On the night of November 30th, Hua Qingcheng stayed directly at Qiyuntai.

After dinner and a shower, Hua Qingcheng and Situ Ye went to the dormitory to discuss whether the other had gained weight or lost weight.

On the first day of December, at four quarters past five in the morning, Xiaobai's loud and powerful hen crow was heard from the direction of the Fanyin Pavilion in the East Palace.

"Qingcheng, it's time to get up."

Situ Ye, who was sleeping in Hua Qingcheng's arms, woke her up at the right time. After the two washed, changed clothes, and had breakfast, Situ Ye and Hua Qingcheng got on the carriage to the Imperial College. Of course, Wu Chen, who was also studying at the Imperial College, also went with them.

On the first day of the new moon, the first class this morning was once again taught by Hanlin Academy Grand Secretary Wen Siyin, and once again, a large number of students fell asleep. Hua Qingcheng had long been accustomed to the behavior of these classmates and was no longer surprised.

While Hua Qingcheng was attending Wen Siyin's boring "zhihuzheya" class in the Imperial College, the civil and military officials in the palace, who should have finished the morning court, were still in the Golden Palace being scolded by Emperor Nalan Yunzhi.

"This is outrageous! The case of the kidnapped child in the capital remains unsolved, and now there are reports of children disappearing one after another across the country. How exactly do you manage this?"

Nalan Yunzhi, sitting at the top of the Golden Throne Hall, had a pair of sharp eyes filled with anger as he looked down at the group of civil and military officials standing in the center of the Golden Throne Hall.

"Where is the Fengcheng prefect?"

"I am here."

Mo Xiaozhu, the prefect of Fengcheng Prefecture, who was named, immediately stepped out from the civil servants on the left and bowed to Nalan Yunzhi on the golden throne.

"Mo Xiaozhu, you are in charge of the government affairs in the capital, but you can't even solve a case of missing children. This is a serious dereliction of duty." Nalan Yunzhi scolded angrily.

"I am terrified! Your Majesty, these thieves are extremely cunning. They prey on beggars, homeless children, and the children of displaced merchants, making them difficult to guard against. If it weren't for the fact that the eldest daughter of the Feng family had also fallen into their hands, I'm afraid... I'm afraid this case would have taken a long time to be solved."

"Those who eat the emperor's salary should be loyal to him and share his worries. I want you, the civil and military officials, not to raise questions for me, but to solve them. Otherwise, if everything needs to be done by me personally, what use is there for you?"

"Your Majesty, we are guilty of a thousand deaths!"

As Nalan Yunzhi's angry rebuke fell, a burst of cheers rang out in the Golden Palace.

"Mo Xiaozhu, have you found any clues about the corpses of the group of black-clothed and masked men that the princess had sent to the Fengcheng government office?" Nalan Yunzhi called the name of the Fengcheng prefect again.

"Your Majesty, these people do not have any identification items on them. However, when the coroner examined the bodies, he found that one of them, wearing black and a mask, had been castrated. Moreover, his wounds were very neat. I think, I think..." Mo Xiaozhu glanced leisurely at Guo Dongbing who was standing beside Emperor Nalan Yunzhi, and did not finish his words.

"What do you think? Why are you hesitating there?" Nalan Yunzhi angrily slammed the golden throne.

This guy speaks like a sheep pooping, in fragments, which makes people feel uncomfortable listening to him.

"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, this castrated man in black and masked was a eunuch in his previous life. I think we should thoroughly investigate the eunuchs in the palace to see if there are any missing. Even those eunuchs who were pardoned and expelled from the palace for various reasons, I think they should also be carefully investigated." Mo Xiaozhu responded truthfully.

"Approved!" Nalan Yunzhi made a prompt decision upon hearing this.

"Old Guo, please cooperate with the Fengcheng prefect on this matter. We must find the mastermind behind these thieves as soon as possible and solve this case as soon as possible!"

"Slave, obey your order!"

Guo Dongbing bowed to Nalan Yunzhi and at the same time glanced at Mo Xiaozhu, the prefect of Fengcheng Prefecture, who was standing in the center of the Golden Palace. A murderous look flashed in his eyes, but it was so fleeting that it was impossible to catch.

At the time of Si, Nalan Yunzhi finally finished the morning court session, but she did not go to the imperial study, nor did she return to the Zichen Palace. Instead, she went to the Lanyue Palace where An Zihao was.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long, long live the Emperor!"

"Your Majesty, I did not know you were coming. I failed to greet you. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

An Zihao, who was lying lazily on the beauty couch in the bedroom, suddenly heard the emperor coming and hurriedly stood up from the couch to salute Nalan Yunzhi.

"Zihao, there's no need to be so polite. After I finished my morning court session, I thought of coming to see you. I heard that you were taking a nap, so I specifically asked them not to disturb you." Nalan Yunzhi personally stepped forward and lifted up An Zihao, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Your Majesty~"

Seeing that Nalan Yunzhi was staring at him, An Zihao lowered his head shyly like a young boy in love.

"Zihao, I see you're getting more and more handsome lately. Your skin, your black hair... you're in no way inferior to your seventeen-year-old nephew Mu Yu!"

Nalan Yunzhi gently stroked An Zihao's fair and handsome face with one hand, and touched his black and shiny hair with the other hand. He inexplicably felt a little reluctant to let go.

"They say a woman's love is a man's best beauty secret. Zihao thinks this is true."

An Zihao covered his lips slightly and smiled, with a bit of boyish shyness, which made Nalan Yunzhi feel very strange.

"Your little mouth is really getting more and more talkative..." Nalan Yunzhi pulled An Zihao over and held him in his arms.

"Your Majesty~"

"In broad daylight..."

An Zihao, who was held in Nalan Yunzhi's arms, raised his hand and gently patted her chest.

"You little goblin!"

Nalan Yunzhi curled her lips into a smile, and then she sneered, "I am the ruler of a country. I can favor whomever I want whenever I want. Do I need to choose a day or a time?"

The next moment, An Zihao felt his whole body lighten, and then he was carried directly into the inner room of the bedroom by Nalan Yunzhi.

"Your Majesty~"

Lying on the large, comfortable pearwood bed, An Zihao's eyes were full of tenderness as he looked at Nalan Yunzhi. Seeing such a charming beauty, Nalan Yunzhi was very happy and quickly stripped him naked.

"Zihao, you are truly a beauty!"

Nalan Yunzhi quickly took off his imperial robe and became entangled with An Zihao...

The feeling of An Zihao made Nalan Yunzhi even more attracted to him than those young men who had just entered the Chujun Palace.