Chapter 86
Wang Yining was speechless as she looked at Gao Zhan, sticky sweat trickling down his handsome cheeks. He had broad shoulders, a thick back, well-developed abdominal muscles, and bright and resolute eyes. He had a young and vigorous body. Wang Yining certainly knew the reason, but compared to the unhappiness, she was more shocked that he had been without a woman for so many years.
She didn't know whether she could bear this kindness.
Originally, I thought that the two were just in love, and Gao Zhan was just unwilling to give up because he didn't get what he wanted, so he just decided to have a quick fight so that no one would lose out.
However, Gao Zhan's deep affection for her was obviously beyond her expectations. He had been married and was not young anymore, so it was impossible for him to have no maids around him who could have sex with him. However, Gao Zhan remained a virgin for her.
This heavy love suddenly made Wang Yining breathless.
She blamed herself, felt annoyed, and regretted letting him come to bed.
Seeing that she didn't reply for a long time, Gao Zhan's eyes became more annoyed.
"Yining..."
Wang Yining was in mixed feelings and didn't know how to tell him.
Gao Zhan, however, put his arms around her shoulders and asked, "Have I disappointed you?"
Wang Yining shook her head stiffly, "No, men are always like this the first time."
Gao Zhan was comforted, but his face became more embarrassed. However, he was still the prince Gao, and he would not give up easily.
"Then let's try again?"
Wang Yining hesitated. Although the fire in her body was aroused and she felt very uncomfortable at the moment, it would be okay to give it a try, but Gao Zhan's deep affection made her feel pressured. She was afraid that she could not give him any promises and would only hurt him in the end, so she hesitated and said,
"It's late at night. This kind of thing requires the right time, right place, and right people. Maybe tonight is not a good time."
You can't reject someone completely at once, in case Gao Zhan gets hurt by that matter.
Gao Zhan noticed Wang Yining's hesitation, and his expression immediately fell. The excitement and annoyance in his eyes were replaced by solemnity.
"Are you backing out?"
"No, I mean..."
"Don't quibble, Wang Yining, let me tell you, ever since you asked me to get on the bed, I, Gao Zhan, have never planned to get off..."
Wang Yining: “…”
Tempers quickly flared.
"Then I'll tell you, I'll never marry you. Think it over. We could break up at any time."
Gao Zhan looked at her cold and emotionless appearance, gritted his teeth in anger, hugged her soft body in his arms, let her sit on him, and uttered three words coldly, "I know."
Wang Yining felt the sudden arrogance again, and her face turned red.
Forget it, it was his own fault, so why should she feel guilty?
"Don't regret it."
"I, Gao Zhan, have no regrets in my life. I always know clearly what I want and what I am doing..." As he spoke each word, he pushed him back onto the bed.
The slender hand bones were lightly clasped on the edge of the bed, the distinct joints slowly curled up and then stretched out with a slight tremor. A broad palm swept over and grabbed the snow-white hand and pressed it firmly on the top of the head. At this moment, Wang Yining felt the difference between a military general and a civil official.
That kind of damn control.
Even the best man has some bad habits at this time. With sweat dripping from his forehead, he asked her in a deep voice,
"How am I compared to him?"
Wang Yining glared at him angrily, her pretty face red as a ripe fruit, and she said nothing.
Gao Zhan sneered, looking at the face he had been thinking about day and night, watching her bursting with dense juice like a fruit.
New Year's Day.
At daybreak, people from Duke Wang's mansion gathered in Qinghui Palace one after another to pay their respects.
Without the noisy sounds of gongs and drums, this New Year was celebrated in exceptional peace. The family sat in the palace in an orderly manner, waiting for the eldest princess and the duke.
The fourth wife was busy until late last night, and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast in the morning. She is still yawning now. She has really tasted the hardship of being the head of the household, and she has more respect for the third wife who is always at ease.
Fourth Master Wang Shutong saw Fifth Master Wang Shuxu looking unhappy and asked,
"Why are you so uninterested, Fifth Brother?"
Wang Shuxu suddenly came back to his senses, "No, I just... remembered a book I read last night, and it seemed that the annotations were wrong..."
Third Master Wang Shukuang smiled and whispered, "I think Fifth Brother is upset that the King of Han died, which caused Fifth Brother to be unable to get married."
Wang Shuxu's handsome face turned red, and he said uncomfortably, "Nothing."
