Chapter 88 Your cousin is the one who loves you the most in this world...

Tang Xinuan remembered everyone's thoughts very clearly.

"My sworn brother wants to organize all the students to go to the Emperor to prove their talent; my cousin thinks Erlang can save himself, so we'd better wait and see; the princess and Prince Duan haven't made any plans yet. Brother Sun, what are your thoughts?"

Sun Qingzhao pondered for a moment and said, "Organizing students to seek out the Emperor is feasible, but not feasible for the time being."

Li Zhengyan was surprised: "Why?"

Sun Qingzhao analyzed: "First of all, the emperor is not in good health, and you may not be able to see the emperor. With Prince Rui here, who knows what will happen when the news reaches the emperor's ears. At that time, you will be accused of forming a party to rebel. Not only will these students be persecuted, but it will also be harmful to Prince Qin."

Li Zhengyan only wanted to do his part, and his plan was not perfect.

He glanced nervously at Chao Li, fearing the princess would be displeased, then asked Sun Qingzhao, "What should we do then?"

Sun Qingzhao: "Princess Duan's idea is good. Let's wait and see."

Prince Duan disagreed: "Isn't that just sitting here waiting to die? Who knows what kind of bad schemes the fourth prince might be plotting these days?"

Sun Qingzhao urged Prince Duan to remain calm, saying, "Prince Duan, 'observe the situation quietly' means that we should let them fall into disarray, rather than doing nothing."

Prince Duan said impatiently, "Stop keeping me in suspense, just tell me what you're thinking."

Sun Qingzhao: "First, the King of Qin killed the Grand Tutor without authorization. This cannot be denied. We must protect all the evidence of the Grand Tutor's illegal and criminal acts. As long as this evidence exists, the King of Qin can claim that he was acting on behalf of the people and that killing him was not wrong."

Second, with Grand Tutor Yao and the Crown Prince of Chu imprisoned in a private jail, their crimes must be found as soon as possible…

At the crucial moment, Chu Yanqing still sided with her brother, saying, "Lord Sun, Prince Chu is my elder brother, and he has not broken the law."

Sun Qingzhao understood, "Find evidence of Yao Taifu's illegal and criminal activities as soon as possible. Yao Taifu holds a high position, and it is unreasonable for the Prince to resort to private torture..."

Tang Xinuan corrected, "I imprisoned her behind the prince's back to investigate my family's wrongful conviction."

Sun Qingzhao understood again, "Hurry up and complete a review process. As for Prince Chu, as long as he doesn't file a complaint, the Emperor will definitely not pursue this matter. Princess Duan should be able to persuade Prince Chu, right?"

Chu Yanqing nodded: "I can."

Sun Qingzhao: "As for the removal of the prime minister, I believe the prince has the evidence, so there is no need to worry about that."

The most important thing now is to resolve the matter of Consort Xian's murder.

If it wasn't done by the King of Qin, then it was done by the Queen.

Whoever did it will surely leave clues. Princess Chaoli, please return to the palace for a while to investigate this matter thoroughly.

Li Zhengyan was worried, "If the Empress finds out, Chao Li will be in danger."

Princess Chaoli was not afraid of danger. "Leave this matter to me. I will definitely get to the bottom of it."

Chu Yanqing replied without hesitation, "I will go to the palace with the princess so that we can look after each other."

It has now reached a point of life or death, with not only the participants deeply involved, but even their relatives being dragged down.

Who dares not to work hard!

Sun Qingzhao knew that Chu Yanqing was both brave and resourceful, and with her by his side, things would be twice as easy.

"That's good."

He continued, "There are also two beauties who insist that the prince has an affair with them. They found the empress's leverage against them and tried to make them go back on their word."

Prince Duan volunteered, "Leave this to me, I have a way."

Taking the opportunity, Yao Lin said, "I have already thought of a way to deal with Grand Tutor Yao."

His father disowned him, the son of a courtesan, and despised his blood for being dirty. He had been tormented since childhood, and the first thing his father did after being reinstated was to banish him from the court.

He did not seek to inherit the Yao family business; he only hoped to rely on his own abilities to live a more comfortable life and let his mother enjoy a better life.

But his father even cut off this last glimmer of hope for him.

He is not afraid of a fight to the death.

Sun Qingzhao instructed: "Capturing the enemy is important, but it is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to protect yourself while capturing the enemy."

He hoped that Yao Lin would not go to extremes and that after taking revenge on Grand Tutor Yao, he could still have a successful official career and live a good life.

Yao Lin naturally understood his reminder.

They clasped their hands in a gesture of gratitude.

