After the shock, Qin Peng regained his composure.

She probably understood Qin Shuhuai's thinking. Most of the time, Qin Shuhuai was a very rational person like Bai Zhi. Qin Shuhuai could accept Jiang Yi's resurrection because Jiang Yi's body was stolen and Jiang Yi might have faked her death. However, Qin Peng died in his arms. He watched her seal the coffin and bury her in the earth. There was no possibility of her surviving.

After Qin Peng figured it out, she tilted her head and said with a smile, "What do you mean by that, Prince Regent?"

Qin Shuhuai's eyes showed mockery: "I killed your entire Jiang family, don't you hate me?"

"My Lord," Qin Peng said with a smile on his face, "I'm afraid you have recognized the wrong person."

"I thought your father was the most powerful person in the Jiang family, but I never thought it would be Miss Jiang. If I had known that Miss Jiang was so powerful, I should not have sent her to the backyard on the day of the wedding. I should have visited her more often."

Qin Peng was somewhat helpless. She sighed and said, "Who is this Miss Jiang you are talking about? She looks very similar to me."

"Jiang Yi," Qin Shuhuai said coldly, "Do you still want to pretend with me?"

"Oh," Qin Peng nodded, "Are you talking about your second wife, Jiang? Is there any relationship between her and me?"

Qin Shuhuai stopped talking. He knew that he would never get anything out of Qin Peng. However, Qin Peng's reaction was flawless, and he couldn't guess whether Qin Peng was Jiang Yi or not. He originally wanted to tell Qin Peng to scare him, but he never thought that Qin Peng had such a good psychological quality.

As for Qin Peng, her mental quality was of course good, after all, she knew that Jiang Yi was really dead.

Unless Qin Shuhuai starts to believe in ghosts one day, he will never figure out the truth in his life.

Qin Shuhuai and Qin Peng stared at each other quietly. After a while, Qin Shuhuai closed his eyes and said calmly, "Go away and don't come again."

Qin Peng nodded, turned around and left without staying any longer.

The next day, Qin Shuhuai returned to the court and changed back to his own hair crown, which was no different from usual. The two of them treated each other with respect, and the court was full of joy.

And a case happened among the people.

There was nothing unusual about this case. It was simply that a scholar killed his wife in order to marry a noble lady from a wealthy family, and then lied that he had no wife. However, he was sued by his own son.

This case originally happened in the countryside. More than ten years later, the scholar now holds a high position in Yangzhou. His son took the case all the way to Xuanjing, which caused a sensation.

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and various major opera troupes launched corresponding scripts. This story was quickly adapted into a story by storytellers and widely circulated.

The scholar in the story had no sense of shame and was vicious and cruel. He tried every means to kill his wife, which made people all over the country angry.

Now this high-ranking official has closed his doors to the public. He holds the position of governor of Yangzhou. The prefect of Shuntian in Xuanjing did not dare to take the case at first. Later, when the public was indignant and blocked Shuntian, it alarmed Yu Shi, so Yu Shi impeached the prefect of Shuntian for dereliction of duty.

From an old case, it turned into a major case that shocked the whole country and led to the impeachment of Shuntian Prefecture Governor. Naturally, Qin Peng was behind all this.

While Qin Peng was busy pushing the old case, Qin Shuhuai was busy investigating Qin Peng's past. He really wanted to know how Jiang Yi became Qin Peng.

However, when he was checking Jiang Yi, he found another old story.

Lu You was saved by Jiang Yi before, and then came to him. If Qin Shuhuai hadn't checked Jiang Yi's past, he would have hardly known about it.

Then when he followed Lu You to investigate, he found that Jiang Yi had been in contact with Lu You. Before Wei Yan came back, Lu You and Qin Peng had met in Suzhuang Pavilion, and every time Qin Peng went to the place where he contacted Lu You to drink tea, Lu You was not on duty.

Putting all these clues together, Qin Shuhuai is now almost certain that Jiang Yi is Qin Peng, but he still has many doubts.

For example, if Jiang Yi really pretended to be Qin Peng, why didn't she carefully cover up her traces? Even if other people were not familiar with Qin Peng, didn't the Wei family know?

