After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

"Hey, why are you pulling me along so fast?"

Ziheng pulled Wan Ning and walked quickly out of the Queen Mother's palace. He had too many questions in his mind that he wanted to answer, so he ignored her questions and took her directly to the woods nearby.

There was actually a small pavilion in the forest, which was completely hidden by dense branches from the outside. Fang Xiong, who had been following Ziheng, was very sensible and stood guard at the door to prevent others from disturbing him. As soon as they arrived at the pavilion, Wan Ning struggled to break free, and Ziheng did not stop her, but his face looked a little lonely.

Wan Ning pretended not to see anything and looked around the forest excitedly. She even ran to the pavilion, turned her back to Ziheng, and stretched her upper body out of the pavilion to see as far as she could. She said curiously, "I didn't expect there would be another world here. I can't imagine there is a pavilion here. Ziheng, how did you find it?"

Looking at Ziheng, his face was full of helplessness. Seeing him like this, Wan Ning understood and joked to herself: "I forgot, you grew up here since you were a child, so you naturally understand better."

"Yanyan, why did you agree to the Queen Mother?" The tone was extremely cold.

Hearing Ziheng's question, Wan Ning stopped her heartless smile and turned around to look at him blankly, then turned her face back stubbornly and said calmly in a low voice: "I have no choice, you know."

"Yanyan, I can handle it!" He clenched his fists, blushing and eager to make a promise.

"No need. I can't live on your protection forever." Wan Ning interrupted his promise, paused for a moment, and then pretended to be a green tea and added: "Although the Queen Mother is the emperor's person, she is your mother after all, you can still win her support. There is no need to destroy your previous relationship because of me. Besides, she is right. The Chu Kingdom cannot be without a queen forever. Choosing a queen is a matter of great importance. It is better to leave this matter to me than to others. As your aunt, I will fully consider your preferences and choose a suitable person in all aspects to be the queen."

There were thousands of words in his heart, but he couldn't say a word at this moment. Wan Ning's words were a bit cruel to him, but the promises made easily would be somewhat casual and cheap. When Ziheng thought that he couldn't do anything now, he couldn't say anything. He just looked at her quietly, suppressing the urge to hug her.

Wan Ning was also worried. She avoided seeing him and was afraid that Ziheng would say it out. Although Mu Xiu had advised her to enjoy the present moment and not to care too much about the ending when they were together, she was very sure that she was going to go home. It was really unfair to him to accept his feelings now.

"There is one more thing today," Ziheng tacitly stopped talking about it, and his calm voice broke the silence between the two: "There has been progress in the case of Liu Xueyu from Sangcheng. Wang Ji has found evidence that Yucheng County Magistrate Guo Ming ordered the destruction of the Sangcheng canal and intercepted Liu Xueyu's letter to the court for help."

"What about Liu Xueyu? Have you found him?"

"His body has been found and has been sent to the government office in Nanye for an autopsy. His wife hasn't heard the news yet, so Yanyan can send someone to check on her when she's free."

After waiting for so long, she finally got the news. Wan Ning agreed on the spot and said with resentment: "Master Liu just wanted to seek a chance for the people in the county. Why did they do such a cruel thing?"

"Guo Ming only admitted to damaging the canal, not murder. This case may involve the court in Nanye. Wang Ji has escorted the relevant personnel and evidence back to Beijing. It will take another five days for them to arrive. After that, the case will be tried here."

Wan Ning angrily clenched her left hand into a fist, and gently patted his shoulder with her right hand, trying to give him some support. Although they didn't say anything, they both understood that the case would eventually involve the emperor's people, and the trial in Nanye would definitely be obstructed by the emperor's forces. This was also an opportunity for the emperor to break off the emperor's "leg" and develop his own power, so he had to be careful.

It was already afternoon when they returned to Xiangwanxuan. Wantao had already sent Princess Mengzhu back to Yuxi Palace. She also heard the false rumors outside the palace about the princess amassing wealth, so she was anxiously waiting for Wanning at the door. When she saw her, she quickly pulled her back. Feeling her cold hands, she quickly poured a cup of hot tea. Shuiyue, Zhuzi and Zhuying also stood at the door with worried faces, secretly looking inside.

"What's wrong with you? Stop standing at the door and go do your own things." Wan Ning didn't care. She took the hot water and drank it naturally. She couldn't help but sighed, "It's so comfortable. The weather is getting colder. Let's eat that hot pot in a few days."

Seeing that the princess was fine, the people outside the door dispersed with worries. Wan Ning shared with Wan Tao: "Today is the first time I see the emperor and the queen mother in the same frame. They look quite similar. But why does the queen mother look a little afraid of the emperor?"

Wan Tao did not explain that she was the one who asked the emperor for help the last time the princess was locked up in a dark room and tortured. She also saw with her own eyes how anxious the emperor was at that time. He was cold and refused to let anyone go in the Empress Dowager's Buddhist temple. He was so angry that he seemed to want to tear down the temple and dig three feet into the ground.

If she were the queen mother, she would also be a little afraid.

"But why do you all look so sad when I was away for just a moment? Look at your frowning brows. Did something big happen?"

Seeing that she couldn't hide it, Wan Tao told her everything about the rumor circulating outside the palace that the princess was taking advantage of the disaster to make money and had no intention of giving out the prizes for the grain-raising competition.

Wan Ning acted as if she was innocent and tried to comfort them, "How could anyone believe such a stupid thing? Besides, we have kept accounts of all our belongings. If we check them in a few days, the rumors will be broken. Besides, they have no evidence."

"But Princess, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. This time it is obvious that someone is instigating this. More and more people outside the palace have believed this matter. They also say that if it is fake, why don't you clarify it? And..." Wan Tao hesitated to speak.

"And what? Can they forge evidence?" Wan Ning said indifferently.

"And as long as the effect is achieved, the people behind it don't care about the truth at all. Besides, they now have real evidence in their hands."

Wan Ning was confused. Since she had never done such a thing, where was the evidence? She looked at Wan Tao with doubt. At this time, Zhu Ying, who had been hiding outside the door, appeared with her head down and a face full of guilt. She immediately knelt in front of her and cried and told her everything about how she accepted the quilt.

"I saw that the weather was getting colder and we were short of things in Xiangwanxuan. These two quilts were just enough to keep the princess warm. So I accepted them without thinking, but I didn't expect that these two quilts were worth so much. Princess, we still have many items in our warehouse that have not been returned, but the rumors outside the palace only described the appearance of these two quilts, and I realized that I fell into a trap. Princess, what should I do?"

At this point, Wan Ning couldn't bear it anymore and helped her up, saying in a relaxed tone, "Don't cry, it's already happened and there will be a solution. Go call them to a meeting, there are a few things we need to do now. Zhu Ying, don't worry, this matter will be resolved."

"Princess, we are all here." As soon as the voice fell, Zhu Zi and Shui Yue, who had been hiding at the door and observing, walked in embarrassedly, "Princess, is there anything you need us to do?"

"Close the door quickly. This is a serious matter. We must not let anyone hear it."