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

When the Third Princess saw the jade pendant in Gu Qingyuan's hand, her eyes almost spit fire. She wanted to snatch it back, but her hands were tied and she had just been beaten by Gu Qingyuan. Now she could only watch her dangling the jade pendant in front of her.

Gu Qingyuan asked her, "Two days ago, my library suddenly caught fire for some unknown reason. Does the Third Princess know the cause?"

"I don't know why the fire started. Please give my things back to me."

Gu Qingyuan held the jade pendant in his palm again, squatted down and looked at her, raising his eyebrows. "Your things? The Third Princess doesn't stay in the palace, so why would she condescend to come to a small place like mine?"

"I...passed by here two days ago and accidentally dropped the jade pendant here."

"What a careless mistake."

Gu Qingyuan stood up, but had no intention of letting her go. The Third Princess lay on the ground in a mess, with no part of her face left to look at.

She yelled at Gu Qingyuan, "If you don't return it to me, I'll tell the Queen Mother that you stole my jade pendant!"

Gu Qingyuan stood beside her, but was not afraid that she would complain.

"The word 'steal' is too harsh. You might as well say that I was jealous of your noble status and deliberately snatched the jade pendant from you."

The person next to him: Does it sound better if you rob?

The Third Princess was wriggling on the ground like a worm, trying to untie the rope around her body. Gu Qingyuan reminded her, "Third Princess, don't waste your time. This rope is very strong. If no one unties it, you won't be able to untie it."

The Third Princess stopped her movements immediately.

Ding Xiang asked Gu Qingyuan, "Master Gu, are we supposed to...guard her from now on?"

Gu Qingyuan nodded.

"Thank you for your hard work tonight. Tomorrow morning, you will come with me to the palace."

It was worth it that she and her men had been waiting for so long. She didn't expect her to come back so soon.

But then again, this jade pendant symbolizes status and is so valuable. She would definitely be upset if she found out it was lost.

When the third princess heard that she was going to meet the empress, she suddenly felt uneasy.

She couldn't let her mother know that she was the one who set the fire.

The Third Princess turned around, looked at Gu Qingyuan and said, "Gu Qingyuan..."

She almost pleaded, "Can you please not take me to see the Queen Mother? I can agree to any conditions you ask."

Gu Qingyuan found her frightened look amusing and said calmly, "But did the Third Princess think about the consequences before she set the fire?"

She shook her head frantically, "It's not me, it's really not me."

"If it's you, His Majesty will send someone to investigate and we'll know."

After saying that, Gu Qingyuan turned around and no longer cared about the reactions of the people behind him.

After Gu Qingyuan left, he did not go far. Instead, he found a place to hide and observed the situation here.

Seeing Gu Qingyuan disappear, the Third Princess's expression changed immediately. She threatened Dingxiang and the others, "You daring and unruly people! Let me go!"

Ding Xiang shook her head. "But Master Gu told us to keep a close eye on you."

"She's not here now. If you let me go and testify that it was Gu Qingyuan who was jealous of my status and stole the jade pendant from me, I'll give each of you twenty taels of silver. How about that?"

Gu Qingyuan sneered in the dark. This Third Princess was really stupid. She actually thought that this would make people let her go. Gu Qingyuan said nothing and continued to look over there.

"Twenty taels..."

The two women who were on guard earlier murmured.

The Third Princess saw that they were interested in silver and tempted them, saying, "Thirty taels is fine, as long as you..."

Dingxiang suddenly sneered, and her look was quite similar to Gu Qingyuan's.

"You think you can bribe us with just thirty taels? Why didn't you say anything when you set the fire and framed our Lord Gu? If Lord Gu hadn't dealt with it in time, let alone thirty taels, we would have lost our lives if the incident had gotten out of hand."

Gu Qingyuan nodded with satisfaction not far away.

Dingxiang is a person who knows how to deal with things. When she came here before, she was the first one to show goodwill.

Seeing Ding Xiang was unmoved, the Third Princess went on to trade with the others, "Thirty taels! You wouldn't be able to earn that much silver in ten years here, would you?"

Dingxiang's words just reminded the others. Yes, if it weren't for Gu Qingyuan, they would have been severely punished by His Majesty if they didn't die for the fire in the Classics Academy.

Money is important, but life is more important!

Gu Qingyuan suddenly walked out at this moment. When the Third Princess saw her appear, her face turned pale.

"Didn't you leave?"

"Who said I left? I just went over for a walk."

The third princess gritted her teeth, knowing that she probably couldn't escape.

Suddenly, she raised her head again and said with a bit of madness: "Gu Qingyuan, guess what, since all the books have been burned, will you be punished as well?"

Gu Qingyuan took a step back and frowned, "Who said the books were burned? Do you think I wasn't prepared at all?"

"What do you mean?" The Third Princess' heart was filled with alarm.

Gu Qingyuan didn't tell her, but just said calmly: "There is a reason why the Third Princess couldn't compete with Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess."

"Shut up, don't even mention her to me. How am I inferior to her? Why was she made the Crown Princess by our mother?" The Third Princess's face became more and more crazy.

Gu Qingyuan looked at the Third Princess sarcastically, "You are not as good as her in every way."

She screamed in pain, "Ahhhh" as if she had gone mad.

That night, no one got much rest. They took turns watching the third princess to prevent her from escaping.

On the next day, before dawn, Gu Qingyuan entered the palace with General Gu's badge.

At this time in Fengluan Palace, the Queen was holding a meeting with a group of ministers. The Queen sat on a high seat, holding her forehead with one hand, looking like she had a headache.

The ministers below were still arguing, each side insisted on their own opinion and neither would give in. The hall was in such chaos that it became a pot of porridge that could be drunk directly.

"If you ask me, there shouldn't be night markets. Whether in the past or now, there's no such thing as holding gatherings at night."

"But I think that night markets can boost the economy of our Daning Kingdom and enrich the people's nightlife. As long as we supervise them more, night markets can still be implemented."

In the past two days, a court official proposed the idea of ​​opening a night market. Some diehards directly submitted a memorial to the empress to persuade her not to implement it, saying that there would be too many people at night and it would cause problems.

But some people think that it is precisely because it has not been implemented that it can be tried. If the effect is not good, it can be closed in time.

The Queen heard that they had almost finished arguing and said, "Quiet."

There was still noise below, as if no one could hear what she said.

The Queen looked a little angry. She slammed the table beside her and said, "Shut up, everyone! What's the point of making such a fuss?"

Seeing that His Majesty was really getting angry, the crowd lowered their voices.