Qin Shuhuai planned to give Wei Yan a try, but at this time, the impeachment of Shuntian Prefecture Governor was reported to the court.

Qin Shuhuai didn't care about this matter at first, but when he heard, "Murdering his wife for power...", his face turned cold and he turned his gaze to Qin Peng's face behind the curtain.

Qin Peng was still leaning on the armrest as usual. Her expression could not be seen through the curtain, but Qin Shuhuai always felt that she seemed somewhat happy at the moment.

Qin Shuhuai listened attentively to Yu Shi's words for a while. The prefect of Shuntian knelt on the ground and trembled. Finally, Qin Shuhuai realized that this was probably a trap set by Qin Peng for him.

But he was not sure how Qin Peng would act, so he could only remain unchanged in the face of change. When Doctor Yu Shi asked how to deal with this matter, Qin Shuhuai said calmly: "The prefect of Shuntian knew about it but did not report it, so it will be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for handling. This case involves high-ranking officials, so it will be transferred to the Dali Temple."

"Hold on."

Qin Peng suddenly spoke out, and everyone looked over. Qin Peng said solemnly: "According to what Zhang Yushi said, this case has already aroused public anger. The fundamental reason is that if this case is true, then the murderer's act of killing his wife is already a beastly act that disregards human ethics. If this case cannot be properly handled, I am afraid that it will not only make public opinion more difficult to handle, but in the long run, it will also lead to a bad moral atmosphere among the people."

Each case serves as a guide for the trial of similar cases in the future, and the outcome of each case will also have an impact on the social atmosphere at the time.

Qin Peng hit the nail on the head on this point, and everyone thought it was nothing, so Qin Peng continued, "I think it would be best if the case was publicly tried by Xie Gu, the official in charge of the Imperial Court, and the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Justice could assist in the investigation. What do you think, ministers?"

The court officials discussed it for a while and thought that this plan was good. Qin Shuhuai did not stop it, so it was decided.

When they went out, Jiang Chun followed Qin Shuhuai and whispered, "Sir, this case is obviously aimed at you, why don't you stop it?"

"Stop what?" Qin Shuhuai said calmly, "The princess is right about this case. Let's do what we have to do."

"But……"

"What's the problem?"

Qin Shuhuai glanced over and said, "I only killed one Jiang Yi. Jiang Yi is not dead now. What else can they do? Do they dare to go to Beiyan and dig Zhao Peng out of his grave?!"

Qin Shuhuai's eyes showed anger when he heard this: "If they dare to mention Zhao Peng again, I will dig up the ancestral tomb of the Jiang family again. I want to see if Jiang Yi is as stubborn as her father!"

Because the evidence for this case had already been prepared, Xie Gu tried the case in a short time after he took action and sentenced the murderer to death, which made people very happy.

When the result came out, Qin Peng and Bai Zhi were drinking tea in the house. When Qin Peng heard the result of the case, he couldn't help laughing out loud and clapped his hands, saying, "Okay, Xie Gu is a man who knows the current affairs. With this case in the past, I want to see how Qin Shuhuai is going to clear himself."

Qin Peng poured tea for Bai Zhi himself and said, "Jiang Yi's body should be buried near Zhangjia Village outside the moat."

"Um?"

"Looking at the weather, there should be heavy rain in two days. Qin Shuhuai has a private residence in Zhangjia Village. The cliffs along the river in Zhangjia Village have sparse soil and are prone to collapse after heavy rain, and the corpses will naturally fall down."

"Okay. But," Bai Zhi was a little worried: "I'm afraid this case won't bring down Qin Shuhuai in one fell swoop..."

"Of course," Qin Peng took a sip of tea, his face calm, "If Qin Shuhuai could be brought down so easily, it would be a miracle for him to be in this position. For this case, as long as we can exchange him for the position of Yangzhou Governor and Shuntian Prefecture Governor, that will be enough."

"To bring down a powerful official, you never rely on a single case, but on you biting him off little by little until he has no strength to resist." Qin Peng played with the porcelain in his hand, his face cold, "When the time comes, any random reason will be enough to stop him from turning over. Everything before was just a test."

"That's very thoughtful of you, Princess."

