Parade?

Qi's mother was scared just thinking about it. Some people were dragged out for parade before, and people either threw vegetables at them, spitted at them, and some even threw rotten eggs.

Some people don't have these things and still pick up stones and throw them. That's so miserable.

She threw stones.

"Princess, please don't do this to us."

Qi Xuan naturally knew how shameful it was to be paraded through the streets, so he softened his tone and begged for mercy.

The fifth princess remained unmoved, "This is what you deserve."

Qi An echoed from the side, "That's right."

"What good will it do to you if you treat us like this?" Qi's mother finally saw clearly that no matter what they did, the Fifth Princess would never forgive them.

Thinking of this, the words became even more unpleasant. "So what if you're a princess? I don't think anyone would dare to marry a woman who can't have children."

The Fifth Princess glanced at her sideways, her expression calm. "Then don't worry about it. Instead of worrying about me, you should think about whether you will be killed by the stones during the parade."

In the past, she would definitely be sad and angry about this, but now she doesn't care.

Anyway, she has her own princess mansion and doesn't have to have a man. If she can't have children, then she can't have children. Just treat it as a lesson for her stupidity and be vigilant in the future.

…

After leaving the Dali Temple, the Fifth Princess went directly to the palace.

When the emperor heard that she wanted to see him, he guessed her purpose.

The consequences of letting people in were exactly as he expected.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. I wonder if you will arrange for the Qi family mother and son to parade through the streets?"

The fifth princess was still a little timid towards the emperor.

"I have already instructed Lord Yang to take care of it. Is this the reason you came here?"

This is what a princess should be like. There are men with two legs everywhere. You don't have to fight for a domestic violence man. You can be beautiful on your own.

[It's also possible to keep eight or ten concubines, but the tyrant must not find out.]

emperor:"……"

The Fifth Princess: “…”

Is this what the little princess thinks?

"Yes," the Fifth Princess pulled herself back to her thoughts, "I apologize for causing your Majesty to worry. From now on, I will follow your instructions."

The emperor was silent for a while, and then his tone improved a little when he thought of the fifth princess's health.

"Okay, I'll have someone take care of your health."

Upon hearing this, the Fifth Princess knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Father. I will obey you in all other matters, but I beg you to allow me to make the decision on this matter."

[The tyrant is also quite concerned about the fifth princess.]

Being a tyrant isn't easy, either. He has to manage state affairs, check on the princes' schoolwork, and sleep with his concubines. I don't know why anyone would want to be in this position. It must be so tiring.

The emperor almost choked on his own saliva after hearing this.

What does it mean to sleep with concubines? It is obvious that he favors them.

He coughed lightly, agreed to the Fifth Princess' request, and asked her to leave.

After everyone left, the emperor began to think about how to deal with the ministers.

"Your Majesty, the Spring Examination will begin in the next few days. You..."

The emperor interrupted Eunuch Cao and instantly had an idea in his mind.

Aren't these ministers quite idle? Then let them be like these examinees, taking the exam every few months. If they fail, they can get out.

Let’s see if these people still dare to talk nonsense all day long and submit a bunch of irrelevant memorials.

"Eunuch Cao, grind the ink."

Eunuch Cao stepped forward to grind the ink, wondering what the emperor was going to do.

Is he going to compromise in choosing a concubine?

It turns out that there is strength in numbers. He was alone and it was difficult for him to even ask the emperor to turn over a card.

[Has the tyrant figured out a way to deal with his ministers? Let me see what I've come up with after all these days.]

The emperor picked up the brush, dipped it in ink and started writing on the rice paper.

He held Yu Yiluo in one hand and held a pen in the other.

Worried about disturbing him, Yu Yiluo lay there very attentively and did not move.

After the emperor finished writing and put down his pen, he picked up Yu Yiluo and stood up.

After reading the contents on the rice paper, Yu Yiluo exclaimed in her heart, "Oh my god!"

[As treacherous as a tyrant, the ministers will cry at the court tomorrow morning.]

[At your age, you still have to take exams, and you only take them every few months. How is this different from a midterm exam in school? Light a candle for the ministers.]

The emperor ordered Eunuch Cao to put away the rice paper and give the ministers a surprise at the court tomorrow morning.

At this time, the secret guard appeared and the emperor waved Eunuch Cao away.

"Your Majesty, Qingrong requests an audience."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qingrong's figure instantly appeared in the study.

[Fuck, this is too cool, how did it appear? ]

[But why is the Tyrant so excited about Qingrong's appearance? Could it be that the Tyrant has feelings for her?]

emperor:"……"

He just wanted to know what interesting things Qingrong had heard in the Shen Mansion. If he wasn't dealing with government affairs, he would have wanted to listen to them himself.

"What is it?"

He picked up the tea, took a sip and asked.

"Your Majesty, someone has sneaked into the Shen Mansion. Do we need to deal with them?"

Qingrong blinked and raised her hand as if wiping her neck.

[No, if I get rid of my second brother, I'll be left alone.]

[I didn't expect Yanran to be so fast, but with the help of the hidden boss, it's normal that she was able to find the Chen Mansion so quickly.]

How come another hidden boss appears? Luoer, tell me who he is.

After waiting for a while without any further response, the emperor finally responded to Qingrong's question.

"No need. You observe this person first. If his goal is also to deal with the Shen family, it might be okay for you to help him secretly."

Qingrong replied yes, and then the emperor continued to ask, "No other findings?"

As soon as these words came out, Qingrong was confused. The emperor had never cared about these things before.

She didn't dare hesitate and told everything she knew.

"As far as I know, Shen Huai did not do anything in the Ministry of Revenue, so I can't use him to make a fuss about it."

[Isn't this all Qi An's credit? Considering Chen Huai's tendency to go wherever the wind blows, he definitely won't do anything in the near future.]

[Anyway, once Yanran gets the antidote and recalls her memories before returning home, she will naturally deal with Chen Huai, this man who is greedy and has his cake and eat it too.]

"That's not what I'm asking."

Isn't this it? Qingrong's mind was working rapidly. Could it be that the emperor wanted to hear about the affairs of the harem?

"The Shen family and the Du family don't seem to have much contact," Qingrong continued when she saw that the emperor didn't interrupt her.

"Chen Huai dislikes his eldest daughter, but treats his youngest daughter very well. Everyone knows that Du Lin is a second wife and married into the Shen family to take care of Shen Huai's eldest daughter. However, my observations do not support this. Miss Shen's disappearance is probably intentional."

[So tyrants love gossip. I'm good at it, but it's a shame I'm still young. Otherwise, I could write a book about the affairs of the imperial court officials. It would definitely sell well.]

[However, Qingrong is quite observant. Du Lin and Shen Huai claim to be in true love.]

[One clearly has a fiancée, yet he's still hooking up with someone else, and the other clearly knows the other has a fiancée, yet he's still hooking up with someone else. They're simply too good a match.]

[Poor Yanran's mother, she was just angry, but ended up losing her life.]

The emperor listened with great interest and simply ignored Qingrong.