Li Xuan's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and he stared wide-eyed at Chen Shu: "You can't say that."
Chen Shu snorted coldly, seemingly disapproving of Li Xuan: "Why can't I say it? I think that's exactly what you're thinking. Do you think the magistrate of Heyang County is going to rebel?"
These words were clearly sarcastic, but Li Xuan immediately understood—yes, Princess Heyang was probably planning a rebellion!
But seeing that Chen Shu was clearly not listening, he didn't express his thoughts, but silently felt shocked and conflicted.
He thought that the Princess of Heyang was the actual person in charge of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and that the Shang army of hundreds of thousands was in her hands; she had foresight and the brains to govern a country...
Furthermore, Li Xuan had to admit that the current emperor was a foolish ruler who had brought misery to the entire Southern Chen dynasty.
Oh, no... His Majesty never governed at all.
Li Xuan was deep in thought when Chen Shu spoke up: "Li Xuan, listen to me. No matter how talented Princess Heyang is, she is still just a young lady, raised in the inner chambers since childhood. How could she possibly have such thoughts or abilities? I only consider her a close friend despite our age difference, but I don't tell her everything. I am aware of that."
Li Xuan did not agree with Chen Shu's idea. He never judged a person by their gender. Regardless of whether they were men or women, as long as they had the ability, he always treated them equally. He would never look down on women or think that they could not do this or that.
Chen Shu, who had been blinded by his own involvement these past few days, inadvertently revealed enough information during his conversation with Princess Heyang to be of sufficient use to Heyang if she were to truly rebel.
However, Li Xuan was only somewhat wary. In his opinion, Princess Heyang was still young, only sixteen years old. It would not be easy for her to subdue the Shang army. In the army, whoever had the strongest fist was in charge. Although Princess Heyang said that she knew martial arts, looking at her slender figure, how could she possibly win over the troops?
Don't worry, don't worry.
Meanwhile, after reading the letter Shang Yunlan sent him, Shang Shaoyan pondered for a moment, then threw it into a basin of water, watching the handwriting dissolve.
According to Shang Yunlan's message, "Nine Thousand Years Old" Qin Ye's power has grown increasingly greater, and recently he has even taken on the role of the chief supervisor for building the Langyu Tower, a tall building for Emperor Chen and Consort Zhao.
Shang Shaoyan knew about Langyu Tower—on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Emperor Chen changed the reign title, and the Southern Chen Dynasty went from "Tianlin 23rd year" to "Pingkang 1st year". At the same time, he also announced that a tall building would be built for Consort Zhao to enjoy the moon.
For a time, Consort Zhao's reputation among the people plummeted, firmly establishing her as a "wicked concubine."
Meanwhile, the residence of her younger brother, Marquis Yongle Li Langxuan, was deserted, with only Yan Xuening's maidservant frequently coming and going.
Consort Zhao didn't care; she just stayed in her Zhaoyang Palace every day, never venturing out of the main gate.
Shang Shaoyan frowned. For some reason, she felt that Consort Zhao seemed to have a death wish.
She sighed, stopped thinking about it, and picked up another letter.
This letter came from Qiao Xiuyu. He used the finest floral stationery and wrote in fluent, free-flowing regular script. It was a full three pages long.
Shang Shaoyan flipped through the pages casually and found that the first page contained Qiao Xiuyu expressing her longing and worry, the second page was filled with random writing, and the third page…
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