"What!?"

At the Li family, after hearing the news brought back by the two brothers, Mr. Li was so shocked that he stood up from his chair, with ink on his sleeves.

Li Yao interrupted impatiently, "Dad! My eldest brother and I have confirmed it in person. Princess Yiyang is really my aunt's biological daughter. She looks exactly like my aunt when she was young."

Li Heng also nodded seriously: "It is absolutely true. We recognized her, but her attitude was cold and it seemed that she had a lot of resentment towards the Li family."

After a long time, after digesting this fact, Father Li paced back and forth in the room.

"No wonder your aunt has been uneasy since she came back from the capital a while ago. It turns out that she already knows the truth."

Thinking of something, Father Li frowned so hard that a fly could be pinched to death.

“This is trouble!”

"Dad! What's the trouble? We have to write a letter to tell my aunt right away." Li Yao was confused.

Father Li shook his head repeatedly and sighed, "I'm afraid this matter needs further consideration."

Li Heng's eyes flashed, and he immediately understood his father's concerns. He said in a deep voice: "Father, are you worried about... my uncle's position?"

Father Li sighed deeply and rubbed his brows tiredly: "That's right."

"Gu Tingyuan is now the confidant of Prince Rui, and your cousin is the one close to Princess Zhaoyang. In the court, Prince Rui and the princess are enemies. If you recognize them rashly, I'm afraid it will put your aunt in a dilemma."

Li Yao suddenly realized and said anxiously: "What should we do? Should we let my cousin continue to wander around? My aunt has been heartbroken for all these years because of that fake girl. Now she has finally found her biological daughter, but..."

"This matter is indeed tricky."

Father Li pondered for a while, and finally said: "The political situation is turbulent right now, and it is indeed inappropriate to recognize each other rashly."

He paused and looked at Li Yao: "Yao'er, you had some friendship with Princess Yiyang before, so why not use this relationship to pay more attention to the Princess's movements."

Li Yao patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry, Dad, I will definitely get this done."

Father Li then instructed Li Heng: "Heng'er, you must act cautiously. Find a suitable time to privately tell your aunt about this and see what she means. Remember, you must be cautious and don't let the news leak out."

"I understand, son." Li Heng nodded seriously.

Outside the window, the night deepened, and a cold full moon hung high above the tree branches. Father Li stood with his hands behind his back, looking towards the direction of Youzhou City in the distance, muttering to himself.

"Eighteen years... We finally found our bloodline, but it was dragged into this court dispute. God, you are testing our Li family..."

…

At the same time, in Youzhou City, at the post station.

“Flutter…”

A snow-white carrier pigeon landed on the windowsill. After seeing the people in the room, it looked around vigilantly with its big eyes.

At this time, Fuan stepped forward, took the note from the pigeon's leg, and handed it to Xie Yunqi.

"Master, a letter from the capital."

Xie Yunqi reached out and took it.

However, after seeing the few short words in the secret letter, there was a brief silence, and the atmosphere in the room instantly became quiet.

Fu An carefully glanced at his master's face and asked tentatively: "Master, what happened in the capital?"

Xie Yunqi handed the secret letter to Fuan, his eyes as dark as ink.

Fu An took the note and looked at it, his face changed: "The emperor actually issued an edict to urge you to return to the capital? And he even used the excuse of being absent from duty... This, Master, it is clear that someone is deliberately instigating."

Xie Yunqi sneered, "Chu Hong has always been cautious. Now that there are unusual movements on the border, he is just taking advantage of this to force me to return to Beijing."

Fu An said angrily, "Master, King Rui is afraid that if you stay in Youzhou for too long, you will uproot Zhao Dequan and others sooner or later, threatening his position, so you are afraid, right?"

Xie Yunqi paused, frowning slightly: "But the situation in Youzhou is not stable yet, how can I feel at ease leaving at this time?"

During this period, he arranged for his confidants to sneak into the residences of Zhao Dequan and others to collect evidence of their corruption and abuse of power, thereby tracing out a gray industrial chain.

It turned out that Zhao Dequan and others were actually running businesses such as private salt, gambling houses, and brothels. The remnants of the White Lotus Sect were also closely related to Zhao Dequan and others, and the officials were in collusion with the bandits.

Most of the profits from the illegal salt went into the pockets of these corrupt officials. As for these brothels and gambling houses, although they were ostensibly business operations, they were secretly strongholds for spying on military intelligence.

As for the White Lotus Sect, it is a good sword for Chu Hong to manipulate people's hearts and public opinion, not to mention the official silver and military pay distributed by the court every year.

Fu An rolled his eyes and said cautiously, "Master... can't bear to part with the princess?"

Xie Yunqi glanced at him sideways, but did not deny it. He just said calmly, "She has just arrived in Youzhou and has not yet adapted. If I leave now, I am afraid she will be isolated and helpless."

Fuan secretly curled his lips in his heart, well, it's obvious that he can't let it go, but he has to say it in such a high-sounding way.

The princess is not an ordinary weak woman. Fu'an has been in Youzhou City for some time and has witnessed Chu Qingluan's methods.

A group of Fengyu Guards is enough to resist the thousands of troops in Youzhou City.

It would only take a few minutes to deal with Zhao Dequan and others, but Fu'an guessed that the princess certainly did not want to cause panic and rebellion among the people, so she adopted a softer approach.

"Then my master, should we disobey your order?" Fuan asked cautiously.

Xie Yunqi turned around and gave Fu An a look that made his whole body creep.

Fu An was startled and said righteously: "I have spoken out of turn. For such an important matter, the master must meet with Her Royal Highness the Princess and discuss it properly."

"Master, rest assured. I will arrange it right away!"

After Fuan finished speaking, he immediately put oil on his feet.

Hey, I am such a sensible and considerate helper.

…

At night, the waning moon is like a hook.

Chu Qingluan was sitting in the study, checking Youzhou's tax revenue, water transport and other accounts in recent years.

Her fingers wandered among the densely packed numbers, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter. She casually put down the red brush, rubbed her sore wrist, and ordered without raising her head: "Zhixia, change the ink."

A bony hand silently handed over the freshly ground ink, the movement was so gentle that not even a sound was made.

Chu Qingluan didn't notice anything unusual, picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and continued to annotate.

It was not until she put down her pen and relaxed her shoulders that she suddenly realized - Zhixia usually always responded, why was she so quiet today?

She looked up suddenly and met a pair of eyes as deep as ink.

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