To be fair, the current emperor is indeed a wise ruler who cares about the people.
But this does not prevent him from being a little suspicious.
He was only fifteen years old when the previous emperor passed away.
Although he ascended the throne smoothly with the support of the Queen Mother and some court officials, the first few years were really difficult, and he even experienced a palace coup.
So after he had secured the throne, he sent his other brothers to their fiefdoms far away, leaving only Prince Rui in the capital.
Prince Rui was very intelligent since he was a child. Later, when he started studying, his teacher discovered that he had a photographic memory.
So even though he was younger back then, he still had some supporters.
Fortunately, Prince Rui had never had such thoughts, and with the full support of the late Queen Mother, the situation at that time was stabilized.
The reason why Prince Rui has been "not doing his job" for so many years and has never participated in state affairs is because the late Empress Dowager instilled too much in him about this.
I don't even fully trust my own brother, let alone others.
So when the emperor heard that the brothel was using the girls' school as a place for matchmaking, alarm bells immediately rang in his heart.
"What does my aunt want to do?" Looking at the evidence presented by Prince Rui, the emperor's face instantly darkened.
Prince Rui really didn't think much about it at first, but when he saw the emperor's expression, he belatedly opened his mouth.
"Brother, do you think that my aunt is doing this to expand her network of connections?"
She is already in her old age, so why would she expand her network of contacts?
It really makes me afraid to think about it any further.
The emperor's originally accumulated anger turned into helplessness when he heard Prince Rui's words.
"Otherwise, do you think she went through so much trouble to do so many things because she really enjoys being a matchmaker?"
Prince Rui was speechless for a moment when asked.
It's not that he didn't understand these things, but his mind was full of thoughts that he had finally caught his aunt's fault and could give the female school to Qingtian.
Seeing his brother's expression of sudden enlightenment, the emperor was both angry and amused.
"You, you, I've told you long ago not to just focus on eating, drinking and having fun, but to come and help me handle state affairs more often.
"If you had listened to me earlier, you wouldn't be so slow and need me to remind you to figure things out."
Prince Rui quickly said, "Brother, I have brought you everything I have found out about this matter today. You can make your own arrangements on how to investigate and deal with it. I will not interfere."
"You..." The emperor was speechless. "I just told you to put more thought into state affairs, and you rejected it all again."
"Brother, it's not that I'm lazy, it's mainly because my brain can't think too deeply.
"Leave this matter to me. It would be bad if I missed some important clues later."
The emperor thought what he said made sense, so he accepted the evidence and prepared to arrange for someone else to continue the investigation to see what the big bastard was up to.
Before leaving, Prince Rui asked, "Royal brother, what about this female student..."
"Why are you so anxious? Once I have thoroughly investigated the matter, I will naturally rearrange the affairs of the girls' school.
"If we act rashly now, we'll just alert the enemy!"
Prince Rui would definitely understand this truth, he was just giving a deliberate reminder.
Don't look back and think that you have been busy for a long time and still haven't got the girl's education, and in the end you end up making wedding dresses for others.
The emperor saw through his little thoughts at a glance, rolled his eyes at him and said, "Alright, I know you love your daughter. I only have this one niece, how can I treat her badly?"
Wang Wei was sucking his teeth as he listened.
Several other princes who were far away in their fiefdoms had nothing to do all day and were busy having children. They already had many children and grandchildren, and every year they sent petitions to the capital to report the good news and request for titles.
As a result, in the emperor's mouth, Qingtian became his only niece.
I really don’t know where my heart has gone.
Fortunately, I was very polite and considerate to Miss Sunny before, otherwise I would have been in big trouble.
Prince Rui obviously understood the emperor's meaning and said with a smile, "I would like to thank you on behalf of Qingtian."
"Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. Your sister-in-law is going to host a family banquet in the palace for everyone to enjoy the moon together. You and your family of three must be there!"
"Yes, that's for sure."
When Prince Rui heard the words "a family of three", his mouth almost stretched to his ears.
After Prince Rui left, the emperor gradually faded his smile and ordered, "Wang Wei, send someone to carefully investigate the activities of the Queen Mother's residence in recent years to find out what my good aunt is planning."
"Yes! I will arrange for someone to investigate right away." Wang Wei responded quickly, thinking to himself that when the previous emperor passed away, the great emperor had secretly supported other princes.
It was just because she was not deeply involved at the time and didn't make much of a difference.
In addition, she was the only sister of the late emperor, so the late empress dowager and the emperor showed leniency to her and gave her some dignity.
Since then, the eldest brother has been very well behaved and has not done anything out of the ordinary.
As time went by, the emperor was no longer as wary of her as he was at the beginning.
Even after the empress dowager passed away, the girls' school was handed over to her for management.
But I didn't expect that she was still so restless behind the scenes.
Prince Rui didn't know and didn't want to know how the emperor was investigating. After he pushed everything out, he left the palace and went home without any worries. Seeing that it was almost time, he even took a detour to Qin's house to pick up Qingtian.
"Father." Qingtian came out of the Qin Mansion and did not see the coachman who usually picked her up. Instead, she saw Prince Rui standing by the carriage waiting for her.
"Hurry up and get in the car. Dad will take you to eat something delicious."
Prince Rui was in a good mood today. He sent someone back to the palace to deliver a message, and then took Qingtian out to find a place to eat.
"What do you want to eat?" Prince Rui asked after getting in the car.
After hearing this, Qingtian looked hesitant for a moment, as if he had already had an idea in his mind but didn't dare to say it out loud.
Upon seeing this, Prince Rui immediately encouraged his daughter, saying, "Just tell me where you want to go. Don't be afraid to spend money. There's no place in the entire capital that your father can't afford to hire!"
"Dad, I, I want to go to Youji Restaurant for dinner. Is that okay?" Qingtian asked cautiously.
She knew that the palace had specially hired a new chef for her return, as they were worried that she would not eat well.
Moreover, the various delicacies in the palace are indeed precious and delicious.
But she hadn't eaten the food cooked by Mrs. Ye for several days, and she missed it very much.
Prince Rui was stunned when he heard this, but when he saw the child's pitiful eyes, he immediately softened his heart and said, "Of course, we can go wherever you want to eat."
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