When I woke up this morning, it had rained again.
Huan Yue ran along the Qing'e Palace.
The morning breeze blew through her beautiful clothes, it felt so nice.
The massacre of the entire family in Baishi Village didn't have much of an impact on her.
To put it bluntly, even if Baishi Village were to be destroyed, it wouldn't have much to do with her.
That's how ruthless it is.
Stripping away the direct relationship, from a humanistic perspective...
Huan Yue felt that the family of fifteen did not deserve to die.
So what if Bai Xiucai became an accomplice of the Pei family? There's still the law to deal with it.
These fifteen people included Bai Xiucai's mother and his younger brother's family. Something seemed amiss.
With the imperial court overseeing him, Huan Yue did whatever he was supposed to do, and after practicing the Eight Pieces of Brocade, he felt very comfortable.
Xie Zhou came to see his wife.
Huan Yue glanced at him. Why is it this time?
Xie Zhou said, "The Emperor has decreed that Lord Bao will be in charge."
As Huan Yue walked back, he said, "It seems the Pei family is the most suspicious, but it might not be."
Xie Zhou looked at his wife: "What do you think?"
Huan Yue said, "It's quite possible that they're using this opportunity to cause trouble. And some things that seem impossible might actually be the truth."
Xie Zhou understood: "It's just that sometimes you overthink things?"
Huan Yue nodded: "There may be more things to cover up, or they may be setting a trap. But it could also just be a coincidence. The Pei family is ruthless enough to do this. But there are many who can do it. I'm sure Lord Bao will be able to find out."
Xie Zhou said, "I will send someone to check again."
Huan Yue suggested, "Why don't we bring the people from Baishi Village along? They know the situation there better. Perhaps if we leave for a while and step back to look at things from a different perspective, they'll be more sensitive to certain issues."
Xie Zhou nodded: "Let Chang Dalang, Chang Rui, and a few others go first."
Huan Yue said, "If Chang Dalang wants to see Miss Jing, why not bring Erlang and Zihan along? Kids can be very direct sometimes. Although murder cases are scary, as long as it's not the scene, they can treat it as practice."
Xie Zhou nodded.
Although I want to give Chang Dalang a chance, he should also avoid suspicion.
Besides, there's no rush. Saving it for marriage negotiations isn't a big deal.
When something happened in Baishi Village, they didn't tell everyone to stop. They just wanted to keep a low profile.
Huan Yue went inside to get ready.
Xie Zhou made the arrangements outside.
The massacre of an entire family is no small matter. If the Crown Princess is also implicated, it could cause a huge uproar.
Xie Zhou also wanted to know what he could come up with, unlike in his previous life.
The Dong family is highly suspicious. However, no conclusions should be drawn without evidence.
A palace attendant came to His Highness and reported, "The Earl of Jianping requests an audience."
Xie Zhou said coldly, "Are we still talking about his granddaughter?"
What can a eunuch do? The Earl of Jianping is probably just as strange as the former Marquis of Jianchang's mansion.
However, the Chen family is far stronger than the Pei family. If they are willing to align themselves with you, it would be a good thing for Your Highness.
Xie Zhou scoffed at it.
As the crown prince, one should act with integrity and uprightness; forming cliques and factions is the lowest form of corruption.
Could it be that the Chen family dares to be disloyal to the imperial court? Or are they determined to cause trouble for the Dong family?
Huan Yue came out of the house.
Xie Zhou looked at his daughter-in-law and thought she was incredibly beautiful! No other granddaughter could compare to her.
Huan Yue asked curiously, "Miss Chen, aren't you afraid of what Miss Luo did?"
Xie Zhou said, "She probably has other plans. Let's ignore her."
Huan Yue felt that Miss Chen was in a difficult position. That scoundrel of a man had a veto power; even if he managed to get her in, what good would it do?
However, given the complexity of the power struggles in the harem, Huan Yue considered becoming a lackey. If he were to do so, who would that eccentric young lady be targeting?
Huan Yue made a random guess. Miss Chen went to the Pei family and the Chang family, so it must be related to her or that white moonlight.
