Eavesdropping on Fu Bao's inner thoughts, emptying the stored grain and fleeing the famine

On the second day after Qian Lin was imprisoned, a lavish carriage was parked in front of the general's mansion.

"Your Highness, there is a woman outside who claims to be the aunt of Prince Qi causing trouble."

When Qiuju came to report, Lian Rongrong had just woken up from her afternoon nap. Li Yuanqi, on the other hand, was handling government affairs in his study.

Lian Rongrong stretched lazily before asking unhurriedly, "Causing trouble? What kind of trouble?"

"Oh, you'll see when you take a look."

Seeing that her princess was not in any hurry, Qiuju hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, saying, "There are already quite a few people gathered outside our mansion."

Lian Rongrong frowned slightly upon hearing this, then sighed leisurely: "Let's go, let's go take a look. There's never a moment of peace."

After a quick dressing, Lian Rongrong, wearing a cloak, gracefully walked towards the gate of the mansion.

At this moment, it was quite a scene outside the general's mansion, where a woman in her thirties was making a loud fuss in front of the gate.

Her demeanor was no different from that of a shrew who curses in the street. However, judging from her elegant and luxurious clothes, this person's identity must be quite extraordinary.

Lian Rongrong couldn't understand why someone of such status would do something so shameless.

As Lian Rongrong walked to the gate of the mansion, the guards blocking the way immediately bowed to her and called out in unison, "Your Highness."

Upon hearing the words "Princess," the noisy woman immediately stopped. She whirled around, glared fiercely at Lian Rongrong, and then shouted again:

"Bring Li Yuanqi out. I want to ask him properly who taught him to be so unethical as to try to seize power and profit by stepping on his uncle."

Although the woman did not speak to Lian Rongrong explicitly, her eyes were always looking in Lian Rongrong's direction.

Lian Rongrong's lips curled slightly, and her voice was cold and ruthless: "Where did this old shrew come from, daring to cause trouble in my General's Mansion?"

"What did you say?" The old shrew was furious. She took two steps forward and raised her hand to hit Lian Rongrong's face.

But the moment he raised his hand, it was firmly grasped by the woman in front of him. "What do you want to do? You don't mean to slap me, do you?"

"You old shrew, have you thought this through? After this slap, do you have any way out?"

Lian Rongrong remained unfazed, her words dripping with disdain for the old shrew. The old shrew seemed to calm down as well, sheepishly lowering her hand, but still maintaining an unwarranted arrogant attitude.

"I am Princess Anping, personally bestowed by the late Emperor. You and Prince Qi must both address me as Aunt."

"Aunt? What kind of aunt is this? Li Yuanqi never mentioned her, and Father Emperor never told me. So, I don't acknowledge her!"

Lian Rongrong's eyes were full of mockery, which made the surrounding crowd tense. After all, Princess Anping was the current emperor's cousin.

Back then, the old prince died on the battlefield to protect Dasheng, so the late emperor issued an imperial decree that the Ling Prince's lineage could inherit the title for generations. Not only that, but he also bestowed upon the little princess of Anping the title of princess.

Over the years, thanks to their ancestors' secrecy and their royal bloodline, the Ling siblings have truly lived a life of ease and comfort.

In the entire capital, who doesn't know the names of these two, especially Princess Anping? Despite being only the old emperor's cousin, she is even more arrogant and domineering than the old emperor's own sisters.

Therefore, when Lian Rongrong uttered the words "This concubine does not acknowledge it," how could the people not be shocked?

"What did you say? You little bitch, dare you say it again?"

"Who dares to bully my queen here?" Anping had barely finished speaking when a cold voice came from inside the general's mansion.

Along with the voice appeared His Highness Prince Qi, the most doting husband in the Great Sheng Dynasty. Li Yuanqi, casually dressed in plain clothes, walked up to Lian Rongrong.

His cold face softened into a gentle smile the moment he saw the lady. "Aren't you cold coming out dressed so lightly?"

Lian Rongrong smiled and shook her head. In just a few breaths, the couple had already exchanged several glances.

It has to be said that this couple is a perfect match; they are a feast for the eyes even just standing there.

Of course, this is just how most people feel. To Princess Anping right now, this perfect couple is a real eyesore.

"Li Yuanqi, don't you even have the most basic manners when you meet your elders?"

"Elder? Who are you? You can't just assume you're my elder because you're old, can you?"

Lian Rongrong turned to look at Li Yuanqi: "When did you become so sharp-tongued?"

"It's all thanks to Madam's excellent training." Li Yuanqi could be called the number one face-changing king of Dasheng. When he looked at Lian Rongrong, his face, which was as cold as the coldest day of winter, could smile as brightly as the middle of summer.

A group of people who came to watch the fun unexpectedly ended up being force-fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

"You...you've gone too far!" Anping trembled with anger.

She's the one who bullies others all the time; when has it ever been her turn to be bullied? If her husband hadn't been imprisoned, and her brother and the Prince of Yi hadn't kept quiet, Anping wouldn't have bothered to come and cause trouble for Li Yuanqi.

Anping suppressed his anger and grabbed the jade pendant from his waist. The phoenix pattern on it was a symbol of the imperial family.

Anping held up the jade tablet, on which were clearly written the two characters "Anping". "Look carefully, am I really the Princess of Dasheng?"

Lian Rongrong deliberately exaggerated her movements and moved closer: "Oh my, Your Highness, it really does seem to be a royal jade pendant."

It really is Aunt Anping. Please forgive me, Aunt, your wife has never met you before.

But ignorance is no excuse, and I'm sure my aunt is magnanimous and won't hold it against us.

Lian Rongrong's smiling face left Anping unsure how to vent his anger.

Seeing this, Li Yuanqi also stepped forward and performed an awkward bow. After all, his adopted aunt had come knocking on his door, and he didn't want to act like his wife.

"I wonder what brings you here today, Aunt, causing such a scene?"

"Let's go inside and talk!" Anping's earlier commotion at the door was out of desperation, but she wouldn't be foolish enough to discuss Qian Lin's matter in public.

An Pingyuan thought it was just a minor general's mansion, and with her status as a princess, she could easily enter. As long as she saw Li Yuanqi, she would find a way, whether by coercion or bribery.

But who would have thought that after all that fuss, she couldn't even get into the general's mansion.

The guards of the general's mansion were all stubborn and unyielding, even when she used her status as a princess to intimidate them, those blockheads did not back down an inch.

Little did Anping know that none of the guards outside the General's Mansion were ordinary people; they were all Li Yuanqi's confidants.

Let alone Princess Anping, even if Li Yuanyi came, these people would not back down an inch.

Anping took two steps forward, preparing to enter the General's Mansion through the main gate, but Li Yuanqi and his wife blocked his way like two gatekeepers on either side.

"What do you mean by this?" Anping's anger surged again.

"It just so happens that my uncle is imprisoned in Dali Temple. I fear that my aunt's visit is to force her nephew to abuse his power for personal gain."

To avoid gossip, Auntie should say it here.

"Li Yuanqi, you!"

"Oh! Could it be that I guessed right? Aunt came here because of Uncle? I'm so sorry."

"I am powerless to help you, Aunt. Why don't you try asking my second brother? After all, the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review are both under his command!"

Anping was so angry she almost rolled her eyes, but just as she was about to argue again, a servant from the house suddenly rushed over.

The servant boy, his face flushed from running, immediately cried out in a tearful voice upon seeing Anping:

"Princess, the Lord... he... he's dead!"