Arc 3Court Cases and New Year

Tong Aning helped expose crimes and family betrayals while her friends and relatives faced new choices and revelations. The stretch ended with the Tong family discovering Su Huamo dressed in women's clothes.

  • Tong Aning helped expose Feng Cheng's murders, and Cen Yu ordered him taken away.
  • The emperor condemned a couple who had driven their daughter to suicide, then announced that the examination results would determine entry into court service.
  • Tong Fengye and Feng Chu left to join the army, while Tong Aning learned that the top examinees had been taken to prison.
  • Tong Aning and Xue Lin helped uncover cases involving false identities, hidden affairs, and family crimes, including Yan Jie's scandal and Jiang Yan's paternity.
  • Tong Aning exposed Hua Yao and Ke Jing's affair and helped Murong Tao and Sang Yingxin learn that Shao Ling had deceived them.
  • At the Ma Clan auction, Mu Hanqin learned what had happened to her three daughters, and Tong Aning helped bring the case to Cen Yu.
  • The emperor imprisoned Grand Tutor An and An Jinghuan after Jin Yue testified against them and the Sixth Princess recalled being lured to the pond.
  • The Tong family celebrated New Year's, then discovered that Su Huamo had gone to dress in women's clothes.
Chapters 51–75 Vol. 1 Read

Ch. 51Murdering His Wife and Child!

Han Rui confronted Qin Rong after losing his position as heir, but she rejected his anger and sent him away with Mei Xiangyu. Tong Aning later dined with Lou Yingyu and Azhu, where they learned a man at the Spring Breeze House had murdered his wife and child, prompting Azhu to rush downstairs.

  • Han Rui accused Han Zhuo of taking everything from him, but Qin Rong said Han Rui was stupid and explained that she valued Han Zhuo for his usefulness.
  • Qin Rong ordered Tong Aning, Tong Fengye, Feng Chu, and Mei Xiangyu to leave, and they departed with Han Rui.
  • Tong Aning reunited with Xue Lin and Sichen, who had returned from Jingzhao Prefecture after capturing a criminal, and learned that Miss Wen had gone to see Lord Cen.
  • Lou Yingyu told Tong Aning and Azhu how she won three thousand taels from Lou Ming by knocking over his desk to retrieve a banknote.
  • After hearing that a man at the Spring Breeze House had murdered his wife and child and stolen his in-laws' assets, Azhu hurried downstairs.

Ch. 52When one ascends to heaven, even their chickens and dogs rise with them

Tong Aning and her companions helped expose Feng Cheng for poisoning Qu Jing and causing the deaths of her and her son, and he was taken away to face execution. Later, Tong Aning continued practicing acupuncture with Xue Ruyun, just as Eunuch Wang arrived to summon the doctor.

  • Azhu beat Feng Cheng at Spring Breeze House, and Xue Lin arrested him for the suspected murders of his wife and son.
  • Qu Jing’s parents testified that Feng Cheng had given her a slow-acting poison disguised as medicine, while Tong Aning’s thoughts revealed how he had poisoned both Qu Jing and their son for money.
  • Feng Cheng admitted he had wanted Qu Jing’s money and showed no remorse, so Cen Yu ordered him taken away and told her parents he would likely be beheaded.
  • Tong Aning comforted Qu Jing’s parents and then went to eat with Lou Yingyu and Azhu.
  • Tong Aning practiced acupuncture under Xue Ruyun’s guidance and successfully placed a needle correctly.
  • Yingtao told Tong Aning that Eunuch Wang had arrived and Madam had asked Doctor Xue to come over.

Ch. 53Using their daughter to extort money

Xue Ruyun was summoned to the palace, while Tong Aning learned about her master's past from Su Zhouyue. At the Imperial Academy, the emperor exposed a couple who had driven their daughter to suicide and tried to extort money, then left Tong Aning wondering why he had come.

