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Zhong Shao’s county mansion is actually not very big, nor is it exquisite and luxurious, because it was originally just a temporary mansion bought by Concubine Yu Gui for renovation. The Duke's Mansion.

The two of them walked briefly around the mansion together, and finally stopped at the waterside pavilion, which was quite beautiful.When the maid served melon and fruit refreshments in the water pavilion, Zhong Shao sent away all the attendants, and Su Mo also sent Qing Luo away from afar.

Su Mo's trip this time was naturally to visit the sick, but after seeing that Zhong Shao was unscathed, she obviously wanted to ask Zhong Shao a lot, but it was obviously inconvenient for her to talk with people all the time.And these things didn't need her to say, Zhong Shao already understood, so she found such a place, sent away the people around her, and it was convenient for the two of them to talk.

It is not yet summer, and the pond outside the waterside pavilion originally planted lotus flowers, but at this time it has not yet reached the flowering period, and half of the flower buds cannot be seen, but the lotus leaves have spread out layer by layer, and it looks green. , but also don't have a good time.

There is a wind blowing, creating ripples on the lotus leaves on the water surface, and the gentle wind blowing on the face also makes people feel comfortable.

Zhong Shao casually took a fruit from the fruit plate and handed it to Su Mo, and said with a smile, "Now that there is no one else around, we can have a good talk." After saying this, the smile on her face subsided slightly. , and said: "I think Ah Mo must want to ask, why do I pretend to be sick and ask for sick leave when I am clearly not injured?"

Su Mo took the fruit, but he didn't intend to eat it, he just held it in his hand.She was not hypocritical, and after hearing Zhong Shao's words, she nodded calmly and said: "The county government has closed its doors to thank guests for many days, and there is still such news from the palace. I thought you were really injured. .”

In fact, not only Su Mo thought that Zhong Shao was injured, but the prince also thought so. He even felt that Zhong Shao's nonchalant going out of the palace that day was to support himself... so much so that the Tianjun government has received a lot of rewards from the prince. , most of which are medicinal materials.Seeing this, others naturally believed in the fact that Zhong Shao was injured, and there were even rumors that she could not afford to be seriously injured, which frightened Su Mo.

Speaking of these, Zhong Shao's face was no longer relaxed, she sighed a little melancholy, and then told Su Mo everything that happened in the East Palace that day.She trusted Su Mo even more, so she even spoke in more detail than Xu Wenjin. In the end, she even frowned and sighed: "The way the crown prince looks at me doesn't look like he's looking at a courtier, but rather looks at me. The feeling of prey or possession.”

Zhong Shao hasn't talked to Su Mo about the host of the system yet, and it's not that she doesn't want to talk about it or deliberately conceals it, but she just doesn't know where to start.What's more, this matter sounds a little strange, and I don't know if Su Mo can accept it.

Without these disturbances, Su Mo's way of thinking is slightly different from that of Zhong Shao and Xu Wenjin. She thought for a while and said, "I don't have much contact with the prince, but I heard from A Niang that he has always behaved quite differently in the court. Strong, and has been trying to win over power. His mind is unpredictable, but I don't think he is an emotional person, and even the guesses that you inadvertently see from those emotions are not necessarily true. .At least compared to love, I think he will care more about rights, and your status is destined not to be someone he can fall in love with."

Of course, these Zhong Shao also know, but with the inexplicable and strange existence of the system host, things that were originally impossible may become possible.Because in addition to power, the raiders also have interests that other people cannot understand. Even compared to the power here, Xu Wenjin and the others obviously care more about the degree of favorability.

Su Mo didn't know this, so she continued: "As for A Shao, you feel that the prince looks at you as if he is looking at prey. I don't think it's strange. After all, your status determines that you are likely to become the successor of the imperial concubine's line of power. Or, if the prince wants to win over the authority, it is naturally easier to win over you directly than to win over your subordinates one by one. He knows your identity, and using love to control you is the most trouble-free way. But if he doesn't know, he It is also completely possible to make an appearance of a wise king, bring you by your side, and then subtly influence you to subdue you."

