She went all the way to Qin Shuhuai's home, and after reporting, Qin Shuhuai met her in the study.

Qin Shuhuai was reviewing memorials. Perhaps he had changed his clothes in advance, as he was wearing a black gown with golden cloud patterns on the edges and a golden crown on his head. He looked neat and tidy, not at all the idleness he had at home.

Qin Peng stood at the door and bowed, "Your Majesty."

Qin Shuhuai didn't even raise his head. He didn't give her the slightest bit of respect he had given her when they were outside. He said directly, "What's the matter? Tell me."

Seeing that he didn't give her face, Qin Peng threw away that little bit of respect. Without saying anything to Qin Shuhuai, she walked into the room, knelt down opposite Qin Shuhuai, and said with a smile: "I came here this time to ask about the prince's coronation ceremony."

Qin Shuhuai paused his pen and looked up at Qin Peng. Qin Peng was sitting there with a smile on his face, seemingly unaware of the rudeness of coming in uninvited.

Qin Shuhuai didn't give her face because in his eyes, a puppet like Qin Peng was not worth giving. According to Qin Shuhuai's cognition, this person should have hesitated and stood at the door to talk to him, but he didn't expect this person to walk in directly. His courage was much greater than that of ordinary court officials.

Qin Shuhuai's eyes were a little cold, but Qin Peng paid full attention to him, as if he knew nothing, and said with a smile: "Prince?"

"The Ministry of Rites will be in charge of the coronation ceremony. You don't have to worry about it." Qin Shuhuai retracted his gaze and returned to the memorial: "Go back."

"I'd better check with the prince..."

"Jiang Chun," Qin Shuhuai raised his head and called someone in, saying directly, "Take the princess to the Minister of Rites."

After saying this, Qin Shuhuai buried his head in the memorial.

Qin Peng: “…”

There is no reason to stay anymore.

Qin Peng was dragged by Jiang Chun to the Minister of Rites to ask about the coronation ceremony. She was actually not interested in this matter. She chatted for a while, but went back because she couldn't stand it anymore.

Jiang Chun went back and reported Qin Shuhuai's actions to him. Qin Shuhuai thought for a while and said, "Keep an eye on her."

The next day, Qin Peng came to Qin Shuhuai's house early to report. She had someone deliver the visiting card. Not long after, the gatekeeper came back and said embarrassedly: "Princess, the prince said that you have to make a list of visiting matters before you come today. He has taken a look at it first. If you need to discuss it, you can see him later."

Qin Peng was so angry that he was stunned by this.

For the first time, she realized that meeting Qin Shuhuai was so difficult. In the past, meeting Qin Shuhuai was always a matter of whether she wanted to see him or not, not whether she could see him or not.

Fortunately, Qin Peng had excellent adaptability. She soon realized that things were different now and Qin Shuhuai didn't ask her for anything, so it didn't matter if she saw him a little less often.

She breathed a sigh of relief, took out a pen and paper, and this time she thought of a more direct reason, so she asked Qin Shuhuai if he wanted the position of Regent.

Qin Shuhuai must want this position, but probably he is still waiting for Wei Yan, so he has not entered the palace to find Li Shu. She and Li Shu are also waiting for Qin Shuhuai to speak. This is a big deal, and she doesn't believe that Qin Shuhuai will ignore him.

Who would have thought that after waiting for half an hour, the doorman brought the letter back with only four words on it: It's none of your business.

Qin Peng: “…”

After a moment, she was so angry that she crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it out.

After smashing it, she also realized that Qin Shuhuai was wary of her. If she wanted to see Qin Shuhuai, she would not be able to do so without an extraordinary reason.

But if she didn't meet Qin Shuhuai now, how could she lie to him later and say that she got the information from him? More importantly, how could she keep Qin Shuhuai in Xuanjing on the day he killed Wei Yan and create an opportunity for Lu You?

According to Qin Shuhuai's personality, as long as he is there, Lu You will be unable to move, and the difficulty of rescuing Wei Yan will be much greater at that time.

After thinking for a while, Qin Peng made a decision. She stood guard at the door of Qin Shuhuai's house. After a while, she saw a minister coming to the door. She jumped down quickly. In the past few days, she memorized the appearance of the ministers in the court. She immediately recognized that this was Cui Qing, the Minister of the Dali Temple, and hurried over and said, "Master Cui!"

Cui Qing was slightly stunned, and after a moment, he remembered that this person was the current eldest princess Qin Peng, whom he had met at the palace banquet.

Although the coronation ceremony has not yet been held and the imperial edict has not yet been issued, everyone from top to bottom already knows Qin Peng's identity. Cui Qing quickly saluted and said, "Your Highness."

"Master Cui, are you here to see the Prince of Huai'an?" Qin Peng asked warmly. Cui Qing was a little suspicious for a moment. The woman in front of him didn't look like the "gentle and weak" Qin Peng in the legend. But he suppressed his doubts and nodded, "That's right, Princess, this is..."

"I'm here to see you, too," Qin Peng said as he walked ahead with a smile, "Let's go in together."

"Well……"

Although Cui Qing had many questions in his mind, he did not say much because Qin Peng was a princess. He handed in the visiting card in advance, and when the doorman saw that it was him, he let him in. Qin Peng followed him and sneaked in.

