Quick Transmigration: Don't Let an Honest Man Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character

The news quickly reached the Emperor's ears.

The eunuch stood cautiously to the side: "Your Majesty, this is what happened. The imperial physician said that the Second Prince is seriously injured."

The Emperor frowned. In his eyes, it was fine for the princes to be ruthless, but they could not lose their royal dignity.

Hearing the Second Prince making a ruckus in Ruhui Palace, a hint of disgust flashed in the Emperor's eyes.

"How did the seventh brother deal with that accompanying student?"

The eunuch hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Your Majesty, it seems the Seventh Prince hasn't dealt with that companion; she's still in Ruhui Palace."

The emperor's eyes were full of disapproval.

The eunuch tentatively asked, "Your Majesty, should we remind the Seventh Prince?"

The Emperor lowered his eyes and calmly said, "Not now."

The matter spread like wildfire throughout the palace, and Eunuch Liu nearly fainted when he learned of it.

"Eunuch Liu, is Xiao Xizi really not a eunuch?" the eunuch next to him asked curiously.

Eunuch Liu gritted his teeth: "Xiao Xizi is definitely a eunuch. His thing is still sitting in the courtyard."

The eunuch frowned: "But if Xiao Xizi is a eunuch, why didn't the Seventh Prince have the Second Prince examine her? It can't be that..."

The father-in-law's face went blank for a moment. He couldn't possibly... He looked at the grim-faced Eunuch Liu beside him and suddenly realized something.

He silently watched the birds in the tree; perhaps that was possible too.

Liu Gonggong watched him silently. Although he didn't know what the man was imagining, it seemed that the man had convinced himself after thinking about it for a while.

Eunuch Liu sighed. This is for the best.

The night was so thick it seemed impossible to dispel, and the sounds of insects in the dark palace rose and fell in the air. The palace was cool, but it couldn't dispel the heat between the two people who were pressed together.

Xiao Yanchen occupied most of the wooden chair, firmly embedding Ji Chaoxi in it, pressing her against the desk and into his arms.

A stack of secret reports lay on the desk. Ji Chaoxi was looking at them intently. Xiao Yanchen rested his chin on her shoulder and gently stroked her waist through her thin summer dress.

"I told you the Crown Prince must have switched the materials, otherwise the dam wouldn't have collapsed." Ji Chaoxi held the secret report in her arms, her eyes filled with excitement. "I think I shouldn't stay in the Censorate. I'm probably more suited to the Court of Judicial Review."

"Xixi is so amazing!"

Ji Chaoxi was overjoyed and continued flipping through the other secret reports.

Xiao Yanchen began to test her again. He first pressed his face against hers, and when Ji Chaoxi didn't react, he gently pressed his lips against her face.

"Xiao Yanchen!"

Ji Chaoxi pushed him angrily; he was interrupting her from becoming a detective again!

Xiao Yanchen looked at her with a wronged expression: "Xixi, I won't bother you anymore, see?"

When his lips touched Ji Chaoxi's face again, her reaction was indeed not as strong as the first time.

Xiao Yanchen's eyes were full of satisfaction.

They succeeded this time too.

In this way, step by step, he allowed Xixi to become familiar with his intimacy...

The Lin family's private salt business in the south was involved in an accidental shipwreck, and the emperor suddenly issued an edict ordering the Lin family to donate funds to the Wanshou Palace. Left with no other choice, Chief Minister Lin could only seek help from the Second Prince.

Sunlight streamed in through the vermilion gates, and all the ministers inside the Golden Palace knelt on the ground in terror, especially those who had supported the Second Prince, who were filled with deep regret.

"So the second brother bypassed the government and secretly changed the materials for the dam to sweetwood powder, using the saved money to cover up the shortfall for Chief Minister Lin. He even stamped his private seal on those contracts."

Xiao Yanchen stood quietly in the center of the Golden Palace and handed the evidence to the eunuch.

The emperor flipped through the account books, veins bulging on his forehead.

The second prince knelt on the ground, his face deathly pale, his lips trembling incessantly.

"Bastard! Bastard!"

The Emperor suddenly grabbed the memorial and threw it hard at the Second Prince. The memorial flew past the Second Prince's forehead, leaving a bloody mark.

