When Qingshuang saw Qingfeng coming back, she immediately went forward and wanted to take off his red cloak, but Qingfeng's face did not look very good.

"Husband, what's wrong with you? Did something unhappy happen to you?" Qingshuang stood beside him nervously, watching his cold expression day after day. He never smiled gently at her. She didn't feel the love of a husband for his wife. The delicious food on the table had long gone cold. He heated it up over and over again just to let Qingfeng have a bite of hot food.

"Nothing, I've already eaten, take these dishes away, I'll go for a walk outside." With that, Qingfeng turned around and left without even letting her take off her cloak, while Qingshuang stood there with tears in her eyes. Why had she and her husband been married for so long, but he had never touched her...

The next morning, Gu Yunru called everyone together again, and summoned all the women in the mansion to the gate of Ginkgo Garden. He said to them with a serious face, holding the silver jade pendant in his hand, "We found this thing on the assassin. Also, I already know who the assassin is. If you don't come to me in person to confess your crime before sunset today, don't blame me for turning my back on you."

Everyone looked at each other, all with a look of confusion and panic. The jade pendant looked very transparent, and Mingyue from Qiu Shui Pavilion also received the news. She was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and kept pacing in front of Xie Bingyan.

Xie Bingyan inserted the last pearl into her bun, and she looked like a celestial being, like a fairy who had fallen into the mortal world by mistake.

"Miss, why don't I get rid of that woman, so that I won't have any worries." Mingyue clenched her fists, but Xie Bingyan stopped her.

"You are so confused. An important person is coming today. If you take action now, what will you do if you fail?"

Xie Bingyan didn't want her peaceful day to be ruined by her momentary confusion. Mingyue stood beside her feeling ashamed, her brows furrowed, her little face pale with anxiety. She didn't know which way to go. Was there no other way but to confess her guilt in person before sunset?

"But young lady, that woman used this trick just to provoke me to come forward, didn't she? Don't worry, I will take full responsibility for this matter."

"You are so confused, isn't it just a small jade pendant?" Xie Bingyan had already made a plan in her mind. She raised her lips and her dimples sunken. Looking at the ambitious lady in front of her, Mingyue felt confused. "Miss, what do you mean by this?"

The scene changed, Qing Xing passed by the courtyard and saw several maids mumbling something. She walked up to them curiously and shouted, "What are you doing? The emperor is here today, and you dare to be lazy here."

Seeing everyone hiding something behind their backs with a mysterious look on their faces, Qing Xing's eyes widened suddenly, "Okay, did you steal something from the mansion?"

The maids shook their heads and took a step back in panic. Qing Xing didn't believe it and took a big step forward, "Then stretch out your hands for me to see." Everyone looked at each other and stretched out their hands hesitantly. It was a silver jade pendant.

"Where on earth did you get this thing from?"

Qing Xing looked at everyone. Almost everyone had one in their hands, and her brows were twisted into a knot.

"This kind of jade pendant costs ten for one penny. It's in the alleys on the street. We asked the housekeeper to bring it back. Everyone can have one."

One of the maids said with a smile that it was the first time she bought something so cheap and cost-effective, so all the sisters in the yard could get one, and everyone was very happy.

"Bring all the things up to me!" Qingxing put all the cheap jade pendants in their hands into the basin, came to the room, and reported the matter to Gu Yunru. Gu Yunru didn't expect that the other party would come up with such a plan.

"Princess, what should we do now? The Emperor should be coming into the palace soon."

The Emperor is about to enter the palace, so all the plans prepared by everyone have gone to waste. I am afraid they cannot provoke Mingyue to commit suicide.

"Don't worry, don't worry."

Gu Yunru's eyes gleamed, and she didn't take such a small matter to heart. She returned the jade pendant to Qingxing and said, "Give these things back to everyone. After all, they were bought with money."

"But Princess, this is all ill-gotten gains."

“Who can come to a conclusion about what is righteous and what is unrighteous?”

Gu Yunru held a feather fan in her hand and waved it gently. A servant came to report that the emperor had entered the palace, so she hurried to the courtyard to greet him.

"Your Highness, long live the emperor."

Rows of servants knelt in unison on one side. The scene was grand and majestic.

"All of you please get up quickly, Princess Zhao. I don't know how my brother is doing now. Please let me see him immediately."

The emperor couldn't wait to see him, and Gu Yunru's beautiful eyes turned slightly.

"Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. How about moving to the front hall and drinking a cup of green fruit tea?"

"It's already this late, I don't have the energy to drink green fruit tea."

The emperor just wanted to see him as soon as possible, more than anything else.

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"Your Majesty, wait a minute. Let's go to the front hall and have a cup of tea first. After all, Your Majesty is tired from the long journey and needs a good rest." Gu Yunru stood in front of him again, stopping him in his tracks.

"Well, let's drink tea."

The emperor shook his sleeves and went in with her.

Qingxing looked at Qingfeng who was not far away and made a gesture, then followed him obediently and placed the tea on the table. The two of them sat there in a very quiet atmosphere.

"Tell me the truth about how he is now. Do not hide anything from me. You know this is a crime of deceiving the emperor."

The emperor was very worried about Rong Zhen's current situation. The two brothers had a close relationship. Gu Yunru also saw it and silently came to him, bowed, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please be patient, the prince will come out to meet you later."

As soon as he finished speaking, he left the front hall. After a while, Rong Zhen appeared in front of him. The emperor looked at his pale lips and the gauze covering his eyes, and subconsciously stretched out his hand and waved in front of him.

"Brother, don't try. I can't see you now."

"how so?!"

The emperor was furious and wished that the best physician in the world could treat him.

"Brother, don't worry. I believe in Yunru and believe that she can cure my eyes, but the most urgent thing is not the time to think about these things.

I have asked someone to find out that Xie Changyong, the son of Xie Yihui, has privately opened several gambling houses, plundering the people's wealth, and has also promoted his direct descendants to important positions in the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue to make money for them. Bai Shuqiu's death seems to be an accident, but in fact someone wants to profit from it."