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Ann Yuan lowered his head and narrowed his triangular eyes. A hint of coldness and a hint of schadenfreude flashed through them. The corner of his mouth slightly twitched, giving off an extremely comfortable feeling.

"Your Majesty, this old subject will send someone to investigate this matter." Ann Yuan raised his head and cupped his hands towards the Emperor with a respectful expression.

The emperor nodded and rubbed his chin. His eyes narrowed slightly, containing coldness and anger. He looked at Ann Yuan and said, "Check it for me. I won't tolerate sand in my eyes."

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and sat on the chair. Eunuch Du, who was so scared that he didn't even dare to breathe, hurriedly served a cup of hot tea to the emperor. He lowered his head, concealing the panic in his eyes.

Just as Gu Qiangwei was complaining to herself, a white pigeon crossed the roof and landed beside Xiao Leng.

Xiao Leng looked at the white pigeon and immediately held the pigeon in his hand and pulled out the letter tied to the pigeon's foot.

Gu Qiangwei looked and a trace of surprise flashed across her eyes. So there really was a message sent by a pigeon. The ancients didn't look down on me.

Xiao Leng looked at the contents of the small piece of paper and a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes. He raised his head, looked at everyone and said, "Be on alert."

The people who were training were stunned. They hurriedly stopped and went into the cave that Gu Qiangwei had prepared beforehand.

"What's going on?" Gu Qiangwei glanced at Xiao Leng and her eyes darkened. It seemed that someone was coming.

"Isn't your defense very good? You don't even know that you've been followed. " Xiao Leng lowered his head to look at Gu Qiangwei. His cold tone made Gu Qiangwei's hair stand on end. She couldn't help but tremble. She swallowed a mouthful of saliva and took a step back.

However, his heart was incomparably cold. To think that there was actually someone following him. It seemed like his guard was not good enough.

"Let's go." Seeing Gu Qiangwei's thoughtful expression with lowered eyes, Xiao Leng retracted his gaze and said to Xueruun and Yuruun.

Xueruun glanced at Gu Qiangwei and saw her standing there. She thought that Gu Qiangwei was probably unhappy after hearing Xiao Leng's words. She pulled Gu Qiangwei and said, "Let's talk about it when we get back. The situation is critical now, so it's not the time to be petty."

Gu Qiangwei raised her head and looked at Xueruun. A trace of doubt flashed in her eyes. She was puzzled by Xueruun's words.

The few of them climbed out of the dark tunnel in a hurry. Luckily, Gu Qiangwei was prepared. They had made quite a lot of noise. Ann Yuan was an old cunning fox, it would be strange if he could catch a few clues.

This house was separated into two sides. Gu Qiangwei used it to keep the homeless, elderly, weak, and handicapped, and taught them how to till the land in front of them.

The inside was for military health training, while the outside was for the common people's farming. It didn't affect each other at all. The underground house was separated from each other for Gu Qiangwei's tea, so the common people didn't know about this.

"Search." At this time, they were surrounded. Ann Yuan brought someone with him. There was a lot of noise, a pair of eyes, and a fierce look. Ann Yuan looked around and saw everything clearly as if he had dug out all the secrets.

Some of the civilians were scared stiff. They stood still, not daring to move as they glanced at the surrounding soldiers timidly.

Gu Qiangwei jumped out with a trace of a smile in her eyes. She crossed her arms and looked at Wu Tie, "Yo, isn't that State Duke Qi?" "Why are you here?"

"County Head Yiping." Ann Yuan glanced at Gu Qiangwei as he stood with his hands behind his back. With a stern tone, his eyes glinted with a cold light. He shot a merciless glare at Gu Qiangwei and said, "This old man would advise you to be honest. Where is this place?"

Gu Qiangwei burst out laughing at Ann Yuan's righteous words. She was the most unorthodox and the scariest person, yet she had to pretend to be a righteous person. Gu Qiangwei hated people like this the most.

"What are you laughing at?" Being laughed at by Gu Qiangwei, Ann Yuan hated Gu Qiangwei even more. Previously, when he was confined, it was all thanks to Gu Qiangwei. That girl actually survived. She was really lucky. Ann Yuan looked at Gu Qiangwei with disgust.

"Aiya, State Duke Qi is really too old to see clearly." Gu Qiangwei pursed her lips and tilted her body slightly. She glanced at Wu Tie, who was about the same height as her, with a big belly.

