Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Regent's Book

Inside the room, Mu Jinchen looked at Mu Xinchen and asked, "Any results yet?"

"Ok".

"Who did this?"

"Qin Zhenzhen".

"It was her," Mu Jinchen said, somewhat surprised, yet finding it reasonable.

“I was shocked when I found out. Logically speaking, Qin Zhenzhen and Princess Pingle had no grudges against each other, so why would he hire someone to kill them?”

"The reason why Qin Zhenzhen got involved with Prince Min was because of Ping Le."

Mu Xinchen looked at him in disbelief, "You mean, Princess Ping Le plotted against Prince Min and Miss Qin."

"Qin Zhenzhen plotted against her first; she was simply giving him a taste of his own medicine."

"So that's why Qin Zhenzhen had such a deep hatred, going so far as to hire an assassin to kill Princess Ping Le. But it makes sense. As everyone knows, Qin Zhenzhen loves you and wanted to marry you. But now she can only marry Prince Min, and she lost her virginity before marriage, losing all face. No wonder she lost her mind."

"It's just his own fault," Mu Jinchen said dismissively.

"Tell me, how should this matter be resolved? Are we going to go to the Duke of Ming's mansion to arrest people?"

"Go and ask Ping Le, see what she thinks."

"That's exactly what I was thinking... I'll be going now."

"Ok".

Then, Mu Xinchen walked out.

Su Fu

In the front hall, Mu Xinchen was sitting and drinking tea.

Subsequently, Su Qianrou and Yang Shanshan arrived at this location.

When Mu Xinchen saw them arrive, he stood up and said, "Princess Ping Le, Miss Yang."

"Prince Ying".

Yang Shanshan, however, looked arrogant and did not greet anyone.

"Please sit down, Your Highness."

"Princess Ping Le, please."

Then the three of them sat down.

"Your Highness, has your visit today yielded any results?"

"Ok".

"Who is it?" Yang Shanshan asked impatiently.

Mu Xinchen looked at her and replied, "Qin Zhenzhen."

"What? Qin Zhenzhen? How could it be her?" Yang Shanshan stood up excitedly.

Su Qianrou remained calm, as if she had expected this.

“The princess doesn’t seem surprised. Could it be that she already knew?”

"I've only been back for half a year. Even if I've had some friction with people, it's just a minor matter of arguing. It's far from the point where I would hire someone to kill someone. Miss Qin is the only exception."

"I wonder how the princess intends to handle this. If she wants to pursue the matter to the end, I will go back and arrest her immediately."

"No, this matter will not be pursued for now."

"Cousin, she's trying to kill you. Are you just going to let this go?"

"It's not that we're letting it go, but rather that we're temporarily not pursuing it."

Why?

"Are you stupid? Can't you see that Prince Min wants to marry Princess Ping Le? If we question Miss Qin now, wouldn't that give Prince Min the opportunity to annul the engagement?"

"What did you say? He's a divorced man who dares to dream of marrying my cousin? Bah! Shameless!"

"Even if it's a second marriage, he's still a prince."

"There are plenty of princes in this capital city, it's not like he's indispensable."

Mu Xinchen was speechless, because what she said made perfect sense.

"Please don't take offense, Your Highness. Shan Shan is just like that, outspoken and straightforward."

"Princess, you don't need to explain to me, I know."

"Cousin, don't worry, he wouldn't dare spread what I said...right?" she said, looking at Mu Xinchen with a warning in her eyes.

"Yes, Miss Yang," Mu Xinchen's tone carried a hint of helplessness, but also a touch of doting.

Su Qianrou's gaze fell on the two of them, looking them over, and a thought couldn't help but arise in her mind.

Then, Mu Xinchen said, "Princess, I have official business to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

"Alright, thank you for your trouble, Your Highness. Chunzhu, please see Your Highness off for me."

"No need, cousin. I'm going back anyway, I'll take him."

"Very well, then you may see the young master out."

"Um... Your Highness, this way please."

"Princess, farewell," Mu Xinchen said, and then walked away.

"Cousin, I'll be going now."

"it is good".

Su Qianrou watched their departing figures, lost in thought.

On the way, Yang Shanshan and Mu Xinchen walked side by side.

"How does Miss Yang plan to thank me?"

"Why should I thank you?"

“I helped Princess Ping Le find the person behind it all, shouldn’t you thank me?”

"That's your job."

"It's my duty, but I've been working day and night to find the person who hired me within three days. I haven't even had time to eat or sleep. You should at least have some conscience and treat me to a meal."

"You don't deserve any conscience towards me."

"You still remember that? I've already apologized to you."

A year ago, Yang Shanshan had just arrived in the capital when she suddenly became interested in gambling dens. So she disguised herself as a man and went to the gambling den.

Seeing that she was naive, the people at the gambling den set a trap for her, brazenly swindling her out of her money.

It just so happens that Mu Xinchen was also there that day, and he noticed her as soon as she came in and realized that she was a woman disguised as a man. Later, when he saw that the people in the gambling den were trying to cheat her, he went up to help her.

Yang Shanshan didn't believe him at first, so she didn't listen to him. It wasn't until he won three times in a row that she started to waver and followed his lead in betting on big or small. As a result, she not only made back her initial investment but also earned three hundred taels of silver, which made her extremely happy.

"See? I told you you could have gone with my recommendations."

"You're amazing! How do you do it? You win every single game."

"Want to know".

"Ok".

"That's a secret, but I'm in a good mood today, so I might as well tell you."

"real".

"Ok".

"The young master is righteous."

Then, Mu Xinchen led her to an empty table, picked up the dice on the table, shook them a few times in the air, and then, with a "snap," put them on the table and asked, "Big or small?"

"big".

"Are you sure?"

"Sure".

Mu Xinchen opened the lid, and the three ones were clearly visible.

"Come again."

Mu Xinchen performed the operation again and asked, "What should I choose this time?"

"Small".

"No change".

"No change".

"Okay," he said, opening the lid, revealing three sixes.

Yang Shanshan stared at the three dice in disbelief.

Seeing her silly look, Mu Xinchen chuckled and said, "Well, did you figure it out?"

"There were three ones just now, now there are three sixes."

"so what".

"What a coincidence."

Mu Xinchen was speechless, thinking to himself, "How did someone so stupid grow up like this?" Then, he demonstrated it again and asked, "Did you hear anything?"

"What did you hear?" Yang Shanshan asked, looking bewildered.

"Big or small".

Yang Shanshan pondered for a moment, then said uncertainly, "Big."

Mu Xinchen opened the lid; there were two twos and one three, clearly indicating it was the smaller one.

Yang Shanshan refused to believe it and said, "Let's try again."

So Mu Xinchen demonstrated it to her again, but Yang Shanshan still couldn't understand it.

"What can you tell from that?"

You have to listen carefully.

"Do it again."

Yang Shanshan tried several times, but she still couldn't understand anything.

"Come again."

"I'm not coming anymore, it's no fun," Mu Xinchen said, putting down the dice and turning to leave.

Yang Shanshan was in high spirits, so she grabbed him and said, "No, I'll give you money, you teach me." As she spoke, she gave him all the money in her hand.

Mu Xinchen glanced at the money she had stuffed into his hand, and then reluctantly said, "Alright, for the sake of the money, I'll teach you a little more."

In the end, Yang Shanshan still couldn't understand anything.

"No, you didn't even hear that?"

"Are you sure you heard it?"

"What else?"

Yang Shanshan remained silent, seemingly lost in thought.