  • Xue Ruyun left for the palace after Eunuch Wang said the empress was unwell, and Su Zhouyue told Tong Aning that Xue Ruyun was a princess and the daughter of Consort Rong.
  • Tong Aning stayed at the Imperial Academy overnight after Yingtao reported that Xue Ruyun was remaining in the palace.
  • Tong Aning and Tong Fengye encountered a crowd outside the Imperial Academy, where a couple demanded compensation for their dead daughter.
  • Tong Aning learned that the couple had already taken money from the Earl of Chende and had driven their daughter to suicide by planning to sell her as a concubine.
  • Lou Yingyu confronted the couple, and Xue Lin presented witnesses and evidence that revealed the truth to the emperor.
  • The emperor condemned the couple, ordered them taken away, and left Tong Aning wondering what had brought him to the Imperial Academy.

Ch. 54Third Brother, It's You Again!

The emperor held an Imperial Academy examination that could lead directly to court service, alarming Tong Aobai, who feared for Tong Aning’s safety. After the emperor revealed the threat behind his decision and gave Tong Aning a precious gift, Tong Fengye failed to return home, and Xixi warned that he was in trouble.

  • The emperor announced that outstanding examinees could enter court service, collected the papers, and said the top scorer would be named the next morning.
  • Tong Aning returned home with Tong Fengye and discussed the examination with Su Zhouyue before suggesting that Tong Fengye was avoiding his schoolwork.
  • Tong Aobai confronted the emperor over the possibility of Tong Aning entering court service, but agreed to let her serve through the examinations after hearing the emperor’s explanation and receiving a precious gift for her.
  • Su Zhouyue ordered A Shu to bring Tong Fengye home, but neither returned, so she sent Uncle Zhao to find them.
  • Xixi warned Tong Aning that Tong Fengye was in trouble.

Ch. 55Your Majesty, your soldiers have arrived

Su Zhouyue and Tong Aobai helped Feng Jingruo and Feng Chu confront Feng Bo, and Feng Chu left the marquis’s residence to live with his sister. Xue Lin sought Tong Aning’s help with a task from the Empress, and the chapter ended with Tong Fengye announcing he would enlist in the army.

  • Su Zhouyue stopped Feng Bo from striking Tong Fengye and demanded he explain why he was punishing Feng Chu.
  • Feng Jingruo accused Feng Bo of neglecting her and Feng Chu, while Tong Fengye revealed that Feng Chu had tried to protect his mother’s dowry from Yang Rong.
  • Feng Chu asked whether Feng Bo intended to take his mother’s dowry, then left with Feng Jingruo and Yan Yunze to live with his sister.
  • Xue Lin delivered an item from the Empress to Tong Aning, who identified a shop in the north of the city as a possible lead.
  • Tong Fengye told Tong Aning that he planned to enlist in the army.

Ch. 56Straight to Prison

Feng Chu and Tong Fengye decided to join the army, and Su Zhouyue gave them letters of introduction and advice about safeguarding Feng Chu’s mother’s dowry. At the Imperial Academy, Tong Aning, Lou Yingyu, and Azhu learned that the top students had been taken to the Court of Judicial Review Prison.

  • Feng Chu told Tong Fengye he planned to join the army, and Tong Fengye decided to go with him.
  • Tong Aobai and Su Zhouyue heard the young men’s decision, and Su Zhouyue gave each a sealed letter for the army and warned Feng Chu to protect his mother’s dowry.
  • Tong Aning reassured Lou Yingyu that everyone had their own path, then suggested they pray for protective charms for Feng Chu and Tong Fengye.
  • Eunuch Wang announced the Imperial Academy results and took one top student from each school away under an imperial decree.
  • Lou Yingyu argued with Deng Qingji about their fathers before Tong Aning revealed that both first-place students had been shackled and taken to the Court of Judicial Review Prison.

Ch. 57Stand-in Romances Everywhere

Tong Aning supported Feng Jingruo as she stood up to Yang Rong and learned wound medicine from Xue Ruyun. At Xue Lin’s shop, she discovered that a man pursuing Xie Zhilin was treating her as a stand-in for someone else.

  • Lou Yingyu, Tong Aning, and Azhu visited a temple, where they saw Xie Zhilin and an unidentified man meet.
  • Tong Fengye gratefully accepted a protective talisman from Tong Aning and heart-protecting armor from Tong Siyan.
  • Xue Ruyun visited Tong Aning and taught her to prepare wound medicine for Tong Fengye.
  • Yang Rong reported Feng Chu for taking his mother’s dowry, but Feng Jingruo confronted her and asserted their independence; Tong Aning arrived to support Feng Jingruo.
  • At Xue Lin’s shop, Tong Aning saw a man approach Xie Zhilin and realized he regarded her as a stand-in.

