My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"A backup plan?"

Jiang Jingcheng looked at Jiang Xiaobai in surprise: "What backup plan?"

This kid, did he make arrangements all along?

But that doesn't make sense. Jiang Xiaobai knew nothing beforehand, so how could he possibly... have made arrangements in advance?!

For a moment, Jiang Jingcheng stared at Jiang Xiaobai, becoming increasingly curious.

"I'm preparing to..."

Jiang Xiaobai noticed Jiang Jingcheng's gaze and smirked: "To lay a hand on the emperor's head!!"

Ok?

Jiang Jingcheng's expression immediately changed, and he glared at Jiang Xiaobai, saying, "You brat, you wouldn't be planning to...?"

At this point, Jiang Jingcheng glanced outside the prison and lowered his voice, saying, "Xiao Bai, let me tell you, you can do whatever you want with other things, but rebellion is absolutely out of the question!"

"The late emperor treated our Jiang family very well. If you really did such a thing, our Jiang family... will surely be condemned by the whole world!!"

"Why!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai sighed deeply and said, "Don't worry, Dad, I know what I'm doing!"

To be honest, his adoptive father is great in every way.

Value gratitude and loyalty!

However... the downsides are also very obvious.

He was too blindly loyal and valued the Jiang family's reputation above all else.

Take his uncle for example.

Back when Jiang Jingxuan rebelled, Jiang Jingcheng returned and truthfully reported the matter to the court. There wouldn't be all these troubles today.

The results of it?

To protect the reputation of the Jiang family for their loyalty and bravery, Jiang Jingcheng suppressed the matter and claimed that Jiang Jingxuan had died a heroic death in battle.

Now look what's happened! After they came back, they used this incident to viciously accuse his father!

Seeing Jiang Xiaobai's helplessness, Jiang Jingcheng said, "Alright, as long as you know your limits!"

"But as I said before, whatever you do, there must be a bottom line. After all... our Jiang family owes its current position to the late Emperor's grace!"

"yes!!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded, but his gaze was somewhat indifferent.

To him, the late emperor was the late emperor, and Xiao Jinxuan was Xiao Jinxuan.

Emperor Xiao Jinxuan is becoming increasingly unreasonable towards the Jiang family.

Putting aside the previous events, right now, using Jiang Jingxuan as a pretext, they sent the father and son to prison and also put Jiang Jingxuan in temporary control of the Marquis's mansion.

They clearly want to take this opportunity to weaken the Jiang family!

Since Xiao Jinxuan has already put a knife to their necks, he naturally has to think of a way to teach this emperor a lesson!

If rebellion is truly unsuccessful, then changing the emperor should not be a bad idea.

Of course, he wasn't referring to the current crown prince, Xiao Qingheng.

Instead, it was the eldest princess...

Hmm, this woman is quite nice!

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't bear to think about it; the thought alone made him burst out laughing.

After all, the eldest princess had served as his maid, massaging his shoulders and serving him tea and water...

If this gets out, who would believe it?!

……

At this moment, inside the Princess's residence.

Led by a maid, Li Bingzhang entered a hall.

The interior of the hall was exquisitely furnished, yet separated by a screen.

Through the screen, one could vaguely see a figure sitting inside, but could not make out its exact appearance.

"Greetings, Princess!"

Li Bingzhang approached the screen and bowed in greeting.

"Prime Minister Li, there's no need for such formalities!"

The princess's gentle voice drifted from behind the screen: "I heard that Marquis Jiang and Jiang Xiaobai have been imprisoned?"

"May I ask... Prime Minister Li, could you please explain the matter in detail?"

"yes!"

Li Bingzhang looked slightly surprised after hearing this.

That news spread pretty fast.

The morning court session had barely ended when the eldest princess already knew about it.

However, despite his thoughts, Li Bingzhang did not neglect the matter and immediately recounted the events that had occurred in the court from beginning to end.

