In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

The prince came to the courtyard in the suburbs and found nothing. He found neither silver nor any evidence against Qi Ze, but he got an unexpected surprise - a letter exposing the collusion between the second prince and others to exchange tax silver!

This letter made the prince very excited, because he knew that this would become the most powerful evidence to overthrow the second prince. Compared with the silver and Qi Ze's handle, this discovery was undoubtedly more valuable.

He immediately ordered: "Return to the palace and report to the emperor." Now, he couldn't wait to tell the emperor the news to eliminate his worries.

After the prince left with his men, General Hu was so excited that he shed tears. "I have found the whereabouts of the tax silver I lost. God will not abandon me."

He added angrily: "The Second Prince actually did such a thing and almost killed me and my family. This revenge must be avenged."

None of General Hu's men knew about this incident, and they were still grazing their horses in the ravine behind the mountain.

General Hu waited for half an hour, and when the prince's men had left, he called back his men, "It's getting late, let's hurry back to the capital."

The matter was of great importance, so he remained calm and did not reveal a single word to his men.

General Hu led his men back to the capital via the South Gate.

He first went to the Ministry of War to report, "Today I led people to search the Nanshan Valley, but no one was found who could be suspected."

Wu Shangshu of the Ministry of War arranged, "In a few days, you take a team to a place to search, maybe you can find the tax silver you lost."

"Where?" General Hu asked with a roll of his eyes.

Minister Wu smiled mysteriously, "I'll let you know before I leave."

"Yes, sir." General Hu saluted and left.

General Hu entered the teahouse closest to the palace, sat at the window, and looked at the street leading to the palace gate. He was anxiously waiting for the prince to enter the palace and report to the emperor.

In order to prevent the emperor from protecting the second prince, he would rather kill the people who transported the silver than make public the fact that the second prince sent people to exchange the silver.

General Hu sent his men to call Hu Er and quietly arranged, "If you want to save our lives, you find a few people to quietly spread the word that 'the second prince's men have exchanged the tax silver and hidden it in the warehouse.'"

Hu Er's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide enough to fit a large goose egg. It took him a while to come back to his senses and ask, "Hey, this, is this true?"

General Hu glanced at him and nodded, "I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears."

"Are you seeing things? Are you not hearing anything?" Hu Er asked.

If you spread bad words about the prince outside and get caught, your whole family will be killed.

"No!" General Hu frowned and whispered, "Go quickly, if you are slow you may not be able to find the silver."

"Yes, yes, I'll go." Hu Er walked out in a panic.

He didn't dare to find someone to spread rumors, for fear that he would be sold out in exchange for the reward.

Hu Er went home and put on his wife's flowery clothes, smeared a thick layer of white powder on his sallow face, and drew a pair of thick black eyebrows.

He asked his wife, "Do you recognize me?"

His wife was shocked to see her husband, who always behaved in a rigid manner, dressed up as neither man nor woman. She said unhappily, "Only a ghost could recognize you."

"That's great." Hu Er shook his head proudly.

Without explaining the reason to his shocked wife, he sneaked out through the back door.

"He's crazy!" Hu's wife scolded, "If anyone asks me, I will say I don't know anything about this and I don't know this person."

"Yes, yes, don't mention this. I'm too embarrassed to see anyone if you mention it." Hu's wife shook her head fiercely, shaking the perverted image of her husband out of her mind.

Hu Er went out and deliberately went to a crowded place, and said mysteriously to everyone: "Let me tell you something, the lost tax silver is in the Second Prince's mansion."

The news spread quickly from one person to ten people, and from ten to a hundred. The news soon spread privately in the capital.

If the rumors continue to spread like this, the emperor will get the news at the earliest during tomorrow morning court.

Qi Mansion

Wu Yi did as Qi Wan said, flew into the room, threw an envelope, and left, returning to the Yilan Courtyard of the Qi Mansion.

Because she had to inspect the aromatherapy shop for the young lady, she was often not at home, and Wu Ma and the others were used to it.

Wu Yi entered the courtyard and saw Qi Wan concentrating on painting in the study. She walked in quietly but suddenly stopped. It turned out that Qi Wan was sketching the image of a graceful man on rice paper - that was Wang Qin.

Wu Yi's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a smile, but she didn't dare to say a word.

She remembered that the messenger who had delivered the letter had whispered to her: "The master is drawing your new master every day."

And she once replied: "My master often plays sad music and even sheds tears silently."

Thinking of this, Wu Yi couldn't help but feel a little amused, and muttered to himself: "These two masters, they obviously like each other, but they are unwilling to say it. They can only relieve their lovesickness through painting and playing the piano. I really don't know what to say."

All of Wang Qin's subordinates were trained by the person in charge to be extremely disciplined since they were young:

Don’t ask what the master doesn’t say!

Don’t do anything if the master doesn’t do it!

Just do four words: obey orders!

This led to the situation that the people around Wang Qin and Qi Wan knew that the two had feelings for each other, but no servant dared to say anything or give any advice.

They could only feel helpless and secretly anxious.

Wu Yi asked Qi Wan a few more questions sometimes, because of what Wang Qin said, "Ah Wan is simple in her behavior. If you find something wrong, remind her and ask more questions, don't let her get into danger."

Therefore, Wu Yi dared to ask a few more questions and give some advice when he didn't know whether Qi Wan was in danger.

Apart from that, she didn't dare say a word about the relationship between the two masters.

Otherwise, if her master or the person in charge found out, she would be sent back to her hometown.

"You're back?" Qi Wan glanced at Wu Yi and asked.

"Yes, master." Wu Yi bowed and stood aside waiting.

When Qi Wan saw Wu Yi coming back from outside, he painted a few more strokes before reluctantly putting down his brush. He looked at him affectionately for a while before rolling up the drawing paper, putting it in a big box and locking it.

Wu Yi smiled secretly. She stepped forward and reported softly, "Master, the first person to go to the small courtyard was General Hu, followed by the Second Prince, and the last one to go was the Crown Prince."

"After the Second Prince left, I threw the letter in a corner. When the Crown Prince's men went in and found it, the Crown Prince smiled as if he had found a treasure and immediately returned to the capital."

Wu Yi told Qi Wan what happened and saw Qi Wan smile, "You did a great job."

She took out a box and handed it over, "Here you go."

Wu Yi curiously opened the box and took a look. His eyes lit up immediately. "Mysterious God Shadow Sword Manual."

She thanked him with great surprise, "Thank you for the sword manual, Master."

"You're welcome." Qi Wan smiled.

Wu Yi carefully put the precious sword manual into his arms, then stood quietly in the house, his eyes full of expectation and confusion.

She couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Master, what will happen next? I really want to know."

Qi Wan smiled slightly and replied mysteriously: "Don't worry, just wait patiently, and you will be able to enjoy a wonderful show soon."

Wu Yi nodded slightly. Although he was still full of doubts, he believed in his master's words without a doubt.

She knew that her master was ruthless towards her enemies, and since her master said that, there must be a deeper meaning behind it.

So she responded respectfully, "Yes, Master." But in her heart she became more and more curious, wondering what exciting show was about to happen.