People must be taken away, but it is still possible to give the eldest princess some time and let her give some orders. Just as Yan Fu thought, the eldest princess packed the clothes for a lie and called the female officer Zhuyun to arrange tasks for her. It's true. "Zhuyun, I'll let them go first. Don't cry or make trouble. Just stay in this room. After daybreak, go to Duke Zhongguo immediately and ask him to find a way. I'm not here, and Duke Zhongguo is here." Do you want to do your best to understand how your master needs to cooperate?"
When the eldest princess encounters a sudden disaster, the first person she thinks of is Shen Ao. Although in comparison, he is just a young man and only has the status of a duke. But for some reason, the eldest princess trusts him immensely.
"No, Master." Zhuyun agreed with tears streaming down her face.
The eldest princess casually took two pieces of clothing and walked out of the wing, coming to Yan Fu and Shi Hongyun's side.
The real owner was caught, and Shi Hongyun breathed a sigh of relief. He turned back to the silver-armored guard who brought him and said, "Take all the people in the house away and put them in prison under strict supervision."
"No." All the silver-armored guards agreed, and then began to search for people throughout the house. During this period, some people wanted to enter the side room where the eldest princess was resting to search, but they were stopped by the eldest princess. , she looked at Shi Hongyun with angry eyes and said: "General Shi, do you want to tear off the last bit of my dignity? You want me to go with you, and I have already agreed, what else do you want to do?"
"This..." Shi Hongyun glanced at Yan Fu beside him with some embarrassment, as if he was asking for instructions.
"There could be something dangerous in the eldest princess's wing. The soldiers were clumsily rummaging through it, so it's better not to search it." Yan Fu said. He had already noticed that Zhuyun had entered the wing just now, but he didn't. Coming out together with him must be the last resort left by the eldest princess. Of course, he must also cooperate to give the eldest princess a chance to prove her innocence.
Yan Fu was a person close to Emperor Qianwen and always served him, so Shi Hongyun would certainly not offend him. Besides, the matter of the eldest princess has not yet been decided. If she offends her to death now, and later proves that she was wronged, wouldn't she be asking for trouble? ?
Anyone will give favors to anyone who comes along. Shi Hongyun immediately agreed, then nodded and said: "Just search other rooms."
The eldest princess couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, and cast a grateful look at Yan Fu. Yan Fu turned a blind eye and looked where he was. Obviously, he wouldn't do anything until the eldest princess's matter was clear. Even if he did anything too intimate, he would not forget that his master was Emperor Qianwen.
After a period of excitement, Wangyou Mansion became quiet again. Everyone in the mansion except Zhuyun was taken away. Amidst the burst of crying and crying, everyone was drowned in darkness.
The end of the night was dawn, and as soon as it dawned, Biyun left the eldest princess's wing, left the Wangyou Mansion through the back door, and headed straight for the Zhongguo Duke's Mansion.
Shen Ao, who had not yet woken up, was woken up by the head guard Shi Lei. Looking at the sky outside, it was just dawn and it was not yet time for morning exercise. He asked in confusion, "But what happened?" Something?"
"Master, Zhuyun is here, something happened in Wangyou Mansion." Shi Lei said without daring to hide it. If it weren't for such a big event, how could he dare to disturb his master Qingmeng?
"Oh, let's go take a look." Shen Ao's face also darkened, and he immediately put on his clothes, washed himself briefly, and then went straight to the main hall.
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Household Department.
When Shen Ao arrived here in an ox cart, many officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs had already nodded, making it easy for him to find Zhou Xuan, his nominal superior.
Today is only Zhou Xuan's second day in office, and he is still very fresh. He has kept in mind the eldest princess's instructions to fully cooperate with Shen Ao in his work. Therefore, there is no need to trouble Shen Ao at all. He They won't even come to Jinbu.
He never thought that instead of going to the Finance Department to look for Shen Ao, they would instead look for him. As soon as he saw Shen Ao entering his office room, Zhou Xuan warmly welcomed him and asked with a smile on his face, "Mr. Shen, what are you doing?" But is there anything that I need to resolve?"
She was still smiling, but she was stunned on the spot because of Shen Ao's next words. In just a short period of time, Zhou Xuan's expression turned extremely ugly. The eldest princess was actually imprisoned by His Majesty!
Zhou Xuan would never believe this unless it came from Shen Ao's mouth. Who is the eldest princess? She is His Majesty's biological sister and one of the most trusted people. Why is she locked up? Woolen cloth?
Zhou Xuan is the eldest princess's son. Now that his master is imprisoned, it means that he has no backing. If this happens, his future will not be kept secret. Will he be affected by this? Thinking of the former prince's fall, the second prince's death. More than a dozen important ministers were all beheaded in public, and cold sweat flowed from Zhou Xuan's head involuntarily.
