After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

Chu Yan returned to the palace to report, and after leaving the palace, he was confined to the Dali Temple.

Although Li Taifu's case is not yet closed, the emperor has already issued an edict to reinstate Li Taifu to his original position.

Chu Yan had a rare moment of free time to lie in the courtyard and leisurely admire the nearly withered ginkgo tree.

"Princess, Princess! You can't enter without being announced!"

Cao Yuan kicked the guard at the door away.

"How dare you! You dare to stop Princess Huayang! Watch your heads!"

Jinzhu rebuked loudly.

Cao Yuan strode in, where Chu Yan was playing with the stem of a ginkgo leaf in his hand.

"You're living a carefree life! Leaving this mess for me to clean up!"

Chu Yan smiled and said, "I have cleared Grand Tutor Li's name as His Majesty instructed. As for who framed him, that is none of my business."

“To defy the imperial decree in order to avoid offending anyone, Lord Chu, this is not your upright and honorable way of doing things!” Cao Yuan sat down on the stone bench opposite him.

“Princess, you’re too nosy. Why don’t you investigate? Once you’ve found out, His Majesty will surely value you even more! I, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, am really not very capable!” Chu Yan said casually.

The case has been handed over to the Supervisory Department, and Cao Yuan is unwilling to get involved in this mess!

Even Chu Yan didn't want to take on this hot potato, so how could Cao Yuan be foolish enough to take it on?

The case is complex, and she is not yet capable of investigating it.

"In short, with Grand Tutor Li's name cleared and his official position restored, the matter is considered closed!" Cao Yuan stood up, slowly approached him, and turned his wheelchair towards herself. "However, don't you still owe me an explanation for what happened between us?"

Chu Yan raised his eyelids slightly, his throat bobbed, and a forced smile appeared on his face. "Your Highness is probably referring to the time I saved you. Saving Your Highness was my duty! You don't need to take it to heart."

Cao Yuan narrowed her eyes. "Taking advantage of someone in distress is not the act of a gentleman!"

“Princess, if you insist on saying that, then you are the one who has been disrespectful to me!” Chu Yan said solemnly.

"Nonsense! It was clearly you who committed indecent acts against me!" Cao Yuan said in a low voice.

Chu Yan said aggrievedly, "Princess, you really forgot, you kept taking off my clothes in the room, I was almost..."

"Don't say any more!" Cao Yuan stopped him, the scene from that day flashing through her mind. She still remembered the scenes he described, and she never expected him to actually say them. Her face flushed instantly when she thought of that day.

"Forget it! Let's drop this matter! No one is allowed to mention it again!" Cao Yuan fled from Dali Temple in a flash.

Chu Yan watched her retreating figure with a smile in his eyes.

She can actually be shy!

"Young master, young master, he left the palace today." Xuanfeng jogged over.

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On the carriage.

Cao Yuan patted her face to calm herself down.

Jinzhu lifted the carriage curtain, "Your Highness, look! Isn't that Miss Xue?"

Cao Yuan then came to her senses and followed her gaze. Xue Xiqiong was strolling down the street with a man.

"So Miss Xue has someone she likes!"

It's about time for him to make his appearance.

"Jinzhu, send someone to keep an eye on things."

Just as they arrived at the Xue residence, a servant at the gate said that a gentleman surnamed Bai wanted to invite Cao Yuan to have tea at the teahouse across the street.

White Dew!

She came here to find Cao Yuan!

Cao Yuan was led into a private room in the teahouse.

"Did you come to see me because you encountered some trouble?" Cao Yuan sat opposite her.

“I have discovered some strange things since I took office.”

"There's a problem with last year's list of tribute items! One of the glass cups on it is the same as the tribute item that Grand Tutor Li embezzled. The Ministry of Rites is always strict; if it were truly a embezzled tribute item, it wouldn't have been sent to the palace as tribute, but would have been kept as evidence by the Censorate!"

"You mean, one of the two glass cups, or one of the glass cups in the palace and the Censorate, is a fake?" Cao Yuan asked.

"You can say that!"

"Hmm! I understand. Do you have anything else to say?"

"Isn't the princess going to investigate?" Bai Lu asked.

"Why are you investigating this case! Even the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review is unwilling to investigate it, why are you getting involved!" Cao Yuan asked, "Aren't you afraid of offending someone and being silenced?"

“Doesn’t the princess want to know the truth? I thought you would! Grand Tutor Li must know something to be framed. Is the princess really just going to sit idly by?” Bai Lu spoke frankly.

"Enough!" Cao Yuan slammed her hand on the table and stood up abruptly.

Upon seeing this, Bai Lu knelt down, crying out, "This humble official deserves to die!"

"What to investigate and what not to investigate are none of your business! Just do your job! Do you know why I sent you to the Ministry of Rites?"

"Your humble servant understands! Your humble servant will do his duty."

Cao Yuan left immediately.

Just as Bai Lu was about to get up, a hand pressed her down.

Xiao Hanjing sat in his seat, looking at her.

"Long time no see! I thought I had mistaken you for someone else!" Xiao Hanjing put one foot on a stool and leaned back leisurely in the pear wood chair.

"It's you! How did you get out of the palace!" Bai Lu exclaimed as if she had seen a ghost.

Xiao Hanjing smiled and said, "Shouldn't I be asking you that? How did you manage to escape that fire and even leave the palace?"

"Tsk tsk tsk... Look at the ugly scars on your face! You think no one will notice you just because you've done this?"

"Is that the point? The point is that you and I should be in the same boat!" Bai Lu said excitedly.

Xiao Hanjing's eyes softened, "With your appearance, you're unlikely to achieve anything great. You'd be better off dying in the fire with the Crown Prince!"

Xiao Hanjing remained as sharp-tongued as ever towards her.

"Shut up! You've never said a single thing I want to hear!" Bai Lu cursed.

Xiao Hanjing smiled. "Did the Crown Prince leave any last words?"

"I don't need to tell you! You and Huayang are both pleasure-seekers!"

"So fierce! Still as impatient as ever! Why don't you let me join in too!"

"Hmph! My plans are none of your business,"

Bai Lu got up and left, saying, "No need!"

"Tsk, didn't we just say we were in the same boat?" Xiao Hanjing muttered to himself.

"Young master, someone just asked me to give you this, saying we'll meet in an hour!" A servant ran over.

"No, no! I'm busy!"

Xiao Hanjing caught up with Bai Lu, "I'll tell you a secret, how about we cooperate!"