Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

The old prime minister could no longer hear what he said next. He just stood there in a daze, with the words that Eunuch Chang had just said echoing in his mind.

Eunuch Chang said that Xiao Zhao was pretending to be crazy and stupid. One moment she said that the Queen and the treacherous concubine Liu had conspired to kill Queen Chu, and the next moment she said that Shen Li had captured her and her son Shen Shaokun to a strange place, fed Shen Shaokun medicine to make him manic, and made him stab Yao Xun.

In short, he said a lot of nonsense. The emperor fell ill because he was excited after hearing the news about Queen Chu.

After the emperor's condition stabilizes, he will ask Xiao Zhao to explain the matter of Queen Chu again, so he ordered people to watch her and not let her leave the palace or get into any trouble.

The old prime minister was shocked by what his daughter said about Shen Li.

He had always wondered how his daughter had entered the palace from the villa in the suburbs, and how she had avoided so many patrols of the imperial guards and appeared alone in the Queen's bedroom.

Neither of these two things was easy to do, but his not-so-bright daughter, a mere woman, did it!

It seems weird no matter how you think about it.

When things don't make sense, try looking for explanations beyond common sense.

What if what my daughter said is true?

What if it was really Shen Li who took her away from the villa, and then captured Shen Shaokun in the blink of an eye, and then used drugs to make Shen Shaokun stab Yao Xun?

Oh my god.

He didn't dare to think further.

He hoped that this was all fake. Shen Li couldn't have done all this. His daughter must have gone crazy. This couldn't be true, not true.

After Shen Zhaojiang finished speaking, he saw that the old prime minister did not respond, but instead stared at him blankly. He couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, "Father-in-law? Father-in-law?"

The old prime minister came back to his senses with a start, "Let me ask you something, your eldest daughter Shen Li..."

Shen Zhaojiang was nervous when he saw his serious expression.

"Has she done anything extraordinary since returning to Beijing?"

A heavy heart fell from his chest. Shen Zhaojiang thought for a moment and said, "He doesn't have any outstanding qualities, but he has a bad temper. He doesn't respect the elders or the younger ones, and he has no respect for rules and etiquette. He doesn't get along well with his brothers and sisters in the mansion, and he doesn't get along with his stepmother..."

He glanced at the old prime minister and said, "I've never heard her call her mother. If anyone says something about it, she'll just say... that her mother died a long time ago and that other people are shit."

Shen Zhaojiang blushed as he spoke. "She's not only disrespectful to her stepmother, she's also disrespectful to her grandmother. It's probably because she grew up in a rural village with no one to teach her. Plus, after returning to the capital, she became her uncle, and with General Fang's indulgence, she's become even more lawless."

The old prime minister's eyes were deep. After listening for a while, he slowly said, "Is it possible that her behavior is not because she doesn't know the rules, but because she is not afraid of you at all and she disdains to listen to your orders?"

Shen Zhaojiang seemed to have his veil ripped open, and said with great embarrassment, "That's... that's also possible. After all, it's just that he's used to being wild in the countryside and doesn't follow the rules."

The old prime minister knew at a glance that Shen Zhaojiang himself knew that Shen Li did not take them seriously, but he just couldn't admit it for the sake of face.

"She's a little girl, but she's brave enough to come to the capital alone. But after arriving in the capital, she refuses to be humble and look down on others. That's not something that can be explained away by just being brave. If I'm not mistaken, your eldest daughter, Shen Li, must have something that makes her fearless. For example... she knows martial arts, and she's very skilled in it!"

Shen Zhaojiang burst into laughter as if he had heard a huge joke. After a while, he saw that the old prime minister's expression was very serious. He was stunned for a moment, "You can't be serious, right? How could Li'er know martial arts?"

"Why is it impossible for her to be good at martial arts?"

"This..." Shen Zhaojiang was stunned by the old prime minister's question.

Yes, why couldn't she?

Was it because she had stayed at the farm for ten years? Was it because she and her mother had no money and no one would teach her?

But what if there is someone who is willing to teach her martial arts for free?

Shen Zhaojiang also stared blankly at the old prime minister, "Father-in-law, why did you suddenly think of asking this?"

The old prime minister's eyes dimmed, and he looked away. "Someone just told me that my daughter disturbed His Majesty last night and said that she and Kun'er were abducted by Shen Li. She took them to a strange place and fed Kun'er drugs that made him crazy and stabbed Yao Xun. At that time, everyone thought she was crazy and was randomly attacking Shen Li."

"But if she's really talking nonsense, how do we explain the fact that Kun'er stabbed Yao Xun? She couldn't have seen it all herself and then went to the palace to find the Queen, right? If that were the case, the timing wouldn't make sense. Besides, how she got into the palace and why she did it are all unclear, and we can't figure it out. But if Shen Li is such a skilled martial artist, then she was the one who brought them out and did all this?"

Shen Zhaojiang was struck by lightning and only then did he remember what the housekeeper said to him before he left.

The housekeeper said that the eldest son insisted that he was kidnapped by the eldest girl and was also abducted to a strange place...

What Kun'er and Xiao Zhao said all matched. They were not from the same place at all. If this was not true, it would be impossible for them to have such a unified statement.

It seems that Kun'er did not lie to him, and Xiao Zhaoshi did not lie either. Those things were all done by Shen Li.

Shen Zhaojiang excitedly approached the old prime minister, and a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in his eyes. "Father-in-law, let's tell Eunuch Chang about this discovery and have him tell the emperor that my wife was wronged and she didn't lie. It wasn't her who broke into the palace in the middle of the night. It was Shen... Shen..."

He was stuck all of a sudden.

It’s Shen Li!

But can you tell me that?

Subconsciously, he didn't consider Shen Li as a family member, and only thought about finally being able to save Xiao Zhao.

However, he overlooked that the prerequisite for saving Xiao Zhao was to tell the emperor that Shen Li was the culprit.

Is it okay to say something like this?

Shen Li's surname is also Shen. She committed a crime and the Shen family was implicated.

The old prime minister looked at Shen Zhaojiang, who was stunned for a while, and swept his cold eyes across the palace doorway, saying, "If what happened tonight was indeed done by Shen Li, then... she might also be suspected of catching the adulterer that day."

Not only can she not get rid of it, in fact, she has always been the biggest suspect.

After kneeling for a while, the old prime minister's knees hurt badly, but no one dared to let him get up without the emperor's order.

He waved to Shen Zhaojiang, who quickly leaned over and heard the old prime minister say, "Go call Fang Yao out and tell him I have something to talk to him about."

At this time, Shen Zhaojiang's mind was in a mess and he had no idea what to do. He just listened to whatever the old prime minister said.

He quickly turned around and ran towards the bedroom door.

There was a young eunuch standing at the door. He was Eunuch Chang's apprentice, Xiao Xizi. When Xiao Xizi heard the old prime minister asking the general to come out, he did not dare to delay and hurried in to inform his master, Eunuch Chang.

After a while, Fang Yao strode out.

Shen Zhaojiang was just outside the door. Fang Yao didn't even look at him, but just walked towards the old prime minister.

"What do you want from me?" He frowned, glanced at the old prime minister's knees, and beckoned Xiao Xizi over. "Why don't you help the old prime minister up? You are so tactless. Believe it or not, I will beat you to death."

Xiao Xizi ducked to avoid his fist and begged for mercy, "I dare not. I will help you right away, right away."

He was about to reach out to help the old prime minister, but Fang Yao raised his fist again, as if to hit him. "You bastard, how can you help him with your tiny body? Find a few more people to come over, help the old prime minister and rub his knees."