The next day, Chu Feiyan came back from court and rode with Xia An along a busy main street. They unexpectedly saw Xiao Zhengde and Xiao Changchuan, father and son, in a shop, talking about something with a few people.

She looked up and saw that this was the Xiao family's shop.

But why is Xiao Changchuan here?

I heard a few maids talking about it yesterday. Not only was Xiao Changchuan dismissed from his military post, he was also arrested and taken to the Ministry of Justice. How come he was released after just one night?

Xia An, who was following behind her, was also puzzled. "Princess, taking a concubine on the battlefield is a serious crime. Xiao Changchuan's appearance here must be suspicious."

"Maybe someone up there got him out." Chu Feiyan thought for a moment and ordered, "Go to the Ministry of Justice and find out who got him out."

"Yes!" Xia An pulled the rope, turned the horse's head, and turned into a small alley.

More than an hour later, Xia An returned to the princess's mansion.

"Princess, after my investigation, I found that it was someone from Prince An's Mansion who guaranteed Xiao Changchuan's release, and found witnesses to clear Xiao Changchuan of the charges, and he was reinstated."

"Prince An's Mansion?" Chu Feiyan's eyes darkened.

Prince An, Long Shihua, is the emperor's third son, 21 years old, born to Concubine Xian. He has a gentle temperament and looks gentle and polite. He speaks to everyone in a friendly manner and usually behaves in a low-key manner.

My maternal grandfather was the Minister of Works. Although he had some supporters, he was the weakest among all the adult princes and princesses.

She had died once and knew that none of these princes were simple. The more low-key they were, the more scheming they might be.

But why did he go to save Xiao Changchuan? Given the current situation of the Xiao family, there was nothing to gain.

"We have people around the Minister of Justice. It was people from Prince An's Mansion who went to see the Minister of Justice. This person was mysterious. Our people followed him and saw him enter the back of Prince An's Mansion. We heard the doorman call him the butler." Xia An continued.

"What about the Lan family?" she asked.

The Lan family stole her things, and the prince was present at the time. If he was also released, she would never let it go!

"I checked and found that Lan is still in prison." Xia An replied.

"Let's ignore Xiao Changchuan's matter for now and have people keep an eye on it." She wanted to see what kind of deal Xiao Changchuan had made with Prince An in secret?

"Yes!" Xia An responded and was about to leave.

"Wait." Chu Feiyan called her again, hooked his finger for her to come closer, and then whispered a few words in her ear.

After hearing this, Xia An's face changed drastically and he hurried downstairs.

Chu Feiyan turned and walked to the table, took out a pen and paper, wrote down the names of all the princes and princesses, and studied them carefully.

The emperor had ten surviving children, seven sons and three daughters.

The prince's maternal family is one of the three major families in Jinxiu City. His maternal grandfather was the previous prime minister, who died suddenly of an illness ten years ago. Now, except for the eldest son who is the Minister of Dali Temple, the other sons are not capable of taking on important tasks.

The second son, Prince Rui, Long Shiling, is 22 years old. He is the son of the Imperial Noble Consort. His grandfather is the Prime Minister and he has the most supporters among the civil officials. Relying on his grandfather's family background, he behaves in a dissolute and arrogant manner and looks down on others. He is one of the biggest threats to the Crown Prince.

The fourth princess, Princess Mingde, Long Shiyu, is twenty-one years old, two months old Prince An, born to Concubine Shu. Her grandfather is the Duke of Zhenguo, and his title is also permanent. He holds one quarter of the military power of Longyuan Kingdom.

Although Long Shiyu is a woman, she has practiced martial arts since she was a child. She has fought on the battlefield and made military achievements. She is the most skilled in martial arts among all the princes and princesses. She has a very high vision and is usually at odds with King Rui.

The fifth prince, Prince Qing, Long Shijun, is eighteen years old. He is born to Concubine De. His grandfather is an imperial merchant and the richest man in the entire Longyuan Kingdom. His uncle is the Minister of Revenue.

The sixth prince, Long Shijun, is sixteen years old. He is the son of a royal concubine and his grandfather is the Minister of Justice.

The seventh child, Long Shifeng, is eleven years old and has the same mother as Long Shiyu. He has not yet been given a title.

The eighth Princess Mingwei, Long Shiruo, and the ninth Prince Chen, Long Shiqi, are twins, a boy and a girl, eight years old. They are born to Concubine De and have the same mother as Prince Qing.

The tenth Princess Jing'an, Long Shixue, is seven years old and is the daughter of Concubine Gu.

She circled the names of Prince Rui, Prince An, Princess Mingde, and Prince Qing, thought for a moment, and then circled the name of Prince Jing.

Although Long Shijun is only sixteen years old and his maternal family is of average strength, it does not mean that they have no ambitions.

When these princes and princesses fight to the death, he may be the one who benefits.

in the afternoon.

Chu Feiyan was practicing spear in a bamboo forest. He hadn't practiced for two years and his spear skills were not very good.

"Princess..." Qiu Ling came hurriedly, "Xiao Changchuan has sent the dowry and silver. Please go and have a look."

"Oh?" Chu Feiyan put away his spear, a little surprised, "You came quite quickly."

The two men came to the front yard and saw Xiao Changchuan standing there with a lot of boxes beside him.

"Greetings, Princess." Xiao Changchuan bowed and saluted with a very respectful attitude.

"Forget it!" Chu Feiyan said in a cold voice.

"This is the silver and items we recovered. Check them out!" Xiao Changchuan said, taking out some silver notes from his sleeves and handing them to her. "This is a total of 100,000 taels of silver notes. The rest are silver ingots, all packed in the box."

Xia An stepped forward, took the banknote and checked it.

"Aunt Chu, Aunt Shi, please help check the things in the box." Chu Feiyan said.

"Yes! Princess!"

Two women in their thirties came forward, one with a limp and the other missing an arm.

Aunt Chu and Aunt Shi were my mother's personal maids-in-law. They were trained in the palace. They practiced martial arts with my mother since they were young and followed their parents into battle to kill the enemies. After they were injured, my mother sent them back to the princess's mansion to manage all the affairs in the mansion.

The guards opened the boxes one by one, and the two aunts took the dowry list and carefully checked the contents.

These dowries were carefully prepared by them for Chu Feiyan, and they were very familiar with every item. If the Xiao family dared to pass off the fakes as real ones, they would definitely not be able to fool them.

Seeing that she had nothing to do here, Chu Feiyan turned around and was about to leave. She really didn't want to see Xiao Changchuan's face.

How much I liked it in my previous life, how much I hate it now!

"Your Highness, may I have a word with you?" Xiao Changchuan looked at her and said.

"If you have something to say, just say it here." Chu Feiyan stopped and looked at him coldly.

Xiao Changchuan looked at the people present and hesitated before speaking: "I apologize to you again for what happened yesterday. I hope we can still be friends when we meet again..."

"Do you think this is possible? Are we still friends? Did we have a good relationship before?" Chu Feiyan sneered, wondering if this man had lost his mind.

"After you and your family have done something to hurt me, why should I pretend that nothing has happened and treat you as a friend? Xiao Changchuan, you are so shameless!"

She walked away after she finished speaking, "Don't show up in front of me again, or else! If you make me unhappy, I'll beat you up."

I was no longer in the mood to practice martial arts, so I simply returned to my yard and went to sleep.

I didn’t sleep well these past two nights. I want to go back and have a good sleep. I hope the poison won’t break out again tonight.

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