After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

After Yang Liu came back, Shen Yunjin heard a more exciting version.

"You mean, on the day the prince was assassinated, it was the princess who saved him?"

"So, the so-called cleaning of the Imperial Ancestral Temple proposed by the Crown Prince is to bring the Princess back?"

Shen Yunjin found this a little unbelievable. "Is the source of the information ready?"

Yang Liu nodded, "I found out about this because I overheard Concubine Shu talking to someone close to her."

"The maidservant beside Lady Shu and the attendant beside the prince are sworn brothers and sisters. He accidentally said this while chatting with the maidservant."

The prince, the princess, the maid, Concubine Shu, Shen Yunjin felt that his brain was not enough.

She wandered around the room, trying hard to recall the important events that happened in her previous life.

The imperial examination was about to begin. At this time in her previous life, she was busy socializing with the Grand Tutor's wife.

She seemed to remember that once when she was admiring flowers with Madam Taifu, Madam Taifu once said something.

At that time, the wife of the Grand Tutor had advised her that it would be best if Zhao Jingyan could be transferred to another place in the future and become a free and easy local official.

She didn't understand why. Wasn't the purpose of taking the exam to become an official in the court? Why did she seek to be transferred to a distant place?

"Being with the emperor is like being with a tiger. Even the King of Qi was demoted to a commoner by the emperor, let alone us, who are just ordinary people."

This was the most rebellious thing the Grand Tutor's wife had ever said at the time.

Perhaps she caught the eye of Madam Taifu, or perhaps Madam Taifu was speaking from her heart.

Shen Yunjin walked faster and faster. The King of Qi was demoted? What was the reason?

She recalled the major events that had happened around her recently.

The only thing related to King Qi was Ning Ruyan's early return home.

The reason why Ning Ruyan returned home early was because the prince was assassinated by the remnants of the previous dynasty in the Taimiao!

Among these things, if there was one thing that could make the emperor so angry that he demoted the King of Qi to a commoner, it was probably only the remnants of the previous dynasty.

The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. "Yang Liu, go find Fu Lu. I have something to tell the prince."

At this time, Xiao Minshen was in the study listening to the news that Mo Yi had heard.

"Everything was normal on the day of the sacrifice. The prince was about to return when he encountered the assassination at the gate."

"At that time, the scene was in chaos, and the prince and his entourage got separated. They were not found until an hour later."

"It is said that the princess rescued the prince and hid him in the meditation room of the Imperial Ancestral Temple."

"Wait, you said, the prince was found an hour later?" Xiao Minshen interrupted Mo Yi.

"Yes."

"How did you find it?"

"It was the maidservant beside the princess who took the initiative to lead them there."

"So, the princess and the prince stayed together for an hour?"

Xiao Minshen narrowed his eyes, and Mo Yi couldn't help but look up.

"Yes."

"Where's the other maid? Where is she?"

"Guarding outside the door, he's said to be keeping watch." Mo Yi lowered his head, hiding the emotions in his eyes.

Xiao Minshen couldn't help but tap the table with his fingers, again and again.

"What was unusual before the prince's sacrifice?"

"There's nothing unusual, only Madam Ning went to see the princess." Mo Yi recalled what he had investigated.

"By the way, on the first day of the sacrifice, the Second Prince went to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. I heard that he was ordered to check the security of the guards."

The second prince was born to the imperial concubine and has always been at odds with the crown prince.

Because the imperial concubine's family had helped the emperor a lot, a large number of ministers in the court were more optimistic about the second prince.

There have always been calls in the court to depose the crown prince and enthrone the second prince.

The emperor asked him to check the safety? This is quite interesting.

Xiao Minshen couldn't help but sneer.

"Your Highness, Concubine Shen sent someone to tell you that she has something important to tell you." Fulu reported from outside the study.

"Send someone to keep an eye on the Crown Prince and the Second Prince."

Xiao Minshen knocked, "Send another person to keep an eye on the princess."

"Yes." Mo responded.

As soon as Xiao Minshen walked into the room, he saw Shen Yunjin looking out the window absent-mindedly.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Minshen walked over and held her in his arms.

"Prince, do you believe me?" Shen Yunjin raised her head and looked into Xiao Minshen's eyes.

Xiao Minshen raised his eyebrows.

"I just had a dream. I dreamed that you were demoted to a commoner by the emperor!"

Xiao Minshen rubbed Shen Yunjin's head with amusement.

"Dreams are always the opposite and cannot be trusted."

"But, Prince, in the dream, the Emperor suspected that you colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty to assassinate the Crown Prince. One reason was to replace the Crown Prince after something happened to him, and the other was to take the opportunity to take back the Princess."

Xiao Minshen finally looked at Shen Yunjin seriously.

What Shen Yunjin described is not impossible to happen.

The two things the emperor hated most were the remnants of the previous dynasty and the fight for the throne.

This is because the current emperor fought his way up to his current position among many princes.

He was not the emperor candidate chosen by the retired emperor.

It was all thanks to the support of the current imperial concubine's family that he was able to stand out from the other princes and sit on the throne.

Of the princes at that time, except for the youngest prince, the eighth prince, who had no right to compete for power, all the others were either dead or disabled.

If the emperor had not been afraid of being criticized for his bloody methods, he would probably have killed everyone.

The winner takes it all, and the loser takes it all; this is an eternal truth.

"It won't come to the point you say. Don't think too much about it. Your top priority right now is to protect our children."

Xiao Minshen reached out and touched Shen Yunjin's belly. The baby seemed to sense it and immediately kicked him hard.

"Oh, it looks like a powerful little fellow!"

Both of them couldn't help but laugh.

After having dinner with Shen Yunjin, Xiao Minshen asked Fulu to invite his staff.

On the second day, the Ministry of Justice presented the confessions of the remnants of the previous dynasty to the emperor's jade desk.

"It took the guards an hour to catch just a few minions?"

The emperor glanced at the Minister of Justice.

“The criminals confessed that someone gave them money to pretend to be remnants of the previous dynasty and assassinate the prince.

Then they were asked to delay as much time as possible, so they came up with a plan to lure the guards to run around. "

The Minister of Justice had a stern face and repeated it in a serious manner.

"What a bunch of good-for-nothings!" The emperor was so angry that he threw the memorial to the ground.

The Minister of Justice stood motionless below.

"Can you tell us who gave them the money?" The emperor leaned half of his body out.

"The criminal confessed that the man was masked, but the silver he gave had an official seal, so he guessed that he was someone from the palace."

This doesn't mean saying nothing.

"Investigate further, no matter what means!" The emperor's gloomy tone was particularly creepy in the hall.

After the Minister of Justice left, the emperor wandered around the hall.

The crown prince was not the smartest of all his children, but in order to stabilize the court, the emperor made him the crown prince as soon as he was born.

He had placed high hopes on the prince, and even though he was disappointed more later on, he could not tolerate anyone plotting against the prince.

"Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince requests an audience outside the palace."