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The Minister of War Palace very quickly received news of what happened on the street.

A few of the imperial court's important officials, who had sensed the conspiracy with their keen senses, rushed to Minister of War Palace overnight and discussed the matter with Li Yun in the study.

Since it was night time and he wasn't busy, Li Chenxuan didn't want to stay in the same room as Li Ning'er. He wanted to go to the study room to discuss the matter with Li Yun about the Soul Borrowing Gu.

The Minister's Wife had set his eyes on the issue of his son. After Li Yun let go of the topic, the Minister's Wife had sent two of her servants into Li Chenxuan's courtyard, urging him to enter Li Ning'er's room every night. If he refused, the Minister's Wife would personally escort him in.

Although he was not his biological mother, Li Chenxuan still respected the Minister's Wife from the bottom of his heart.

Inside the bedroom, a bright candlestick was lit. After Li Ning'er showered, he leaned on the bed and read a book.

The servant girl, Spring Rain, was behind her, wiping her wet hair with a clean cotton towel.

All of the furniture in the room had already been moved away by Minister's Wife's orders, and not even the screen in front of the bed was left behind. Therefore, when Li Chenxuan pushed open the door, he saw this scene.

Spring Rain was the first to see Li Chenxuan, so she immediately dropped her hand and greeted, "Young Master."

Just as Li Ning'er was enjoying himself watching from the side, he suddenly heard Chun Yu's shout and frowned in displeasure.

She gently put down her book and looked towards the man standing at the door of the bedroom. She softly asked, "Is my husband going to rest?"

Li Chenxuan had been trapped in her bedroom for a few nights straight. Other than the first night when he stood beside her bed, although he had not slept with her for the rest of the night, he was willing to lower himself to her bed and sit down.

Li Chenxuan's gaze swept across Li Ning'er's pale and bloodless face, and finally stopped on the cotton cloth in Chun Yu's hands.

After a while, she walked in front of Chun Yu, took the cotton towel from her hands, and said lightly to Chun Yu, "You can leave. I can do it."

Chun Yu revealed a surprised expression and looked at Li Ning'er. Seeing that she did not say anything, she went back down without saying a word.

The sound of the door closing rang out, and the two of them were the only two people left in the bedroom.

With one hand holding the cotton towel, and the other holding onto Li Ning'er's long hair, Li Chenxuan clumsily wiped her hair.

Li Ning'er had never enjoyed such treatment before, so it was a little unnatural. He wanted to stop Li Chenxuan a few times, but he didn't know how to begin.

The married couple stayed silent until Li Ning'er's hair was almost dried, but they did not speak a word to each other.

Li Chenxuan casually threw the wet towel to the side and looked down at Li Ning'er.

It was hard to tell what he was feeling right now.

This woman's appearance was not considered outstanding, but he married her and brought her home.

Although he had married her for an impure purpose, she was also his proper wife.

As she had said, he was a cold-hearted person, but being cold-hearted didn't mean he didn't have a heart.

When she thought about how he misunderstood her and then he suddenly activated the Gu, not only did she not get angry, she even cut her arm without saying a word and brought the wound to his lips for him to suck out blood.

This was also one of the reasons why his mother forced him to stay in the same room as Li Ning'er later on, and he did not resist.

Seeing that Li Chenxuan did not make a sound, Li Ning'er raised her head to look at him suspiciously, and lightly called out: "Husband?"

Li Chenxuan regained his senses, and softly said: "Rest early."

With that, he walked to the side of the candlestick rack and turned to look at Li Ning'er.

Li Ning'er withdrew his gaze, lifted up the blanket and slowly laid down.

After a while, the candle was blown out and the bedroom became dark.

Li Ning'er lied on the bed, listening to the footsteps that were gradually approaching. His face was not moved at all, and he slowly closed his eyes.

Before long, the ground beside him had sunk down.

Li Ning'er still did not react, as if he had fallen asleep.

When the quilt was lifted, a gust of cold wind blew in.

Li Ning'er suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the man beside him in disbelief.

In the darkness, she couldn't see the expression on his face, and as if he knew that she was looking at him, he said gently, "Go to sleep."