Sun Qingzhao returned to the main topic, "The matter of the two beauties framing the King of Qin is not urgent. Let Tao Guan and the others handle it. Your Highness has more important matters to attend to."

Prince Duan frowned. "What do you want me to do?"

Sun Qingzhao not only possessed mathematical talent, but also extraordinary talent for governing the world.

This is exactly the kind of thing that comes in handy.

"Your Highness, you should be fighting for it now..."

"What are we arguing about?" Sun Qingzhao asked, but Prince Duan couldn't understand what he meant.

What followed was somewhat treasonous, and Sun Qingzhao hesitated for a long time under everyone's gaze before finally speaking, "Crown Prince."

Prince Duan: "..."

The room erupted in uproar.

Prince Duan had never thought about this question.

He knew himself; he wasn't cut out to be an emperor.

"Sun Qingzhao, how dare you spout such outrageous and treasonous words! You have a death wish!"

Sun Qingzhao said with an indifferent expression, "If Prince Rui can compete for it, why can't the Third Prince?"

"Speaking of which, you are the Emperor's own brother, born of the same mother, giving you an advantage over the Fourth Prince. Why can't you compete?"

Prince Duan relied on his parents from a young age, but after his father passed away, he became dependent on the emperor.

After the emperor fell ill, his second brother returned to court. He relied on his second brother, as if his spine had not fully developed. When his second brother got into trouble, he panicked and felt as if he had lost his backbone and could not stand up at all.

Making him emperor is pure fantasy.

Chu Yanqing quietly grasped his fingers, "No matter what you do, I will support you."

Chao Li also said, "Even if Second Brother can't become Emperor, he can't give it to Fourth Brother. Third Brother is the eldest brother's own brother, so why can't he be Emperor?"

Prince Duan still couldn't straighten his back.

Sun Qingzhao didn't really want him to compete for it.

“Your Highness, I understand that you do not want to be the emperor. I do not really want you to fight for it; just make it look like one.”

Prince Duan breathed a sigh of relief. "Speak frankly."

Sun Qingzhao: "Now Prince Rui and the Empress are working together, but I think the Empress looks down on Prince Rui. At this time, you should take the initiative and try to win over the Empress. As long as you get her support, even if you don't, as long as you can make Prince Rui suspicious and break their alliance, then we will have a chance."

Chu Yanqing agreed with Sun Qingzhao's words, "It just so happens that you had a fight with your second brother before, and the Empress is convinced that you brothers are not on good terms. Now, if you tell her that you have ambitions to compete for the throne, she will definitely believe you."

The discord between the brothers was something Zhou Chuanxing had planned long ago.

Prince Duan had to admit, "Second Brother saw further ahead."

Sun Qingzhao then went on to talk about many plans.

Every single one of these points is quite practical.

Moreover, everyone received their own task, and as long as they carried it out smoothly, they were able to complete the plan as expected.

Tang Xinuan couldn't help but feel anxious when she saw that everyone had something to do.

"Brother Sun, what about me? What should I do?"

Sun Qingzhao also had his own ulterior motives: "Tomorrow I will submit a memorial impeaching the King of Qin for initiating a relationship and then abandoning the King, for being heartless, fickle, and treacherous..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Tang Xinuan said urgently. "Erlang can't get out in the first place. If you impeach him again, the Emperor will be even angrier."

Sun Qingzhao said seriously, "Just tell me if you like the King of Qin, and if you want to marry him?"

If Tang Xinuan wants to, he has a way.

He had always thought Tang Xinuan was a man, and he was even willing to find a way to make it reasonable for the Regent to marry a male queen.

Now that he knows Tang Xinuan is a woman, the difficulty has decreased significantly. He doesn't believe he can't find a way.

Tang Xinuan certainly wanted to, but the timing wasn't right.

"Erlang is still suffering in the palace..."

“Then you are willing,” Sun Qingzhao said firmly. “Don’t rush, let me think about it.”

Tang Xinuan said speechlessly, "Can you please rescue the person first!"

Sun Qingzhao had already planned this out. "What are your thoughts now?"

Tang Xinuan's talents lie in mathematics; she has no ability to handle interpersonal relationships, participate in court politics, or bail out those who have committed capital crimes from the emperor.

However, she wasn't completely without options.

"The Ordnance Bureau recently developed a weapon that can fire gunpowder and blow up the entire palace."

Li Zhengyan and Chu Yanqing spoke almost in unison.

"Little sister, you mustn't do that."

"Cousin, you absolutely mustn't."

Bombing the palace was far more serious than rebellion.

