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

After eating the bread, Miergan didn't dare to say anything more. Shen Li just let Langqing sit on his broken leg, and he honestly told her everything he knew.

It turned out that a long time ago, Duke Chongguo had colluded with the Western Qiang.

The one who colluded with him from the Western Qiang side was the eldest prince. The reason why Mergan knew this was because the eldest prince of the Western Qiang was the brother of the eldest prince's wife from the Northern Di Dynasty. Duke Chongguo wanted the other party to help him frame the Fang family army, and by the way, place his own people in the Fang family army, in order to help Xiao Haoze lay a foundation in the army.

The one who killed the second son of the Yao family was indeed a Western Qiang person, but he was the second prince of Western Qiang. The royal family of Western Qiang was the same as other royal families. The two princes were not born of the same mother, and both fought for the throne.

The second prince of Xiqiang learned that Duke Chongguo was colluding with his eldest brother. In order to destroy the relationship between them, he sent someone to kill the second master of the Yao family who was left alone.

I heard that there were other reasons why Master Yao had to be killed, but I am not sure about this Miergan.

He only knew that the second prince of Xiqiang seemed to be in contact with a nobleman of the Great Zhou. As for who that nobleman was, this information was intelligence collected by his mother's tribe, and he didn't know it yet.

By the time he finished speaking, it was already dark outside. Xiao Chenze and Shen Li ordered Wolf Green and Big Black Mastiff to keep an eye on him, then they came out of the space and quietly lay on the roof of the study, waiting for the prefect to arrive.

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Back in the capital, Xiao Haoze, under the guidance of Yao Jingyi, began to secretly investigate what the emperor was worried about for not killing his mother.

One day, he was sitting in a teahouse when he saw the Third Prince, Xiao Shuze, walk in with a smile on his face. He greeted him from a distance, "Second brother, I didn't expect to see you here. Are you here to listen to the storyteller as well?"

Xiao Haoze narrowed his eyes and looked at his third brother. For some reason, he always felt that he was harder to see through than Xiao Chenze.

Especially since Concubine Liu's death was more or less related to his mother, he didn't believe that Xiao Shuze didn't mind at all. Now he could still talk to him with a smile on his face, which made him think more.

Xiao Shuze sat down casually, and the tea master hurriedly poured a cup of tea and handed it to him. At this moment, the storyteller was talking about the key point and shouted, "Where... escape? Clang clang clang clang"

The atmosphere below suddenly became tense.

"This gentleman's book is well-written," Xiao Shuze took a sip of tea, his eyes lighting up. "Hmm? This tea tastes good today too. Second brother, what exactly is going on with the Empress? I don't believe what they say. Concubine Liu got into trouble because of the instigation of her brother, Commander Liu, and it has nothing to do with the Empress. Now, such rumors are spreading, saying that the Empress framed her and even used them as evidence to demand the Empress be deposed. How can this be allowed? It's already time, second brother, shouldn't you be trying to prove the Empress' innocence? How can you still have the leisure to sit here and drink tea and listen to a book?"

Only then did Xiao Haoze glance at him lazily, a hint of a smile in his eyes as he said, "I didn't realize you had such a conclusion about Concubine Liu's matter, but you're right about one thing. Queen Mother really had no reason to harm Concubine Liu. They were good friends in the boudoir and entered the palace together, so their relationship has always been closer than anyone else's. They've been caring for each other, more or less. As for the talk of fighting or framing, that's not the case."

"Yes, brother, I think so too. I think this matter was deliberately framed. Second brother, think about it carefully. Who doesn't want the Queen to live a safe and prosperous life? I heard that Prime Minister Zhao helped Xiao Zhao to submit a letter of accusation, saying that it was the Queen who summoned her into the palace and that the Queen had locked her up and wouldn't let her leave. When I entered the palace yesterday, I heard people in the palace say that the Queen had been crying out for injustice, saying that she had never summoned Xiao Zhao at all. Second brother, you have to find a way to find Xiao Zhao to clarify this matter. I can't help you with anything else, but when you enter the palace, I can help you find out about the Queen, so that you won't worry too much."

