Surprise! I emptied the emperor's private treasury before exile

Chu Ci, standing at the palace gate, seemed to be under a spell. He stood there blankly, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.

So why did she come to the palace this time?

Just to send someone into the palace with a legitimate reason?

But this isn’t right either!

The emperor and the prince's surprised expressions at that time didn't seem fake?

What kind of mystery is hidden here?

Chu Ci couldn't figure it out, so he just stared blankly at the majestic gate of the imperial palace for a long time. His thoughts were like a tangled mess and he couldn't sort them out.

Until Fan Jingrui got off work and came to pick her up.

"Madam, what are you thinking about?" Fan Jingrui's gentle voice sounded in her ears, bringing her back to reality from her deep thoughts.

"Husband, how did you know I entered the palace?" Chu Ci did not express her doubts immediately, but paused slightly, looked away, and cleverly changed the subject.

Fan Jingrui could clearly see that Chu Ci was not sincere, but he also glanced at the gate of the palace and chuckled: "My lady, why did you forget Jiang Li?"

Chu Ci then realized that he should have a personal maid by his side. However, because he was not used to having someone following him, and Jiang Li had been trained as a secret guard, it was easy for him to ignore her under normal circumstances.

Thinking of this, Chu Ci smiled slightly: "It's me who is confused."

Fan Jingrui rarely agreed, but solemnly took out an invitation from his pocket and handed it to Chu Ci, "Madam, can you take a look?"

"Someone sent this today. If you don't want to go, I will help you refuse it!"

"Invitation? For me alone?" Although Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui had been in Beijing for quite some time, because of her special experience of being adopted by a female doctor, the noble ladies in the capital have always been ashamed to deal with her.

Chu Ci knew this very well, but he didn't have the habit of trying to please someone who didn't like him.

But I didn’t expect that an invitation would be delivered to my door now, and it was an invitation written by the Princess of Shu herself?

Chu Ci pondered for a moment, frowned slightly, and said with a slightly worried look: "If I refuse, the other party won't come to my door, right?"

Upon hearing this, Fan Jingrui gently patted Chu Ci's hand, but said truthfully: "It's hard to say."

"After all, the Princess of Shu has a high status among the noble ladies in the capital. If we rashly refuse, her reaction will be unpredictable."

Chu Ci immediately understood what Fan Jingrui meant.

The smile on his face froze for a moment, then quickly returned to normal, and he said with a firm look, "Forget it, this is a good opportunity to get acquainted with the noble ladies in the capital."

"Just think of it as expanding the business for the future of the Women's College. The college is just starting out and needs support and help from all sides. Establishing connections with these ladies will always be beneficial to the development of the college."

When Chu Ci said this, his tone and expression made it seem as if he was ready to sacrifice himself heroically at any time, and it even carried a certain tragic and resoluteness.

Princess Minghui, who was hiding in the dark, couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing. She walked out from the shadows while laughing, "Sister Yixin, I didn't expect that you would be afraid sometimes?"

"Minghui? Why are you here? Did you get this invitation?" Chu Ci was full of suspicion. He looked left and right. There was only Minghui and a little girl about her age around them.

You know, ever since Minghui got into trouble, the King of Shu has been extremely concerned about Minghui's safety.

Normally, Minghui was always surrounded by a group of guards, but it was rare for her to be accompanied by only a little girl today. "Minghui? Why are you here? Did you do something with the invitation?" Chu Ci looked suspiciously, and saw that there was only Minghui and a little girl around her age.

You know, ever since Minghui got into trouble, the King of Shu has been extremely concerned about Minghui's safety.

Normally, Minghui is always surrounded by a group of guards. It is rare that she is only accompanied by a little girl today.

Princess Minghui didn't tell the reason right away, but just nodded gently, with a look of expectation and pleading: "It's me, I miss Sister Yixin, can I... can I go back to the Fan Mansion with you and stay for one night?"

Seeing Chu Ci's hesitation, Princess Minghui quickly added, "Don't worry, Sister Yixin, my father knows my whereabouts. I told him before I left, and he agreed that I could come to see you."

Princess Minghui had completely blocked the way out, so what could Chu Ci do? She sighed helplessly, with a hint of compromise in her eyes, and said, "Okay, get in the car."

Chu Ci guessed that Minghui wanted to see her for something, but she didn't expect that the severity of the matter was far beyond her imagination.

"Minghui, what did you say? Say it again?" Chu Ci's voice rose unconsciously, his face full of disbelief.

"Sister Yi Xin, you heard it right. The remnants of the previous dynasty that Grandpa Emperor and Uncle Crown Prince have been trying every means to find are right in the Prince of Shu's Mansion." Minghui sighed helplessly and repeated it again, her expression full of worry and tension.

Chu Ci was shocked, but more than that, he was deeply confused. "Why are you looking for me?"

"Since you can get out and reach the gate of the imperial palace, it shouldn't be difficult to enter the palace, right?" Chu Ci frowned and stared at Minghui, eager to get an answer from her.

"The chrysanthemum viewing banquet in three days is a trap set by those people for Sister Yixin." Minghui did not hide anything after hearing this and spilled everything she knew.

"I don't know the details, but they seem to think you've disrupted some of their plans."

"They think that as long as they get rid of you, Sister Yixin, their plan will succeed."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ci couldn't help but feel helpless and couldn't help but sigh that he was really too naive.

But they obviously underestimated themselves and overestimated their plans.

How could I be so easily tricked?

Wait, that's not right...

Chu Ci frowned, and suddenly turned his head, staring at Princess Minghui solemnly and seriously, his tone became particularly sharp: "Did you hear these yourself, or did your father tell you?"

Minghui is not an ordinary little girl. She is more mature than her peers.

Being questioned by Chu Ci, Ming Hui paused for a moment, a hint of hesitation flashed across her eyes, and she quickly regained her composure: "I heard about the plan against Sister Yi Xin by accident, and I came out to find you, and my father also agreed."

When she said this, a hint of fear flashed in Princess Minghui's eyes.

Her little hand eagerly pulled Chu Ci's sleeve, and she asked with a trembling voice: "Sister Yi Xin, my father will not betray Grandpa Huang, right?"

Chu Ci knew what Princess Minghui was worried about, and patted the back of her hand gently, his tone gentle but firm.

"Don't worry, your father is not stupid. He knows what to do and what not to do, and he won't do anything foolish."