Ch. 58Ah, this society that judges by looks...

Xie Zhilin discovered that Song Lan had treated her as a stand-in for her sister, while Tong Aning helped expose his intentions and he was arrested. At a wedding banquet, Tong Aning witnessed Shen Xinrui lose his family status and the woman he loved after choosing her over the commandery princess.

  • Xie Zhilin sent Song Lan away after realizing his fortune and declarations of love were false, and Tong Aning secretly gave the sisters a note revealing the woman he truly wanted.
  • Song Lan returned at night and admitted he had chosen Xie Zhilin only as a second-best option to Xie Zhiyin; Xie Zhiyin broke off the engagement, and Song Lan was taken to Jingzhao Prefecture's prison.
  • Tong Aning and Su Zhouyue arrived at a wedding banquet and saw Shen Xinrui bring home both Yanyan and the commandery princess in defiance of his family.
  • The commandery princess and Shen Xinrui's father disowned him, and Yanyan immediately rejected him when he lost his status.

Ch. 59Who Is My Bridegroom?

Princess Pingxuan exposed Shen Xinrui’s attempt to marry both her and Yanyan, and the wedding scandal ended with the empress fainting and the crown prince implicated. Days later, Tong Aning visited Xue Lin and joined him as a special consultant, where she watched Cen Yu investigate two men fighting over a woman who seemed to have multiple husbands.

  • Princess Pingxuan told the empress that Shen Xinrui had tried to marry both her and Yanyan, then revealed that Yanyan loved the crown prince.
  • Shen Xinrui held Yanyan while she professed her love for the crown prince, and the empress fainted in anger.
  • Rumors about the wedding spread through the capital, and the emperor confined the crown prince to the Eastern Palace.
  • Tong Aning asked Xue Lin whether he still had lessons while the crown prince was confined, and Xue Lin praised her dedication to medicine.
  • Xue Lin and Tong Aning joined Cen Yu as he questioned two men who had fought, but a woman arriving to identify her husband claimed uncertainty between them.
  • A third man arrived and called the woman his wife, leaving Cen Yu and the onlookers baffled.

Ch. 60Assassin: I Hate the Mid-Autumn Festival

Tong Aning joined Xue Lin at Jingzhao Prefecture as a special adviser and celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival with her family, who missed Tong Fengye and received his letter from the military camp. The evening ended with Xue Lin visiting the Tong residence and walking beneath the full moon with Aning.

  • At Prince Yong's Residence, Cen Yu ordered Sichen to remove a woman and her two lovers after their argument over loving both men, and Xue Lin escorted Tong Aning home with milk tea and pastries.
  • Tong Aning told Xue Lin she had no particular thoughts about the lovers' dispute and felt it was unfair to judge the woman more harshly than men who behaved similarly.
  • Su Zhouyue received Tong Fengye's letter reporting that he and Feng Chu had safely reached the military camp and taken the names Amao and Agou.
  • The Tong family shared a Mid-Autumn reunion meal, joking about Tong Aobai's awkwardly carved mandarin duck and the dried fish Tong Yi'an had made for the cat.
  • The eldest princess, Wei Mingning, and Xue Lin visited the marquis's residence with gifts for Tong Aning, and Su Zhouyue asked Aning to walk with Xue Lin in the courtyard.
  • Tong Aning admired the full moon and joked that its brightness would make it difficult for assassins to work, drawing a laugh from Xue Lin.

Ch. 61Beaten by His Wife's Lover

Tong Aning accompanied Tong Yibin to the Ministry of Justice for her academy assignment, where she watched Director Chen’s marital scandal unfold. The confrontation ended with Chen Jin accusing Fan Shuwen of being a ghost, while Tong Aning and Xixi were left wondering who Fan Shuwen really was.

