Li Chen's words made Wu Nanzhi stick out her tongue, feeling as though she had said something wrong.
Li Chen told her not to worry about it. Perhaps he had mistaken her for someone else.
After all, Li Chen had only met the Crown Princess a few times, and his impression of her dated back several years.
But there was no mistaking that bearing. An ordinary woman simply could not possess it.
He still remembered that, when he had been looking for Lin Yue'e, she had mentioned seeing the Crown Princess's maid at the Entertainment Bureau.
So Li Chen figured that, if Lin Yue'e had not been mistaken, the woman who had just passed through that distant pavilion might indeed have been the Crown Princess.
No matter how far the Crown Prince's household had fallen, surely the Crown Princess would not have to become a courtesan queen to support the family.
Then why had the Crown Princess come here? Just how powerful were this Entertainment Bureau's backers? Was there a close connection between them?
There seemed to be far too many mysteries hidden here, but Li Chen was not interested.
At his level, all he wanted was a little amusement. He could not be bothered to think about complicated matters.
He was just being an emperor. There was no need to do everything himself.
If he handled everything, what would he need the County Yamen or the Ministry of Justice for?
Every department in the imperial court had its own duties.
He had cultivated to this level to enjoy himself, not to suffer.
Besides, he really had not been all that close to the Crown Prince.
According to Lin Yue'e's subsequent investigation, the Entertainment Bureau fell under the Ministry of Rites' jurisdiction. The Minister of Rites was one of the