Chu Guannan blushed slightly, looked up at Shen Qingwu who was only focused on eating, and nodded, "Yeah."
"How did you two meet? What do you like about her?" Shen Qinghe asked curiously, adding, "I think this girl is a bit slow."
Chu Guannan looked at Shen Qingwu again. Shen Qingwu was looking up to pick up the lamb chops. The two looked at each other. Shen Qingwu smiled at him, then lowered his head and continued eating.
He smiled back and turned to ask Shen Qinghe, who was bursting with curiosity, "We met in Hidden Miasma Valley. I like everything about her. I'm willing to wait for her to take her time."
Shen Qinghe just felt that the chicken leg in his hand had no taste. There was nothing wrong with what he said.
He saw in Chu Guannan the look of someone infatuated with someone.
It was something he couldn't show to Han Qianyue.
So, he didn't like Han Qianyue as much as he thought?
And Han Qianyue doesn't seem to like me that much?
Shen Qinghe's mood visibly dropped.
Shen Qingfeng shook his head helplessly and took the initiative to sit next to Chu Guannan. "Can you tell me what your plan is? After all, we are all in this together."
"I won't rebel, because I want to sit on that seat legitimately." Chu Guannan straightened his expression.
He wanted the old prince to pass the throne to him in person in front of everyone. If the old emperor didn't know his identity, he would tell him the truth when the dust settled. If the old emperor knew his identity, it would be even more interesting, wouldn't it?
Shen Qingfeng, of course, didn't know the twists and turns involved, so he nodded in agreement. "It should be so. The bearded men and the barbarians are not the ones who keep their promises. We must first stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression. If civil unrest breaks out, the barbarians will definitely not miss this great opportunity to send troops, and then the people will suffer."
Chu Guannan clinked glasses with him. "The only thing I admire about the old emperor is that no matter how many cities the barbarians seized, he never agreed to a marriage alliance."
Shen Qingfeng also agreed with this point, and told Chu Guannan in detail about the suffering of the people living in the border areas, hoping that Chu Guannan would still take care of the people while sitting on the throne.
"The old emperor is not the biological son of the late empress dowager. His biological mother was sent to marry a foreign prince. Those who knew the inside story were all beheaded by the late emperor." Chu Guannan spoke the old royal secrets without changing his expression.
Sun Yimo, who was gnawing on a lamb chop, leaned over here with her ears perked up, her big eyes filled with surprise.
"Don't be curious about everything at such a young age." Shen Qinghe helplessly pulled her to her side and stopped her from listening.
Sun Yimo twisted her body unhappily, "I'm already a big kid, the story is very interesting."
Shen Qinghe looked at Shen Qingwu.
Shen Qingwu raised his hand nonchalantly, "Let her be."
Shen Qingfeng was so shocked that he couldn't recover for a long time. The old emperor's biological mother was sent to marry a foreign prince?
"What happened to the person after that?" Shen Qingtang couldn't help but ask.
"She's dead, tortured to death by the barbarians." Chu Guannan said. He heard the argument between the old empress dowager and the emperor before her death.
The emperor was full of hatred for the old empress dowager who raised him and helped him ascend the throne, so after he sat firmly on the throne and gained power, he slowly killed the old empress dowager.
Everyone sighed when they heard this.
This was also the biggest reason why the old emperor took the initiative to attack the barbarians when he was young.
"The emperor has been wary of Su Cheng, the relative of the emperor, for many years, but he can do nothing about it. Now that the prince can use the Shen family, he will naturally follow the emperor's wishes and allow the Shen family, which has no foundation, to develop. But once he sits firmly on the throne, the first family he will deal with will definitely be the Shen family. This is a tacit understanding that they have reached long ago. Zhao Ruyun is the fuse that the prince left for himself." Chu Guannan said.
Everyone followed his words and quickly understood the key point.
Zhao Ruyun is just a knife kept by the prince to deal with Shen Qingwu.
Previously, the prince disliked Shen Qingwu's murder, so he wanted to kill Shen Qingwu, and then force the Shen family to be Zhao Ruyun's backer, and wait for him to sit firmly in the court. However, Zhao Ruyun and the Shen family already had a gap, and the prince was just waiting to reap the benefits.
"Now that the prince's plan has failed, this plan has been postponed. But if General Shen resigns after returning to the court, then the Shen family will become a discarded child for the prince." Chu Guannan said.
"By then, will Zhao Ruyun still be the one who's arguing with the enemy?" Shen Qinghe said with disgust. "She should just be kicked out. She's just an eyesore staying home."
"The more you do, the more mistakes you will make." Chu Guannan said with a smile.
Whether it is him or the Shen family, it is not yet time to take the initiative to attack. What they need to do now is to defend.
Shen Qingfeng nodded, "How many people have you won over now?"
The support of the people in the court and the will of the people are Chu Guannan's greatest reliance on standing firmly in that position.
"Xie family." Chu Guannan did not hide his biggest trump card at the moment.
Shen Qingfeng was slightly surprised, "Isn't Xie Enhuai a disciple of the Crown Prince?"
Back then, Xie Enhuai took the martial arts exam and became a disciple of the prince.
"If the emperor hadn't allowed it, how could Xie Enhuai take sides so obviously?" Chu Guannan laughed.
"After all, you are the one who is behind this." Shen Qingtang gave him a thumbs up.
It is not easy for Chu Guannan to take down the Xie family.
…
"How is the investigation into the Shen family going?" While the emperor was in seclusion, he summoned Lin Tingwei to the palace for questioning.
"People have fled to the plague area and can't get out. I'm afraid the matter will be left unresolved." Lin Tingwei said respectfully.
"Lin Qin, do you still remember what I said to you, 'I am a lone minister?'" The emperor was wearing loose clothes and was twiddling a string of Buddhist beads in his hand.
Lin Qin knelt down and said, "I dare not forget."
"You've done a good job all these years." The emperor sat upright on the futon, his tone calm, "But the imperial concubine really loves that red fox. Are you willing to part with it, my dear?"
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