After being read, the abstinent prince bullies others with his wife every day

"The person has been found." Jiang Yu said.

"Really?!" Lin Shuning's voice immediately rose an octave, and her eyes sparkled brightly: "Who is it? Where? Male or female? When will it start?"

A series of questions exploded in Jiang Yu's ears like a string of cannonballs.

He didn't show any impatience. There was a faint light in his narrow black eyes, and he smiled slightly: "That person has been busy recently. You can meet him when he finishes the things he is doing."

Lin Shuning nodded in conviction and expectation: "Okay!"

The shaking of the carriage made Lin Shuning, who had already gotten up early, quickly feel sleepy. Whenever she didn't sleep well in the past, strange images like the one just now would appear in her mind. She thought to herself that it must be because she didn't sleep well last night that she reacted abnormally under the influence of the white light.

Ah, sleeping is indeed the only eternal and unchanging thing in life!

She yawned, leaned on the cushion and fell into a deep sleep. When Chen Zhao woke her up, Jiang Yu had disappeared.

Lin Shuning was sleepy. She pushed away the crane cloak that had covered her without her knowing when, and murmured, "Where is your master?"

"Something happened, so my master went back first. He said that Miss Third didn't get enough rest last night, so he told his subordinates not to wake you up and just send you back directly." Chen Zhao helped Lin Shuning get off the carriage and lifted the curtain behind it. "There are two thousand taels of silver in this box. I'll have someone move it to the yard for Miss Third."

When Lin Shuning heard that there was money coming in, his eyes lit up immediately and his sleepiness disappeared instantly.

She waved her hand and said, "You go first. Leave the money here. I'll find a way to deal with it."

"Yes, I'll take my leave then." Chen Zhao nodded, pulled the reins, and drove the carriage out of Lin Shuning's sight.

When there was no one around, Lin Shuning waved her hand, and a whole box of silver and money was immediately received into the space. She returned to the Shangshu Mansion happily humming a little tune.

"Today is a good day. Everything I want will come true~ Hey! Hey! Hey!"

……

Night fell, shrouding the sky above the imperial city. Tonight, the stars were sparse and the moon was pale, with rolling clouds, and there was no trace of the bright and clear atmosphere of a summer night.

The light in the imperial study was still bright. The eunuch at the door narrowed his eyes and yawned quietly.

After being summoned, Jiang Yu went in.

"Father," Jiang Yu had already sent someone to deliver the military pay he had found to the palace. He lowered his eyes and bowed, "I have found the murderer who killed County Magistrate Liu, as well as the part of the military pay he had embezzled."

Emperor Jingsheng, who was wearing a dragon robe and reviewing memorials at the imperial desk, finally raised his head, took the memorial from Jiang Yu in Eunuch Li's hand, glanced at it, and said, "So, what do you think?"

Jiang Yu raised his eyes and said, "After the death of Magistrate Liu's third wife, the clues were cut off, but my eldest brother has been under house arrest during this period and has been under constant surveillance. It is basically impossible for him to contact the outside world. In my opinion, it is better to release my eldest brother from house arrest first. After all, my eldest brother is the crown prince. If he is unreasonably confined for a long time without solid evidence, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction and protests from the court officials."

Emperor Jingsheng did not speak.

He leaned back and closed his eyes slightly. He looked tired in the curl of candlelight smoke. Although there were no wrinkles on his face, he suddenly looked much older.

Jiang Yu suddenly felt a sour feeling in his heart.

After a long while, Emperor Jingsheng finally opened his eyes. In the slightly swaying candlelight, the face of this emperor who had devoted his entire life to the people and Great Yan flickered. He said with some self-mockery: "As an emperor, I am too restrained.

For three years, three whole years, I have not heard a single rumor. How could a small county magistrate be so meticulous and calculating? All my officials are involved in this, and they are corrupt and rotten inside. I am afraid there are countless of them who are in collusion with each other!"

Emperor Jingsheng's eyes were dark and deep, and a cold smile appeared on his lips: "It seems that what I have been worried about has finally become a reality."

Jiang Yu lowered his eyes and said, "I think that this kind of restraint can sometimes become the sharpest weapon to take down the enemy without shedding blood."

There was a faint light flashing in Emperor Jingsheng's eyes, and then he looked at Jiang Yu with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

He raised his eyes, his gaze was cold and sharp: "Since they want me to close the case, and are afraid that I will dig deeper, then I will comply with their wishes and the case will end here. As for the crown prince, I will issue an order to lift his house arrest."

Jiang Yu's eyes were filled with a deep and moving light, as if he wanted to say something, but he finally suppressed his thought and nodded: "Yes."

Emperor Jingsheng continued, "The military pay must be sent back to the border. Who do you think is the safest person to do it?"

