A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Shen Zhixiu said to Li Yunzhou: "You take your people away first, I will go to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Yunzhou nodded and left through the back window.

Shen Zhixiu took Su Qingyu out of the room. When they walked to the two bodies, Shen Zhixiu's eyes fell on Shen Zhiheng and did not move away for a long time.

He couldn't let go of what his brother shouted. He was too arrogant and thought he had everything under control. The sudden change left him no time to respond, and his brother was killed by an arrow.

Su Qingyu's gaze fell on Shen Zhao. To her, Shen Zhao's death was like removing a huge stone from her heart.

It is not only a revenge, but also a way to settle the entanglements from the previous life.

From now on, she can be at ease as the third wife of the Shen family. The pain of the past life will also be slowly diluted by time.

A moment later, the prince rushed in with his men, and Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu stepped forward to pay their respects.

"Your Highness, what is going on? Shen Zhao... " Shen Zhixiu pretended to know nothing.

Even if both parties know something clearly, they still have to pretend on the surface.

The prince looked at Shen Zhixiu deeply, and then said, "Why is Lord Shen here too? I have found accurate information that Shen Zhao is colluding with Xiyue and has secretly hidden firearms."

"We were afraid that he would escape, and we were also afraid that he would use firearms to hurt others, so we strangled him first."

Shen Zhixiu had an angry look on his face. "Your Highness, are you too impulsive? You have to search first and then convict. If you wrongly accuse someone, the dead cannot be brought back to life."

His anger was not fake, it was real. Originally, my eldest brother didn't have to die. The whole thing had to do with the crown prince.

The prince waved his hand and ordered the guards around him, "Search for me. If it is unjust, I will go to the Shen family to plead guilty."

The result was certainly not an injustice. The guards found more than 20 boxes of firearms in the back room, and a secret letter from General Xiyue Huaigu on Shen Zhao.

The prince said in a deep voice: "These were found on the Shen family's farm, and Shen Zhao is a descendant of the Shen family. What explanation do you have for this, Lord Shen?"

Even though he knew that Shen Zhixiu had already given the emperor a clear pass, the prince still couldn't help but question him.

Shen Zhixiu knew that after this incident, he and the prince had reached a situation where they would fight to the death.

So when the prince asked, Shen Zhixiu didn't hesitate, "It seems that I have to follow Your Highness into the palace. Shen Zhao is my nephew and the Junior Secretary of the Zhanshi Mansion."

"If the emperor thinks too much, it will be difficult for us to explain."

The prince had already made up his mind. After dealing with Shen Zhao, he immediately brought his belongings to the palace to plead guilty. After Shen Zhixiu said this, he felt embarrassed as if his thoughts had been exposed.

"I am open and honest, and I am not afraid of my father's questions."

Shen Zhixiu nodded and said, "So do I."

While the prince was talking to Shen Zhixiu, Su Qingyu entered the main room, looked at Chen, and then quickly left.

"Third Master, my sister-in-law is there too."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhixiu closed his eyes, then opened them again after a moment.

Seeing this, Su Qingyu said, "Third Master, please follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince into the palace. I will stay here to take care of the funeral affairs of my elder brother and elder sister-in-law."

At this critical moment, Shen Zhixiu must enter the palace. And the funeral arrangements for these people in the Shen family also depend on the emperor's wishes.

Rather than taking care of the funeral, it is actually just sending people to guard it.

Shen Zhixiu nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Madam."

Afterwards, the prince and Shen Zhixiu entered the palace one after another, and the prince's men also brought with them the more than twenty boxes of firearms.

Emperor Xuande met the two men in the imperial study.

The prince knelt on the ground as soon as he entered the room, "Your Majesty, the Junior Secretary Shen Zhao of the Chancellery colluded with Xiyue and secretly stored firearms. I have strangled him to death. I have not disciplined the officials of the Eastern Palace well. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Shen Zhixiu also knelt behind the prince, "Your Highness cannot be blamed for this. As the head of the Shen family, I have not disciplined my sons and nephews well. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Emperor Xuande showed no surprise on his face. He glanced at the two men and said, "Get up, everyone. This matter has nothing to do with you."