Bai Zhi nodded, but Qin Peng was a little surprised. She looked up at Bai Zhi and said, "Do you really intend to spend so many years with me in Qi just for your master?"

"yes."

“Was it worth it?”

"worth."

Qin Peng choked slightly. She wanted to say something, but couldn't. Bai Zhi suddenly raised her head and asked, "Is today the day for the princess to visit His Majesty in the palace?"

"Oh, yes," Qin Peng nodded. She suddenly thought of Qin Ming and stood up and said, "I'll go see him."

Even though Qin Peng's original body was dead, Qin Peng could still feel the emotions she left behind.

Qin Peng didn't have a deep affection for her mother Li Shu, but she loved her younger brother very much. In addition, Zhao Peng was a person who loved his younger brother, so when she saw Qin Ming, she felt very close to him.

When Qin Peng entered the palace, Qin Ming was going to school with Liu Shuyan. Qin Peng looked around and walked in. Liu Shuyan saw him, and Qin Peng quickly made a "huh" gesture and looked at Qin Ming in front of him.

Qin Ming was practicing calligraphy seriously, writing every stroke neatly. Liu Shuyan watched him quietly, giving him advice from time to time. When he finished writing, half an hour had passed. After Liu Shuyan announced the end of school, Qin Ming respectfully bowed to Liu Shuyan, and then he heard Qin Peng sighing from behind: "Ah Ming is so good!"

"elder sister!"

Qin Ming turned around excitedly and ran towards Qin Peng.

Qin Peng hugged him and lifted him up. Qin Ming was a little embarrassed to struggle, and whispered: "I am the emperor. If someone sees you holding me like this, they will laugh at me."

"Nonsense!" Qin Peng raised his eyebrows: "Who dares to make fun of our Ah Ming? I will beat him!"

After hearing this, Qin Mingtian smiled cautiously. Qin Peng held him and walked forward, saying to Liu Shuyan, "Master Liu, please stay for dinner today. I have some questions about Ah Ming that I want to ask you."

"yes."

Liu Shuyan followed Qin Peng and walked to the dining area with Qin Peng one after the other. After walking for a while, Qin Peng felt that Qin Ming was a little heavy. After all, this body had never practiced martial arts. Fighting could rely on some skills, but holding a child like this was a great test of strength. Qin Peng held the child for a long time, and his hands were slightly trembling. Liu Shuyan noticed it and stretched out his hand and said, "I will hold your majesty for a while."

As he said that, he took Qin Ming from Qin Peng's arms. Qin Peng understood what Liu Shuyan meant and said directly: "Let Ah Ming go by himself. I just want to hold him. If I can't hold him anymore, let him go by himself."

Liu Shuyan listened to Qin Peng's words and put him down with a smile. When he lowered his head, his headband got entangled in Qin Ming's hair crown, forcing him to bend his waist and unable to move.

He showed no impatience and lowered his head to untie his hairband for a while.

The sunlight fell on the young man's handsome face, which looked gentle and peaceful. Qin Peng looked at him quietly, vaguely remembering the husband she had thought of when she was young.

When she was young and sketching her own husband, she had thought about this as well. In her imagination, that man should be gentle and stable, be very good to Zhao Yu, be very patient, strong and resolute, and have his own bottom line.

Looking at Liu Shuyan at this moment, she couldn't help but sigh, thinking that if she had met Liu Shuyan earlier, she would not have married Qin Shuhuai.

Liu Shuyan tried to untie the headband for a while, but it got tighter and tighter for some unknown reason. He felt helpless and could only look up at Qin Peng: "Princess, can you help me?"

"Help?" Qin Peng looked at the headband and slowly reacted. She raised the corners of her mouth and smiled, "Okay, if you compliment me and make me happy, I will help you."

After hearing this, Liu Shuyan was a little surprised. After a moment, he pursed his lips and laughed out loud.

"The princess is so beautiful."

Under the sunset glow, he sincerely admired it. Qin Peng didn't know why, but he felt his heartbeat quicken.

She raised her hand to block the light that fell into her eyes and sighed: "No, the light is too bright."

"Um?"

"My heart is beating faster."

Liu Shuyan: “…”