The princess was ordained by Heaven.

Fengyi Palace.

The emperor softened his cold and stern expression: "Zitong, tell me, who are the people who can hear Xun'er's thoughts?"

The Empress's heart skipped a beat: "Does Your Majesty intend to?"

"Tomorrow, I want to try having the princes and princesses over ten years old attend court and listen to government affairs."

If their true feelings are genuine, it shows that Heaven is merciful and sent Zheng Xun to give them a chance to prepare early and avoid a tragic end.

The Empress frowned: "That Xun'er..."

"She doesn't seem to have noticed anything unusual. Let's continue as usual for now," the emperor frowned, seeing the empress's pale face. "You've just recovered, so you mustn't overexert yourself. There's no rush to investigate the case."

The Empress blamed herself, saying, "Your Majesty, I am incompetent."

In recent years, her health has become increasingly unreliable; otherwise, she wouldn't have lost control of the inner court. The thought that there is a force in the palace secretly watching them with covetous eyes sends chills down her spine.

Her biological daughter has just been found, and she hasn't yet fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother. She absolutely cannot collapse!

Even if it meant death, she would clear the obstacles for her children first!

Zheng Xun had no idea what kind of storm her heartfelt words had stirred up. She ate and slept well in the palace and even received a stack of silver notes from the Second Prince.

That very evening, she received the devastating news that she was to attend court and participate in government affairs.

It happened without any warning.

how to say?

The emperor is quite enlightened.

But with the country on the verge of collapse, why should she care about politics?

Unable to disobey the imperial decree, she sighed and was forced to accept reality.

The next day, Zheng Xun walked into Fengqin Hall with his hands in his pockets, looking dejected.

So this is what morning assembly is like!

The sky was pitch black; the court officials were truly model workers.

I didn't eat breakfast, how about I sneak out some food? Nobody's watching me, that sounds good!

Those who heard his thoughts were all shocked, but they couldn't bring themselves to say it in public.

The scene from yesterday's palace banquet was repeated.

Forced to listen to Zheng Xun's ramblings for dozens of minutes, the ministers finally accepted the reality that they could hear her innermost thoughts.

No wonder His Majesty suddenly ordered princes and princesses over ten years old to attend court; the source of this is probably here.

The emperor observed the court officials calmly. Most of them looked surprised, while a few seemed bewildered, such as his four or five princes and some ministers.

"Silence!" Li Xiaojun commanded sternly. "The court assembly begins."

During the ministers' routine report, Zheng Xun yawned, but when she saw Imperial Censor Chen Zhi stepping out of the room, she finally perked up.

"I have this memorial."

He bowed slightly, his gaze sharp as a knife as he looked at the Third Prince: "The Third Prince, as a member of the royal family, is out in women's clothing, behaving improperly and disgracing the royal family. I beg Your Majesty to make a judgment."

The third prince was stunned. He hadn't expected that someone would impeach him on his first day of court. His eyes immediately reddened.

[You're so quick-witted, you're so good at chattering away. What the Third Prince wears is none of your business. Did he use your family's cloth? Did he spend your family's money?]

Why don't you go back and discipline your mother-in-law who's tormenting your daughter-in-law? Your wife's baby will be ruined by that old hag tomorrow, and you're still here making a fuss.

Chen Zhi was so angry that he was panting heavily, and he raised his hand to point at Zheng Xun.

However, it was only halfway lifted before the Second Prince slapped it back.

Liao Hongsheng, the Grand Secretary, rolled his eyes and decided that after court, he must climb over the wall of Chen Zhi's house to see if this was true.

Of course, he wasn't the only one with this idea.

Zheng Xun continued to mentally process what he was saying.

[The Third Prince is incredibly unlucky to have been targeted by you. He was just trying on the new clothes to see how they looked, and he was even wearing them in his own shop. How is that an insult to the royal family? Are you royalty or is he?]

The Third Prince, whom Zheng Xun had been protecting in his heart, wanted to cry, but held it back...

I can't hold it in any longer!

His mother was an unfavored palace maid, and Chen Zhi only used him because he had no background and was trying to gain fame by stepping on him!

Why is the Third Prince crying again? Tsk, he's wearing a dress he designed himself. It's said to be so beautiful it looks like a fairy robe, which caused him to be begged by countless concubines afterward, all wanting a dress from him.

Chen Zhi didn't believe Zheng Xun's true feelings and continued to berate him with his neck stiff: "The Third Prince acts like a woman, so subservient and lacking in dignity. It's an insult to civilization! If word gets out, the people will gossip, which will be harmful to the royal family!"

“As a prince, one should set an example. If all men follow the example of the Third Prince, how can our Great Yong rely on such soldiers to fight wars?”

The third prince lowered his head, tears falling in a steady stream onto the blue bricks of the ground.

He wanted to speak, but when he started crying, his throat felt blocked, and his mind went blank. He hated himself countless times for being tongue-tied, but he was powerless to change it.

Zheng Jiao patted the back of his head: "What's the point of crying? If you can't speak, then take action! You should beat that old bastard Chen Zhi until he cries."

Zheng Jin nodded emphatically in agreement.

[You have integrity, why don't you just smash your head against the main hall and die?]

Go ahead and crash into me! Go ahead and crash into me! If you even survive a single breath after crashing into me, you'll be letting down your 800-pound spirit!

[The Third Prince is far better than you, you treacherous villain. You think you're so great? You'll be kneeling and licking the stinking feet of the Brown Kingdom on the day your country falls.]

[It's absolutely hilarious! You groveled and led those bastards from the Brown Country to find the relatives of Imperial Censor Jiang, who was hiding in the secret room in the artificial hill next door, so that they could defile and slaughter them. Even those bastards would call you "Grandpa" when they see you.]

Tonight I will kill you. If I let you live even one more day, I will die.

Next time I go back to your hometown, I'll dig up your ancestral graves and ask your ancestors how they could have raised such a despicable wretch like you.

Imperial Censor Jiang: ?

Chen Zhi: ...

Both of them had very complicated expressions on their faces.

The artificial hill in Imperial Censor Jiang's house doesn't have a secret chamber now, but he has already prepared the blueprints and is preparing to dig it up.

The blueprints were only leaked to Chen Zhi once, making him the only minister who believed Zheng Xun's true intentions.

Without a word, Imperial Censor Jiang rolled up his sleeves and punched Chen Zhi in the nose without hesitation: "I'll kill you!"

Why did they start fighting?

Imperial Censor Jiang hurriedly tried to cover it up: "The Third Prince is utterly sincere; how could you possibly insult him!"

He threw punch after punch, without holding back.

Despite being a frail scholar, his imposing presence at this moment made even the military generals who wanted to break up the fight somewhat intimidated.

The emperor gritted his teeth and began to think of a plausible excuse to kill Chen Zhi.

Next, the Second Prince seized the opportunity and kicked Chen Zhi in the chest: "Censor Chen, you're meddling in other people's business. You don't know our royal family's private affairs, so how dare you interfere? Do you know what this is called? This is called overstepping your bounds!"

That scoundrel! How dare he bully his brother!

Bullying his brother is bullying him!

Unable to withstand the beating, Imperial Censor Chen rolled his eyes and fainted.

He was faking it!

Startled, Chen Zhi slipped and landed hard on the back of his head.

Oh well, serves him right! He's really knocked out this time.

Chen Zhi was carried to find the imperial physician.

Zheng Xun rolled his eyes.

This traitorous dog deserves to die.

A minister, somewhat bewildered, asked Imperial Censor Jiang, "Do you have a secret room in your house? Is it well-hidden?"