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

Fang Yao smiled and dodged the Queen Mother's cane, pleading for mercy, "Queen Mother, you've wronged me. This letter was indeed written by Li'er. She taught my wife to develop cough pills for my mother, but my wife was stupid and forgot the instructions right after she finished. So Li'er wrote the steps on a letter and had it delivered to me."

"I still remember the feeling I had when I received this letter. Alas, I'm already unlearned, but I didn't expect Li'er to be even worse. Not only is her handwriting ugly, but she also makes mistakes. How many words are there in a letter? She could have made mistakes in more than half. I finally managed to read the letter by guessing, and then had someone rewrite a copy without the mistakes. I carried this letter with me, ready to find a chance to teach her a lesson."

After hearing what he said, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor looked at each other.

It turns out that this was really written by Miss Shen.

Isn’t there an old saying that handwriting reflects the character of the person?

Thinking about Shen Li's generous demeanor and her beautiful face like a delicate flower, and then thinking about the letter that was so ugly that it was unbearable to read, the two of them felt that it was fate that was playing tricks on them.

It seems that the old saying is not entirely true.

"In this case, Miss Shen cannot be allowed to return," the Queen Mother said. "As long as she leaves the palace, she will have to return to the Shen family. Do you think anyone in the Shen family will teach her how to write and read?"

Fang Yao remained silent.

Definitely not. The Shen family would rather Li'er know nothing.

"But I can pay for a teacher to come to the Shen family to teach her, or I can bring her to live in my house directly."

"Forget it," the Queen Mother said, "You've already got a cook to come to the Shen family to cook for her. If you get another tutor, or take her away, people outside will have more reason to say that you're relying on the Emperor's favor and don't even take a third-rank official seriously. Before the Liu family's affairs are resolved, it's better to keep out of trouble."

"Only by letting her stay in the palace will others not dare to say anything. I can have someone teach her how to read and write. When the Liu family's affairs are settled, let her leave the palace. That way you can have peace of mind."

Fang Yao thought for a while, then suddenly said, "But I am worried about the eldest prince and don't want her to have too much contact with him."

The Queen Mother swung her cane again, "If I tell you to look down on my grandson again, my grandson is so handsome, how can he not be worthy of your child?"

Fang Yao quickly jumped back and hid behind the emperor.

"Queen Dowager, you can't keep bullying me like this. This marriage must be consensual. If I don't want to, why do you have to grab my child? You can grab someone else's daughter."

"No, I just like this child."

"Queen Dowager, there is no such thing as you. You are forcing a sale. I have no interest in the eldest prince, Queen Dowager, we must be reasonable."

"If the eldest prince isn't enough, there's still the second prince, and the third and fourth princes. I have so many grandchildren..."

"No, no, Queen Mother, I don't want her to enter the palace, no matter who she is."

"Fang Yao, you're such a jerk! I told you you disliked my grandson, but you refused to admit it. I'll beat you to pieces with such audacity."

The cane was swung at him, and Fang Yao had no choice but to dodge. As he dodged, he begged the emperor, "Your Majesty, please save me! Your Majesty, please seek justice."

The emperor got up and left.

Justice? What justice?

It’s good enough that I don’t mind your niece not being able to write, but you actually look down on my son.

Hit, hit hard.

The way your mother wields this cane pleases me very much.

The emperor walked very quickly, ignoring Fang Yao's shouting behind him.

......

Liu Mansion.

As the leader of the Shadow Guard, the eldest master of the Liu family knelt in the ancestral hall and did not speak for a long time.

He had previously received a secret report that a secret room was discovered in his sister's palace. Not only was Miss Shen found in the secret room, but also the voodoo doll that suppressed the late queen was found.

This news gave him a headache.

He asked someone to help his sister build the secret room so that if he was forced to abdicate, his sister could go in and hide first.

There was nothing inside, so there was no need to worry even if someone discovered it.

But I didn't expect that my sister would get involved in some voodoo stuff. How stupid.

The Queen of Chu has been dead for many years, but her sister still holds a grudge against her.

Isn’t it because my sister suppressed other concubines and was punished by Queen Chu to kneel, which resulted in her miscarriage and the loss of a daughter?

How can someone who achieves great things be bothered by such a small matter?

He had no choice but to sneak into the cold palace and ask Concubine Liu why she did this.

Liu Fei was stunned.

She said there was nothing in the secret room except an incense table, which she prepared in case the secret room was discovered. She would say that she had put it there to calm her mind, burn incense and pray.

Nothing else.

What is the witchcraft puppet of Queen Chu?

What Miss Shen?

How could she be so stupid as to put it in the secret room?

Commander Liu's heart skipped a beat. His sister had been tricked.

But who would believe this if I said it out loud?

Especially since Miss Shen was a living person, many palace guards saw the eldest prince carrying her out. If she didn't admit it now, people would think she was quibbling.

Concubine Liu said that Miss Shen suddenly disappeared. Not only did others think she was lying, even Commander Liu thought she was hysterical and talking nonsense.

He guessed that his sister had knocked the person unconscious and thrown her somewhere, but the person could not be found. His sister did not dare to admit it and could only insist that Miss Shen disappeared on her own.

Oh, it's so stupid to tell such a lie.

After leaving the cold palace, Commander Liu went to see the Fourth Prince again.

In the past, some things were only discussed with Concubine Liu, thinking that at the last moment, Concubine Liu would slowly tell the Fourth Prince.

Now it seems that we can’t wait until that time. Many things must be planned in advance, and the Fourth Prince is the most critical step.

All these years of scheming and manipulating were aimed at helping the Fourth Prince ascend to the throne. As the Liu family's only legitimate grandson, only he could ensure the longevity of the Liu family. Anyone else ascending would be a disaster for the Liu family.

Commander Liu sat in the ancestral hall, feeling confused.

The emperor has been silent since he learned about the Queen Chu puppet incident.

It stands to reason that the most taboo thing in the palace is witchcraft, but the emperor neither announced his sister's crime to the public nor said how to deal with her. What was he thinking?

Fortunately, the eldest prince is a bad guy, domineering and dissolute, and is not worthy of being reused, otherwise he would be the first one they would deal with.

Since the emperor will not appoint the eldest prince as the crown prince, the most likely candidate is the second prince.

After all, the second prince’s biological mother is the current queen, and the power of the Chongguo Mansion cannot be underestimated.

However, he remembered that someone had sent a secret report to the emperor, saying that the death of Queen Chu was closely related to Queen Yao.

Just for this reason, the emperor should hate Queen Yao deeply.

Moreover, the Emperor has always been grateful to the Chu family of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Knowing that Queen Yao would become the Empress Dowager in the future and would certainly wipe out the Chu family, how could the Emperor possibly make the Second Prince the Crown Prince?

There is still the third prince left, which is even less of a concern for Commander Liu.

The third prince is under the name of Concubine Liu and has no foundation at all. He is the least qualified person to grab that position.

After analyzing it over and over again, Commander Liu’s head was about to explode.

Could it be that the emperor is hesitant to make a decision because after considering so much, he can't make up his mind between the Fourth Prince and the Second Prince?

If this is the case, someone will need to give him a strong dose of medicine.