Chapter 85 Prince Jing is here too
Although she rashly entered the palace today and intercepted the prince's job, she also dispelled some of the emperor's concerns. After all, she even dared to offend the crown prince, so how could she collude with the prince in private?
Moreover, as the emperor's sister, she was able to step forward to deal with the refugees outside the city, which also helped him gain a good reputation as an emperor.
That's why Princess Rongyang is so sure that the emperor will reward her handsomely at tomorrow's morning court. As for whether the prince will be reprimanded, what does it have to do with her?
Chen Shuwei saw that Princess Rongyang was interested in promoting him, and replied with a smile: "Your Highness, please ask for a reward for my second brother and Divine Doctor Yun."
Princess Rongyang raised her eyebrows. As smart as she was, she quickly figured out Shen Shuwei's intentions and smiled a little deeper. "You are quite clever. The Shen family is really blessed to have a child like you."
The generous reward to Shen Zhang was because he was the only one among the younger generation of the Shen family who served as an official in the court, and the mention of Divine Doctor Yun was to show that the Shen family had no selfish motives and only cared about the people.
Princess Rongyang could already imagine how her royal brother would praise the Shen family at the court tomorrow morning, and she could also take the opportunity to ask for more rewards for the Shen family.
"In fact, Your Highness can try to ask for a reward for the Prince tomorrow, and ask His Majesty to give him an idle position in the Censorate." Shen Shuwei suddenly said.
Princess Rongyang was startled, and narrowed her eyes as she looked at Chen Shuwei. "You are a smart child. You should have seen that my brother is very wary of me and the General's Mansion. Even my husband resigned from his post after marrying me, and has been doing nothing in the mansion all day."
"Feng'er is the only child of this generation of mine and the General's Mansion. If you let him enter the officialdom, won't that make my royal brother uneasy?" Princess Rongyang said this with a hint of sarcasm towards the emperor at the end.
As her son-in-law, Ji Wenchuan was a man of profound talent and wisdom, and she knew his ambitions. However, because he married her, he was forced to stay at home unemployed. How could Princess Rongyang not blame the emperor?
"Your Highness, do you think that if the Prince of the County doesn't participate in official affairs and just enjoys himself, he can avoid His Majesty's suspicion?" Shen Shuwei asked, "Have you forgotten how the Prince of the County and I met?"
Princess Rongyang was stunned. It had been a long time, and Feng'er was fine, so she naturally forgot about the attack outside the capital.
Could it be that Feng'er was not just unlucky and ran into bandits that day, but it was an assassination carefully planned by someone?
The person who planned it is very likely her royal brother.
Princess Rongyang was so frightened by her own guess that she broke out in a cold sweat, and a cold light flashed in her eyes.
Feng'er is the only child of her and her husband, and the only comfort for the General's Mansion trapped in Luojing. They should never, ever touch him.
Chen Shuwei looked at Princess Rongyang's reaction and reminded her at the right time, "Those bandits were handed over to the government. The leader was beheaded, and the rest were sentenced to exile."
"Your Highness, you might as well go and investigate. If all those people died on the way to exile, then the prince was not encountering ordinary robbers." Shen Shuwei said meaningfully.
There were so many bandits, and even if the journey was difficult, there were always some who could make it to the end. But if it was discovered that all of them had died along the way, with similar deaths, who would believe there wasn't something fishy going on?
Princess Rongyang naturally understood Shen Shuwei's meaning, and her expression became even colder. "I will send someone to investigate this matter when I return."
"As for what you said about letting Feng'er join the Censorate, I will also consider it."
Upon closer thought, if Feng'er really wanted to serve as an official in the court, the Censorate would undoubtedly be the most suitable place for him.
He was far away from the imperial guards under the command of the General Guarding the Country, and was not in the six ministries that held great power. Instead, he entered the Censorate, which had the most remonstrators and was the most difficult to get along with.
The emperor might think that she was desperate and tried every possible means to help her son become a successful person, even sending him to the Censorate.
The imperial censors of this dynasty supervise the discipline of all officials. If there are any suggestions submitted to the emperor, the emperor likes to maintain harmony with her brother and sister in front of others. If Feng'er has such a personality, even if he gets into trouble, the emperor will only hold his nose and clean up the mess for him.
What's more, she had long been dissatisfied with some officials in the court, so she went back to talk to Feng'er and asked him to catch those people and bite them.
The more Princess Rongyang thought about it, the more she felt that this was a good idea, and she looked at Chen Shuwei with eyes full of admiration.
"If Your Highness is determined to send the Prince to the Censorate, you might as well build a good relationship with Censor Zhang there," Shen Shuwei said. "Master Zhang is a man of integrity, even His Majesty has praised him highly, and most of the other censors follow his lead."
"Under the protection of Lord Zhang, the prince's path in the court will be much easier."
This Censor Zhang, Lord Zhang, was the person she found to help the Shen family overturn the case. Shen Shuwei was convinced of his character and also wanted Princess Rongyang to be on good terms with him.
In her previous life, she had heard that Lord Zhang was exiled to the northern border with his entire family by the crown prince because he interfered in a case he shouldn't have interfered in. In this life, since he helped the Shen family overturn the case, Shen Shuwei also wanted to protect him.
Princess Rongyang didn't expect that Chen Shuwei was so far-sighted. She even knew the appointments of officials in the Censorate clearly.
After praising Shen Shuwei, Princess Rongyang explained some things to her. She couldn't help but mention the carriage she saw on the way here. "I sent someone to inquire, and it turns out that the person sitting in that carriage was the Prince of Jing."
Shen Shuwei was startled.
Princess Rongyang continued, "He was traveling the same way as me, heading for the refugees outside the city, but after I showed up, he stopped far away and didn't come any closer."
Princess Rongyang narrowed her eyes, her words filled with speculation, "I wonder if the people who were planted among the refugees to instigate them to cause trouble had any credit for this Prince Jing's contribution."
"I heard about the Crown Prince's Mansion from Feng'er. Prince Jing's son, Zhao Yun, is both good and evil, with an unpredictable mind. There are even rumors that he personally murdered his mother, Princess Duanhua." Princess Rongyang glanced at Chen Shuwei deeply. "Although the rumors are unbelievable, you just need to know that this man is not a good person. Remember to stay away from him if you meet him in the future."
When Princess Rongyang said that Prince Jing also appeared outside the city, Shen Shuwei's thoughts began to wander. He listened vaguely and quickly agreed.
Princess Rongyang and her husband went back after settling the refugees. Before leaving, they knew that Chen Shuwei came alone on horseback, so they specially allocated a carriage for her and had the guards of the mansion escort her back.
When Shen Shuwei returned home, Shen Zhang, Shen Heng and Shen Zhiyang were all standing at the door waiting for her. When they heard that she had gone outside the city alone to stop the prince, they were shocked and scared. It was not until a letter was sent from Princess Rongyang's mansion that they felt relieved and did not go to find her.
Facing questions from Shen Zhang and the others, Shen Shuwei's mind was full of Prince Jing. She forced a smile and said a few words to comfort him, saying that she was fine. She also told him that Princess Rongyang would mention the matter of rewarding Shen Zhang to the emperor tomorrow morning.
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