The emperor narrowed his eyes, his expression somewhat unpleasant, "Wait for the prince!"
Eunuch Yuan didn't dare to speak.
It’s not like the emperor didn’t give the prince a chance.
But the prince really couldn't handle a single move!
She came to the Emperor last night to cancel the engagement, calmed down the night and came back this morning, and sent someone to inquire about it again in the afternoon.
At this rate, it will probably happen again tomorrow morning.
That would really be what he wanted.
I wonder what expression the prince will have tomorrow morning after he breaks off the engagement and finds out that Shen Ruyi's face is fine, she is not disfigured, nor has she become mute, and she has become the daughter of the Minister of Personnel.
…
Shen Ruyi was in a dream and had no idea that the night was turbulent. She secretly helped the emperor and was appreciated by him.
Before becoming an orphan, he already had a new place to go.
Perhaps it was because she had left the Prime Minister's Mansion and the burden on her heart was lifted, so this time her dream was very warm.
In the dream, Rong Yan ascended the throne and auspicious clouds filled the sky.
He held her hand and stood on the Fengshan Terrace, accepting the worship of thousands of people. Looking up, he saw the beautiful mountains and rivers and the endless wind.
The scene changed, and she knelt before the emperor, "I am able to be where I am today, and I would like to thank you for your hard work and cultivation."
"From now on, I will become the true guardian of Northern Qi, protecting the people at home and defending against powerful enemies from all directions. I will live up to your trust!"
From now on, she will be the most dazzling woman in the world.
She will be the first woman to enter the imperial court, the first to command a large army, and the first to dominate the world!
The father was already old. He held her hand and said only one sentence, "Ruyi, I hope you will have a safe and smooth life and live a long life."
A tear fell from the corner of her eye, "Father...is going to meet the person he should meet."
Shen Ruyi woke up in the middle of the night, feeling extremely sad.
Is that her future?
Is the person the emperor wants to see the late queen?
She was full of curiosity and yearning for the woman from the Cao Gang, the woman that Emperor Wu of Northern Qi had been thinking about all his life.
What kind of woman could be like a ray of light, breaking open the walls in the emperor's heart and making him willing to give a way out to all women in the world?
Shen Ruyi couldn't sleep anymore.
She stood up, drew her sword, and began to practice the moves in the sword manual with great concentration!
right!
Now she is out of trouble.
Good wind helps me soar to the sky.
Don’t live in vain!
…
In the dark night, some people drew their swords and started dancing, some were in a panic, and all those who should have been unable to sit still were unable to sit still!
Remove the prime minister.
Just this one move caused turmoil in the imperial court, with various factions running around to discuss countermeasures, trying to adjust their own power and expand upwards.
The Third Prince was the first to receive the news and was extremely shocked. "Shen Cangyun was actually demoted? He became a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Rites. He will not be able to enter the imperial court anymore?"
In addition to being shocked, he was ecstatic and slammed the table, saying, "Our chance has come! Immediately notify our people to attend the court tomorrow morning and strongly recommend the Minister of War Cao as prime minister!"
The Minister of War Cao Zhizhang was the maternal grandfather of the Third Prince and the father of Concubine Duan.
Over the years, precisely because he had the support of the Ministry of War, the Third Prince felt that neither the Second Prince nor the Crown Prince were his match.
Now, as long as Cao Zhizhang moves up a bit, his power as the third prince will reach the top. Who can compete with him?
The Third Prince's heart surged, he took a deep breath and said, "It's time to transfer Rong Yan away."
As he spoke, he took out a letter and handed it to his confidant, "Send it out. When the war breaks out in the south, the court will be mine."
The confidant asked, "What should we do with the Crown Prince and the Second Prince? Should we take action?"
The Third Prince narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Opportunities are rare. Isn't Second Brother contacting those assassins outside? Smash our men in and sacrifice one or two to kill the Crown Prince. Then we can kill two birds with one stone."
There was a fierce look in his eyes.
Once the prince dies, no matter who supports him, it will be useless in the end. As long as he takes the opportunity to win them over, they will become his people.
Once the second prince died, there was no one to put pressure on him anymore.
As for the brothers below...
Thinking of this, he snorted, "The remaining ones are not worth worrying about. The only one, Old Nine, is considered a figure, but he is a disabled person. A disabled person is not qualified to ascend the throne."
"No matter what he does, in the end he will only be making things easier for me!"
After hearing this, the confidant also felt his heart pounding and turned away.
The Third Prince sat down, made himself a cup of fine tribute tea, and smiled, "I really didn't expect this. I thought it would take some effort to bring down the Second Prince's party, but I didn't expect that such a big Prime Minister's Mansion would be ruined by his own daughter!"
"funny!"
After laughing, he sighed, "It's such a pity that such a lucky Ziwei star turned out to be a toad and a mute. Even if my ninth brother wanted to marry her, he wouldn't be able to do it, right?"
"After the matter is done, I will grant her a small favor and let her stay in the mansion as a concubine. After all, there are so many people in the backyard, and she won't be too many."
"Although his face is ruined and he is mute, his brain is still working well. He even knew how to turn the tables and make Shen Jiaojiao and the Shen family father and son suffer a setback!"
Because Shen Ruyi did not show up after she came back, the people only knew that Shen Ruyi had escaped, but did not know that she had recovered.
Naturally, the Third Prince did not receive the news that she had recovered.
He was still thinking that Shen Ruyi was now abandoned by everyone, so if he wanted to win her over, wouldn't it be easy?
But Shen Jiaojiao found this matter a bit troublesome.
The emperor asked him to handle it, and he had to give an explanation. If not, he would have to sacrifice Shen Jiaojiao.
Anyway, his purpose in finding Shen Jiaojiao was to bring down the Prime Minister's Mansion, and now the Prime Minister's Mansion has collapsed.
Naturally, he is of no use.
Therefore, he stood up and personally led people to Hantan to supervise the arrest of Shen Jiaojiao...
…
At the same time, the Second Prince and Concubine Li, who were guarding the Gu family cemetery, also received the same news!
"The Emperor actually removed the Prime Minister!"
Concubine Li turned pale with fear. "What does he mean by this? Is he going to attack the Gu family next?"
Although the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Second Prince's Mansion had already fallen out, the information revealed by this incident still made Concubine Li panic.
"My prince, why don't you send someone out to investigate and see if there is any chance to push our people to the position of prime minister!"
The prime minister has stepped down, leaving such a big vacancy.
Who doesn’t want it?
Concubine Li couldn't hold back either.
The second prince could no longer sit still. "I have to go out tonight. Even if we cannot nominate our people, we must win over those who may take this position in advance!"
“Yes, yes, yes!”
Concubine Li nodded repeatedly, "I'll go and distract Eunuch Yang, you go out for a while!"
As he said that, he hurried to find Eunuch Yang and made an excuse, "Eunuch, I suddenly have an unbearable abdominal pain. Can you help me buy some medicine?"
As he said this, he squatted down, holding his abdomen.
Eunuch Yang looked at her meaningfully after hearing this, and said after a moment: "Okay, I'll go right away."
In secret, he made a gesture and asked people to keep an eye on the Second Prince and Concubine Li.
Afterwards, Eunuch Yang left the cemetery in a carriage.
The second prince left the cemetery soon after.
…
At this time, the Prince's East Palace was also very lively.
"If Shen Cangyun comes down, who will go up? Only the six ministers have this possibility. We can't pull them up from the bottom, right?"
The prince pondered over this matter and asked his staff, "Who do you think will be the next prime minister?"
Most of the proposals were made by "the Minister of Personnel."