He hugged her slender waist tightly, pressed his lips against hers, and deepened the kiss. When the kiss ended, Wan Shufang almost collapsed, breathing carefully, and was finally carried back by Chen Changli.

Seeing the two people being so affectionate, the maids at the gate couldn't help but laugh secretly, which made Wan Shufang blush again, but she didn't have time to blame Chen Changli.

As soon as I returned to the room, I was pulled away and enjoyed the beautiful scenery all night.

The next day, Wan Shufang didn't wake up until noon. As soon as she woke up, she saw that Chen Changli had already prepared breakfast and came over to help her dress with a smile.

Seeing the smile on his face, Wan Shufang couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Stop being so playful. Last night... who told you to act so silly?"

"This is not nonsense, this is a fun thing between husband and wife. Okay, okay, eat something quickly, we still have to go investigate the case, ma'am." Chen Changli coaxed softly, and finally coaxed her out of bed to eat.

Knowing that investigating the case was important, Wan Shufang stopped messing around with him and ate her meal in peace.

After dinner, the two went out. With the token, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang mobilized the secret guards to conduct a thorough investigation in the capital.

With the emperor's generous permission and the elite secret guards, they soon found out that the dandy young man from yesterday, Zhao Yue's nephew, had hidden the account book of Zhao Yue's collusion with the Minister of Revenue in his mansion. The two were immediately delighted and sneaked in, took out the account book, and went straight to the palace.

"Your Majesty, this is the account book we found, showing the collusion between Zhao Yue and the Minister of Revenue." Chen Changli presented the account book. Seeing the emperor flipping through it, he continued, "The records in the account book are clear and concise."

"The corruption case is directly pointed out. The Minister of Revenue is one of the masterminds behind it. Moreover, he is planning to transfer the stolen money and abscond. I have already sent people to stake out the necessary routes and will definitely recover the embezzled grain and grass."

"Good, good, good." The emperor was delighted and said three good words in a row. He closed the account book and said, "Do you have enough manpower? If not, I will allocate the Imperial Guards to you as well."

"No need. I checked. They don't have that many people. Elite secret guards are enough."

"Okay, Changli, if this matter is accomplished, you will be a great contributor to the Yong Dynasty. This corruption case involves too many people, and many people depend on this money to make a living." As he said this, the emperor sighed and patted Chen Changli on the shoulder.

Looking at the hand on his shoulder, Chen Changli felt as if he had been burdened with a heavy weight. He nodded vigorously, turned around and left the imperial study.

Outside the palace.

Chen Changli thought about what he was going to do next, suddenly stopped, put his hands on Wan Shufang's shoulders, and looked at her seriously.

Just as she was about to speak, Wan Shufang rejected her idea outright: "Chen Changli, I'm going with you. Don't think of letting me go home alone."

Hearing this, Chen Changli's face darkened: "Shufang, it's too dangerous to go there. I'm worried about you. You should go home first and wait for me to come back."

As he spoke, he also gave Wan Shufang a kiss on the face, as if to comfort her. Although he had made all the preparations, he still didn't want Wan Shufang to take risks, for fear that she would be hurt. But even if he didn't want to, Wan Shufang remained firm.

"I said I want to go. If you don't take me, I will follow you secretly." Wan Shufang's tone was calm. In just one sentence, Chen Changli could hear her determination.

He took a deep breath, feeling somewhat helpless, and took her hand again: "Then you must listen to me when the time comes, protect yourself, and hide in the space if you encounter any problems."

"Don't worry, I'm very capable. We've been through so much together. Don't you think Your Excellency the Duke knows what I'm capable of?"

She teased jokingly, and the originally solemn atmosphere instantly eased. Smiles appeared on the faces of both of them, and they left the palace together and headed towards the ambush point of the secret guards.

After two days of waiting there, they finally caught the escaped Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

As soon as the target appeared, Chen Changli immediately became alert and suddenly ordered when he approached: "Attack!"

In an instant, all the black-clad secret guards rushed out and surrounded the Minister of Revenue's men. Looking at the people who suddenly appeared, the Minister's face changed drastically.

When he saw the dragon mark on the man's clothes, his expression turned pale and he kept muttering, "It's over, everything is over."

"After all, His Majesty found me and sent elite secret guards to capture me. Haha, he really thinks highly of me." The Minister said, and the next second, he saw Chen Changli and Wan Shufang.

The Minister of Revenue was also familiar with these two important figures and could not help but chuckle, "My Lord and Lady, Your Majesty is really honoring me by letting me die at your hands."

"Death? That's too easy for you." Wan Shufang said lightly and winked at the secret guard. He instantly understood and walked forward to search the goods.

After a moment, the secret guard came back and saluted Wan Shufang.

"Madam, we have checked everything, not one is missing, and I also found this."

Hearing this, the two took the things in his hand. They were instantly surprised when they saw that in addition to the embezzled grain and grass, there were also secret letters between the Minister of Revenue and Zhao Yue.

Chen Changli held up the secret letter and gave the Minister of Revenue a cold look. "What else do you have to say? Come here, the Minister of Revenue has been found guilty of corruption. The evidence is irrefutable. He will be imprisoned immediately."

As soon as he finished speaking, the secret guards made a move to arrest the man, but the minister suddenly sneered.

"Heh, Chen Changli, do you think you won? Dream on." As soon as he finished speaking, blood suddenly flowed out of his mouth, his eyeballs rolled back, and he fell straight down.

This sudden situation caught several people off guard. They hurried to check and found that the person had bitten his tongue to commit suicide and was no longer breathing.

The clues are completely broken...

Chen Changli and Wan Shufang looked grave and waved their hands, "Take the things back first. Oh, and take his body back as well. Your Majesty will decide how to deal with it."

"Yes!" The secret guards received the order and acted quickly. They hurried back and Chen Changli handed over the secret letter and the corpse to the emperor, and then took Wan Shufang home.

Wan Shufang was depressed because the clue she had finally found was broken. She simply took advantage of Chen Changli's busy schedule to sneak out alone to relax.

She was walking aimlessly on the street with a messy mind, when suddenly a figure flashed before her eyes, bringing her thoughts back. She looked closely and was instantly shocked.

"Why is Achu here..."

Not far away, Shangguan Chu, who was supposed to be in a distant county town, suddenly appeared in Yongzhou City with Liu Mochen. The two of them were hugging each other and holding hands, looking very close, talking and laughing.

I don’t know what the two of them said, but Liu Mochen suddenly kissed her. The girl in his arms immediately reached out to hit him coquettishly and scolded him a few words.

Wan Shufang couldn't hear what they were saying, but she was still surprised by this scene: "It's not enough that Ah Chu and Liu Mochen appeared in the capital together, but they are so close..."

"What about Jamel Xiao?"

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