  • Tong Aning and Lou Yingyu drew lots over which Tong family official Lou Yingyu would accompany, prompting Tong Aobai and Tong Yibin to argue over taking Tong Aning to work.
  • Tong Yibin brought Tong Aning to the Ministry of Justice, where she helped grind ink, asked about Vice Minister Wei’s case, and learned Director Chen had arrived late after his wedding.
  • Tong Aning discovered Director Chen had bruises and a limp, and Xixi told her that his wife’s lover had beaten him.
  • Tong Aning secretly watched Chen Jin comfort Fan Shuwen’s sister, who accused Fan Shuwen of stealing Chen Jin and mistreating him.
  • Fan Shuyi challenged Chen Jin to describe his attacker, then denied the man was her lover and implied that Fan Shuwen was involved.
  • Xixi revealed that Fan Shuwen had stopped being Fan Shuwen long ago, and Chen Jin shoved her away and screamed that she was a ghost.

Ch. 62Chancellor Lou, the Ultimate Fall Guy

Tong Yibin arrested Fan Shuwen and Chen Jin after learning that the impostor had killed the real Fan Shuwen and was connected to a plot targeting him. At the Tong residence, a man accused Chancellor Lou of causing his brother’s death, while Tong Aning’s system revealed that the brother had died by suicide.

  • Tong Yibin arrested Fan Shuwen and Chen Jin, and later told Tong Aning that Fan Shuwen and Vice Minister Wei were likely planted by the same person targeting him.
  • Tong Yibin found the real Fan Shuwen’s remains and had them returned to the Fan residence, while Tong Aning wrote her journal.
  • Lou Ming confronted Lou Yingyu about her assignment and asked her to observe him the next day, then stayed for dinner at the Tong residence.
  • A man begged Tong Aobai to investigate his brother’s death and accused Chancellor Lou of having him tortured to death in prison.
  • Lou Yingyu tried to attack the accuser, but Tong Aning restrained her as the system revealed that the man’s brother had died by suicide.

Ch. 63Mother and Wife Gave Birth on the Same Day

Cheng Gu learned that his brother had cheated in the imperial examination and that his family had deceived him, while Lou Ming offered him a chance to study. Later, Tong Aning accompanied Xue Ruyun to help Xiao Pingqi’s sister through a difficult labor, where a revelation about Yan Jie’s mother left Xiao Pingqi stunned.

  • Cheng Gu confronted Lou Ming over his brother’s death, then learned his brother had cheated and had asked Lou Ming to conceal the truth.
  • Cheng Gu recalled how his family had rigged a drawing so his younger brother could study, and he left after thanking Lou Ming and Tong Aobai.
  • Lou Yingyu told Tong Aning and Azhu that Lou Ming had kept Cheng Gu at the estate as a study attendant so he could learn to read and write.
  • During archery practice, Azhu hit the target, Tong Aning struck it twice, and Lou Yingyu missed both shots before Xiao Pingqi was called away.
  • Tong Aning accompanied Xue Ruyun to the Yan estate, where Xiao Pingqi’s sister was struggling through a difficult labor.
  • Xiao Pingqi learned Yan Jie had refused to leave his mother, who had gone into premature labor, and realized the child was Yan Jie’s.

Ch. 64A stepmother is still a mother

Xiao Pingqi welcomed his sister Xiao Wanqiu’s safe delivery, then exposed and punished her husband Yan Jie for his affair with his stepmother. Tong Aning brought flowers to Xue Lin, and Xiao Pingtai invited her and Xue Lin to Zhu Ting’s wedding banquet.

  • Xiao Pingqi ordered his men to bring Yan Jie to him after Xiao Wanqiu delivered a healthy baby girl.
  • Xiao Pingqi had Yan Jie and his father, Yan Cheng, confronted with evidence that Yan Jie had slept with his stepmother, who had also given birth to his son.
  • Yan Cheng attacked Yan Jie, then fainted after learning that the newborn was Yan Jie’s child; Xiao Pingqi had both men sent to prison.
  • Tong Aning gave Xue Lin flowers, and Xue Lin accepted them as Sichen reported that Yan Jie had been beaten again by Xiao Pingtai.
  • Xiao Pingtai thanked Xue Lin and invited Tong Aning to Zhu Ting’s wedding banquet; Xue Lin asked to attend too, and Xiao Pingtai agreed.