After Li Bingzhang finished speaking, silence fell behind the screen. After a moment, the Princess's gentle voice rang out again: "Then, Prime Minister Li, do you have a solution?"

"this……"

Li Bingzhang frowned and gently shook his head: "I haven't thought of anything yet!"

That's right, Jiang Xiaobai and Helian Zhaoyue were found sharing a bed.

Jiang Jingxuan, whose family had been dead for ten years, suddenly returned alive and personally testified that Jiang Jingcheng had colluded with the enemy.

In addition, there was a secret letter that was almost indistinguishable from the real thing.

Everything is interconnected, and at present, it seems almost unsolvable!

However, Li Bingzhang paused slightly at this point: "But I can confirm that those secret letters are definitely fake!"

"If we can find the person who forged the secret letter, the matter can be resolved!"

"Oh, now that you mention it, I have a sudden realization!"

The eldest princess's voice rang out.

That day at Chunyue Tower, she stayed by Jiang Xiaobai's side.

She was naturally aware of some of the conversation between Jiang Jingxuan, Zhou Chaomian, and Zeng Qingchi.

The word "forgery" was mentioned in it.

If nothing unexpected happens, the forgery the three mentioned might just be those secret letters of treason that were presented in court today!

"What is the eldest princess thinking of?"

Li Bingzhang stood outside the screen, his expression filled with doubt.

"As far as I know!"

Composing herself, the eldest princess slowly spoke: "The person who forged these secret letters might be connected to Zeng Qingchi!"

"Zeng Qingchi?"

Li Bingzhang was slightly surprised, then shook his head and said, "I've met that young man from the Zeng family. He does have some talent, but with his abilities, he couldn't possibly imitate Marquis Jiang's handwriting to such an extent!"

"But his grandfather, Scholar Zeng... oh!"

At this point, Li Bingzhang's gaze suddenly sharpened, and he looked seriously at the screen, asking, "Your Highness, is this news reliable?"

"reliable!"

The eldest princess responded.

Upon hearing the affirmative answer, Li Bingzhang's expression became serious.

Zeng Qingchi's grandfather, Zeng Lu, is now over sixty years old and is a Hanlin Academy Reader.

Leaving aside his other skills, his calligraphy is extremely famous throughout the capital!

Even in his study, there hangs a calligraphy piece that Zeng Lu personally wrote for him.

If Zeng Lu were to imitate Jiang Jingcheng's handwriting, it wouldn't be a difficult task at all!

"Given this, it is highly likely that this was the work of Elder Zeng!"

Li Bingzhang's eyes sharpened.

"So, Prime Minister Li, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

The eldest princess's voice rang out again.

"If the secret letter was written by Zeng Lu, then he must confess personally!"

Li Bingzhang pondered for a moment and said, "Leave the specifics of how to handle this matter to me!"

After saying this, Li Bingzhang cupped his hands in a respectful gesture: "Your Highness, then this old man will take his leave!"

"etc!"

The eldest princess's voice rang out again.

Li Bingzhang paused, looking up in confusion.

"No matter what!"

After a moment of silence behind the screen, a gentle voice came again: "I implore Prime Minister Li, you must rescue Jiang Xiaobai and his son from prison!!"

"I...do not want to see anything happen to the Jiang family!"

what?

Li Bingzhang's expression immediately showed surprise.

When did the Eldest Princess become so concerned about the Jiang family's affairs?

However, Li Bingzhang didn't think too much about it at that moment and said, "Don't worry, Princess, I will do my best!"

After saying this, Li Bingzhang cupped his hands again and hurriedly walked out of the hall.

After the footsteps had completely faded away, the figure behind the screen slowly stood up and walked out.

At this moment, the princess was still wearing the same maid's clothes.

That's right, she hadn't had time to change her clothes when she got back.

Looking in the direction Li Bingzhang had left, the princess frowned, her expression still filled with worry.

All she hopes for now is...

This matter should be resolved as soon as possible!