On the second day after their marriage, the King of Han died, and then the emperor issued an edict to ban music among the people, which was like pouring a bucket of cold water on the newlyweds.
Wang Shutong was not as thick-skinned as Wang Shukuang. He gently pushed his brother to signal him to be careful with his words.
Wang Shuhuai and his wife arrived later. Xie Yunchu took Ke Jie'er and followed Wang Shuhuai into the hall.
Brother Er was sleeping soundly, and Wang Shuhuai wrapped him in his cloak to protect him from the wind.
The children got up too early and were all a little listless, snuggling in their parents' arms and acting coquettishly.
Ke Jie'er rubbed her eyes and walked into the hall. When Xie Yunchu sat down, she climbed into her arms and lay on her shoulder to catch up on her sleep. Lin Ge'er and Mei Jie'er leaned obediently against Miao. Yue Ge'er was still young and looked around with his big eyes open. Only Xuan Ge'er was full of energy. He slipped out of Dou Keling's hands and strolled away, causing Dou Keling to chase after him, fearing that he would touch something he shouldn't touch.
Soon Dou Keling was exhausted and out of breath. She came over, pulled her husband up from his idle chat, and asked him to go see the child.
Miao pointed at Wang Shuhuai who was standing opposite her and said to her husband,
"See? My second brother is in a high position, so he still helps take care of the children when he returns home. My master is usually very free, but he is unwilling to take some time off to spend time with the children."
Uncle Wang Shuzhao smiled awkwardly, "Shuhuai is not an ordinary man, don't compare me with him."
"I'm not comparing you to him. Master, don't spend too much time on your concubine. Spend more time with your child reading and painting. I'm afraid that the child will remember some good things in the future."
Wang Shuzhao stopped talking.
After a while, the first and second wives came out with the eldest princess, and everyone quickly stood up to pay their respects.
It can be seen that Second Madam Jiang looks haggard and has suffered a lot during this period of time.
After a while, the Duke also arrived. The couple sat on the rosewood bed at the top. In front of them was a long table filled with today's rewards for the younger generations. All the rewards were packed in an exquisite cloisonné and gold-painted brocade box, which looked very magnificent.
The younger generations kowtowed in turn to wish each other a happy new year.
The eldest princess gave everyone very generous red envelopes.
The masters and mistresses each gave a silver note of 1,000 taels.
The young masters and ladies each received five hundred taels.
When they got to the brothers and sisters below, each of them was given a small gold ingot.
These gold ingots were made by the imperial court. Not only are they valuable, they are also of great collection value.
The eldest princess has always been generous, and the younger generations are grateful.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone observes taboos, including the eldest princess. She smiled at the younger generations on this day.
After the New Year's greetings were over, the Duke looked at his wife, who was gentler than usual, and suddenly took out a large red silk envelope.
"This is my New Year's red packet to Your Highness. I wish Your Highness all the best in the New Year."
The princess looked at her husband in surprise, and was quite moved. "Thank you very much, Duke. To be honest, I have never received a red envelope since my father and mother passed away."
Decades passed in the blink of an eye.
The Duke kept smiling, "Your Highness, take a look at what it is?"
The princess didn't want to open the envelope in front of the younger generations, but since the Duke had spoken, she didn't refuse him and used her long tortoise-shell armor to cut the seal open.
Inside was a very thin piece of Kunlun jade, the color of which was as rich and glutinous as solidified fat, white and moist, about the length of a palm and half the width of a palm. On the jade piece was engraved a graceful woman in palace dress. She had her hair combed into a high bun, and wore a skirt and a long silk draped over her shoulders. She looked graceful and elegant. The jade tail was decorated with tassels and made into an exquisite corn knot.
If the princess remembered correctly, it should be the same as when she first married the Duke. There were slight ripples in her heart. The princess remained expressionless, just glanced at it, and did not take it out, but asked the Duke,
"What can this be used for?"
The Duke smiled and said, "Your Highness can put it on top when you read documents and memorials. It can also be called a bookmark."
The princess understood.
The sixth young master Wang Shuye was talking too much again.
"My grandfather was looking forward to my grandmother reviewing the memorials, and she was thinking of him all the time."
This time, the Duke laughed uncomfortably and pointed at Wang Shuye's forehead from a distance, which made everyone laugh.
