"You are wrong to say that."

Gu Qingyun retorted, "If something happens to the Shen family, it won't affect us."

He even hoped that she would stab a knife in the heart, "Now the Shen family has fallen from grace, the prime minister has become a sixth-rank official, and the emperor has not caused any trouble for our Gu family."

"But if anything happens to the Second Prince, our family will definitely not be able to escape."

Gu Qingyun has his own ambitions.

Both Concubine Li and the Second Prince value him. If the Second Prince ascends the throne, he will become the head of the Gu family, and glory and status will be at his fingertips. This is his only chance, and he will not let it go.

The old man of the Shen family agreed with his words, rolled his eyes at Shen Yuewan and said, "You don't understand the affairs of the court. If you have time, you might as well take care of your son. He hangs around like a beggar all day long, which is embarrassing."

Shen Yuewan's face turned pale with anger, but she couldn't speak.

Gu Qingyun said: "Grandpa is right. What happened between big brother and Ziwei Fuxing was actually caused by big brother's lack of discretion."

"If you have an engagement, then honor it. If you don't want to honor it, then just let the person go and let them find their own happiness."

"He refuses to let go, yet wants to have his hands on two women at the same time, and he also wants to humiliate her; he doesn't like her, but he insists on marrying her."

"You still don't know how to keep a low profile. You're spreading the news before the matter is finalized. In the end, it's the Gu family who is being humiliated."

This statement was purely a slap in Shen Yuewan's face.

Because Gu Qinghua and Shen Yuewan were so arrogant these days, they almost wanted to lift their chins to the sky.

Shen Yuewan didn't understand what was going on in the court, but she did understand what was going on in the harem. She sneered when she heard this, "You are still speaking for that little bitch? Have you forgotten that your grandmother was pissed off to death by her?"

As expected, the old man got furious and slammed the table, saying, "Shut up!"

Gu Qingyun looked a little ugly.

Shen Yuewan was not much better. The two of them were evenly matched. In the end, it was the old man of the Shen family who made the final decision. "Tonight, send someone to the prison to clean up the mess."

Then he warned, "Be careful not to give anyone a handle."

"I'll arrange it."

Minister Gu stood up and left the room.

…

The night is stirring.

Ruyi saw Rong Yan off and read for a while before going to bed.

Now that the crown prince is dead, the second prince will definitely not be able to sit still.

Because the person who killed the crown prince was the third prince, no matter whether the second prince took action or not, the evidence would eventually point to the second prince.

But if the second prince made a move, it would give people something to talk about and increase evidence.

Right now, the Second Prince and Concubine Li are in the imperial mausoleum. The Shen family has fallen and has drawn a clear line with the Gu family.

Then, the only one who can help the second prince is the Gu family.

But the Gu family may not know that this is not only a frame-up, but also a trap.

Once the Gu family takes the bait, they will be dead soon.

Then, at the latest before the end of the year, the Second Prince and the Gu family will definitely be finished.

By then, the Third Prince will be the next in line to become the Eastern Palace, so the Fourth Prince will become restless again, right?

It's really not true that the more sons you have, the better.

The fighting would be very uncomfortable for the emperor.

Ruyi turned over and closed her eyes deeply.

For her, the most important thing right now is to improve her strength and move forward steadily.

Everything else doesn’t matter.

…

Rong Yan originally wanted to accompany Ruyi tonight, but news came from Fengyu Pavilion.

On the way back in the carriage, Feng Ying was talking in a low voice, "The defense map sent by the Third Prince has already reached the hands of the Nanchu spies. It is estimated that after the New Year, the Nanchus will start entering the palace."

"Keep it as evidence and give it to the Fourth Prince."

After listening to this, Rong Yan only said a brief sentence.

The reason why Shen Luo was asked to intercept Shen Jiaojiao's share was to stabilize the cabinet and wait for the palace examination to be over.

After the palace examination, new people will enter the court and gradually replace the minions left behind by Shen Cangyun.

After completely eliminating the hidden dangers left by the Prime Minister's Mansion, we can start settling accounts with the Shen family.

Therefore, Shen Luo went to intercept and perform meritorious service in order to delay the demise of the Shen family.

The reason for not stopping the Third Prince from writing the letter was, of course, to allow him to feel that he had reached the pinnacle and then give him a fatal blow.

But you don’t need to do these things yourself.

Rong Yan listened to the raging wind outside the carriage, and his mind became clear. "Also, when Shen Luo comes back, let him take the intercepted items and surrender himself."

"yes."

Fengying replied, and then said, "Lord Fang sent a message saying that the Six Gentlemen of Pinghu found evidence of letters between Shen Cangyun and Shen Yu, which confirmed that the Shen family had hired someone to kill someone in order to get rid of Princess Zhaoyang."

"Let's put this matter aside for now and wait until after the palace examination."

Rong Yan lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the lights of thousands of houses around him.

Both he and Ruyi wished they could send the Shen family to hell as soon as possible.

But he didn't know that Ruyi was not an ordinary woman, and they were both responsible for the country and all living beings. Their main goal was always only one -

Maintain the safety and well-being of the largest number of people and avoid unrest as much as possible.

He is no longer himself.

Ruyi is no longer the little girl in the Shen family's backyard.

These are the responsibilities they have to bear.

He looked in the direction of the Shen family, and the murderous intent in his eyes finally subsided, turning into endless indifference.

Shen Cangyun was still ill and this time he was in a coma.

He was talking nonsense for a while, then waking up, then falling asleep again, and this cycle repeated over and over again.

Shen Yu looked at him and felt like he was going to collapse.

"Doctor, what happened to my father?"

Shen Yu could hardly hold on any longer and couldn't help but ask the doctors who were discussing in the room.

Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads, "We don't understand Lord Shen's situation, so please let us go back and seek other help."

Finally, someone suggested, "Perhaps, this disease can only be cured by an old beggar in the suburbs. Recently, there have been rumors that he might be the long-missing Southern Emperor. That's a very important person!"

Someone echoed, "Yes, yes, after Taoist Yu, the Southern Emperor of Xinglin is the most respected."

Shen Yu felt mixed emotions upon hearing this.

The old beggar is Ruyi's master. He and Shen Cangyun had guessed who the old beggar's master was before, and even tried to win him over with wealth and glory, but they didn't expect his identity to be so shocking.

During the Taizu period, the Lord of the Nine Emperors Palace, Nan Huang, helped the Taizu Emperor to repel the combined forces of Western Qin and Northern Desert and recapture eleven cities on the northwest border. Although he was much younger than the Taizu Emperor, they treated each other as brothers.

At that time, he seemed to be only a teenager.

The young hero once shone for an era, but unexpectedly disappeared later and became a beggar in this prosperous Kyoto.

Shen Yu was speechless.

If Ruyi was still in the Shen family and had not fallen out with the Shen family, it would not be difficult to ask the old beggar to come forward.

Unfortunately, such a good hand of cards was ruined by both father and son.

Besides, it was impossible to hire an old beggar before, so how could we possibly hire one now?

Shen Yu was in mixed emotions and asked the person to go down.

Shen Cangyun lay on the bed and murmured, calling out puzzling names, "Zhao Si'er, Zhao Si'er, you bullied me back then, but now I am the most powerful official in the country, who do you think you are?"

"Wang Lianhua, you bitch, what qualifications do you have to look down on me? Sooner or later, I will kill you!"

The doctors who had just left the house were stunned and got goose bumps: Is Shen Cangyun crazy?