As the ultimate winner and the one who was always the most beloved, it's understandable that Ms. Chen would want to curry favor with her.
This proves that the scoundrel really did it, right?
Huan Yue didn't care. Even if a few more came, she would just watch the show while clinging to her beloved's leg.
Xie Zhou looked at his wife with cold indifference.
Huan Yue felt absolutely no affection for him.
A palace attendant came over and reported, "Chang Chenghui has cooked a pot of meat porridge. Please, Your Highness and His Highness, have a taste."
Xie Zhou ordered, "Drag him away and give him twenty strokes of the cane."
Huan Yue eats beef; as long as the emperor gives the word, she will never lack food.
Xie Zhou looked at his wife and asked, "Do you have some misunderstanding about her?"
Huan Yue smiled, her expression as cold as ice: "No, I'll go chat with her and have tea with her later. We'll be as close as sisters."
Xie Zhou asked helplessly, "Why are you even paying attention to her?"
Neither acknowledging nor ignoring the situation worked; Huan Yue had heard about the complexities of relationships, so she simply gave up.
Xie Zhou was in a real bind; his wife's situation was even bigger than he had imagined.
It's probably even bigger than an imperial tomb.
In Xie Zhou's previous life, when he ascended the throne, Pei Shi had no involvement, so naturally she wasn't in his imperial tomb.
Trying to drag her into a trap might be a bit too difficult.
However, Xie Zhou was not afraid of difficulties. His past life was like a dream, and he would take care of this one. As long as he was serious, his wife would be his.
Huan Yue finished his meal.
Xie Zhou grabbed her hand and entangled with it.
Huan Yue casually threw him away. If you find it disgusting, then it's truly disgusting.
Huan Yue's current strength is probably ten times that of an ordinary person, so it's not easy to calculate it simply using multiples.
Xie Zhou leaned against the pillar, feeling extremely aggrieved.
The eunuch stood to one side, head bowed. He thought to himself that matters of the heart are both simple and complex.
So many women are after power, but how many of them claim to love you truly? True love transcends beauty, ugliness, wealth, good, and evil.
Perhaps one day His Highness will fall in love with Chang Chenghui?
Huan Yue even wondered if the author could write about their torturous love story that spanned from their past life to this one.
However, Chang Ziyu doesn't truly love scoundrels, so let's just watch the show.
Di Baose came over, extremely happy: "Why did Chang Chenghui think of inviting His Highness to have some porridge?"
Huan Yue asked, "Do you understand what's going on between them?"
Di Baose blinked: "Does this mean the porridge I used to love doesn't taste good anymore?"
Huan Yue looked at her, clearly...
Di Baose asked, "Why did Miss Jing take a liking to Chang Dalang?"
Huan Yue smiled and said, "I'll ask in a bit."
An official came to the Empress: "His Highness has sent some things and silver to Your Highness."
Huan Yue asked, "Why did you make me manage those people and also help him manage his household?"
The eunuch dared not utter a sound. This was a gift from His Highness to the Empress, not something from the Crown Prince's palace.
However, Your Highness's interpretation makes sense. For example, if His Highness wants to bestow a beautiful woman upon someone, Your Highness should express his opinion.
Therefore, these things are hard to explain.
Di Baose snorted, "Who cares about such a small thing?"
Huan Yue nodded, "That's right."
Besides, haven't there been instances in history where emperors reclaimed gifts they had given away? What's wrong with leaving them with her temporarily?
This will increase Chaoyun's workload.
What could Chaoyun say? She worked hard without complaint.
It seems the Qing'e Palace no longer feels any pleasure from receiving so many things. The Empress doesn't use them much either.
Our Empress is even preparing to send tree saplings and vegetable seedlings.
By the way, Chaoyun called to the Empress, "Come and take a look: Isn't this stone quite beautiful?"
Huan Yue looked at it; the stone wasn't small, was it a purple agate?
She picked it up and shook it. It seemed to contain water? Water-bearing agate? She'd never seen anything like it before.
Chaoyun had never seen them before. Although there were many stones, each one was quite different.
Huan Yue took it out and held it up to the sunlight to examine it; it was quite transparent.
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