Although what Su Mo said made sense, Zhong Shao couldn't help complaining after hearing it: "In this way, the prince's use of these two methods is not very good. I don't think he is worth anything at all. I like it, and I don’t think he has anything worthy of my admiration.”

The so-called "a scholar dies for his confidant", when a celebrity meets a virtuous monarch, he will naturally be attracted and then convinced.The prince may not be considered the wisest, but with his father and brother in the side for comparison, he naturally becomes popular, not to mention that he is far from an idiot - now I don't know how many people are looking forward to him as soon as possible, and create a new era. A peaceful and prosperous world that will go down in history!

As for making use of love, Zhong Shao and Su Mo may not understand, but if someone like Xiao Wenxuan carefully analyzed the prince's deeds, he would understand that he must have been influenced by novels like "The Domineering Emperor Falls in Love with Me" quite deep.It's just a pity that before the routine officially started, he was seen through and disgusted by the "heroine", so he was destined to fail.

But no matter what, Zhong Shao and the others agreed that the prince's decision to bring her into the East Palace was not a whim, but a long time ago with ulterior motives.This is not good news, so Zhong Shao is also frowning these days, until Su Mo came today, she showed a happy look again.

There is no need to say more about the analysis, Su Mo then asked: "Ah Shao has been staying in the mansion these days, but what countermeasures have you thought of?"

Zhong Shao smiled wryly and shook his head: "Never. The crown prince is in charge of the government. Even if I leave the East Palace, I can't avoid him. Mr. Xu said, for the current plan, either I ask for a transfer, or the crown prince encounters an accident. Otherwise, the situation cannot be solved.” After she finished speaking, she glanced at Su Mo, and said, “Ah Mo, you should also know that in the current situation, I have no way to resign, nor can I be transferred outside.”

After Su Mo listened, she lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then she suddenly raised her head to look at Zhong Shao, with a pair of beautiful eyes shining brightly: "It's not feasible to ask for a transfer, but it's not impossible to leave this whirlpool temporarily. Maybe there’s a better chance.”

Zhong Shao was startled when he heard the words, and was about to ask, when he heard that Su Mo had already continued: "Ah Shao, you can't continue your sick leave, go to the morning court tomorrow. If I expect it to be right, in these three or two days, There should be a chance.”

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Su Mo made a fool of herself and didn't tell Zhong Shao what the so-called opportunity was, but Zhong Shao naturally believed in her words.So on the second day after saying goodbye to Su Mo, she canceled her leave and continued to go to court.

Things were exactly as Su Mo had expected, on the third day after Zhong Shao came back to court, she found this opportunity - the governor of Suzhou was imprisoned, used his power for personal gain, had ulterior motives, and intercepted tributes!

Each of these three crimes can be a capital crime, especially having a different heart and intercepting tribute without authorization, which has aroused the nerves of many people.It's not about talking about alienation, and tributes can't be moved by anyone.One must know that after Emperor Taiping ascended the throne, he had no intention of governing. What he loved most was eating, drinking and having fun. He might not pay attention to the tributes that were paid every year, but he would never allow others to interfere!

Almost as soon as he heard the crime, Emperor Taiping was furious, but the governor of Suzhou seemed to have quite a lot of connections in the court.Someone suddenly joined him, and someone immediately spared no effort to protect him. In the end, the question of whether the evidence for conviction was sufficient. The two parties quarreled and turned their backs, but after all, there was no conclusion.

Emperor Taiping suffered from a headache from the quarrel, and in the end he couldn't care less about getting angry, he just wanted someone to investigate.

If you want to investigate in detail, you can't wait for Suzhou to investigate by yourself, but you need to send someone from Beijing.In the past, it was enough for Dali Temple to send someone to investigate this kind of matter, but today there has been an uproar in the court, and the ministers soon started arguing about who to send.

