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

"I'm asking you, is the matter you mentioned about fanning the flames of the Northern Di and Western Qiang factions reliable?"

"For such a major matter, I dare not go before the Emperor and falsely claim credit for myself. I will ask Li'er whether it is reliable or not when I return home, and then I will know everything. When the time comes, I will send bear paws to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor, and report to you together."

"No need to wait," the Emperor said to Eunuch Chang impatiently, "Go summon Miss Shen to the palace now and tell her that the Empress Dowager has something to ask her."

"Yes."

Eunuch Chang responded and was about to leave when the Emperor called him back, "Remember to send someone to carry the fattest bear into the palace for me."

Fang Yao's eyes were almost rolling up to the top of his head.

The emperor snorted, "That's a gift from my daughter-in-law to me, why are you so dissatisfied?"

The emperor lowered his head to tidy up the chessboard. He was in such a good mood that he almost hummed a tune. "Come on, play another game with me. I will treat you to bear paws in the palace later."

"Your Majesty, there is no one like you. You took my bear paw and you still do me a favor."

"Why are you blabbering? Just tell me whether you want to eat or not."

"Eat, eat, eat. Of course I'll eat it," Fang Yao said, sitting down unhappily. "I'm not a fool. It's made in the imperial kitchen, so I must try it."

After putting down a piece, Fang Yao said, "Your Majesty, why don't you just ask the imperial kitchen to prepare a few other dishes? It's such a big bear, how can we satisfy ourselves by just eating its paws?"

The emperor nodded and said, "That makes sense. I'll have Lao Chang tell him that this old fellow hasn't had a drink in a while. I'll give him some wine today so he doesn't have to wait on me tonight."

Fang Yao didn't say anything. After a while, he couldn't help but look up at the emperor and said, "Do you know why the court officials are so devoted to you?"

The emperor was stunned.

What's going on here?

Why are you saying such sensational words for no reason?

"Because you are kind and benevolent. You are a wise and benevolent ruler."

The emperor put down a piece and glanced at him, "No matter how much you say, I will not give up that bear."

Fang Yao was about to speak when he lowered his head in displeasure, "Your Majesty, you shouldn't be so unreasonable. You clearly placed that piece here just now. How could you move it while you were talking?"

"You're talking nonsense. If I don't regret my move, how could I possibly move it?"

"I'm not talking nonsense, Your Majesty, you are being unreasonable."

......

When the black bear was carried in, the whole palace was alarmed.

The emperor and Fang Yao came to the imperial kitchen together and stared at the huge black bear that was as big as a mountain.

"Are you sure Shen Li captured this person alone?" the emperor asked Fang Yao softly.

Fang Yao shook his head. He didn’t know either.

I was looking for Shen Li everywhere when Shen Li came strolling over.

"My daughter has seen the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."

"Okay, okay," the emperor said in a good mood, pointing at the big black bear, "Did you really bring this thing back by yourself?"

He added, "I heard there's more than just this one, there's another one too. Did you bring them both back by yourself?"

Shen Li secretly looked up at Fang Yao, and seeing that he didn't react, she said politely, "Yes."

"You don't need to look at him," the emperor said, "just speak the truth."

"Yes."

Shen Li still answered politely.

"I'm asking you, have you really been to the Northwest Frontier?"

Shen Li was startled and looked at Fang Yao again.

"Your uncle was just boasting that Chen'er learned his Instantaneous Teleportation from you. Is that true?"

Shen Li was about to look at Fang Yao again, but thought better of it and held back.

"Your uncle told you to destroy the Northern Di and Western Qiang families and make them fight harder. He also said you could reach them in the blink of an eye. He wasn't just bragging to me, was he?"

Shen Li had no choice but to speak, and hurriedly said, "What my uncle said is true. I dare not lie in front of the emperor."

"Don't you dare? Hasn't he hidden enough from me?" The emperor said without a smile, "Tell me, have you really been to the northwest border? What's the situation there now?"

Seeing that the emperor was not angry but rather curious, Shen Li said, "I first chopped off the head of the Northern Di general. The Northern Di people thought it was done by the Western Qiang. Then, at night, I poured kerosene on the grain and fodder depots and other military supply depots of the Western Qiang camp and set them on fire. I also set the general's tent and the tents of the other deputy generals on fire. In the end, no one knew what tent it was that burned, but several deputy generals and several soldiers were killed. The entire Western Qiang camp was reduced to ashes, and black smoke was still rising when I left."

"The Western Qiang people thought it was the Northern Di who did it. Coincidentally, the Northern Di did send a few skilled warriors to seek revenge. I used a signal stick to expose those warriors to the Western Qiang people. The Western Qiang people were extremely angry and planned to take revenge at night."

"I returned to the Northern Di camp. When the Western Qiang arrived outside, I doused their tents with kerosene and set them ablaze. Then the two groups engaged in a fierce battle. When I left, the fight was still raging, with flesh and blood flying everywhere, neither side wanting to leave the other alive. It seems the feud is sealed, and it will likely be unresolved for generations to come."

She finished her words, her throat dry and she swallowed.

The surroundings were very quiet, and the Emperor and Eunuch Chang looked at her as if she were a goddess.

Fang Yao was nervous and held his breath for what she said, but at the same time, he was extremely proud. He thought to himself, after all, she is my niece, Fang Yao. So what if she is a prince? I still can't compare to her.

There were only a few of them in front of them, no outsiders. Shen Li looked around deliberately and felt a little relieved when he spoke.

Xiang Xiang then said to the emperor, "I originally wanted to go to their palace to do something, but then I thought I didn't dare to act on my own without the emperor's approval, so I came back."

Her tone was filled with regret, but she was sincere, which made the emperor laugh. "Tell me the truth, is this great teleportation skill a magic trick? Did you teach Chen'er, or did Chen'er teach you?"

Having said that, Shen Li lowered her head, looking like she was waiting to be scolded, and said honestly, "It was the eldest prince who was taught by this servant."

As if she was afraid of the emperor's anger, she quickly raised her head and added, "When I went to the mountain to rescue my cousin, I asked the eldest prince to help me cover up the relocation. I came from the countryside, and there are so many people in the capital who laugh at my vulgar behavior. I don't want to add another weird reputation to myself."

"The eldest prince is a man of justice. To cover up for me, he said that he was the one who taught me. At that time, I really didn't mean to hide it from the emperor, and I didn't expect that Master Fu Lizhang would come back and talk about this. As a result, the misunderstanding was formed. As time went by, there was no chance to explain, so..."

When he said this, the emperor had no reaction yet, and Fang Yao stood up first.

Walking up to the Emperor, he lifted his robe and knelt on one knee, saying, "Your Majesty, please blame me if you want to. Li'er is young and doesn't understand the serious crime of deceiving the emperor. Her words at that time were also to deal with others. I beg Your Majesty to forgive her unintentional mistake in view of her great contribution this time."