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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

Shen Ninghua grabbed the piece of paper with the information written on it and threw it into a charcoal brazier at the side.

Chu Junyi entered the room with the cold wind blowing around her. She handed her cloak to Bai Yu and waved them off. "Xiuhua, have you heard?"

"Yes, Baili JinChuan's meridians are damaged, and he cannot lift heavy objects without Qi. Now, let alone fighting on the battlefield, he might not even be able to kill a person even if they stood still and let him chop them with his sword. If he went on the battlefield, how could Father agree so easily?"

Chu Junyi sat down beside her, frowning slightly. "The emperor wouldn't have agreed so easily, but there's a possibility that someone might have said something."

Shen Ninghua raised his eyes. "Someone close to him?" You mean. "Wu Chen?" After thinking through the people around Baili Qingfeng, Shen Ninghua finally thought of someone. Only Wu Chen's words could easily change the emperor's opinion. After all, he had always been a great master to the outside world!

Chu Junyi nodded. "The emperor has summoned Wu Chen several times over the past few days. I've heard that they have a long conversation in the palace, and the emperor has even personally bestowed a reward to Wu Chen. However, he rejected it because it would be unwise for him to accept it."

Shen Ninghua sneered, "If the outsider cannot accept the reward, why would he go through so much trouble to do so?" Royal Father must have also realized that something is amiss, which is why he got the chance to act. "

"Mm, the imperial harem's princes have been in trouble, the second prince's martial arts crippled, and the fifth prince has been punished for his mistakes." Yes, the imperial harem's princes have been in trouble, the second prince's martial arts destroyed, and the fifth prince has been punished for his mistakes.

"As a sovereign, suspicions are common, and his suspicions are unavoidable. However, the moment he feels that he has done wrong and reactivated the prince's power, our previous plans would have been in vain."

These days, life in Baili Jinchuan was not easy, and the Fifth Prince, Baili Jinze, was in an even more miserable state. "Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu." He was originally born into a despicable family, and his mother passed away early on. Now that the Emperor had abandoned him, it was difficult for him to walk in the palace. In the winter, everyone had picked the leftovers of coal, and the servants had added fuel to the fire.

She had originally wanted to take this opportunity to thoroughly suppress him, but now that the Emperor had noticed the struggle for power, her actions inevitably deepened the Emperor's suspicions. If he was certain that the Second and Fifth Princes had been set up by someone, then who knew when her revenge would be.

"Xiao Hua, they are in the light while we are in the dark. Don't worry, there are plenty of opportunities to take revenge." Seeing the worry and unwillingness on Shen Ninghua's face, Chu Junyi went forward and embraced her tightly.

"Yeah, I know."

Chu Junyi smiled, but her heart felt uncomfortable. When he heard the request of Baili JinChuan to head northwest, he immediately thought of the words that Baili JinChuan had said to Shen Ninghua back at the Hundred Miles Palace.

"I will make you regret your decision!"

The decision he spoke of must have been made by Shen Ninghua to choose him and give up on marrying into the Second Prince's estate. There were many ways to make Ning Hua regret, and with his character, there was only one way to vent his anger, and that was to gain power and ascend the throne, ruthlessly trampling him beneath his feet.

Thinking this way, it seemed understandable that he would take the initiative to enter the battlefield again.

The Second Prince once again led his troops to the imperial court and stirred up a storm. Thinking of his ruined appearance and his injured body, the officials suppressed their thoughts. After all, ruining one's appearance meant that one had no destiny for the throne. Even if one held the military power, it might not be as glorious as it was before.

In the palace, the imprisoned Baili JinChuan was now even more agitated. He looked at the newly delivered charcoal fire with a glimmer of hope in his eyes. The Imperial Father did not order him to remove the imprisonment, but instead punished the servants who had taken his place. It was like a signal, a signal to see the light of day again.

Last time it was because he was too confident, he didn't expect his hidden villa to be exposed. If he could make a comeback, he would have to be extremely careful and bear with it!

He had already endured for more than twenty years, not caring about a few more years. As long as he could reach that supreme position, he could write down history books as he pleased.

His cold eyes were filled with a sinister joy, and the layers of waves were filled with wild ambition. It took him a while before he managed to suppress the excitement in his heart, returning to his usual gentle, polite, and aloof appearance.

"Someone, come."

"Greetings, Fifth Prince."

"Go and prepare brushes, ink and paper. I want to copy the scriptures for royal father."

"Yes, Your Highness, this servant will go prepare the best edict and insignia right now."

