Reincarnated as the daughter of my mortal enemy, all I want is to ascend the throne.

"What are you thinking about?"

Li Yan leaned against the car wall, looking at Li Qingyan, who had been silent since they returned.

Li Qingyan rubbed her face and sat on the tiger-skin rug on the ground, using Li Yan's legs as a backrest. She raised her head and looked at Li Yan.

Li Yan covered her face with both hands and looked down at her.

The two of them stared at each other for a long time.

"I have asked Chengyan to pass on this news to the censors about Li Yan, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Luo Jun, who favors his concubine over his wife. There should be quite a commotion tomorrow morning."

Li Yan raised an eyebrow. His little brat hadn't been raised in vain; he even knew how to solve his problems.

"Why bother with such a small thing?"

He looked into Li Qingyan's eyes; this was something that was in their favor, so there was no need to worry.

Li Qingyan pouted and blew on the stray hairs on her forehead.

"Madam Zhao's daughter, Luo Min, has disappeared."

Li Qingyan repeated what Madam Zhao had said to Li Yan. Luo Min was, after all, a daughter of an official; who would dare to touch her so easily?

A concubine's status is that of an item that can be sold or given away at any time, not even comparable to the status of one's own children, let alone the children of the principal wife.

This explains why rumors circulated that Luo Min had eloped with someone.

But Li Qingyan just felt that Madam Zhao wasn't lying; something must have happened to Luo Min.

"If you want to investigate, then go ahead."

Li Yan directly delegated authority to Li Qingyan to investigate what was going on, and to find out as much as she could.

Li Qingyan's eyes curved into a smile, "Dad~"

Li Yan exerted a slight force with her calves, and Li Qingyan fell directly to the ground. Li Yan picked up the teacup beside her and sneered, "Still want to live outside the palace? You little brat, you might as well not come back."

Li Qingyan got up and sat cross-legged like a fawning puppy. "Dad, what are you saying? I didn't say anything."

The plan was disrupted by Li Yan.

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As Li Qingyan had predicted, a group of officials submitted memorials to the court the next morning, condemning Luo Jun.

Li Qingyan wore a light purple palace dress embroidered with a rabbit worshipping the moon. Her hair was styled in a bunny ear shape, with carrot-shaped velvet flowers below the ears.

The little one sat on the dragon throne, as fluffy as a one-month-old rabbit, small and cute, especially with its big, innocent eyes that blinked like black grapes.

Just as the censor finished impeaching Luo Jun, Luo Jun knelt on the ground in the main hall and cried out for justice. Everyone else was unusually quiet, and even the officials who were also disciples of Duke Wencheng did not speak up for him.

After all, women rarely keep secrets from each other.

When Madam Zhao was in the mansion, not a single word could get out of Luo Jun's residence. But ever since Madam Zhao went to the nunnery, Luo Jun's mansion has become like a large net with many holes, and any slight movement will be known to the outside world.

"Father~" Li Qingyan looked up at Li Yan, her eyes filled with confusion.

Li Yan's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile. 'What's the little brat up to now?'

"Sigh," Li Qingyan sighed, "I happened to see Madam Zhao at the temple yesterday. Madam Zhao is so pitiful. Her daughter has gone missing, and she has to kneel down and beg her concubines to help her find her."

As she spoke, Li Qingyan choked up, her large eyes red and swollen. "She even knelt down before me, so pitiful. So many people saw it."

Li Qingyan's appearance further confirms that Luo Jun favors his concubine over his wife. Even a small child would feel sorry for the bullied Madam Zhao, yet Luo Jun shows no compassion whatsoever for his wife who has suffered alongside him for so many years.

Not only do they refuse to admit their mistake, but they also try to justify themselves here.

Yan Xu glanced at Li Qingyan, frowned, and glared at Luo Jun, who was kneeling on the ground.

"Your Majesty, Luo Jun's actions this time are contrary to etiquette and law, making him unfit for important positions."

