As long as the emperor does not want to change the crown prince, no one can touch the prince.
After Liu Chen was taken away, Emperor Xuande ordered the Ministry of Works to quickly re-draw the blueprints, but did not mention Su Zhilan again.
Song Hongshen was unhappy and said loudly: "Your Majesty, those who deserve punishment have been punished, so shouldn't those who deserve reward also be rewarded?"
Emperor Xuande was stunned for a moment, then said in a bad tone: "What do you mean? I still want to reward you?"
"If you want a reward, first complete the task for me."
After all, he was a child he had watched grow up, and he was also the nephew of the late queen, so Emperor Xuande's tone of voice softened a lot.
Song Hongshen said, "Your Majesty, I am a minister who receives your salary and will certainly be loyal to you."
"The same goes for the officials in the Ministry of Works. They are all doing their duty and dare not ask for rewards."
"But the fifth young lady of the Su family is not a court official, and she hasn't received a single penny in salary from His Majesty. Now that His Majesty knows how much she has contributed to the new warship, shouldn't she be rewarded?"
Emperor Xuande certainly hadn't forgotten Su Zhilan, but he felt it was unbecoming for a girl to get involved in such matters. Seeing that the Ministry of Works still needed her help, he tried to let the matter slip. If the Ministry of Works and Song Hongshen needed help, it would be their responsibility.
So after hearing what Song Hongshen said, Emperor Xuande said vaguely: "I thought she was trying to help you."
The implication is that this is your private matter and should not be confused with state affairs.
The Crown Prince disapproved and said, "How can this be rewarded? What if other young ladies get involved in government affairs? Wouldn't that be chaos?"
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