Even the usually solemn eldest princess raised the corner of her lips.
Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, the fourth wife stood up and ordered the meal to be served. After the meal, everyone stayed together and surrounded the eldest princess and the duke to enjoy their company.
The princess looked at the noisy children for a while, then suddenly asked Chaoyun, "Are there any memorials in the study that you haven't read yet?"
Although she left the palace, the emperor ordered someone to send some memorials to the palace for the eldest princess to review.
The brother and sister grew up together and were born of the same mother. The emperor's trust in the eldest princess was unshakable.
The Duke of Guo was listening and immediately interrupted her.
"Your Highness, please take a day off today. We are all old now, and this kind of family happiness will be less and less as time goes by. It doesn't matter if we don't read the memorial for a day."
The princess agreed with him in a rare good-tempered manner, "I'll listen to you."
With the Duke's example, the fourth master was the first to show his kindness to his wife and secretly stuffed his red envelope to his wife. The fourth wife took it in her arms and said softly, "It's no different between what I have and what you have. When you spend money, I'm no less than you."
The first wife didn't dare to ask her husband for anything. She saw the fourth wife and her husband whispering to each other, and she didn't dare to look at the first master. The first master was beaten with 20 boards and didn't show up until New Year's Eve. His butt was still hurting and he was not in a very good mood. But today the atmosphere was good. Thinking of the first wife working day and night and taking care of the backyard, she took out five hundred taels of silver from the red envelope and stuffed it into her sleeve pocket.
The eldest wife's face was full of surprise, even flattered, "Master, you have so many places to spend money, what can you do for me?" She was too frightened to accept it.
The master didn't like his wife's petty behavior, so he gave her a glare and said, "If I give it to you, take it."
The eldest wife stopped talking.
Jiang had been visiting her grandson every morning and evening recently, and she was almost exhausted. She didn't even bother to look at the red envelope handed to her by the Second Master. The Second Master gently put it into his wife's sleeve pocket and turned around to hug his grandson.
Among the four masters, the most dignified one was the third master. He saw the actions of his other brothers and felt uncomfortable. He shook the red envelope in his embroidered robe and glanced at his wife beside him. The third wife looked at the group of children with a gentle expression.
After getting married, one looks forward to having grandchildren.
The third master cleared his throat lightly and quietly poked the red envelope towards the back of his wife's hand. The third wife felt pain and looked at her husband in surprise. Her eyes then fell on the red envelope and her eyes became slightly moist.
Such scenes probably only happened when he was young. Later, he had a concubine and no longer gave her his money.
The Third Wife smiled, took the red envelope, and quietly put the banknotes inside into the Third Master's sleeve.
"I appreciate your kindness, Master. Master is short of money because I have offended the eldest princess. You can keep the silver and I will take the red envelope."
The third master looked at his wife's gentle smile and fell silent.
The third wife didn't look at him and continued looking at the group of children.
Sixth Master Wang Shuye ordered people to spread a mat on the ground, and took Mei Jie'er, Lin Ge'er and Xuan Ge'er to play the newly learned Bo game on the mat, while Ke Jie'er stood by and watched curiously.
Brother Yue was a simple-minded boy who had just learned to walk. No one wanted to play with him, so Xu Shiwei took him to Sister Ke.
"Ke'er, can you take your brother to play with you?"
Sister Ke thought for a moment, then pointed seriously at Brother Yu who was still sitting in his parents' arms in the distance.
"I have a younger brother."
Xu Shiwei was speechless for a moment, "Yue Ge'er is also your brother, he can keep you company."
Sister Ke looked at Brother Yue, who was a head shorter than her, with disdain.
"He won't run away. I'm going to play cat and mouse."
Xu Shiwei wanted to cry, but then she simply stuffed a handful of candy into Ke Jie'er's pocket.
No child can resist the temptation of candy, and Kejie'er soon sat on the mat with Yuege'er to play with candy.
When Xie Yunchu saw this scene, he suddenly thought of Xie Yunxiu in his previous life. The children all loved to eat candies, but Xie Yunchu was afraid that Ke Jie'er would get cavities, so she didn't allow her to eat candies. The child naturally felt that her mother was serious, and Xie Yunxiu took advantage of this and always secretly used candies to please Ke Jie'er and Wei Ge'er.
The children are young and don’t know how to distinguish between good and evil. Over time, they all think that their aunt is good.
