The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

When the emperor received the gift sent by his little girl, he poked it with interest and asked Huang Kang: "Did she ask Li Zhu to arrange the matter of Wang Xuan?"

Huang Kang lowered his head and responded softly.

The emperor thought for a moment, "This Wang Xuan is quite interesting."

The emperor said this because there were too many vague parts in this conversation about Wang Xuan.

Li Qingyi and the system were not affected, but the expressions of the Qingyi Guards who were recording her every word and action in secret must have been quite interesting.

When the written records were sent to the emperor, they were just blurry records in his eyes. The writer was very honest and wrote directly on the paper, "I have tinnitus and could not hear clearly."

Well, at the end it is directly replaced by blank space, which seems to be a bad idea.

But he had no choice but to give up. He said he couldn't hear clearly, which meant he couldn't hear clearly. Even if he wanted to guess based on the context, he would have to give some clues. But it just so happened that someone unknown thing controlled this section and did it very thoroughly - it didn't leave them any clues at all.

Emperor: "Send someone to help Li Zhu, but don't make it too obvious."

These words were not directed at Huang Kang, so Huang Kang did not say anything.

Someone took the order and left quietly.

The emperor asked Huang Kang to find a suitable box and put away the grasshoppers that cost one penny each. He stood aside for a while, stroking his chin and thinking for a moment, and asked, "This little thing is made of straw after all. It will wither after a long time. If Yi'er sees it, she will probably suspect that I don't value her gift. What do you think I should do?"

Huang Kang:?

No, Your Majesty, your question is a bit unreasonable...

Huang Kang hesitated for a moment, then asked tentatively: "Well, how about I go find someone who is good at this, learn from him, and make one every day?"

The emperor glanced at him and snorted, "Then it's not the original one."

Huang Kang: ...What do you want?

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Alright, I know you don't have the ability. Please leave. I will be alone for a while."

Upon hearing this, Huang Kang led all the palace servants to retreat without any hesitation.

After everyone left, the emperor sat down slowly, his eyes falling on the grasshopper in the brocade box, but he was not looking at it.

"Grasshopper..."

he whispered.

From beginning to end, the emperor did not ask Huang Kang anything about the fifth prince, including the news from Li Qingyi.

It's like, there's no such thing as a secret medicine.

But perhaps only the emperor himself knows what he is thinking at this moment.

However, this time, the emperor further verified the intelligence limitations of the melon-eating system, which is also good news?

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Li Qingyi was actually not that careless. She was concerned about Wang Xuan's progress, but she had not completely neglected the Fifth Prince's affairs.

What a joke, how can it be let go so easily?

Then, a few days later, the system suddenly told Li Qingyi: [A eunuch in charge of the Qianqing Palace was dealt with.]

Li Qingyi was stunned: [Why are you suddenly telling me this? ]

System: [The eunuch in charge is Concubine Shu's man, and he is hiding very well, even the Queen doesn't know.]

Li Qingyi took a few seconds to react, and then she was surprised: [Is Concubine Shu so bold? She placed people near my father. Wait, this kind of operation seems to be quite common in palace fighting stories? I thought my father's harem should be peaceful? So there are palace fights too? ]

System: [Hey, that person is related to the gossip about Concubine Shu before, you didn’t buy it. Otherwise, you would have known it a long time ago. ]

Li Qingyi was shocked: [Shufei's melon! ? ]

Then, Li Qingyi's mind was blown, and his pupils trembled: [Could it be that Concubine Shu's old lover became a eunuch for love? ]

Everyone who heard this said:...

Hold it in, hold it in, don’t let the little prince find out!

System: [No, no, it's not as exaggerated as you say. At most, the eunuch received the favor of Concubine Shu's admirer when she was young. After Concubine Shu entered the palace, the other party asked the eunuch to join Concubine Shu's camp. However, at that time, he had not yet come to the Qianqing Palace to do business, and his status was rather awkward, so Concubine Shu ignored him.]

[It was only by accident that he got the position of the eunuch in charge of the tea room in the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Concubine Shu knew the emperor's temper and did not dare to interact with this eunuch openly. She only gave him some benefits quietly, waiting to get news related to the emperor from him when necessary.]

[For example, this time, the fifth prince was suddenly disliked by the emperor, and Concubine Shu couldn't figure out what the emperor meant no matter how hard she tried. So she wanted to use this nail in a hurry? ]

[Then he was caught in the act by Huang Kang, who was beside the emperor, and reported it directly to the emperor, who then ordered Huang Kang to deal with the man.]

The system didn't say whether this person was dead or something else, it just said "dealt with" but how could Li Qingyi not guess?

However, regarding such a life, she was silent for a moment and did not say much.

have nothing to say.

Li Qingyi: [My father knows that it is Concubine Shu’s...? ]

System: [Yes, the oral order to reprimand Concubine Shu is on the way.]

Li Qingyi: ...

Ah, Concubine Shu is in trouble.

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt a little happy again.

Li Qingyi thought of something and stood up, "Aunt, I want to go out for a walk."

Let’s go, let’s go and watch the fun near Chuxiu Palace!

After listening to the whole process, Fang Xin said:

Your Highness, your thoughts are too obvious, aren't they?

But thinking that Li Qingyi had been asking about the Fifth Prince and Concubine Shu's movements every day these days, Fang Xin also knew why Li Qingyi was so concerned about the mother and son, so she did not refuse. She helped Li Qingyi change into a small skirt suitable for going out, and really accompanied Li Qingyi to the gate of Chuxiu Palace "coincidentally".

Because there was a system to help track progress, when Li Qingyi and the others arrived at the door, the eunuch who was delivering the oral order had just arrived at Chuxiu Palace. He asked someone to invite Concubine Shu to come out and receive the order at the gate.

Although oral orders are orders conveyed verbally by the emperor and have different effectiveness from written orders, this does not mean that oral orders have no power.

At least for now, for Concubine Shu, oral instructions are basically equivalent to imperial edicts. However, before the written imperial edict is issued, oral instructions still seem to have some room for maneuver - if the emperor is willing.

Li Qingyi pricked up her ears and listened quietly to the oral instructions that her father had sent. Leaving aside the flowery words, the main idea was to reprimand Concubine Shu for not setting a good example as a high-ranking concubine, violating palace rules, and not educating her children well, causing them to make mistakes without realizing it.

The final result was that Concubine Shu was demoted to a concubine.

Li Qingyi: Oh my!