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

"Huh?" Guard Xuanfeng was so shocked that his jaw dropped.

Cao Yuan kept her eyes on Chu Yan's guards until they passed by her.

"Lord Chu is leaving now!" Cao Yuan called out to them.

Xuanfeng brought his wheelchair to a steady stop, as if time itself had frozen at that moment.

Cao Yuan took a light step forward, her graceful figure particularly eye-catching in the sunlight.

"Lord Chu, don't you think you should thank me?" Cao Yuan's voice was clear and melodious, but it contained an undeniable air of authority.

Upon hearing this, Chu Yan raised an eyebrow slightly, his cold face instantly filled with confusion.

He stared at Cao Yuan, unable to discern her intentions at all.

"Your Majesty, I truly do not understand what you mean by this! I beg you to enlighten me!" Chu Yan's tone was respectful and sincere.

"Lord Chu, do you know this is the imperial palace? You should consider the occasion before taking action," Cao Yuan kindly reminded him, her gaze falling on his wheelchair, really wanting to see if there were many hidden mechanisms and concealed weapons inside.

Chu Yan's face was gloomy, but his eyes were smiling. Suddenly, his eyes turned into murderous intent. "This time, the princess is protecting you. If you dare to defy my mother again next time, you won't be so lucky."

Cao Yuan was surprised to hear his blunt warning.

I had heard before that the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review was ruthless in his interrogation of prisoners, but I never expected him to be even more so.

"As the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Lord Chu should set an example and should not punish people arbitrarily. He should respect the laws of the Great Wei."

This prey belongs to Cao Yuan, and Cao Yuan hasn't even made a move yet, so it can't be snatched away by him.

Before Chu Yan could speak, the guard Xuan Feng interjected, "Princess, you are exaggerating. My young master dislikes bloodshed and never lays his hands on a weapon, and even when he does, he doesn't shed a single drop of blood. According to the laws of the Great Wei, this is not illegal."

"Little guard, I just ran into a eunuch in the back garden who looks a lot like you. Could it be you?"

Chu Yan remained calm, revealing no inner turmoil, but the rapid waving of the fan in his hand betrayed his true feelings, clearly indicating that he was feigning composure.

Cao Yuan smiled. It seemed this short-lived fellow didn't want others to know. "Lord Chu, I don't like my prey being stolen by others. You'd better be more careful in the future."

"It's getting cold, please take care of yourself!"

Be careful, you might die young!

After saying that, he got on the carriage.

Xuanfeng pushed the wheelchair away, anxiously saying, "Young Master, how could I still be discovered even though I was disguised?"

Although Xuanfeng changed her clothes and appearance, for someone who had spent many years in the military camp dealing with most men, remembering people was her forte.

She could remember tens of thousands of soldiers in the military camp, let alone this one!

"Luckily, they only found me. It would have been bad if they had found the young master!"

"It seems that Princess Huayang is going to have her eyes on us from now on!"

"I'll get rid of her!" Xuanfeng's eyes lit up. "Anyway, Princess Huayang has the tiger tally, so there are always plenty of people impeaching her!"

Chu Yan rubbed the bridge of his nose, his eyes unfathomable. "We were indeed careless this time. We thought no one would pay attention to a guard. It seems we need to think of another way to get into the palace."

Cao Yuan boarded the carriage.

Xue Xiqiong lay sprawled on her seat, screaming in agony.

Cao Yuan deliberately sat down on her.

"Ah!" screamed.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, sister, I didn't see it clearly!" Cao Yuan said apologetically.

Cao Yuan turned to Jinzhu beside her and complained, "Jinzhu, what's wrong with you? Why didn't you light a lamp!"

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, Jinzhu forgot. Order now!" Jinzhu understood Cao Yuan's meaning and added.

"I think you did this on purpose!" Xue Xiqiong's back teeth were about to grind to powder.

"It's all your fault! It was just a matter of a word from you, but you made me get beaten! And you, Xinian, I'm your sister, how could you treat me like this!" Xue Xiqiong shouted, clenching her fists and slamming them angrily on the seat.

"Sister, you really have two faces! I see you treat my younger sister better than you treat me!"

"What do you mean! It wasn't Princess Cao Shang who caused me to be beaten!"

"Sister, I had no choice. Otherwise, I might have lost my position as Vice Minister Xi Nian. Rest for a few days, and then come with me to the Prime Minister's residence to apologize."

"What! I got beaten up and I have to apologize?! I won't go!"

Xue Xinian lectured, "Sister, you really went too far today. Those are the Prime Minister's family members! You only entered the palace for the first time and all you did was cause us trouble! And you even said those things to A-Yuan!"

Xue Xiqiong had no way to express her bitterness; it was all Cao Shang's fault for handling this mess!

"I didn't say that she framed me! Xi Nian, don't listen to the princess's nonsense!"

"Alright, sister! Do you think I wouldn't know if you told me or not?" Xue Xinian knew her sister's character well.

"Sister, this Lord Chu hates it when people talk about him like that. He always seeks revenge, and we don't know if he will retaliate against Xi Nian! If you don't want to, then forget it."

"Okay, okay! I'll go, I'll go, alright!"

arrive home.

Cao Yuan and Jinzhu entered the bedroom. Just as Jinzhu was about to close the door, Xue Xinian stood outside, wanting to come in.

"Your Highness, why don't you go sleep in the study?" Jinzhu blocked the door, giving him the cold shoulder.

“Ah Yuan,…”

Jinzhu locked the door from the inside and quickly came to Cao Yuan to curry favor, "Your Highness, I just locked the Prince Consort out as well."

"Well done!"

Xue Xinian went to the study looking miserable, and ran into Old Madam Xue in the corridor.

"Xi Nian, why didn't you go back to your room?" Old Madam Xue had just come out of Xue Xiqiong's room.

"Mother, I..."

"I've already heard about the Emperor's birthday celebration from Qiong'er."

"It's my fault." Xue Xinian lowered his head and drooped.

"You and Princess Shang are also in love?" Old Madam Xue looked surprised. Although she knew her son was a talented man, she wondered whether attracting two princesses at once was a blessing or a curse.

Before Xue Xinian could answer, she continued, "Since you've chosen the powerful Princess Huayang, you should start having children soon. You can't possibly marry two princesses, can you? If Princess Huayang finds out about your affair with Princess Shang, our Xue family will definitely be in trouble!"

"Mother is right! But Princess Keshang is still useful to me!"

"Then be careful and appease them! Get Princess Huayang pregnant as soon as possible, so that even if you and Princess Shang have something going on, they might not pursue it for the sake of the child!"