"However, due to the late emperor's will, we do not know how to deal with Yue Zhixiao in a way that satisfies both the late emperor's will and the people's demands."

"Yes, Wang Xiaorou's question was indeed unexpected."

As they talked, the two arrived at the palace.

"Royal brother and sister-in-law, we've arrived."

Have you eaten yet?

"I've already eaten."

"I have already read Lu Wenyun's petition and have written a reply today, which has been sent to the Lu Kingdom by express courier. We will have news soon."

"Yue Zhixiao, what does Your Majesty intend to do?"

"Sigh, it's a headache to talk about this. This month, Zhixiao hasn't done anything at all."

"Anyway, I think that since Father Emperor only issued an edict saying that if the mother and son make a mistake in the future, they can be spared death and imprisoned in the Prince Xiao's mansion, and not allowed to leave, then we can just imprison them in the Prince Xiao's mansion because of the rebellion, and then we can deal with other things."

Gu Yanan took out the contents of the will and analyzed it for everyone, saying, "We can't quell our hatred if we don't deal with scum like Yue Zhixiao. So why don't we exploit this bug?"

What is a bug?

This was the first time Yue Yufeng had ever heard Gu Yanan say such strange things.

Before Yan An arrived in this world, Gu Yanan worried that if others knew she came from another world, Yue Yufeng and the others would think she was a monster or an oddball.

But now she's not worried anymore, because Yan An is here. She's not alone in this world; someone can understand her and know what she's thinking.

"The first meaning describes someone as extremely awesome, incredibly skilled, and admirable in a certain aspect. For example, someone who excels at a game, surpassing everyone else, and is very intelligent. Like a teenager like Xiyuan, who was unbeatable in battle, he could be considered a bug."

"The second expression means something completely different from the first. It describes someone as being very bad in a certain aspect, extremely bad, so bad that people find them repulsive. We also call them a 'pig teammate'."

"I still don't understand." Yue Yufeng shook his head again.

"Wow! You're the bug, the terrible teammate!"

"Sister, your explanation has nothing to do with what you said about exploiting bugs."

"Really?" Gu Yanan began to doubt herself after Yan An said that.

Could it be that I really didn't explain myself clearly?

"What Sister Ya Nan just mentioned about the 'bug' is about dealing with Yue Zhixiao. There's a will that prevents us from punishing him, but we can't satisfy the people's demands either. Faced with these two extreme demands, we came up with a middle ground solution: punishing Yue Zhixiao would both resolve the will and address the heinous things he did. Strictly speaking, it violates the will, but if we have to put it in perspective, it makes sense."

"Oh, I understand now."

"Okay, so it's just that I didn't explain it clearly."

"No, no, no, Nan'er explained it clearly, but not as clearly as An'an."

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[Your Majesty, don't you want to listen to what you're saying? Although it's the truth.]

As soon as Yue Yufeng finished speaking, he realized what he had just said.

"Nan'er, do you believe me if I didn't say that just now?"

What do you think?

Yue Yufeng whispered in Gu Yanan's ear, "Please, Nan'er, give me some face in front of Fourth Brother. Please, I'll let you do whatever you want with me tonight."

"You said it, you can't go back on your word."

"I promise."

"make a deal."

Gu Yanan can be jealous of anyone, but she will never be jealous of Yan An. She wasn't even angry, so this was a free win.

“Nan’er’s suggestion is not without merit, but if some people are willing for me to kill Yue Zhixiao, others will feel that killing Yue Zhixiao violates the will. It is indeed a matter that cannot be satisfied with both.”

"Since that's the case, why not announce all of Yue Zhixiao's crimes to the world, use the evidence to silence the public, and use the anger of the people to quell their doubts?"

"Yes, this is the only way now."

"Have you ever questioned Yue Zhixiao's background?"

The previously silent Yue Xiyuan then said something that surprised everyone.

"What's the meaning?"

Yue Yufeng's expression turned extremely ugly as he looked at Yue Xiyuan, and his gaze became increasingly obscure and unreadable.

“What I mean is that I suspect Yue Zhixiao’s background, which means I suspect Chen Jingshu.”

"Are you suspicious of the relationship between Chen Jingshu and Yan Shaoheng?"

Yan An immediately understood; no wonder this guy suspected Yue Zhixiao's background.

Gu Yanan, who was standing to the side, seemed to smell a hint of gossip.

"What? I think I heard that Chen Jingshu and Prince Heng of Yan have some improper relationship?"

"You should explain it to them."

Yan An understood immediately after Yue Xiyuan explained, but unfortunately Yue Yufeng and Gu Yanan did not.

"As far as I know, before Yue Zhixiao was born, during the year of the hunting competition, Yan Shaoheng came to Yue Kingdom as a participant from Yan Kingdom. Later, when Chen Jingshu went to the porridge shop to distribute porridge, which is now the Xiaowang Mansion, Yan Shaoheng specially applied to his father to go fishing in the moat."

“Now we know that the moat and the Prince Xiao’s mansion are connected by countless secret passages. Moreover, An’an and I have gone up the cliff before. If we can go up, Yan Shaoheng can too.”

"Later, when Mo Zichen, the master of Beiming Manor, was dealing with the wealth that Mo Yu had embezzled, he discovered that there were many palace items among them, so he sent them to the Regent's Palace. Most of the wealth was jewelry. After checking the Ministry of Revenue's account books, I found that most of it was given to Chen Jingshu by my father, and there were also tributes from the other three kingdoms."

"After investigation by Beiming Manor and Ange, it was found that Granny Qiu, who served Chen Jingshu, pawned all the gold and silver jewelry to the money exchange of Beiming Manor. Why Chen Jingshu was so short of money, why she pawned all her gold and silver jewelry, and where the last of the silver went, are unknown."

“Starting from the year of the hunting competition, Chen Jingshu would have Granny Qiu exchange gold and silver jewelry for some silver notes every now and then, until it stopped ten years ago.”

"I was wondering why we couldn't find the things that Father Emperor had bestowed upon her in Yanfu Palace. I thought she had given them all to Yue Zhixiao to use for privately raising an army. It turns out she sold them more than 20 years ago."

Yan An added from the side, "Until the appearance of the living dead, Yan Shaoheng's reaction on the day Yue Zhixiao rebelled was very suspicious."

"An'an, think back to that day when I asked you to test the martial arts of Yan Shaoheng's bodyguards. Compared to those two assassins, was there any difference?"

"You asked me to test his martial arts skills, so this is what you were waiting for. Now it seems that the martial arts skills of the assassins around Chen Jingshu are quite similar to those of the guards around Yan Shaoheng."

"Indeed, not only are their martial arts skills similar, but their appearances are also very similar to those of the people of Yan."