After finishing her meal with Emperor Qingyuan, Shen Jiao left Qinzheng Palace and subconsciously walked to Xining Palace.
It was only halfway through that she suddenly remembered that the person she wanted to see had left Daliang this morning, and she didn’t know where she was now~
Shen Jiao stared at the clear moonlight and sighed silently - she was a little unhappy~
"Host, do you miss Fu Youan?"
"A little bit indeed."
Shen Jiao walked slowly among the palace walls and lanes.
229 said in a long and sinister tone, "Oh, you have nothing to do anyway, so get up and do something!"
Shen Jiao didn't respond, just showed a thoughtful expression.
"That makes sense. It's getting colder. It's time for the boss and the third child to go offline."
She is someone who must ascend the throne within five years!
Shen Jiao's princess palace has not yet been built, and she is still living in Jiaqing Palace with Concubine Wan. Seeing her come back, Xiuya quietly served a cup of top-grade Longjing that was brewed to perfection.
"Xiuya, do you have someone on the imperial concubine's side?"
Shen Jiao asked in a low voice.
Xiuya is one of the maids that Shen Jiao has valued very much over the years. She is naturally good at dancing and is Shen Jiao's spy in the palace.
She has indeed lived up to her trust, relying on Shen Jiao to secretly place people in various palaces over the years. So far, even Emperor Qingyuan has placed people around him without anyone noticing.
When Shen Jiao asked, Xiuya nodded slightly, "Yes."
"Have someone tell your concubine that I was able to obtain the list of people who had committed imperial examination fraud from Pingyuan so smoothly this time, thanks to the secret help of the eldest prince."
Xiuya understood what Shen Jiao wanted to do as soon as she heard it. She thought about it for a moment and then said, "Isn't it too much for the eldest prince..."
She wanted to take advantage of the situation and involve the other princes.
"No need."
Hearing this, Xiuya knew that Shen Jiao had other plans, so she stopped asking and said, "Princess, the eldest prince came to the palace today and deliberately mentioned to the emperor that you went to visit the second prince."
Shen Jiao raised her eyebrows slightly.
I see.
She asked why Emperor Qingyuan was so well informed.
"Well, let's go down."
Shen Jiao waved her hand lightly. The eldest prince had been out of the palace for a long time. He was only named the county king two years ago due to his battle against the Jin barbarians. He was the only one among the princes to hold a title.
Naturally, she was high-spirited and became more and more arrogant, not taking her as a princess seriously.
I'm afraid that in the heart of the eldest prince, he is the person Emperor Qingyuan relies on the most, the one who firmly sits on the throne.
A sarcastic smile appeared on Shen Jiao's lips.
Two days later, Shen Jiao appeared in the study room with a copy of "The Analects of Confucius" and said, "Sacrifice to someone who is not a ghost is flattery. Failure to do what is right is a lack of courage..."
"In Confucius' view, people have two wrong tendencies when doing things, one is to act randomly when they shouldn't act, and the other is to "do not act when they should"..."
Shen Jiao is the one who stands and lectures.
Three years ago, Emperor Qingyuan saw that Shen Jiao often came to the study room to visit the princes and princesses, so he simply ordered that Shen Jiao be given a teaching position in the study room.
The people sitting underneath were all little carrot heads.
Starting with the 14-year-old Seventh Prince, who may take the final exam next year to work in the court, followed closely by a large group of younger brothers and sisters.
The youngest Seventeenth Prince is only six years old this year and is not in the same class as these older children.
The younger brothers and sisters below have all been taught by Shen Jiao, and after hearing about Shen Jiao's various deeds of fighting corrupt officials at the age of seven, governing Huanghuai at the age of eight, and daring to go to the battlefield at the age of nine, they admire Shen Jiao heartily.
The ambition to seize the direct descendant?
Shen Jiao had already been hit hard and nothing was left.
In addition, Shen Jiao instilled in them the idea of "Being a Wise King" from time to time, and the seventh prince, who was the oldest in the study room, was standing by to help Shen Jiao speak, and the brothers in front made a mess again.
