The Empress Dowager's Edict Will Be Here Soon!

Throughout the entire day, not only the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, but also Brocade Guard Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, and the Censors of the Censorate...

These dozens of farms have seen wave after wave of visitors.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review waved his hand and said, "Oh dear! My colleagues, you must be tired from your journey. Please go in and take a look!"

The commander of the Brocade Guard sneered:

"Hmph! The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review is nothing special. Such a big case, he could easily find some clues by simply investigating, but you couldn't find a single clue."

This is absolutely ridiculous.

The Shuntian Prefecture nodded and said:

"The Court of Judicial Review was indeed quite incompetent this time. I heard you have someone named Chen Ankang, or some kind of detective?"

I think it's nothing more than a publicity stunt.

The censor of the Censorate snorted coldly:

"Even we were alerted this time, which shows that this thief is quite audacious!"

"How could he steal things from two princesses? Does he have a death wish?"

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review said with a smile, "What everyone criticizes is true. This matter depends on you. Whether I can keep my official position is also up to you."

He was overjoyed; it was better for a group of people to carry it than for him to carry it alone.

Besides, there are Empress Dowager's people among them, so whatever.

Moreover, it's not certain that the Empress Dowager could really dismiss him from his post.

Those men led their troops straight in.

The commander of the Brocade Guard said, "Search the estate and see if you find anything."

Hundreds of Brocade Guard filed in and then rushed out to search the surrounding area.

"To move an entire village, you'd need at least several hundred or a thousand people, right? I refuse to believe there isn't a single clue."

"There must be clues! The Court of Judicial Review is completely useless; how can they compare to us?"

After searching for an hour, they returned dejected.

The commander of the Brocade Guard looked at them and said, "What clues have you found? Tell me clearly."

The Brocade Guard shook their heads and said:

We searched all these dozens of villages, but we didn't find a single clue.

These people seemed to appear out of thin air and then disappear just as suddenly. Could they be... ghosts?

The commander of the Brocade Guard rolled his eyes and said, "Ghost? What nonsense are you spouting? Didn't you find a single footprint?"

The Brocade Guard shook his head and said:

"There were absolutely no footprints found, not a single one."

But in some places, it was clearly just mud, and the trees seemed to have vanished into thin air.

The commander of the Brocade Guard was silent for a moment before saying, "Disappeared into thin air? How is that possible?"

He didn't believe it and rushed straight into those villages, but that was indeed the case.

The last group went to see the Empress Dowager, who looked at them and asked, "What were the results of your investigation?"

Everyone shook their heads. The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review said, "There is no result. This humble servant is incompetent."

The Empress Dowager looked at the others, and they all shook their heads.

The Empress Dowager was furious. "What exactly happened? Who did Jing'an and Ningyuan offend?"

All the ministers exchanged bewildered glances. After they left, the Empress Dowager looked at Old Madam Zhou and said, "I have a feeling there's something strange about this whole thing."

Old Madam Zhou said in a sarcastic tone:

I've encountered this kind of thing before.

Wherever Zhou Wanwan is, this kind of thing happens. I always feel like she's the one who did it.

The Empress Dowager frowned and said, "Could a child do such a thing?"

Old Madam Zhou snorted coldly and said:

"She's no ordinary child. Look, she survived even when she was locked in the cold palace. That's no simple feat."

And look at the businesses she runs—takeout, restaurants, money exchange, brothels, casinos—aren't they all incredibly lucrative?"

The Empress Dowager frowned and said, "Now that you mention it, it's true. This child is rather strange."

Where is the strangeness?

Old Madam Zhou looked at her and said, "About those children..."

The Empress Dowager said:

"The imperial decree has been issued, Su Zhixia has been assigned to the Crown Prince as his concubine."

Feng Yueyao's personality is too impulsive, but the Feng Clan is quite nice. I've been thinking about it, and I'll arrange for her to marry my grand-nephew.

Shen Yunshu is quite good; she's dignified and elegant. She'd be perfect for your Zhou Qingzhou.

Zhou Wanwan happened to be at home when she heard the trees from the palace come back to report.

Zhou Wanwan frowned and said, "Has this old hag gone mad? They're already engaged, how can she go back on her word?"

The trees shook their heads and said, "That's what the old hag said anyway, so what do we do now?"

Zhou Wanwan snorted coldly:

"What to do? Just let it be. Use my sister-in-law as a pawn, haha, how interesting. Intercept that imperial edict."

I'll find her a good match. I remember the Empress Dowager's family has a few nice girls, right?"

The trees chuckled.

There are three eligible women. The eldest daughter Yu Yao, is arrogant and domineering, and acts recklessly.

The second daughter Yu Fei, disliked adhering to traditional female virtues, and there were many rumors about her outside.

The youngest, Yu Shu, appears gentle, but is actually scheming and loves to stir up trouble behind the scenes; she's also the most troublesome one.

Zhou Wanwan rubbed her hands together and said:

"That would be great, let's match them all up!"

Yu Fei was given to the Crown Prince, and Yu Shu was given to Zhou Qingzhou.

As for Yu Yao, she can be given to the Empress Dowager's grand-nephew. They're not related by blood, are they?

Big Tree shook his head and said, "No, no, that grand-nephew is a distant relative of the Empress Dowager. He just wanted to humiliate our family."

Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Okay, okay, let's do it that way!"

The Old Ancestor acted swiftly, directly altering the imperial edict.

Soon the eunuch went to the Empress Dowager's house, and then to the other three houses.

These eunuchs were all Eunuch Hai's men, so naturally they obeyed Zhou Wanwan's orders.

That evening, the Yu Family received the imperial edict and went completely mad.

Madam Yu was so angry that she cursed and said:

"That old hag, she's been in the palace for so many years, and she still won't let us have a good life. What exactly does she want?"

The eldest daughter was betrothed to that down-on-his-luck scholar, who was from a collateral branch of the Yu Family.

They betrothed my perfectly good second daughter to the Crown Prince as a concubine.

The third daughter is even better; she's been paired with a down-on-his-luck man. What is she really thinking?

Lord Yu frowned and said:

"How come I haven't heard about this before? This doesn't seem like something my eldest sister would do!"

She had previously said she would give our three daughters some serious advice.

Madam Yu shouted loudly:

"The imperial edict has been issued! Who in the entire capital doesn't know about it now?"

Everyone's laughing at us! Whether we get married or not, we've already lost all face."

Old Madam Zhou sat in the main hall, smiling as she looked at Zhou Wanwan and the Princess, saying, "Oh dear! The Empress Dowager's decree will be arriving soon!"

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said, "The Empress Dowager has issued an imperial decree? That must be a good thing, right?"

Old Madam Zhou chuckled and said:

"That's a good thing, the best thing ever. Prepare some silver."

When those people come to our door, give them plenty of money.

The eldest princess sneered, "You can't even afford this little bit of silver?"

Old Madam Zhou chuckled and said:

"Isn't this the Eldest Princess? The Empress Dowager said that we will enjoy equal treatment in this mansion from now on."

If Zhou Fusheng and Liu Su'e treat me badly, I can go to the palace to complain."