Princess Pingyang turned her head away and said, "I don't know what the emperor's sister-in-law is talking about."

Gu Qingyue suddenly grabbed Princess Pingyang's neck and said coldly, "I told you that if you dare to touch her, I will not forgive you!"

“Ahem!” Princess Pingyang’s face turned pale from being pinched. She reached out and grabbed Gu Qingyue’s hand, prying it open. “Sister-in-law, if you dare to touch me, I’m not afraid that my brother will take your life!”

Gu Qingyue let go of her hand and looked intently at Princess Pingyang. "If you dare to touch her again, I won't forgive you!"

"I don't dare anymore." Princess Pingyang lowered her head obediently.

She had already tried the Emperor's sister-in-law's methods, and her brother would never stand on her side.

After a long while, Gu Qingyue said, "I'm doing this for your own good."

"If you touch her again next time, you won't be able to save your life."

It will also implicate her.

Princess Pingyang shook her head, she didn't understand.

Gu Qingyue reminded: "Princess, think carefully about who it is that dares to kidnap the princess in broad daylight."

"He!" Princess Pingyang opened her mouth wide, and those three words almost blurted out. Gu Qingyue glanced at her coldly, and she shut her mouth obediently.

But in my heart I was muttering, "Brother Qianchen."

Shogunate, study.

A dark and greasy man was kneeling on the ground, shivering.

He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and spoke tremblingly: "Mu, Master Mu, I wonder what mistake I made? Master Mu wants to bring me here."

He was thinking about making love with Madam Lu Xiaoxiang when he was suddenly kicked from behind. He then fainted. When he woke up, he saw the living devil Mu Qianchen.

He didn't even dare to breathe.

Mu Qianchen was too lazy to look at him or speak. Instead, he used his slender fingers to take out the soft, white handkerchief from his sleeve.

The faint fragrance of peach blossoms makes people feel inexplicably relaxed.

He walked to the washstand, gently washed the towel, then slowly dried it on the small red clay stove, carefully folded it, and placed it in the drawer of the desk.

Then he looked up at the man: "Chen Song, the eldest son of Chen He, the Minister of Revenue?"

The man shuddered and nodded, "Yes."

"You're so old, but you don't even have a decent job. You spend your days in debauchery, idleness, and gambling. You've cost your father a lot of money, right?"

Chen Song wiped his sweat and said, "I was wrong."

Mu Qianchen's bony fingers tapped the table intermittently, like a fatal note, striking Chen Song's heart.

After a long while, he said, "Well, it's good that you know you were wrong."

Chen Song breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "I promise to turn over a new leaf and be a good person from now on."

Mu Qianchen ignored him and asked, "Where did your father get so much money?"

"This..." Chen Song was shocked. He stammered for a long time and couldn't say anything.

Mu Qianchen threw a few pieces of white paper covered with black words in front of him and said coldly, "Sign it."

Chen Song grabbed the pen and signed his name in a hurry without even looking at it carefully. He took a quick glance and knew it was a confession.

And it was his father's confession of corruption.

"Sir, I have signed, but can I leave now?"

He looked up and asked cautiously.

Mu Qianchen suddenly stood up, walked to the Treasure Pavilion, picked up a vase, and smashed it hard on Chen Song's head.

With a bang, the vase shattered and Chen Song fell to the ground, dead.

"Thousands of miles."

Mu Qianchen replaced Qianli and came in, "Clean it up."

"Yes, Master."

When Qianli saw a pool of blood on the ground, his eyes flashed with shock, but he quickly regained his composure.

He quietly cleaned up the remaining debris, and ordered people to carry Chen Song's body out and wipe the blood off the ground.

Just as he was about to leave, Mu Qianchen's voice rang out, "Minister Chen He of the Ministry of Revenue has abused his position to enrich himself. The evidence is irrefutable. I'll take people to arrest him and take him to the Dali Temple to await prosecution."

"yes!"

Qianli retreated with the confession.

Mu Qianchen sat on the rattan chair in front of the desk, opened the drawer, looked at the soft handkerchief, and rubbed his eyebrows.

The next day, the news that Chen He, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, was imprisoned and executed spread throughout the court and the country. The people applauded, but some officials in the court were in a state of panic.

While combing Gu Yunran's hair, Zhuye said, "Everyone says that Lord Mu is a treacherous minister. Now I feel more and more that the rumors are wrong."

Gu Yunran was absent-minded. She said calmly, "What's wrong? The title of traitor is the most fitting for him. His methods are ruthless and not comparable to those of ordinary people."

"He did kill quite a few people, but most of them were corrupt officials. If he didn't have some tricks up his sleeve, how could he have caught so many people, eliminated these pests, and benefited the people?"

"Madam." Taohua came in, holding up the curtain, and said, "Madam Zhao is here and said that the old lady wants you to come over."

Zhuye pinned the hairpin in Gu Yunran's hair. Gu Yunran tidied her clothes and went to Baomoyuan with the two maids.

Fan Meiniang was serving Madam Lu with her head bowed. When she saw Gu Yunran coming, she bowed and said, "Madam!"

Gu Yunran glanced at her calmly and said, "Get up."

I was thinking to myself, Fan Meiniang is really resourceful, she actually came to the old lady's side.

Fan Meiniang pursed her lips, stepped aside, and poured a cup of tea for Madam Lu and Gu Yunran respectively. "Spring is drowsy, this is the tea I researched to wake you up."

Gu Yunran took it and said thank you.

She looked at Madam Lu suspiciously: "Mother-in-law, I wonder if you called me here for tea?"

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