"Don't worry, my people are monitoring the situation inside at all times, so she won't have a chance to touch anything else."
"That's good. Now that things are starting to go in the expected direction, let's take a good rest. By the way, should we bring Gu Liangsheng back?" Qu Qingxi paused in taking off her clothes.
Gu Liangsheng left mainly because of Cangyuan. Now that the matter with Cangyuan is over, there is no need for Gu Liangsheng to avoid it anymore.
"No need for now. Everyone thinks Gu Liangsheng is gone, so let's wait for a suitable opportunity to give them a 'surprise'." He didn't hide anything about Gu Liangsheng's departure.
Therefore, quite a few people in the capital now know about this, and they will consider whether they should start taking action.
After all, Gu Liangsheng's medical skills were far superior to those of the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Academy. Moreover, it is now common knowledge that Gu Liangsheng was the one who cured He Liufeng of the poison.
If Gu Liangsheng were gone, He Liufeng would definitely lose a powerful ally.
"That's fine too." Qu Qingxi nodded, knowing that He Liufeng had his own reasons.
With Gu Liangsheng and Cang Yuan gone, the Prince's mansion became rather quiet.
Qu Qingxi didn't get up until noon. After eating something, she asked Qingdai to bring over Zhang Xueliu's indenture.
Looking at the things on the table, Qu Qingxi's face remained expressionless. Zhang Xueliu's indenture was right here, and she just ran away. It's hard to say whether to call her carefree or overconfident.
The indenture is stamped by the government, so it doesn't become invalid just because she doesn't acknowledge it.
"Qingdai, have someone take this to the government office and say that a maid from the Prince's mansion has gone missing and has stolen one of the Prince's most precious treasures."
"Yes, Master." Qingdai took the indenture, nodded, and quickly left.
Staring at Qingdai's departing figure, Qu Qingxi suddenly thought of Qingzhu and Yang Qianqian.
There has been no progress on Yang Qianqian's matter so far, and Qu Qingxi doesn't know whether the Emperor has investigated it or not.
On the other side, Ren Nuanyun was equally worried.
Although the Crown Prince hasn't said anything yet, she's sent people to find out that if she can't come up with a way to win over Xu Yingying, he'll have no choice but to marry her as his principal wife, and then she'll become a concubine.
Even if she were the Crown Prince's concubine, she would only be a secondary wife, a concubine. She is a modern woman, how could she be a concubine?
This absolutely cannot happen, but how can we prevent it from happening?
What can I do now? The Crown Prince needs power the most right now, which is exactly what I lack.
He is intelligent and talented, but he comes from a humble background and lacks strong support.
Frustrated, Ren Nuanyun threw the pastry she had just taken a bite of onto the table. The soft, glutinous, and fragrant pastry instantly crumbled into crumbs, some of which were scattered on the table and the floor.
Ren Nuanyun became even more irritated, so she swept the pastries on the table with her arm, causing them to fall to the ground. The pastries rolled all over the floor, and the plates that held the pastries broke into several pieces.
Ren Nuanyun finally felt a little more at ease. Just then, the window was opened by the spring breeze, and wisps of smoke rose from outside, seemingly indicating something was going on.
Ren Nuanyun was about to scold Chunyi for opening the window in the dead of winter, wondering if she was deliberately trying to make her sick.
But when I caught a glimpse of that wisp of smoke, I suddenly remembered someone: the girl named Qingyan.
Yes, she also has Qingyan. If the Emperor can find out about Qingyan's matter, as long as she overturns the case of Qingyan's family, Qingyan will definitely be grateful to her.
At that time, Qingyan's father's subordinates will protect Qingyan and choose to support him. Wouldn't that give him power?
As long as Qingyan is willing to stand by her side, she will have enough confidence, and the Crown Prince will naturally not choose Xu Yingying as his principal wife.
But how can this be made public?
"System, when will the Emperor find out about Qingyan's matter?" Fortunately, she had a system that knew the whole story. She just needed to ask the system to find out exactly when it happened.
[Host, regarding Qingyan's matter, according to the plot, an official will raise this issue in court the day before New Year's Eve, presenting evidence, and the Emperor will then investigate.]
"The day before New Year's Eve? That's three days from now?" Ren Nuanyun leaned back in her chair and asked thoughtfully.
Therefore, three days later, Qingyan's father's affair will be brought to light. If the emperor's people are efficient, Qingyan's family background can be cleared before the New Year.
Thinking of this, Ren Nuanyun made a plan in her mind. It seemed like she hadn't visited Qingyan in a long time. Why not go and sell her some things in the next couple of days?
"Springtime! Springtime!" Ren Nuanyun stood up and shouted outside.
"Princess, your servant is here." Chunyi hurriedly ran in and whispered to Ren Nuanyun.
"Why are you speaking so softly? It's as if I, the princess, am some kind of scary person. You're all my maids, can't you have some presence? Being so petty, you're a disgrace to me when you go out." Ren Nuanyun looked Chunyi up and down with disdain.
"Yes, Princess, it was my fault." Chunyi lowered her head and apologized, but she had unspeakable bitterness in her heart.
If she doesn't meet Ren Nuanyun's expectations in the slightest, she will be verbally abused. Speaking loudly is not acceptable, and speaking softly is not acceptable either. What can she do to satisfy Ren Nuanyun?
"Alright, alright, look at you. Clean up everything on the ground first, then have someone prepare some jewelry. I, the princess, will take it to give away." Ren Nuanyun waved her hand impatiently.
"Yes," Chunyi quickly replied.
After quickly cleaning up the broken porcelain shards and spilled pastries on the ground, Chunyi hurriedly picked out a few suitable pieces of jewelry in the afternoon before going out with Ren Nuanyun.
Ren Nuanyun bought a small courtyard in a back alley, arranged for Qingyan to stay there, and also assigned her a maid to keep her company.
When Ren Nuanyun arrived in the carriage, Qingyan was walking in from outside with her maid Xiao Lü.
Seeing a carriage parked in front of their gate, the two women exchanged a glance and walked toward the carriage with surprise.
Ren Nuanyun quickly helped Chunyi down from the carriage, and when she saw Qingyan in front of her, a gentle smile bloomed on her lips, "Qingyan, it's been a long time."
"Princess?" Qingyan recognized the person in front of her as Ren Nuanyun, who had rescued her. Her eyes widened with excitement, and she quickly realized the other person's identity and bowed to her.
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