Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

Yan Nangui came late at night and did not go back to the Dali Temple directly, but went to Li's Mansion instead.

That's right, he went to find Sang Mo, because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Sang Mo were not resting at this time and were waiting to see what was happening on his side.

Without any notification along the way, Xiao Fuzi took him directly to the reception room.

Li Junhao was leaning on the couch, playing chess with himself, bored.

Sang Mo watched Li Junhao play chess with his eyes wide open.

Hearing Yan Nangui coming over, Sang Mo immediately asked, "Come on, Lord Yan, tell me, what's going on?"

After he and Nighthawk finished their work, they left quickly. He came back to report the situation to His Highness, while Nighthawk continued to stay on the roof to check the situation.

Therefore, he had no idea about what happened later.

Yan Nangui poured himself a cup of tea and drank it up in one gulp. Then he repeated to the two of them everything that had happened during the interrogation.

"Haha, I didn't expect that Hu Er is also a fool. Gu Qiongsi is not that smart either." Sang Mo clapped his hands after hearing this.

"Your Highness, what are you going to do next?" Yan Nangui sat opposite Li Junhao and asked as if asking for instructions.

Li Junhao handed a chess basket to Yan Nangui, asking him to continue playing chess with him, and said, "I should ask Lord Yan about this first. What will Lord Yan do if he takes these people back to the Dali Temple?"

"Me?" Yan Nangui took the chess basket and opened the lid without thinking. While studying the situation on the chessboard, he replied, "Interrogate them one by one and make them tell us everything. Then, since this is related to Prince An, we will definitely write to the emperor for permission."

"Well, then we just need to do as Lord Yan planned." After listening to the situation he just described, Li Junhao already knew in his heart that Li Junze had fallen into trouble this time because of Gu Qiongsi's matter.

His reputation among the people is completely ruined. It's hard for Wang Zhuo to even think of pushing such a person to that position.

Yan Nangui looked at Li Junhao in confusion, then at Sang Mo. Neither of them gave him any hints, so he had to ask again, "If they don't say anything, should I ask Xuanjizi to come forward?"

His meaning was so clear, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still looking at the chessboard leisurely, playing with two chess pieces in his hands.

"Sometimes, what they say themselves is more credible than what Xuanjizi asks them to say, especially that Hu..."

"Hu Er, Hu Er, Your Highness." Yan Nangui saw that Li Junhao seemed to have forgotten Hu Er's name, so he hurriedly reminded him.

"Well, that person was able to say these things. He must have felt that the thing he wanted to hide was more serious than these things, so he threw out these things to confuse everyone, so as to hide the thing he wanted to hide."

"What if there is something more serious than what he wants to hide? What if it is so serious that he not only loses his life, but also his entire family? Or the person he cares about the most?"

As Li Junhao spoke, he urged Yan Nangui to make his move.

Yan Nangui immediately understood what Li Junhao meant. He wanted him to find a way to pry open Hu Er's mouth and use this as a breakthrough point to implicate the imperial examination case.

"Your Highness is right. I understand."

Yan Nangui bowed and wanted to leave. If necessary, he could interrogate him overnight.

"Master Yan, there is no need to be so anxious. Although you are still young, your health is also very important. I heard that you are not married yet."

After hearing this, Yan Nangui's expression became a little embarrassed. He really didn't have the energy to focus on personal matters at the moment.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I will definitely pay attention to it." Yan Nangui bowed, turned and left.

Li Junhao looked at the chessboard where Yan Nangui had randomly placed three chess pieces, completely destroying the good situation he had worked so hard to create. He immediately lost interest in continuing.

"Sang Mo, go tell Miss Gu, that..." Li Junhao saw Sang Mo was about to turn around and leave immediately after hearing it, so he continued, "If she has already gone to bed, then it will be the same if we talk about it tomorrow morning."

He was afraid of disturbing Gu Xunwei's rest.

Sang Mo nodded quickly, "Yes, Your Highness."

Xiao Fuzi looked at Li Junhao with burning eyes, waiting for his instructions.

However, after waiting for a long time, Li Junhao did not speak again, so he had to remind him, "Your Highness, the emperor has sent someone to invite you today. Do you think tomorrow is the right time...?"

Only His Highness would dare to do such a thing. After the Emperor's birthday banquet, His Highness left the palace and has not returned until now.

This afternoon, the Emperor sent Eunuch Chengping to personally invite Your Highness to return to the palace, saying that the Queen Mother's condition has improved a lot and she misses Your Highness the Crown Prince very much.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Emperor must want His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to return to the palace, so he found this excuse.

Li Junhao sighed helplessly, "My father has said so, so I can't delay going back any longer. Let's take a rest."

After saying that, he threw the chess piece in his hand into the chess basket and let Xiao Fuzi serve him while he rested.

Thinking about preparing to enter the palace tomorrow, he felt a headache again. He had been living too comfortably outside the palace recently, and he had some resistance to entering the palace.

The most important thing is that he has been so busy with Gu Xunwei these past two days that he has almost forgotten where to go. If it weren't for the difference between men and women, he wouldn't want to go back here at night.

Even with this in mind, he still entered the palace early the next morning.

The emperor was standing by the empress dowager's bed, feeding her medicine personally. When he saw Li Junhao coming, he handed the medicine bowl to the palace maid beside him.

"Mother, look, who's coming?" The emperor waved his hand at Li Junhao, telling him not to speak for the time being.

Li Junhao walked to the Queen Mother's bed with a faint smile. Seeing that she had been lying in bed recently and looked a little listless, he couldn't help but feel distressed.

"Hao'er, it's Hao'er here." The Queen Mother's condition seemed to be much better than before. Now that she was awake, she actually recognized Li Junhao very quickly.

"Yes, it's Hao'er who's here to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager." Li Junhao quickly stretched out his hand and held the Empress Dowager's skinny hand.

"Your grandmother has been talking about it for several days, saying that so many princes have come to pay their respects, but you and Ze'er have never been seen." The emperor added with a smile.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager's condition seemed to have really improved, the Emperor's mood also improved a lot, and he came to the palace more often in the past two days.

Li Junhao nodded, stretched out his hand to help the royal grandmother tidy up the loose hair on her forehead, and then said, "It's all Hao'er's fault for not being filial. He hasn't come for such a long time. Please punish me, royal grandmother."