Chapter 487: The Grand Plan Shakes the Foundation of the Court
Secondly, Xie Yuheng seems to be born with a little bit of a screw loose and has no feelings towards love between men and women.
Otherwise, he would not have failed to realize for so many years that Pei Xiaosi, whom he had always called his brother, was a woman.
He would not be so dull as to not feel Pei Xiaosi's special affection for him.
Thinking of Pei Xiaosi, Shen Zhao thought of Lord Pei again. After interrogating the eldest princess and the fifth king, he learned that those who killed the craftsmen by the moat were all the seventh king's men.
His Majesty had already collected evidence and announced the testimonies of the eldest princess and the five kings to the world. On the day she set out for Yangcheng, Lord Pei was released from the Sky Prison.
It is said that the people voluntarily waited outside the Sky Prison for Lord Pei to come out, wanting to apologize to Lord Pei for their previous misunderstandings of him and for what they had done in front of the Pei Mansion.
However, the people did not see Lord Pei.
Because Pei Xiaosi and his daughter had secretly taken Lord Pei back in a carriage.
Thinking back to the present, she wondered why she was not bewitched by the subtle fragrance.
It's because she is a woman inside, and Xuanyuan's secret medicine has no appeal to women.
Naturally, the Song mother and daughter were just like ordinary people in front of the three of them, and could not arouse the interest of any of them at all.
Miss Song stood up and came close to Shen Zhao with the food box.
"Your Highness, this is a pastry made by my daughter. You have worked hard on this journey. Please try my cooking skills."
As she spoke, Miss Song brought out the cakes one by one and placed them in front of Shen Zhao.
She glanced at Chen Zhao shyly. If Chen Zhao was a man, he might feel numb all over by Miss Song's just right eyebrows and eyes.
Forgot who I am.
Shen Zhao's calm expression and indifferent eyes made Miss Song grit her teeth secretly.
This Prince Zhong was not really a man. It was because of her alluring eyes that she stood out among the women, left Yunlong Villa and went down the mountain to become the daughter of Prefect Song.
How come he didn't react at all to this!
Shen Zhao's eyes dimmed a little more.
What exactly did the Xuanyuan clan want to do? How big was their plan? How many officials of Southern Chu did they replace?
Suddenly, Shen Zhao thought of Ji Yuan and Yu Zihuan who were far away in Jinzhou investigating the imperial examination case.
And Du Qian'an, who went to the Du family's ancestral home to rescue his father and deal with his stepmother and second uncle.
Is the imperial examination case related to the Xuanyuan clan? Is the force that colluded with the second branch of the Du family also related to the Xuanyuan clan?
Shen Zhao realized a serious problem.
The prefect of Yangcheng was replaced, and the annual worship was attended by the real prefect.
Why didn't the real prefect discuss this matter in front of His Majesty, and why didn't he ask His Majesty for help? That was a great opportunity for them to save themselves.
Judging from Yangcheng, it seems that the prefects and county magistrates in other places have also been secretly replaced. The real person in power is someone else, and the real prefects and county magistrates are controlled by those people.
To help them deal with the annual worship and fool the emperor!
If this is as she guessed, then the matter is serious.
This was to cut off the source of the problem and secretly replace all the officials of Nanchu with their own people.
Once the time is ripe, His Majesty will not even have a chance to fight back.
The scale of this layout directly shook the foundation of Nanchu!
A cute exclamation interrupted Shen Zhao's thoughts.
"Oh... Your Majesty, please save me..."
Miss Song was about to fall towards Shen Zhao.
"Save my daughter...ah..." A scream with a changed tone came from Miss Song's mouth.
As soon as Miss Song was about to throw herself into Shen Zhao's arms, Xie Yuheng stood up quickly.
He kicked Miss Song hard.
"How dare you murder my brother Chu!"
"Don't think I'm stupid. I've seen someone fall flat on their face once before. I won't let Brother Chu suffer such a loss."
Miss Song was kicked to the ground by Xie Yuheng, and finally fell on the chair.
"Ah... waist... my waist..."
A pig-slaughtering scream came from Miss Song's mouth.
Mrs. Song quickly stood up, walked quickly to Miss Song, bent down and helped her up.
In a bad tone, he said:
"What do you mean, Prince and Third Young Master Xie? I was kind enough to present you with some cakes and accidentally tripped. Not only did you not help me, you even watched Third Young Master Xie kick me away. Your Majesty and Third Young Master Xie are really going too far."
"My master has been so kind as to entertain you two and is even arranging a welcoming banquet for you at his mansion. This is how you treat his wife and daughter."
Shen Zhao, Xie Yuheng, and the Second Prince looked at Madam Song as if she were a fool.
"Mrs. Song, do you know who you are scolding?" The second prince was the first to jump out and accuse.
"The prince just told Master Song that he was very tired after the long journey and wanted to rest well."
"Not only did Madam Song and Miss Song barge in without the prince's summons, they also wanted to use this opportunity to get Miss Song to rely on the prince so that she could become his concubine."
"The prince is a man of integrity. Miss Song deserves what she has suffered. What does this have to do with the prince and Mr. Xie the Third?"
The Second Prince saw clearly that Chu Mu and Xie Yuheng were not afraid at all.
If he wanted to survive, he had to hold on to their thighs tightly.
Act as a substitute for the two of them.
"Servant, when is it your turn to interrupt the conversation between your masters?"
"Today, my wife will teach you a lesson on the prince's behalf!"
The second prince instantly got angry and said that he was a servant and yet he wanted to teach him the rules.
In the whole world, only his father had taught him the rules, and no one else dared to teach him.
At that moment, he angrily said:
"How come I guessed your dirty thoughts? Madam Song wants to kill me to vent her hatred?"
"Today really opened my eyes. The prefect's wife and daughter were so shameless as to actively seduce men outside their family."
With a "clang", the door was pushed open from the outside.
Song Zhou still looked at everyone with a smile on his face.
"I wonder what happened that caused the prince and Mr. Xie to attack my humble family."
At this time, the inspector looked at the second prince in the yard and exclaimed.
"Your Highness, where are our people? Why are all our people gone?"
Song Zhou smiled and moved his fat body to the side, saying:
"Aren't they all lying outside?"
Chen Zhao and Xie Yuheng also saw the scene in the courtyard through the gap. The people she arranged to guard in the open were lying on the ground with their eyes closed.
He's not dead yet, his chest is still moving up and down. He must have been drugged and is in a coma.
"Your Highness, I dare to ask what my wife and daughter have done wrong to deserve Your Highness's humiliation of these two women."
"If Your Majesty cannot give me an explanation today, please do not blame me for being disrespectful to Your Majesty."
"Even if His Majesty and the people of the world knew about this, they wouldn't say a word against me. After all, I was only protecting my wife and daughter."
After Song Zhou finished speaking, he signaled to the people behind him, and someone immediately came forward to help Mrs. Song and Miss Song out.
Song Zhou stood in the middle of the door, with yamen runners holding swords on his side.
It's like catching a turtle in a jar.
Shen Zhao stood up calmly, a sneer on his face.
"Does Magistrate Song really think he has me under his thumb?"
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