Transmigrated Female Official

When I opened my eyes again, it was already morning.

Strictly speaking, Chu Qingluo was awakened by Gongsun Yu.

"Good morning, Gongsun." Recalling the passion of last night, she suddenly felt a little shy.

Gongsun Yu kissed her warm cheek and smiled, "Good morning, Qingluo." If he hadn't thought about her having to go to the morning court, he really wouldn't have wanted her to get up like this.

But today's entry into the palace was different from usual, and Gongsun Yu couldn't help but feel more worried. "When we enter the palace later, please don't act impulsively and seek revenge. It's too dangerous. Can you promise me that?"

"Hmm..." Chu Qingluo thought for a moment and said, "I won't act impulsively." She wanted to seize the opportunity and then tear Ji Qili to pieces!

"By the way, Gongsun, could you help me prepare some medicinal powder?"

"What kind of powder?"

"For example... chili powder, or that kind of powder that makes people incredibly itchy all over just by touching it... no, no, the best kind is a powder that renders people unable to move once they touch it!"

Hearing her rambling description, Gongsun Yu laughed out loud: "There is such a thing as an anti-itch powder, but there is no such thing as a powder that can immobilize someone if they come into contact with it."

"Ah—?!" Chu Qingluo exclaimed, unable to hide her disappointment.

Shouldn't there have been many different kinds of medicinal powders with different functions in ancient times?!

If she weren't afraid of being accused of plotting to assassinate the Empress, she would definitely have chosen to use her unique hidden weapon or a dagger for self-defense, and would never have thought of such a childish chili powder.

“But…” Gongsun Yu added, “After mixing the powder of the sleeping potion into water, pour it onto a cloth, cover the nose with the cloth, and the person will faint.”

"Great! This will do too!" Chu Qinglu clapped her hands and said, "Go get me some, I'm going to make that bastard pay!"

"..."

"Oh, right," she suddenly remembered something and added, "Also, get me some of that croton oil. I refuse to believe I can't kill them!"

Gongsun Yu shook his head helplessly: "I was just reminding you not to be impulsive, how could you forget now?"

"I just... just in case!" she protested guiltily.

Seeing that Gongsun Yu remained silent, she continued to plead, "My dear Gongsun, I really only need it for self-defense. Please, just think of it as my safety and help me prepare it, okay?"

He glanced at her with a soft heart, and seeing her pouting little mouth, looking so adorable, he immediately gave in. "Alright, I'll help you prepare, but you have to promise me you won't take any risks."

"Okay, I promise! I knew my grandson was the best." She happily kissed him on the cheek.

……

During the morning court session this morning, the Empress seemed to be in a very bad mood. She only asked Long Kui if there were any important matters or if they were urgent. Long Kui replied that they were all minor matters and not very urgent. The Empress then adjourned the court session.

It all happened in just a few minutes. Chu Qingluo breathed a huge sigh of relief; Ji Qili's wicked scheme had indeed failed. At the same time, she was also very curious: could something have happened in the palace that had put the Empress in a bad mood?

Without giving it much thought, she hurried back to Guangrentang. If she wasn't mistaken, Shaoyao must have already received quite a bit of word.

They had only gone halfway when they overheard several executives of Mingshuang Palace discussing amongst themselves.

"She's so lucky! What has she done to deserve being chosen by a prince?"

"Exactly! If a prince were to join my household, I would be so happy!"

"..."

Hearing their discussion, Chu Qingluo's eyelids twitched involuntarily. Entering the gate and the prince? Which prince? Entering whose gate? She quickened her pace.

As expected, as soon as she saw Chu Qingluo return, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Qingluo, a major incident happened in the palace yesterday."

"What exactly happened?" Chu Qingluo didn't even bother to drink water, and just sat there waiting for Shaoyao to reveal the truth.

"Yesterday, when the Seventh Prince went to Changming Palace to see the Fifth Prince, he witnessed a major event and immediately sent someone to inform the Emperor. But when the Emperor arrived, he discovered..." At this point, Peony smiled mysteriously, "Guess what?"

Chu Qinglu shook her head: "What did you find?"

"The Fifth Prince was found naked, chasing away a woman. Even more surprisingly, the woman was also barely clothed on the Fifth Prince's bed!"

"A woman?!" Chu Qingluo's heart leaped with joy, a sudden schadenfreude creeping in. She asked again, "Who is she?"

Peony chuckled: "You'd never guess, she's Li Yan."

"Li Yan?!"

It was her? Chu Qingluo was a little confused. Li Yan had tricked her into going to Changming Palace, so how did she end up in Ji Qili's bed?

"You just said that the Seventh Prince discovered it and then sent someone to report to the Empress?"

“Yes, that’s right.” Peony nodded and said, “However, after the Seventh Prince reported this, he left the palace for a while. It is said that his parrot fell ill and he went out of the palace to find someone to treat it. When he returned to the palace, he was summoned by the Empress for questioning.”

"...Oh." Chu Qingluo responded awkwardly. When Ji Qiran left the palace, he must have been sending her back to the Chu family. In other words, the sick parrot was her.

"Sigh—I don't know why, but the Seventh Prince's complaint resulted in him being punished by the Emperor to copy the Thousand Character Classic in the Imperial Library." Peony looked indignant, wishing she could take Ji Qiran's place in copying it. "Don't you think the Emperor is biased?"

"Um... I don't know either. But you haven't finished getting to the point yet," Chu Qinglu couldn't help but interrupt Shaoyao.

"What's the key point?" Peony asked, taken aback.

"Of course, it's about what happened to the Fifth Prince and Li Yan in the end?"

"Oh, them? I heard that His Majesty saw that scene in the Changming Hall and was furious on the spot, scolding the two for their unbecoming behavior!" Peony described the scene vividly, as if she had been there herself. After speaking, she added regretfully, "But I don't know what happened later... Perhaps to silence public opinion, they bestowed the Fifth Prince upon Li Yan. What a pity!"

"Who are you feeling sorry for?!"

"Of course it's the Fifth Prince, could it be Li Yan?"

Chu Qingluo glanced at Shaoyao sideways: "Have you lost your mind?"

"What's wrong?" Although Peony knew that the Fifth Prince and the Eighth Princess were of the same ilk, it didn't affect her impression of the Fifth Prince.

"The Fifth Prince is a complete scoundrel, and you still feel sorry for him?"

Peony pouted, indicating a different opinion: "The Fifth Prince is so gentle and refined, how could he be a scoundrel?" After saying that, she added with almost certainty: "It must be Li Yan who seduced the Fifth Prince. She is not worthy of him at all."

Chu Qinglu rolled her eyes at her helplessly and asked, "What if I was the one lying next to the Fifth Prince back then? Would you still think the Fifth Prince was so charming, and that I was just a toad trying to eat swan meat?"

"Um... that's a question you're asking... this assumption simply doesn't exist!"

"I'm serious! The Fifth Prince is indeed a bastard!" Chu Qingluo almost shouted. She told Shaoyao that the Fifth Prince had used a sleeping potion on her, and the person lying there was almost her.

Peony was completely stunned, her mouth agape: "How could this be..."