Yan Wanwan laughed, her face full of innocence. "Your Majesty, I really don't know. When I first arrived in Jingzhao, I was short of money, and all the money I had was used to buy the farm. I originally wanted to rent it out to earn some dowry, but the man paid very readily. Seeing that the money was so high, I didn't bother to ask any more questions, so I just rented it to him. As for what he did with it, I really don't know."

How could the emperor believe her words so easily? He asked directly, "Aren't you the manager of the manor?"

Yan Wanwan sneered softly, her eyes sparkling. "Your Majesty, my title as steward is just an empty one. All I need to do is make sure others don't mess up the farm. I'm not capable of handling big matters, and I'm too lazy to bother with small matters. But the commission that person offers is quite generous, a full one hundred taels of silver a month!"

The emperor's mouth twitched slightly. When he met her eyes that seemed sincere but could not hide her complacency, he was filled with words of reprimand but could not bring himself to say them.

This woman reeks of money and is really shallow.

Finally exhausted, the emperor picked up the teacup and took a gulp, then waved his hand: "Forget it, you can leave now."

Yan Wanwan's face lit up with joy, and she quickly followed Qin Yu out.

At that moment, she looked at the white clouds in the sky as if she had been reborn, and said in a cheerful tone: "Let's go! I'm exhausted from all this trouble. Let's go back and rest early."

Qin Yu looked at her, then said apologetically: "I can't go back yet, I still have to see the Queen."

Yan Wanwan was stunned for a moment. "What? We have to do it again?"

She thought to herself, the Queen and the Dog Emperor are husband and wife, and as the saying goes, "Two people can sleep in the same bed." Could it be that she really had to go through the same process all over again? Wouldn't she suffer again?

She asked pitifully, "Can't I go?"

Qin Yu smiled wryly and replied, "I'm afraid this is against the rules. But I will go with you, so don't be afraid."

Yan Wanwan curled her lips slightly. She was not afraid at all, but was clearly impatient and unwilling to serve.

When the two of them reached the Empress's Kunning Palace, a nanny came forward, bowed, and said, "General, Madam, the Empress has been unwell lately and is currently resting. Please wait here for a moment until she wakes up, then enter the palace to pay your respects."

Qin Yu's face darkened, and he understood in his heart that the Queen had clearly done this on purpose to intimidate the two of them.

Yan Wanwan didn't take it seriously; instead, she became interested. After the nanny left, she approached Qin Yu and whispered, "Is this Empress the second prince's biological mother?"

Qin Yu replied, "That's right."

Yan Wanwan commented seriously, "No wonder the Second Prince is so petty; it turns out he takes after his mother."

Qin Yu's tense expression could no longer be maintained, and she burst out laughing. Then she coughed twice and pretended to be serious and reminded him, "Ahem, Madam, you must be careful with your words and actions when you are in the palace. Don't forget that walls have ears."

Yan Wanwan rolled her eyes at him and said angrily, "Please control your expression, otherwise others won't notice the inappropriateness in my words."

Qin Yu hurriedly smiled and apologized, but Yan Wanwan still felt that she had difficulty expressing her resentment.

"It's no use wasting time here. The Empress is unwell, and if we wait here, it will make her feel guilty, which will be detrimental to her recovery. It's better for us to go back first. It won't be too late to come and pay our respects when she feels better."

Yan Wanwan's eyes lit up, and she asked tentatively, "Then shall we... go back now?"

Qin Yu replied decisively: "Yes."

After saying that, the two of them smiled at each other, turned around and walked out of the palace.

Upon hearing the noise, the nanny rushed over. Seeing this, she was horrified and rushed forward to stop him, saying, "General Qin, where are you going? You haven't even brought your new bride to pay her respects to the Empress yet!"

After saying this, he glared at Yan Wanwan again, "Madam General, since you've married into the General's Mansion, how come you don't even understand these rules?"

Yan Wanwan thought to herself: This nanny is really picking on the weak. She knows that I am the general's wife, but she dares to look at me with such contempt. She is just a nanny, a servant in the palace, how can she be so arrogant?

She was about to speak and teach the nanny a lesson on etiquette, but Qin Yu beat her to the punch and said loudly, "My wife's marriage was arranged by the Emperor. Nanny, are you saying this because you think the person the Emperor chose for the marriage is inappropriate?"

The nanny was suddenly panicked and immediately knelt on her knees, begging for mercy: "I spoke carelessly for a moment, I hope the general and madam will forgive me."

Even if she had ten thousand guts, she wouldn't dare question the emperor! If this gets out, she'll be skinned alive.

Yan Wanwan glared at Qin Yu dissatisfiedly, as if blaming him for interrupting her.

Qin Yu turned to the nanny and said, "Nanny, since the Empress is ill, we will not bother her any further. We will come to see her again when she is better."

After saying that, he pulled Yan Wanwan out of the palace.

When the nanny rushed back to Kunning Palace, the queen was sitting leisurely on the couch, sipping tea. Seeing the nanny's panic, she gently put down the teacup, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why are you so panicked?"

The nanny hurriedly reported the whole story, her voice trembling a little.

The Queen narrowed her eyes slightly and cursed angrily, "Asshole! His Majesty specifically asked me to embarrass them. Now you've let them go. How am I going to explain this to His Majesty?"

The nanny knelt on the ground, not daring to look up. Then she heard the Queen's gnashing voice, "Go, find the guards guarding the palace gate. I want to see how they have neglected their duties by letting this person go!"

The nanny said yes repeatedly and hurried away.

Soon, the guard was brought to Kunning Palace. As soon as he entered the hall, he knelt down with a plop, cold sweat on his forehead.

The Queen's eyes were filled with sternness as she sternly demanded, "I'm asking you, how did Qin Yu manage to leave the palace with that slut? Are you guarding the palace gates in vain?"

The guard trembled and replied, "Your Majesty, we are guarding the palace gates strictly, but General Qin has spoken, and we dare not stop him."

When the queen heard this, she was startled. Before she could think of a way to respond, her maid came with a message, "The emperor is here."

The Emperor frowned upon seeing the quiet Kunning Palace and asked, "Where is the person? He left so soon."

His meaning was very clear. If he couldn't deal with Qin Yu, he would deal with Yan Wanwan. She was also responsible for the damage to Yuan Cheng's reputation.

Panic flashed across the Queen's face. "Your Majesty, I am incompetent and failed to keep General Qin and his new wife."

"what happened?"

The queen exaggerated the story and made it seem like Qin Yu was being arrogant. Just because he couldn't wait any longer, he took his bride out of the palace without taking her, the mistress of the harem, seriously at all.

The emperor slammed the table and roared in anger: "How dare you!"

The palace maids knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Qin Yu, you are really great."

The queen lowered her eyes and a cold light flashed, Qin Yu, Yan Wanwan, none of you can escape.

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