"Your Highness, the ingredients for tonight's soup are all ready." Steward Zhang said to Qin Su as he entered with a smile. Seeing that Qin Su was wearing a lotus-colored jacket and skirt, he immediately frowned and said to the maid, "Although the weather is fine today, Your Highness is not yet fully recovered. Why didn't you bring a cloak?"
When she spoke to Qin Su again, her voice was much gentler. "Doctor Liu said that you should eat something lighter recently. So I asked Granny Qin, and she said that we can make other hot pot bases, which are also different flavors."
"Uncle Zhang will arrange it."
Seeing that Qin Su did not refuse, Steward Zhang breathed a sigh of relief.
He understood that Qin Su, at her age, would often prefer strongly flavored foods. But since she was still recovering from her injury, a lighter diet was better.
He breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a pang of heartache. Which noble lady in the capital wasn't pampered and spoiled? The princess's lack of pickiness must have come at a price.
Seeing his expression, Qin Su understood what he was thinking and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Uncle Zhang, I don't pay much attention to food. Besides, Granny Qin said it has a unique flavor, and I'm quite curious about it too."
Manager Zhang looked slightly embarrassed, but he understood immediately. Qin Su was, after all, the apple of her family's eye; how could she possibly lack food?
"I'm overthinking it."
Qin Su closed her eyes, waiting for news.
Wait for... news that will make her feel better.
...
When Xue Huai'an learned of the incident at the horse farm, he rushed over, only to find that the Prefect of the Capital was already on the scene, and the entire gambling den had been taken into custody, with boxes of gambling money displayed in public.
His face twitched, and he had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.
There's been no news of Huo Wu, so he's probably gone. This means the horse farm has been noticed; despite his utmost caution, the casino was still discovered.
Who is it?!
Xue Huai'an's face was ashen, but at this moment he could only brace himself and face the situation.
"Lord Qian." His words immediately caught the attention of the Prefect of the Capital.
As Xieyang guessed, the Prefect of the Capital initially did not want to get involved in the matter, but when the other party showed the token of the Prince Chen's Mansion, how could he not care?
We had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.
As expected, this matter was not so simple. The manager of the horse farm said that the horse farm belonged to Prince Xue, and the casino below also reached the same conclusion after questioning.
Who is Prince Xue? He's a favorite of His Majesty! He's currently extremely popular, how could he dare offend him?
He was caught in the middle, with wolves in front and tigers behind, in a very difficult situation.
“Young Master Xue, this…you and I will go together.”
To be honest, even the Prefect of the Capital couldn't understand it. Xue Huai'an was clearly the Vice Censor-in-Chief, responsible for supervising all officials and impeaching them. He should have been an honest and upright official.
How could they knowingly break the law?
"Does Lord Qian really intend to do this?"
Xue Huai'an walked over, his usually gentle eyes seeming to conceal sharp daggers. "We're all officials in the same court, we see each other all the time, there's no need to make this so ugly?"
"Does the Prefect of the Capital think what I said makes sense?"
He was secretly putting pressure on the Prefect of the Capital, just as the Prefect himself felt: if it weren't for the Prince Chen's Mansion stirring things up behind the scenes, how could he possibly care about this matter?
It's like gods fighting, and little devils suffer.
"It's not that I'm ignorant, it's just that this matter is extremely serious," the Prefect of the Capital said, looking quite troubled.
Xue Huai'an was extremely angry, but this anger was not directed at the Prefect of the Capital, but at the person who was plotting against him behind the scenes.
"Let's pretend we didn't see what happened today. Offending me, the young master, is not a wise decision for the Prefect of the Capital."
"It just so happens that the Duke of Cheng's mansion hasn't hosted a banquet in a long time. How about the Prefect of the Capital comes to the Duke of Cheng's mansion for a visit another day?"
Xue Huai'an's meaning was clear to the Prefect of the Capital: a slap followed by a sweet treat.
If it were any other matter, it would be fine, but this matter absolutely cannot be left unresolved.
He threatened him, but Xue Huai'an never imagined that it was Prince Chen who was behind it. Who in Da'an would dare offend Prince Chen? Would they be courting death?
"I was just doing my duty. Please, Young Master Xue." He gestured for Xue Huai'an to follow him, and naturally, he should also take the evidence of the casino's crimes with him.
In fact, if the person behind this wasn't the Prince Chen's Mansion, so much evidence wouldn't have been exposed, and Xue Huai'an could have easily found a scapegoat.
But the other party found all the evidence, so he couldn't deny it.
The irrefutable evidence could be welded right to his face.
Seeing that he was completely unyielding, Xue Huai'an almost ground his teeth to powder. Based on his understanding of the Prefect of Jingzhao, this man was not a good official who would handle matters impartially.
The person who targeted him must be a very high-ranking official.
He walked over, his handsome face terribly gloomy. He didn't speak, but instead bent down, approached the Prefect of the Capital, patted him on the shoulder, and whispered, "Lord Qian, why don't you tell me who reported me?"
The Jingzhao Prefecture doesn't have the ability to investigate this far.
The Prefect of the Capital didn't want to cause trouble for himself, so he spoke directly: "It is Prince Chen."
Xue Huai'an immediately frowned and repeated, "Prince Chen?"
Yu Shuo?
Is he causing me trouble again?
Xue Huai'an thought about it carefully. From the end of last year to the first month of this year, he had not offended him in the slightest. He had not even laid a hand on Qin Su.
Why did he suddenly want to attack him?
Yu Shuo's words were really difficult for him to handle.
"Young Master Xue, let's go."
Even now, Xue Huai'an can't guarantee that he can completely match Yu Shuo. His strongest asset right now is still the group of people left behind by Kang Lin.
He cannot move unless absolutely necessary.
On his way back to Beijing, a thought suddenly popped into his head—did Qin Su know about this?
...
Yu Shuo had been in the palace all day and wasn't very clear about Xue Huai'an's situation. It wasn't until he got home in the evening and sat at the small table with Qin Su that he heard Qin Su talk about it.
He no longer wanted to blame Qin Su; he was just glad that she was alright.
After Yuanyuan had her milk, Lian Tao took her out. Even though she couldn't eat these things yet, they felt happy to have Yuanyuan around.
"Tomorrow, Imperial Censor Li's spittle will probably be enough to kill Xue Huai'an." Qin Su could almost picture that scene.
"Perhaps not." Yu Shuo picked up some food for her, let it cool, and fed it to her. His tone was gentle. "Xue Huai'an has been imprisoned. Imperial Censor Li will not see him at tomorrow's court assembly."
"Huh?" Qin Su swallowed her food before saying, "Xue Huai'an was imprisoned so easily?"
Knowing Xue Huai'an as she did, she was sure he'd cause some trouble. Since his promotion, he must have won over quite a few people, right?
Xue Huai'an knew what she was thinking and said, "Indeed, some officials pleaded for him. But what happened with Consort Rong during the day has completely ruined my brother's impression of me. What's more, there's also Huo Wu, the man from Yuehai Kingdom."
"I suppose Your Majesty already knows that Huowu's new master is Xue Huai'an."
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