Solution to Chapter 43

The Seventh Prince carefully recounted everything he had done and said during the half-day he spent back in the palace to Shangguan Jin.

This also includes how he returned to his palace to pack his luggage.

After hearing this, Shangguan Jin couldn't help but facepalm.

It must be tough on the Seventh Prince.

Royal children are indeed extraordinary, no matter how old they are.

He thoroughly analyzed everything Shangguan Jin had said to him!

No, it's not as simple as just a deep analysis.

This is like Shangguan Jin giving him a problem that he could solve mentally with a simple arithmetic problem.

As it turned out, this kid not only came up with several solutions, but also wrote out a complete and detailed solution process.

"Aunt, this is what I think."

You told me so much because you were afraid something might go wrong; after all, people's hearts are unpredictable.

But if someone wants to cause me trouble, no matter how careful I am, I will inevitably make a mistake.

So I decided to speak frankly.

Also, my father will definitely know what I brought into the palace.

Rather than waiting for him to find out from someone else, I'd rather tell him myself.

"Father ate all that food without any problems, so if others have problems after eating it, then it's only her own fault," the Seventh Prince said softly.

Shangguan Jin sighed, pulled the Seventh Prince to her side, and examined him carefully.

What has this twelve-year-old child experienced in the past three years...?

"Your aunt knows, you did a good job."

"Come, talk to your aunt again. Your father agreed to let you study here with your aunt. What are your true thoughts?" Shangguan Jin asked with a smile.

Without a second thought, the Seventh Prince replied, "That's great. I don't know what others might think, but I'm very happy."

"Really?" Shangguan Jin looked into the Seventh Prince's eyes.

“Really!” the Seventh Prince said without hesitation.

Shangguan Jin nodded.

That's good, as long as he thinks it's good.

Emperor Xiao Jing sent the person to the Duke's mansion simply to convey some information to certain people.

Will the Seventh Prince only be a prince with no real power in the future?

Alright, since this emperor only wants others to see this, then we'll cooperate and let everyone see this!

Only in this way can the Seventh Prince be completely safe, and the Duke of Dingguo's mansion and the Shangguan mansion be safe.

"Then you can go to school with Jun-ge, Ming-ge, and Rui-ge from now on!"

If there's anything you didn't learn in the palace, be sure to ask the tutor.

"The Master lives in our residence, so you can't go wrong if you keep asking him," Shangguan Jin said with a smile.

The Seventh Prince smiled and agreed, then took the gifts he had brought from the palace and went to find Shen Qingjun and the others.

As the Seventh Prince left, the smile on Shangguan Jin's face slowly faded.

"Mother, is the imperial family still worried about our household?" Shen Qingyue, who had been helping Shangguan Jin with the account books, came over and asked in a low voice.

Shangguan Jin shook her head.

"It's not that the people in my household don't trust me; it's that they trust the people in my household that's why they did this."

"So, the Tian family wants to be a rather incompetent father!" Shangguan Jin said slowly.

Shen Qingyue was taken aback and quickly looked around.

Fortunately, it was just the mother and daughter inside.

"The imperial family wants to ensure the safety of the seventh prince."

There can only be one throne, and it belongs to either the Crown Prince or the King of Qin. Sending the Seventh Prince out of the palace to study at this time is also a way of telling everyone that the future throne can only be decided between these two.

The seventh prince, however, has no connection to that position anymore.

Which prince, who was likely to ascend the throne, would be sent out of the palace?

In this way, no matter from any perspective, and no matter which prince ascends the throne, the Seventh Prince poses no threat.

To silence public opinion, the next emperor can only be kind to the seventh prince. Shen Qingyue analyzed slowly.

Shangguan Jin nodded. That's right, this little girl is clear-headed and her analysis is correct.

The imperial family believed this was the best way to protect the seventh prince.

But this kind of protection also hands the knife to someone else.

Whether the Seventh Prince will have a good life in the future, whether he will be imprisoned or live a leisurely life, depends entirely on others.

The emperor was capricious and held the power of life and death over everyone.

Sister Yao, think about it, so what if they're brothers?

What if, in the future, the Crown Prince or the Prince of Qin ascends the throne, and one morning he wakes up and suddenly remembers how much the current imperial family dotes on the Seventh Prince?

Or perhaps the future Empress Dowager will think back to how Consort Xian was favored back then.

Then, when she got angry, she would reprimand the Seventh Prince or his wife, taking her anger out on them.

It's not impossible; no matter what position you reach, you're still just a human being.

As long as one is human, one will be subject to the control of the seven emotions and six desires.

Similarly, people in that position, once they have these desires, will have their desires inflated to ten by the influence of that position.

"Therefore, expecting those two to take care of the Seventh Prince in the future is just wishful thinking on the part of the imperial family," Shangguan Jin said slowly.

The more Shen Qingyue listened, the more she felt it made sense.

Isn't that what the Duke of Dingguo's mansion is like?

When Father was alive, who didn't fawn over the Duke of Dingguo's mansion?

Perhaps when my father left, he didn't expect that after he disappeared for three years, the imperial family would also ignore the Duke of Dingguo's mansion for three years!

"Sister Yao, tell me, what should we do about the Seventh Prince?" Shangguan Jin suddenly asked.

Shen Qingyue thought for a moment and quickly knew what to do.

"To force those people to be good to the Seventh Prince."

Or perhaps the Seventh Prince had something to rely on; no imperial family could achieve absolute control over imperial power.

The successive emperors of the Dayu dynasty all rose to power through a balance of power.

Even the King of Qin and the Crown Prince were no exception.

They could not have ascended to the throne without relying on the power of their maternal clans.

After ascending to the throne, with imperial power supreme, everyone wanted to seize absolute power.

In such a situation, it will inevitably be like the current imperial family, which will need a new force to balance the power of the maternal clan.

Only when a balance is achieved can the imperial family gradually develop its own power.

"Actually, it's a cycle. Everyone thinks they can jump out, but in the end, they all come back into the cycle," Shen Qingyue analyzed.

Shangguan Jin was full of praise.

It's unbelievable that a sixteen-year-old girl could think of so much; she truly is a daughter of a military family...

Hmm, that doesn't seem right either. Shen Qingyue is delicate and frail; she doesn't seem like a tiger woman at all.

“Sister Yao is right. So what do we need to do next?” Shangguan Jin asked.

"Let the imperial family see what they want to see, and let these nobles in the capital see what they want to see."

Let the King of Qin and the Crown Prince see what they want to see.

"Only in this way can the Seventh Prince grow up safely. Only when he grows up can he have more possibilities," Shen Qingyue said without hesitation.

"So, the first step we need to take is..."

"Let the seventh prince and his brothers go to school together and learn the same things."

"There's no need to hire a tutor specifically for the Seventh Prince," Shen Qingyue said.

Shangguan Jin nodded. "That's right, that's it."

Wasn't this exactly what Emperor Xiao Jing was planning?

Isn't this exactly what the King of Qin and the Crown Prince wanted to see?

Okay! Then I'll show you these.

What truly useful knowledge can be taught in schools?

The founding emperor of the Great Yu Dynasty was an illiterate peasant...