The Prime Minister snorted coldly, took out a stack of papers from his sleeve, placed them on the table in front of Yun Qingluo, and said in a deep voice, "Please take a look for yourself, Your Highness."

Yun Qingluo picked it up and quickly glanced at it, a cold smile spreading across her face before her voice filled with anger, "What does the Prime Minister mean by this? Are you saying that my lord recruited the young men from this manor into the Mo Family Army?"

Just as the Prime Minister was about to nod, Yun Qingluo slammed her hand on the table, indignantly saying, "This is utter nonsense! The Regent has military power, so why does he need to maintain a private army?"

"That's utter nonsense! They even claim my lord's training grounds are in the dense forest outside the city—isn't that blatant slander?"

The Prime Minister finally interjected, “Whether it’s slander or not can be found out with a simple investigation. This estate was bestowed by the late Emperor, and the royal family has never inquired about it before. Unexpectedly, it has conveniently provided a favor for the Prince. Now, if you want to know the truth, you can find out with a simple inquiry.”

Yun Qingluo raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that?"

Fearing that Yun Qingluo might refuse, the Prime Minister hurriedly said, "The late Emperor bestowed over three hundred households upon this estate. If no able-bodied men were captured, the number should match. The Princess Consort only needs us to check the number of people in the estate to find out."

After the prime minister finished speaking, he gave a wink to the crowd, and everyone immediately echoed his words.

"Yes, as long as we check the number of people in this village and see if it matches, the truth will be revealed at a glance."

"The princess has been hesitant; could it be that the people in this estate don't match up at all?"

"Could it be that the Regent really intends to rebel, and is keeping the Princess in the capital to coordinate an attack from within?"

The crowd began to murmur again, but Yun Qingluo suddenly remembered a key point, her face turned pale, and she hurriedly looked at the accountant standing to the side.

The accountant seemed to understand Yun Qingluo's concerns and gave her a reassuring look.

Yun Qingluo still felt a sense of unease. She was truly getting older and older. Every person and event related to the palace was recorded in the palace.

Those three hundred households must have been registered, which is why this group dared to frame them so brazenly.

The emperor noticed the change in Yun Qingluo's expression and was secretly pleased. He immediately ordered, "Bring all the tenant farmers and their families here. Investigate them one by one and find out the truth for me. We must clear the princess's name."

When the emperor spoke the last two words, he emphasized them heavily. Yun Qingluo knew what he meant: he wanted to make something into something, even if he didn't want to.

The Imperial Guards were very efficient; in no time, all three hundred households had gathered outside the courtyard.

A while later, the leader of the Imperial Guards came to report, "Your Majesty, of the 387 households, 35 people are missing. The missing people are the elderly and infants who died young."

Hearing that number again still made Yun Qinglu feel a little sad.

The Prime Minister hurriedly stepped forward, "Have you checked carefully? Do their names, household registrations, and the number of people in their families match the records in the imperial palace?"

The Imperial Guards had not been involved in the framing and did not understand why the Prime Minister was so particular, but they still answered formally, "Prime Minister, the Imperial Guards personally investigated and everything matches up."

Yun Qingluo glanced gratefully at the accountant. When she gave the order, she was only thinking about making up for the missing heads and neglected this point, which almost led to a big mistake.

The Prime Minister's heart skipped a beat. This was impossible. Those people were clearly outside the city; there couldn't possibly be so many people in the manor.

Could it be that it has already been discovered?

It shouldn't be like this, it's impossible. They've been so discreet, and nothing's happened for years...

The Prime Minister suddenly remembered that Yun Qingluo had inspected the estate, and the fact that someone was missing from the estate must have been discovered.

Therefore, this was probably just them finding someone to take the blame for them in order to avoid being discovered. It seems that their plan has not been leaked.

Thinking of this, the Prime Minister breathed a sigh of relief and then asked the Imperial Guards a few more questions.

Yun Qingluo looked at the Prime Minister who was still pressing the issue and said coldly, "I didn't expect the Prime Minister to be so eager to frame my Prince. What, do you think the people in the Regent's Palace are all dead?"

Upon hearing Yun Qingluo's words, the Prime Minister straightened his back and flicked his sleeve, "Your Highness, please don't speak nonsense. I am only concerned with evidence."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingluo said, "Now that the number of people in the manor has been confirmed, what else does the Prime Minister want?"

The Prime Minister said, “Your Highness, although the tenant farmers on the estate have confirmed it, the managers haven’t shown up yet. Whether they recognize these tenant farmers is another matter.”

Damn it, luckily he had a backup plan; those managers were already under their command.

Yun Qingluo gave the Prime Minister a deep look without saying a word, but her gaze made him uneasy, as if she knew everything he was doing.

The Prime Minister could not contain himself and ordered someone to bring up the person in charge, who turned out to be Steward Wang.

The Prime Minister asked in a cold voice, "I ask you, are those tenant farmers outside really from the estate? The Emperor is sitting right there, so think carefully before you speak, and don't let any Tom, Dick, or Harry sneak in."

Steward Wang glanced at Yun Qingluo and said calmly, "Reporting to the Prime Minister, those tenant farmers outside are indeed from the estate."

The Prime Minister walked up to Steward Wang and said in an icy voice, "Steward Wang, you'd better think this through before you speak. Think about your family. Don't be misled by the petty favors of some people."

No sooner had the prime minister finished speaking than a resolute voice broke through, and a person followed, squeezing into the crowd.

"Your words, Prime Minister, are laced with threat. How dare you speak ill of others?" Yun Zhentian walked up to Yun Qingluo and stood behind her, saying this.

Yun Qingluo wanted her father to sit down, but kept quiet because the emperor was there.

Yun's father was different from her; he was a court official, and naturally the emperor was the most respected. But Yun Qingluo was not, and she wouldn't tolerate such a scoundrel of an emperor.

Yun Qingluo turned to look at her father, who patted her shoulder and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, Luoluo, with your father here, if anyone bullies you, I'll fight them to the death."

Upon hearing this, Yun Qingluo's eyes welled up with tears. It felt so wonderful to have family protecting you.

In her previous life, she was truly foolish.

The Prime Minister seemed not to hear Yun's father's words and said coldly to Steward Wang, "Are you sure you've thought this through?"

Steward Wang appeared to be telling the truth, saying, "I have explained everything that needed to be explained. They are indeed people from the manor." After saying that, he took out a booklet from his pocket and handed it to the guard beside him.

The prime minister snatched it, flipped through a few pages, and his heart was in turmoil. How could this be? How could this happen?

"That's impossible!" The prime minister took a few steps back, trying his best to refute, but the writing was clear in black and white, and judging from the ink, it was obviously from many years ago.

How could this be? Did the General's Mansion foresee this a few years ago?

No, that shouldn't be the case. At that time, Yun Qingluo disliked the Regent, and the two families were not even in the running.

Even he didn't have this plan back then, so how could they have come up with a countermeasure in advance?

But where exactly does the problem lie?