Chapter 118: Vice Minister Tea! You Forced Me to Do This! (1 / 2)
Xu Yanmiao suddenly heard someone shouting from outside—
“Scrolls can be aged!”
Xu Yanmiao froze for a moment, still processing the words, when three or five Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) had already rushed out.
A while later, they returned, looking uneasy and empty-handed. Clearly, they hadn’t caught anyone.
Meanwhile, the citizens outside the yamen had already been stirred up.
“Is the emperor trying to cover for the princess and her prince consort?”
“After all, he is royal son-in-law. Don’t we always say, ‘A son-in-law is half a son’?”
“That’s true. And His Majesty is the princess’s father! If he wants to help her cover this up, he absolutely can!”
“This feels like that play about Ji Gu! Except Ji Gu had Qi Qingtian, and this guy has nothing! How pitiful!”