After a while, Sister Ke was tired from playing and came back to her mother to ask for tea. Xie Yunchu held her in his arms at the right time.
"Did you eat Fourth Aunt's candy just now?"
Xiao Keer nodded seriously.
"Ke'er, mother is telling you that you cannot take other people's things without mother's permission."
Sister Ke doesn’t understand.
Xie Yunchu explained, "There was a sister in our back alley. Because an aunt brought her some candy, she was eventually deceived and taken away. She no longer has a father and a mother."
Sister Ke was shocked. When she heard that her mother was gone, she threw herself into Xie Yunchu's arms and said, "I want my mother, I want my mother..."
Xie Yunchu stroked her back and said, "Be good, don't be afraid. From now on, tell mommy who gives you food and toys, okay?"
Sister Ke shook her head, sparkling tears welling up in her eyes. She didn't want food, she wanted her mother.
Xie Yunchu was afraid of scaring her, so he picked out a piece of paper-wrapped candy from the fruit plate on the high table beside him, opened it himself and stuffed it into Ke Jie'er's mouth.
"Ke'er, tell mother what you want and she will give it to you, but you can't ask outsiders for it."
Sister Ke chewed the candy and nodded seriously.
The younger generations stayed in Qinghui Palace until the afternoon before leaving. In the afternoon, neighbors and civil and military officials came to the mansion to pay New Year's greetings to the Duke and the Princess. Fireworks and music were prohibited, but social interactions were not prohibited.
The young master of the Wang family also went to visit his relatives at their in-laws’ homes to wish them a happy new year.
Xie Yunchu returned to Chunjing Hall and put away the red envelopes he received today. He folded them out and saw Wang Shuhuai holding his son sitting on the kang bed. He was surprised and asked, "Second Master, aren't you going out?"
Wang Shuhuai looked at her deeply and said, "Don't go out today." The setting sun shone through the colorful glazed windows, creating a gorgeous halo on her face. Her porcelain-white skin seemed to be glazed.
Xie Yunchu didn't ask much. Wang Shuhuai had his own plans for everything he did, so why should Xie Yunchu worry about it?
She took the sleeping boy from his arms and sent him to the west room. Ke Jie got up early and went to the side room with the wet nurse to sleep.
When Xie Yunchu returned to the east room, he found that Wang Shuhuai had actually closed the thick floral curtains, and the room was dark.
"What is Second Master doing?"
Before she could finish her words, a tall figure came over, picked her up without saying a word, and went straight to the inner room.
Xie Yunchu pounced on him and punched him twice in the chest, "Wang Shuhuai, you are now a serious minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Today, your subordinates will come to your house to pay New Year's greetings. It's fine if you don't go out to pay New Year's greetings, but at least go to the study to entertain the guests..."
Wang Shuhuai blocked her mouth with ease.
Wang Shuhuai had been holding back his anger from last night until now, and he had no intention of letting her go.
Xie Yunchu was thrown onto the bed by him. Wang Shuhuai stood tall in front of the bed, his handsome face motionless, like a hunter staring at his prey. He slowly undressed and got on the bed.
The calmer Wang Shuhuai was, the more he looked like a dormant wolf. Xie Yunchu immediately turned around and hid in the corner. Wang Shuhuai grasped her snow-white feet, pulled her into his arms, and finally held her slender waist.
The intertwined breaths created a dampness in this small space.
The winter sun is bright, breaking through the woven curtains bit by bit, letting in fragmented light.
The hustle and bustle outside forms a sharp contrast with the debauchery and excitement inside.
Steal a moment of joy from the rest of your life.
The next step is to go to various prefectures to have New Year's wine.
Ever since Jiang Cheng learned about the true identities of Qiao Zhiyun and Xie Yunchu, he has treated Wang Shuhuai as if he were his own son-in-law. After asking Qiao Zhiyun, the New Year gift he prepared for Xie Yunchu and his wife was no less generous than that for Lin Xiyue and Jiang Cairu.
Xie Yunchu had experienced the pain of pregnancy and childbirth, so her feelings towards Qiao were even more complicated. She refused the invitation to the banquet at the Jiangnan Governor's Mansion, but still sent a gift in return.
