I'm in trouble again! My best friend, the princess in the group, please save me!

"Master Li, is it too hot today? You are sweating all over."

An Huanyan picked up the teacup and blew on it again.

Lord Li's eyes kept rolling around and his forehead was covered with sweat.

Originally, he came to power with the help of the Wan family, and he dared not disobey the secret order sent by the Queen Mother from the harem.

The fact that the eldest son of the Wan family was in love with the courtesan was once a big deal in the city, not to mention that Wei Chuchu and Wan Muqing had been to court last time. He knew the grievances involved.

But no one would have expected that there was actually a princess behind Wei Chuchu!

Following the instructions from the person in the palace, he acted swiftly and brought the man back immediately.

After a few interrogations and torture, Wei Chuchu looked half dead, so they forced him to press his fingerprints and threw him into jail.

now……

Death is on both sides. The Queen has just ascended to the throne and is at the peak of her powers. Although the woman in front of you is from the same mother as Your Majesty, she is just a married princess...

Thinking of this, he wiped the sweat off his forehead and replied with determination:

"Your Highness, the Princess, Wei Chuchu has confessed and is now in prison. The case file will be submitted to the Ministry of Justice tomorrow..."

"Confessed?"

An Huanyan's brows were furrowed, and the air pressure was so low that it made it difficult to breathe.

"You tortured me?"

Lord Li gritted his teeth and shouted:

"Your Highness! We have all the evidence! She won't confess, so I can only torture her..."

"I don't want to embarrass you. I want to take the person away."

An Huanyan straightened her back and spoke in a low voice, suppressing her anger.

Lord Li immediately pretended to be wronged and cried:

"Your Highness! This is against the law and reason! The criminal is missing, and I have no way to explain myself..."

"Then I want to meet her. That should be fine!" An Huanyan stood up and turned around, and the jade pendant on her body flew up.

The word "Jingyang" was engraved on the jade pendant, which was as emerald green as a deep pool. Lord Li suddenly became alarmed.

The princess today is the eldest princess, the eldest princess with a fiefdom, and her husband’s family is still the original largest family, the Hai family.

He just felt more tormented and uncomfortable, so he had no choice but to agree to her.

While the bailiffs were taking An Huanyan into the dungeon, he quickly sent someone to the palace to inform the queen.

After receiving the letter, Jiang Xingkuo in the palace caught the maid who delivered the letter and asked her again carefully, thinking for a long time.

This was a very strange thing, but since she couldn't go out for the time being, she had no idea what was going on.

She called a maid.

"Xiao E, where is the emperor now?"

"Miss, the emperor is now in the Qinzheng Hall." Xiao E lowered her head and said directly.

She looked at Xiao'e with some surprise.

Generally speaking, palace maids didn't know where the emperor was and what he was doing. But this palace maid was sent by him.

She suppressed the strangeness in her heart and left with a flick of her sleeves.

"Girl, please go this way." Xiao'e deliberately led her to another way.

"What's wrong?" she asked curiously.

"The sun is scorching, and this road is relatively cool." Xiao E answered her with a faint smile.

"Oh." She turned around and took a quick look.

Yes. It is indeed cool and shady, and it is indeed away from the Queen's Kunning Palace.

"Your Majesty, Miss Jiang is here." Eunuch Li reminded the emperor with a polite smile.

"Give me a seat."

He stopped writing and watched the light green dress spinning and rushing into the hall.

He seemed somewhat pleased. "You are finally willing to see me."

Jiang Xingkuo sat down by himself and followed his words and said, "It's An Zhaoyan I want to see, not the emperor."

Eunuch Li behind him widened his eyes, but quickly returned to normal.

The women in the harem were always humble, gentle and considerate. The one in front of him was really too special.

"You want to see me for something?"

An Zhaoyan saw that she was fidgeting.

"You're not going to let me out, are you?"

Jiang Xingkuo stared at him. After becoming an emperor, his temperament became much more fierce.

This sight made him feel inexplicably uneasy.

"If you leave, do you not plan to come back?" he asked.

She remained silent, looking at the scorching sun outside.

Not anymore, she thought.

To her, this palace was a confinement and a cage.

He stopped talking. The overwhelming number of memorials and the flawed government affairs made him exhausted.

He rubbed his temples. In the bottomless dark abyss, she was a ray of light to him. He didn't want to cut it off, but he had to watch it go out on its own.

"I heard from Huanyan that refugees have poured into Youling City, and domestic food prices remain high."

Jiang Xingkuo suddenly interrupted the silence and said.

He regained some of his senses, "Yes. I have ordered the price stabilization officer to sell if the price is high and buy if the price is low, so as to adjust the prices. It won't be long before the prices return to normal."

"Are the people from the Hai family still useful?" she chuckled.

It was like a feather gently scratching his heart. "What do you want to say?"

She paused, her face serious.

"Nothing. I have to thank Second Master Hai for managing and dispatching financial resources and goods from all over the country to Youling, so that my store can buy sugar from Lingnan, tea from Jiangnan, and potatoes from the northwest at a low price..."

An Zhaoyan stared at her with his dark eyes, full of secrecy.

"Let's make a deal," she said.

"Why do you think I would definitely look for you?" He was a little annoyed.

"You did look for Huanyan, but she is not yours now. You were the one who let her go, wasn't you?"

Jiang Xingkuo spoke indifferently, but it felt like a knife stabbing his heart.

"I had no choice but to arrange Huanyan's marriage. The country, the country, the country always comes first. This is the best result after considering all aspects!"

As he spoke, he clenched his fists and the veins on his hands bulged.

"So Huanyan won't help you. Besides, as Hai Yanqing's wife, she would be too big of a target if she wanted to secretly monitor and investigate the Hai family's movements."

"Besides, as your sister and the eldest princess of Jin State, the Hai family will be more cautious towards her. Only me."

She said firmly, "Only me. I'm the only one you can trust."

The shock in his eyes made Jiang Xingkuo feel confident of winning.

"You don't want to go to war so soon after ascending the throne, do you?"

She smiled slightly, her tone becoming more cheerful.

"It's still a civil war. Tsk."

Eunuch Li standing by was already dumbfounded.

Taking back his shock, An Zhaoyan’s expression became increasingly ugly.

"Deal," he said finally.

Jiang Xingkuo raised the corner of his mouth and stood up to leave.

"Wait. But you must come back before the palace gates are locked every day."

"Deal!" She felt relieved, stood up quickly and ran out again, with wind in her steps.

"Miss, what is the relationship between your husband's being an official and fighting in wars?" Xiao E asked closely behind.

"Oh, that officer is quite unusual. He transports goods back and forth. Who knows if he might take advantage of the chaos to transport some black gunpowder, explosives or weapons?"

Jiang Xingkuo explained casually.

As soon as she rushed out of the palace gate, she bumped into a ceremonial guard and the people in the sedan chair almost fell off.

"How dare you! Which girl who doesn't know how to live or die dares to offend the Queen's support?!"

Jiang Xingkuo was shocked. This...