Even Yan Xu, who rarely takes sides or speaks out, spoke up today, and others who had grudges against Luo Jun also stood up.

"Your Majesty, please dismiss Vice Minister Luo."

"Your Majesty, please dismiss Vice Minister Luo."

"Your Majesty, please dismiss Vice Minister Luo."

……

Seeing the people kneeling one after another, Li Yan sighed softly, "Luo Jun, you have incurred the wrath of the masses. You can forget about holding the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

Luo Jun shuddered and collapsed to the ground, having been demoted two ranks to a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel.

Li Yan immediately promoted one of his men to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. If Li Qingyan hadn't known that this man was from Li Yan's faction, she would have thought he belonged to another faction.

Li Qingyan glanced at the group of ministers, wondering how many of them were actually Li Yan's men.

"Old Deng has kept it well hidden."

He wasn't well hidden; he would have died long ago.

"Flying Fork, you're back?"

[Hmm... You're back. Thankfully, you're alright, host.]

Why is your voice so weak?

That damned god actually knocked me out, waaaaaah... Host...

The sound traveled directly from her brain to her ears, and Li Qingyan felt her head buzzing.

"Don't cry, don't cry, I'm not blaming you. If I had completed the tasks properly before, you wouldn't have been demoted."

Li Qingyan felt a little guilty.

[Host, I'm going to eat snail rice noodles, sob sob... I haven't had anything good to eat for days]

"..."

Li Qingyan didn't know what to say; she regretted not cursing Fei Cha earlier.

After coming down from the morning court session, Laifu hurriedly took a handkerchief and wiped Li Qingyan's face, which was still a little smudged from crying.

Li Yan changed out of her court robes and into her everyday clothes, "Looking like a cat in a tangle. Does acting really require so much realism?"

He took the handkerchief and wiped Li Qingyan's face.

With such force, Li Qingyan felt like she was about to be skinned alive and quickly dodged backward.

"Would they believe it if it wasn't genuine?"

After finally finishing wiping her face, Li Qingyan shook her head and rubbed her face. Li Yan then used the perfumed balm to apply it to her face.

Just then, a crow suddenly flew in, cawed twice, and then smashed a bamboo tube on Li Qingyan's head with a thud.

Li Qingyan covered her head, "Su Xue, grab it."

Using the pillar as a springboard, Su Xue swooped down towards the crow, flipped in the air, and landed steadily.

Ever since Li Qingyan discovered their identities, she has found them exceptionally easy to use.

Laifu took a deep breath, "Our family never taught them palace etiquette, never, never, never..."

Su Xue pinched the crow by its wing and held it in front of Li Qingyan. Crows may look small, but they are not small at all, especially the kind trained by Yan Li, which are much larger than ordinary crows.

Li Qingyan grabbed its neck and shook it. "Little White, how many times have I told you not to hit me? You'll make me stupid! Stupid!"

"Gagaga..."

The crow cawed twice, sounding dazed.

After venting her anger, Li Qingyan told Su Xue to release Xiao Bai.

But when the crow flew out, it crashed into a pillar with a "thud".

Li Yan glanced at the bird, then at Li Qingyan. "That little brat is so petty. She has none of my magnanimity."

Laifu shook his head, picked up Xiaobai, and released it. "The young prince's vengeful nature is exactly like His Majesty's."

He remembered that Li Yan once had a cat that bit him. Li Yan then shaved all the cat's fur off, making the other cats laugh at him and causing him to stay indoors for a long time. Even his feline wife ran off with another handsome cat.

Li Yan even laughed at the cat for getting what it deserved.

Li Qingyan picked up the bamboo tube, removed the wax seal, glanced at the words inside, and raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Yan Li's investigation revealed that Luo Jun's concubine, Hui Niang, had a considerable amount of money."

Moreover, Hui Niang came from the northern border and was exceptionally skilled in business. After arriving in the capital, many men pursued Hui Niang, but she fell in love with Luo Jun and insisted on marrying him.