Chu Qing heard her words, seemingly paused for a moment, also looking at Chu Ci, and after a while said: "That's better than Second Sister marrying the Crown Prince, yet still stabbing her own family members in the back?"

  Chu Qing said this to provoke Chu Ci into anger, but Chu Ci remained calm and collected, downing the tea in his cup in one gulp, putting down the cup, and directly saying: "The punishment from King Su has arrived, he will be stripped of his title and exiled to Han City, and as for you..."

  Chu Ci seemed to have intentionally stopped talking at this point, but Chu Cheng's heart skipped a beat and he stared at Chu Ci, speaking word by word: "What about me?"

  "Follow me."

  As soon as the two words "Chu Ci" fell, Chu Cheng almost slowly sat back, her head slowly lowered, her eyes dark and complexly intertwined. After a while, she raised her head again, looking at Chu Ci with a gloomy expression and asked: "Was it you who mentioned it?"

  Chu Ci didn't know whether she was saying that Chu Qing Tian was innocent or foolish. She slightly raised her eyes, with a tone of surprise: "Your meaning is, I, someone who is still under investigation in the Ministry of Justice, can directly bypass the Grand Court and bring this matter to the Emperor?"

  She couldn't avoid suspicion, otherwise the crown prince wouldn't have forbidden her from running to the Duke of Protection's residence. How could she possibly get involved in this matter at this critical juncture? Moreover... dragging Chu Qing down with her would bring no benefits to herself.

  The reason is already clear, but Chu Cheng's face remained cold and stern. "So you came to see me today just to mock me?"

  “……I'm not that bored.” Chu Ci continued calmly, “The purpose of my visit this time is that if you can cooperate with the investigation and provide clues about the White Tiger Order, you can reduce your guilt and at least don't have to follow Su Wang to be exiled to Hancheng.”

  Chu Qing stared at her with an uncertain expression, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Chu Ci's words.

  Chu Ci didn't seem to be in a hurry, she said what she needed to say and then stood up saying: "The Emperor's decree will be implemented in three days, within these three days you can come to the East Palace to find me at any time, if you don't make it on time, I won't wait."

  After finishing this sentence, Chu Ci got up and was about to leave.

  Finally, Chu Qing raised her head and looked at her back, opening her mouth: "Why did you stand on the side of the Crown Prince?"

  Chu Ci hesitated for a moment and turned back to look at her, asking softly: "Why not?"

  When she opened her eyes and found that everything around her had changed, even her loved ones didn't want her anymore, only the prince acknowledged her, so why not?

  Chu Ci stared at her for a moment, sneered and turned away.

  When Chu Ci finished paying the bill and came out of the teahouse, she felt a bit disheartened. Seeing Cheng Qi waiting for her beside the horse not far away, she finally regained some composure.

  He then left without saying anything else and rode his horse back to the Ming government office.

  She heard Cheng Qi say that Tai Shi had entered the palace again early in the morning and didn't know what the situation was like.

  However, when she returned with Cheng Qi, Ming Taishi had already returned to the Ming government office. Chu Ci was about to mention something to Ming Taishi about possibly getting a lead on Chu Cheng's case in a couple of days, but Ming Taishi looked at her with a complex expression and finally couldn't help but advise: "Chu Ci, it's fine if you want to secretly fight with the Crown Prince, but it's not suitable to make it public..."

  "Is it the wind that knocks against the door? Or is it the moon that casts a shadow on the wall?"

  I've been stuck in a vicious cycle of staying up late recently, I want to go to bed early today and get up early tomorrow to make up for the update, (whispering: you guys still have to vote for me, okay?)

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