Crazy and bad again, the princess is the best in Beijing

He reached out his hand to help Zhao Zhongze up and said, "Prince, you must remember one thing."

"You are the crown prince. The crown prince is the foundation of the country and will be the future ruler of the country."

"No matter what you do, you must always do it for the sake of the Tang Dynasty."

"You can have your own selfish desires, but if they conflict with the Tang Dynasty, you must give them up."

"As a monarch, there are often too many things to consider, and you must make choices between some people and some things."

Zhao Zhongze nodded and said, "Your Majesty, your teaching is correct. I will remember it."

Emperor Qianyuan was very pleased to see him like this, and said, "Since that's the case, from today on, you will continue to follow me in handling government affairs."

"The matter of selecting the Crown Princess will be left to the Queen."

He knew that although the queen was confused, she would definitely handle the matter of choosing a princess for Zhao Zhongze with care.

Zhao Zhongze expressed his gratitude again: "Thank you, Father!"

Because Zhao Zhongze surrendered, Emperor Qianyuan lifted the empress's house arrest that day.

After the queen's confinement was lifted and she heard about the deaths of Li and Shi Meichen, her face became gloomy.

She has been very close to the Li family over the years, and she feels that Shi Meichen is a minister who is very suitable to assist Zhao Zhongze.

Now both of them are dead!

The queen felt very upset, but because she was under house arrest, she also became afraid and did not dare to lose her temper and scold Shi Wanwan like before.

Zhao Zhongze said to the Queen, "Mother, please choose a Crown Princess for me."

The Queen had always liked Shi Qingmei. Although Shi Qingmei was a concubine's daughter, she felt that she could barely be the Crown Princess because she was the daughter of Shi Meichen.

But now that Shi Meichen is dead, Shi Qingmei's status is too low and it is impossible for her to be the Crown Princess anymore.

The Queen knew that the identity of the Crown Princess was very important. At this time, if she wanted to choose a Crown Princess, she had to choose one who would be helpful to Zhao Zhongze's identity.

She nodded and said, "Don't worry, Mother will definitely choose a Crown Princess of noble status for you."

Zhao Zhongze exhaled softly and said, "Thank you, mother."

The Queen asked him, "Can you really let go of Qingmei?"

Zhao Zhongze smiled and said, "What if I can let it go? What if I can't let it go?"

"When I was the crown prince, I couldn't get the love of my life, but if I ascend to the throne, then everything will be decided by me."

When the queen heard this, she knew that he had not let go of Shi Qingmei yet.

She looked at him and said, "My mother also likes Qingmei very much, but Crown Prince, you must know one thing. When you marry the Crown Princess, you must treat her well."

"My Queen Mother has no other requests. No matter who you have in your heart, you must not let the Crown Princess down. You must give her the respect that belongs to her."

Zhao Zhongze sighed and said, "I'll try my best."

The Queen said seriously: "This is not about trying your best, but what you should do."

"Back then, your late emperor caused turmoil in the court because he could not distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children. This kind of thing cannot happen to you again."

Zhao Zhongze said helplessly: "Okay, I'll listen to my mother."

Just agree to this kind of thing first and we’ll talk about what happens next later.

After this period of house arrest, both mother and son have learned their lesson and no longer dare to openly disobey Emperor Qianyuan's wishes.

During the time they were under house arrest, the concubines and other princes in the palace were not very quiet and were trying to find ways to make their presence felt in front of Emperor Qianyuan.

Both mother and son knew very well that their position was not as secure as they had previously thought.

If Emperor Qianyuan really wanted to depose the crown prince, their lives would be over.

No matter how much Zhao Zhongze loved Shi Qingmei, he would not dare to gamble his position as crown prince.

The next day, just as Shi Wanwan returned to the Princess's Residence after finishing her classes at the Imperial College, the imperial edict from Emperor Qianyuan arrived:

Shi Wanwan was appointed as the Imperial Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, in charge of negotiations with Nanxiang.

When Shi Wanwan heard about the identity of the Provincial Secretary, she couldn't help but grit her teeth.

The reason is very simple. The Menxia Province was originally an office set up to serve the eunuchs, and there was no such official position as Jieshi Zhong before.

Now, Shi Wanwan has become a colleague of these eunuchs.

She asked Yu Song, who came to deliver the imperial decree, "Eunuch Yu, is my uncle going to castrate me and make me a eunuch?"

Yu Song laughed when he heard this: "My princess, you have misunderstood. Although the Ministry of Personnel is mostly composed of eunuchs, there are actually quite a few female officials as well."

"After all, the princess has no achievements now, so it is somewhat inappropriate to place her in one of the six ministries."

"Your Majesty has considered it and feels that the Ministry of Personnel is most suitable for Princess Quan's current status."

"After the princess has achieved fame, it won't be too late to go to the six ministries."

Shi Wanwan smiled and said, "My uncle is really thoughtful. According to this calculation, does that mean my father-in-law is my immediate superior?"

Yu Song waved his hand and said, "I dare not be the princess's boss."

"Although the princess is currently serving as a clerk in the Ministry of Personnel, she is not under the control of anyone."

"Princess, if you have any questions, you can report directly to His Majesty without our consent."

"Your Majesty made this arrangement only to give the princess an official position and status, so that she can negotiate with Nan Xiang with justification."

Shi Wanwan said "Oh" and asked, "Can I deploy the officials from the Ministry of Personnel?"

Yu Song didn't expect her to ask this question. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Your Majesty hasn't said anything, so it should be possible."

"If the princess needs them, you can use the gold medal that His Majesty gave you earlier to dispatch them."

Shi Wanwan's eyes lit up: "That gold medal has this function?"

Yu Song nodded: "My princess, you don't know that the gold medal was originally very useful."

"In addition to being able to fight against treacherous officials, it can also mobilize the people in the Menxia Province."

"So, although the princess is only a seventh-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel, she has a lot of freedom. Everyone in the Ministry of Personnel will assist the princess in completing this negotiation."

After hearing what he said, Shi Wanwan realized that this small official really had great power.

But she also knew that these people would only cooperate with her to do this one thing, and after this thing was done, they would no longer obey her orders.

But this is not absolute. As long as she can control them well, these people can also become her helpers.

She then said, "Please help my uncle reply, father-in-law. I will do my best to complete this negotiation."

"But if I can't do it, this is my first job in life, so please don't punish me."

Yu Song suppressed a laugh and said, "Okay."

After Yu Song left, Shi Wanwan's eyebrows were slightly pink, and she said to Feng Yiyong, "Go send an invitation to the Fifth Prince of Nanxiang, saying that I invite him to come over for a drink."

Feng Yiyong hung his head and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

He had a very bad impression of Shen Yi before, but he did not expect that Shen Yi would be the fifth prince of Nanxiang. The difference in status was so huge that it took him a long time to accept this fact.