"...Hmm!" The Secretary of the Central Secretariat, Master Qin, who had been silent the whole time, raised his eyebrows and looked at Master Cheng.
"Master Cheng also went to the palace this afternoon? But what news did he hear?"
Among the Shen family's relatives, Lord Cheng has the highest official position, being the fourth-rank Minister of Rites, so Lord Cheng has to attend court every day.
It’s just that Lord Cheng was standing relatively far back, so Emperor Qianhuang probably didn’t notice him for a while.
As for these officials below the fourth rank, they only participated in the court meeting on the day when the new emperor ascended the throne.
Normally they were not qualified to attend court, especially since Emperor Qianhuang had recently appointed so many second- and third-rank officials. If these officials below the fourth rank also went to court, it would seem a bit crowded.
There's nothing that requires them.
These days, Lord Cheng has been attending court, and they have been worried every day.
Every time they saw Lord Cheng leave the palace safely, they would breathe a sigh of relief.
When they heard this, they all looked at Lord Cheng with bright eyes.
They also heard that many officials saw the flying object flying towards the palace, so they all went to the palace to inquire about the news.
Could it be that Lord Cheng called them here in a hurry because he heard some news that was beneficial to them?
Judging from Lord Cheng's appearance, it seems to be a good thing.
Now everyone became alert and stared at Lord Cheng.
Master Cheng smiled slightly.
"Did you all see those flying objects that flew towards the palace today?"
Everyone nodded in confusion, "I see!"
But what does that thing have to do with them? It’s probably just a new thing made by Emperor Qianhuang’s men.
It has to be said that Emperor Qianhuang still has a lot of talented people under his command.
First, there were these powerful weapons of destruction, and then there was this flying thing.
If these things had fallen into the hands of the deposed emperor earlier, it would not have been so easy for Emperor Qianhuang to win.
Master Cheng smiled proudly.
"I know you all thought our daughter was gone."
"Isn't it possible?!" Lord Lu widened his eyes excitedly.
Several others also stood up excitedly.
The reason why they didn't dare to leave the house for so many days was that they thought that the daughters who married into the Shen family had died on the road due to exile.
They were afraid that Emperor Qianhuang would see them and hated themselves for not bringing their daughters back home, causing them to die in vain on the road to exile.
The ministers in the capital who were used to changing their stance according to the situation also thought so, which was why no one had ever come to their house, for fear of being implicated by them.
"Yes!" Mr. Cheng did not keep the secret and nodded with a smile.
"Those flying things are used to pick up the women of the Shen family."
"You should have all seen it. There were six flying objects. I think the emperor hid the women of the Shen family in different places."
"Are you serious?!" Lord Lu excitedly walked to Lord Cheng.
"I wonder who Master Cheng heard that from."
Such an important matter must not go wrong, otherwise their wives would make a big joke when they go to the palace to ask for an audience.
Lord Cheng cupped his fists and bowed towards the palace. "The Emperor said it himself. It can't be false."
"I wasn't the only one who heard it. All the ministers who went to the palace to inquire about the news heard it."
"I guess someone will come to inquire about the news tomorrow."
"This..." Lord Cao's lips trembled with excitement, "Then how should we deal with this?!"
Lord Qin glanced at Lord Cao, then looked at Lord Cheng, "Lord Cheng, do you have something to tell us?"
Master Cheng nodded, looked at them seriously and said,
"I do have something important to discuss with you."
Several people looked at him in unison, "Master Cheng, please speak."
Master Cheng glanced around and waved at the maids, "Everyone, go out and close the door. No one is allowed to come near."
"Yes!" The maids responded and walked out one after another.
Seeing how cautious Lord Cheng was, several people couldn't help but murmur in their hearts.
The moment the door closed with a creaking sound, General Meng couldn't help but ask,
"Master Cheng, what's so important that requires such caution?"
Such a cautious look made him feel uneasy and a little worried.
The other four also looked at Lord Cheng nervously.
Mr. Cheng cleared his throat, glanced around and said,
"The Emperor has taken all our daughters into the palace, which shows that he still respects his sisters-in-law."
"Of course." Lord Meng nodded. "They all loved the Seventh...Emperor very much."
It’s more like protecting and indulging than loving.
Who made the Shen family have only one son, Shen Yong, in the mansion?
Even though Shen Yong was acting out of character and gave Old Lady Shen a headache, the sisters-in-law all tried to protect him.
Master Cheng smiled mysteriously.
"Haven't you noticed? Our daughter has no children."
"They are all princesses now. Their husbands are gone, but the family line must continue."
"This..." Lord Qin frowned and looked at Lord Cheng, "The continuation of the royal incense is not something you and I can participate in."
He could roughly guess what Lord Cheng meant.
He could only say that Lord Cheng was dreaming too much and was reaching too far.
Little did they know that this would only make the emperor dislike them even more.
All of them have severed ties with their daughter. If the emperor doesn't recognize them, they will be nothing.
Master Cheng glanced at Master Qin.
"We are not allowed to participate, but we can propose to our daughters that we each adopt a son to be the princess's daughter."
"We all have no shortage of outstanding grandchildren. These children are at least related to the princesses by blood, so they will naturally be closer to them."
"If the princess opens her mouth, the emperor will naturally consider it."
After all, the princesses have suffered so much following the Shen family, and the emperor will definitely consider adopting their ideas.
Lord Ren glanced at Lord Cheng thoughtfully.
"Even if the princesses want to adopt children, they should adopt children from the Shen family. There's no reason to adopt children from their mother's family, right?"
"It's true that the children from my mother's family are closer to the princesses, but these children have no blood relationship with the Shen family."
"Even if the Emperor agrees, the Empress Dowager will never agree."
"Yes." Lord Lu nodded, "Normally, they should adopt a male from the Shen family."
"It's best for us not to interfere in this matter of adoption..."
Lord Lu frowned and slowly shook his head.
Their relationship with the Shen family is so awkward now that it is difficult for them to even meet the princess. How could they have the nerve to interfere in the matter of the princess's adoption?
It's simply a pipe dream.
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