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After the noise completely died down, the Queen spoke majestically, "I think this night market is worth a try."

As soon as she finished speaking, the person who had just expressed strong opposition jumped out again.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not! Since the previous dynasty, there has never been a night market. If something happens at a night market, it will be terrible!"

The Queen looked at the Left Prime Minister and asked her, "My dear, what do you think?"

The Left Prime Minister stepped forward and said, "I agree with Your Majesty. I think this night market can be promoted. We should try it out in the capital first, and then promote it nationwide."

The Queen nodded, "That's exactly what I meant."

However, the Right Prime Minister was very resolute. She said, "Your Majesty, we should consider this matter carefully. We cannot waver just because of a few people's suggestions!"

The Empress's face turned sour after being accused by her. She asked the Right Prime Minister, "Do you think I can be swayed by a few words from others? I only summoned you to ask after much consideration."

Perhaps her expression was too ugly, causing the Right Prime Minister to swallow back what she wanted to say. She flicked her sleeves and stood back up.

After a while, the Queen stood up and said, "If you have anything to say, please report it. If not, please withdraw."

The people below were whispering, and in the end no one stood up to speak.

"Since no one objects, we will implement the night market starting tonight. Pass the order on that people can go to the streets to sell things after the hour of You."

The court officials walked out in twos and threes. Those who held opposing opinions shook their heads as they walked, looking heavy-faced. However, because they were in the palace, they did not dare to directly criticize the emperor.

When Gu Qingyuan brought people into the palace, she saw that everyone had left the court, but their expressions were not good. However, she had no time to care about others. She only wanted to bring the third princess to the empress in person.

The Empress walked out of Fengluan Palace. Gu Qingyuan had been waiting for her for a long time. After seeing her, she noticed a person next to her who was dressed in rags and had a horrible face. She couldn't help but ask, "Gu Qingyuan, what are you doing?"

The third princess rushed towards the queen the moment she saw her, but because she was a little dirty, the queen did not let her get close. Instead, she frowned and didn't understand why she was in such a state.

When the other palace servants saw that the dirty woman was the third emperor's daughter, they began to talk about it.

"The one that Young Master Gu brought seems to be our Third Princess."

"What? How could the Third Princess become like that? Are we seeing things?"

"I can't mistake it. The Third Princess often wears that dress. Even though it's a little torn and dirty, I can still recognize it."

"What do they do in His Majesty's presence?"

Before they could finish their discussion, the nanny in charge came over and scolded them harshly.

"Stand here when you've finished your work. If you don't continue working, come here and receive your punishment."

They were still quite afraid of this nanny, and immediately scattered like birds and beasts when they saw her.

The Third Princess saw the Empress and said aggrievedly, "Mother, look at what happened to me. It was all caused by Gu Qingyuan. She beat me like this. You must kill her to vent your anger."

The Queen didn't look at her directly, but asked Gu Qingyuan: "What happened? Tell me."

After seeing the empress, Gu Qingyuan's expression became more serious. She said, "A few days ago, the Classics Institute suddenly caught fire. Despite our efforts to save the books, some books were still burned. I am looking for someone to copy them."

"I feel deeply guilty about the fire at the Library. As a newly appointed library official, I failed to protect the Library properly. This is my dereliction of duty."

Gu Qingyuan first took all the responsibility on himself, and then continued speaking.

"I always thought the fire was strange, until I found this in the yard."

Gu Qingyuan took out the jade pendant from her body and handed it to the empress with both hands.

The Third Princess did not dare to snatch it away directly, and could only grit her teeth in anger.

The Empress didn't need to look any further to confirm that the jade belonged to the Third Princess. She looked at the Third Princess and asked, "Mingzhu, do you have anything to say?"

"Mother Queen, she was the one who framed me. She stole this jade pendant from me. It's all her fault."

The Queen thought for a moment and then confirmed with Gu Qingyuan, "You said you found the Third Princess' jade pendant in the courtyard of the Academy of Classics?"

Gu Qingyuan nodded, then said with guilt, "At that time, I was anxious to find the arsonist. When I saw the jade pendant, I thought it might be dropped by the murderer. I waited in the garden, but it was dark and I couldn't see clearly, so I accidentally injured the Third Princess."

She looked sincere when she said this, as if she really just acted carelessly and didn't recognize the Third Princess, which was why she beat her like this.

The Third Princess stared at Gu Qingyuan fiercely, "Gu Qingyuan, why are you pretending? You knew my identity last night and you tied me up. You deserve to die."

Her voice was very sharp. When the Queen heard it, she scolded her: "Mingzhu, shut up!"

The Third Princess felt extremely aggrieved and could only stare at Gu Qingyuan with poisonous eyes.

The Queen shouted "Come here!" and several guards came over. She ordered, "Go check the Third Princess's palace."

Those people had been in the dark and heard their conversation, so after receiving the order, they immediately walked towards the palace of the Third Princess.

Not long after, several people came over with a set of night clothes and flints.

After seeing these, the Third Princess swallowed her saliva and argued, "These things alone cannot prove that I set the fire!"

"Why did the Third Princess' jade pendant end up in the Library? And why did she sneak into the Library last night, looking like she was looking for something?"

By now, the Queen had a complete picture of the process in her mind.

The third princess wanted to frame Gu Qingyuan, so she deliberately set fire to the library, but she never expected that her things would be left behind. When she turned around to look for them, she was discovered by Gu Qingyuan who had prepared in advance.

"enough."

The Empress was already irritated by the noise made by the people during the court session. Now that the Third Princess had done something like this, she was furious and said, "Wen Mingzhu, have I been too kind to you? Now you even dare to commit arson!"

The Third Princess stepped back and shook her head, "It wasn't me, it really wasn't me, it was Gu Qingyuan who wanted to frame me, that's it!"

"Then tell me what her motive was for framing you? On the other hand, you probably harbored a grudge against her because of the previous incident at the jade shop."

The Queen's words immediately touched the Third Princess' heart. She bit her lip and was taken away by the Queen's people.

Gu Qingyuan then appeared and said, "Your Majesty, I have already dealt with the fire in the Classics Academy. The burned books have almost been copied, and the account books have been backed up. As for the history books... Master Shen has already gone to find the historian."

The Queen nodded, then said, "I will teach the Third Princess a lesson."