Shen Linan sighed deeply. Shen Liqing was so stubborn and he could do nothing about it.
He and Chen Liyue both hoped that Chen Liqing would get better, but Chen Liqing refused to listen. Well, everyone has their own fate, and it cannot be forced.
Shen Liyue accompanied her parents back to the house, and Jiang looked at Shen Liyue worriedly.
Jiang didn't understand what was happening in the court, but Shen Wangqiu had told her something when he came back. Ever since Shen Liyue married Lu Xingzhou, Jiang had also started to pay attention to the news in this regard.
Chen Wangqiu and Jiang had no ambition to fight in the court. They only cared about their daughter.
Now that Lu Xingzhou has returned after his meritorious service, the struggles among the princes are already very sensitive. At this time, Shen Liqing is marrying the eldest prince again. Jiang Shi doesn't dare to think about whether there are any undercurrents behind this.
Chen Wangqiu is a loyal minister. He supports the emperor. No matter who is the emperor, as long as he is upright, he will perform his duties conscientiously and be loyal.
But Lu Xingzhou is a prince. If he loses, what will happen to Yue'er in the future?
Chen Wangqiu was very confused. He shouldn't have agreed to Lu Xingzhou's proposal and let Yue'er fall into such a vortex of struggle.
Even if she marries a commoner who is a little poor, they can subsidize her so that she doesn't have to live in such fear.
Shen Liyue placed her hands on Jiang's shoulders soothingly and said softly, "Mother, don't worry too much. Things have already come to this. Even if we object, it will be useless. On the contrary, we will offend the eldest prince and the third house. We can only take it one step at a time."
Chen Wangqiu pondered and said, "Does Prince Yi know about this?"
Chen Liyue shook her head. "He was not at home when I got the news just now. Otherwise, he would have come with me."
Chen Wangqiu said: "You still have to tell Prince Yi about this matter when you go back. If the eldest prince is simply attracted to Chen Liqing, that would be the best. If he has other intentions, you and Prince Yi can make plans early."
Shen Liyue nodded: "My daughter knows, I will tell him when I get back."
Shen Liyue stayed at the Shen family for a while, and returned to the palace without staying for lunch.
She sent someone to look for Lu Xingzhou, but learned that Lu Xingzhou had been summoned to the palace by the emperor and had not returned yet.
Shen Liyue felt a little uneasy. She was worried that the eldest prince's marriage would bring trouble to Lu Xingzhou.
By lunchtime, Lu Xingzhou still hadn't returned, and Shen Liyue had no appetite, so she lay down on the bed with her clothes on.
At dusk, Lu Xingzhou finally returned.
Shen Liyue went over and changed Lu Xingzhou into some casual clothes, and the two of them sat down at the dinner table.
Chen Liyue saw the exhaustion between Lu Xingzhou's brows, and her heart was filled with distress.
"What's wrong? Did something happen in the palace?" Shen Liyue asked softly.
Lu Xingzhou shook his head and sighed, "My father sent people to interrogate Lu Yu'an. Lu Yu'an refused to say anything at first, but later, when we followed Lu Yu'an's lead and investigated further, we discovered that many officials in the court were in collusion with him, and... they had embezzled a lot of money."
Shen Liyue understood that after finding out these things, the emperor would have to deal with Lu Yuan.
Even though Lu Yu'an was no longer favored by the emperor, he was still a prince after all, the emperor's biological son.
So the emperor was annoyed at this moment, and Lu Xingzhou was also annoyed.
How to deal with Lu Yu'an is also a test for the emperor for Lu Xingzhou. If the punishment is too severe, the emperor may think that Lu Xingzhou is too heartless and does not even let go of his brothers. If the punishment is too light, the emperor may think that Lu Xingzhou is too soft-hearted and is not suitable to be a good emperor.
Shen Liyue was silent for a moment, but still spoke: "The eldest prince sent someone to the Shen family today."
"The eldest prince?" Lu Xingzhou was also surprised.
"Yes." Shen Liyue nodded, "He sent someone to propose marriage. He wants to take Shen Liqing as a concubine."
Lu Xingzhou frowned even deeper. He didn't believe that the eldest prince wanted to take Chen Liqing as a concubine at this time and he didn't believe that he had no ulterior motives behind it.
Chen Liyue married into Prince Yi's Mansion and became the Princess of Yi, but her sister could only be Lu Linfeng's concubine. Isn't this also a slap in Lu Xingzhou's face?
It seems that Lu Linfeng is not as indifferent to the world as he seemed before.
If you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to understand. Lu Yu'an and Lu Linfeng are brothers from the same mother. Now that Lu Yu'an is gone, Lu Linfeng is no longer threatened by his own brother, so he has time to deal with Lu Xingzhou.
Shen Liyue also thought of it, frowned and said: "I did think of one thing."
"What?" Lu Xingzhou asked.
"Your Highness, please send someone to investigate and see if Lu Linfeng was involved in any of Lu Yu'an's affairs."
Lu Xingzhou seemed to have a sudden flash of inspiration. Shen Liyue was right. What role did Lu Linfeng play in Lu Yu'an's affairs? This time, the investigation of Lu Yu'an's collusion with officials was so smooth. Was there any information leaked from Lu Linfeng?
When Lu Xingzhou thought of this, he didn't even bother to eat. He called the secret guard in and gave him a few instructions in a low voice.
The secret guard received the order and clasped his fists before leaving. Only then did Lu Xingzhou relax his brows and sit down calmly.
Lu Xingzhou looked at Shen Liyue with eyes full of admiration.
His princess was so smart that she not only managed the huge Prince Yi's Palace in an orderly manner, but was also able to achieve unexpected success in government affairs.
Lu Xingzhou smiled and said, "It is a blessing for me to have such a princess."
Chen Liyue rolled her eyes at him unhappily and said, "Don't tell me later that my harem is not allowed to interfere in politics and you want to punish me."
Hearing her say this, Lu Xingzhou put away his smile and said seriously, "I will only have you as my princess consort, and from now on... I will only have you as my queen."
"Yeah, yeah." Shen Liyue agreed perfunctorily. She didn't believe such words at all.
"It's true." Seeing that Shen Liyue was perfunctory, Lu Xingzhou pulled Shen Liyue over and asked her to face him.
"I know my father-in-law is a loyal official. He has never formed a clique for personal gain in the officialdom for so many years. Even my father agrees with this. Otherwise, he would not agree to marry you to me. I believe in my father-in-law and I believe in you. Now that Shen Weian has won the top spot in the imperial examination, he will be my right-hand man in the future. If I can't even trust you, who else can I trust?"
Lu Xingzhou spoke seriously, and this time Shen Liyue really listened to him.
She was touched that Lu Xingzhou trusted her so much, but many times, when people are not in that position, they think about things differently.
Let’s wait until Lu Xingzhou really takes that position.
Shen Liyue nodded and smiled again: “Stop talking, the food is getting cold.”
Lu Xingzhou swallowed a few mouthfuls of food without a sound, then thought of something: "So the most urgent thing now is..."
"What?" Shen Liyue asked curiously.
Lu Xingzhou pulled Shen Liyue towards the bed and said, "The most urgent thing is to quickly expand my family, otherwise those old men in the court will nag me to death."
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