I just want to rob you of your luck

Zhou Yichen's recent investigation into Prince An's keeping of private soldiers has also made some progress.

He knew in advance that Hu Lie asked Hu Wenfeng to help Prince An train private soldiers, so he only needed to send someone to follow Hu Wenfeng secretly, and he soon found the place where Prince An raised his private soldiers.

That place really surprised him. Prince An was really brave.

He actually kept his private soldiers in Heifengzhai, which was dozens of miles away from Shangjing City.

And the Black Wind Village was the place where Zhou Yixuan led his troops to suppress the bandits but failed.

It was also the bandits there who beat Zhou Yixuan severely and forced him to fall off the cliff.

No wonder even the government soldiers couldn’t defeat those bandits. It turned out that they were not bandits at all, but well-trained private soldiers.

They occupied the Black Wind Village and were the kings of the mountain. The foot of the mountain was the only way to enter and exit Shangjing.

Although merchants and passing tourists often complain about Heifengzhai, the complaints are always made small.

Now the people can only be angry but not speak out. Anyone passing through here has to pay the toll obediently, as if it is a way to ward off disaster.

Most of the wealth accumulated by Black Wind Village fell into the hands of Prince An. Prince An was really good at making plans.

No one could possibly connect the bandit den Black Wind Village with His Royal Highness Prince An.

During this period, Zhou Yichen also trained a lot of his own people and secretly trained a group of guards with good martial arts skills.

It would not be difficult to let King Rui and King Qi know that King An raised private soldiers.

In addition to developing beauty cream, Lin Jiuer has been studying pastries during this period. She opened her own shop and brought a few servants to learn her craft.

Opened a pastry shop.

Many of the new flavors have never been seen in other pastry shops in Shangjing City. Because of their exquisite ingredients, beautiful styles and unique taste, they became popular throughout the city once they were launched.

In the end, we had no choice but to limit purchases to ten per person per day.

Deng was extremely envious, but she also knew that she had made a lot of money thanks to Concubine Lin, so she naturally would not propose a partnership.

Instead, he took the initiative to help Lin Jiuer find an experienced shopkeeper to help manage the pastry shop.

Lin Jiuer did not refuse her kindness, but every time she developed a new flavor of pastry, she would give her a portion.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, Hu Yunshao's one-month house arrest was over.

She had been waiting for this day for a long time. Hu Yunshao washed and dressed early and put on the clothes prescribed by the princess.

She walked out of Cuiyun Courtyard solemnly and gracefully.

"Xiaomei, is the carriage ready?"

"No, uh, I have already told the driver in advance, I think he should be waiting at the door."

Hu Yunshao glared at the stupid Xiaomei, wondering if his recent bad luck was due to the "unlucky guy" around him.

Along the way, she ignored those who greeted her, nor did she inform anyone what she was going to do.

He just took Xiaomei and got on the carriage at the door.

Lin Jiuer was looking at the account book when she heard A'li report that Hu Yunshao had dressed up grandly to leave the house.

She sneered. You can't hold back right after you released it? It seems like he's finally going to use his ultimate move. I should also make some preparations.

When Zhou Yichen came back from court, Lin Jiuer told him about Hu Yunshao.

"Your Highness, are you afraid that the matter will be exposed?"

"As long as Jiu'er is by my side, I'm not afraid of anything."

Lin Jiuer was pulled into Zhou Yichen's arms. This time she did not push him away. Instead, she stood on tiptoes, raised her head and kissed him on the lips.

It can be considered as both comfort and encouragement.

Zhou Yichen usually only dared to hold her hand, and even hugging her required a lot of courage. He didn’t expect that Jiuer would actually kiss him on her own initiative.

His body froze, and all he could think about was the soft and fragrant feeling on his lips.

The arms around her tightened a little.

After a long time, Lin Jiuer was strangled to the point of being unable to breathe, and finally she could not help but speak out:

"Your Highness, I'm a little out of breath."