"I always thought you were mediocre, but I never imagined you would use the national treasury to satisfy your Lin family's selfish desires!"

The Emperor looked down at the Second Prince, who was trembling like a sieve, and spoke with a resolute tone.

"By imperial decree, the Second Prince shall be stripped of his imperial status and all his property confiscated."

The second prince slumped to the ground, the light in his eyes instantly extinguished.

The ministers in the court who supported the second prince had their eyes extinguished at this moment...

After the second prince was dragged away, the hall fell into a deathly silence.

Just then, Xiao Yanchen slowly knelt down, his back straight.

"Father, the dam is related to the safety of the people. I will not be at ease until it is repaired. I humbly request that Your Majesty grant me permission to oversee the reconstruction of the dam."

The Emperor looked at Xiao Yanchen with a meaningful gaze. He remained silent for a long time before finally agreeing.

Ji Chaoxi was learning how to handle cases at Dali Temple, and everyone there knew her, given her recent fame.

Aunt Song took Ji Chaoxi to the muddy playground behind Dali Temple.

"Look at the footprints." Aunt Song pointed to the pits of varying depths on the ground. "You need to learn to tell a person's build from their footprints, and whether they are left-handed."

Ji Chaoxi listened attentively, measuring the footprints with a thin rope: "The stride is wide and heavy, indicating that this person is strong and robust. The left footprint is deeper, which means that the center of gravity is shifted to the left, or that a heavy object was being carried on the left side."

"The looseness at the toes makes it look like they're running for their lives."

Aunt Song raised an eyebrow, looking at Ji Chaoxi with some surprise in her eyes.

To be honest, she originally didn't want to teach her, not because of her status, but because Ji Chaoxi looked like she had never suffered much hardship.

But Ji Chaoxi would watch her longingly from the corner every day. Whenever she took a break, Ji Chaoxi would run up to her and say that she had talent. She was so annoyed that she finally agreed to teach her.

As darkness fell quickly, the officials from the Dali Temple walked happily toward the door, but their smiles froze when they saw the people standing there.

"Your subject greets the Seventh Prince." The official bowed to Xiao Yanchen.

After walking a distance, they whispered among themselves.

"The Seventh Prince has come to fetch Xiao Xizi again. Is Xiao Xizi really a woman?"

"Who knows? I didn't dare to look. Aunt Song probably knows."

"Go ask anyone who has a good relationship with Eunuch Liu."

"Now, whenever Xiao Xizi is mentioned, Eunuch Liu pretends to be mute..."

The setting sun dyed half the sky orange-red, and the afterglow spread across the blue bricks of Dali Temple.

As Ji Chaoxi walked out of the Dali Temple gate, her eyes were a little sore. She was still holding the case file that Aunt Song had just finished revising.

"Xixi."

A familiar voice rang out beside me.

"So tired, so tired."

Ji Chaoxi listlessly nestled her head against Xiao Yanchen's chest.

I'm so tired, but I love it so much.

Xiao Yanchen chuckled softly, and as she wrapped her arms around his neck, he knelt down and lifted her up.

Xiao Yanchen walked steadily, step by step towards Ruhui Palace, his feet sinking into the setting sun.

Ji Chaoxi leaned lazily against his back, her voice brimming with smugness: "Aunt Song didn't praise me, but I saw it in her eyes!"

Xiao Yanchen chuckled: "Xiao Xizi is good at everything, whether it's learning to read, riding and archery, solving cases, or now at Dali Temple."

Ji Chaoxi felt a little embarrassed by his praise. She buried her face in his shoulder and whispered, "Actually, I also have things I'm not good at."

Xiao Yanchen chuckled softly, and Ji Chaoxi's ears burned from his laughter. She angrily bit his neck.

Xiao Yanchen tilted his head slightly to make it easier for her to bite.

"Xixi, how about we leave the palace together in a few days to repair the dam? I don't want to be separated from you."

"Then beg me!"

"Please, Xixi, you know, if I leave you, I can't even sleep at night... um."

"Shut up!"

"Oh……"

Their voices were exceptionally clear in the alleyway, and the setting sun lengthened their shadows, which gradually overlapped.