After saying this, Xiao Haoze sat up straight, looked at Xiao Shuze in front of him seriously, and finally smiled. He said, "It's rare that my third brother is so understanding. I was worried that he and I had a rift, and I was thinking about how to explain it to him. Now, I don't have to worry about it anymore."

He picked up the teacup and gestured to Xiao Shuze, who quickly picked it up as well, and they both took a sip in silence.

"Little Zhao's case is indeed full of doubts. My mother said that she suddenly appeared in Fengyi Palace and talked nonsense like a madman. In addition to talking about the right and wrong between my mother and Concubine Liu, she also said..."

Xiao Haoze's expression was full of confusion. "She also said that Shen Li, the eldest daughter of the Shen family, was a demon. It was Shen Li who brought her into the palace and also brought her son to hurt my uncle."

"This is unbelievable. You and I are both martial artists, and we know better than anyone that even the most skilled martial artist can't do so many things in such a short time. It's not even possible to just jump from one place to another, let alone enter the palace, let alone injure someone outside the palace. And that young Zhao entered the palace from a suburban villa. The city gates were clearly closed, and clearly..."

He couldn't go on. The more he spoke, the more strange things seemed to him. He had the urge to believe what Xiao Zhao said, that Shen Li was a monster.

Xiao Shuze's eyes were dark and mysterious. He listened to Xiao Haoze quietly, his mind running through thousands of twists and turns.

So here's the truth of that night. Is Shen Li, as Xiao Zhaoshi said, really that capable? Is someone helping her behind the scenes?

Who will help him?

He couldn't help but think of what happened at the Shen family banquet.

Xiao Haoze wanted to plot against Shen Li, but ended up being plotted against instead. He took advantage of the chaos to enter Shen Shaokun's yard and had an affair with Wen Wanying.

He remembered that in addition to the Shen family guards, there were also several of Xiao Chenze's people in Shen Shaokun's yard, but they did not pay much attention to Shen Shaokun, which allowed him to take advantage of the opportunity.

Could it be that Xiao Chenze has been silently helping the eldest daughter of the Shen family behind the scenes?

"Second brother, have you ever thought about why the marriage between eldest brother and Miss Shen was so successful, but there was no news before?"

It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned this, but as soon as he did, Xiao Haoze felt mixed emotions.

Especially after meeting Yao Jingyi that day, he had never felt the same admiration and excitement for her that he felt for Shen Li. He had been thinking about her for a long time, but in the end, he had to accept that stupid Shen Yao. Every time he thought about it, he felt itchy and uncomfortable.

"Who knows how they became a match? We can't guess what the emperor is thinking. The fact that he can marry Fang Yao's niece to my eldest brother must have made the people in the court think a lot."

Xiao Shuze nodded, "Second brother is right. There are indeed people in the court speculating whether the emperor is going to make eldest brother the crown prince. I am puzzled about one thing. Second brother, those things that Xiao Zhao said...excluding the possibility that Shen Li is a demon, was there someone behind her that night? Helping her bring Xiao Zhao into the palace to disrupt Fengyi Palace, and helping her bring Shen Shaokun to stab Yao Xun. And that person, could it be eldest brother?"

Xiao Haoze stood up suddenly, his expression ferocious. "I was wondering why it was so strange inside? I went to the old prime minister and asked him to say it was Xiao Chenze's business, but he refused me. This is clearly the truth. He, they, Xiao Zhao actually said that my mother summoned her to the palace. This must have been the old prime minister's idea. Is the old prime minister taking sides?"

He looked up at Xiao Shuze, "Third brother, although we are both related to the Prime Minister's Mansion by marriage, my wife is just a concubine, not a legitimate relative. But you are different. Your princess is the old Prime Minister's legitimate granddaughter. The old Prime Minister doesn't help his own daughter, but instead supports that playboy. He doesn't distinguish between relatives and strangers. Is he confused by age?"

Suddenly, the storyteller slammed his wake-up stick on the table and shouted loudly, "Kill, kill, kill, kill!"

The two princes each had their own thoughts. They sipped their tea and looked straight ahead, but their thoughts were flying to who knows where.