Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Chapter 132 Correspondence

Youlan Courtyard

Under the shade of a tree, Su Qianrou leisurely lay on a rocking chair reading a book. Suddenly, she felt a little sleepy, so she casually covered her face with the book, intending to take a nap.

After a while, Chunzhu came over and called out softly, "Miss."

Su Qianrou did not respond.

So Chunzhu called out again, "Miss".

Su Qianrou asked lazily, "What's wrong?"

"General Li committed suicide in prison out of fear of punishment. Also, Li Hong was exiled to Lingnan and has already left the city. As for the general's family, they are expelled from the capital city from this day forward and are never to set foot in the capital city again. Furthermore, their descendants are not allowed to hold official positions for three generations."

"Hmm," Su Qianrou didn't open her eyes the whole time, and didn't even take the book away. It was hard to tell whether she was sleepy or just not interested in the matter.

Just when Chunlan thought she had fallen asleep, she heard her ask again, "Has Xiaoyi come back?"

"Miss, not yet."

"If he comes back, let him come to me."

"Yes," Chunzhu said, worried that she might be uncomfortable sleeping in the rocking chair. "Miss, why don't you go back to your room to sleep?"

Su Qianrou did not respond; it was unclear whether she had fallen asleep.

Chunzhu didn't say anything more and quietly stood by.

That evening, Su Qianrou sat on the tatami mat, lost in thought.

Li Peiyi walked in.

When Su Qianrou saw him, her eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to ask, "How did it go? Did you get it?"

"Ok".

Su Qianrou sat up straight instantly.

Li Peiyi handed her the letter.

Su Qianrou took it and asked, "Where did you find it?"

“He has a mistress and an eleven-year-old illegitimate son in his villa. Just now, I sneaked into his study in the villa and found these two letters.”

"I hope no one noticed."

"no".

"That's good".

Then, Su Qianrou casually opened a letter.

Li Peiyi then walked over and sat down.

Upon seeing the name "Prince Min," they were astonished, realizing that "Liu Mingye is Prince Min's man."

"It seems so."

Su Qianrou finally understood why Su Ziyao had contacted Madam Liu to try and get her married into the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. She had initially thought it was just to humiliate her, but now it seemed that it was more than that.

Madam Liu had two daughters and no sons. Given Su Qianrou's status, it was impossible for her to marry a son born out of wedlock. Therefore, she could only marry Liu Chengjun.

Although Liu Chengjun is the heir of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, he is only in name and has no real power. To put it bluntly, he is just an empty shell. Therefore, even if Su Qianrou marries him, she will not be able to cause much trouble. However, she can make Su Jing'an stand on the side of Prince Min.

It has to be said that this move was truly brilliant. It humiliated Su Qianrou while also benefiting Prince Min, achieving two goals at once.

Su Qianrou admitted that she had underestimated Su Ziyao, and then asked, "What are your plans next?"

“Naturally, I must go to the Ministry of Justice to expose him and clear my father’s name.”

"No, the evidence we have now is not enough. At most, it can only prove that Liu Mingye sold weapons and colluded with the enemy, but it cannot prove that he killed General Liu."

"How do you prove that?"

"It must be proven that your father discovered his arms dealing and informed General Liu, which led him to kill someone to cover it up."

Li Peiyi remained silent for a while, then suddenly remembered something, “General Liu once said that he had reported Liu Mingye’s arms dealing to the late emperor.”

"Are you sure you didn't misremember?"

"no".

“If General Liu had reported this matter to the late emperor, the late emperor would have ordered an investigation. But given the current situation, not only did the late emperor not know, but no one else did either. Therefore, it is very likely that General Liu’s report was intercepted.” He then added, “Go and investigate to see if you can find the person who delivered the report back then.”

"it is good".

"Remember to keep a low profile and avoid attracting the attention of Liu Mingye and Prince Min. Otherwise, not only will you not be able to find out, but you will also face a deadly disaster."

"I know".

"Alright, it's getting late, you should go back and rest."

"Hmm," then Li Peiyi stood up and walked out.

Then, Su Qianrou instructed, "Make preparations, we're going to stay at the estate for two days."

“Yes, Miss,” Kikuka replied.

Regent's House

In the study, Mu Jinchen was still handling official business and had not taken a break.

A short while later, Mu Xinchen walked in and called out, "Fifth Brother."

Mu Jinchen looked up at him and asked, "How is it?"

"We arrived too late; they had already evacuated."

"Is there any way to find out where it went?"

"Never".

"Keep a close eye on Prince Qing, and report back immediately if there is any disturbance."

"Yes".

"What's going on with Prince Min?"

"No, it's unusually quiet."

Mu Jinchen didn't say anything, but handed him a folded book.

Mu Xinchen took it with a puzzled look, then opened it and exclaimed in surprise, "A marriage alliance!"

"Yes, in another half month, the envoys from the Western Regions will arrive in the capital."

"Why the sudden proposal of a marriage alliance? There are no princesses of marriageable age in Yunyue right now. They must know this, yet they still propose a marriage alliance. They must have someone in mind. But who is it?"

"No," he said, then added, "No matter who it is, I have no intention of a marriage alliance."

"I have a feeling that the visitors are up to no good. Could it be a trick used by Prince Min?"

"do not know".

What are your plans?

"Take it one step at a time."

"That's all we can do now."

The next day, Su Qianrou boarded a carriage to the manor, but she stopped at the Regent's Palace along the way.

At this moment, they were standing at the entrance of the Regent's Palace.

Su Qianrou and Chunzhu sat in the carriage, while Li An approached a guard and said, "Brother guard, I am a servant of Princess Ping Le. This is something my young lady gave to the Regent. Please help me pass it on."

The guards ignored them, pretending not to hear.

Li An had no choice but to take out one or two taels of silver and hand it to him, saying, "Please help me out, brother."

The guard accepted the letter, but said, "It's not that I don't want to help you, but His Highness only accepts memorials from officials; he doesn't accept anything else, let alone letters from women."

Helpless, Li An had no choice but to return to the carriage and give the items back to Su Qianrou, saying with a troubled expression, "Miss, the guards said that the Prince does not accept anything other than memorials, especially letters from women."

"In that case, let's forget about it and go."

"Yes".

Li An sat down, ready to ride away, when he saw Mu Jinchen walking towards him.

Mu Jinchen and Ying Fengyi also saw him.

Yingfeng said, "Isn't that a servant of Princess Pingle? What's he doing here?"

Mu Jinchen didn't say anything and walked to the carriage.

Li An immediately jumped off the carriage and said, "This humble servant greets the Regent."

"How did you get here?"

“Little one…”

Before he could finish speaking, Su Qianrou lifted the curtain, peeked out, and called out, "Your Highness."

"Why are you here?"

“I’m going to stay at the estate for a few days, so I came to let you know so you don’t come to me in vain. Also, here you go.”