The daughter of the mansion is slapped in the face every day

======Cining Palace======

Jiang Yunxi looked at Mu Kang who was having a cheerful conversation with the Queen Mother.

She narrowed her eyes, a little skeptical for a moment, "Has he been coming too often recently?"

Zhen Zhen chuckled softly, "Maybe he's here to see the princess?"

Jiang Yunxi just curled the corners of his mouth, revealing an expression of understanding, "Oh, impossible!"

Jiang Yunxi looked at Mu Kang who was having a cheerful conversation with the Queen Mother.

She narrowed her eyes, a little skeptical for a moment, "Has he been coming too often recently?"

Zhen Zhen chuckled softly, "Maybe he's here to see the princess?"

Jiang Yunxi only curled the corners of his mouth slightly in embarrassment, "Oh, impossible!"

When Jiang Xueyi saw Jiang Yunxi coming to visit her, she smiled so much that her eyes narrowed into slits.

"That's perfect, Yunxi. If you want to leave the palace, please send Lord Mu off for me."

Jiang Yunxi knew that Jiang Xueyi was trying to bring her and Mu Kang together.

But she felt that Jiang Xueyi might not realize that this would only make the relationship between her and Mu Kang more awkward.

Jiang Yunxi slightly bent her knees towards Mu Kang, "Let's go?"

Jiang Yunxi and Mu Kang stood side by side, walking on the path in the palace.

Zhen Zhen deliberately pulled Nan Nan a few steps behind, away from Jiang Yunxi and Mu Kang, to leave them some private space.

"The princess and Lord Mu are still such a perfect match." Zhen Zhen exclaimed with light in her eyes.

Nan Nan was very helpless, "I think you are overthinking it."

Zhen Zhen didn't quite agree with Nan Nan's point of view. "Look at how hard the Queen Mother is trying to bring them together. The princess is also familiar with Lord Mu, so she will definitely marry Lord Mu in the future."

Nan Nan sighed softly and said nothing.

She thought, "If the princess really liked Lord Mu, she would not be so opposed to this marriage. I'm afraid that when the Queen Mother asked the princess for the first time, she would have expressed her feelings and agreed directly. Since the princess did not agree, it means that the princess really has no intention of doing so."

However, Nan Nan also knew that Zhen Zhen had these unrealistic fantasies because she had read too many storybooks.

"I heard that you are optimistic about the two younger generations of the Jiang family?" Mu Kang and Jiang Yunxi were walking side by side and spoke first.

Jiang Yunxi turned to look at Mu Kang and squinted his eyes, "Could it be that the Censorate has also planted spies in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"

Mu Kang didn't comment.

Jiang Yunxi also knew that there were countless spies in the mansion.

She didn't want to get rid of all the spies at this time because she thought that these spies might be useful in the future.

"What's wrong? Is there any problem between them?" Jiang Yunxi raised his eyebrows slightly.

"I heard they were from Daizhou. I did some research and did find some interesting things."

When they arrived in front of the carriage, Mu Kang extended his arm, Jiang Yunxi put it on his arm, and walked up the stairs one step at a time.

Seeing that Mu Kang was going to take another car, Jiang Yunxi pursed her lips and couldn't help but wonder in her heart: "Mu Kang deliberately only said half of the words? He kept me in suspense..."

"Together?" Jiang Yunxi stood on the carriage, lowered her head slightly, and looked at him seriously.

"It's not in accordance with etiquette." Mu Kang said concisely.

"Even if you were reported to the Censorate, you would have been able to suppress the memorial. Now you are being polite." Jiang Yunxi didn't care and lifted the curtain and walked into the carriage.

Upon hearing this, Mu Kang also got into the car.

Zhen Zhen immediately became happy when she saw Mu Kang and Jiang Yunxi riding in the same carriage.

She nudged Nan Nan with her elbow and said, "Our princess is about to get married."

Nan Nan withdrew her hand and said, "The princess is right. It's time to put away those notebooks of yours."

"What did you find out?" Jiang Yunxi asked in a light tone.

"Right now, the situation in Daizhou is very strange." Mu Kang started, thinking about how to explain the situation in a more understandable way. "Due to this plague, more than half of the people in Daizhou died or were injured. Now the city is bleak and business is not booming. The young and middle-aged laborers in the villages and towns are missing, and I don't think the harvest at the beginning of the year will be very good."

"Your Majesty will probably issue an order to exempt next year's taxes."

Jiang Yunxi does not think that the current emperor Zhao Changta is an emperor who cares about the people.

She knew that Zhao Changta did this only because if he didn't, he would be severely criticized by the censors.

"I haven't investigated the situation in Daizhou in detail, but the virtuous concubine suddenly sent me some things. She wanted to guide me to investigate the affairs of Daizhou." Mu Kang took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and handed them to Jiang Yunxi.

Jiang Yunxi simply flipped through it, pursed her lips slightly, and thought to herself: "This Concubine Xian is also a smart person. I asked someone to copy what Jiang Youfei wrote and sent it to her, hoping to use it to let Concubine Xian take action. I didn't expect that Concubine Xian didn't investigate it herself, but guided Mu Kang to investigate it. Maybe it was to avoid involving the eldest prince in this matter?"

Jiang Yunxi said calmly, "This matter must be related to Zhao Zheyong, right?"

"Yes." Mu Kang's tone was very certain.

"She treats you as a pawn. She probably thinks that you will bear a grudge against Jiang Wanwan because of her previous refusal of marriage. So she wants to throw out a hook and let you target Zhao Zheyong. In this way, she can get rid of Zhao Zheyong, the trouble maker, for the eldest prince without having to do it herself." There was a hint of sarcasm in Jiang Yunxi's tone.

"You don't seem surprised at all about this?" Mu Kang stared at her straight in the eyes, "As if you already knew all the inside stories?"

Jiang Yunxi's lips curled up slightly, "What do you think?"

"The two newcomers of the Jiang family happen to be from Daizhou. And you value them so much. I don't think it's such a coincidence." Mu Kang blinked, "Yun Xi, you can tell me the truth."

"They were staying with me in Juzhou when the plague spread. If you want to ask them what happened at that time, they don't know." Jiang Yunxi seemed to be defending Jiang Youfei and Jiang Youcai.

"Although they returned to Daizhou later, the Jiang family in Daizhou had already moved away. They may not know as much as you do."

"If you ask me whether I want to investigate further, I can tell you that you can investigate if you want, but don't think about interrogating the officials of Daizhou and Zhao Zheyong. There is no benefit for you to touch them."

Jiang Yunxi's eyes were firm. "I don't want you to be the pawn of Concubine Xian. She has no good intentions. If the Crown Prince and the Queen think that you are the eldest prince's person, you will have a hard time."

"So what can I really find out?" Mu Kang grasped the key point of Jiang Yunxi's words and asked her back.

"Please put the matter aside for now. If they are willing, they will deliver the evidence to you." Jiang Yunxi looked at him, "I am not asking you to neglect your duty. It's just that the matter has already passed. It doesn't matter whether you investigate it earlier or later."