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, the Governor-General's Mansion of Jiangnan was crowded with distinguished guests. This was the first New Year after Lin Xiyue and Jiang Cairu's wedding, and according to common customs, a lively groom-to-be banquet had to be held. Therefore, Jiang Cheng invited many relatives and old friends today. Lin Xiyue brought his newlywed wife to his father-in-law's house, and socialized with ease with a stunning face. As for Jiang Cairu, she returned to the backyard trembling, and was silent when she saw Qiao Zhiyun.
Since Qiao Zhiyun slapped Jiang Cairu last time, the relationship between mother and daughter has almost reached a freezing point. Qiao Zhiyun saw that she looked depressed and not as bright as before, so she still asked with concern,
"What's wrong? Is your uncle not treating you well?"
Jiang Cairu shook her head violently, with a hint of panic in her eyes, "No, he's fine..."
Lin Xiyue had warned her, and Jiang Cairu did not dare to disobey him.
After a while, Jiang Cailing also came back. While the sisters were talking, Qiao Zhiyun called Jiang Cairu's personal maid.
"What's going on between the uncle and the girl?"
The servant said with tears in her eyes, "That happened on the wedding night. The girl was unhappy and had a quarrel with her husband. The young couple had a quarrel and have not consummated their marriage yet."
Qiao Zhiyun was confused when she heard this. She was not used to worrying about these things. After all, Jiang Cairu had chosen the person herself, so Qiao Zhiyun had nothing to say. Besides, the person had her own sister and father to make the decision, so why should she join in the fun? So she just left it alone.
After the Lantern Festival on the 15th, the Chinese New Year is over.
The Lantern Festival was the beginning of spring and it was drizzling. Xie Yunchu and Wang Shuhuai were enjoying the lanterns in their own yard.
Wang Shuhuai personally painted a silk painting and folded a bamboo strip into a neat square lantern as a gift to her. The picture was extremely simple and elegant, with only an orange lamp, a beauty looking up under the lamp, and a man in plain clothes looking at this side from a distance, and the rest was left blank.
It has to be said that Wang Shuhuai is a man of natural talent. He can depict a person's sorrowful expression vividly with just a few strokes.
She looked relaxed and contented in the painting, which was very consistent with her current mood.
And he, dressed in a white shirt, stood alone in the distance.
Xie Yunchu felt her face getting hot as she looked at the painting. What did this man mean? Was he blaming her?
The painting was so good that Xie Yunchu couldn't bear to throw it away.
"Put away the small parts." She instructed Chunqi.
Wang Shuhuai refused and said, "Please hang it in the inner room."
Xie Yunchu glared at him and winked at Chunqi.
Of course Chunqi listened to Xie Yunchu.
On the 16th day of the first lunar month, the government office opened for business, and the court, which had been silent for half a month, soon became turbulent.
The princess finally returned to the palace on the 16th day and officially took over the case of the King of Han and the Crown Prince.
The prince had made a big fool of himself this time, and he had been brooding over it ever since. When Duke Gao came to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the prince, he proposed a plan.
"The princess obviously failed to stand on your side this time. Since this person cannot be used by your highness, you cannot keep her to continue to control the government. Your highness, don't forget that one palace cannot have two masters. Think about it, if it were an ordinary family, and there was a little sister-in-law in the backyard who interfered with the housework every day, would the mistress be happy? The same is true for the palace. The queen has been getting along well with the princess for so many years, but who knows how much resentment she has in her heart. Listen to me, when you bring the crown princess to pay your respects to the queen, find a way to contact the queen and drive the princess out of the palace together."
The prince agreed with this, and in the first half month of the new year, he went to pay his respects to the empress every day. He also ordered the crown princess to personally make cakes for the empress and serve her.
But the eldest princess is a very important figure. She grew up in the imperial palace and she knows exactly how many pots of flowers are kept in each palace.
She could not hide the interactions between the queen and the prince.
The eldest princess took the initiative and on the 20th day of the first lunar month, she ordered a guard to disguise herself and sneak into Changchun Palace to assassinate him. The assassination failed and the man was captured by the female guard beside the eldest princess. The emperor was then invited to interrogate him. At the first trial, he learned that the man acted on the instructions of the crown prince, and the emperor was furious.
Immediately afterwards, court officials led by Deputy Chief Censor Wang Zhang wrote a letter to the emperor requesting the dethronement of the crown prince on the grounds that he had lost his moral integrity.