Zhong Shao stood aside and watched silently for a while, and he knew more or less in his heart.

Obviously, the quarrel was between two factions, one was with the governor of Suzhou, and the other was hostile.The people in the Suzhou governor's department don't necessarily want to keep him, but they must not let him get involved with others, but the purpose of the hostile faction is obviously the opposite.In many cases, the relationship among the factions is very close, and the whole body is affected by a single hair. Naturally, no one can easily let go of such a matter of vital interest.

Because most of the quarreling at this time were officials of not too high rank, Zhong Shao knew little about them, and he didn't quite understand their respective factions.However, he also vaguely saw one or two familiar people. After thinking about it, they seemed to be from the Prince's family.

Factional disputes in the court are very dangerous in many cases, and there is no benefit in getting involved.This matter has nothing to do with Zhong Shao's interests, she could have watched from the sidelines, but Zhong Shao was confident that he didn't understand Su Mo's meaning, and he didn't think Su Mo would harm her, so he hesitated for a while, but when the two sides were fighting in full swing, suddenly He stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please go to Suzhou to investigate this matter."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhong Shao stood up, the two parties who had been arguing with each other suddenly fell silent.At the same time, I don't know how many eyes fell on her, and the whole Xuanzheng Hall was surprisingly quiet for a while.So much so that for a moment, Zhong Shao felt that he seemed to have done something that he shouldn't have done, and he was worried.

The hall became silent, and Emperor Taiping, who was sitting high on the dragon chair in front of him, did not speak for a while. Everyone seemed to be waiting for his reply, but when Emperor Taiping spoke, he asked, "Who are you?"

There was silence again in the hall, Zhong Shao had no choice but to say: "Chen, Duke of Hejian County, Zhong Shao."

Emperor Taiping seemed to mutter a few more words to himself, but the others didn't hear him because he was far away, but Zhong Shao, who has very good hearing, heard him whispering: "Which one is the Duke of Hejian?"

"..." Well, this title came too casually, so even the emperor himself forgot.

Fortunately, the chief servant serving at the side was quite competent, he bent down and whispered a few words in Emperor Taiping's ear, and then Emperor Taiping showed some dazed expression.He glanced at Zhong Shao again, but nodded and said to himself: "It is indeed somewhat similar to Aifei."

After trying to figure out Zhong Shao's identity, Emperor Taiping coughed lightly, and returned to his dignified and solemn appearance—although this majesty looked like an empty air—his eyes swept across His Highness and everyone, and asked: "Zhu Qing What do you think?"

His Highness was completely silent, but the people from both parties who had been arguing like black-eyed chickens just now kept their mouths shut.They looked at each other, as if they wanted to see something in each other's eyes, but what they could see in each other's eyes was the same bewilderment and hesitation as in their own eyes.

Someone cast their eyes on the prince standing in front of the hall, but the prince didn't make any gestures, he just looked at Zhong Shao with some thoughtfulness in his eyes.

The quarreling ministers did not receive instructions, so there was no longer any objection, and Emperor Taiping waved his hand casually, yes.

The author has something to say:

Both Xu Wenjin and Zhong Shao thought that the prince was taking the bg strategy route, but in fact he used two-handed strategies (of course, this time it was useless).The scholar died for his confidant, he was the one who cheated Zhong Shao in the previous life, and Su Mo died more or less because of him, so he played more roles.As for why Zhong Shao hates the raiders so much, besides the fact that Zhong Shao was cheated miserably, it was also because he slapped his ass and left after the successful raid, and then left behind a scammer, making all of Zhong Shao's sacrifices worthless. became a joke.

By the way, the original book that Xu Wenjin and the others read is the first original world. Zhong Shao’s previous life was the second world where the Raiders existed, and now it is the third world, so Xu Wenjin and the others know nothing about the prince. .