Unexpectedly, the emperor said, "The prince is your cousin. He won't bully you. On the day of your wedding, you can marry him from the palace. Someone will take care of the wedding for you. You don't have to worry."
Shen Ruyi opened her eyes wide in surprise, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."
How could he be related to her by marriage?
The emperor also found this a little strange. "Although I don't know why your father didn't support the East Palace for this, if what you said is true, then the prince is indeed your cousin."
"I will have someone investigate this matter thoroughly."
“…”
Shen Ruyi didn't know what to say.
The marriage was completely out of her control, she could only wait and see, and make plans after discussing it with Rong Yan.
The emperor resisted the urge to keep her for a while longer and said to the person outside the door, "Send Princess Zhaoyang back."
"I'll take my leave."
Shen Ruyi could only bow and retreat.
After leaving the house and going down the stairs, he carefully asked Eunuch Yuan, "Eunuch, the emperor is going incognito tonight, right?"
"I came here specifically to see the girl."
Eunuch Yuan laughed and reminded her, "The Emperor wants to protect you, and you should also remember his kindness. Don't be too impulsive. There is still a long time to go, and no one can predict what will happen."
"Thank you, father-in-law."
Shen Ruyi pondered over his words and felt that the political situation was like a fog. It seemed dark and gloomy, but in fact, there were undercurrents underneath, and one could be crushed to pieces if one was not careful.
Han Jiang saw her coming out and gave her a sip, "Girl."
"I'm fine."
Shen Ruyi gave him a soothing look and said goodbye to Lord Yuan, "Please stay."
"You're welcome, young lady."
Eunuch Yuan stopped downstairs.
Han Jiang frowned, and walked halfway with Shen Ruyi before asking, "It took me a while before I realized he was Eunuch Yuan..."
As he spoke, he looked at her with complicated eyes, "Is the person upstairs the emperor?"
Shen Ruyi nodded, "Yes."
“…”
Han Jiang wanted to ask something else, but he felt that no matter what Shen Ruyi said, the matter was out of his control, so he had to say, "You need to discuss this matter with His Highness."
"I know."
Shen Ruyi had no intention of hiding it.
She didn't understand much about the affairs of the court. The situation was complicated, so she needed to listen and observe more and not act on her own.
"Is Jing San back?"
Shen Ruyi got on the carriage and glanced at the dark alley not far away...
…
Wuying chased Shen Jiaojiao and found her and the third prince in a deep alley on another street.
"Why are you here again!"
The Third Prince was so angry that he dragged the man into the courtyard next to him and pushed Shen Jiaojiao against the door. "Can't you see that I am searching Yingchun Tower?"
"My father has already suspected me, are you here to die?"
It's really too irresponsible!
The third prince stared at Shen Jiaojiao, with a murderous look in his eyes.
There were bloodstains on his clothes.
Moreover, Shen Jiaojiao had just seen Song Yingchun's body, which was carried far away by the imperial guards and thrown on the street, where it was placed together with other corpses. It was an extremely tragic scene.
There is no need to think about it. Combined with what the third prince said at this moment, Song Yingchun was silenced by him.
A sense of fear crept into Shen Jiaojiao's heart.
Her pupils trembled, and she even forgot to use her usual tricks. She said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, I came to you because of Shen Ruyi and Shen Luo! They discovered my identity!"
"What did you say?"
The Third Prince frowned, "Didn't Shen Cangyun use blood to test his paternity? Why doesn't it work again?"
Shen Jiaojiao cut to the chase: "It's because Shen Luo went to see a man called Wang Banxian! He said he saw the scene before Shen Ruyi's death in her previous life, and now he's arguing that I framed Shen Ruyi."
"And they said I had evil intentions and was here to harm the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"Although Shen Cangyun and Shen Yu haven't believed it yet, I'm afraid if he continues to make trouble like this, something bad will happen!"
Shen Jiaojiao glanced at the fire and smoke outside, trembling all over, "Once this matter is exposed, it will definitely be traced back to Your Highness."
"Your Highness, I beg you, kill Shen Luo and Shen Ruyi!"
Shen Jiaojiao withstood the pressure and stated her purpose, "Now, the emperor has granted a marriage to Shen Ruyi and the prince. It is obvious that he wants the prince to ascend the throne."
"Shen Cangyun is unwilling to let Shen Ruyi go. He will definitely try to curry favor with the Crown Prince. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, there will be nothing for us to do."
She just didn't believe that the Third Prince could still sit still at this point!
The third prince really didn't expect things to turn out this way.
"What did you say?"
He could hardly believe his ears, "Father has arranged for Shen Ruyi to be married to the Crown Prince?"
I thought of ten thousand possibilities.
Otherwise, after today, the emperor will bring Shen Ruyi into the palace to be a concubine, and Ziwei Fuxing should be by Ziweixing's side.
Alternatively, send Shen Ruyi to Huangjue Temple and let her ring the bell and pray every day.
Otherwise, sending it to the priest's house will do the same.
But unexpectedly, she was granted marriage to the prince!
Seeing that he refused to believe her, Shen Jiaojiao added fuel to the fire, "The imperial edict has already come down. I saw it with my own eyes. Moreover, the wedding will be held on the Lantern Festival. There is only more than a month left!"
"Third Prince, I have to risk my life to come to you, but there is no other way!"
"Think about it, we used to meet in Yingchun Tower, and now Yingchun Tower has been burned down. Where can I find you in the future?"
As she said this, she hugged the Third Prince and said, "I can't live without you!"
The third prince was shocked by what she said.
The emperor arranged a marriage for the crown prince, who was originally the heir to the throne. With the addition of a lucky star named Ziwei, wasn't that tantamount to announcing to the world that the crown prince was a sure successor to the throne, and there was no chance for the princes below him, right?
Moreover, if the things he and Shen Jiaojiao planned were exposed, his evil ambitions would be revealed.
With the methods his father used, he would definitely be reduced to ashes.
The Third Prince shuddered, and when he came back to his senses, a vicious plan came to his mind. He suddenly looked at Shen Jiaojiao and said softly, "You are right. Shen Luo and Shen Ruyi cannot be kept. I will take care of this matter."
Above him is the second prince.
The second prince made a fool of himself today, so it’s understandable that he’s desperate and is now doing something desperate, right?
Then, blame the deaths of Shen Ruyi and Shen Luo on the second prince.
It would be best if the prince could be sent to heaven together.
In this way, he killed several birds with one stone. In the end, the crown prince died and the second prince was sent to the guillotine. In the conflict between the two parties, he was the one who benefited!
The Third Prince took a deep breath and looked at Shen Jiaojiao anxiously, "You need to get the things in Shen Cangyun's study as soon as possible."
"Also, send out some of his manuscripts."
"We'll meet at the Shu Embroidery Silk Shop in three days. That place is full of things from my daughter's family, so it won't be easy for you to arouse suspicion if you go there."
Shen Jiaojiao nodded, "I promise that I will deliver what Your Highness wants soon."
In fact, she has already obtained the defense map.
However, unless Shen Luo and Shen Ruyi died, she would not hand the things over to the Third Prince, as that would kill herself.
Shen Jiaojiao was cautious.
The Third Prince didn't know the situation, so he held her face and kissed her, then gave her a sweet date to eat, "Also, you must take good care of our child."