After rebirth, the daughter of the marquisate went crazy

Lu An picked up the teacup and drank the tea elegantly. "It seems that our Fourth Prince is not a simple man."

Left Prime Minister Lu An, courtesy name Ziheng, was ten years younger than Right Prime Minister Chen Bozong, yet he ascended to the position of Left Prime Minister, the head of the court. This wasn't just due to his childhood friendship with Emperor Jingyou; he was also known for his exceptional intelligence and tactical prowess. Otherwise, even with Emperor Jingyou's partiality, he wouldn't have been able to maintain his position without his own ingenuity.

He was a man of bright appearance, refined and learned, and appeared to be very gentle and amiable. He was a man who could manipulate an army with a smile. Of course, it all depended on him, but he was a very idle person. If he had not been a companion to Emperor Jingyou, the two of them would have been in the same boat, and he would have been unable to get off even if he wanted to. He might have traveled all over the mountains and rivers.

Now, as the left prime minister, he holds great power. An ordinary person would hold the power firmly in his own hands, but Lu An is different. He assigns all the work to the six ministries. He is too lazy to read the memorials and directly gives them to Emperor Jingyou, letting him do the work himself. When he has a conscience, he helps Emperor Jingyou share some of the work, but when he is lazy, he doesn't care about anything.

As the left prime minister, he did the work of an ordinary guest official and counselor. Emperor Jingyou couldn't stand him living so carefree, so he always kept him after court and asked him to read memorials to him.

A dark light flashed in Emperor Jingyou's eyes, and a layer of frost covered his face.

He was reassured by the performance of his fourth son, but unexpectedly, he turned out to be the most thoughtful one.

He glared at Shen Yanli and said unhappily, "That's no excuse for you to talk nonsense at the morning court!"

Shen Yanli had a dull face, not caring at all, "They can fight for their own reasons, they shouldn't drag me into this."

"Father, if you called me here just to lecture me, I'm leaving now that you've lectured me."

Shen Yanli bowed and turned to leave.

"Stop! Who told you to leave? Why are you in such a hurry to go back?" He finally came to the morning court. How much time can it take for him to have breakfast with his father before leaving?

Humph, unfilial son!

"Well, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? Have breakfast before you leave."

Shen Yanli frowned, looking unhappy.

Emperor Jingyou glared at him angrily, "That child is in your house, who else would dare to do anything to her? You, look at yourself now!"

Shen Yanli said, "I was afraid that she would wait for me to have breakfast."

Emperor Jingyou snorted coldly, "You have a good idea, but how do you know that they will wait for you for breakfast? Humph, you are being too sentimental!"

Emperor Jingyou was very upset about this unfilial son who was only thinking about having breakfast with his unmarried daughter-in-law and didn't care about his old father who was right in front of him. "Okay, okay, go back. It hurts my eyes to see you like this worthless person."

Shen Yanli's face lit up and he bowed, "Thank you, Father. I'll take my leave."

Seeing his son who couldn't wait to leave, Emperor Jingyou sighed and looked at the left prime minister, "Ziheng, you can't leave. You have to stay with me."

The Left Prime Minister smiled and said, "Of course, I always have breakfast at your place."

Seeing his friend being so thoughtful, Emperor Jingyou's heart, which had just been cold, felt warmed.

Eunuch Dequan had already prepared breakfast, and the two men sat down to eat. Emperor Jingyou took a bite of the food and said calmly, "Ziheng, what do you think of the Fourth Prince?"

Normally, this son is low-key and abides by the rules, and he doesn't fight or compete, which makes him feel at ease. However, what happened today made him suddenly realize that this is also his son, and he is also qualified to compete for the throne. How could he ignore it? But he was able to make him ignore it, which shows how scheming this son is.

Lu An put down his chopsticks and said slowly, "Your Highness, I don't know you very well. I have never dealt with you. Apart from attending the morning court together, I have never even met you in private."

Emperor Jingyou paused holding the chopsticks and looked at Lu An deeply.

His fourth son is indeed not a simple person.

The fact that someone as far-sighted and sharp-eyed as Ziheng could overlook it shows how cautious he was.

Normally, if a prince wanted to fight for the throne, he would not let go of the Left Prime Minister, who held such great power and had the support of the ministers trusted by the emperor. Didn't the Fifth Prince treat Lu An with respect and try to win him over? But Shen Mingxiu did the opposite. Why?

Is he afraid that Lu An will see his ambition? That's why he stays away from him?

……

At this time in the Prince Chu's Mansion, Ye Qingyu finished washing up and handed a letter she had written last night to Mo Shu, "Remember, be careful."

"Yes, Miss." Mo Shu accepted the order and turned to walk out.

Ye Qingyu knew that Shen Yanli had gone to the morning court, so she was not in a hurry to eat and waited for him to come back.

She also knew that he went to the morning court today specifically because of the matters concerning the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Since Shen Yanli had his legs crippled and was no longer the crown prince, Emperor Jingyou allowed him not to attend the morning court.

Seeing that it was time to dismiss the court, Ye Qingyu ordered Wanqiu, "Go and tell the kitchen to warm up the breakfast. His Highness should be back soon."

Wanqiu received the order and went to the kitchen.

There is a small kitchen in Yueqingxuan. Ye Qingyu is staying in Prince Chu's Mansion, but she doesn't want to trouble the servants of Prince Chu's Mansion. So when she had dinner yesterday, she discussed it with Shen Yanli. Shen Yanli naturally agreed to her cooking in Yueqingxuan.

Not long after, Shen Yanli's wheelchair appeared among the lush flowers and trees.

Seeing him coming back, Ye Qingyu smiled and said to Wanqiu, "Wanqiu, let's set the table."

Seeing that she was really waiting for him to have breakfast, Shen Yanli was very happy, and his face was full of gentle smiles. "Sorry, I kept you waiting for so long."

Ye Qingyu smiled gently, "I haven't been waiting for long at all. I just woke up not long ago."

The two sat opposite each other, and Ye Qingyu picked up some food for him. "It's you who's working hard, it's you who's in trouble. Please trouble me, Your Highness."

"Today's morning court is not peaceful."

Shen Yanli swallowed a mouthful of food and said, "Well, some people are restless, but don't worry. The emperor has no intention of disposing of the Duke's Mansion. Those ministers belong to different camps, and it's hard to reach a conclusion in the short term."

Ye Qingyu nodded. "Well, right now, the most important thing is the war in the north. Pingliang City has been lost, and Yanzhou Prefecture is about to be lost. The solution is how to beat the Xiongnu back."

Shen Yanli looked at Ye Qingyu with admiration, "If Qingqing were a man, he would definitely be a good official serving the country. Your intelligence and broad-mindedness are much better than those so-called ministers in the court today."

Thinking back to this morning's court session, those ministers didn't care about the Xiongnu who were about to attack, but were instead determined to send a little girl to the Ministry of Justice prison!