Female Master: Why doesn’t my wife love me yet?

Facing Dingxiang's expectant eyes, Gu Qingyuan coughed lightly and said, "Alright, let's put the book in the ice cellar to freeze it first. Although wrinkled paper doesn't affect reading, it does affect the appearance."

The ice cellar of the Academy of Classics is underground. Every winter, frozen ice cubes are placed in the ice cellar and taken out for use in the summer.

The ice cellar filled with ice cubes makes you feel cold the moment you step into it.

Someone sighed, "If only the house could be as cool as an ice cellar in the summer."

"What are you thinking? Although the ice cellar is cool, it would be strange if I didn't freeze to death if I stayed here all the time."

The man was unconvinced and continued, "Can't you come in when it's hot and go out when it's cooler?"

"Stop talking for now." Gu Qingyuan interrupted them and asked them to put the books in order. After being in the ice cellar for a while, they felt as if their bodies were about to freeze.

After putting all the preserved books into the ice cellar, Gu Qingyuan thought about the account books again, which were about the purchase of these books and the daily expenses of the Academy of Classics.

These also have to be calculated together.

After going out, Gu Qingyuan reached out and touched the jade pendant she had put in her purse.

She searched her mind for clues about the jade pendant.

Pearl...

Could it be the third princess Wen Mingzhu?

She took out the jade pendant again and looked at the back of the jade pendant with the bead shape carved on it. There were two small words underneath. A closer look revealed that they were the words "Mingzhu".

This unique carving technique cannot be imitated by ordinary people.

It seemed that there was no grudge between him and her. No, Gu Qingyuan narrowed his eyes. If he remembered correctly, the jade shop that closed seemed to belong to the Third Princess.

Moreover, if it was really her jade pendant, she would definitely come and look for it if such an important jade pendant was lost. Although she could handle the fire in the Classics Academy, she would not let the murderer go.

Gu Qingyuan already had an idea in her mind. She said to Dingxiang, "Go buy a big net and some sacks. The sooner the better."

Ding Xiang looked puzzled and asked Gu Qingyuan, "Master Gu, what do you need the big net and the sack for?"

Gu Qingyuan smiled slightly and said, "Keep it secret for now. Go buy it for me. Remember to buy good quality ones."

Dingxiang ran out quickly, and as she ran, her feet blew up the wind and raised a cloud of dust.

After Dingxiang bought everything, Gu Qingyuan climbed up the tree, hung up the big net, and hid the rope in the grass underneath.

These few days, she will personally guard the Academy of Classics to see if Wen Mingzhu will come back.

The third princess was running around in the palace in a panic.

She couldn't figure out where her jade pendant had fallen, and originally wanted to report Gu Qingyuan to her mother for his incompetence and burning all the books in the Academy of Classics.

But she was also worried that if the jade pendant was lost in the Academy of Classics and picked up by someone there, Gu Qingyuan would then sue her.

The Third Princess was extremely anxious, and finally decided to go to the Academy of Classics to take a look.

The two people who were guarding last time were so stupid. If her jade pendant was really left there, it might be discovered. The Third Princess comforted herself.

In the dead of night, a man suddenly appeared on the wall of the Academy of Classics.

Gu Qingyuan's figure was hidden in the darkness. After hearing the noise, he looked up.

She didn't expect the murderer to come back so soon. She thought it would take two days.

The third princess stood on the wall and glanced towards the yard. Strangely, she did not see the two people who were guarding last time. The yard was quiet.

Without thinking much, she jumped down from the wall. When she was about to move forward, she suddenly heard a strange noise.

A big net fell from the sky and fell on her head.

Gu Qingyuan walked over, covered her head with a sack, tied the mouth, and kicked the person in the sack hard.

"How dare you, little thief, come to the Academy of Classics to steal things!"

She said as she kicked.

After kicking a few times, Gu Qingyuan took out a stick from somewhere and hit the person in the sack hard.

The Third Princess's vision was blocked by the sack, and Gu Qingyuan's kicks landed hard on her body, making her scream in pain.

Before she could react, she felt the stick falling on her body again, making her curl up in pain.

"You bold little thief, I'll teach you a lesson!"

The voice of the Third Princess came from inside, and she roared, "Stop... Stop!"

Several more sticks hit her body, and this time one of them fell on her head, making the Third Princess's head buzz.

"I'm not a thief, let me out!"

"Then why are you here so late at night?" Gu Qingyuan finally stopped hitting her.

The Third Princess fell silent. She couldn't say that she came to see if her jade pendant was left here, right?

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Gu Qingyuan continued to hit her with the stick. The Third Princess hurriedly said, "Stop it, Gu Qingyuan! If you beat me to death, my mother will never let you go!"

"Hey, how dare this little thief pretend to be a princess? I'll beat him again."

The Third Princess gnashed her teeth and said, "Gu Qingyuan, don't be so shameless!"

"You still know my name?"

Gu Qingyuan did it on purpose. After she beat herself until she had no strength left, she opened the bag and tied her hands and feet with a rope.

The third princess was beaten so badly that her face was bruised and swollen, and her original appearance was completely unrecognizable.

Her head was completely swollen like a pig's head, her clothes were torn, and she looked extremely miserable.

"Gu Qingyuan, just wait for me!"

Because her face was swollen, her voice sounded strange when she spoke, and the people who were squatting with Gu Qingyuan tried hard to hold back their laughter.

"Oh, it's the Third Princess."

Gu Qingyuan pretended to be surprised and said, "The third princess was lying on the ground and rolled over."

"Since you know my identity, why don't you let me go!"

The Third Princess felt that Gu Qingyuan did it on purpose. She beat herself into this state and let other people see it. Where would she put her face?

Gu Qingyuan shook her head and said, "I can't let you go just yet, but how could the Third Princess be in my library this late at night if she's not in the palace? It's unlikely you just walked here from the palace, right?"

The third princess gritted her teeth and rolled on the ground with all her strength, leaving her back to these people, not wanting them to see her face.

"Gu Qingyuan, if you let me go today, I won't mind you hitting me, how about that?"

Gu Qingyuan's smile faded a little, and she spoke calmly, "Daughter-in-law, please tell me what you are here for, otherwise I will have no choice but to hand you over to His Majesty in person."

Then she took out the jade pendant and waved it in front of her like she was teasing a dog.

"Did you come here looking for this?"

"you!"