Song Qianfan's actions today made the emperor more wary of him.

The secret guards have been reporting Song Qianfan's every move to the emperor recently. Previously, he had secretly communicated with the Minister of Personnel and other court ministers to train death squads, and now he has close contacts with Yu Ting, the deputy commander of the imperial guards.

The emperor's eyes darkened and he snorted coldly, "He is so bold that he even dares to win over the newly promoted deputy commander of the imperial guards beside me."

Yan Zheng has been in charge of the imperial guards for many years. Now that Yu Ting is in the position of deputy commander, there are actually more people he wants to win over than just Song Qianfan, but King Han is at least not so blatant.

By winning over Yu Ting, could it be that Song Qianfan is planning to rebel? ?

"Keep a close eye on Prince Jing, and report immediately if there is any movement."

"yes."

...

After returning to the Duke Ping's Mansion, Su Juan went to see Shen Ruhui. In the yard, Xie Xun refused to leave and looked at the two of them while waving his fan.

"You are so generous. You let him eat the cakes given by the Queen."

After these words were spoken, Shen Ruhui didn't know whether to eat the cake in her hand or put it back. She thought it was just an ordinary cake and never imagined it was a gift from the Queen.

He looked at Su Juan and really doubted who Su Juan was to be so favored by the emperor and empress.

Su Juan also ate the cakes and waved her hands, "Eat, don't worry about him. I don't know what wrong medicine he took today, he is very weird."

Ever since he came out of the palace, he has been acting weird.

Shen Ruhui then ate the cake with peace of mind, "Thank you, Miss Su."

Su Juan then brought up the serious matter, "How much do you know about the current situation in the court?"

[If you want to use Shen Ruhui, you have to first see how well Shen Ruhui understands the current situation in the court. ]

After all, all I know now is that he has a first-rate ability in collecting gossip.

Shen Ruhui was slightly stunned. She did not expect Su Juan to suddenly ask these questions, but after careful consideration, she realized that it was normal for her to care about these things since she was now an official in the court.

When Xie Xun heard this, he stopped waving his broken fan and sat down aside.

Shen Ruhui said slowly, "I know very little. In the past ten years, Prince Heng has been at the peak of his power in the court and has won the emperor's favor. Later, Prince Han returned to the court, which led to the subsequent strife. In the past, among the six ministries, the three ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Personnel were all guests of Prince Heng."

"With the Ministry of Revenue as his money bag, Prince Heng won over many court officials. It is said that a batch of medicine and cotton clothes that were allocated to the border were embezzled by Prince Heng. The soldiers on the border suffered heavy casualties. After Prince Han returned to the court, he often blamed Prince Heng for this, but he had no evidence and could do nothing about it."

Su Juan had some impression of this, [It seemed that it was from that time that the King of Han showed his intention to seize the throne. ]

[So that's how it is. He was chilled by this, felt indignant for the soldiers who died unjustly, and hated King Heng to the core. That's why he wanted to seize the world.]

Su Juan sighed, "It is the most heartbreaking thing for soldiers to die in court battles in every dynasty."

Shen Ruhui nodded, "Prince Jing has never expressed his intention to seize the throne, but after all, he and Your Majesty have the same father, and he is actually the one who wins the most favor from Your Majesty. However, he seems to have no intention of competing for the throne, and he has never competed with Prince Heng and Prince Han. However, there is one person who does not think so."

Before Shen Ruhui said who this person was, Su Juan and Xie Xun knew in their hearts that it was Song Qianfan.

"Prince Jing has been interested in the position of crown prince and has been secretly winning over court officials for many years, all in the name of Prince Jing's mansion. Even though Prince Jing has no intention of competing for the position of crown prince, he was pushed onto this path by his own son."

Su Juan sighed, [Song Qianfan is a master at cheating his father. ]

[However, Shen Ruhui has been writing storybooks for so many years, how does he know all this? ]

As if he could see Su Juan's confusion, Shen Ruhui smiled and explained, "Although I am not in the court, I know a lot of rumors in the market."

"Besides, the capital city is full of gossipers. There are all kinds of information. As long as you have money, you can get it."

Su Juan was very clear about what Shen Ruhui said. After all, she had set up an intelligence agency in the past, which specialized in collecting all kinds of evidence and secrets about the royal family and court officials. She spent money to place people in various mansions, and then sold the collected information to make money.

Xie Xun's eyes lit up and he raised his chin slightly, "Then do you know who is the richest family in Beijing?"

Shen Ruhui smiled and said nothing.

Su Juan looked at Xie Xun, shook her head and said nothing.

[Look at you, you're afraid that others don't know that your family is the richest. ]

Xie Xun narrowed his eyes and motioned Shen Ruhui to continue.

Shen Ruhui took a sip of tea and continued, "Now, Prince Heng has been defeated, stripped of his princely title, and moved back to his fiefdom. He is not allowed to enter the capital without an imperial edict, so he has no hope of competing for the throne. Prince Han seems to be the most powerful, but he does not have the heart of His Majesty. Prince Jing has the heart of His Majesty, but he has no intention of competing for the throne. Previously, Prince Jing's son could barely compete with Prince Han, but now he has no way to win him over."

He smiled and said, "It's really a mystery who will take over the world."

Su Juan smiled, "In your opinion, under whose rule can the world be peaceful?"

Xie Xun also looked at Shen Ruhui. In his opinion, King Han was too murderous. King Jing might be suitable, but with such a troublesome son, it didn't seem appropriate.

Shen Ruhui: "The king of the people of the world should naturally put the people of the world first. If you ask me for my humble opinion, none of these three are suitable."

Su Juan was surprised, "So absolute?"

[Shen Ruhui has a pretty good eye! ]

Shen Ruhui nodded, "Although Prince Jing is kind, he has no intention of ruling the country. Moreover, the prince has done evil several times, but he did not stop him or discipline him."

Su Juan smiled, "Maybe they can't discipline me?"

[After all, there are always some born bad people who cannot be disciplined. ]

She saw Song Qianfan three times, in different situations, and not once did he behave well. Prince Jing was also killed twice.

Shen Ruhui nodded, "King Han has a strong desire to kill. He seems to want to seize the world, but in fact he does it for the suffering soldiers in his army. Although he cares for his soldiers, he has no heart to care for the people."

He remembered that in one battle, he could have stayed behind to protect the people in the city, but in order to hunt down the remaining enemy troops, he abandoned the city. He won the battle, but killed hundreds of women and children in the city. Many people were righteous at the time, saying that the King of Han was greedy for merit.

Su Juan touched his brows and said, "From your point of view, there is no one who is suitable to sit on the throne of the crown prince."

[It’s really difficult. ]

Shen Ruhui smiled, "There are many descendants of the royal family. There will always be kind and capable people who care about the people of the world."

Xie Xun on the side subconsciously looked at Su Juan. In fact, Su Juan, who is so concerned about all these things now, is not only able to select talented people with wisdom and distinguish the loyal and treacherous from the court officials, but also has a compassionate heart. She is the most suitable person.

It's just that now, she doesn't seem to realize it.

Su Juan smiled slightly, not avoiding Xie Xun, and said to Shen Ruhui: "Mr. Shen is indeed not an ordinary person. To be honest, the court will not be safe in this situation. I intend to support a son of the royal family to resolve this situation and protect the peace of Dajin for a hundred years."

"I know your identity. If you want to accomplish great things in the future, I will do my best to help you. I wonder if you are willing to help me?"

Shen Ruhui was stunned.

It wasn't because these words came from the mouth of a sixth-rank minor official in the Ministry of Revenue, but because he was surprised that a girl like her could have such a heart.