The imperial concubine bows down to me

It was also because he was afraid that he would accidentally say something wrong and make Liu Shuyan unhappy. While speaking, Shen Zhi looked at the changes in Liu Shuyan's expression from time to time.Fortunately, Liu Shuyan only listened carefully to Shen Zhi's every word, until Shen Zhi finished speaking, she didn't have any extra expressions or actions.

But Shen Zhi's voice fell for a long time, and Liu Shuyan didn't respond, which made Shen Zhi can't help but speculate on the matter Liu Shuyan asked.

Suddenly a thought flashed through her mind, but Shen Zhi seemed to have found the answer she had been wondering for a long time.

The imperial concubine asked this... Could it be that she wants Qin Ning to be the crown princess so that she can cover up my identity as the daughter's family?

But to do so, Shen Zhi was very reluctant.

With such thoughts in mind, Shen Zhi became a little anxious.She seemed to be eager to know Liu Shuyan's intentions, so she called softly: "Imperial concubine..."

Seeing that Shen Zhi suddenly became uneasy, Liu Shuyan knew that she must be thinking wildly again.She smiled, and bent the corners of her eyes comfortingly: "Your Highness thinks that this concubine wants Qin Ning to be the Crown Princess?"

Hearing this, Shen Zhi opened his mouth slightly in surprise, and then nodded in a daze.

She didn't expect Liu Shuyan to be so good at observing words and expressions, and also understood her thoughts very well.But thinking about it, if she wasn't so smart and shrewd, how could she be kept in the palace by Shen Tianhe to assist in political affairs? How about entrusting Shen Zhi to her with peace of mind?

"The emperor did have this idea before," Liu Shuyan said lightly, but Shen Zhi became nervous all of a sudden, "but then the emperor felt that the companion was wearing men's clothes since he was a child, and his family background was not very noble. Concubine, there are many things wrong with emotion and reason, and it is difficult to convince the public, so I dismissed this idea." In this way, Shen Zhi was completely relieved.

What Liu Shuyan wanted to say was not this, she really didn't want to see Du Qinning sacrifice her own happiness for her.

However, Shen Zhi hadn't had time to calm down her heartbeat that was a little faster because of nervousness, but Liu Shuyan's next words made her heart jump into her throat.

Liu Shuyan immediately said: "However, the matter that the concubine wants to discuss with His Highness is not much different from this."

"Does the imperial concubine mean that she is going to be a crown prince now? But she is only 15 years old. Even if she wants to pretend to hide her identity for outsiders, isn't it too early?" Liu Shuyan has not yet discussed the matter. What was said, Shen Zhi self-servingly even said the words of refusal.

Her reluctance was not because she was afraid that Liu Shuyan would intentionally use a woman to harm her as she was before, but if she really wanted to be canonized as a crown princess, and that person was not Du Qinning, it meant that Shen Zhi wanted to be different from others. Familiar women wear the skin of "husband and wife" and get along day and night.

At that time, it will not only be as simple as pretending in front of the ministers occasionally, but in the future, if you want to hide from the eyes of so many people in the East Palace, you will inevitably have intimate behaviors with that person.As soon as he thought of this, Shen Zhi felt absolutely unwilling.

Before sneaking into the Penglai Palace to pretend to be Liu Shuyan's lover, she had considered it for a long time, and she had to do it in order to find out the truth.Now it's not a last resort, she really doesn't want to have a similar experience again.

Shen Zhi felt extremely nervous, but he didn't think that her blushing slightly because of excitement and saying these words, in Liu Shuyan's eyes, was so cute and delightful.

"Actually, Your Highness is not too young. Many kings in the previous dynasty have already become fathers at this age." Liu Shuyan smiled, his eyes sparkling, full of smiles, "It is true that the concubine asked His Highness to make a crown prince. Thoughts, but it is not for His Highness to marry her."

What's the point of wanting to establish a crown princess and not marry her?

Shen Zhi was puzzled, so he asked Liu Shuyan like this.

Liu Shuyan turned back, suppressed his smile, and replied: "Your Highness, Shen Tai now knows that his plan has been exposed, and he also knows that you and I are joining forces. He will definitely investigate the people around him in the next two days. Including his cronies. From now on, he will be on guard. Even if the few eyeliners that the concubine has placed beside him can stay in the Jin Palace, they may not be able to provide useful information to the concubine. To gain an advantage in this struggle, in addition to improving yourself and gathering power, His Highness must also find a way to start from other places and find out about Shen Tai's planned actions, even if it is only a small part. Only in this way, Only then can we have a certain degree of certainty in this matter and not be blind."

In fact, Shen Zhi also thought about why Liu Shuyan lived in the deep palace for a long time, but knew so many things about Shen Tai, and even knew that he had evil intentions.Now that Liu Shuyan explained it to her in this way, she understood it.

It's just that although Liu Shuyan's words are reasonable, Shen Zhi still doesn't understand what she said has anything to do with her being a crown prince or not.So she had no choice but to nod, looking at Liu Shuyan half understanding, waiting for Liu Shuyan's next analysis.

