After a long pause, Prince Wu sighed and said, "I'm not very clear either. I was young at the time. I remember I was only eight years old when Consort Li entered the palace. The Crown Prince had been in the Kingdom of Che for six years. I heard that Consort Li had run away from home when she was young and had been traveling around. After returning to the capital, she was spotted by my father and entered the palace as a concubine."

"How did your father meet her?"

"If I remember correctly, it was at a banquet where she performed a dance that amazed everyone present, including my father. After that, she was summoned to the palace."

"She seemed perfectly normal, nothing suspicious. Do you remember what dance she was dancing?"

"I can't remember. It's been so long, how could I possibly remember?"

"When did she meet the Crown Prince? Did she ever visit the Kingdom of Che during her travels?"

"You'll have to ask her that. Who knows where she's been?"

Does Zhao Moyan know about these things?

"I know, and I've looked into it, but there haven't been any results."

"strangeness?"

"You'd better not mention this to anyone."

"Why?"

"Don't you want to live anymore?"

"I have already informed the Crown Prince."

"What?!"

"I asked the Crown Prince what his relationship was with Consort Li."

"He didn't strangle you?"

"He really wanted to, but he didn't do it."

Prince Wu looked at Tian Yu speechlessly and said, "Do you know what it means to 'stir up trouble'?"

"I know, but I don't like guessing, so I just asked directly."

"Very good! You're amazing! Let's see how many lives you have left. If Zhao Moyan comes back and you can't find him, don't blame me."

"But judging from his expression, it seems to be an affair. Does the Emperor not know?"

"I don't know, and you can't tell me!"

Tian Yu sensed a hint of gossip and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret."

"I'm just curious, we investigated for a long time before we found out about this, how did you guess it?"

"Eyes, a woman's sixth sense."

"You're just making things mysterious! What else did you find out?"

"That's it. All that's left are questions, not answers."

"Your father granted you the authority, but you still can't find anything?"

"As you said, many things have become blurred due to the passage of time, making them difficult to trace. Otherwise, Zhao Moyan wouldn't have been investigating for so long without finding any evidence."

Tian Yu chatted with Prince Wu, Huang Xuan, at the Yuelai Restaurant until dark. The Crown Prince arrived with his men and pushed open the door to the room. Tian Yu and Huang Xuan were arguing about whether or not sugar should be added to a dish. When they saw the Crown Prince barging in, they stood up and bowed. The Crown Prince smiled and said, "So that's why the Crown Princess hasn't gone back for so long. She's here."

"Is there something you need, Your Highness?"

"It's so late, Your Highness should go home early."

"We can discuss this dish another day. I'll head back now." Tian Yu bowed to them and took her leave, then followed the Crown Prince.

After leaving the restaurant, Tian Yu did not get into the Crown Prince's carriage. Instead, she said to the Crown Prince, "Your Highness, I still have matters to attend to. I will return to Qinyuan first."

"Come back to the palace with me!"

"I've already said I have other things to take care of."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

Back at Qinyuan, the Crown Prince refused to leave. Tian Yu had no choice but to have a room prepared for him. But as soon as the Crown Prince went in, he came out angrily and said, "I'll give you three days. You must return to the palace after three days."

Tian Yu smiled as she saw the Crown Prince off before returning to her room and sitting down at her desk. Looking at the relationship diagram she had drawn during the day, she was overwhelmed with questions. Even the information she had received from Prince Wu couldn't unravel the mystery. What had happened back then that would involve so many countries simultaneously? Remembering the Crown Prince's advice, Tian Yu touched her belly. She was pregnant now and couldn't let her child suffer. After a moment's thought, she called to Ji Feng and said, "Tomorrow, go buy me some fireworks."

"How much would you like, Madam?"

"Buy as much as you can, the more the better."

"yes!"

For three days, Tian Yu didn't go anywhere, locking herself in her room and refusing to see anyone. Every night, she would set off fireworks in the yard. Everyone was puzzled. What was Tian Yu doing? Why did she suddenly like fireworks so much? The house was filled with them. Green Willow felt it was unsafe and told Tian Yu to move them out, but Tian Yu refused, saying it made her feel better, and the smell was nice too. Everyone assumed that she was pregnant and her tastes had changed, and she now preferred the smell of fireworks.

Sure enough, on the third day, the Crown Prince sent a carriage to bring Tian Yu back to the palace. The autumn harvest was over, and the rice harvest was much better than expected. This once again made Tian Yu's name resound throughout the entire Wu Kingdom. At the same time, the Emperor and the Crown Prince were even more certain of Wen Liang's prophecy.

Before leaving, Tian Yu deliberately poured a basin of water onto a pile of fireworks, sighed, and said, "What a pity about these fireworks. Qiu Ju, take them out and destroy them."

With Tian Yu deliberately delaying, she arrived at the palace gate just as it was getting dark and the gates were about to close. The Crown Prince was very curious when he heard that Tian Yu had brought back two boxes of things, so he came to see them. Tian Yu didn't say anything and generously opened the boxes. They were two boxes of rice seeds, two large boxes full.

"Why bring some rice seeds back to the palace?"

"I cultivated this myself, and I want to keep it as a memento."

The crown prince reached out and grabbed a handful, saying, "This year's harvest is excellent, and Father is preparing to reward you. Have you decided what you want?"

"No, I don't want anything."

"I've prepared something for you. Come and see it with me."

Tian Yu followed the Crown Prince into the courtyard, looked around, but saw nothing. The Crown Prince smiled and said, "You'll see it soon."

Then a cannon boomed, and fireworks filled the sky. Tian Yu wasn't surprised; she simply watched the fireworks bloom indifferently. The Crown Prince said smugly, "I heard you like fireworks. This is something I specially had prepared. How about it? Do you like it?"

"Thank you, Your Highness, it's beautiful!" Tian Yu said calmly, her expression unreadable.

The Crown Prince was very dissatisfied, but not angry. He clenched his fist tightly and said with a smile, "Your Highness must be tired too. You should rest early!"

"Yes, Your Highness, please wait."

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince immediately became angry, flicked his sleeves, and left. After the Crown Prince had gone far away, Tian Yu returned to her room. Looking at the two boxes of rice in the room, Rong'er said, "Crown Princess, it's not good to leave this rice here. I'll have someone move it away."

"No need, just leave it here for now!"

After everyone had left and Tian Yu was alone in the room, she reached into the box and pulled out the makeshift explosives she had hidden underneath. There were five packs in total. Tian Yu carefully checked them all to make sure they were safe before wrapping them in cloth and hiding them in a secret compartment under her bed. After placing them there, Tian Yu looked around to make sure everything was alright. Then she noticed that much of the rice in the box was gone. After thinking it over, she took a step forward and simply overturned the rice onto the ground before finally lying down on the bed, satisfied.