Ch. 65Someone Stole Her Base

Tong Aning helped Jiang Yin survive the revelation that her new husband, Zhu Ting, was her half-brother, and Jiang Yin brought charges against their father, Jiang Yan. Three days later, Jiang Yin gave Tong Aning a garden, but when Tong Aning visited it, a stranger claimed the property and blocked their way.

  • At Zhu Ting’s wedding banquet, Tong Aning and Xue Lin found Jiang Yin trying to hang herself and helped bring her down.
  • Jiang Yan tried to strike Jiang Yin, but Xue Lin protected her, and the truth emerged that Jiang Yan had fathered Zhu Ting with Lu Yilü before marrying Ruan Hanjiao.
  • Jiang Yin learned that Zhu Ting was her biological older brother and, urged on by Tong Aning, accused Jiang Yan; Xue Lin agreed to investigate.
  • Three days later, Jiang Yin told Tong Aning that Jiang Yan had been imprisoned and Ruan Hanjiao had divorced him, then gave Tong Aning a garden deed in thanks.
  • Tong Aning visited Radiant Youth Garden with Lou Yingyu and Azhu, but a stranger stopped them and denied knowing the Jiang household steward.

Ch. 66We Ended Up Catching Adulterers

Tong Aning, Lou Yingyu, and Azhu reclaimed Radiant Youth Garden from the people who had occupied it, and Azhu recognized a bracelet there as her third aunt’s. Later, Tong Aning and Xue Lin hid as two people searched for the bracelet, and Tong Aning realized they had caught Azhu’s third uncle and aunt in an apparent affair.

  • Lou Yingyu kicked the steward’s defiant subordinate and led Tong Aning and Azhu into Radiant Youth Garden.
  • Lou Yingyu ordered A Shu to beat the intruders, and Xue Lin had Sichen arrest them and notify the Jiang family after they found an elderly man they had nearly starved.
  • Azhu recognized a gold bracelet in the garden as one she had seen on her third aunt’s wrist.
  • Tong Aning and Xue Lin hid when two people arrived searching for the bracelet.
  • Tong Aning recognized the searchers as Azhu’s third uncle and aunt and realized they had caught them together.

Ch. 67A Good Brother Becomes a Love Rival

Tong Aning exposed Hua Yao and Ke Jing's affair, leaving Meng Xun devastated and intent on becoming a monk. Later, the Tong family failed to end Sang Yingxin's engagement to Murong Tao, who came to plead with her as Tong Aning learned his good brother had deceived him and was actually his love rival.

  • Tong Aning and Xue Lin caught Hua Yao and Ke Jing searching Radiant Youth Garden, and Tong Aning revealed that Hua Yao's missing bracelet had already been given to Azhu.
  • Azhu arrived with Meng Xun, who confronted Hua Yao and Ke Jing; Tong Aning's thoughts revealed their affair, their child, and how they had used Meng Xun for money, causing him to faint.
  • Azhu told Tong Aning and Lou Yingyu that Meng Xun kept attempting suicide and now wanted to become a monk, while Tong Aning advised letting him do as he pleased.
  • Wu Shan learned that the Murong family refused to break Sang Yingxin's engagement, and Murong Tao arrived pleading with Sang Yingxin to believe he had not wronged her.
  • Sang Yingxin rejected Murong Tao and asked to part, while Tong Aning learned that Murong Tao had been deceived by his good brother, who was actually his love rival.

Ch. 68No Incest Allowed!

Tong Aning revealed Shao Ling’s plot to separate Murong Tao and Sang Yingxin, and the couple decided to give him a taste of his own medicine. Later, Tong Aning and Xue Lin wandered the capital, where a woman’s attempt to force a match with her older brother turned out to involve her husband.

