Emperor An Zhaoyan gathered up his wide sleeves with his left hand, picked up the ink stick on the table with his right hand, and began to grind the ink.

Queen Wan Qianni walked in gracefully, bowed, and called a little maid to come forward and present the pear soup she had cooked herself. She brought it over herself, raising her slender little finger with skillful and graceful movements.

Even Eunuch Li standing by couldn't help but secretly sigh that she was indeed a lady from a noble family. Even such delicate work as serving people was done flawlessly and smoothly.

But An Zhaoyan didn't drink it. She just nodded and asked her to put it aside.

"I'll drink later."

Wan Qianni's smile froze on her face.

But soon she smiled again and said, "Your Majesty has been busy for so long, take a break. Although state affairs are important, you must also take care of your health! Let the servants do the small things like grinding ink!"

"Okay. I understand." An Zhaoyan seemed to be grinding the ink absentmindedly.

Wan Qianni couldn't hold back her anger after hearing these words, and she stood up angrily and was about to leave.

"I heard you have good handwriting."

An Zhaoyan put down the ink stick, picked up the wolf-hair brush on the table and handed it to her.

Wan Qianni was stunned for two seconds, and suddenly looked at An Zhaoyan's handsome face with surprise.

When she saw him nod slightly, Wan Qianni hurriedly took the pen and began writing on the paper.

After a while, four large characters "Peace and Prosperity" appeared on the paper, which were delicate yet powerful.

"Well, it's really good." An Zhaoyan nodded approvingly.

Wan Qianni suppressed her smile and blushed. "It is I who made a fool of myself."

"Is your teacher the wife of Grand Secretary Liu who is already in mourning?" An Zhaoyan asked, staring at the calligraphy and painting.

"Yes. My teacher is highly respected, and he is none other than Mr. Lan, the famous 'Clivia' among the people." Wan Qianni didn't expect that he also recognized her teacher, and was even more surprised.

But An Zhaoyan didn't react afterwards. After looking at the calligraphy, Chen Si remained silent.

Wan Qian Ni forced a smile and found an excuse: "Your Majesty, the harem account books are still waiting for me to look at them. I will take my leave first."

"Go."

"Yes." She bowed and left with a little disappointment.

"The weather is getting hotter, I hope you don't get a heat stroke."

The sudden voice of concern from behind made her turn around and smile.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I will take care of my health..."

I had just returned to the palace when someone came from outside to report the news.

"What! The eldest princess is involved too?!" Wan Qianni slapped the armrest in shock and stood up.

"Why would the princess have anything to do with a prostitute in a brothel?" She was puzzled and paced back and forth in the room.

Ruyi suddenly reminded: "My lady, I heard that the eldest princess often went out of the palace to play with the palace maids before she got married..."

Wan Qianni's face froze, as if she suddenly remembered something, and a cloud of doubt rose in her mind.

"Ruyi, send someone to find out the background of the maid in Piyun Palace."

"Your Majesty, you mean..." Ruyi opened her eyes wide.

"Just go! And hurry!" she shouted sternly.

Ruyi quickly lowered her head and hurried out.

Not long after, the people who were sent out came back.

"How?" Wan Qianni suppressed the anxiety in her heart.

"Your Highness, the eldest princess moved to the princess's mansion and took most of the palace servants with her. I can only talk to Xiaoyun, the maid who was cleaning the house."

"According to Xiaoyun, the girl's name is Jiang Xingkuo. Not long after she was chosen by the princess as a study partner, she became the princess's confidant. The princess obeyed her every word and often went out of the palace with her to play. She was so happy that she didn't want to leave. There are so many people in the palace."

"Go on." Wan Qianni sat at the table, playing with an exquisite jade pot.

"Later, she was taken away by Concubine Shu... the Concubine Shu of the previous dynasty. After Concubine Shu was gone, she returned to Piyun Palace. And..." The palace maid who reported secretly glanced at Wan Qianni.

Wan Qianni frowned.

"Moreover, she had close contact with His Majesty, who was still the Crown Prince at the time, and often went in and out of the East Palace..."

Wan Qianni pursed her lips tightly, and the jade pot in her hand fell heavily to the ground, breaking into pieces.

"...vixen..." She gritted her teeth as she recalled Jiang Xingkuo's face, "I think she is not simple!"

"Empress..." Ruyi suddenly thought of something and leaned over to whisper in her ear.

"It is said that on the day that Concubine Shu gave birth, all the palace maids in Huining Palace were beaten to death. How could she..."

"Humph." Wan Qianni kicked away a piece of broken jade at her feet, "She just relied on His Majesty's support!"

"Your Majesty, what should we do now? The prefect is still waiting for your instructions!" After adding fuel to the fire, Ruyi reminded her.

"How can a married princess turn the tables? Even according to etiquette, I am still her sister-in-law! As the saying goes, an elder sister-in-law is like a mother. Since the eldest princess is so naughty, I will teach her a lesson!"

Wan Qianni's mouth curled up and a plan came to his mind.

Outside the palace, Jiang Xingkuo looked around the small houses that seemed familiar yet unfamiliar, with mixed feelings.

"Girl! It's bad! The person ran away!"

Several people searched inside and outside the house for a long time, but no one was found.

Jiang Xingkuo was shocked and felt very disappointed.

"Girl, there is a new mound of earth by the river! It may be... a grave..."

"Let's go!" She ran away.

"There is no tombstone. Could it be that this is where his wife is buried?" said a guard.

"Damn!" Jiang Xingkuo's face was gloomy.

The body is also evidence.

Several people did not hesitate and started digging immediately.

As soon as the topsoil was removed, the outline of a middle-aged woman emerged.

When the crowd dug out the body, some corpse spots had already begun to appear on its face.

Jiang Xingkuo suppressed his nausea and took a look. It was indeed the tigress who had abused him in the past.

As expected, evildoers will be punished with evil, and they will end up like this. She cursed silently, but felt sorry for her, so she let everyone carry her back.

Jiang Xingkuo touched a few silver bills on his body, thought for a while, and then took out a large bag of silver from Huanyan's room and handed it to the leader.

(An Huanyan:?)

Several guards were overjoyed, and she gave them special holidays.

Without taking a rest, she ran to ask the city's coroner to perform an autopsy.

But when the coroner heard that he was going to cut open the body's stomach and intestines, he picked up the box and ran away without saying a word.

Jiang Xingkuo begged and pleaded but failed to keep the person.

This dynasty! They don’t even dare to cut off an extra finger!

She gritted her teeth and had someone post a big-character poster outside the door.

There was already a lot of traffic in front of the princess's mansion, and soon a group of people gathered there.

"This, this, this..."

Everyone was scratching their heads, looking embarrassed.

The reward is five hundred taels.

Ordinary people can never earn this much money in their entire lifetime.

Jiang Xingkuo stood on the stairs, looking at the crowd with annoyance.

Suddenly, an old man with a white beard sneaked into the crowd to watch the fun.

The more Jiang Xingkuo looked, the more familiar he looked.

The old man had just finished watching the excitement and was quietly squeezing out of the crowd when he was grabbed and carried out by Jiang Xingkuo.

"Ji! Sir!"

Jiang Xingkuo shouted excitedly.

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