"Cousin, we're not at our wits' end yet. If we bomb the palace, we'll be wiped out along with our entire family."

At that time, the Chu family will not be able to escape.

Besides, bombing the palace wouldn't save Zhou Chuanxing.

Tang Xinuan didn't care about the massacre of her family; her brother was still living under someone else's identity.

She was the only orphan left in the Tang family.

She is the entire family.

So what if I die?

Sun Qingzhao also felt it was a bit too risky, "Bombing the palace is a bit much, but you can bomb the Prince Rui's residence."

Tang Jia's attempt to exonerate himself was thwarted by Prince Rui, and Tang Xinuan had just listed Prince Rui as her enemy.

Blowing up the Prince Rui's mansion suited her perfectly: "If we blow up the Prince Rui's mansion, will the Second Prince be able to get out?"

Prince Duan had always disliked Sun Qingzhao, and his suggestions were getting worse and worse. "Sun Qingzhao, that's enough! How can we blow up Prince Rui's mansion? Fourth Prince is already angry that Han Xi cheated him out of 500,000 taels of silver. If we blow up Prince Rui's mansion, he will definitely send people to arrest Miss Tang the whole time. How are we going to explain this to Second Brother then?"

Sun Qingzhao had other plans.

"It's not the trouble you cause that's scary, it's the small trouble you cause, Brother Han... no, Sister Tang..."

No matter how you address her, it doesn't feel right. "Anyway, don't be afraid. I'll give you some advice. You're definitely going to be the Princess Consort of Qin."

The command of the 400,000-strong army could be held by the King of Qin.

Out of brotherhood, the King of Qin yielded to those villains and obediently remained imprisoned in the palace.

That's because no one crossed his bottom line.

If the bottom line is crossed, the hero will be enraged and immediately be crowned emperor.

What is a mere Qin princess? At that time, we must find a way to get Zhou Chuanxing to make her empress.

However, instigating his younger brother to plot for the throne was a serious crime, so he only planned it in his heart, waiting for the right opportunity.

Tang Xinuan was innocent and naive; she had no idea what Sun Qingzhao was plotting.

She's willing to do anything to rescue Erlang.

Everyone in this room combined is less cunning than Sun Qingzhao.

Naturally, no one could guess his ultimate goal.

The meeting was nearing its end when Sun Qingzhao added a few more points, which everyone took to heart before preparing to split up and take action.

Chu Yanqing is to accompany the princess to the palace.

Li Zhengyan was worried about leaving Tang Xinuan alone at the Duanwang Mansion.

“Little sister, why don’t you come back with me? Your parents have prepared a room for you that you haven’t moved into yet. You can take this opportunity to stay for a while, so that their trouble won’t be in vain.”

Tang Xinuan wanted to return to the Qin Prince's Mansion, but the mansion was sealed off, and she couldn't get in even with Zhou Chuanxing's token.

He couldn't help but look at Chu Yanqing.

Chu Yanqing hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Prince Rui and the Empress suspended almost all the officials appointed by Zhou Chuanxing from their posts.

But what the Empress hated most were the judges.

Li Ce, the Minister of Justice, and Prince Duan.

Prince Duan is the Emperor's younger brother, so she can't touch him; the Minister of Justice has already been imprisoned.

The Empress wanted to imprison Li Ce, but he was promoted by the Emperor and was known for his fairness, impartiality, and incorruptibility. He was the upright and just official of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Emperor only reprimanded him.

Furthermore, Li Zhengyan was also a prince consort.

The Emperor, out of consideration for the Princess, would not have dared to harm the Li family should he have been any less astute.

Going to the Li family is the best option for Tang Xinuan at present.

“Cousin, going to the Li residence is a good idea. I’m not home, and there’s no one to keep you company. If you go to the Li residence, Madam Li will be there, which is safer than anywhere else.”

"Why go to the Li family? Come back with me." Tang Xinuan was about to nod when Chu Yannuo suddenly barged into the house. He walked aggressively to Tang Xinuan's side, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her out.

“The Marquis’s residence is your home. Zhou Chuanxing is too busy to take care of you. Coming back to the Marquis’s residence with me is the best choice.”

How could Tang Xinuan go back with him? "Cousin, let go of me. This is my own business. I won't go back with you. I still need to rescue Erlang."

Chu Yannuo had been imprisoned in the dungeon for too long, and the freezing cold was only due to his strong, resilient body.

He fell ill as soon as he was released from prison.

He was still feeling unwell today, and he came despite his illness.

"Nuan Nuan, listen to me. Your cousin is the one who loves you the most in this world. They will only hurt you."