That sentence "You don't have that much face" means that Shen Ao is speaking as a negotiator. After all, Tianlei is Shen Ao's trump card. Once this trump card is gone, he will become a lamb to be slaughtered. Without opportunity to fight for their own rights.
It's not that the method of making Tianlei can't be handed over, but he won't hand it over easily, let alone say that the eldest princess will hand it over after just one word. That's even more ridiculous.
"You don't trust me?" the eldest princess asked angrily.
"Your Highness Princess, it's not that I don't trust you, it's that you can't make the decision at all. I just want to ask, if the method is handed over to you, and the emperor still wants to give death to someone, what can your highness do? Dare you call me for someone? Are you unjust?" Shen Ao looked into the eyes of the eldest princess and said in a sincere tone.
Shen Ao didn't want to fall out with the eldest princess unless necessary. After all, he was in a prison now, and the Zhongguo Palace and Xianwei Residence needed someone to take care of him. The best candidate was naturally the eldest princess.
Being asked this rhetorical question, the eldest princess was stunned again and again, then shook her head and said: "You are right, I am indeed unable to do many things."
"Thank you, eldest princess, for speaking out." Shen Ao also smiled, this time from the bottom of his heart. Now that the eldest princess has realized this, she will probably not force herself in the future. If the emperor still wants to strike a thunderbolt If you don't have an idea, then you have to think of other ways, or show up here yourself.
"You're welcome. You are right, and I will listen to you. Later, I will go back to the emperor and tell you that Duke Zhongguo doesn't trust me. Do you think that's okay?" The eldest princess asked about the plan.
"Okay." Shen Ao nodded. If the eldest princess said this, the emperor would not embarrass his biological sister. But because of this, all the difficulties would fall on him. As the saying goes, be courteous before fighting, and the eldest princess's appearance is that Etiquette, if you don't know the truth, you may have to try the methods in prison. This is a soldier.
Only by surviving those torture devices could Shen Ao have the possibility to negotiate terms with the emperor. Otherwise, he might not be able to survive.
Thinking about Shen Ao's two lifetimes, he has really never experienced any torture instruments. I don't know if those things are as powerful as those shown on TV. Furthermore, Shen Ao is a determined person, but he is not What is true faith? It must be faith. He believes in money, silver, and wealth can change the world. He doesn’t know if he can survive it.
"Then...then you have to be careful." The eldest princess had obviously thought of this and expressed concern and reminder.
"Haha." Shen Ao answered with a smile. Then he thought of something and said: "Your Royal Highness, the eldest princess, I also want to ask your highness for something. Please take care of Xianweiju and Zhongguo Palace. If anyone wants to take advantage of the chaos, please reach out. If so, please send a message to your highness that whoever dares to touch someone will definitely settle accounts with him after he gets out alive, and they will fight to the death."
When talking about the last four words, Shen Ao looked serious.
"Okay." The eldest princess looked at Shen Ao, as if remembering the happy cooperation between the two, and finally nodded and agreed.
When the interests of the eldest princess are not involved, she doesn't mind reaching out to help. Now that she agreed, Shen Ao can rest assured. After all, the eldest princess still has some strength, unless the prince and Prince Xiang don't give her face. , the other courtiers probably didn’t dare to do anything after the eldest princess spoke out.
And after Shen Ao's words of never ending, even the crown prince and Prince Xiang would not take action easily. They might have to watch themselves die before they dare to let go, and if they really die, then they won't care. Not that many. No one can defeat them all, right?
"Hey, if I had known this, why did I do it in the first place?" The eldest princess couldn't help but sigh when she saw that Shen Ao was still speaking out so forcefully, but then he couldn't even control his life or death.
"Haha, a man should do something and not do something." Shen Ao replied. He also told the eldest princess that he is a man, and even a man has responsibilities. If something happens, he will bow his head and pretend to be dead. If so, you might be able to barely survive. But what’s the point of living this way?
The eldest princess was not a man and could not understand Shen Ao's thoughts. But after hearing this, she also believed that there was some truth in it. In the end, she did not refute Shen Ao. She just waited for him to finish the meal and let Zhuyun take care of it. After taking the food box, the two of them left the prison.
The eldest princess failed.
Shen Ao didn't trust her at all. In the Yangxin Palace, after the eldest princess recounted her conversation with Shen Ao in detail, Emperor Qianwen waved his hand and said: "Okay, I know this, and so do you. Go to Guochanglong and take a look, you still have to make money."
"No." The eldest princess agreed and then left.
Yan Fu, who stayed aside, saw the eldest princess disappearing into the palace and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the people of the Emperor's Guard have not found any trace of Marquis Zhongcheng in Daliang City. He must have left the city."
