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

"Oh, Your Majesty, the eldest prince is just being naughty. He doesn't mean any harm. Please don't hit him," Eunuch Chang said anxiously, almost kneeling down to beg the emperor. "After all, the eldest prince just got engaged, and everyone is paying close attention to him. If he gets beaten, it would be disgraceful if it gets out. Is that right?"

"That's bullshit." Before the emperor could say anything, Fang Yao reached out his hand and flicked Eunuch Chang on the head in annoyance. "Do you think the emperor is really that confused? The emperor understands better than you and me. Hitting the eldest prince at this time will arouse suspicion. The emperor is not so confused as to distinguish between the important and the minor. Look how anxious you are, old man."

Eunuch Chang was relieved upon hearing this and said with a wry smile, "General, you may not know that the Empress Dowager specifically instructed me to keep an eye on the Emperor and not to beat or scold him before the eldest prince's wedding. I was worried that the Empress Dowager would get angry if she found out, so I was anxious."

The Emperor ignored Eunuch Chang's words and looked at Fang Yao. "Are you saying that those Western Qiang spies were looking for the Third Prince of Beidi? That seems unlikely, doesn't it?"

"Your Majesty is half right," Fang Yao said. "After a detailed investigation by me and my men, we found that the spies included not only the Western Qiang but also the Northern Di. What I don't know now is whether the two countries have already united, or if this is just a coincidence."

"If they unite, it's no surprise they're inquiring about Miergan. After all, the Third Prince, the most beloved of the King of Beidi, suddenly disappeared, and he disappeared while on a secret mission in our Great Zhou. This blow is like the sky falling for the King of Beidi."

"If there's no alliance, then the Western Qiang might not be looking for Mergan, but someone else. As to who it is, I will lead my men to investigate. However, I think we can use this visit of the Western Qiang to pin the blame for Mergan's death on these Western Qiang spies."

"What did you say? Mergan is dead?" The emperor was shocked again.

Fang Yao waved his hands repeatedly and said, "He's not dead, not dead. Without the emperor's order, the eldest prince wouldn't take action. What I mean is, why don't we kill Miergan and then blame the incident on the Western Qiang people? What do you think, Your Majesty?"

The matter happened so suddenly that the emperor didn't have time to accept it before he had to consider the important matter of how to kill the Prince of Beidi. He really couldn't answer it for a while.

After a long while, he slowly sat down on the table and said, "Eunuch Chang, you go in person and announce that the prince has entered the palace."

"Yes." Eunuch Chang bowed and hurried out.

"I want to ask Chen'er what exactly happened when he caught Mi'ergan. Did he find out why they came to steal and what their purpose was? Moreover, after arresting them for so long, why didn't he tell me right away? What was he trying to do by hiding it from me? Why is he telling me now?"

The emperor reached for the teacup, and Fang Yao hurriedly bent over, picked up the teacup with both hands, and handed it to the emperor, saying with a smile, "You didn't want to tell me before, because at that time you were still dealing with the Empress and the Chongguo Mansion. The eldest prince was also worried that Your Majesty was worrying too much, so he wanted to wait until the interrogation revealed something before telling you, so that you wouldn't have to worry too much."

"As for telling you now, in my opinion, it's because the spies who just appeared in the capital are making too much noise. The eldest prince is worried that you don't know what they are doing and that making random guesses would be bad for your health. So he just tells you directly so that you can put your mind at ease. Speaking of which, I envy the emperor. After all, the eldest prince is the son of the emperor, and he thinks about things more deeply and far-sightedly than ordinary people. It's a cause for celebration."

The emperor sneered at him, "Fang Yao, you're too obvious, aren't you? Before Chen'er and your nephew got engaged, you were always finding fault with him. Now, just two days after the engagement, do you want to listen to what you're saying? You're almost eager to let everyone know your bias towards Chen'er. What? Are you going to protect him now?"

Fang Yao chuckled, "Your Majesty is wise. I knew nothing could be hidden from your eyes. Look, you've discovered even this little bit of selfishness of mine. Hehe, then I'll tell you the truth. Since the eldest prince will be Li'er's husband in the future, I don't care about anything else. I will protect him with all my strength."

The more frankly he admitted it, the more the emperor had nothing to say about Fang Yao's behavior.

He nodded in agreement, and then the topic changed again, returning to Mergan. The emperor said, "We have to tell Chen'er later that Mergan can be left in his hands. There's no need to bring him to the palace, so as not to alert the enemy and get discovered, which would make it difficult to frame the Western Qiang spies."