The news of the Crown Prince losing control of his bladder during the last suburban sacrifice had spread throughout the capital, and with the assassination attempt on the Princess this time, his reputation has been ruined.
Not many people really stood up to speak for him. The Prime Minister Qi fell ill due to anxiety over the death of Prince of Han. The cabinet was headed by the Second Prime Minister Qi Zhen, the Minister of War. Qi Zhen was an upright old minister. He thought that the prince had lost control of his bladder at the altar, which was a disgrace to the gods, and regarded it as an ominous sign, so he supported this proposal.
By March, there had been little rain this spring, and there were rumors among the emperor that the crown prince had lost his moral integrity and that the crops were not harvested. The emperor did not hesitate any longer and issued an edict to depose the crown prince, changing his title to Prince of Gan and moving him back to his hometown in Fengyang to guard the mausoleum.
On the day of leaving Beijing, Gao Zhan went out of the city to see off his sister and brother-in-law. The Crown Princess held the young child in her arms and stood in the evening breeze, smiling.
"Finally, we have left this vortex of intrigue and deception. From now on, my mother and I can live a peaceful life."
After the crown prince left the capital, the eldest princess thoroughly investigated the case of refugees killing the crown prince, and pointed her finger at the mastermind behind the incident, Prince Xin Zhu Yun.
Zhu Yun returned to the capital at this critical juncture.
Late at night, everything in Prince Xin's Mansion was quiet, except for the bright lights in the study.
Zhu Yun, dressed in a dark uniform, sat at his desk, writing a letter to his confidant at the Northwest Border. After he finished writing, the secret guard took the letter and delivered it. Zhu Yun threw the pen away, leaned back lazily, and looked at the elegant middle-aged man opposite him.
"Mr. Cheng Xuan, the Princess is so well connected that if I want to seize the crown prince's position, I must get rid of her. Do you have any good ideas?"
The middle-aged man in a tall hat and wide belt stroked his beard and said thoughtfully,
"It's difficult to kill the princess. There is no chance right now, but it is possible to cut off her wings."
Prince Xin slowly straightened up, sat upright like a mountain and asked, "What do you mean, sir?"
Cheng Xuan smiled faintly.
"The Wang family of Langya crossed the sea and returned to the north, and they are famous all over the world. Some people even said, 'Whoever controls the Wang family controls the world.' Why do you think the late queen ordered the death of old lady Wang and forced Duke Wang to marry the eldest princess? The late queen did not dare to offend the Wang family, so she could only use this method to tie the Wang family firmly to her boat."
"Langya Wang He is ambitious and brilliant. He is wise as the sea. He is the pillar of the Wang family, the pillar of the court, and the supporter of the eldest princess. If the relationship between the eldest princess and Wang He can be severed, your highness's great cause will be half accomplished."
Prince Xin narrowed his eyes, "I also want to, but the princess and Wang He have three children, and the family is harmonious, with loving mother and filial children. I even tried to alienate Wang Shuhuai and the princess and let them fight each other, but now the grandfather and grandson have made peace. Wang Shuhuai was involved in the matter of the King of Han, and the princess kept it a secret for him. Now she is coming after me."
Mr. Cheng Xuan smiled and shook his head.
"No, you don't understand the relationship between the Princess and the Duke. Just wait, I will give Your Highness a plan that will definitely expose the true nature of this couple."
On the first day of April, during the grand court session, the emperor brought the eldest princess up the stairs to the palace and issued an edict in court that anyone who mentioned the phrase "hen crowing at dawn" again would be executed along with his entire family, further consolidating the position of the regent princess.
But just as the court meeting was about to end, the imperial censor in charge of monitoring the drum reported:
"Your Majesty, someone has accused the Duke Wang of hiding the treasures from the last emperor of the previous dynasty. I implore Your Majesty to search the Wang family's house, find the treasures, and replenish the national treasury."
The hall suddenly fell silent.
Everyone's eyes shifted between the eldest princess and Wang Shuhuai.
The young and noble Minister of the Ministry of Revenue had a calm expression and was as unmoved as a green pine.
The eldest princess was even more silent.
The emperor looked at the eldest princess deeply.
Both the brother and sister knew that the so-called treasure of the last emperor was just a cover-up made by the late queen to put pressure on the Wang family, and what the royal family had been searching for was the Jinning Emperor's will.
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