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

Cao Yuan grew even angrier as she watched his retreating figure.

"Are you crazy! Jinzhu, help me back to my room to rest! I almost fell and died!"

Jinzhu helped Cao Yuan onto the bed, chattering incessantly about Chu Yan's faults.

"Jinzhu, do you think he's sick?!"

Jinzhu couldn't help but smile.

"why are you laughing?"

"Your Highness, do you really not know why?" Jinzhu blinked her big eyes, a strange smile on her face.

"Know what?" Cao Yuan asked, puzzled.

"Hmm... if I'm not mistaken, Lord Chu is probably jealous of Alan!" Jinzhu said with certainty.

Jealous?

She suddenly realized something and nodded thoughtfully, "Oh right, Chu Yan must be jealous. I shouldn't always praise Alan's beauty."

Jinzhu covered her head and smiled bitterly, "Your Highness, do you...do you really not understand? Lord Chu is jealous because he likes you."

Cao Yuan was taken aback, somewhat incredulous. Like him?

The next moment she shook her head and denied Jinzhu's point of view. No, he said he didn't like her.

Cao Yuan looked up and saw Jinzhu smiling at her. She snapped out of her daze, reached out and pinched Jinzhu's cheek. "Jinzhu, you've become naughty. You dare to tease me!"

"Ah! Your Highness, it hurts so much!" Jinzhu pouted pitifully.

"I was wrong, Your Highness! Jinzhu was just telling the truth!"

"You can leave now, let me rest for a while!"

"Yes!"

Jinzhu closed the door, leaving Cao Yuan alone in the room.

She lay on her side in bed, thinking about how Chu Yan's recent unusual behavior seemed to always involve other men. Could it be that he was really jealous?

She pulled the blanket over her head and chuckled to herself in bed.

-

The next day.

Cao Yuan came out of the room after resting.

Good morning, Your Highness!

Fan Qingli happened to be passing by.

"Ok!"

"Yesterday, your staff had us inventory the underground vault. However, there are too many items inside, and it will take several days to complete the inventory. We hope Your Highness can give us a little more time."

"It's no trouble at all, thank you for your hard work."

"Then I'll get back to work!"

Oh right, I almost forgot about the governor from yesterday.

"Alan, Alan!" Cao Yuan shouted loudly.

"Your Highness, I'm here! What's the matter?" Luo Jiulan ran over.

"Have you made arrangements for the people I asked you to arrange yesterday?"

"Oh, Your Highness is referring to that governor. Everything's arranged; I'll take you to him!"

Luo Jiulan led Cao Yuan to Luo Zhong's room, only to find that there was already someone in the room: Chu Yan standing by Luo Zhong's bed.

Cao Yuan noticed that Chu Yan's lips involuntarily curled up.

Seeing this, Chu Yan couldn't help but ask, "What are you laughing at?"

"Oh? I wasn't laughing!"

"Your Highness must be thinking of something happy!" Luo Jiulan blurted out, oblivious to the situation.

Chu Yan and Cao Yuan's expressions instantly turned serious, and an indescribable atmosphere filled the air.

Seeing that the two of them looked rather serious, Luo Jiulan wisely took the initiative to leave, saying, "Your Highness, this servant will take his leave now."

After Luo Jiulan left, Cao Yuan said, "Lord Luo, now that we've rescued you, shouldn't you tell us something?"

What do you want to know?

"I'm not afraid to tell you, although we have caught them, we don't have any substantial evidence. If Lord Luo has any evidence, we hope you can hand it over to us."

“Since the Crown Prince’s death, I have been imprisoned in the Governor’s Mansion. I know nothing about the outside world, so how can I believe that a woman like you can do things for the people of Anzhou!”

"I am the younger sister of the late Crown Prince, and I was personally bestowed the title of Prince Shuo. I even killed my fourth uncle with my own hands. If I cannot..."

Before Cao Yuan could finish speaking, Luo Zhong sat up in bed, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes. He stammered, "You... what did you say? You're the late Crown Prince's younger sister? The Marquis of Zhenbei is your maternal grandfather?"

Cao Yuan was startled by his reaction and looked at him in confusion, "Yes!"

She didn't understand why Luo Zhong was so agitated.

"In that case, there's even less need for me to say anything to you." Luo Zhong's expression was serious, filled with hostility towards Cao Yuan.

"What do you mean by this? We rescued you, and this is how you talk to us?"

"You are the governor of Anzhou, don't you want them to receive the punishment they deserve? Or is your imprisonment due to unequal distribution of spoils, since you also colluded with them?"

"Then you can arrest me."

"you!"

"Lord Luo just came out of the basement and isn't quite used to it yet. We'll come see you another day!" Chu Yan noticed that Luo Zhong's expression was a bit strange, so he pulled Cao Yuan aside to stop her from continuing.

"Ok?"

As soon as the two came out, Cao Yuan began to complain, "Why did you stop me? Did I say anything wrong?"

"Didn't you notice that he didn't want to talk anymore after hearing that you had a relationship with the Crown Prince?" Chu Yan asked.

"You're going to say again that my brother was having an affair with them, which is why Governor Luo is unwilling to hand over the evidence to me. If that's the case, then I won't rely on him anymore. Have you interrogated the prisoners you were asked to interrogate?"

"I probably won't be able to hold on tonight."

"I can't wait any longer, why don't we go and see for ourselves now?" Cao Yuan was eager to go to the prison to see the situation for herself.

Chu Yan glanced at her quietly before Cao Yuan realized, "I forgot, you can't go."

"Guards! Bring out Liu Changshi and the other two."

When the three were dragged into the inner room, their prison clothes were stained red with blood, and their faces were deathly pale, indicating that they had suffered a great deal.

“Your Highness, I am the brother-in-law of the Marquis of Pingle. If you touch us, you will offend the entire Marquis of Pingle,” said Chief Secretary Liu.

"A mere Ping Le Marquis's mansion is not enough for our Great Wei to lack another marquis," Cao Yuan said with a disdainful expression.

"I'll tell you everything," Qin Sima was the first to speak.

"you……"

“Liu Changshi, I can’t take it anymore. If we don’t talk, the three of us will die here…”

"Your Highness, please spare my life, and I will tell you anything." Qin Sima knelt on the ground and kowtowed. It seemed that once he was defeated, the other two would surely speak as well.

"As long as what you say is true, I will inform His Majesty and reduce your punishment."

"Jinzhu! Summon Lord Fan here."

Fan Qingli brought in a writing brush and ink.

"Your Highness, I will take notes."

The statement was taken until the morning of the following day.

Fan Qingli wrote a whole book that was as thick as a book.

Cao Yuan took these and showed them off to Chu Yan.

"Chu Yan, the statements have now been recorded. We'll compare them with the notes Yue Cui gave us, and then we'll know whether my brother is innocent!"

Chu Yan didn't say anything more.

"Now that they have confessed, shouldn't we hand them over to the Censorate? And is His Majesty aware of the matter of restoring Governor Luo to his original post?"

"Not yet, I was thinking of reporting the whole thing about framing my brother..."

“Princess!” Chu Yan said solemnly.

"Alright, I know what you're going to say! But my royal brother would never do such a thing. Besides, don't you think this governor is suspicious? We haven't even verified his identity, so who knows if he's really the governor?"

Seeing how much she trusted the Crown Prince, Chu Yan didn't say anything more.