The emperor and the prince quickly returned to the palace, and Yun Zishu led a group of people from the princess palace to see the emperor off to the gate.
The emperor drove away in a mighty manner. Yun Zishu raised her head and watched the imperial army team off, remaining silent for a long time.
"Princess really wants Xiao Yunheng to move in?" Si Cang stepped out of the threshold, his deep eyes fell on Yun Zishu's face, his expression was tense, and his voice was full of suppressed emotions, "If so, the break before
Book……"
"Sicang." Yun Zishu turned to look at him, with an indifferent arc on her lips, "You are the commander of the Shadow Pavilion. It shouldn't be difficult to get a few pairs of black iron shackles."
Si Cang was startled.
"Li Xuan and Li Xue can be released in a few days, but it's time for the censors to do their work." Yun Zishu turned around and entered the mansion, "I'll leave the rest to you."
Si Cang stared at her slender back, and instantly understood what she meant, and his tense nerves slowly relaxed.
Leng Yue followed Yun Zishu and said respectfully: "Your Highness, are you tired?"
Yun Zishu shook her head: "I'm not tired."
"Why does the emperor have to let the princess be with Xiao Yunheng?" Leng Yue couldn't figure it out, "Does the Xiao family dare to have dissent after the princess breaks up with the Xiao family?"
Yun Zishu raised her head and looked at the boundless blue sky: "There are many reasons."
If the father really wanted to kill her, he could actually send someone to poison her, or arrange for an assassin to assassinate her. At least on the surface, she was a powerless princess and could not be the assassin's opponent.
As long as you want to do something, there will always be a time when you can do it.
The worst case scenario is to arrange for another princess to marry into the Xiao family and fulfill the Xiao family's wish to become royal relatives.
But he wanted her to die in the Xiao family... in the Xiao family?
An idea flashed in Yun Zishu's mind. The question she had never thought about in her previous life until her death suddenly seemed to have an answer.
She understands.
"There are too many relatives of the emperor in the Yong Dynasty. The Xiao family has military power but no daughter has entered the palace. For the prince, the Xiao family is not really a relative of the emperor." Yun Zishu said softly, "I...
It doesn’t matter whether the princess is favored or not, the important thing is that I am a royal princess, and marrying me is equivalent to marrying the Xiao family to the royal family. In this way, they and the prince are truly related by marriage."
Leng Yue frowned: "The daughter of the Xiao family is the daughter-in-law of the eldest princess."
"It's different." Yun Zishu shook her head, "The eldest princess's son's surname is Xu. He and the prince are just cousins, not from the same clan, but I am the prince's sister and come from the same family."
Leng Yue hummed, probably understanding the emperor's intention.
"The early marriage can bring the relationship between the prince and the Xiao family closer and stabilize the prince's status, which is a good thing for both of them." Yun Zishu sneered, "As for the later stage..."
Leng Yue's eyebrows moved slightly: "The princess is talking about after the prince ascends the throne?"
"After almost every emperor of every dynasty ascends the throne, he will be wary of the generals who supported him in his ascension to the throne." Yun Zishu said lightly, "Especially the generals who hold heavy troops and can completely threaten the throne."
Just like the Feng family back then, he was originally the emperor's close relative's uncle, but after supporting the emperor's accession to the throne, he changed from a confidant to a serious nuisance. However, the Feng family has been extremely cautious for so many years, and nothing has fallen into the hands of the emperor. The emperor wants to get rid of it.
I can't even find an excuse to drop them.
So the Xiao family is different.
Having learned from the Feng family's mistakes, the emperor naturally wanted to give the Xiao family some leverage. Even though the Xiao family was enjoying great favor at the moment, the emperor had made full preparations in advance to get rid of the Xiao family in the future.
What could be a better excuse for the emperor to hold him accountable than his daughter's death in the Xiao family?
Not only can the daughter he hates die quietly, but also he will have an additional reason to accuse the Xiao family in the future, killing two birds with one stone, a true emperor's trick.
After thinking about all this, Yun Zishu lamented more and more that the king's heart was as deep as the sea. He was not very wise in governing the world, but he was dealing with his daughter and ministers one conspiracy after another.
The emperor also had true love for the prince, and devoted all his efforts to planning for him and thinking about his empire. Unfortunately, Yun Chen would never have the chance to be the emperor in this life.
Yun Zishu returned to the bedroom and ordered someone to take a bath.
Xiao Yunheng is currently seriously injured, and it is impossible to move to the princess mansion in a day or two, but Yun Zishu can make some preparations for him in advance.
"Leng Yue, later you go inform Aunt Ren to clear out Qingchen Residence and let Xiao Yunheng live there," Yun Zishu ordered.
"yes."
Qingchen Residence is the farthest away from Qifeng Hall, with one in the east and one in the northwest corner. It is overgrown with grass and has a lonely environment, which is suitable for Xiao Yunheng to rest.
After settling the matter with the Xiao family, Yun Zishu Ergenzi could finally have some peace and quiet for two days without anyone coming to disturb her again.
Emperor Zhaoming, who returned to the palace, quickly summoned Sicang: "Zishu and Xiao Yunheng are still husband and wife after all. From now on, you, the leader of the Shadow Pavilion, should pay attention to the differences between men and women and keep an appropriate distance from Zishu."
Sicang had no reaction to this.
The emperor deliberately took Sicang to the princess's mansion today, just to let him hear with his own ears the result of Yun Zishu's promise to get back together with Xiao Yunheng, so that Sicang would give up his thoughts and stop thinking about Yun Zishu.
things.
In his opinion, even though Sicang had some inappropriate thoughts about Yun Zishu, he was a man after all, so he couldn't be tempted by a woman who was already a married woman.
It's just that His Majesty the Emperor, who thought he had everything under control, apparently made a mistake in his calculations this time.
Sicang's feelings for Yun Zishu have not changed from the beginning to the end, regardless of whether she is married or not.
…
At court the next morning, all the censors united to accuse Mr. Li of being incompetent in educating his sons and daughters, and that he was no longer worthy of being a parent and official to the people. They asked the emperor to severely punish him. Naturally, the prince and the Xiao family tried their best to defend him.
But this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. How could other princelings let it go? So under the shouts of Prime Minister Wei and several cabinet ministers, Li Wenzhong was demoted three levels from the fourth rank of Minister to leaving the most lucrative household department and directly
He was demoted to work in the Ministry of Industry and fined half a year's salary.
The upright censors were reluctantly satisfied.
"The post of Minister of the Ministry of Revenue has been vacant for a long time. After Mr. Li was demoted, there is another shortage of one person in the Ministry of Household Affairs. I propose that Gu Qiubai be the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs." The Prime Minister struck while the iron was hot and recommended someone he valued, "Master Gu is young and promising.
, he is capable in his work and worthy of big responsibilities.”
"I second the proposal."
"I also second the proposal."
What is rare is that ministers from all factions seconded the proposal one after another, and no one objected.
The emperor then fulfilled everyone's wishes and immediately issued an edict: "From now on, Gu Qiubai will be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Hubu, and he will have full power over the Ministry of Hubu."
The young and handsome Lord Gu walked out of the crowd of ministers and respectfully received the order to express his gratitude: "I thank the emperor for your promotion. Long live my emperor!"