"You … dare." Ann Yuan heard Gu Qiangwei's sarcasm and pointed at Gu Qiangwei. He wanted to rip off Gu Qiangwei's head.

Gu Qiangwei glanced at Ann Yuan and smiled. She touched her mouth and didn't care about what he said.

"Alright." Seeing Gu Qiangwei ignoring him, Ann Yuan's anger soared. He comforted himself not to be bothered by a damned girl who was about to die.

"County Head Yiping, the Emperor's kindness is great. You didn't thank the Emperor properly, yet you did such a thing. You deserve to die a thousand times for this crime." Ann Yuan stretched out his chubby hand and pointed at Gu Qiangwei with trembling fingers. His sincere and righteous tone made Gu Qiangwei want to slap him in the face.

Gu Qiangwei scratched her ears, turned her head and smiled at Ann Yuan, with a sharp tone she said, "You saw with your own eyes that I let down the Emperor. Look here, this is just a commoner, how could I let down the Emperor? State Duke Qi, I'm a princess, the Emperor is personally bestowed the title, so I can't tolerate you slandering him like this."

"What are you doing here?" Ann Yuan heard Gu Qiangwei's words and his heart turned cold. He frowned and glanced around. He saw that the citizens were staring at Ann Yuan with widened eyes. They quickly looked away from Ann Yuan's gaze.

"Mrs. Xuanhe is kind. That's why she used this place to shelter some homeless people. Why do you think it's such an outrageous thing to say? Is saving the people an outrageous thing?" Gu Qiangwei slanted her eyes at Ann Yuan, the corner of her mouth hooked up, "You splashed Madam with water, don't blame the general for getting angry."

"Milord, there aren't any here. They are just commoners." The person who led the team in the search came out and reported to Ann Yuan one by one.

Hearing that, Ann Yuan's face changed. A hint of coldness flashed across his eyes. How could the person reporting be wrong? Could it be that he got the fake news?

"Let's go." After being slapped, Ann Yuan's face did not light up. He frowned and was about to leave with a dark face.

"Hai." Gu Qiangwei immediately held Ann Yuan back. With such a big commotion, it was impossible for them to walk like this.

"County Head Yiping, what else do you want?" Ann Yuan turned around to take a look at Gu Qiangwei, who had an unpleasant expression on her face. Her eyes were filled with indifference.

"You made such a ruckus and already told the emperor in front of him. Do you want to leave like this?" Gu Qiangwei glanced at Ann Yuan, then lifted her chin and crossed her arms. She smirked slightly and said, "Even if Mrs. Xuanhe is splashed with dirty water, she can't just let it go like this."

"What do you want?" Ann Yuan gritted his teeth and looked at Gu Qiangwei with a darkened face. He flung his sleeves and a cold look appeared in his eyes. This little girl was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

"Since you came as well, look at what these civilians are wearing. General Xuanhe has been leading soldiers all year round, so he doesn't have much money. Since you came, you should at least help him out, right?" Ann Ruyu was not a good person in his hands, and so was Ann Yuan. It was impossible for him to leave so easily once he got here. Gu Qiangwei had to skin him alive.

Ann Yuan's face darkened when he heard this. He was just like a fox compared to Prime Minister Gu, who was always honest, this daughter of his was not easy to deal with. With just a few words, he had provoked the relationship between the An family and the emperor, and now he was even warned by the emperor.

"The An clan has a large population, and I don't even have enough to eat. I really don't have any extra money." Ann Yuan waved his sleeves and said while standing with his hands behind his back. A hint of disdain flashed in his eyes. He turned around and looked at the mountain stream in the distance. I don't have any money, so let's see what you, Gu Qiangwei, can do.

"Aiya, then it'll be hard to discuss. I wonder what it'll be like to slander the emperor." Gu Qiangwei rubbed her hands together as a trace of a smile flashed across her eyes. This smile was simply too shameless.

"You." Hearing that, Ann Yuan turned to look at Gu Qiangwei. A trace of coldness flashed across his eyes. This damned girl, she was too despicable.

If everyone knew that State Duke Qi was favored by the emperor, they would probably scold him. However, if everyone else knew about this, then I would naturally not bite off more than I can chew, but look at the people behind me. They have no clothes to wear, and no food to eat. Today, no matter what Ann Yuan said, Gu Qiangwei would not let him walk out of here so easily, not letting him have a good memory. He would think that Gu Qiangwei was just as easy to bully as the Gu family.