"Thank you very much."

Shen Ruyi turned around and bowed.

Han Jiang returned the greeting, turned around and left quickly.

Shen Ruyi watched him go away, and went to the inn with Wuying and Fangfei...

…

at the same time.

Shen Jiaojiao waited for the third prince.

The Third Prince came to Yingchun Tower in disguise. His expression was a little grim. He sat down and asked Shen Jiaojiao, "Aren't you afraid of being discovered dressed like this?"

His anger was suppressed because he came to Shen Jiaojiao in a hurry because he had something very important for her to do.

Shen Jiaojiao also knew this, so she knelt down and said, "There is no time, and no chance."

"I came out on the pretext of giving Shen Cangyun an opportunity to see a doctor. I have almost coaxed Shen Cangyun into submission, so there shouldn't be any major problems. Your Highness, don't worry."

The Third Prince nodded and asked, "When can you sneak into Shen Cangyun's study?"

That thing is crucial.

Moreover, Shen Jiaojiao said confidently: "In ten days, at most ten days, I will be able to get what Your Highness wants!"

"As for learning calligraphy, they have sent me some of their previous writings for me to copy. Give me some time, and I will learn it quickly."

As she spoke, she looked up at the Third Prince and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, the child in my belly is yours."

Then she shed tears, "You should still remember that morning a month ago, I came to Yingchun Tower with you..."

“…”

The third prince looked at her and narrowed his eyes.

He knew what Shen Jiaojiao wanted.

Regardless of whether the child was his or not, he felt a little sick when he heard this.

But at the moment, Shen Jiaojiao is a very useful chess piece. Today, she successfully caused the Second Prince's party to fall out with Ziwei Fuxing and the Prime Minister's Mansion...

Although there were some discrepancies in the process, but in the end, Rong Yan was forced to take action, which can be considered as achieving the goal.

Thinking of this, he chose to comfort Shen Jiaojiao.

"Don't worry, just give birth to the child. I will raise him. When the time is right, I will take you to my side."

He bent down, pulled Shen Jiaojiao up from the ground and held her in his arms.

"Jiaojiao, I have you in my heart. But today's situation is special, so I can't come out and acknowledge you."

"Don't take it personally."

As he said this, he kissed Shen Jiaojiao's eyebrows.

Shen Jiaojiao took the opportunity to put her arms around his neck.

But this time, the Third Prince pushed him away. "The Emperor has summoned me. I cannot delay any longer today. You should return immediately. I will also go to the palace to see the Emperor!"

After saying that, he left Shen Jiaojiao and hurriedly left Yingchun Tower...

…

Night has fallen.

Rong Yan, the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, and Concubine Li were all waiting outside the Imperial Study, but the Emperor refused to open the door.

When asked, the eunuch said he was busy and asked us to wait.

"I've been waiting for half an hour, but I still haven't seen my father..."

The second prince frowned slightly and subconsciously looked at Concubine Li, "Since Father didn't see us, he summoned us again, what does this mean?"

Among the few people, he was the most nervous.

Today, he forcefully asked Shen Ruyi to marry him, which was tantamount to telling everyone that he wanted to seize the throne, pull the crown prince down and let him take over.

The emperor was only forty-seven years old, but he was still healthy and strong, and could even ride his horse in the paddock.

Under normal circumstances, he could remain on the throne for another ten or even twenty years.

At this time, there is no room for any prince to have evil ambitions.

Although they were all children, when they grew up, they became threats to the emperor's position, and the emperor was quite wary of them.

Concubine Li was also afraid.

"Wait a little longer. When you go in, you must admit your mistakes."

She glanced at the others and whispered in the Second Prince's ear, "Don't anger him on the spot."

"Now that things have come to this, I can only use the father-son relationship to buffer the situation. I will say that I was hot-headed at the moment and pushed the matter onto... Shen Cangyun."

"Just say that you listened to his instigation."

Concubine Li has already received news that the Gu and Shen families have fallen out.

Since it is no longer needed...

She narrowed her eyes, revealing a hint of ruthlessness.

The second prince nodded and clenched his fists tightly.

In short, no matter who is blamed today, they will definitely be punished.

The Crown Prince looked at Rong Yan and said, "Ninth brother, the Emperor loves you the most. You may have guessed what the Emperor meant by summoning us but refusing to see us."

Rong Yan glanced at him and said, "It's to let us calm down."

It was icy and snowy with a cold wind blowing outside. This was the price he and the Second Prince paid for their impulsiveness at the Gu family's birthday banquet today. And this was just the beginning, the climax was yet to come.

No one knew that he was good at martial arts before.

Therefore, in his previous life, when he went to the south, he did not become a general to lead troops to fight, but was just a military supervisor, whose job was to supervise them and not to act recklessly or be passive in the war.

But this time, he was exposed.

If he is exposed, it will arouse fear, even if he is still in a wheelchair, it will make people feel uneasy.

His father's favor for him was a double-edged sword.

One reason was that he was disabled, so he could be pampered without worry and he wouldn't pose a threat to his throne.

The second reason is that my mother is the late emperor’s favorite daughter-in-law, and my father wants to respect filial piety, so he takes extra care of her.

If you think about it carefully, neither of these two things can be considered true love.

In other words, even if the heir in his father's mind was not the crown prince, it would definitely not be him, the ninth prince.

He has another choice.

If he, the ninth prince, becomes powerful, he will become a threat to the heir chosen by the emperor and will be weakened or even eliminated.

So……

If he stood up for Shen Ruyi today, the price he would have to pay would probably be to hand over the Qianlong Guards.

The Third Prince, who had just come in, couldn't help but look at him and laughed, "Is it worth it for a Junior Sister, Ninth Prince?"

The ending is predictable and there is nothing to hide.

Everyone is in the court and has received imperial education since childhood. Everyone's ending today is actually expected.

Even if there are discrepancies, they will not be too big.

Unless there is a very strong external force interfering.

Rong Yan's face was gloomy. "It's not about worth or not. It's just a choice. When I met her, she was not yet the lucky star of Ziwei."

The title of Ziwei Fuxing was given to him and Li Xiangyi.

Naturally, in this fierce battle, it seemed that everyone had exposed something, but he was very different from the others.

Looking at the dark door in front of him, he suddenly thought of the rainy day sixteen years ago.

That day, he went to Huangjue Temple with his mother and was assassinated.

In panic, he ran into the room where Mrs. Shen was, and Mrs. Shen fell while trying to protect him.

But because he was pushed away by Madam Shen, the poison arrow landed on his calf instead of his chest.

When he was shot by an arrow, he was falling headfirst from the window.

If Mrs. Shen had not pushed him, he would have been standing by the window and the arrow would have pierced his chest.

Then, the Imperial Guards appeared.

The assassin fled, and he was worried about Madam Shen, and screamed, "How are you?"

"It's alright, Your Highness, please go!"

Mrs. Shen smiled at him.

His eyes were wet.

From that day on, he was confined to a wheelchair.

I had planned to visit her the next day to thank her for saving my life.

However, he didn't expect that before the poisonous arrow in his leg could be pulled out, Mrs. Shen overturned her car on the way home and died.

Only one baby was left.

It’s Shen Ruyi.

My mother said that when she saw Madam Shen a month ago, she said that her belly was round and bulging, and she was most likely pregnant with a girl.

After the child is born, they will arrange an engagement.