Xu Wei left the Prime Minister's residence with his wife and children after uttering some harsh words.

Seeing that Madam Wang was beside him, Prime Minister Jian could not make a scene. He simply waved his hand at the two siblings and said, "You two can leave now. Don't loiter around under my nose."

The brother and sister returned to Jian Hong's courtyard without looking back.

"How could you be so reckless?" Jian Hong began to scold his younger sister.

"It's his fault for flirting with me yesterday." Jian Yang showed no remorse whatsoever.

It's getting cold now. She hadn't noticed it before, but now she's rubbing her hands together because they're so cold.

Upon seeing this, Jian Hong immediately took off his cloak and wrapped it around Jian Yang.

Upon hearing that Jian Yang had almost been sexually assaulted, Jian Hong immediately changed his tune, saying, "If you encounter something like this again, just kill those lecherous men, and I'll clean up the mess for you."

Jian Yang chuckled and, linking her arm with Jian Hong's, said with a smile, "I knew it, my brother still loves me the most."

That afternoon, Wang learned from a servant in the mansion that Jian Hong had personally draped a cloak over the female physician.

She couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Could it be that this female doctor is Jian Hong's sweetheart?

Otherwise, how can we explain his willingness to offend the Minister of War in order to protect the female physician?

At the same time, she was quite puzzled by Prime Minister Jian's reaction today.

A person like Prime Minister Jian, who is adept at navigating social situations, rarely offends court officials.

But today is really strange. The person came to his door in person, but he refused repeatedly, even at the cost of breaking off relations.

It's hard not to suspect the woman's identity.

That evening, Prime Minister Jian, feigning illness, summoned Jian Yang to his room and dismissed all the servants who were attending to him.

“A-Yang,” Prime Minister Jian took out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve and handed them to her, “Did we offend Minister Xu today? He will definitely not let this go. You should leave the capital quickly, or I’m worried you won’t be able to leave if you stay any longer.”

Jian Yang took the silver notes and saw that there were twenty of them, each with a face value of one hundred taels.

Two thousand taels! Her father is so generous!

Seeing that Jian Yang remained silent, Prime Minister Jian asked again, "Is A-Yang reluctant to part with the Emperor?"

Jian Yang: "???"

She wasn't reluctant to part with the dog emperor; she was clearly busy counting money!

Prime Minister Jian assumed she was just reluctant to let him go, so he sighed and said, "Ayang, even if the Emperor doesn't pursue the matter of your faked death, it cannot be known to others. Otherwise, it would be a catastrophic disaster for our Jian family. Do you understand?"

Jian Yang certainly understood.

Such blatant deception of the emperor warrants the extermination of nine generations of their family.

Moreover, even if the emperor forgives her, the officials in the court and her father's political enemies will definitely hold onto this matter relentlessly.

At that time, under pressure from the officials, the emperor will inevitably punish their family.

"I understand, Father. Don't worry, I will leave tomorrow."

At this point, Jian Cheng, on the contrary, felt somewhat reluctant to part with it.

"There's no rush. Stay here at home for the next couple of days and don't go anywhere. I'll send someone to take you away in a few days."

Jian Yang nodded: "I will do as Father says."

“From now on,” Prime Minister Jian said with some melancholy, “you should still go home occasionally and at least write to your father more often.”

Jian Yang was completely taken aback by her father's sudden outpouring of genuine emotion.

In her view, she didn't have much affection for Prime Minister Jian; the only thing she felt in him was that he had withstood the pressure and risk to help her fake her death.

She felt she owed him a favor, so when she heard he was sick, she rushed back to see him and repay the debt.

It was only then that she suddenly realized that her father still cared about her to some extent.

"Don't worry, Father. Once we get to Qingquan Town, I will send you letters from home often," Jian Yang said with a smile. "You must also take good care of yourself."

The following day was a day off, so Xu Wei was unable to go to the palace to file a complaint. On the morning of the third day, he rushed to the palace for the morning court session.

At the same time, Jian Yang was also preparing to leave the capital.

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial to present!" Xu Wei stood in the Golden Palace and began to tearfully denounce the arrogant and domineering behavior of the Jian family father and son, as well as the miserable state of his son.

Since the emperor seized absolute power, he has become completely intolerant of any dissent, so Xu Wei was very confident that he could impeach Prime Minister Jian severely.

After he finished reciting his prepared speech, he still didn't receive a response from the emperor.

Xu Wei, filled with doubt, slowly raised his head to look at the emperor.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was also watching him quietly, his eyes extremely cold, which made him feel a chill.

Xu Wei tried hard to recall every word he had just said, and only after confirming that there was nothing inappropriate did he feel slightly relieved.

"Lord Xu," the emperor said slowly, "you only said that the female physician crippled your son's arm, but why don't you say why she did it?"

Why do the Emperor's words sound exactly the same as those of the female physician?

Xu Wei immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

But then he thought that the female physician was plain-looking and would certainly not catch the emperor's eye, so he knelt down with a thud and said loudly, "That female physician is insane and disheveled. She must be suffering from madness. I beg Your Majesty to uphold justice!"

The emperor looked at him coldly, a mocking smile on his face: "Lord Xu, I never imagined you were so adept at twisting the truth."

Xu Wei was terrified: "I'm innocent! I'm innocent!"

The emperor coldly said, "Xu Wei has failed to properly educate his son, resulting in his son repeatedly abusing women, which has had an extremely negative impact. Today, Xu Wei is removed from his position as Minister of War and dismissed from his post for investigation!"

These words caused an uproar throughout the court.

But no one dared to plead for Xu Wei.

The emperor glanced around the hall expressionlessly: "Do any of you ministers have other matters to attend to? If not, the court may adjourn."

After speaking, the emperor strode out of the Golden Palace, giving his ministers no time to think.

Half an hour later, just as Jian Yang's carriage was about to leave the city, it was suddenly stopped.

"Who dares to stop the Prime Minister's carriage?" the coachman asked sternly.

Jian Yang pricked up her ears, waiting for an answer.

However, instead of receiving a reply, someone climbed onto the carriage.

Jian Yang was taken aback, and whispered, "Why has the Emperor come?"

Could it be that he's planning to run away with her?

She couldn't help but steal a glance at him, only to find that he hadn't brought any luggage.

For some reason, Jian Yang felt a sudden and inexplicable loss of courage.

"I've come to see you off," the emperor said gently.

Jian Yang lowered her eyelashes and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

An eerie silence fell over the carriage.

“A-Yang,” the emperor suddenly spoke, “If you ever wish to return, the palace gates will always be open for you, and I will always reserve the position of empress for you.”

As if worried that Jian Yang would refuse, he ran out of the carriage in the blink of an eye, and Jian Yang didn't even have time to say goodbye to him.

Of course, she would have preferred to say that whoever wants the Empress's throne can sit on it; she doesn't care.

Although she felt a little reluctant, Jian Yang resolutely told the coachman to continue driving.

After the carriage drove out of the imperial city gate, she couldn't help but turn her head and take another deep look back.

This should be the last time we meet.