"Hmph! Needless to say, he has had a very good relationship with the generals over the years. Many of the generals who guard the city in silver armor are his friends. If he wants to go out, can the emperor's guards find out?" Emperor Qianwen groaned angrily. He said hummingly, obviously very angry at the sudden disappearance of Marquis Zhongcheng.
"Yes, your majesty is absolutely right. By the way, Yong Yonghou is outside the palace, saying he wants to plead guilty for his son Qin Qi. What do you think, your majesty?" Yan Fu just reported the matter. Now that the emperor knows, that day Ziwei's Naturally, he would not blame him for his fault, but would talk about other things.
"He Yingyonghou is here, let's meet him." After hearing this, Emperor Qianwen's face softened slightly. He still valued the generals. After all, these people are needed to protect Daqian. After that, this time Qin Qi did nothing wrong, he was just implicated. Now that his father had stood up, Emperor Qianwen was happy to give Qin Qi face and let him go. You can be more loyal to yourself.
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Ten days have passed!
The injury on the prince's shoulder has long since healed, but his face is still very ugly.
Ten days later, there was still no explanation for his injury. Not only was Shen Ao still alive, but the Emperor's Guard also kidnapped the eunuch Zhong Xi who was in charge of him and put him to death.
Even though Zhong Xi was not in the East Palace when he was arrested, and he was arrested while Zhong Xi was out on business, the prince still felt that his face was dishonored. Even though he already knew that this incident was entirely because of Zhong Xi Cause, if he hadn't embezzled the three hundred thousand taels of silver, the following things wouldn't have happened. But it's one thing for him to know, and it's another thing not to admit it and not understand.
So what if he is missing three hundred thousand taels of silver? Isn't his prince's face worth the money?
This is clearly because Shen Ao doesn't give himself face. Even so, what's wrong with killing him? He is the future emperor and should have the power of life and death, but he just uses it in advance.
Just ten days have passed, and Shen Ao is still living well in the prison. I heard that even the meals are delivered by special people, and the food is cooked by Xianweiju himself, who has the best taste. The dishes are also changed every day. This is not like being in prison. , where he looks a little bit like a criminal.
I heard that after Shen Ao was imprisoned, not to mention what kind of punishment he received, he didn't even go through the most basic formalities. This is clearly the treatment of royal people. Because only royal people are not allowed to use torture after being imprisoned. Others, even if you were originally When you are an important minister in the court, you must pass the torture test.
What happened to Shen Ao in the sky prison is no longer a secret. Basically, everyone who is well-informed knows it. This is more like a slap in the face of the prince, making him look pale. He fell down several times. , although the courtiers didn't say anything, the prince felt that the eyes others looked at him were filled with a trace of ridicule and a trace of contempt.
As if he was suffering from paranoia, anyone who looked at him would be misunderstood by the prince. Finally, ten days later, Shen Ao was still in prison well, but the prince fell ill.
The imperial doctor in the palace immediately went to the East Palace. When the news came back to Emperor Qianwen, he said that the prince was mentally depressed, leading to poor rest and loss of appetite. If he continued to rely only on herbal medicine to maintain his health, the danger to his health would become worse. If it's too big, it's a heart disease.
The so-called heart disease requires a heart medicine doctor.
The imperial doctors did not dare to speculate on the cause of the prince's heart disease. They could only report the matter. After all, such a disease was beyond the scope of their treatment.
The prince fell ill, and his biological mother, Concubine Li Huang, first went to the Yangxin Palace. After making a big fuss, she did not get an accurate reply from Emperor Qianwen, so she went to the Jixiang Palace, and finally got a message from the Empress Dowager. Give the Emperor three more days If there is still no way to punish Shen Ao within the time, the Empress Dowager will inevitably issue an edict.
The so-called imperial edicts generally refer to the orders of the women in the harem. But the same imperial edicts have different effects and powers. For example, the imperial edicts of some concubines and royal concubines, and imperial concubines’ imperial edicts can generally only be passed in the harem. Occasionally, it will work on some officials who have no grade or a weak background, and such edicts will generally not attract anyone's attention.
The empress dowager's edict is different. It is second only to the emperor's imperial edict. Such edicts are usually not issued casually, but once they are announced, it is difficult for even the emperor to violate them or say anything. .
Such an edict could punish even an important minister, let alone a duke, a young man, Shen Ao, who relied on hereditary power to gain the throne.
When the news about the Jixiang Palace came out, Emperor Qianpu in the Yangxin Palace had a bitter look on his face. He knew that the Empress Dowager had made the decision, and his mother could not wait any longer. Judging from the results, it was obvious that the queen mother had already made her choice. , after weighing the pros and cons, decided to abandon Shen Ao.