"I think it's better to let Big Brother handle it. Father has indeed neglected Big Brother recently. This way, we can appease the court officials and send a signal to all parties. As for how to interpret it, that's..."

Jiang Yu's eyes were still as calm and steady as usual. He raised his eyes to glance at the emperor who had a gloomy expression behind the imperial desk, and said nothing more.

After a moment, Emperor Jingsheng nodded and said, "Then it will be as you said. After the corruption case is over, I will secretly summon General Yun and his family to return to the capital, and you will escort them secretly at that time. You have worked hard these days. You are not in good health. You should take care of yourself. You can leave first."

"Yes, I will retire."

Upon hearing the news that General Yun and his family were about to return to the capital, Jiang Yu's face did not show much expression. After responding, he slowly retreated.

Emperor Jingsheng pinched his brows and gave a look to Eunuch Li beside him: "Go, summon the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."

Eunuch Li took the order and walked out quickly.

Not long after, Jiang Hong and Pei Yan arrived. The two knelt on the ground and said in unison: "Your son (daughter-in-law) greets your father."

Emperor Jingsheng raised his hand: "Everyone, get up."

He looked at Jiang Hong, his expression softened a lot: "Now your sixth brother has investigated the matter clearly. It is true that the emperor misunderstood you. You have been wronged during this period."

Jiang Hong bowed his head and clasped his hands: "I am not wronged, I just want to be cleared of all charges."

"Well," Emperor Jingsheng picked up the teacup on the imperial desk and took a sip. "Yu'er is very efficient and couldn't bear to see you, his elder brother, being wronged. He advised me to give you the job of escorting the military pay so that you can completely clear yourself of this false charge."

Emperor Jingsheng put down the teacup and looked at Jiang Hong with gloomy eyes.

Jiang Hong's expression changed, and a fleeting cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He lowered his eyes and bowed, "Thank you, father. I will personally come to thank you, sixth brother. I will not let you down and will personally escort the military pay to the border in good condition."

"That's great," Emperor Jingsheng nodded slightly, then changed the subject and said, "I called you two here today because I have one more thing to ask you. You have been married for quite some time, so why haven't you made any progress yet?"

His gloomy eyes fell on Pei Yan who was standing upright: "Your mother is already urging me to take in a few more concubines for the crown prince."

Pei Yan's body trembled slightly. Jiang Hong glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and said calmly, "I have important matters to attend to now, so I don't have time to care about love affairs. Let's put the matter of taking a concubine aside for now. We can discuss it after I come back from the border with the military pay."

"Well," Emperor Jingsheng sighed, "You two should both quickly expand the royal family. Go down."

"Yes, I will take my leave."

Pei Yan pursed her lips and followed Jiang Hong out. As soon as they stepped out of the palace door, they bumped into someone head-on. The three of them stopped immediately and the air was stagnant for a moment.

"Your humble servant Gu Wen greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."

Gu Wen quickly glanced at the two people in front of him, took a few steps back, and bowed.

Pei Yan lowered her eyelashes, her eyes trembled under her long eyelashes, then she turned her head away slightly and pursed her lips tightly.

"No need to be polite," Jiang Hong subconsciously looked at Pei Yan. Seeing her evasive gaze, he gritted his teeth and said sarcastically, "Life is full of encounters. I guess the three of us are really destined to meet. When the Crown Princess sees an old acquaintance, won't she say hello?"

Pei Yan raised her eyes to look at him, her dark eyes were soaked with a thin layer of mist. She turned her head and turned her gaze to Gu Wen, and said obscurely: "Master Gu, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Princess."

The voice was calm, gentle, and a little distant.

The two looked at each other in silence, but felt an indescribable feeling.

"That's enough," Jiang Hong said in a cold tone, as if he could no longer bear it. "Master Gu, you still have important matters to report to the emperor. This palace and the Crown Princess will not disturb you. Goodbye."

After that, he roughly grabbed Pei Yan's wrist and pulled her towards the East Palace.

When they reached a deserted place, Pei Yan finally couldn't help but struggle violently: "Your Highness, you hurt me, let go, let me go!"

She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she suddenly shook off the big hand that was holding her and stopped.

Jiang Hong turned around and looked at the woman who was glaring at him angrily with red eyes and a layer of mist. He smiled self-deprecatingly: "Why, did I delay you two former lovers from reminiscing about the past? Pei Yan, do you still have any shame? You are my woman now. Do you still expect Gu Wen to rekindle the old relationship with you?!"

"I didn't!" Pei Yan's eyes got redder, and her slightly trembling body looked weak and helpless, like the most delicate pistil in the strong wind, making people want to crush her even more brutally.

Jiang Hong approached her step by step, forcing her onto the rockery, leaving her with no way to retreat. He suddenly pulled her over fiercely, and his hot hands began to wander freely over her body.