  • Tong Aning told Murong Tao and Sang Yingxin that Shao Ling had drugged Murong Tao and staged a compromising scene to make Sang Yingxin misunderstand.
  • Murong Tao wanted to confront Shao Ling, but Sang Yingxin stopped him, and they agreed to give Shao Ling a taste of his own medicine.
  • Sichen brought Shao Ling back after finding him running naked through the street, and Shao Ling blamed his servant for exposing his identity.
  • Tong Aning and Xue Lin strolled through the capital, discussed flowers, and stopped at a wonton stall after Tong Aning grew hungry.
  • A woman confronted the wonton seller because she had eaten his supposedly love-blessing wontons with her older brother, then clarified that the man was her husband.

Ch. 69The Young Master Was a Young Lady All Along

Tong Aning spent time with Xue Lin and her family before learning why Nie Huaiyu’s beloved Minglang had disappeared. The chapter ended with Minglang arriving at the Tong family shop, where Nie Huaiyu realized Minglang was a young lady.

  • Tong Aning and Xue Lin encountered a woman and her child husband, then fed leftover wontons to a dog before returning to the Tong family shop with Tong Siyan.
  • Ma Yan tried to gain entry to the Tong home and later delivered Tong Siyan an invitation to an internal Ma clan auction.
  • Tong Aning asked Tong Yi'an to demonstrate the abacus, and Tong Siyan praised her correct calculations.
  • Nie Huaiyu and Nie Huailan visited the shop, where Nie Huaiyu recognized a hair ornament like hers and explained that she had fallen in love with a mysterious young master named Minglang.
  • Tong Aning urged Nie Huaiyu to forget Minglang, but Minglang arrived, and Nie Huaiyu discovered that Minglang was a young lady.

Ch. 70All Three Daughters She Had Given Birth to Were Thrown Away!...

Ming Linghui admitted she had pretended to be her brother when she met Nie Huaiyu, but Nie Huaiyu forgave her and asked her to call her Sister. Later, Tong Aning accompanied Tong Siyan to the Ma Clan auction, where a family dispute erupted before it began.

  • Nie Huaiyu confronted Ming Linghui about disguising herself as a man, but Ming Linghui refused to explain why she had done it.
  • When Nie Huaiyu met Ming Ze, Ming Linghui claimed she had been the one Nie Huaiyu met and asked her brother to leave; Nie Huaiyu then accepted her as a younger sister.
  • Tong Aning prepared wound medicines and a letter for Tong Fengye, then accompanied Tong Siyan to the Ma Clan auction.
  • Tong Aning discovered Ma Yan planning a surprise for Tong Siyan and warned him that her sister would dislike it, prompting him to abandon the plan.
  • Before the auction began, Ma Yan's mother chased the Ma Clan's old patriarch with a saber, accusing him of throwing away the three daughters she had borne.

Ch. 71Getting Rich on the Same Day of the Same Month of the Same Year

Mu Hanqin learned that the Ma family had taken away her three daughters, but Tong Aning stopped her from killing Ma Hui and helped bring the case to Jingzhao Prefecture. As the border fighting worsened, Azhu revealed she would go to the army camp with her parents, and Lou Yingyu, Tong Aning, and Azhu swore sisterhood before Feng Ying abruptly appeared.

  • Mu Hanqin confronted the old patriarch and Ma Hui after learning that they had disposed of her three daughters, and she nearly killed Ma Hui before Tong Aning persuaded her to seek justice instead.
  • The old patriarch gave the addresses where he had sent the girls, and Mu Hanqin left with her brother and sister-in-law while Ma Yan stayed behind.
  • Tong Aning told Cen Yu what the Ma family had done, and Cen Yu set out to arrest the old patriarch and Ma Hui as Tong Aning sent the daughters' locations to the Mu residence.
  • Azhu told Tong Aning and Lou Yingyu that she would go to the army camp with her father and mother, and the three women swore sisterhood over hot pot.
  • Feng Ying tumbled through the door as Lou Yingyu opened it, startling Tong Aning, Lou Yingyu, and Azhu.

Ch. 72Feng Bo's Peculiar Tastes

Lou Yingyu and Tong Aning exposed Feng Bo’s affair at the Spring Breeze House, while Feng Ying defended Yang Rong and Feng Jingruo showed she had moved on. At Cen Yu and Wen Taofei’s wedding banquet, Tong Aning noticed Cen Yu was secretly drinking fruit cordial instead of alcohol but chose not to embarrass him.

