"Sir, your food is here, please enjoy!"

Chu Qingxuan grabbed the waiter's sleeve and said, "Waiter, I have something to ask you."

"Please ask away, sir. Our inn sees many people coming and going. I've met so many guests, there's nothing I don't know. What would you like to know, sir?"

Chu Qingxuan nodded slightly, gesturing for the waiter to sit down, and said in a low voice, "What I want to know... is about this Prince An."

The waiter looked like he knew everything and talked on and on.

"Please listen to me, sir. His Highness Prince An was originally a useless and good-for-nothing prince, but after marrying Princess An, he became a completely different person. He became a war god on the battlefield, controlled the floods, and caught a corrupt official, bringing him to justice!"

It's fair to say that Prince An is currently the Emperor's favorite prince; some even say the Emperor intends to give him the position of Crown Prince.

The waiter lowered his voice as he spoke the following words: discussing matters of national importance is a serious crime.

After listening, Chu Qingxuan asked again, "Then what's the matter with this Princess An?"

The waiter looked regretful and sighed, "Alas, what else could it be? Princess An didn't know what happened either; she suddenly fell ill and died. Now everyone wants to know who the next Princess An will be, after all, Prince An needs to continue the family line, don't you think?"

Chu Qingxuan took over the conversation and replied seriously, "I think what you said makes a lot of sense."

Shangguan Li does indeed need to have an heir.

Chu Qingxuan suddenly became curious about what Shangguan Li's future child would be like.

There are probably all sorts of possibilities, after all, he's aiming to become emperor.

[Host, is "a wide variety" a way to describe children? Don't you have any culture?]

Chu Qingxuan replied: [I'm more cultured than you.]

[I'm not going to argue with you. Have you forgotten your mission? Shangguan Li cannot be the emperor.]

[I was just thinking, why are you so nervous?]

The reason she accompanied Shangguan Li to the capital this time was to prevent him from becoming emperor; otherwise, she wouldn't have left.

After paying the bill, Chu Qingxuan quietly slipped into the Prince An's residence. From afar, Chu Qingxuan heard a sharp female voice that sounded quite familiar.

Isn't that Chu Qingli's voice? What's she doing here?

"Let me tell you, I, the princess, have come to deliver an imperial decree to Prince An. If I delay important matters, can you bear the consequences?"

Not far away, a woman in green was reprimanding a servant in the Prince's mansion. She was arrogant and domineering, or rather, unreasonable and using her status to intimidate others.

Chu Qingxuan no longer holds the title of princess and cannot appear in public for the time being.

She slowly curled a cold smile. Chu Qingli was the kind of person who could be easily manipulated with just a little paint. She wondered what would happen to her when she fell from the top.

After a long while, Chu Qingli seemed to have finished teaching the lesson. After cursing the dog servant, he headed towards Shangguan Li's residence, and Chu Qingxuan followed.

Chu Qingli stood at the door of Shangguan Li's room, gently knocked on the door, and whispered, "Your Highness, His Majesty has something for me to give you."

The door opened, and Bai Chen came out.

Bai Chen took the item from Chu Qingli's hand and said, "Thank you, Princess Anle. This is for me."

Chu Qingli stepped forward to go in, but was stopped by Bai Chen. Just as she was about to get angry, Bai Chen said, "His Highness is not feeling well today, so it's best if the princess doesn't go in."

After she finished speaking, the door was closed, and Chu Qingli was left feeling rebuffed.

Upon seeing this, Chu Qingxuan couldn't help but laugh.