My Princess Has Been Reborn

Chapter 141.1 – The End

Qi Yang woke up the next day, and remembered that last night she was planning to send the hidden guards to investigate who planted the gunpowder. However, she got interrupted by Lu Qipei and forgot about it, so she had no choice but to wash up and tidy herself as soon as possible then send someone to carry it out.

Every prince and princess had hidden guards, but they were ultimately in the Emperor’s hand, so whether they got the good ones or the bad ones depended on the Emperor’s preference. Qi Yang was undoubtedly the favored child, so she was not worried that the hidden guards she sent would not be able to find out anything – as long as there was a trace, they would easily be able to follow up on the clue.

Of course, Lu Qipei did not place her hope on this. She found a different approach and said, “Your Highness, do you still remember that Zhang Wu. When King Wei saw that his accusation against me was useless, he kicked him out after leaving the palace. I had someone send him to the Court of Judicial Review.”

Since it’s about herself, it wasn’t easy for Lu Qipei to personally arrest someone and torture them, but sending them to the Court of Judicial Review was something else entirely. Lu Qipei was very clear about the Court of Judicial Review’s methods, and it was still a legitimate law enforcement institution. It was also full of colleagues that she had been with for years. To prove her innocence, there’s nothing more reassuring than to send them there.

Hearing this, Qi Yang couldn’t help smiling and said, “The Head Minister’s work has just finally finished, and you’re already finding him more trouble.”

The Chaoyang Tower case implicated a lot of people, especially after the Emperor’s death. It was not just in the palace, but also in the court. Just when did Xie Yuan plant those moles anyway? Although there were no high-ranking officials, Qi Yang and Lu Qipei were surprised at how many people were involved. After all, they always thought that Xie Yuan’s influence in Liang State were all based on the Lu family – who knew that his own means reached so far away!

Fortunately, he died in Rong, and died quite simply – this was what Qi Yang felt back then. Later on, she even scared herself after thinking about it – if Xia Yuan managed to escape Rong and return to Liang, what kind of storm would he have caused!?

Because of this fear, Qi Yang made the Head Minister of the Court of Judicial Review investigate deeply. It almost caused panic among people in the court, so he finally stopped. It could be said that ever since the Chaoyang Tower case, the Head Minister hardly had any time for leisure in the past two months, and he had lost a lot of weight from fatigue.

Lu Qipei, the Vice Minister, pursed her lips and smiled, still saying confidently, “Those who are capable should work more. Plus, since it involves me, I can’t investigate it on my own to avoid suspicion.”

King Wei’s genius move was temporarily put aside, there were still too many things that the two of them had to do.

In the past, Qi Yang and Lu Qipei also assisted the Crown Prince with the government, but back then it was the Crown Prince who made the decision, while the two of them just assisted or helped with the implementation. But right now it was different.

Memorials from various regions were sent to her, and what Qi Yang had to deal with was no easier than the Little Emperor. She had to learn from the Prime Minister, guard against him amassing too much power, and hand over what she had learned to the Little Emperor. She really was too tired right now.

Now that the young couple’s relationship had recovered, Qi Yang no longer stayed in Jingchen Palace. She would return to the mansion every day and complain to Lu Qipei, “I’m not the Emperor, but I have to learn this and that, I’m so tired! Why do I have to do this!?”

Lu Qipei would serve her hot tea and snacks, then remind her helplessly, “You promised His Highness The Crown Prince.”

Hearing this, Qi Yang’s emotion immediately deflated. Thinking of the three-to-five-years agreement, right now she felt that it was too long, and she wished that she could pack up her bags and run away. Unfortunately, she couldn’t do it, so in the end she could only grind her teeth in anger and turned around, returning to the palace to whip her nephew.

Fortunately, the Little Emperor had a good character. And maybe because he had a good role model, he really resembled the late Crown Prince – humble, benevolent, studious, and self-disciplined. He was unlike his royal uncles, who had great ambitions but were lazy, and had neither talent nor virtue.

Amidst all the chaos, time went by for another month, and spring was coming to an end.

It had been more than three months since the Little Emperor ascended the throne. Initially, he was protected by the late Emperor, then afterwards he was assisted by Qi Yang and the others. There was no trouble in these three months. Although it usually took more than three years or even longer for a new Emperor to secure his throne, and three months was really nothing much, but things were finally smoothing out after the initial chaos.

Just recently, Lu Qipei finally assigned a new leader for the royal guards. It wasn’t the first few deputy leaders – they were all invited to the Court of Judicial Review for tea one after the other, including the former leader of the royal guards. None of them had returned to this day. The new commander was someone without a big background but very capable. And most importantly, he was someone from the princess’s mansion, so in the short term there was no need to worry about him causing dissent.

Qi Yang also temporarily separated herself from the heavy government affairs. She was not completely ignorant about court affairs, but the sudden change in position made her temporarily at a loss. Two to three months of experience was enough, and she would gradually become better at it.

The two finally had a chance to take a breather, but when Qi Yang turned around, she found that spring was ending, and the peach blossoms in the princess’s mansion had all withered!

She still remembered the big wish she made back then, to take a peach blossom from the Qingshui River every year until their heads both turn gray, then count them together. But before she could collect much, the peach blossoms were already withering. Even if she collected an extra one next year to make up for it, it wouldn’t be the same!

Qi Yang was quite frustrated as she held the pouch where she collected the dried flowers, but then she saw Lu Qipei giving her a peach blossom that was still in full bloom, saying, “I don’t know why Your Highness is doing it, but I saw you collecting one every year, so I went to Qingshui River to pick one for you this year.”

The Prince Consort’s gift of flower made Her Royal Highness The Princess very happy, and she got some extra benefits that night.

Of course, don’t think too about it too much, it’s still the mourning period after all. Lu Qipei’s extra benefit was just moving back from her desolate study to their bedroom. Unfortunately, she still got a different bed. Some furniture was moved and a small bed was added, and she could only be wronged to stay there temporarily… for three years!

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