The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

The chief closed his eyes, his whole body weakened, and he said numbly, "Your Majesty, every word the Marquis of Yongning said is true."

Hearing this, Xie Rong was extremely angry and suddenly threw the teacup in his hand to the ground, scaring Li Shunquan who was standing next to him.

Xie Rong pointed downwards, breathing heavily with anger. "You...you are all so audacious! You even dared to take advantage of the relief funds that the imperial court had finally raised. How audacious!"

Seeing that the emperor really believed it, Shen Qionghua was unwilling to miss such a good opportunity. She wanted to say a few more words, but she saw Xie Nanyuan shaking his head at her, and she immediately shut up.

But in my heart, I was wondering why Prince Rui didn't let me say it. Could it be that he felt that it would be useless to say it and the emperor wouldn't believe it?

Thinking of this, Shen Qionghua suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yes, what difference does it make if she says it? It's all just her guess. She has no evidence, and the emperor will not doubt his son just because of her few guesses.

The Yongning Marquisate is like a sharp dagger in Prince An’s hand, the kind that can kill wherever it points and also protect those who are there.

I'm afraid that what happened today was also the idea of ​​Prince An and the execution of Marquis Yongning. Prince An did not get involved in the whole process, and even the exchanged silver was hidden in the secret room of Marquis Yongning's mansion.

Without evidence, Marquis Yongning took on all the responsibility and got Prince An out. Even if she talked her mouth off, it would be useless, and it might even dispel the emperor's guilt, which was lighter than dust, that he felt towards her because of this matter.

It might even cause disgust. After all, no father in the world would want his child to be stained, even if the child is not his favorite.

Shen Qionghua sighed inwardly, feeling sorry for him. Xie Rong, who was at the head of the group, pointed at the steward and said, "He shall be beaten to death!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the steward was dragged away by the Royal Guards like a dead dog.

Xie Rong waved his hand and said, "You guys go down first. Prince An and Marquis Yongning stay."

Shen Qionghua was stunned. Why did he go down?

She was still waiting to hear the emperor's punishment for the Marquis of Yongning. According to her thinking, he embezzled more than one hundred taels of silver. Even if he failed, he still had Concubine Zhou to protect him. At least his property should be confiscated. At the very least, his title should be stripped.

But Li Shunquan had already started to drive people away, so Shen Qionghua had no choice but to retreat.

However, the few officials from the Ministry of Revenue who were kneeling on the ground had listened to the lawsuit for such a long time with trepidation, and their legs were already weak with fear. The moment the emperor spoke, they rushed out one after another, and their steps were almost running, as if there was a ghost chasing them.

After leaving Taiji Hall, Shen Qionghua saw Prince Rui and the Fifth Prince not far ahead.

Both of their eyes were on her, obviously waiting for her.

Seeing this, the eunuch arranged by Li Shunquan to take Shen Qionghua out of the palace retreated tactfully.

Shen Qionghua walked forward. Xie Nanyuan was thinking that she must be frightened and wanted to comfort her, but he saw Shen Qionghua spoke to the young boy next to her first.

"Your Highness the Fifth Prince, thank you for helping me pass on the message today." Shen Qionghua said with a smile.

Shen Qionghua felt that today was really thanks to the Fifth Prince. If he had not come out at the right time, she would still be worried about how to tell Prince Rui that there was a secret room in the Yongning Marquis Mansion.

Today's incident happened suddenly. Chief Steward Li went to the Shen Mansion in person to "pick up" her and bring her into the palace. She didn't even know what happened to the disaster relief money, so it was naturally difficult for her to leave any information in advance.

When she guessed that the disaster relief silver was hidden in the secret room of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, she was in the main hall and everyone was looking at her. She couldn't whisper to Prince Rui that there was a secret room in the Yongning Marquis' Mansion.

If she really did this, not to mention how the emperor would look at her, Prince Rui would probably not forgive her. After all, Prince Rui has never been interested in women and had asked her to stay away from him before.

If she dared to ruin Prince Rui's reputation as a man of no interest in women, and if he gave up in anger and refused to save her, she would have no one to cry to.

But she couldn't say it in public. Who knew if any of the young eunuchs or palace maids in the hall had been bribed by Marquis Yongning or Prince An.

If the news is leaked and the people from Yongning Marquis' Mansion are the first to transfer the money, the Shen family will be blamed for it.

Just when she was at her wit's end, the fifth prince appeared.

The fifth prince is only ten years old this year. Even if she whispers something in his ear in public, no one will think of anything wrong.

And the most important thing is... the Fifth Prince may not help her, but he will definitely help Prince Rui.

Come to think of it, this was not the first time that the Fifth Prince had helped her. Last time, at the banquet hosted by Princess Yongle in the palace, the Fifth Prince had also helped her out.

Calculating this way, she owed the Fifth Prince two favors...

Alas... How come other people's younger brothers are so sensible...

The Fifth Prince smiled and said, "It's just a small favor. Princess Jialin, please don't be polite. If I don't help, Sister Pingning will skin me alive someday."

Shen Qionghua couldn't help laughing when she heard him describe Luo Xiyao as so tough.

The Fifth Prince was also a discerning man. He guessed that Xie Nanyuan must have something to say to Shen Qionghua.

It must be a very important matter, otherwise Third Brother wouldn't have turned so upset when he saw Princess Jialin talking to him.

Well, it's because they think he's wasting time.

The fifth prince was still young, and ever since Luo Xiyao clarified the relationship between Xie Nanyuan and Shen Qionghua to him last time, he had not thought about it that way.

He bowed and said, "Third brother, Princess Jialin, you two can chat. I have to go back to the study, otherwise the next time the emperor checks my homework, he will scold me again."

Shen Qionghua smiled and nodded, watching the Fifth Prince go away. When she looked away, she met Xie Nanyuan's face, which was as cold as ice.

Xie Nanyuan: "Heh, why don't you remember to thank me this time?"

Shen Qionghua: “…”