The princess is so powerful that the fish pond is full of people

Liang Chongyue sat by the fire, eating the dry food and dried meat prepared by Yun Ling, while listening to the confession carefully planned by Li Yu'an.

"Ever since I learned from Your Majesty that the deposed empress's body had been brought to the capital, I have been investigating this matter. His Royal Highness Prince Li has been very active recently. He must have felt that Prince Shu was out of the picture and that no adult prince could rival him."

Liang Chongyue nodded in agreement. His second brother was indeed a good judge of strategy. He had been patient all these years and waited until his two brothers were eliminated from the possibility of succession before he started to act. He really had some abilities.

However, in the previous life, Liang Chongzhen's ascension to the throne meant that the second brother had lost. As for the second brother's ending, perhaps because he saw that he had no hope of succeeding to the throne, he always harbored his ambitions and maintained the appearance of an idle prince in the eyes of the world.

"I am useless. I only found out that the people behind His Royal Highness Prince Li are very powerful. They are either from one of the three families or the old princes who hold real power."

Liang Chongyue kept putting dried meat into her mouth. Listening to Li Yu'an's words, she also thought of those old uncles who were trusted by her scumbag father and had some power in their hands.

However, Li Yu'an may not know that those so-called people who are trusted by their scumbag father and hold great power are just deals that the scumbag father had reached with them long ago.

The scumbag father issued an imperial decree, which seemed to give out a lot of real power, but in fact it was all empty shell. Those old uncles were all defeated by the scumbag father and could only obey his wishes.

However, they also gained face, and it sounded good to say it to others. During the holidays, many officials who flattered them lined up to give them gifts. They also received many bribes over the years. As long as it was not excessive, the scumbag father would not care.

They all have their own limits in their hearts and do things in moderation. They supervise and check each other, and no one dares to exceed that limit. If they are reported to their scumbag father, the whole family will be executed, and then everything they have will be given to other brothers.

As for the three families, Liang Chongyue stuffed the last piece of dried meat in his hand into his mouth. The food made in the small kitchen is delicious. He wiped his hands with a towel and began to recall.

The three oldest families in the past were the Xiang family, the Dugu family, and the Xiao family who had lived in the north for a long time.

Except for the Dugu family, the other two families are royalists, especially the Xiao family, which is more direct and open than my grandfather's family. They announced in their early years that whoever is on the throne will be his owner.

In other words, before you have firmly established yourself on the throne, there is no need to come to the Xiao family, as they never take sides early.

Since the Dugu family was eliminated, the new three families have been led by the Qu family from Jiangnan.

Only the direct line of the Qu family holds official positions in the government. If a promising young man with the ability to study and practice martial arts is discovered among the collateral line, the head of the family will decide in the ancestral hall to adopt the child into the direct line, just to continue the Qu family's lineage for a long time.

In addition, although the collateral branch cannot hold official positions, it can thrive in the business world with the help of the direct line. In just ten years, it has risen from a humble beginning to become one of the top three. In addition to luck, its strength should not be underestimated.

However, it is hard to say whether the Qu family would want to stand on the side of the second brother. More than half of the Qu family are businessmen. It is hard to guarantee that they will not be tempted by such a business with such a high chance of winning.

"Well, that's right. It seems you haven't been idle during these years recuperating in Medicine King Valley. You're still very aware of the goings-on in the capital."

Li Yu'an took the dried meat wrapped in a handkerchief handed to him by His Highness. Because his hands were dirty, he stuffed it into his mouth in a few bites.

Liang Chongyue was not in a hurry either. The effect of the sincerity pill lasted for a long time, which was enough for her to ask all the questions.

Ping An held Cheng Zhao's head with one hand and used the other hand to feed him something so that he wouldn't starve to death.

After Li Yu'an finished eating and drank some water, Liang Chongyue began a new round of questioning.

"What's with all the corpses in this cave?"

After Li Yu'an wrapped the mouth of the kettle with a handkerchief and screwed it on, he handed the kettle to Cheng Zhao, who had been suppressed by Ping An, and signaled him with his eyes that he didn't need to be anxious.

Cheng Zhao reached out to take the kettle handed to him by the Grand Tutor with a deathly pale face. He was no longer in a hurry. As long as he moved slightly, Ping An could press accurately on his wound.

If he had known that Her Royal Highness the Princess was so powerful, he would have advised the Grand Tutor not to act out this act. If it had not been for Her Royal Highness's rescue, what he had done today would have been a small matter. If he had failed to protect the Grand Tutor, he would have had no face to see him again in the underworld after his death.

Cheng Zhao had an injury on his hand and couldn't use any strength at all. Ping An saw that he had seen how powerful His Highness was and accepted his fate. He took the kettle from his hand, screwed it on and handed it back to him.

The two of them didn't say a word the whole time and fed themselves quietly.

"I saw the bones in the cave when I came here before, and I also secretly investigated and learned about the centuries-old memorial customs here. As for the corpses, when my subordinates investigated this place, there were still nearly a thousand soldiers staying here.

This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Unfamiliar people without food could easily be eaten by wild animals. I have been here myself before, but by the time I arrived, the soldiers had already evacuated, leaving only the bodies of those wearing Xiang family uniforms. It just so happened that my people had made some progress in their investigation of the uniforms, so I hurriedly asked His Highness to come here."

After Li Yu'an finished speaking, his eyes fell on the two heads hanging around His Highness's waist, and he swallowed with lingering fear.

"There was no mention of the monster when my subordinates reported it, nor when I last visited. I lied to Your Highness because I was afraid Your Highness would become suspicious of me, and I also wanted to see if Your Highness had made any progress during my absence."

Li Yu'an's last words were so arrogant that Liang Chongyue sneered out loud. The familiar Li Yu'an was back:

"Li Yu'an, you couldn't defeat this princess before, and you certainly can't now."

As for Li Yu'an's loud shouting that attracted the monster, although Liang Chongyue felt disgusted with his stupidity, she couldn't say anything since things had come to this point.

Li Yu'an thought he was not as good as His Highness, so when he heard His Highness's confident words, he did not feel any ripples in his heart, as if this was how it should be.

"Don't worry about that monster. This princess will investigate it herself. Withdraw your people. I'm sure the other side has already discovered something. You should also carefully investigate whether your people are clean and don't stab you in the back at a critical moment."

After Liang Chongyue finished speaking, he bought another course of tuberculosis pills from the mall.

He stood up and walked to Li Yuan:

"Hand out."

Li Yuan didn't understand why, but he still did as he was told.

Liang Chongyue felt his pulse and frowned unconsciously. How could it be worse than she thought?

"You've been seeking medical treatment all these years, and this is what happened?"