It was the first time since the wedding night that they had all fallen asleep together.

In the morning, the entire capital was shrouded in white fog.

It was a routine morning assembly today, with horse carriages moving towards the imperial palace from all directions.

The Jiang manor's carriage stopped in front of the palace entrance. A wrinkled hand reached out of the carriage and lightly lifted the curtain.

The old man in the carriage slowly got off with the support of his servants.

Xiao Er, who had been waiting at the entrance for a long time after receiving Xiao Jingyue's order, immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands and bowed: "Paying respects to Prime Minister Jiang."

Prime Minister Jiang recognized Xiao Er as one of the people by Xiao Jingyue's side, his eyes flashed slightly, and he asked: "What happened?"

Xiao Er whispered a few sentences into Prime Minister Jiang's ears.

After the Prime Minister Jiang heard this, he fell silent for a moment. Without saying anything, he turned and walked towards the palace gate.

Xiao Er did not leave after completing his mission. He returned to his original position and held onto his two horses, waiting for Xiao Jingyue to leave.

An hour and a half later.

The officials within the throne room argued ceaselessly, and it was as bustling as the market at dawn.

Other than the crown prince and Eighth Prince, who were both self-assuming, standing quietly and not saying a word, the Prime Minister Jiang and Xiao Jingyue, who were respectively standing at the very front of the group of Wen Chen and General Wu, were all looking on attentively.

From the moment they entered the Hall of Golden Chimes, they had not exchanged any words, and did not even meet eyes with each other.

The Emperor, who was sitting on the Dragon Throne and wearing a yellow robe, looked at his subjects with a gloomy gaze. His displeasure could be seen on his face, but he did not say anything to stop them.

In today's morning court, the Emperor had officially brought up the case of the collapse of the Huai River and the case of the Magistrate Zeng and punished many of the officials involved.

This matter should have ended here, but who knew that when the Prime Minister Jiang suddenly appeared, not only did he not speak of it, he even proposed to cripple it.

Strictly speaking, the responsibility for the matter of the Tong Huai Palace lay with the Ministry of Work and not the crown prince. Even if the crown prince was implicated, it would not be enough to make him the crown prince, so the officials did not understand why the Prime Minister Jiang suddenly disliked the crown prince, and looked up to the emperor one after another.

Before they could figure it out, they saw General Xiao, who rarely spoke in the morning assembly, suddenly appear and start a conflict with Prime Minister Jiang, protecting the crown prince.

This time, the entire imperial court was in an uproar.

Not to mention whether or not the crown prince should be crippled, just the fact that Xiao Jingyue and Prime Minister Jiang were singing the words "Unrivaled Son-in-Law" in the throne room made the other officials express that they didn't understand.

Whether it was outside or inside, there was always some conflict between him and the Prime Minister Jiang. Even Li Yun, who was Prime Minister Jiang's son-in-law, was stunned.

Li Yun subconsciously looked at the crown prince.

The Crown Prince didn't look at him, he just stood in the center of the hall with his eyebrows lowered, and was not surprised at all by Xiao Jingyue's words.

Seeing that, Li Yun immediately understood.

Although he was suspicious of the reason, Xiao Jingyue was helping them right now, and he had no reason to take down Xiao Jingyue's position.

He immediately gave a meaningful glance to the few courtiers who were standing behind him, and the courtiers immediately stepped forward to support Xiao Jingyue.

Some of the Wen Chen's side agreed with Xiao Jingyue, but there were also some martial general's side naturally supporting the Prime Minister Jiang.

Back then, when the only son of the Prime Minister Jiang, Jiang Shimu was still alive, he was also a famous general, he held great prestige in the army, and had a kind personality, thus, even after Jiang Shimu had died many years ago, many generals still remembered their former comrades' friendship, and spoke to protect the Prime Minister Jiang.

As a result, the hall that should have been solemn and dignified turned into a bustling place that was comparable to a market.

Eighth Prince looked at Xiao Jingyue, all sorts of emotions churning in his eyes.

When he looked at the silent crown prince again, he tightened his grip on the crown prince's neck and a trace of killing intent flashed silently in his eyes.