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Pen, ink, paper, and paper were left on the case.

"If Crown Princess Jing really wants to pass the news on a fair and square basis, why not pay the silver and open a shop for my good tea shop. The monthly profits will all belong to you, so in the future, you won't have to hide your information." Chang Yi Qin covered her mouth and chuckled, then she placed a list of good tea shops in front of Gu Daiyan.

Whether it was the teahouse that was opened in the Good Tea House, or the teahouses that were opened in there, everything was available.

This was not like Duan Chengrui's thoughts. Her fingertips drew across the words written on the tea leaves as he read through them word by word, and he discovered that the list was extremely detailed. Some of the smaller tea shops were also used the cheap tea leaves from the Good Tea House.

After she finished reading, she raised her head and looked at the two of them. "Third Prince is always very cautious. He would never act so brazenly. These are the two of you, right?"

"Yes, but I feel that it would be better for us to use our Chang Clan to make contact with Princess Jing in private."

"I would like to earn some money, but you must know that once you cooperate with me, Duke Jing's spies will never leave your house." Gu Danyan reluctantly pushed the list back.

The reason why she was able to work with Misty Rain Pavilion was because she got to know Qi Lin by accident, and then became friends with Qi Rou.

Faced with such an arrogant and despotic Chang Yiqin who only wanted to win over men, she did not dare to cooperate. Not to mention the strange Yue Qing standing behind her, she naturally did not dare to believe it.

"So what? Princess Jing, shouldn't you be on our side?"

"Is that so? "You've already called me Princess Jing, but you're still able to say such words." Gu Danyan shook his head helplessly. This Chang Yiqin was indeed a fool.

There were some things that could not be explained, but they did not know this principle.

Yue Qing hurriedly pulled him along and whispered a few words into his ear. Only then did he come before Gu Danyan and submit a letter containing all the things that Duan Chengrui had told him: "This is Madame's usual meal, may I ask Princess Jing to help out in this matter?"

"Of course, I just hope that Madam won't think that you can bribe me with this kind of deal in the future. If you really want to bribe me, you should just hand over the silver instead."

Gu Liuyan waved his hand, and Qing Dai led the two of them away.

He had already opened the letter before him and found out that Duan Chengrui also wanted to rope in the Department of Revenue's Assistant Minister and wanted to find a way to sow discord and get her to cooperate. The last two were truly Chang Yiqin's daily meals.

She just raised her eyebrows and saw that Qing Dai had walked in. She said helplessly, "I really don't know anything about the prescriptions that these people gave birth to. Isn't this just letting nature take its course?" "What a headache."

"Many of the madams in the mansion are worried about this matter. The matter regarding the child still depends on one's luck. Some people share the same bed for a few years but are unable to bear it. However, there are still some who fall victim to it." "It's just that we'll be going to the empress dowager's birthday banquet in a few days. I'm afraid that we'll have to settle the matter of the vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue in a few days."

"That's reasonable. However, the matter of the Assistant Minister of Revenue is rather strange. The poison is so secretive that it doesn't seem like it was done by any prince. I'm afraid it might be an enemy of the Minister of Revenue." If he wanted to sow discord between them, he had to find this person: "Qingdai, you should go to the residence of the Assistant Minister of Revenue and stay there for a while to see if it was the servants who poisoned him."

"Why is he a servant?"

"Because the children of the Minister of Revenue's family are always bullying the weak. It's possible that the commoner decided to enter the residence by death and kill them, but he must be proficient in medicine. If he isn't a servant, then he must have been poisoned by Duan Chengxuan." Gu Daiyan raised his eyebrows. Seeing that Qing Dai didn't seem to be worried about him alone, he said helplessly: "Now that we have solved the mirage, I guess I won't be in any danger."

"I'm afraid that you will starve to death in the medicine house." Fairy sighed.

Gu Daiyan was momentarily at a loss for words. She could only cough lightly a few times. She promised Qing Dai that she would definitely eat properly, and then dismissed her.

There was no news of Qing Dai being sent to the residence of the Assistant Minister of Revenue. After a few days, Gu Dai Yan thought of some methods to sow discord. However, he didn't say it clearly, even after a stalemate until the day of the banquet, there was no progress.

After changing into a new set of clothes, Gu Danyan rode alone on the Wang Mansion's carriage.

The carriage was empty, and the coachman had already driven away. It seemed that no one else had gotten on.

Tightening the cloak around her shoulders, Gu Poyan looked out the window at the setting sun and the various people on the street. The calmness of the Heaven Flame had nothing to do with her.

Entering the palace, the bustling sounds disappeared, replaced by countless palace maids following them.

"His Highness Duke Jing won't be arriving until a while later. Princess Consort Jing, would you like to go directly to the main hall to rest with the ladies, or would you like your servant to take you around?" The only eunuch said in a high-pitched voice.

"Go ahead and rest." Gu Meiyan yawned lazily. For such a long period of time, she did not know how many hours she could sleep every day. She had slept on the study table last night, but today her waist and back were aching.

The eunuch laughed happily as he responded, then led her around the imperial palace in a series of twists and turns.

Red bricks and yellow tiles could be seen all over the palace. If it weren't for the differences in the signboards, the palace maids and eunuchs who lived here wouldn't have been able to distinguish their directions.

The main hall that finally stopped was magnificent, a group of female servants were resting in the nearby imperial garden, all of them wearing heavy makeup and wearing extravagant clothing, with countless pearls on their heads. Gu Pingyan suddenly felt that the makeup Qi Rou had made for herself was not bad, as the accessories she had chosen were not too heavy, otherwise, her neck would have been much worse today.

He found a quiet place to sit and sat down. In front of him were two or three zither pieces, but unfortunately, she had only learned the art of alchemy when she was young and had also learned some dancing. He really wasn't very good at playing the zither and chess, so he could only play it a few times.

However, there were bursts of laughter.

"I didn't expect that Crown Princess Jing would be so unpampered that she didn't even know how to use a zither."

"Lower your voice. Everyone knows that Crown Princess Jing doesn't like her. I'm just curious if this arrogant and domineering beauty can sit in her place."

All the young ladies burst into laughter, not to mention some middle-aged women among them.

Gu Liuyan was still fiddling with the zither in his hands, not saying a word.

The other young ladies who were usually attached to Gu Zixian were even more elated. "I wonder how this Crown Princess Jing played with her child."

The string snapped.

Gu Liuyan slowly raised her head: "Since you call me Princess Jing, then I will punish you with thirty pieces of wood. Take it."