Although the doorman was a little puzzled as to why the man who had just been rejected was following Cui Qing, he did not dare to ask more questions and asked the servant to lead Cui Qing over.

As they were about to reach Qin Shuhuai's study, Qin Peng suddenly asked, "Master Cui, are you here to discuss official business with the prince?"

"Yes, I don't know, Princess..."

"I just want to ask about some minor details of the coronation ceremony. Lord Cui, please discuss it with the prince first. I will go to him after you have discussed the real business. Go ahead."

Qin Peng smiled and waved to Cui Qing, then turned aside and said to the maid beside him, "I want to eat coconut cake. Ask the kitchen to prepare one, sprinkled with osmanthus flowers."

The maid was slightly stunned, not understanding how Qin Peng knew that the chef in the mansion was good at making coconut cakes, but seeing that the official was very respectful to Qin Peng, she did not dare to neglect him and could only say, "Yes."

Cui Qing saw that Qin Peng was not shy and the maid seemed to be very familiar with the situation in the mansion. He couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Looking at Qin Peng's beautiful face like a delicate flower, he was afraid that no man could resist such beauty. He thought of how Qin Shuhuai controlled the entire Xuanjing but did not become emperor. Instead, he assisted the sixteenth prince to ascend the throne, and the sixteenth prince's sister was this eldest princess...

Amazing!

Cui Qing suddenly felt that he seemed to have encountered something extraordinary, and hurriedly thought that he must not mention this matter to Qin Shuhuai later, so as not to embarrass Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Peng guessed everyone's reaction, went to the restaurant happily, ordered the dishes she missed, and then sat in the restaurant and ate happily.

She looked very familiar with Qin Shuhuai, and her noble status as a princess made all the servants doubt her identity.

This girl...could she be the prince's...lover outside?

Looking at Qin Peng's face, everyone was somewhat certain about this.

Qin Peng also knew their guess, so he took this opportunity to frantically inquire about Qin Shuhuai's whereabouts and hobbies.

She knew that these words would eventually reach Qin Shuhuai's mouth. The longer she stayed in Qin's house and the more she asked, the easier it would be for Qin Shuhuai to believe her when she finally told him that everything was just her guess.

Qin Peng also knew that it would be very difficult to get in again after getting in this time, so she took advantage of the opportunity, happily eating and drinking, and asking more questions.

There were two people in Qin Shuhuai's mansion that Qin Peng was most satisfied with. The first was the chef, who was brought with her as a dowry. Everything he made was to her taste, especially the coconut cake, which was so delicious that Qin Peng was amazed. The second was the massage maid, who was also trained by everyone she brought with her.

In order to get the job done right away, after dinner, Qin Peng said familiarly, "I'll stay here tonight. Shu Huai told me that there are several maids in the palace who are good at massage. Find a maid to give me a massage."

Qin Peng stood up. The maids were completely fooled by Qin Peng and thought that this person was Qin Shuhuai's lover, and maybe even the mistress in the future. They cleared Qin Shuhuai's backyard and fetched water for Qin Peng to take a bath. After Qin Peng took a bath, the masseur came. Qin Peng lay on the bed and massaged the maid's back. He felt that this was the greatest comfort in life.

At this time, Qin Shuhuai was still discussing business with Cui Qing. He had no idea that such a big shot had sneaked into the mansion. He discussed a lot of things with Cui Qing in the study room about the people who were imprisoned in the palace coup until midnight. He then asked someone to send Cui Qing away, washed up, and went to the restaurant.

While he was having dinner in the dining room, the butler came up to him and asked, "Your Highness, um...are you going to stay in the west room or the east room tonight?"

The east room was Qin Shuhuai's own bedroom, and the west room was usually reserved for the women in the backyard. However, Qin Shuhuai had never had a concubine, so it was previously occupied by Jiang Yi and Dong Wanyi. Now that both of them were dead, there was no one living in the yard. The housekeeper suddenly asked this question, and Qin Shuhuai couldn't help but frowned: "Why do you ask that?"

The housekeeper looked at Qin Shuhuai's bewildered expression and said, "My Lord, do you know that the princess is coming today?"

Qin Shuhuai stopped picking up the chopsticks, his expression suddenly turned cold: "What princess?"

The housekeeper knew something bad was going to happen when he saw Qin Shuhuai's expression. He knelt down in fear and said hurriedly, "Yes, the fourth princess came to the mansion today... She is resting in the west room now..."

Qin Shuhuai didn't say anything. There was a cold air around him, but he still looked very rational. Even the movement of putting down his chopsticks was very gentle and slow.

"Why did you let her stay in the mansion without telling me?"

The butler was crawling on the ground, sweating profusely.

Why?

Because everyone thinks that she is your little lover!

But why do people think so?

The butler couldn't answer this question.

Qin Peng never said anything about her relationship with Qin Shuhuai, but based on that face and a few titles, everyone inexplicably concluded that this was Qin Shuhuai's lover.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that the princess didn't say anything at all.

Qin Shuhuai looked at the butler and said to Jiang Chun, "Take him and all the servants who spoke to Qin Peng to record their statements. Don't miss any of Qin Peng's conversations or movements. After the statements are recorded, go and receive your punishment."

After saying this, Qin Shuhuai stood up, his face calm, "Turn on the lights and go to the west room."