"What? The emperor wants to depose the prince?" Shangguan Wanning grew up in surprise, "How is this... possible? Mom, who did you hear?"
Mrs. Shangguan never cared about the affairs of the court, but this incident was too big, and the court was full of discussion.
"Yesterday your uncle came to see me and told me about this. The emperor also sent someone to summon your father three times."
Mrs. Shangguan's face was very bad, and she started coughing after saying that.
Shangguan Wanning hurriedly patted her mother on the back, took the pipa cream from the maid, and fed her a spoonful of it.
"Mom, don't worry, I will get my dad back as soon as possible."
Shangguan Wanning settled her mother to sleep. She knew in her heart that her father's disappearance might not be concealed.
So Shangguan Wanning came to the eldest princess, explained the situation to the eldest princess, and begged the eldest princess to bring the news back to the emperor.
After leaving the eldest princess's mansion, Shangguan Wanning did not return to the prime minister's mansion, but went to Deshan Hall.
She went straight to the backyard room and called Li Qiao, who was the shopkeeper Deshantang, and Zhou Shan, who was the waiter for her.
"Something big has happened recently, have you received other news?"
"Miss, I have sent out all the secret guards, but I have never had the whereabouts of the master. However, I found out that some people are forming cliques and want to support the abolition of the prince."
Li Qiao took out a booklet from the box next to him and handed it to Shangguan Wanning. "This is a list."
"Miss, my subordinates have been sending errands to those noble families these days, and I have also heard some news from their subordinates. I have recorded all of them, so please check it out."
Zhou Shan also took out the notebook he had with him and placed it at Shangguan Wanning's hand.
"The capital may be very chaotic during these days. You should focus on investigating my father's whereabouts."
Shangguan Wanning waved her hand to deport Li Qiao and Zhou Shan.
Her purpose of opening Deshan Hall is naturally to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, but more importantly, she must use Deshan Hall as a bridge to always listen to the movements of various forces.
Shangguan Wanning returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Sun Jinyao had been waiting in the hall for a long time.
"Ning'er, you're back."
Seeing that Sun Jinyao's expression was a little anxious, Shangguan Wanning sent off the maids and servants around him and asked, "Brother Yao, is there any news about my father?"
"No, Eunuch Liu from the palace just now." Sun Jinyao subconsciously lowered his voice and said, "Eunuch Liu said that the emperor's desire to abolish the prince is true. He dreamed more than once that a golden dragon flew into the virtuous concubine.
In the empress's belly..."
"And since Concubine Xian was pregnant, good news has been frequent in various places, and the various inspiration from the Imperial Heavenly Prison has made the emperor decide that the child in Concubine Xian’s belly is the true emperor. I heard that every time the prince enters the palace,
Concubine Xian will be unwell."
"There are rumors in the palace that the child in the belly of His Highness the Crown Prince and the Virtue Concubine were killed. Just this morning, the emperor had issued an order to prohibit His Highness the Crown Prince from entering the palace."
Shangguan Wanning felt that these were nonsense.
"It seems that the court is really in chaos."
"There is one more thing... I'm afraid it will be even more chaotic." Sun Jinyao's brows were deeply locked, and he showed a helpless look.
"besides?"
"There is a rumor that the emperor wants to summon Xiao Zhenting back to Beijing."
"What?"
Shangguan Wanning's face changed, a little incredible.
Xiao Zhenting, the name made his heart tremble suddenly.
She finally sent this guy to a remote place to eat dirt, thinking that he would never have the chance to come back in his life.
"The emperor has demoted him to a commoner, why did he summon him back?"
"I heard that it was the Imperial Heaven Supervision that the child in the Virtue's belly would be affected by many disasters before he was born. If he wanted to be born smoothly, he needed someone who complemented his fate."
"That person is Xiao Zhenting?"
Sun Jinyao nodded silently.
Shangguan Wanning sneered in her heart. She didn't understand why the emperor had such thoughts.
"It seems that we underestimated Brother Shu Yan before. This woman...is probably not simple."
Sun Jinyao's words reminded Shangguan Wanning.
She didn't want to believe all this, as Ge Shuyan would be the one who was out of the matter.
"I will definitely not let Xiao Zhenting enter Beijing."
Shangguan Wanning's hatred for Xiao Zhenting lasted for two whole lives.
It was the first time that Sun Jinyao saw Ling Lie hatred in Shangguan Wanning's eyes.
"Ning'er, what are you going to do?" Sun Jinyao hopes to share the worries for Shangguan Wanning.
He hoped that Shangguan Wanning would know that even without Mu Jingrui, he could protect her and take care of her.
"Brother Yao, I will do this. But..." Shangguan Wanning's eyes softened. She looked at Sun Jinyao, thinking about it for a long time, but she still couldn't say it.
"Is there anything to tell me?" Sun Jinyao reached out and stroked Shangguan Wanning's long hair.
"Brother Yao, I'm sorry. A lot of things have happened recently, and my father is not at home. My marriage with you... can I postpone some days?"
Sun Jinyao's actions paused, but in fact he had already been mentally prepared.
However, when this sentence came out of Shangguan Wanning's mouth, his heart still fell to the bottom.
Especially when I saw Shangguan Wanning and Mu Jingrui together that night...
"Brother Yao?"
Shangguan Wanning knew that she owed Sun Jinyao a lot. She gritted her teeth and said, "If you don't want to, then... I will discuss with my mother and let my uncle do it for us..."
"No need, let's talk about it when your father comes back." Sun Jinyao held Shangguan Wanning's hand and said affectionately, "Ning'er, I can make any concessions for you. But I want you to promise me something.
.”
"What?"
"No matter what happens in the future, you must abide by our engagement."
Shangguan Wanning's heart inexplicably ached. She wanted to speak out several times but stopped. Finally, she smiled with tears in her eyes and nodded.
Shangguan Wanning asked Li Qiao to summon the secret guards trained in secret and set out to find Xiao Zhenting immediately, and be sure to kill Xiao Zhenting before he received the emperor's imperial edict and returned to the capital.
"Miss, then...what if I meet the second lady, what should I do?"
Shangguan Wanning pondered for a while and had reached this point. Of course, it was more important to protect her parents and herself, as well as the entire Prime Minister's Mansion.
"If you can, please forgive me, if you can't... let me kill me."
With Shangguan Wanning's clear instruction, Li Qiao put it down and did it.
"Miss, are you looking for me?"
As soon as Li Qiao left, the butler knocked on the door and walked in.
Shangguan Wanning walked to the desk, picked up a piece of paper and handed it to the butler, and said, "Check it out for me, where does this half of the token come from?"
The butler looked at the paper carefully, took a deep breath and replied, "Miss, you don't need to check this, I know."
Shangguan Wanning looked happy and asked, "Where is it?"