Chapter 62 The Truth About Concubine Xian
Feng Shenyu smiled and asked, "So?"
“Therefore, I believe that we should order the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to be reprimanded and not to obstruct the Dali Temple’s investigation.
Then order the Dali Temple to solve the case as quickly as possible and give the people justice."
Feng Shenyu and Li Yueyao listened and both smiled and nodded.
It is inevitable to reprimand the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but it is rare that he thought of giving justice to the people.
"I'll discuss this matter with His Majesty first. When are you going to disclose this matter?" Li Yueyao asked.
"Let's hold the grand court meeting on the tenth day." Feng Shenyu said.
"That old guy Gao Hongchen is planning to impeach me. It's better to strike first."
Li Yueyao listened and sighed:
"From what you said, the tenth day will definitely be a mess. I don't even want to go to court."
In Li Yueyao's opinion, this was similar to the company's meeting after the Chinese New Year, full of chatter and noise.
In company meetings, people would at most blame each other, but in the court, if you are not careful, someone might lose their head.
well……
Feng Shenyu knew that Li Yueyao didn't like trouble, and she hated the court disputes the most.
So he smiled dotingly and said to Li Yueyao:
"If Your Highness doesn't want to attend court, then don't go. I can handle this little matter."
Feng Shenyu's doting smile was accurately captured by the Fourth Prince next to him.
Li Yueyao shook her head and said, "You and I each have our responsibilities. I come to court not to control the ministers, but for Your Majesty.
At present, Your Majesty is not feeling well and the poison has not been completely eliminated.
The people below are making so much noise, and I'm worried that he might make the wrong decision out of confusion."
Feng Shenyu thought so too. He felt that the final outcome of the matter would depend on His Majesty.
Li Yueyao suddenly asked again: "Are the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice in your hands?"
Fengshenyu was not prepared for Li Yueyao's sudden question, so he nodded and said:
“Well… at first they were neutral, but then they gradually came closer. They just wanted to enforce the law impartially.
I see that they are all people who are wholeheartedly serving the people, so I help them occasionally.”
"What about the Ministry of Personnel?" Li Yueyao asked again.
"Well, sort of. The Minister of Personnel, Song Yinian, is my senior brother, and we have always had a close relationship."
"Yes, Song Yinian is the old master's third disciple, and you are the youngest disciple, ranking fifth.
So, he is your third senior brother?"
Feng Shenyu nodded.
"What about the Ministry of War?" Li Yueyao asked.
"Minister of War Fan Yong was once your Majesty's personal guard; he is your Majesty's man.
This is why there are constant political disputes in the court, but no wars or disasters.”
Li Yueyao thought for a moment and asked, "The Ministry of Revenue and the Censorate are both under Gao Hongchen's control. What about the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works?"
Feng Shenyu pondered for a moment and said, "On the surface, it appears to be non-partisan, but inside, people from all sides are infiltrating. It's hard to say for sure."
The Fourth Prince was unable to concentrate on reading the memorials at this moment. He pricked up his ears to listen to the two people talking, and silently took notes of their conversation in his mind.
Li Yueyao heard this and said, "Then we have to be careful of these two turning against us."
The two chatted for a while, and as it was almost noon, Feng Shenyu stood up to say goodbye.
Li Yueyao sat still, Feng Shenyu scolded her, "Your Highness, won't you see me off?"
The Fourth Prince was about to stand up and give him the Fengshen Jade, but when he saw his expression, he immediately sat still.
Li Yueyao had no choice but to stand up and send the Fengshen Jade out of Taiji Palace.
After the two left, the Fourth Prince seemed to be lost in thought.
When it was time for lunch, the Fourth Prince trotted all the way to Yong'an Palace.
Seeing that the virtuous concubine and the virtuous concubine were having dinner, he stepped forward to pay his respects and said with a smile:
"Mother, guess what I discovered?"
Concubine Xian asked Chunyun to serve the fourth prince some food, and then said with a smile:
"What did you find?"
"I've discovered that there's indeed something fishy going on between the Right Prime Minister and my great-aunt."
When Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu heard this, they both turned around and stared at him.
