After reading my mind, Daddy, why don't you smile?

Zhao Ying cried with joy, echoing the words of the retainers, saying, "You are right! Mr. Shao is a man of noble character and great talent, a rare talent. It is my great honor to have such a talented person!"

"What?" A retainer looked at Shao Yihui in surprise.

Another one had already asked, "May I ask Princess, why do you say that?"

Zhao Ying looked ignorant, and Houzhu beside her saw this and answered for her, "Gentlemen, you may not know that Mr. Shao is loyal, filial, and righteous. Seeing that the princess had pleaded with His Majesty for his late master and thoroughly investigated the case, he was moved and agreed to work for the princess."

Everyone suddenly realized.

After enlightenment, everyone has a different expression.

Some people think that Shao Yihui is too good at changing with the times. Not long after the virtuous king died, he found a new master for himself.

Some were envious and jealous, some were angry and silent... but most were grateful to Zhao Ying.

The one who was crying just now cried even harder when he heard the words. He grinned and spoke in a sobbing voice, "Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!" Then he knelt down in front of Zhao Ying.

The others also knelt down upon seeing this, and there was a huge crowd, "We bow to thank your Majesty, and thank your Highness!"

Zhao Ying shook her head solemnly, "You don't have to thank me. The virtuous prince is my brother. Although I have misunderstood him in the past, he is still my brother after all. I cannot sit idly by and watch him die in such a tragic way!"

Zhao Ying's tone became heavier, "Don't worry, the emperor has already sent Shangguan Taishi to investigate this matter. I believe he will give justice to the virtuous king!"

When everyone heard this, they were shocked and their eyes lit up.

Shao Yihui looked on expressionlessly without saying a word.

Zhao Ying said some nice words and sent everyone away, but she stood at the palace gate, not moving.

Shao Yihui didn't leave either.

Most people had left, and only a few outstanding ones stayed. Seeing this, Zhao Ying was about to turn around and leave, but as he turned around, someone called him.

"Princess, please stay!"

Zhao Ying turned around.

……

In front of Shao Yihui, several people surrendered to Zhao Ying.

No matter whether he truly supported Zhao Ying or just followed Shao Yihui's footsteps and supported Zhao Ying, Zhao Ying did not care about the process.

When one master is gone, they have to find another one. If they find someone else, before the former lord's body is cold, these people may be branded as heartless and ungrateful. Joining Zhao Ying is the best choice, because she helped their former lord, and they are not to be blamed for joining her to repay her kindness.

Moreover, Zhao Ying was wealthy, powerful, and favored. As long as he could not ascend the throne, it would not be difficult for him to give them titles for their wives and children, ensuring that they would live a life of leisure and wealth.

There were two who were really honest. One was called Lu Yu and the other was called Zhang Duan. They sincerely thought that Zhao Ying was a good person. They had heard that she had donated a large sum of money to the victims, so they admired her. This time, they finally got what they wanted.

Zhao Ying also got what she wished for.

She needs someone talented and loyal to her.

Zhang Duan and Lu Yu are good. Although they are not as cunning as Shao Yihui, they are much easier to manipulate than Shao Yihui. Shao Yihui... haha.

Zhao Ying asked Hou Zhu to accept the list and drove them away again, and this time they all finally left.

Zhao Ying gave a look and the eunuchs let Shao Yihui go.

There was a pop.

Shao Yihui was in so much pain that he broke out in a cold sweat and grimaced.

Zhao Ying pretended not to see it, this man had done his best.

Zhao Ying turned around and entered the palace.

Shao Yihui narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhao Ying's back with a deep gaze.

Zhao Ying's eyebrows were lazy and the corners of her lips were slightly raised.

Shao Yihui...

Want to provoke her father to thoroughly investigate the virtuous king?

Although she didn't know his purpose this time, if she thoroughly investigated the virtuous king, how could Shangguan Shu blame the King of Yue afterwards?

The wise king is dead, and there is no point in finding out anything more.

After Zhao Ying returned to the palace, she wrote a letter and asked someone to deliver it to Shangguan Shu.

The next day, Shangguan Shu entered the palace with a gloomy look on his face.

But he didn't dare to lose his temper, so he could only hold it in and asked tentatively, "Ying'er, why do you want me to investigate Shao Yihui?"

He didn't care at first until he heard that Shao Yihui was as handsome as Pan An... Shangguan Shu could no longer sit still.

Check him?

He wished he could bury him right there!

Zhao Ying was only concerned about Shangguan Shu's investigation results and didn't notice his expression. Hearing this, she asked curiously, "Did you find out anything?"

Shangguan Shu's face became increasingly gloomy. He stared at Zhao Ying with a look of resentment and a hint of grievance, like an abandoned woman.

"What can we find out about him? He is just a commoner with a bad record, a mean person who changes his mind according to the situation, a person with nothing but good looks..."

Shangguan Shu suddenly stopped talking, because Zhao Ying was looking at him intently at this moment, "What what?"

Shangguan Shu felt a sudden surge of pain in his heart, which made him breathe slowly. He looked at Zhao Ying with a piercing gaze and said with difficulty, "Are you so curious about him?"

After saying this, his eyes were already red.

Zhao Ying then realized something was wrong. She stepped back and nodded blankly, "Yes, he almost ruined our plan. I think he is... not a simple person. Of course, we need to investigate him thoroughly so that we can be more cautious!"

One thought becomes a Buddha, one thought becomes a devil.

Shangguan Shu experienced this sentence in a short period of time.

Shangguan Shu breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart was still pounding. He didn't have time to slow down and asked, "What did he do?"

Zhao Ying relayed to Shangguan Shu what happened in the Yangxin Palace and what was said. Shangguan Shu nodded and said, "That's right."

"how?"

"I found out that Shao Yihui was an orphan without a father or a mother. When he was eight years old, he was adopted by a prostitute in Liuxiang."

"So that prostitute is not his biological mother. Can he explain this to the examiner?"

Shangguan Shu shook his head. "I don't know about this either. What I found out is that this prostitute treated Shao Yihui very well. Because of her status, she gave Shao Yihui to a farmer for adoption. She sent him money. She was a famous prostitute in Hongyu Tower, so she had many patrons and no shortage of money."

"Two years passed like this. The prostitute saved money every day to redeem herself. She must have been lucky. She met a scholar who loved her and pitied her. The scholar took out all his belongings and added the money the prostitute had saved to redeem her."

"After the prostitute and the scholar got married, they took Shao Yihui back home. They lived a peaceful and harmonious life for several years until..."

Shangguan Shu said calmly, "The woman's former benefactor came back to her and found out that she had become a good woman. He broke into her house and forced her in front of the scholar."

"Afterwards, the benefactor used his power to send the woman back to Hongyu Tower. That night, the woman could not bear the humiliation and jumped into the river."

"The scholar went around beating drums to appeal for his wife's injustice, but the patron was too powerful. Within a few days, the scholar's body sank into a deep well. When Shao Yihui, who was away studying, returned home, only two bones that had been gnawed by wild dogs were left."

At this point, Zhao Ying understood. She frowned and asked, "Is the benefactor the virtuous king?"