The Divine Doctor and Adorable Consort: The Demonic Emperor is Too Cunning

This woman was none other than the reigning Empress of Yunyue Kingdom, the renowned Empress Qin, whose benevolence and kindness were known to all.

This middle-aged eunuch was Quan Gonggong, a trusted confidant of Empress Qin.

At this moment, only Empress Qin and Eunuch Quan were in the Derong Hall. To the others, it appeared as if Eunuch Quan was serving Empress Qin tea.

In fact, while making tea, Eunuch Quan was quietly reporting to Empress Qin.

"Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince only went to the county government office in Nanguan County this afternoon. He simply asked the magistrate about some cases and left in less than half an hour. After returning, he went straight back to his residence. I'm afraid he won't come to the palace until tomorrow."

However, the Eighth Prince also presided over a case at the county government office. The poor boy kept calling him "Upright and just magistrate," but while the Eighth Prince appeared outwardly gentle and fair, he secretly ordered his men to burn the clothes the boy had grabbed.

Empress Qin listened with great interest and felt much relieved. The Eighth Prince still looked down on and even despised the common people as always.

The Emperor intended to assign this case, which involved lives, to him so he could gain some merit, but he showed no gratitude whatsoever.

It was only after she personally persuaded him that he reluctantly accepted the task, but he did not do it wholeheartedly at all.

If such a task had fallen to any of the other princes, they would probably have wanted to get to the bottom of the matter that very day and report the results to the emperor.

Thinking of this, Empress Qin couldn't help but smile.

That's good. Even if the Emperor wanted to pass the throne to the Eighth Prince, he would probably only be disappointed in him.

"Have our people keep an eye on things. If anything happens at the Eighth Prince's residence, report back to me immediately." The Eighth Prince's attitude toward the murder case was exactly what Empress Qin had expected. She should have been quite at ease, but the thought of the Emperor's deep favor and affection for him made her unable to relax at all.

She only regretted that the Emperor had protected the Eighth Prince too well; otherwise, the boy would have died long ago, and there would have been no chance for him to seize her son's throne!

The sinister killing intent in Empress Qin's eyes shattered the kind and calm demeanor on her face. If anyone could see her at this moment, they would find it hard to believe that she was the virtuous and benevolent Empress Qin of legend.

"Yes." Eunuch Quan replied, pouring out a cup of tea and presenting it to Empress Qin.

Empress Qin took the teacup, drank it, and put it back on the table: "Have Caihe and the others come in to serve me. I need to rest early today."

If nothing unexpected happens, the Eighth Prince will definitely not see the Emperor first when he enters the palace tomorrow, but rather she.

"Yes," Eunuch Quan replied, bowing as he retreated.

At the same time, at the Eighth Prince's residence.

A young man in a white robe leaned lazily on a daybed, his black hair hanging down like black brocade after he had just bathed.

At this moment, the boy was playing with an intricately designed box in his hand, his long, beautiful eyelashes curling upwards like gently fluttering feathers.

His clothes were slightly open, revealing his lean, muscular, and smooth chest, which was half-hidden and half-revealed, exuding an irresistible charm.

This young man was none other than the white-clad youth whom Fang Qingyou had mistaken for the magistrate of Nanguan County that day—the eighth prince of Yunyue Kingdom, the well-known Luo Qianmo.

A few steps away from the Luohan couch stood a man in blue.

This man in blue was Xuan Qing, one of Luo Qianmo's confidants.

A curtain separated Xuanqing from the couch, making it impossible for him to see Luo Qianmo's figure clearly, but his expression remained respectful: "Your Highness, Empress Qin's people followed us all the way to the outside of the mansion, and only left after confirming that we had returned. As usual, they found out nothing, only what we wanted them to see."

Luo Qianmo didn't even lift his eyelids, seemingly uninterested in Xuan Qing's words, and casually said, "Let's go to the palace again tomorrow."

"Yes," Xuan Qing replied, bowing and retreating.

Empress Qin insisted that His Highness take on the case of the serial murders in the suburbs, intending to test His Highness's ambition and attitude towards the people, and even more so to make the Emperor disappointed in His Highness. However, Empress Qin did not know that she had miscalculated, as they had already investigated the case thoroughly.

Luo Qianmo had been playing with the mechanical box the whole time, with a faint smile on his face, until he remembered something and slowly raised his eyelids.

In that instant, her stunningly beautiful face, which could captivate all beings, revealed its true form.

Luo Qianmo's eyes were somewhat cold. He had always hated being touched by others, especially by women, and even more so by dirty women. But today, that woman not only clung tightly to his legs, but also took the opportunity to grope him several times.

That reckless woman!

While thinking this, Luo Qianmo did not reveal much killing intent. In fact, he felt that the woman was quite special, and his eyes showed more interest.

Perhaps it was because of her extraordinary courage, or perhaps it was because of her intelligence that was different from that of ordinary women.

Ordinary women would be afraid of the county magistrate, but although the woman trembled, he felt that her trembling was more like she was suppressing laughter.

Knowing full well that he was a "county magistrate," they still dared to touch him; that's truly outrageous.

However, why did he find this audacity somewhat appealing? Was it because he discovered that there were other people in the world as audacious as him, and that this person was a woman?

At this moment, Fang Qingyou was eating delicious dumplings, completely unaware that so many people were talking about her, even less aware that she was disguised as a man but was seen through by Luo Qianmo, whom she was meeting for the first time, and even less expecting that she had provoked a member of the royal family whom she thought she would never have anything to do with.

After a good night's sleep, Fang Qingyou got up early the next day.

Fang Qingyou plans to practice medicine in several other villages in Nanguan County. In order to earn money, she has visited several neighboring villages near Liujia Village in the past few days.

In fact, with Fang Qingyou's medical skills, she was more than qualified to be an imperial physician. However, due to her age and status, if she were to go to Yunjing City, she would likely be ignored and even imprisoned as a quack doctor.

In this situation, Fang Qingyou would rather collect herbs and sell them for money than practice medicine, at least her personal safety would be guaranteed. It's just a pity that she traveled to this season at the wrong time.

In May, it's really hard to find many valuable medicinal herbs outside. If she's unlucky, she might not even make enough money from collecting herbs for a day to cover her labor costs.

However, the reality is that she must earn as much money as possible as quickly as possible, because Fang Runtin's leg injury needs to be treated properly and he needs careful recuperation in the future, and the family is about to run out of food.

Making money is an urgent matter.