Zhou Yichen let go of his hand a little embarrassedly: "Sorry, I was too excited."

"We have to make some preparations now. Sit down, Your Highness. I'm going to give you a few injections on your head. This way, even the imperial physician will think that you have suffered a severe head injury and there is blood clots inside."

Zhou Yichen sat obediently on a round stool and let Lin Jiuer give him acupuncture on his head.

I only felt a few stings, but no other discomfort. Just after the needle was inserted, I heard the voice of Butler Ma outside.

"Your Highness, someone has come from the palace. His Majesty has summoned you and Concubine Lin to enter the palace."

"Got it, let's change our clothes and go over there."

Zhou Yichen and Lin Jiuer both changed into more formal attire. When they left the palace, they saw Butler Ma driving the carriage himself and waiting at the gate.

Lin Jiuer raised her eyebrows and pulled Zhou Yichen into the carriage without saying anything.

After arriving at the palace, Zhou Yichen took Lin Jiuer directly to the imperial study.

As soon as I entered, I saw Hu Yunshao and Hu Lie kneeling on the ground in the middle.

There were still traces of tears on Hu Yunshao's face, obviously from crying just now.

Nan Mo Di's face didn't look very good. When he saw Zhou Yichen and Lin Jiuer, he looked at his son with an unclear expression.

To be honest, there have been a lot of changes since he came back from his disappearance. He just thought that his son had come to his senses and never thought that he had been replaced.

But just now, Hu Lie and his daughter swore that King Liang was indeed not the original Zhou Yixuan, which made him have some doubts again.

After all, the emperor is suspicious by nature, and Hu Yunshao is Zhou Yixuan's princess, making her the closest person to him.

What she said was somewhat credible.

He would never allow anyone to confuse the royal bloodline.

"Your Majesty, I am here to see you. Do you have any instructions for me?"

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health." Lin Jiuer bowed her head and greeted him politely, then stood behind Zhou Yichen.

Hu Yunshao looked at the couple with resentment. After today, they would no longer be able to act arrogantly in front of him.

Emperor Nanmo regained his calm expression and looked at Zhou Yichen in a calm tone, "Today, Princess Liang and Minister Hu told me that you are a fake Seventh Prince. Although I think it is absurd, I have to ask you to come here to find out the truth. I hope you can understand your father's feelings."

Zhou Yichen did not show any surprise on his face, and said respectfully: "Your son understands that the royal bloodline cannot be mixed, but your son is really chilling, and I didn't expect that the princess would slander you like this.

It is because I did not handle the household affairs properly and caused trouble to you, father. How do you want to investigate? I am willing to cooperate."

Emperor Nanmo looked at Hu Yunshao and said, "Princess Liang, didn't you swear that you had evidence? Bring out all your evidence."

Hu Yunshao quickly began to state his views.

"Your Majesty, since the so-called Prince Liang came back from his disappearance, he has become a completely different person. The Seventh Prince and his daughter-in-law used to be in perfect harmony and love with each other, but after he came back, he only doted on Lin..."

Nanmo Diyue's face darkened as he listened: "Speak to the point!"

As an emperor with three palaces and six courtyards, he understands men's minds best. It is not impossible that he likes this concubine today, but falls in love with other types of women when he gets tired of her.

How can such a thing be used as evidence? I can't help but wonder whether Princess Liang has any real evidence?

Hu Yunshao was scolded and was so scared that he quickly raised another point of doubt.

"The original Seventh Prince was allergic to peanuts and never touched food containing peanuts, but my daughter-in-law saw with her own eyes that Prince Liang ate a bowl of peanut butter without changing his expression."

Emperor Nanmo didn't know that the seventh prince was allergic to peanuts. He thought he had inherited it from Concubine Li.

This is a suspicious point because allergies are indeed difficult to treat.

"Is there any other evidence?"