No matter whether there were spies in her palace or not, Concubine Xiao Gui couldn't let them take the person away, otherwise it would be confirmed that she was hiding a spy. How would she be able to save face in the future?

"I hope the noble concubine will give me some leniency! Otherwise, I will have to force my way in!"

Shou Cui Hai said again with an expressionless face.

"I have no spies here, get out of here! I will apologize to the emperor!"

Concubine Xiao Guifei refused to give in and spoke harshly to the imperial guards.

Unexpectedly, these imperial guards did not listen to her at all. Cui Hai just waved his hand and said:

"Go in and search!"

Instantly, a dozen or so Royal Guards rushed in and started arresting people.

"You...you...!"

When Concubine Xiao Gui saw that they had barged in without regard for their status, she was so angry that she couldn't say a word. Her eyes went dark, she staggered, and almost fainted.

"My queen!"

Upon seeing this, grandma hurriedly supported Concubine Xiao Gui.

After Concubine Xiao Guifei stood firm, she clung to her grandmother, bit her hair, and watched them search for people with fierce eyes.

She was a noble concubine, and even if these imperial guards were following the emperor's orders, they were not men. How could the emperor allow so many men to search her palace?

This really shows that he doesn't take her, the noble concubine, seriously at all!

When Concubine Xiao Guifei thought of this, she was overwhelmed with grief, her eyes turned red, and she clenched her hands tightly, not daring to relax even a little, for she was afraid that she would do something extremely treasonous.

Even after so many years of companionship, the emperor still hasn't shown any signs of being soft towards her.

The cruelty in Concubine Xiao Gui's eyes could no longer be hidden, Cheng Dexun, you are so cruel! !

The entire Liuli Palace was in chaos. After a while, the imperial guards captured two palace maids and a eunuch and came back.

"Your Highness, I have already caught the man. I will take my leave now."

Seeing that the person had been caught, Cui Hai bowed and said goodbye to the expressionless concubine.

As a result, Concubine Xiao looked up at the three palace maids and the eunuch, and saw that one of them was her dowry maid. Her face turned pale. This girl was given to her by her mother, and her ability was very limited.

If she is really a spy, then what about her mother?

Concubine Xiao Gui's face suddenly shrank when she thought of this.

Also, this maid has helped her do so many bad things. If she is caught, won’t all her deeds be exposed?

Concubine Xiao Gui narrowed her eyes slightly, this girl cannot be kept.

"Get lost!"

Concubine Xiao Gui held her breath and shouted in a cold voice.

Cui Hai didn't care. He obeyed the emperor. Even if he offended Concubine Xiao, there was nothing he could do!

Cui Hai left with his people. Concubine Xiao relaxed and sat down on the concubine's chair. Suddenly, she picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it to the ground.

“Bang!”

"Cheng Dexun, are you going to humiliate me like this? Then don't blame me for being merciless."

Concubine Xiao Guifei's eyes were fierce and she opened her mouth viciously.

The palace maids around were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and trembled.

Afterwards, the harem caught several more, and together with the ones in the palace, a total of twenty-five spies were caught.

The emperor felt a chill in his heart when he saw the number. Fortunately, Pingning sent the list to him, otherwise he couldn't imagine the consequences in a few years!

"Examine it, examine it carefully! What must you examine for me?"

The emperor was angry and gave orders to Cui Hai.

"Yes! Your Majesty! Aren't we going to arrest someone from Duke Xiao's mansion?"

Cui Hai leaned forward to answer, and then asked doubtfully.

"If he likes to keep the spy in Duke Xiao's mansion, then let him keep it. Don't think I don't know that he is colluding with Qi. He wants to help Hao'er, but he is too aggressive and is trying to get the skin of the tiger. He doesn't know that Qi wants the entire Xia Kingdom!"

The emperor snorted coldly. Duke Xiao was wild and ambitious, but he had no ability. Sooner or later, he would be eaten by others without even realizing it.

Cui Hai listened silently and said nothing. It was not his place to talk about these things. He just hesitated for a moment, then decided to speak:

"Your Majesty, I have discovered something else!"

"say!"

The emperor glanced at him and said.

"When I went to the Prince's Mansion to arrest someone, I didn't see the Prince. I asked the Prince's attendant, and he said that the Prince was ill. But I didn't smell any medicine in the Prince's Mansion!"

Cui Hai reported the truth.

The emperor frowned and thought for a while, then said:

"Go check! I want to know what he did."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Cui Hai responded and then stepped back.

Lin Yuxin had no idea what was going on in the capital. Ever since her elder brother left, she had been busy with the business street and grain planting in the fields every day.

The new water source they found has been brought all the way through bamboo pipes, and more than a dozen counties west of Jibei City have been connected to water.

The people have enough water, so they are not worried about the lack of water in the well.

The people were very happy. The crops planted in the fields grew slowly and were already as tall as their legs.

Even if there is no rain, the people still live with hope.

Time passed quickly, and it was October in a blink of an eye. Lin Yuxin was busy every day and didn't realize how fast time passed.

That night, Lin Yuxin was busy until the hour of Xu. She put down the brush in her hand and prepared to wash up and rest.

Then she heard some movement at the door. Lin Yuxin looked at the door and shouted:

"Who? Is it Zhao Yi? Or Xiao Hao?"

In the end, no one answered. Lin Yuxin frowned, stood up, and walked towards the door. Just as she opened the door, a tall figure suddenly flashed in.

Lin Yuxin only felt that she was wrapped by something, and everything in front of her eyes was pitch black.

Lin Yuxin was horrified and tried to break free from the embrace, but she heard a deep voice next to her ear:

"It's me! I missed you so much!"

Lin Yuxin paused in her struggle, then became happy. She raised her head suddenly and looked at the face that was so familiar to her.

"Why are you back? Have you finished your work in Quyan County?"

Lin Yuxin asked in surprise.

"Well! Hurry up, finally made it. I was afraid I would miss your coming-of-age ceremony!"

Li Xiaochen held her hand tightly, put his chin on Lin Yuxin's shoulder, and spoke softly.

During this time, he suppressed his longing, reorganized everything, and set up new defenses at the border.

Finally, everything was done before October 5th. He had just finished his work today, so he left Shui Mei there to deal with the follow-up matters and rushed back with Wang Yu.

"Thanks for your hard work!"

Lin Yuxin raised her hands and hugged Li Xiaochen, gently stroking Li Xiaochen's back to comfort him.

“Is it just hard work?”

Li Xiaochen tightened his grip on Lin Yuxin's hand slightly and spoke in a low voice with a wronged tone.

"…what do you want?"

Lin Yuxin gritted her teeth, but still asked.

[Why are you pushing it further? You'd better say something simple, otherwise I will ignore you for three days! ]

Lin Yuxin was thinking hard in her heart.

Li Xiaochen pursed his lips, raised his head, and looked at Lin Yuxin's face with deep, motionless eyes, as if he wanted to imprint Lin Yuxin into his soul.

Gradually, Li Xiaochen's eyes began to look strange when he looked at Lin Yuxin.

"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Lin Yuxin felt extremely uncomfortable being stared at and asked in a nervous tone.

"No! I want to see you. I haven't seen you for twelve days, so you have to make it up to me!"

Li Xiaochen spoke softly in a low voice with temptation.