May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

When the Empress issued her decree, not only Princess Anping, but even Chunhua didn't understand.

"Miss, why did Her Majesty the Empress issue the decree herself? Isn't that too much? Could it be... because of Her Majesty the Empress Dowager?"

Chunhua wasn't pitying Princess Anping; she was just stating the facts.

After all, although Princess Anping went to the girls' school, she didn't get anything done. Since no serious consequences occurred, the punishment was quite severe.

Wen Yuanshu shook her head and said, "That person, as the eldest princess, is openly acting out of favoritism. That is the crux of the matter."

Whether this matter succeeds or not, Princess Anping's fate was already sealed the moment she acted in this way.

The Empress never put any effort into girls' education, so how could she possibly value it so much? It was simply because Princess Anping's actions damaged the royal family's reputation.

The Empress originally intended to deal with Princess Anping, and her trip today was merely to try and change the Empress Dowager's opinion of her.

Unfortunately, the Empress Dowager was too clever and saw through the Empress's intentions at a glance, so the Empress did not achieve her goal on this trip.

However, the Empress didn't lose anything.

Hearing this, Chunhua suddenly realized: "I see..."

After suddenly realizing what was going on, Chunhua couldn't help but mutter, "Why is there so much twist and turn in this whole thing? It's so tiring to try and see through it all!"

Wen Yuanshu smiled but remained silent.

She's already used to it and doesn't think much of it.

After Chunhua understood what had happened, she stopped thinking about it.

As long as she stays by Wen Yuanshu's side and does whatever Wen Yuanshu tells her to do, everything else is none of her business.

-

Lu Chengyuan returned very late that day, looking extremely tired.

For him to be this exhausted, something serious must have happened.

Wen Yuanshu didn't ask any questions, but walked behind him and gently massaged his temples.

Lu Chengyuan closed his eyes and enjoyed the moment for a while before moving her hand away: "Alright, don't tire yourself out."

Wen Yuanshu couldn't help but find it amusing: "I'm not that delicate."

Even so, Lu Chengyuan still held her hand in his palm, refusing to let her exert herself any more: "Why don't you ask me what I've been busy with all day?"

He stretched out his long arm and pulled Wen Yuanshu into his arms.

Wen Yuanshu subconsciously placed her hands on his chest before saying, "What you're busy with outside is none of my business."

"How can you not know?" Lu Chengyuan frowned. "Ask me quickly."

Seeing his behavior, Wen Yuanshu couldn't help but think to herself, "Childish."

Meeting Lu Chengyuan's gaze, Wen Yuanshu had no choice but to go along with him and ask, "So what have you been busy with?"

Lu Chengyuan sighed deeply, as if he had opened a door to some kind of confession: "Last night, Hu Yanzhuo was assassinated. This morning, His Majesty summoned me to the palace and asked me to find out the truth as soon as possible. I have been busy outside with my men all day, but we haven't found a single clue."

It's really a headache.

Logically speaking, no matter how thorough a person is in doing things, they will always leave some clues.

But there was nothing there.

The person seemed to have vanished into thin air.

If he hadn't met that person before, he would almost have doubted whether the assassination had actually happened.

Lu Chengyuan felt very annoyed whenever he thought about it.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard had eyes and ears all over the capital, yet even so, that person still managed to escape unscathed...

If this matter cannot be investigated, the emperor's reprimand will be a minor matter; the most important thing is that Lu Chengyuan himself will have a knot in his heart.

Lu Chengyuan grumbled for a long time.

He looked nothing like his usual composed and powerful self.

Wen Yuanshu listened quietly without saying a word.

She was, after all, a member of the Wen family, and had no affection for Hu Yanzhuo.

Moreover, this is in private, so Wen Yuanshu doesn't need to broaden her horizons.

If you don't like it, you don't like it.

Lu Chengyuan clearly understood this as well, so he stopped talking after a few words and hugged Wen Yuanshu tightly: "Yuanshu, I'm so tired, can you—"