[Xia Rui was originally going to perform in this dance performance, but because of Lu Yunting's sudden visit, she was temporarily replaced.]

Jiang Yueyang said lightly, "Oh."

[Originally, the murderer planned to poison Xiaokui with lip balm, and then destroy the dancing ribbons to make Xia Rui fall from a high altitude. After a temporary replacement, she still did not give up, so she put the lip balm in Xia Rui's room, trying to frame her.]

Qin Shi looked at Cui Yuan, his eyes seemed to be saying, the poison lip balm is in Xia Rui's room, why didn't you find it?

Cui Yuan shook his head repeatedly and said, "Really, there is nothing. I have looked for it carefully."

Jiang Yueyang was also puzzled by this question, [Why didn't Qin Shi and the others find her? The murderer wanted to frame Xia Rui, so he shouldn't be hiding too secretly, right? ]

[Because Xia Rui discovered the lip balm in advance and took the opportunity to hide it on Cui Yuan.]

Cui Yuan: "..."

Jiang Yueyang subconsciously glanced at Cui Yuan on the dance floor, then retracted her gaze and asked: [The murderer wanted to kill Xia Rui because he was jealous of her, so why did the murderer want to kill Xiao Kui? ]

Seeing that Jiang Yueyang wasn't looking at him, Cui Yuan quickly felt around himself and then he touched something.

After taking a quick look, he nodded at Qin Shi.

System: [Because the murderer discovered that Xiao Kui was secretly receiving customers. She felt that Xiao Kui had fallen into depravity and tarnished the "Miao Yin Pavilion", causing her to become a prostitute in the eyes of others. Moreover, Xiao Kui drugged her and hired someone to destroy her innocence.]

[Tsk! Xiao Kui deserves to die.]

The system agreed, [Yes, none of them are good people. Only the child in the dead person's belly is the most innocent. Host, it's your turn.]

[Forget it, I don't want to get involved in this matter, it's annoying! Let Qin Shi worry about it, I want to go home.]

After she finished speaking, she turned around and said to Gu Ruo and the others, "Gu Ruo, Sister Qiao, I have something else to do. I'll go back first."

Gu Ruo, who already knew who the murderer was, didn't want to stay here any longer, so he said, "I also want to go back, let's go together."

So, the group turned around and left "Miaoyin Pavilion".

Lu Yunting looked at Jiang Yueyang's leaving back and regretted choosing to come to "Miaoyin Pavilion" to see Xia Rui today.

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In front of the Jiang Mansion, Jiang Yueyang jumped off the carriage without waiting for it to stop.

She lifted her skirt and ran all the way to Jiang Xun's water and clouds.

In Daxia, the Imperial College's rest days follow those of the court officials. Therefore, Jiang Xun also rested at home today.

"Brother, have you delivered the things I gave you this morning?" Jiang Yueyang's voice came before he arrived.

Jiang Xun didn't even raise his head, and continued to practice calligraphy at his desk, "I had someone deliver it when you left today. What, do you regret it?"

Jiang Yueyang, who was about to step over the threshold, silently retracted her foot and said, "Forget it, I've already given it away."

Jiang Xun looked up, and saw Jiang Yueyang's back as she left with slumped shoulders.

He frowned slightly. How did Lu Yunting provoke Yangyang again?

At that time, on the other side, Lu Yunting had just returned to the Lu family, and the servants at home told him that Jiang Xun, the son of Minister Jiang, had sent him something.

Lu Yunting returned to the room, opened the things Jiang Xun had sent him, took a look, and his eyes darkened slightly.

The things Jiang Xun brought were Jiang Yueyang's thank-you gifts to Lu Yunting, which were a golden fountain pen, a retro telescope and a bow and arrow.

Seeing these things, Lu Yunting walked to the bookshelf and took out a pistol from the secret compartment.

This is what he found in the lake that day...

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In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the coming-of-age ceremony. Jiang Yueyang and Shangshu Jiang stood at the door to welcome the guests who came to attend the ceremony.

Gu Ruo and the others were the first to arrive. Thinking of the tone Jiang Yueyang used towards Lu Yunting at "Miaoyin Pavilion" that day, they did not invite Xia Rui to come and sing, but instead each prepared a valuable gift.

Next came His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, both holding a gift in their hands.

The servants of the Jiang Mansion were about to take the gift, but the prince directly handed the gift in his hand to Jiang Yueyang.

Jiang Yueyang took the gift and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

As soon as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Third Prince entered, Lu Yunting arrived.

He handed the box in his hand to Jiang Yueyang, "Miss Jiang, happy birthday, and may you be safe and sound every year."

Jiang Yueyang was stunned for a moment, then took the gift and said, "Thank you."

The father and daughter greeted wave after wave of guests at the door. Seeing that the auspicious time was approaching, Minister Jiang asked her to go in and prepare.

But at this moment, Ye Wuhen came.

"Why are you here?"

Minister Jiang looked at Ye Wuhen carefully and found that he was not from any family in the capital.

Who is this person?

When did you meet your daughter?

Ye Wuhen raised his eyebrows at her, smiled and said, "I heard that it's your birthday today, so I specially prepared a birthday present for you. Don't worry, I'll leave after I put the gift down."

Then he really put down the gift and left.

Jiang Yueyang did not stop them. After all, the guests who came today were very important and she did not dare to take the risk.

As for Ye Wuhen, she wanted to observe him for a while longer.

In a blink of an eye, the auspicious time had arrived, and Jiang Yueyang walked to the place where the ceremony was held under the gaze of the guests.

At this time, a voice came from outside.

"Your Majesty has arrived, and the Queen has arrived."

Jiang Yueyang turned around when she heard the voice, and then she saw Emperor Yuan and the Empress walking towards her with a smile.

The guests present all paid their respects, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

"Stand up, no need to be polite."

The Empress said with a smile, "Minister Jiang, Madam Jiang, would you like me to perform the coming-of-age ceremony for Miss Jiang today?"

Mrs. Jiang said yes repeatedly. It was a great honor for the Queen to personally perform the coming-of-age ceremony for Yangyang.

A quarter of an hour later, the coming-of-age ceremony was completed and Minister Jiang announced the start of the banquet.

Jiang Yueyang took a look and found that everyone who should come had arrived.

Kong Jijiu, the left prime minister, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel...even the right prime minister who didn't like her at first came to watch the ceremony with his wife.

Most importantly, she never expected that His Majesty and the Queen would come. She was so flattered.

System: [Host, are you happy? ]

【Happy! 】

[I have good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first? ]

Jiang Yueyang: […Bad news.]

【The bad news is that an assassin has sneaked in. 】

When the people present heard that there was an assassin, they immediately became alert to the surroundings. Emperor Yuan even turned around and ordered the guards beside him to protect Jiang Yueyang.

On the contrary, Jiang Yueyang was unusually calm; she was used to it.

So, she asked calmly: [What's the good news? ]

[The good news is that the assassin is not here to kill you, but to kill the emperor. ]

Emperor Yuan: “…”

Jiang Yueyang: [!!!]