The Fourth Prince chuckled upon seeing this.
"It's like this, this morning I felt that the Right Prime Minister was not the same person as the one who taught me on a daily basis.
He was very relaxed and comfortable in front of my great-aunt, with a smile on his face all the time."
After hearing this, Concubine Xian looked at Concubine Shu and said, "See, I'm not the only one who feels that there's something wrong with Junior Master."
Concubine Shu laughed when she heard this and looked at the Fourth Prince and said:
"Heng'er, go on."
"Later, my great-aunt said she didn't want to attend court, and the Right Prime Minister smiled at her fondly."
Concubine Shu laughed and said, "You little kid, do you know what pampering is?"
The fourth prince argued, "I know. How could I not know? I'm already thirteen years old, Concubine Shu."
Concubine Xian was eager to know what happened between Li Yueyao and Feng Shenyu, so she interrupted:
"Okay, okay, you know, you know everything, go on."
The Fourth Prince continued, "Later, when the Right Prime Minister was leaving, I was about to get up to see him off, but he specifically asked my great-aunt to do it.
And there was a hint of...hmm...
It's like the feeling of being abandoned that you'd find in a storybook."
When Concubine Shu heard this, she laughed so hard that she gasped.
"You kid, do you even know what resentment is?"
The virtuous concubine pricked up her ears and listened very carefully: "Anything else?"
"When they were leaving, I saw the Right Prime Minister reaching out and pulling my great-aunt. There was something very sticky going on between them."
After the Fourth Prince finished speaking in one breath, he lowered his head and took two mouthfuls of rice.
The virtuous concubine turned her head and looked at the virtuous concubine with a sharp gaze and said:
“Sister, see, I told you there’s something wrong with them.
But this doesn't make sense. Junior Master-Uncle changed so quickly. Is he trying to take advantage of my aunt?
No, I have to meet him and warn him, "Are you looking for death by playing both sides?"
After hearing this, Concubine Shu picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and gave it to Concubine Xian.
He said, "Is it possible that the person the Right Prime Minister has been looking for all these years is the Grand Princess of Jinyang?"
The virtuous concubine waved her hand decisively: "That's impossible. They knew each other before, and Junior Master is not blind, so how could he not recognize my aunt?"
Concubine Shu continued, "Are you sure they knew each other before?"
"They often come in and out of the Su Mansion, how could they not know each other?"
The virtuous concubine couldn't understand what was going on at the moment, so she didn't even eat and argued.
The Fourth Prince knew his mother very well. A smart person would keep thinking about something until he couldn't figure it out. It was obvious that Concubine Xian was already trapped in this matter.
So he said, "Mother, just because we visit each other often, does that mean we know each other?
My great-aunt is a female relative, so she must be often in the back house, and the Right Prime Minister must be in the study in the front yard. It's possible that we haven't met each other yet?"
Concubine Shu also nodded and said, "Did you see the two of them together with your own eyes?"
"Of course. I remember it very clearly. One rainy day that summer, under the corridor in the central courtyard, I saw them both at the same time..."
As Concubine Xian spoke, her voice became lower.
The Fourth Prince asked, "Mother, are you sure you saw the two of them facing each other, talking, or walking together?"
After hearing this, Concubine Xian was stunned for a moment.
"It was raining that day, and my aunt and I were soaked. We took shelter under the porch when Junior Master-Uncle suddenly burst in.
Yueyao quickly hid behind me. When the junior master saw that there was a stranger, he said something hurriedly and left.
so……"
Concubine Shu laughed and said, "So, you don't know whether they saw each other or not."
The virtuous concubine searched her memories carefully again and found that there were indeed almost no scenes where the two of them appeared together.
It seemed as if he saw Li Yueyao in the backyard, and then turned around and saw Feng Shenyu in the front.
Finally, the virtuous concubine exclaimed, "So it turns out that Junior Master-Uncle has been looking for my aunt for the past ten years.
Oh my god, this is too unbelievable. They were so close to each other at times, but they missed each other for ten years."
The Fourth Prince laughed when he heard this: "Now they finally meet, isn't this good?"
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