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

Every time Xie Xuanzhi saw Shen Yi, his dislike for him grew.

Shen Yi felt Xie Xuanzhi's gaze and ignored him. He invited her into the carriage, completely isolating her from Xie Xuanzhi's gaze.

After getting on the carriage, Shi Wanwan asked, "Has the imperial examination cheating case been announced?"

Shen Yi nodded: "The Dali Temple announced the results of the interrogation at noon today. The princess did not bribe. It was Zhu Yin and Huang Xi who slandered the princess."

"They were sentenced to immediate execution, with all male members of their family exiled to the frontier, and all female members of their family forced to serve as prostitutes in the Jiaofang Bureau."

Shi Wanwan was a little surprised to hear this result, because it was more serious than she expected.

This gave her a clearer understanding of imperial power: if one person commits a crime, the whole family will be in trouble.

Her eyes were gloomy as she asked, "Where is Shi Qingmei?"

Shen Yi replied: "Shi Qingmei blamed everything on Zhu Yin, saying that he deceived her."

"She would stand up for justice and kill her own relatives because she only cares about justice."

Shi Wanwan rolled her eyes. "So she didn't get any punishment?"

"That's not the case." Shen Yi smiled and said, "The Dali Temple Minister felt that she gave false testimony without knowing the truth. This is not about sacrificing one's own family for the sake of justice, but about not distinguishing right from wrong."

"The princess was personally appointed by His Majesty, and her status is noble. She has the title of Juren, but she still knowingly broke the law, which is an even greater crime."

"So the Dali Temple, according to the law, sentenced her to one month in prison, ten strokes of the cane, and a fine of 10,000 taels of silver. After serving her sentence, she must apologize to the princess in person."

When Shi Wanwan heard this, her eyes immediately lit up. This punishment was quite severe.

For Shi Qingmei, the mere act of apologizing to Shi Wanwan was unacceptable to her.

Not to mention having to spend a month in jail, which was even more painful for Shi Qingmei than killing her.

Moreover, the impact of this matter will be far-reaching and will cast a huge shadow on Shi Qingmei's life.

She laughed and said, "The Dali Temple is quite fair!"

Shen Yi also laughed: "I heard that the original Dali Temple's punishment was not like this. It was to strip Shi Qingmei of her Juren title and forbid her from taking the imperial examinations in this lifetime."

"The prince intervened, and her punishment was changed to what it is now."

Shi Wanwan said with some regret, "It would be better if her honors were taken away. Then Madam wouldn't compare her to me anymore and make me look down on her."

Shen Yi: “…”

He thought her focus was a little strange.

He flattered her: "Even if her honors had not been taken away, she would not be a match for the princess."

Shi Wanwan smiled and said, "Since you are so good at talking, then talk more."

If she hadn't had today's martial arts class, she would still be quite confident in herself. After today's martial arts class, she felt that this matter was really a bit difficult.

Shen Yi also laughed: "The princess is already very outstanding. I didn't even bother to compare myself with her before."

"If I were to compete with her now, I would be able to crush her in every aspect."

Shi Wanwan raised her eyebrows slightly, but didn't respond to the words, but she felt a little worried in her heart.

Crown Prince Zhao Zhongze's favoritism towards Shi Qingmei is beyond words. Emperor Qianyuan must have known that he spoke for Shi Qingmei this time.

Although Emperor Qianyuan severely punished Shi Qingmei, he did not reject Zhao Zhongze's proposal, which meant that he also agreed to it.

It's a good thing that Shi Wanwan is protected by Emperor Qianyuan now. But when Zhao Zhongze ascends the throne, given Shi Qingmei's disgust for her and Zhao Zhongze's love for Shi Qingmei, she will definitely die a miserable death.

She had known this before, but she had never felt it as deeply as she did this time.

Yesterday, Emperor Qianyuan asked her to study hard so that she could assist Zhao Zhongze in the future. She felt that she could not assist him at all.

She had to think carefully about Zhao Zhongze's matter. She had two options:

One is to depose Zhao Zhongze.

Given Emperor Qianyuan's favor for Zhao Zhongze and the fact that he was almost deposed, it would be impossible for him to depose the crown prince unless Zhao Zhongze committed a heinous crime.

It is also extremely difficult to make Zhao Zhongze commit such a huge mistake. After all, Zhao Zhongze is not stupid.

Another reason was that she became a powerful official before Zhao Zhongze ascended the throne, making Zhao Zhongze dare not touch her.

Although she now holds the status of a princess, she has no rights whatsoever, not even the title of a juren. She is still far from holding great power!

Both of these options are extremely difficult and require long-term endeavors.

She thought that perhaps the two plans could be combined into one, so that Zhao Zhongze's chances would be greater.

At this point, she began to understand why someone came to assassinate her today:

Although she had no evidence, she could boldly guess that it was Shi Meichen, who was trying to stand up for Shi Qingmei.

After she had a direction on this matter, she thought of a detail in Shen Yi's words and asked, "Do you have anyone in Nanxiang at the Dali Temple?"

Shen Yi's body stiffened. He actually didn't mention this matter at all, but just revealed a little bit of information in his words.

The old monster is an old monster, very sensitive.

He could only say: "Nothing can be hidden from the princess."

Shi Wanwan looked at him and said, "Your spies from Nanxiang are quite capable. You have connections in the Dali Temple, so your status isn't too low."

"Then you should have people in other departments too. That's amazing!"

Shen Yi broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this. No matter what, he was a spy from Nanxiang and she was a princess of the Tang Dynasty, so they were naturally hostile to each other.

He hurriedly said, "It's not what the princess thinks. We just have someone in the Dali Temple. We are lucky..."

"Alright, stop explaining." Shi Wanwan said calmly, "This matter is not my responsibility. I won't report you."

She would just find out their background and try to make them hers.

If she can't make them hers, she will find an opportunity to kill them all in one go.

She had to help her uncle stabilize the Tang Dynasty.

It definitely wasn't something that happened overnight for people from Nanxiang to infiltrate the court of the Tang Dynasty.

It must be that when the previous emperor was alive, the court was in chaos and they took advantage of the situation to sneak in.

She felt that the Tang Dynasty's court might not only include people from Nanxiang, but also people from other countries...

Tsk tsk, her uncle’s court doesn’t seem very safe!

Shen Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but Shi Wanwan then asked, "You are the leader of the Nanxiang spies, right?"

When Shen Yi heard this, all the hairs on his back stood up. He subconsciously denied it: "No!"

He only said one more sentence, but she inferred so much information from it!

The old monster is so scary!

Shi Wanwan looked at him and said, "You denied it so quickly and with such a guilty conscience, which is enough to prove that you are lying."

Shen Yi: “…”

He forced himself to calm down: "My Lord, you really misunderstood me. I am really not their leader."

"I was able to know what happened in the Dali Temple today because it was so unusual that many of our people said a few extra words when they passed on the news."

He was afraid that after she knew his true identity, she would squeeze him to death, which would be the least of her worries. He was afraid that she would take his life!

Shi Wanwan said "Oh" and said, "Alright, then I'll just pretend you're not!"

Shen Yi: “…”