear it, thinking she was tired from jumping, and softly told Cheng Xiao to hurry back to the mansion.

  "I still have to go to the yamen." When they arrived at the gate of Jiangs residence, he put her down and said with pursed lips, "You go ahead and have lunch, dont wait for me."

  "Good." Huaiyu smiled and nodded, then watched as his carriage continued on its way to the yamen.

  Rode the emptiness and followed, but the imperial wind stayed behind.

  He hesitated for a moment by her side, then said in a low voice: "Just now on the way to Baidi Temple, Jun Shang was surrounded and almost lost his life."

  Li Huaiyu paused for a moment, slowly turned around, and asked with a complex expression: "Was the situation very critical at that time?"

  "A hairs breadth escape."

  "Whats wrong with you guys... acting like nothings happened?"

  Shaking his head, Yu Feng said, "No matter what happens, he wont let you worry."

  Even when he came back, he was afraid that she would know that someone had died in the forest, and thought of ways to cover it up.

  A face cold and indifferent, but a heart softer than anything else.

  Her throat felt a bit tight, Hua Yu clenched her teeth and took a deep breath, trying to suppress this strange feeling.

  She cant be moved by emotions, how could she be moved by a murderer?

  Jiang Xuanjin used to be more ruthless than her, nothing to sympathize with, even if she almost died, didnt he still not die? Unlike her, who can never become Dan Yang again.

  Clutching her fist, Li Huaiyu calmed herself down, put on a fake anxious face and muttered: "When he comes back, Ill have to comfort him properly."