"Xue Jiang, captain of the son-in-law, both of his parents died when he was young, and he doesn't have any relatives who often come and go. Now he can occupy a high position as one of the Jiuqing, except for a little bit of the name of the eldest princess of Jiujiang, it is actually him. One person has worked so hard for so many years and worked hard step by step. It is undeniable that he has extraordinary courage and courage, which few people can match, but it is a pity that he has gone astray. Although he is neutral on the surface, in fact he has secretly taken refuge in Shen Tai For his use, he has become Shen Tai's right-hand man. Xue Jiang is not just a son-in-law, he is appointed as Guangluqing, in charge of the security affairs in the palace. If Shen Tai is cornered in the future, he will still be Guanglu Sir, it is also a great disaster."

The Xue Jiang in Liu Shuyan's mouth is the son-in-law of Shen Handong, the eldest princess of Jiujiang, and Shen Handong is Shen Tianhe's younger sister. As the second brother, Shen Tianhe loves her very tightly, even this son-in-law was carefully selected for her by him personally After a long time, I finally chose.

When Shen Zhi was young, Shen Handong still lived in the palace, and occasionally when she ran into Shen Zhi, she would tease and tease her, joking with Shen Zhi, the relationship between the two was pretty good.Later, when Shen Zhi grew up, she also married Xue Jiang and went outside the palace, so Shen Zhi rarely saw her.In recent years, when Shen Handong returned to the palace on certain important days, he always brought Xue Jiang and her youngest son with him, and he would go out of the palace again within two days, and it was difficult for Shen Zhi to talk to her in private .Therefore, the relationship between the two is much weaker than before, and Shen Zhi doesn't know much about Shen Handong.

"If Shen Tai wants to break his wings first, the best way now is to find a suitable reason to get rid of Xue Jiang, but this is not easy. Xue Jiang is a cautious person, and he will hardly leave anyone with his words and deeds. He doesn't have any fatal weaknesses, the only thing he can care about is his sister who has been dependent on him since he was a child." At this point, Liu Shuyan paused, seeing that Shen Zhi listened very seriously, and then continued, "His sister's name is Xue Ruoyu, she is seventeen years old, and she is not yet married. The concubine means that Your Highness might as well use the excuse of setting up a crown princess and cultivating feelings first, and keep her in the palace, so as to restrain Xue Jiang and make him not for the time being. Dare to act rashly. If you can find out some of Xue Jiang's plans from Xue Ruoyu, it will be even more beneficial to His Highness."

After Liu Shuyan finished speaking, Shen Zhi thought for a while, then frowned slightly, and asked hesitantly: "Although I said so, if you want Xue Ruoyu to stay in the palace, if... just in case She accidentally discovered Gu's identity, and then told Xue Jiang, wouldn't Gu be more dangerous?"

"Furthermore, now that the father has just left for the expedition, although the father has let him supervise the country alone and act as an agent for the court affairs, but such matters are related to life-long affairs, I am afraid it is not easy to make arbitrarily assertive decisions at this time."

"The concubine and the emperor have discussed this matter before. The emperor has left the imperial decree for the concubine before going out. If necessary, you can read it directly to all the officials. It will not attract criticism. As for Xue Ruoyu, your highness only needs to She is under house arrest in the East Palace, if she has little contact with her, there will be no major problems, and she will not take the initiative to get close to His Highness." Liu Shuyan responded to Shen Zhi's scruples one by one.

Liu Shuyan spoke so affirmatively, as if he knew Xue Ruoyu's mind very well, which made Shen Zhi curious.She leaned forward and asked, "Does the imperial concubine know Xue Ruoyu?"

Looking at Shen Zhi's eyes as clear and bright as autumn water, Liu Shuyan smiled and nodded: "Two years ago, my concubine went out of the palace secretly because of something to do, and I had some interactions with her at that time. She is a straightforward person. If you are not good at the city government, you are still a child."

In this way, Xue Ruoyu should still not know about her brother's affairs, and she is still a good person.Thinking of this, and recalling Liu Shuyan just now saying that he wanted to get rid of Xue Jiang, Shen Zhi couldn't help feeling a little worried.

"Then noble concubine, if Xue Jiang really did something unforgivably wrong in the future, will my aunt and Xue Ruoyu be implicated?" Seeing Liu Shuyan's eyes startled, Shen Zhi hurriedly added, "According to the noble concubine and father The emperor's idea is that Gu used her. If this is to push an innocent person like her into the abyss, Gu... Gu can't bear it."

After all, Wei Qian'er, who had done nothing wrong, became a victim because of the harem dispute.So Shen Zhi didn't like to involve innocent people very much, even if it was an unforgivable villain, she would not think that their ignorant relatives should be punished.

Liu Shuyan was not surprised by Shen Zhi's words.She patiently explained to Shen Zhi: "Treason has always been a serious crime against the nine clans. The eldest princess is the emperor's blood relative. Even if her husband-in-law rebels, she and her children will not be severely punished. Even as long as the emperor With grace, they can still get good shelter."

"But Xue Ruoyu is different. She is Xue Jiang's biological sister. If she stays in Xue's house, no one and no evidence can prove her innocence. If Xue Jiang falls from the horse one day, according to the law, she will not escape death. But if she stays in the East Palace and never leaves, plus the emperor's imperial decree to confer the crown princess, then no matter what Xue Jiang does outside, it will have nothing to do with Xue Ruoyu."

After saying this, seeing that Shen Zhi was still a little dazed, Liu Shuyan raised his voice again and asked, "What do you think, Your Highness?"

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