The villain and the powerful official secretly read the diary and broke my plot every day

Bai Tan'er, sitting at the desk, spoke until her mouth was dry and she finally finished telling everything. When she looked up again, she found that Gu Yanqing still had a cold and expressionless face.

Bai Tan'er strongly doubted whether Gu Xiang was smiling sincerely.

When she was in the imperial city, she had seen Gu Yanqing smile. He looked so charming and handsome when he smiled, but there was no warmth in his smile.

As the saying goes, when Gu Xiang smiles, all officials tremble.

Bai Tan'er was complaining in her heart when she heard that Gu Yanqing had ordered them to leave, so she could only leave respectfully.

Bai Tan'er climbed over rooftops and walls all the way but did not go back to Liuquan Lane directly. She first came to a contact point of the imperial city's secret guards, wrote a letter of intelligence by hand, and asked someone to send it back to the palace to her master, Emperor Jianping.

Afterwards, Bai Tan'er found a place and changed into clean clothes. While changing, she habitually touched her waist and remembered that her token was missing.

That thing is made of pure gold, it's very valuable!

"That guy...seems to say his name is Huang An?"

Bai Tan'er thought for a while. Her token was from the imperial palace, and ordinary people didn't dare to use it. She wouldn't be returning to the imperial city now, and couldn't use it for the time being. So she would just keep it with the man named Huang An for a while. When she had time, she would go to the Five Cities Military Headquarters to retrieve the token.

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The riot in the outer city had subsided before nightfall, and in the inner city, most of the uninformed citizens had no idea what was happening and were continuing to live their lives as normal. Occasionally, well-informed wealthy families would gather in secret, whispering to each other. Such a major event in the capital couldn't be concealed; by tomorrow, it would likely be known to everyone. For those merchants, the riots didn't matter, and neither did the casualties. Profiting from it was paramount.

Chu Mansion.

Chu Guoan was in a bad mood today because when he was in the meeting hall of the imperial city, he clearly felt the strange look in Emperor Jianping's eyes when he was looking at him.

What did I do wrong to offend the emperor?

Could it be that I have been too close to Meng Xiang recently?

Chu Guoan was well aware of the Meng family's insatiable greed. However, the Meng family was the largest family in the capital, with deepest roots in government and the government. Meng Xiang also controlled the Ministry of Revenue, the backbone of the country. Chu Guoan truly didn't dare to offend Meng Xiang. The old man was petty, vindictive, and ruthless. Anyone who offended him would have a hard time.

Today's riot in the outer city was caused by him. Many civilians should have been killed and injured in this riot. The purpose of Meng Xiang doing this was just to give Gu Yanqing a warning and disgust him.

"Hey."

Chu Guoan felt a headache when he thought of this.

Life as an official is difficult, and it is not easy to survive forever.

It seems that we have to discuss the marriage contract between the two families with the Liu family as soon as possible. Last year, the Meng family took the initiative to make a marriage contract with the Dongping family. Although Dong Pingchuan seems to be an unreliable guy, he holds real power in the Ministry of Personnel. Moreover, although Dong Pingchuan has more than a dozen sons, the person of the Meng family's marriage is Dong Pingchuan's most beloved seventh son.

If the marriage with the Dongping family is successful, the power of the Meng family will be even greater in the future...

"Master, Master, you are finally back!"

Chu Guoan was feeling melancholy about his official life when he heard his wife's anxious voice.

"How unbecoming it is to make such noise!"

After working in the Ministry of Rites for a long time, Chu Guoan's temperament has been tamed and he has become accustomed to speaking and doing things slowly.

"Master, something big happened in our family!"

Mrs. Chu ran into the hall in a panic, followed by the pale and crying Chu Yunfei, the second daughter of the Chu family.

"Yun Fei? What happened to you?"

Chu Guoan ignored his noisy second wife and instead looked at his second daughter nervously.

The marriage with the Liu family depends on Yunfei, and this child cannot make any more mistakes.

"Daddy, something bad has happened. My sister...she's gone!"

Chu Yunfei met her father's gaze and spoke nervously, with tears in her voice.

"Yun Yue is missing again! This damn girl is always a worry for me."

When Chu Guoan mentioned his eldest daughter, his face became a little gloomy. He, Chu Guoan, was the Minister of Personnel and the head of the Chu family, but his eldest daughter was actually a fool. This was a knot in his heart... It had been in his heart for more than ten years and he still couldn't get over it.

He can't afford to lose this person!

"It's not the first time she has sneaked out. Just send someone to look for her. She's a fool... where can she run to?" Chu Guoan didn't want to spend too much time looking for Chu Yunyue. It was not like she had sneaked out before, but each time she couldn't run far. She would just hide in the corner and shiver. She was good for nothing, a waste!

"Master, this time is different!"

Madam Chu, standing by, finally found her chance to act. With a complicated expression, she spoke, "I've had people looking for Yunyue all afternoon. Someone saw her leaving the city, and someone else said they saw her in Qili Alley in the outer city. This... Master... The outer city is in chaos today. This child... What if anything happens to her... How am I going to explain this to her deceased mother?"

As Mrs. Chu spoke, she began to cry.

Chu Guoan just felt upset.

Outer city?

Why did this damn girl run so far? Doesn't she want to live anymore?

"Daddy, please send someone to rescue my sister quickly. I heard that Qili Lane... is full of hooligans. What if my sister is bullied by them... then..." Chu Yunfei had already grabbed Chu Guoan's arm anxiously, her voice full of fear.

Chu Guoan's heart sank suddenly!

Qilixiang outside Beijing...

Chu Guoan didn't know much about that place, but he didn't think it was a good place.

"Oh, why is our Yunyue so unlucky? What if... what if she really meets a bad guy in Qili Lane, what should we do? Our daughter's reputation is the most important thing. If something really happens to her, who in the capital will dare to marry our Chu family's daughter!" Mrs. Chu saw that Chu Guoan had a strange expression on his face, and immediately burst into tears.

She has been married to Chu Guoan for more than ten years and knows her husband's temper best. This man is indecisive and extremely concerned about his reputation.

Since it concerns the reputation of the Chu family, he will definitely not ignore it.

"Mom, don't say anything. Even if something really happened to my sister, she is still a member of our Chu family. Dad, we have to send someone to rescue her!" Chu Yunfei seemed particularly righteous at this time.

I have to say that the mother and daughter cooperated perfectly in the fight, and Chu Guoan, who was standing aside, was stunned by the trick.

Now, it was dark, and the turmoil outside had ended. However, if he went outside the capital to search for someone, it would definitely alert all the forces in the capital, and the Chu family's reputation would be ruined...

So many people died in the outer city today. Is Chu Yunyue still alive outside?

If she were still alive, would her reputation... still be there?

Even if she comes back safe and sound, will people outside believe it?

If... she died outside and others knew about it, how would they view the Chu family?

This is an unsolvable deadlock.

unless……

Chu Guoan's eyes kept changing. He looked at the sky outside the window. The dark and gloomy sky was just like his heart at the moment.