Baili Jinze shook his head, and the smile on his lips deepened, "No, we should use the most ordinary method of proclamation. We don't need the good ones, they should be the most commonly used ones in the palace."

The attendant was stunned and could not react in time. However, he did not dare to ask any further and hurriedly went to prepare the necessary materials.

Shen Ninghua and Chu Junyi began investigating the situation from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The more they investigated, the more alarmed they became. In the end, they even managed to find out that the empress was involved in the investigation.

After all, the empress was the head of the imperial harem, and many matters of the internal affairs division also required the empress to decide, but the empress could give whatever she wanted, and the empress could give whatever she wanted, so it was a problem that the department that served the imperial family was completely in the hands of a woman.

In the past few years, the Internal Affairs Division had lost several million silver taels, as well as countless precious porcelain, wood and tribute items. What was most shocking was that the items sent by the Internal Affairs Division to the palace had all been personally ordered by the empress and had all been specially prepared. No wonder the concubines had given birth to their sons after not seeing them for so many years.

Shen Ninghua looked at the contents of the report and was shocked. "The empress sure has a good method up her sleeve. To be able to control the harem like this, what trouble would there be?"

"All along, I've only known about the privacy of the imperial harem, but I didn't expect that this underhanded method was not one bit inferior to the imperial court." Chu Junyi was taken aback. "I wonder if my mufei's death was a secret?"

Shen Ninghua looked up, her white fingers on his palm as she consoled him, "Even though so many years have passed, killing a consort isn't an easy task, there will always be traces left behind. Besides, even if there are no traces left behind, if you want to take revenge, you just have to create some traces."

Chu Junyi's heart warmed. She clasped her hand tightly in mine. "Yes, I understand."

Shen Ninghua smiled and lowered his head to look at the contents of the investigation, "Do you have any plans? Do you want to directly report this to royal father?"

Chu Junyi continued, "The Internal Affairs Division is far too involved. The Zhao Family, Crown Prince, and Empress are all people we can touch. Besides, the Empress's orders are timely and have all the evidence destroyed. Even if we report this to the emperor, we won't have any evidence to back us up."

Shen Ninghua nodded in agreement. "That's right, but we can't let them pass so easily. Otherwise, after so long of investigation, we still haven't found anything. By then, Royal Father would definitely have some suspicions as well."

"Yes, that's right," Chu Junyi agreed with a frown. "I remember that the late nobleman, her father, was also serving in the Internal Affairs Division. Although we can't touch the empress, we can cut off one of her arms!"

Shen Ninghua's eyes lit up. Remembering the shocking information he had just gathered, she nodded her head and said, "Alright, then I'll enter the palace."

"Mm, be careful."

With the incident with Baili An previously, Shen Ninghua was still worried about entering the palace.

"Don't worry, it won't be a problem."

"Amitabha, the Emperor is the ruler of the world. All the people in the world are his subjects, and all living things are equal, so there is no difference between adopted daughter and biological person. Empress, there is no need to take this to heart."

Zhao Hui Ying's eyes moved: "What the Master said is true, but, it's hard to avoid An Jing and An Qing feeling uncomfortable in their hearts."

"The human heart is the hardest to control. There are a few people who can maintain their normal state of mind. Amitabha, good, good."

"The human heart …" Zhao Hui Ying slightly smiled, "Not bad, what's the hardest to control is the human heart." The peace and An Qing's jealousy, the Emperor's pampered heart, and Shen Ninghua's normal heart were all easy to change. As long as they were guided slightly, who knew what would happen?

"Yes, Empress."

The empress was in a good mood now that she had a deal. However, the south study room was covered by dense, dark clouds. The tense atmosphere was like the sky before a storm, which was so dense and depressing that it was even hard to breathe.

Baili Qing Cang ruthlessly threw the paper money onto the ground, his flourishing anger was accompanied by a biting cold killing intent, "Department of Internal Affairs, the Inscriptionists …" "Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu." "Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu …. What a good method! "My dear minister, look at this. If the Indian family can succeed, then the Imperial Physician Guild cannot escape responsibility!"

Chen Chui quickly knelt down and picked up the imperial report, reading the contents of it in ten lines.

That was why she pretended to be pregnant, and why these people were so bold as to think of ways to follow up. They used the secret medicine that the Internal Affairs Division knew of as a threat, and bought a doctor to prepare, and even raised a dozen or so pregnant women in private, only waiting for the day of the Indian production to send a boy to the palace to become a "prince" through the medicine department and the imperial physician.

"Confusion of royal blood, slut, slut!" If it wasn't for the fact that she was already dead, Baili Qing Cang would have definitely cut her into a thousand pieces!