After hearing what Zhong Nanyi said, Lu Changzhou's eyes revealed a look of disgust, and he said, "Your humble servant does not need the Third Princess's kindness. As the Junior Minister of Dali, I must abide by the law. So, everything the Third Princess did was just because you wanted to do it."
Zhong Nanyi didn't drag Lu Changzhou down with her, and the resentment on her face was even more obvious. However, she had been used to a good life, so how could she be willing to go to jail? So she turned around again and cried bitterly to the emperor, "Royal brother, I was just bewildered for a moment. Your Majesty knows me well, and I have told you everything about me."
There was a hint of threat in this sentence, and it was obvious that she wanted the emperor to let her go because of their conspiracy.
In the end, the emperor did show mercy to her and had her imprisoned in the princess's mansion, but it was obvious that he had used up all his kindness.
As the ruler of a country, the emperor does not like to be threatened by others. Zhong Nanyiyi is just a fool who can't do anything, but he dares to threaten him like this.
However, due to an incident, the Sheng family, which he had supported, was destroyed, so the emperor was looking for new military generals.
Moreover, he didn't know why his Ninth Uncle actually interfered in Fu Yunxi's affairs. Wouldn't it be more troublesome for him to deal with Fu Yunxi in the future?
Recently, due to heavy rains, the harvests across the country have not been good, but the taxes collected have not decreased, which has caused complaints from the people. However, the emperor, for his own selfish reasons, even wants to send more able-bodied men to join the army. This is simply treating the people as ants.
After Fu Yunxi learned about this, she sent some food and silver to the victims, because the assets of the Ninth Prince and Rong Jing were now in her hands. However, the silver donated by Fu Yunxi was all earned by herself. After all, it is easy to make money from money.
The people’s situation can be alleviated a little by receiving donations, but if the root cause is not resolved, the people will still have a hard life.
Zhong Xian originally didn't care about these things, but the people who came to the temple would talk about it. Although he didn't like politics, he was considerate of the people.
Therefore, this time, before Fu Yunxi could go find Zhong Xian, Zhong Xian came to her first to discuss this matter.
In fact, it is not that difficult to find a virtuous person from the side branches to inherit the throne, and he thinks his niece is very suitable to inherit the throne.
That's why he was so anxious to find Zhong Yunxi to discuss this matter.
Zhong Yunxi knew Zhong Xian's purpose in looking for her early on, so she accepted his invitation.
The two of them sat down in the teahouse. Zhong Xian asked with a worried look on his face, "Little Yunxi, I want to ask you, how much do you know about the people affected by the disaster?"
"I just found out about it recently, and then I sent them some food and silver." Fu Yunxi replied.
Zhong Xian nodded, indicating that he understood her plan. "Tomorrow we will break into the palace under the pretext of defending the king. There aren't many soldiers in the palace right now, so we still have a chance of winning."
But Zhong Yunxi shook his head. "Ninth Uncle, the Imperial Guards are well-trained. We can't be so hasty."
Zhong Xian frowned, "In that case, let's make some preparations first."
Fu Yunxi also felt that this was more appropriate, so he nodded in agreement.
Zhong Xian also left. After all, if he wanted to succeed in one go, he had to make preparations quickly.
The emperor was surrounded while he was still asleep. The guards were unable to resist and the palace was quickly captured.
Fu Yunxi's preparations were not in vain. She drew a topographical map of the palace and also the patrol schedule of the Imperial Guards.
Even Rong Jing was secretly impressed when he saw it. After all, he couldn't make such a detailed topographic map.
The emperor had no good political achievements to begin with, and now the people were dissatisfied, so there were not many people who opposed the new emperor ascending the throne.
Zhong Xian wanted Fu Yunxi to be the emperor, but she refused. She had such a leisurely life as the eldest princess, why should she become the emperor?
Being an emperor is both tiring and thankless, and she doesn't want to be trapped in the palace.
However, since the child chosen from the royal family is only fourteen years old now, it will definitely take a few years before he can handle government affairs independently.
So in the past few years, Zhong Xian has been assisted, and Rong Jing also entered the palace as a grand tutor.
The decree to levy taxes and conscript soldiers on the people was abolished, and all the silver that had been paid into the national treasury was returned to them.
The people lived and worked in peace and contentment, so they naturally felt that the new emperor was better. Therefore, this time, apart from replacing the emperor with a better one, it did not cause war.
And Zhong Nanyiyi originally thought that she could spend the rest of her life in the princess's mansion. Although it was uncomfortable, it was not bad to have Baili Hong by her side.
It’s just a pity for Sheng Minghan in prison. Although he was not executed, it is still humiliating for him to be turned from a general into a prisoner.
After Zhong Nanyi learned what happened in the capital, she had a bad premonition, so after the new emperor ascended the throne, her crimes were announced to the world.
The Third Princess's behavior was naturally unpopular among the people. In order to treat everyone equally, Zhong Nanyiyi was also imprisoned next to Sheng Minghan.
The two of them now had company, but they were not as harmonious as they were in the princess's mansion. Instead, they started to curse each other.
Now in Sheng Minghan's heart, Zhong Nanyiyi is very ugly. He feels that he must have drunk some kind of love potion before and that's why he thinks such a woman is gentle and kind.
Because of his outstanding abilities, Lu Changzhou was promoted from the Minister of Justice to the Minister of War, but he was still single and had no plans to get married.
Many noble ladies in the capital have their eyes on Lu Changzhou. After all, he is so young and promising, and can be said to be a good son-in-law, but the man is not moved at all.
After Fu Yunxi finished his work, he started to set up a charity in the capital to take in homeless children.
The new emperor in the palace was gradually able to handle state affairs on his own. Zhong Xian felt uncomfortable every day in the palace. After he had finally taught the new emperor well, he quickly left.
In the past, many people competed for the throne, but now everyone is fighting for it as if it were a hot potato. However, precisely because of this, the new emperor is very confident in Zhong Xian and Rong Jing, and he often misses them after they leave.
Now that the charity hall has grown to a certain scale, Fu Yunxi doesn't have to worry about it herself. She received news that Baili Hong has left the princess's mansion and is going out to relax.
It is not easy to figure things out now after trapping yourself in a siege.
As for Sheng Minghan and Zhong Nanyiyi in prison, Fu Yunxi no longer paid attention to them. He just knew that they were still in prison, and that was enough.
But later I heard that both of them committed suicide. Life in prison was really hard, and there was no hope of getting out. Even the new emperor's amnesty did not extend to them.
Besides, Sheng Minghan's father was no longer a general, but only held a sinecure in the court. He was old and it was impossible for him to go to the battlefield again.
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