Afterwards, the crown prince withdrew, and Emperor Xuande and Shen Zhixiu went to see the firearms, and summoned the military equipment supervisor. The most urgent task at the moment was how to use these firearms so that the military equipment supervisor could make advanced firearms.

After the people from the Military Equipment Bureau left with these things, Emperor Xuande said to Shen Zhixiu, "Go and play two games of chess with me."

After thinking for a while, he ordered Hu Lu, "Let Yunzhou come into the palace. I will play chess with Shen Qing, and he will serve tea on the side."

The Emperor had been summoning His Royal Highness Prince Ning to the palace frequently recently, and Hu Lu had gotten used to it. So when he received the order, he immediately sent someone to pass on the message.

When Shen Zhixiu was playing the second game of chess with Emperor Xuande, Li Yunzhou arrived.

As soon as she entered the room, she sat down and made tea, and gave Emperor Xuande advice from time to time.

Whenever this happened, Emperor Xuande would laugh and scold him, "Don't you understand the rule of not speaking when watching a chess game?"

But when he couldn't make up his mind, he would subconsciously look at Li Yunzhou.

Shen Zhixiu won one game and the two tied one game.

When the game reached the third round, Emperor Xuande suddenly spoke up, "Zhixiu, in your opinion, wasn't the Crown Prince's departure too late?"

"If he didn't go, you could have captured those people alive, right?"

Shen Zhixiu frowned and pondered the chess game in front of him. Hearing this, he said casually, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is very smart. I think he has discovered the clues."

Emperor Xuande asked again: "If I depose the crown prince, would he dare to do it?"

The black piece in Shen Zhixiu's hand fell, "Thunder and rain are all grace from the emperor. I think the prince understands this truth."

Seeing that he spoke without making any mistakes, Emperor Xuande said nothing more.

After three games, Li Yunzhou brought up tea.

I rolled up my sleeves slightly because I was afraid that they would get wet while making tea.

When Emperor Xuande took the tea, his eyes fell on Li Yunzhou's arm.

"Why are there so many old injuries?"

Li Yunzhou quickly reached out and put down his sleeves, looking a little unnatural, "It's okay, it's just... it was hurt while practicing martial arts."

Emperor Xuande frowned, "How can practicing martial arts hurt me so much? Are you looking at me as a fool? What's going on?"

Li Yunzhou shook his head and said, "Uncle, don't ask anymore. These are all old stories."

In fact, even if he tells the story now, it will be useless. He can make the emperor feel distressed and Princess Yongjia be scolded. But it is not enough to overthrow the Li family, so he might as well not tell it. The day when the emperor finds out the truth himself, he will only be more angry.

Regardless of whether he is Princess Yongning's biological son or not, Princess Yongjia's move is aimed at Princess Yongning. At that time, this matter will become the last straw that breaks the camel's back for the Li family.

The more he didn't say, the more Emperor Xuande felt that there was something going on. A thought flashed through his mind, but disappeared in a flash.

Just as he was about to ask more, the eunuch chief Hu Lu came in carrying a food box.

"Your Majesty, these are the snacks that Princess Yongjia sent to the palace. There are rose fire cakes, honey three-knife cakes, and cloud cakes."

"Princess Yongjia said that she would take care of the emperor's brother for Princess Yongning."

Emperor Xuande looked at the three plates of dim sum that had been served, and his expression was somewhat different from usual.

When Yongning was alive, he loved making snacks, and these three were his best. Ever since Yongning passed away, Yongjia often made snacks for him and sent them to the palace.

Every time Yongjia's words touched him, but today, for some reason, he thought of the wound on Li Yunzhou's arm. Looking at these things again, he suddenly felt that they were very fake.

Li Yunzhou also looked at the plates of dim sum with a puzzled expression. If he remembered correctly, Li Jingchuan once said that Princess Yongjia had used these dim sum to express her love to him.

Of course, Li Jingchuan was talking to his own children, who happened to be overhearing.

Emperor Xuande waved his hand, signaling Hu Lu to take these away first, as he didn't want to eat.

Li Yunzhou suddenly spoke up, "Uncle, Yunzhou wants to ask for a favor, so please give me these snacks as a reward."