Noble Lady

After getting the eunuch surnamed Wang out of the county government office, Situ Zhen led Xue Hou and others back to the study to discuss matters.

Xue Chenyu, who was not supposed to participate, was also called over.

Situ Zhen's original words were: "There's no need to avoid Miss Xue."

Xue Chenyu did not insist on leaving, but sat next to Xue Hou.

"Teacher, what do you think of the eunuch Wang appearing in Haicheng County at this time?"

Marquis Xue's face was unusually serious. "I'm a rough man, and I won't beat around the bush. My feeling is that the speculations that the Crown Prince, Lord Chen, and I had previously made have been confirmed."

Chen Mingxuan continued, "I'm afraid the situation is even more serious than we previously suspected. We previously suspected that the colluding gang members were most likely the same gang that disappeared that year."

"But now it seems that there are most likely other important figures in the court supporting them. Otherwise, it would be impossible to bring people like Eunuch Wang to Lingnan, thousands of miles away, in such a timely manner."

Marquis Xue nodded in agreement.

Situ Zhen pondered for a moment and figured out the key point. "I think you two should also understand the key point."

Chen Mingxuan met his gaze and said slowly, "Mr. Wang is so anxious to get rid of this person, which means the people behind him are anxious."

Marquis Xue continued, "If I remember correctly, Eunuch Wang was promoted by the Empress and has always been on the side of the Crown Prince."

Xue Chenyu listened to their discussion in silence, but her heart was also in turmoil: the prince and the queen were both involved.

The implications behind this matter are probably wider than she can imagine!

But, how could this happen?

Why would a prince, the heir apparent to a nation, collude with bandits? He was the legitimate heir to the Great Sheng Empire. Wouldn't this simply give the world a handle?

What benefits does it bring to him as the crown prince?

Xue Chenyu couldn't figure it out, and it was impossible for her to figure it out.

But she also understood one thing: when things are abnormal, there must be something wrong.

If a crown prince is forced to take the risk of doing something that could get him killed, it means he has no confidence in his position, is extremely worried about gains and losses, and is extremely afraid of losing. Only then would he take such a risk regardless of the consequences.

But Your Majesty has no legitimate prince. He is my only legitimate son in name only, although he was born to another concubine.

But the other princes were either idle teenagers or sloppy ones like Prince Cheng's Situ Zhen. He had no rivals, so what was he afraid of?

The Crown Prince is the same age as Situ Zhen and is only in his early twenties this year, while His Majesty is already approaching fifty years old. Is it possible that His Majesty can still sit on the throne for a few more decades?

But something that can make a country's crown prince worry is definitely not an ordinary thing.

"What do you think, Miss Xue?" Seeing that Xue Chenyu was silent for a long time, Situ Zhen specifically called her name.

Xue Chenyu came back to her senses after hearing this and shook her head at him indifferently.

"You have no idea, or you can't say it?"

Xue Chenyu glanced at her father helplessly before saying, "Hasn't Dasheng always been like this? Women are not allowed to participate in political affairs, not even to listen to them."

"I'm just an ordinary girl, how can I understand these things?"

If the first sentence expresses helplessness, the second sentence is definitely an irony of reality.

Marquis Xue couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.

Situ Zhen: How can you be considered an ordinary girl?

However, she had already said so much, and I was afraid that she would not say anything more.

"Well, then please let Miss Xue tell us what the ladies in the boudoir think."

"When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on." Xue Chenyu said succinctly, "As the crown prince of a country, who will inherit the throne in the future, why would he do such things?"

Situ Zhen and the others in the room understood what she meant.

The prince does not need to take the risk of committing such a treasonous act unless there is some compelling reason.

And that unavoidable reason forced him to jump out at this time to prevent the truth from being made public.

The idea coincides with theirs.

"Who says women are inferior to men? Miss Xue is just an ordinary girl in the boudoir. Can't she see the same thing as this prince?" Situ Zhen said meaningfully.

If Xue Chenyu still didn't understand that he was carrying her sedan chair, then she would be a fool.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness. I feel so unworthy of it."

Situ Zhen waved his hands, with an attitude of "I'm just telling the truth, you don't have to take it to heart", but he was having a hard time suppressing the smile at the corners of his mouth.

The meeting ended quickly.

It is now clear why the group surnamed Wang came here.

But the criminals in the prison had to be handed over to him, but if he delayed for a day, he could still do something.

As for what to do, Xue Chenyu did not know any further, and she did not want to ask any more questions. Instead, she returned to the backyard and asked the maids to pack up and prepare to set off tomorrow morning.

"Miss, didn't you say that you will go back to the capital with the Marquis after watching the trial tomorrow?" Yuzhu asked.

Yumei, who followed him to the comprehensive inspection, said: "People from the capital have come to take over those bandits. Xue Hou has no place to go anymore."

She made it clear in one sentence, but everyone felt something was strange.

Xue Luoyan, the clever little devil, came in from the window, his hands across her flat chest, and angrily said, "That eunuch is really going too far. Why should he hand over the bandits that my sister and father captured?"

These words undoubtedly caused a huge uproar.

The maids who were originally preparing to pack their things were stunned.

"Second Miss, what do you mean by this?"

Xue Luoyan walked angrily to the chair and sat down, but still kept her arms around her chest.

He said, "Of course. The people from the capital are here to steal the credit. If the bandits that my father and sister caught were tried here and the final evidence was handed over, the case would be closed."

"But now he's taking people away. The case hasn't been tried yet, and we don't know what the outcome will be."

Yuzhu and the others also understood, "Second Miss means that the people sent from the capital want to capture Shanbei and take away the credit."

"What if there are political enemies of the Marquis? Wouldn't that mean they can frame him?"

The little girls spoke one by one, and Xue Chenyu coughed softly, and they all quieted down immediately.

"This is not your concern. Go and pack your things."

The girl is angry!

The maids quickly scattered like birds and beasts.

Xue Luoyan grabbed the corner of her clothes, "But sister..."

"Don't lie on the roof and eavesdrop next time." Before she could finish, Xue Chenyu warned her in a deep voice.

Miss Xue nodded hesitantly.

Xue Chenyu added, "Also, next time, even if you hear something, you can't say it out loud like that."

Miss Xue nodded again.

Xue Chenyu sighed, "I know your temper. Even if you agree now, you will still refuse to change your ways. But you have to know that words can cause disaster!"

Her expression suddenly turned serious. "You are the daughter of the Xue family, the daughter of the Marquis's Mansion. Your every word and action is tied to the Marquis's Mansion and cannot be separated from it."

"Have you ever thought about the fact that every word you say is closely related to your entire family? Bad people won't consider whether you are only ten years old or still a child."

Xue Luoyan felt a chill on his back and nodded involuntarily.

Only then did Xue Chenyu's expression relax a little.

"Luoluo, you must remember that our mansion is a fat sheep in the eyes of many people, and is also the target of many attacks. You can't take the initiative to hand this handle to others."

She didn't know whether her ten-year-old sister could understand what she said, but the crisis in the Marquis' Mansion had never disappeared.

It’s time for her to go back to the capital.