"There's a beggar imprisoned in my dungeon in the Prince Regent's Palace. He knows Xiao Yutiao's whereabouts. But that's not important. You need to explain what exactly happened at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet."

Along with the peace agreement, a princess was also delivered. The ministers, mindful that the Third Emperor's brother hadn't yet married, wanted to give him Princess Wanqi Luodanshu as a concubine. However, my father disagreed and simply took the princess into the harem. From then on, my father remained in the princess's palace, as if possessed by a demon. Even my mother rarely saw him. Not long after, Princess Wanqi became pregnant, and my father named her Shufei...

Isn't this too outrageous? Jinyou was too tired to complain, and could only say that Emperor Xuan was really hungry!

[But that all happened later. During the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, General Guide's daughter, Chu Ruijia, won the emperor's heart with her sword dance... and the next day she was taken into the palace. But it seemed Miss Chu had not volunteered.]

"Is there anything inside?"

[It is said that the girl from the Chu family and a minor official from the Dali Temple were childhood sweethearts. The official committed suicide on the day the girl entered the palace.]

ah? ah? ? ah? ? ?

I only heard that Emperor Xuan is getting older and more lustful, but... this is a bit... hard to comment!

How can you forcibly demolish the home of your childhood sweethearts?

[There's a key point here: I obtained crucial evidence while investigating the official trafficking case. I can't say there's a definite connection between the two, but it's also unrealistic to say it was a coincidence.]

"So you mean to stop all this from happening at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet and save the official and the evidence?"

Xiao Yunzhen shook his arms and tried to pull Jinyou's clothes, but his little paws had no strength and he let go after pulling for a while.

He sighed, "If possible, I'll get the evidence before the Dali Temple in the next few days. Even if I lose a minor official, I can still bring down the Second Prince."

Jinyou nodded in agreement. "I will arrange for someone to investigate this matter. As for the minor official from the Dali Temple, I will also protect him."

Those who are selected to enter the Dali Temple are more or less capable. Saving someone can also make Ji Zhonghuan owe him a favor. In short, there are only benefits and no disadvantages.

"If you can remember anything, tell me."

Xiao Yunzhen was silent for a moment, then burst into a curse: "Wakakakakaka, I can't even speak, how can I find you? Telepathy?"

"Forget it, I'll go see you every day."

After the two of them finished talking, He Jinyou carried Xiao Yunzhen out of the study.

In Liuyunzhai, Wenyan had stopped crying. She just stared at Xiaoqueer who was eating fried magnolia with her red eyes.

If looks could kill, Xiao Que'er would have died hundreds or thousands of times.

Little Que'er was holding a plate of freshly fried magnolia dumplings, eating them with sweetness, one bite at a time, each one was crispy and delicious.

In the blink of an eye, he saw He Jinyou who had just come out and asked incoherently, "Sir, would you like some fried dumplings with magnolia flower filling?"

Wen Yan was so angry that her eyes were about to spit fire, and tears fell down. "I told you not to chop down trees, but you insisted on chopping them down. I told you not to pick flowers, but you insisted on picking them. Now I made fried dumplings with flowers, you can just hide and eat them by yourself, why do you have to eat them in front of me... Wuuwuwu, you! Bully!"

Xiao Que'er chuckled twice, holding the plate, and came to Wen Yan, chewing loudly. "What's wrong? (chew chew chew) It smells so good (chew chew chew) Do you want to try one (chew chew chew)?"

As expected, Wen Yan cried even louder.

[Hahahahahahahaha, why are your guards and servants so funny? ]

Jinyou was not comfortable talking to Xiao Yunzhen in front of others, so he automatically blocked out Xiao Yunzhen's thoughts.

"Okay, Que'er, stop bullying Wen Yan. There's a mission for you to do."

"Okay, what task?" Staring at Wen Yan (chew chew chew).

Jinyou stuffed the little dumpling into Wenyan's arms and said, "Send it to the wet nurse."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

[I'm not going back! What can't you tell me?]

Jinyou lowered his brows and pretended not to know, then took Xiao Que'er into the study.

Even though Xiao Yunzhen knew many things after his rebirth, it did not mean that Jinyou would openly display his power in front of the royal family.

In his eyes, Xiao Yunzhen and he were familiar with each other in the previous life. Who can tell what happened in this life?

At least for now, Xiao Yunzhen is just a tool for him to predict the future and push him to the throne.

...

"What task did the prince assign me? What am I going to do? Is it fun?" Xiao Que'er was as happy as a little child. She had been a shadow for so long that she even forgot who she was.

Jinyou hesitated for a moment and said, "Wait a little longer, they haven't arrived yet."

Xiao Que'er put away the fried dumplings and the playful smile on her face, her narrow brows and eyes showing a cold look.

The prince would never gather everyone together, for fear that something big was about to happen.

Soon, Aque, Bai Mo, Si Tong, and even Qing Fei arrived, and there were also a few men in black wearing hats whose faces could not be seen standing at the end.

The atmosphere in the study gradually became solemn, and even Xiao Que'er stopped laughing.

"Greetings, Prince!" Everyone knelt down and saluted in unison, not as casually as before.

"Get up." Everyone stood still, and Jin You said, "My father is not in the palace now. There are so many eyes in the capital staring at the palace. We have to make some noise."

"Si Tong is taking people to the Dali Temple to assist Lord Ji in investigating the case."

"I understand!" Si Tong had a wicked smile on his face. It was the best time to make trouble when investigating a case.

"Xiao Que'er, take the Shadow Guards to find the people on the list. These people are the ones who bought official positions. Monitor their every move and report any abnormalities immediately."

Xiao Queer took the list, but her face was full of unhappiness. She was very playful and hated such boring and uninteresting tasks the most.

But she never disobeyed the prince's orders. Even if she was unhappy, she would agree without hesitation, "Understood! I promise to complete the task!"

Jinyou nodded, he was still confident in Xiaoqueer's work.

Then he looked at a man in black standing in the back corner and suddenly said, "Handu, did your father leave any words before he left?"

The man in black whose name was called stepped forward, folded his left hand over his chest, and bowed. "The master said that everything is decided by the prince."

"I remember that my father had been investigating Lin Yue's affairs for a while, but now that Lin Yue has been executed, many secrets are no longer accessible. However, Lin Yue has close ties to the Southern Territory..."

He Jinyou paused and observed Han Du's expression.

However, Han Du was worthy of being the leader of the secret guards trained by He Qianzhao. His expression was impeccable and he didn't reveal a single flaw.

Jinyou was a little discouraged. The Southern Territory seemed to be a place full of secrets. All the blame was pointed at the Southern Territory, but He Qianzhao just didn't say anything, and it was difficult for him to find out anything on his own.

Ultimately, it's because my power is not strong enough and I'm being restricted everywhere.

But he was not discouraged. As long as Xiao Yunzhen was in his hands, who could predict what would happen in the future?

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