Qiao Yuchen was away suppressing bandits, and seeing that Chen Siyuan wasn't someone easy to talk to, and remembering the orders from above, sweat began to bead on his forehead.

How could this happen? What bad luck!

Just as she was wondering how to say it so as not to be caught in the middle, Chen Siyuan seemed to have figured something out.

"The way the Dali Temple handles cases is quite amazing. Now, even handling cases is done by order. I wonder who else in the entire Shang Kingdom can give such orders to the Grand Secretary of the Dali Temple..." Chen Siyuan said, thinking about the special nature of the Dali Temple. Could it be...? Suddenly, she opened her eyes wide and looked at the Grand Secretary.

The Grand Secretary said nothing, only using the words "by order" to successfully complete the arduous task assigned to him.

"What do you mean?" Chen Siyuan said, pointing to the sky.

The Grand Secretary nodded.

Chen Siyuan's brain wasn't working properly.

How could the Emperor be intentionally targeting my father?

That doesn't make sense.

Even if the father had come to the capital by chance while doing business, he would never have become the emperor.

Besides, the Emperor may not be in good health lately, but he's not senile.

Even if she's senile, why would she target her own father?

Could it be because of the General's Mansion incident that the Chen family was targeted in order to restrain the General's Mansion?

That doesn't make sense.

Even if the emperor wanted to restrain the General's Mansion, he shouldn't have done it this way.

After all, General Qiao was an upright man; how could he compromise for his own sake?

I am well aware of my own limitations.

She was alright with Qiao Yuchen, but with General Qiao, her influence was negligible.