Zhou Xuan's performance fell into Shen Ao's eyes, and he could understand it. Even if Zhou Xuan didn't plop down on the ground or start shouting because of this, he already behaved well.
After waiting for a while, waiting for Zhou Xuan to digest the news, Shen Ao said again: "Shilang Zhou, you don't have to do anything to help with this matter. You just need to inform other colleagues who are loyal to the eldest princess. , just tell them not to mess up. I will take care of other things. Well, you can go and work on this matter now. If Lord Shangshu asks, I will take care of it."
Shen Ao had no intention of inquiring about who was in the eldest princess's power, and he didn't want to know. So it would be appropriate to leave the matter of informing them to Zhou Xuan. As for himself, he needed to think carefully. To be honest, until now, he still can't figure out what happened. How could the eldest princess be caught?
If the emperor didn't trust the eldest princess, then why did he agree to Zhou Xuan's appointment as minister? Therefore, it must be that something urgent happened that he didn't know about. Fortunately, he had already sent someone to give his uncle a message. Ask him to help you find out.
Shen Ao has not supported any forces in the court until now. If something happens, he can only rely on Shen Yunyi to help. What he has to do now is to use his connections to find out the news and find out what happened.
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Heavenly prison.
It only focuses on serious criminals and royal people.
The eldest princess, dressed in green, was sitting on a piece of withered grass.
Anyone who comes here, no matter how noble your status was before, will be treated equally after entering here. Except for a quilt and two changes of clothes, there will be no other things. The same is true for the eldest princess. Same, not even a soft brocade pier to sit on.
The eldest princess sitting on the withered grass had dull eyes, and from time to time there would be a hint of a wry smile on her face. She really didn't understand what big mistake she had made, and she must be imprisoned here by the emperor's brother?
Why is all this happening? What did she do wrong?
While thinking about it, the eldest princess couldn't help but think of the poem written by Shen Ao for her, "The green princess willow, drooping drunken eyebrows. She has been with Emperor Qian all her life, and she has been dyed with flowers in her dreams."
She has spent her whole life following the Qian Emperor, and has spent her whole life in a dream! Isn't this enough to show her true feelings? Why does the emperor still not believe in herself so much? Even if she really made a mistake, she should give herself a chance to defend herself in person. , he was imprisoned by himself without any explanation? Where is the family love?
After thinking about it, the emperor thought of Shen Ao again.
The eldest princess was not sure whether Shen Ao would lend a helping hand. After all, it was the emperor who ordered her to be imprisoned. Even if Shen Ao had the courage, would she be willing to take a risk for herself? If it were her, at least she would not This is how it is done.
If Shen Ao didn't take action and chose to stand by, who would be willing to stand up for him? Would he have to bear the guilt of which he didn't even know and die alone?
The eldest princess couldn't help but let out a long sigh. She found that she actually felt scared. It seemed that she was still not mature enough to calm down and face everything; she seemed to be good at playing with power, but she would panic when things happened. She should Are some calm and composed?
At some point, a mouse crawled across the withered grass and headed straight for the eldest princess's parcel of clothes, causing the eldest princess to scream loudly, "Mouse, mouse. Come on, there are mice here." !”
After all, she is a woman who is afraid of snakes, rats, insects and bees from the bottom of her heart. It is a pity that no matter how loud the eldest princess shouts, there is no response from the outside. It seems that she is the only one left in the world. .
Tired of shouting and crying, the eldest princess sat down again, lowered her head, hugged her knees, and let time pass by.
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly there were footsteps. At first, the eldest princess thought she was hallucinating. It wasn't until the footsteps became heavier and heavier until they stopped in front of her that she became a little nervous. She raised her head in a panic, and a handsome young man appeared in her sight.
She has a charming oval face, crouching dragon eyebrows and bold lips. A pair of extremely clear red and phoenix peach blossom eyes, which seem to soothe people's hearts and make her calm down a bit.
The two looked at each other for three breaths. The eldest princess suddenly stood up, took a few steps forward and grabbed the iron bars of the prison, "Mr. Zhongguo, is it you? Is it you?" "
Obviously, at this time, the eldest princess still does not believe everything in front of her. In her opinion, it is already very good for Shen Ao to intervene in her own affairs. Even so, it is impossible to get the result so quickly, let alone so Come and see yourself soon.
The one who came was undoubtedly Shen Ao.
After he learned what happened from his uncle, he went straight to the Tianlao. Ordinarily, he could not get in due to his status, but for some reason, the people guarding the Tianlao had not seen Shen Ao's arrival. Generally speaking, this allowed Shen Ao, who originally came here just with the idea of giving it a try, to enter the prison smoothly.