The civil and military officials who were watching the excitement outside suddenly became excited and had great objections to the emperor's decision.
"Your Majesty, I think this matter still needs to be thoroughly investigated to prevent evildoers from becoming more rampant." A minister boldly put forward his own ideas, causing chaos in the court again.
"Yes, Your Majesty, raising private soldiers is no small matter. If we just hastily close the case, more people will cross the line of the law in the future!"
"I implore the Emperor to conduct a thorough investigation!"
"Your Majesty, please conduct a thorough investigation!"
Wave after wave of words came at the emperor, but he paid no attention.
"This matter is settled. Don't say anything more." The emperor's tone was cold, and the court fell silent. No one spoke anymore.
"Since you're so concerned about private soldiers, you should conduct a thorough investigation of Kyoto within the next few days. If you discover any private soldiers again, you will be held accountable!"
The matter was suddenly thrown to Situ Yao, leaving him with some free time. Also, because of the house arrest, Situ Zhao could not participate in this matter.
Although Situ Yao was unwilling to accept it, as he had clearly discovered the existence of private soldiers, he was not only not rewarded, but also given another difficult task. He felt very uncomfortable. But he still answered.
"yes!"
"In that case, then don't gather here anymore. Everyone, please leave." At the emperor's command, everyone bowed and left.
Situ Yao turned around and met Situ Zhao's eyes, which were full of mockery, as if he had won this silent battle.
Situ Zhao still did not stop even after being confined. Now that he had lost his troops, it would be even more difficult for him to compete with Situ Yao.
He hid in the room and kept smashing the ceramic vases around him, making a mess on the floor.
A vase was thrown at the door and shattered into pieces with a snap, scaring Cui Mixue who came to visit.
"It's all your fault for coming up with such a bad idea, otherwise my private soldiers wouldn't have been discovered." Situ Zhao got angry as soon as he saw Cui Mixue.
If it weren't for Cui Mixue, why would he be under house arrest now? Fortunately, his father did not pursue the matter further.
Otherwise he would really be in big trouble.
"How is this possible? According to my design, it is impossible for Situ Yao to find your private soldiers!" Although Cui Mixue was frightened by the vase, she still retorted loudly.
She had acted completely according to her memories of her previous life, so there was no way she could have made a mistake.
Cui Mixue thought about it for a long time and found out who was giving Situ Yao advice, so she came to Situ Zhao for advice.
I didn't expect that a broken vase would hit my foot before I even entered the door, and it still hurts.
"What's impossible? Now I'm under house arrest. What do you think I should do next?" Situ Zhao was also furious and yelled at Cui Mixue without caring about his image.
"I came to you to find a solution, not to quarrel with you." Cui Mixue calmed down and said to Situ Zhao.
Situ Yao is probably still laughing at them.
Situ Zhao calmed down at this time and ordered his servants to come in and sweep away all the debris.
The room was finally restored to order and my mood returned to normal.
"Mi Xue, I was too impatient just now." Situ Zhao walked to Cui Mixue and apologized to her.
"It's okay." Although Cui Mixue was angry, she pretended not to care.
"Now half of my power has been eliminated, while Situ Yao's side is thriving. We must find a way to reverse this situation." Situ Zhao said with a frown. He couldn't let Situ Yao get too proud.
"It is not appropriate to attack the prince in a high-profile manner now." Cui Mixue said.
Now in the court, most people prefer Situ Yao rather than Situ Zhao.
They were quite dissatisfied with the fact that Situ Zhao had his own private army. If he was caught doing anything wrong again, even if the emperor protected Situ Zhao, he would never be able to turn things around.
"I suspect that the prince must have an extraordinary strategist around him who gives him advice." Cui Mixue speculated.
Her plan this time combined with her memories of her past life was perfect, unless Situ Yao was around...
Impossible, she immediately threw the thought away, she firmly believed that the luck of rebirth would only fall on her.
"Just rest here for the next few days, and leave everything else to me." Cui Mixue was ready to show off her skills.
"If you need any help, just tell me." Situ Zhao also understood that it was not appropriate for him to show up at this moment.
"I need a few spies to help me find out who is around Situ Yao." Maybe Situ Yao had some opportunity and met a peerless master.
Situ Zhao immediately assigned several of his capable assistants to Cui Mixue.
But after several days of investigation, the spies found nothing.
"Reporting to the Second Prince's wife, we have been following Situ Yao these days and found that there is nothing wrong with Situ Yao's behavior." They have been taking turns to guard the door of Situ Yao's mansion, but Situ Yao has not taken in any new people except his original staff.
"Then who does he spend the most time with on weekdays?" Cui Mixue asked.
"Situ Yao stays with a concubine named Su Mengyan every day." The spy reported truthfully.
When the spy mentioned Su Mengyan, Cui Mixue had an idea in her mind, wondering if Su Mengyan was the mysterious person.
"All of you, keep a close eye on Su Mengyan. Find out everything that happened around Situ Yao after Su Mengyan came to Situ Yao and tell me." Cui Mixue could only try her best to save the situation.
"Yes." The spy went out immediately after receiving the order.
The reason why Cui Mixue suspected Su Mengyan was that every time she acted according to her memories of her past life, it was Su Mengyan who came out to ruin everything.
Moreover, Su Mengyan appeared too frequently, and Situ Yao had never taken Su Mengyan seriously before.
It was just like the last time she planned to fall off the cliff, and it was obviously she who should have stayed by Situ Yao's side, but it was Su Mengyan who replaced her.
This matter left Cui Mixue puzzled.
In addition, Situ Yao hunted a black bear the next day, and it was Su Mengyan who asked Situ Yao to wait in advance.
These few things together almost verified Cui Mixue's previous speculation.
Maybe Su Mengyan was really reborn just like herself.
Cui Mixue was a little bit unbelievable. If this was true, then her biggest enemy should be Su Mengyan.
But this is still speculation after all, and no conclusion can be drawn without real evidence.
Just then, Concubine Bai invited Cui Mixue to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet.
"Second Prince's wife, the Hundred Flowers Banquet hosted by our Imperial Concubine is scheduled for noon the day after tomorrow. The Imperial Concubine specially asked me to come and inform you." The maidservant beside Imperial Concubine Bai said respectfully to Cui Mixue.
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