This Was Probably the Work of a Gang of Roaming Bandits

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was terrified, breaking out in a cold sweat. "What? Which two princesses are you talking about?"

"Princess Jing'an and Princess Ningyuan, they want you to go there now."

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Summon Chen Ankang. How can a mere Minister of the Court of Judicial Review like me be responsible for such a major matter?"

The subordinates standing nearby dared not say anything more.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review arrived at the residence of Princess Jing'an and Princess Ningyuan very quickly.

Princess Jing'an looked at him and said:

"You're doing a pretty leisurely job as the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. Such a big thing happened in our mansion, and you still don't know about it."

Find out who did this right now! I refuse to believe there aren't any clues. Once I find out, I'll wipe out their entire family.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review quickly nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go investigate right now."

He led more than 100 men and thoroughly searched both princesses' residences, inside and out.

Chen Ankang strolled in slowly from outside. The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review looked at him and said, "Oh my! Chen Ankang, you're really carefree. Such a big thing has happened in the capital, and you can still sleep?"

Chen Ankang coughed and said, "It's alright, I slept quite well last night. What happened?"

"Two princesses' residences were robbed one after another. Who do you think did this?"

Chen Ankang's eyelids twitched and he said, "How would I know?"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review sneered, "Chen Ankang, stop pretending. With so many sources of information, how could you not know who did it?"

Chen Ankang rolled his eyes and said, "Sir, I can indeed solve cases, but I'm not a god! I'll go in and take a look now."

Chen Ankang walked into the warehouse, looked it over inside and out, and there was still something he didn't understand.

It's obvious who did it without even looking.

His master is Zhou Wanwan.

He looked up and saw the trees outside the window, the trees swaying incessantly.

His lips twitched. Who could believe what had happened to him in the last few months?

Whenever he gets stuck in a case, a tree will send him a message.

No matter how difficult the case, as long as these trees are there, it's no problem.

He's practically becoming the top detective in Beijing.

Therefore, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review relied heavily on him.

But he knew that he only relied on his master.

It's now very obvious that his master did this.

He returned to the front hall, shook his head, and said, "This must have been done by a gang of bandits..."

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review looked at him and said, "Then tell me, which bandits are they from?"

Chen Ankang waved his hand and said, "I still need to investigate this matter. The preliminary assessment is as follows."

Where did he get his initial assessment?

I just found a note, and this is what it told him.

As the night deepened and he was dozing off on a stool, another note flew in. He picked it up and said, "It's confirmed. Those bandits are hiding in Mount Qingcheng. Let's go now."

Chen Ankang genuinely had no idea who these bandits were.

He was completely clueless now, so he just took whatever the note said.

It was all arranged by our master.

When they arrived at Mount Qingcheng Mount Qingcheng, they found several thousand bandits living there and discovered a great deal of gold and silver treasure in the storeroom.

Who would have thought that so many bandits would live in such a small place as Mount Qingcheng?

Those men cried out their innocence, "Sir, we are innocent! We are not bandits, we are all soldiers in the army!"

"Yes, yes, we are all Song Qingfeng's subordinates. We just suffered a defeat and had nowhere to go."

Chen Ankang wiped the sweat from his brow:

"Her master really killed two birds with one stone. It turns out that these people were all Song Qingfeng's subordinates who sneaked into the capital to slowly clear their names."

Song Qingfeng planned to return to the Princess's residence and then gradually turn these trusted confidants into his regular army.

But before they could even make a move, all their men were captured.

Song Qingfeng was quickly summoned. The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review looked at Song Qingfeng and asked, "General Song, are these all your men?"

Song Qingfeng was startled and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "No, no, I don't know them."

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review took a sip of tea and said, "Those are bandits. How dare they steal from the two princesses! They have some nerve! Guards, arrest them all!"

The bandits cried out, "General Song, save us! You can't treat us like this! We risked our lives for you; you can't be ungrateful!"

"General Song, I have elderly parents and young children to support. How can you lie through your teeth? We haven't stolen anything from the princess."

General Song, we've been wronged!

But Song Qingfeng only wants to protect himself now. If these bandits are related to him, he will probably not escape death.

He distanced himself completely. "I really don't know who they are; these people are just trying to frame me."

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review couldn't concern himself with all that; the two princesses didn't have many belongings, just a few boxes.

Even a few boxes are enough to prove that they are involved in this matter.

"The princess's residence has many more things; where have you hidden them? Hand them over now, or you'll have a chance to live."

These people were devastated; how could they possibly explain themselves?

They were all quickly imprisoned.

Early the next morning, the emperor issued a direct order, "Execute all these bandits, leave no one alive."

Song Qingfeng was furious. These thousands of soldiers were all his trusted confidants, and now they were all gone.

Upon hearing this, the eldest princess ate two extra bowls of rice for breakfast.

She said with a smile:

"I never expected such a good thing to happen. The warehouses in Jing'an and Ningyuan have been robbed."

It's actually related to Song Qingfeng's subordinates! Hahahaha, this is just too funny!

While drinking her bird's nest porridge, Zhou Wanwan said, "Is it possible that all of this was orchestrated?"

The eldest princess looked at Zhou Wanwan and said, "You're not talking about yourself, are you?"

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said, "Oh! What else?"

The princess had just finished breakfast when she was summoned by the Empress Dowager.

The eldest princess sat in the front hall of the Cold Palace, looking at the eunuch who was delivering the imperial edict, and asked, "What is the Empress Dowager's intention in this?"

The old man said with a forced smile:

"I'm just a lowly eunuch, how could I possibly know so much?"

The Empress Dowager wants you to go to the front hall and wait there now.

Helpless, the eldest princess led Zhou Wanwan, Liu Su'e, and Zhou Fusheng to the front hall.

She said softly, "I'm afraid it's nothing good again, sigh!"

As soon as they entered Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, the Empress Dowager coldly looked at the Eldest Princess and said, "You were the one who did what happened last night, weren't you?"

The eldest princess raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, I stayed in the Cold Palace all night and don't know what happened outside."

"You wouldn't know what happened? You must be overjoyed!"

"Who else could it be but you? You're the only one who benefited from this," the Empress Dowager said sternly.