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Yan Qi's face darkened as he looked at the two of them: "No way?"

The two fell silent.

After that day, Yan Qi truly did not allow the two of them to enter the palace again, and the court was quiet for a full ten days.

At first, everyone was happy, finally getting some peace and quiet.

However, less than three days later, people began to whisper among themselves.

"I must say, without Grand Tutor Li and General Qi, going to court feels a bit less interesting."

"Yeah, I almost dozed off just now. They always start arguing whenever I doze off. I'm really not used to it now that they're not arguing anymore."

"How about we go and try to persuade His Majesty?"

"you go."

"you go."

"you go."

After much back and forth, no one dared to take the lead.

Unable to enter the palace and see Fan Liuer, Li Chenbi was restless and anxious, racking his brains every day to figure out how to get into the palace.

Fan Liuer adapted well. Now she gradually got used to life in the palace and knew that Li Chenbi was no longer in danger, so she was relieved. She spent her days eating, drinking, sleeping, and chatting with the Empress to relieve her boredom.

Yan Qi came to dine with the Empress every day, so Fan Liuer naturally saw him every day as well. Yan Qi had not given up on the idea of ​​finding her a husband; today he would recommend a young man from one family to her, and tomorrow he would talk about a young master from another.

Fan Liuer initially refused politely, coming up with all sorts of reasons. Later, she discovered that Yan Qi wasn't really looking for a husband for her at all; he was simply seeking revenge for Li Chenbi's previous schemes.

Fan Liuer simply couldn't be bothered with it anymore; whenever Yan Qi brought up the matter of choosing a husband, she would pretend not to hear.

After a few times, Yan Qi got bored. "Fan Liuer, how come you have no sense of crisis at all? Aren't you afraid that I'll really marry you off to someone else?"

Fan Liuer nodded as she ate what was in her mouth, "Yes, yes, His Majesty's word is law."

Feeling bored, Yan Qi left the Empress's palace and, after receiving Li Chenbi's request to enter the palace in the Imperial Study, wrote back and berated him severely.

In the letter to Li Chenbi, he said that he and Fan Liuer had already discussed holding a competition to recruit sons-in-law in ten days, to recruit good men from all over the country.

Li Chenbi was so angry upon receiving the letter that he lost his appetite, threw down his chopsticks, and left the mansion.

That evening, just as night fell and Fan Liuer was preparing to wash up and go to bed, a letter arrived from the Eastern Palace, asking her to come over and instructing her to do it quietly so that no one would find out.

Fan Liuer thought that Li Chenbi had managed to get in. Although she didn't show it on her face, she missed Li Chenbi after not seeing him for several days, so she immediately went to the East Palace secretly.

Led by a palace servant, he went to Yanqiu's study.

However, instead of Li Chenbi, he found Qi Weiming in the study.

"Why is it you?"

Qi Weiming's expression stiffened slightly, then he said awkwardly, "Are you disappointed to see me?"

Fan Liuer didn't know how to answer, so she could only force a laugh.

Qi Weiming sighed inwardly and said, "I came to see you in such a hurry because I have something to tell you."

"What is it?" Fan Liuer asked curiously.

Qi Weiming wasn't as audacious as Li Chenbi. For him to risk violating palace rules and sneak into the palace in the middle of the night, it must have been something serious.

"Let me tell you first, I witnessed this with my own eyes, and I'm absolutely not making it up. So please be prepared and don't be too upset."

Fan Liuer had a vague idea in her mind. She pursed her lips and nodded, "Okay, go ahead."

Qi Weiming took a deep breath and said, "Today I was drinking with some people at a restaurant when I saw Li Chenbi enter the brothel across the street."

As he spoke, his voice rose, and he held up his hand to show his eyes, "I saw it clearly, it's definitely him!"

Fan Liuer didn't say anything after hearing this.

Qi Weiming, on the contrary, was furious. "That Li Chenbi is such a scoundrel! He kept saying how much he loved you, but what happened? He couldn't even stand being alone for a few days! He's truly betrayed your sincere heart!"

Fan Liuer remained silent.

Qi Weiming looked at her cautiously with some worry, "You...you don't need to be too sad. If you don't want a man like that, then don't. Anyway, you two aren't married yet, so you can take a look..."

Before he could utter the word "I," Yanqiu's voice rang out from outside the door, "Father, sister...brother-in-law?"

The two people in the room were slightly startled, but Qi Weiming's shock was even greater, and he was at a loss for what to do for a moment.

The door was pushed open, and Yan Qi stood in the doorway, with Li Chenbi and Yan Qiu standing behind him.

Yan Qi stared coldly at Qi Weiming, "What are you doing here?"

"I...I..." He looked at Li Chenbi, "You...what are you doing here? Didn't you go..."

Li Chenbi interrupted him, "Where did I go?"

Qi Weiming immediately realized what was happening, his face darkening. "You bastard Li Chenbi, you tricked me!"

Li Chenbi scoffed coldly, "I tricked you? What did I do? What did I say? What did I imply to you?"

Qi Weiming was speechless, wanting to yell at Li Chenbi, but it was indeed something he hadn't figured out, and the blame couldn't be placed on Li Chenbi, so he could only suffer the loss himself.

After Li Chenbi finished speaking, he looked at Yan Qi and said, "Your Majesty, it is a serious crime to break into the palace while under house arrest. Lord Qi has broken the law and should not be let off lightly."

As he spoke, his gaze shifted to Yan Qiu, "The Crown Prince's indulgence of Lord Qi's mistakes only adds to his punishment."

Yan Qi had already washed up and gone into bed with the Empress, ready to have a nice sleep with his wife. But he was woken up as soon as he lay down, told that Li Chenbi had sent a letter with urgent matters to discuss. He had discovered something related to the border security threat.

Yan Qi originally didn't want to pay attention to it. No matter how urgent the matter was, there was no reason for someone to come to him in the middle of the night. He could probably understand what Li Chenbi's intentions were.

However, the recent restless movements on the border have indeed given him a headache. He has just ascended the throne, his foundation is not stable, and everything needs to be rebuilt. If the border attacks now, it will cost him a huge amount of financial and material resources to fight this war.

He thought that even if Li Chenbi had impure intentions, he wouldn't dare to use this to deceive him.

That was indeed the case. Li Chenbi reported his findings to him and discussed countermeasures with him, which did indeed solve one of his problems.

After discussing important matters, he was about to return to the palace to sleep when Li Chenbi suddenly spoke.

"Your Majesty, I think I just saw Lord Qi."

Yan Qi looked at him, somewhat confused, "When?"

"Just now."

"Impossible, I have forbidden him from entering the palace."

Li Chenbi looked at him with a smile on his face, "Your Majesty, some people only look honest, but in reality they dare to do anything in private. How about this, you come with me to the East Palace and see if I am wrong or if some people are just too bold."

At this point, Yan Qi could understand that Li Chenbi had come prepared.

He wasn't the only one who was framed this time; Qi Weiming was too.

Yan Qi disliked being schemed against, but Li Chenbi had just solved a troublesome matter for him, and it would seem rather heartless for him to turn his back on her immediately, so he could only swallow his anger.

"Alright, I'll go with you."