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In the carriage, Chu Huanyan half-opened the curtain, looked at Liu Zhou who was standing blankly at the entrance of the palace, and curiously asked Xiao Jinzhi who walked into the carriage.

"What did you say to that Liu Shangshu? He is still stunned."

"I didn't say anything. It was just a whim and a few random words." Xiao Jinzhi said leisurely.

However, the surrender that was obtained through threats was naturally very vulnerable. Even though it was just a few casual words, it was enough to make Liu Zhou fearful.

Xiao Jinzhi didn't think much, just looked at Chu Huanyan, "Didn't I tell you that if you sleep a little longer, you don't have to pick me up?"

"I didn't come here specially. It's just that I woke up early today and just went to the store. I came here because I had nothing to do."

Everything is still business as usual in the shop, and shopkeeper Wang said that probably because there has been a stable supply of rice these days, everyone's panic about not being able to buy food has begun to lessen. In the past two days, there have been far fewer people coming to the shop to buy rice than before.

All in all, the rice and grain aspect is under control. As long as we take careful precautions and don't allow others to plot against us, there shouldn't be any big trouble.

Xiao Jinzhi also talked to Chu Huanyan about the situation in the morning court, especially the one-day deadline given by Emperor Xiao.

"With the Emperor's words, even if Empress Wei continues to threaten her, Liu Zhou will not be able to completely follow her instructions." Chu Huanyan said.

After all, although the charges of corruption and bribery were revealed, it was a big mistake, but if he openly disobeyed the emperor and delayed progress, Liu Zhou would not get any good results.

"There should be no need to worry about the Ministry of Industry for the time being, but..." Xiao Jinzhi frowned, "I'm afraid our wedding will be postponed."

The next step is to rebuild Liangshui Lane, which will take a lot of time. In addition, due to the recent snowstorm, this kind of stall is really not suitable for holding a wedding.

"It doesn't matter. Let's settle everything first." Chu Huanyan held Xiao Jinzhi's hand and said with a smile, "It just so happens that I'm not in that rush to get married."

In fact, as long as there was no evidence to reveal the truth about what happened back then, she would always feel like a stone was weighing on her heart. She believed that Xiao Jinzhi must be the same way.

However, there has been no news since the last time Jiang Zhou was found in Liyang City.

If this continues, she is worried that Emperor Xiao will depose Xiao Jinzhi before she has enough evidence.

If the war was really going on, she was not afraid that Xiao Jinzhi would lose, but once Xiao Jinzhi ascended the throne and Emperor Xiao became the loser and then revealed the matter, the meaning would be different.

"Yanyan is not in a hurry, but I am very anxious." Xiao Jinzhi said with a smile, clearly seeing the worry in Chu Huanyan's eyes.

He knew what Yan Yan was worried about. If Jiang Zhou and other evidence could not be found, the only way left would be to force the secret person to show up.

"Hey!" Outside the carriage, Qin Li suddenly stopped his horse, "Your Highness, Miss Chu, there is someone blocking the road ahead."

Xiao Jinzhi opened the carriage and saw a young man dressed as a clerk standing in the middle of the street, looking at the carriage in panic and eagerness.

When he saw Xiao Jin, he became even more nervous and hurriedly ran forward.

Chu Huanyan recognized the other person. He should be the clerk in the shop under his command.

"Are you looking for me?"

Chu Huanyan asked. As soon as these words came out, the young man seemed to be waking up from a dream and nodded quickly.

"Miss, something happened in the shop."

Chu Huanyan did not immediately ask what happened, but raised her eyebrows and asked, "How did you know I was in this carriage?"

"Xiao, Xiao Xiao just met the Marquis's carriage, but it was empty. Sister Xianyue said that His Highness the Crown Prince should send the young lady back. When the young lady went to the shop before, the young lady saw His Highness the Crown Prince's carriage, so ..." When the guy said this, he suddenly stopped and wanted to salute Xiao Jinzhi.

The latter waved his hand, indicating that he was exempted.

"What happened to the shop?" Chu Huanyan asked.

"Miss, please go and have a look, someone is going to close the shop!"

The shop the boy mentioned was a cloth shop located to the west of Zhuque Street. It was quite large and had reopened after the heavy snowfall. However, the original shopkeeper was already quite old and could not afford to fall ill due to the cold due to the snowstorm. So Chu Huanyan He temporarily handed over the shop to Chu Xixu.

When Chu Huanyan arrived at the shop, she saw from a distance about five or six men standing in the shop. The leader looked like a butler, but he looked arrogant and raised his chin, looking very contemptuous. The few people behind him were all dressed as servants.

"What happened?" Chu Huanyan walked into the shop from outside.

Chu Xixu, who was standing opposite several people, frowning and not knowing what to say, was obviously relieved when he saw Chu Huanyan and Xiao Jin walking in behind her.

"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince." Chu Xixu saluted with his hands raised. After the salute, he nodded to Chu Huanyan, "Cousin."

When the leader heard this title, he was only nervous for a moment. He quickly calmed down and said to Xiao Jinzhi, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

Chu Huanyan looked at the man. She neither doubted Xiao Jinzhi's identity nor panicked. It seemed that she had known for a long time that she might see Xiao Jinzhi.

"Who are you?" Xiao Jinzhi glanced around.

The leader straightened up slightly and said, "Your Highness, we are the servants of Princess Rongchang."

"Princess Rongchang?" Chu Huanyan frowned slightly.

Princess Rongchang is Xiao Di's youngest sister, and she is Xiao Jinzhi's aunt.

She has been very favored since she was a child. However, because she did not want to recruit a consort and instead raised a large group of naughty men, her reputation in the imperial city was not very good. I heard that she went there about seven or eight years ago. After taking the fiefdom, he rarely returned to the imperial city.

She asked herself that she had never interacted with Princess Rongchang, so why did her servant come here?

The leading steward glanced at Chu Huanyan and gave a perfunctory smile, "Miss Chu, I know that you are the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Mansion and the fiancée of His Highness the Crown Prince. I also know that this is your shop, and I don't want to embarrass you. . But Princess Rongchang is going back to the imperial city soon. The princess has said that she will not live in the princess mansion when she comes back, but will live in a separate courtyard, so that the slaves can seize the time to expand the additional courtyard. And your village..."

The steward paused for a moment, spread his hands, and spoke helplessly to Chu Huanyan.

"It happens to be a little closer to the princess's villa, so it's within the scope of the expansion."

Even though Chu Huanyan was mentally prepared, when she heard this reason, she couldn't help but be speechless by the absurdity.

"My shop is at least a mile away from Princess Rongchang's courtyard, and there are other shops in between. Is it possible that they have to be demolished?"

The steward nodded matter-of-factly, "Of course, they are just ordinary people's shops. It is an honor for them to make way for the eldest princess's courtyard!"