"Did Concubine Xian find anything?" The emperor asked in Chengqian Palace.
Shao Siyi knelt down and said, "Back to the emperor, I have found no abnormalities."
Eunuch Hong also lowered his head and said, "I haven't found anything wrong with Concubine Xian."
After thinking for a while, he added: "It's just that some of the people who were arranged to enter the palace by Concubine Shu were found to have sneaked into the palace along with the items requested by Concubine Xian. But at that time, the palace Concubine Shu is in charge, and these are also arranged by Concubine Shu."
The emperor listened thoughtfully and asked, "Are these people still there?"
Eunuch Hong bowed his head even further: "You ordered that he be executed together with the Li family members."
The emperor gave up after hearing this.
It's also possible that he was suspicious.
However, Concubine Xian came to remind him at the last moment that the ginseng soup was poisonous, which always made him feel suspicious.
The emperor did not want to hand over the harem to the virtuous concubine, but as of now, there is no one in the harem that he can entrust.
The emperor sighed and called the prince.
"Jin'er, from now on, you will follow your father to familiarize yourself with government affairs. These matters will be left to you in the future." The emperor explained.
The prince simply said: "Yes, father."
If it were in the past, the prince would definitely reject him. He was afraid of arousing his father's suspicion, and in the end, the father would not be the father, and the son would not be the son.
But now after experiencing these things, he knew that his father really wanted him to take over.
The emperor also made his decision after much thought.
Let Jin'er gradually take over the political affairs. After he was completely proficient, he passed the throne to Jin'er and he moved to another courtyard to be surrounded by flowers and plants.
In this way, there is nothing to fight for for this throne!
Not only can he save Jin'er's throne, but he can also save the lives of his other sons.
Fortunately, he can also take a good rest and no longer have to get up at the beginning of the day every day.
Jin'er is young and powerful, let him do the job!
As a result, the prince became even busier every day, but he still insisted on walking with Shu Yuwan in the small garden after breakfast every day.
The prince wanted to give Shu Yuwan a hand, but Shu Yuwan pushed him away: "I can walk by myself."
The prince smiled: "Okay, okay."
"By the way, Yu Yang has been working as an editor in the Hanlin Academy for several years. Just this time, many positions have become vacant in the imperial court. I plan to let Yu Yang join the Ministry of Punishment. What do you think?"
Shu Yuwan smiled and said: "These matters cannot be discussed with my concubines. Your Highness can just discuss them with my brother."
The prince nodded.
After accompanying Shu Yuwan for two rounds, the prince went out and went to Chengqian Hall.
After seeing the prince off, Shu Yuwan returned to the palace. Just as he was about to take a rest, Yimei came in and said, "Princess, the fifth prince wants to see you."
"Fifth prince?" Shu Yuwan asked doubtfully.
"Yes." Yimei replied: "The fifth prince is already in the small hall in front."
In the past, the fifth prince was a frequent visitor to the East Palace, but since the prince married Shu Yuwan, he has not seen the fifth prince very often. The fifth prince has been rejected many times and does not bother the prince much. It has been a long time since he came.
The prince was not here at the moment, and the fifth prince asked to see Shu Yuwan alone, which really confused Shu Yuwan.
After some hesitation, he said: "Fifth Prince, please wait for a while, I will go later."
"Yes." Yimei took the order and retreated.
While Qingdai helped Shu Yuwan change her clothes, she said: "I heard from people in Concubine Xian's palace that the emperor did not leave the harem to Concubine Xian, and Concubine Xian was not very happy, and even the fifth prince was not welcome. "
Shu Yuwan smiled: "Isn't it always said in the palace that the fifth prince is not welcomed by the virtuous concubine?"
"That's true."
Shu Yuwan changed her clothes for a while while the fifth prince waited patiently.
As soon as Shu Yuwan entered, he quickly stood up and saluted respectfully: "Greetings to the emperor's wife."
"Fifth brother, you are polite." Shu Yuwan's smile did not diminish.
This was the first time she had looked at the fifth prince so closely. In the previous life, this young emperor had become the backer of Zhao Qingqing and An Shaoyu, and then exiled the Shu Mansion. Now she looked at him with eyes full of innocence and innocence, looking harmless to humans and animals. .
She happily glanced at Shu Yuwan's belly and said excitedly: "Sister-in-law, I'm going to have a nephew soon. Do you want to be an uncle? It's really great!"
Shu Yuwan said: "Fifth brother is joking. I'm not sure yet whether he is a brother or a sister."
The fifth prince said firmly: "He must be his nephew."
Shu Yuwan didn't want to watch the fifth prince's performance, so she asked, "It's unfortunate that the fifth brother is here. His Royal Highness is not here at the moment. Is there anything wrong with the fifth brother's visit?"
The fifth prince said aggrievedly: "I know that the prince's brother is not here. If the prince's brother was here, I might not be allowed to enter the East Palace!"
He then said with jealousy: "Ever since the prince's brother got married, he has been focusing on accompanying the emperor's sister-in-law and has ignored me! When we have a little nephew in the future, the prince's brother will no longer have a place for me in his heart!"
Shu Yuwan is funny.
The fifth prince dared to love because he thought she was easy to handle. Seeing that the prince ignored him and came to her place to try, if he didn't know better, he would really think that this was a poor little man who relied on his brother.
Shu Yuwan didn't answer and asked doubtfully: "Then His Highness is here this time?"
The fifth prince paused for a moment. How could this royal sister-in-law be so straightforward? As a bride who had just married into the royal family, shouldn't she be comforting him, winning over him, and increasing her connections?
The fifth prince said aggrievedly: "Sister-in-law, do you also think that I can't come to the East Palace if nothing happens?"
Shu Yuwan said: "Of course you can, but His Highness is not here and my uncle and sister-in-law are different. It is not convenient for me to entertain His Highness."
The fifth prince said: "It doesn't matter. I will go around the East Palace by myself and wait for the prince's brother to come back. The emperor's sister-in-law doesn't know that the prince's brother was like this in the years before he got married."
Shu Yuwan's face remained unchanged as she repeated: "His Royal Highness is not here, uncle and sister-in-law are apart."
"I'm still young."
Shu Yuwan smiled lightly and said: "Fifth brother is already twelve years old this year, not young!"
Shu Yuwan didn't know why the fifth prince insisted on visiting the East Palace, but she knew that the fifth prince had evil intentions. Yue'er was in the East Palace, and the gunpowder that Jun Liuyun brought back was still in the East Palace. She would not let the fifth prince go in at will. From the East Palace.
Prince Wuwu stood up and said helplessly: "Okay then."
He bowed respectfully to Shu Yuwan and said, "The emperor's sister-in-law will stay, Qi'er will leave!"
Shu Yuwan ordered: "Send His Majesty the Fifth Prince."
The young eunuch in the palace sent the fifth prince out of the East Palace before returning to resume his duties.
Qingdai accompanied Shu Yuwan back to the inner hall to rest.
Shu Yuwan was lying on the couch. She still didn't quite understand what the fifth prince's intention was in making this trip, so she could only say to Qingdai: "The fifth prince and Concubine Xian have been keeping an eye on them recently to see if they can arrange some people. Go to the inner hall."
Qingdai said: "The virtuous concubine is suspicious and cautious, I'm afraid it won't be easy."
Shu Yuwan nodded: "Just do your best and ensure the safety of your eyeliner."
Qingdai said: "It may be that His Highness the Crown Prince is now assisting in the affairs of the court, and the Fifth Prince wants to get closer to His Highness the Crown Prince."