How dare they get involved again~
"Sister Huang, this is a purse made by my mother-in-law. I will give you one."
"Sister Huang, please try the lotus leaf cake made by my mother-in-law. It's delicious."
"Royal sister, is my handwriting better today than yesterday?"
As soon as get out of class was over, Shen Jiao was surrounded by people. The Seventh Prince quickly came over to rescue Shen Jiao.
Just as he was talking, he saw Zhao Xingde coming over and bowing and saying: "Princess, the Emperor has something to ask you to come over."
"What's the matter?"
Shen Jiao said goodbye to her brothers and sisters in a leisurely manner and followed Zhao Xingde away before asking.
"Things about the plains."
Zhao Xingde lowered his voice and said.
Shen Jiao was a little surprised for a moment. Did something unexpected happen to Pingyuan?
"How to say?"
"My lord, Li Ze, openly questioned the list you submitted to the emperor in the court, and even suspected that it was a frame-up."
Shen Jiao didn't ask any more questions, she just rolled up "The Analects of Confucius" and stuffed it into her sleeves, "Thank you, Eunuch Zhao, for informing me."
Zhao Xingde smiled kindly and said, "This is what a slave should do."
The two of them walked forward together, and as soon as they reached the entrance of the palace, they heard a rather high-pitched voice that echoed through the entire hall.
"Your Majesty, let's not talk about it. Mr. Wang Shu is a well-known upright official in the Wei Dynasty. When he was transferred from Shezhou to Pingyuan, he received several Ten Thousand People's Umbrellas. How could he be involved in such things as imperial examination fraud?"
"Although Princess Yuan Hu often goes on errands, she is still young and can easily be misled and deceived by others. Please, Your Majesty, don't just believe in Princess Yuan Hu's words!"
"What Mr. Li Ze said is really sincere. If you don't know, I think you are defending yourself~"
Shen Jiao stepped into the main hall and scanned the surroundings with her cold phoenix eyes, "My son, I will meet my father."
He was clearly only as high as the waist of the ministers, but his majesty was so terrifying that the courtiers could not help but bend down slightly.
"Give me a seat."
Emperor Qingyuan's frowned eyebrows relaxed, "Are you going to teach your younger brother and younger sister again? You just came back and you haven't had a good rest for a few days."
"My sons and ministers are not tired."
Zhao Xingde moved a chair, and Shen Jiao sat down naturally. Looking at the eldest prince, third prince and others who had been standing in the court hall for a long time, citric acid started to appear all over their bodies.
The father's heart is so biased, why don't you give your son a seat?
Before Emperor Qingyuan asked again, Shen Jiao raised her eyes and looked at Li Zewei, "Master Li thinks that I cannot be trusted, so who can be trusted?"
Li Zewei lowered his head and did not dare to say a word.
He had worked with Shen Jiao before, and he always felt that Shen Jiao was so smart that she could see through all lies. He had no guts to do anything in front of Shen Jiao.
The third prince gave Li Zewei several looks in succession, but Li Zewei pretended not to notice.
The third prince couldn't help but curse in his heart, and then stood up to smooth things over, "Master Li is just a little anxious because he has a close personal relationship with Master Wang."
Shen Jiao sneered and pointedly said: "Master Li, personal relationships are personal relationships and state affairs are state affairs. Don't mix things up."
After saying this, Shen Jiao straightened her face and said, "I have thoroughly investigated this matter in Pingyuan. Every minister on the list has proven guilt. I will never wrongly accuse any courtier."
What Shen Jiao said was very convincing.
"I believe in Princess Yuanhu."
"I also trust Princess Yuanhu."
In less than a moment of burning incense, courtiers gradually came forward to speak to Shen Jiao, including many important ministers such as the Six Ministers, and even the prime minister also helped.
It is enough to show how much Shen Jiao has attracted the love and trust of the courtiers in the past five years.