  • Feng Ying broke down over Yang Rong’s praise of Feng Chu and protected his servant when Lou Yingyu threatened him.
  • Yang Rong saw Feng Bo leaving the Spring Breeze House with a beauty and confronted him, but Feng Ying knocked Feng Bo down while defending his mother.
  • Tong Aning noticed red marks on Feng Bo’s arm, and Yang Rong realized his secret; Feng Jingruo later said she was no longer upset about him.
  • Cen Yu and Wen Taofei celebrated their wedding, and Cen Yu arranged for food to be sent to the bridal chamber for his bride.
  • Tong Aning noticed Cen Yu’s cup held fruit cordial and kept quiet, sparing him embarrassment at the wedding banquet.

Ch. 73Pushing His Own Granddaughter into the Water...

Tong Aning attended a palace New Year’s banquet, where the sixth princess fell into a pond and was rescued. Tong Aning’s thoughts exposed Grand Tutor An as the one who pushed her in, and the emperor began to suspect him.

  • Tong Aning received Su Zhouyue’s letter from Su Zhouyue, who read that Fengye had received the winter clothes and sent New Year’s greetings.
  • Tong Aning and Lou Yingyu attended the palace banquet with their families, where the emperor welcomed them and raised a toast to the border soldiers.
  • The sixth princess fell into the pond in the Plum Garden, and an imperial physician treated her for a fever while the emperor ordered an investigation.
  • Tong Aning thought that someone had pushed the sixth princess into the pond, prompting the emperor to halt the initial inquiry and ask where Grand Tutor An was.
  • Grand Tutor An returned and denied visiting the Plum Garden, but Su Zhouyue pointed out plum petals on his shoes.
  • Tong Aning’s thoughts revealed that Grand Tutor An had pushed his granddaughter into the pond, and the emperor’s expression darkened as he learned of the tutor’s ambitions.

Ch. 74This Time, I Support Wrapping Dumplings...

Consort An pleaded with Grand Tutor An to spare the Sixth Princess, while Tong Aning revealed that Grand Tutor An’s supposedly dead eldest son was alive and had fled with Jin Yue. After An Jinghuan was exposed for abusing Jin Yue and their daughter, the An father and son were imprisoned, and the Sixth Princess recovered.

  • Consort An knelt before Grand Tutor An and begged him to stop endangering the Sixth Princess, while Consort Wei comforted her.
  • Tong Aning revealed that An Jinghuan had faked his death to escape an arranged marriage and had fled with Jin Yue, whose daughter had supposedly died.
  • Jin Yue and her daughter An Ning entered the hall, and Jin Yue testified that An Jinghuan had abandoned and abused them.
  • The emperor had An Jinghuan brought before the court, then ordered the An father and son taken away after seeing Jin Yue’s injuries and hearing their testimony.
  • The Sixth Princess woke and recalled that Grand Tutor An had lured her toward the pond to see the koi.
  • The emperor imprisoned Grand Tutor An and An Jinghuan, while Jin Xiufeng and Jin Yue accepted responsibility for Jin Yue’s past choices.

Ch. 75The sight was too beautiful-I didn't dare look...

Jin Yue received permission to divorce An Jinghuan and sent Tong Aning dumplings as thanks, while the Tong family celebrated New Year together. During a New Year visit to the General Who Protects the State's Residence, Tong Aning's thoughts revealed that Su Huamo had secretly dressed in women's clothes, leaving the family stunned.

  • The emperor lightly punished Jin Yue, allowed her to divorce An Jinghuan, and warned her to be more careful.
  • Jin Yue sent Tong Aning homemade dumplings, and the Tong family shared dumplings and watched fireworks on New Year's Eve.
  • Xue Lin watched the fireworks from Prince Yong's Residence and dismissed Sichen's hopes of joining the festivities.
  • Tong Aning tried to style Tong Yi'an's hair on New Year's Day, but Yingtao had to redo it before the family visited the General Who Protects the State's Residence.
  • Their eldest aunt argued with the family, then accused Su Huamo of keeping a mistress after he acted secretive.
  • Tong Aning's thoughts revealed that Su Huamo had gone to dress in women's clothes, shocking everyone.
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