Su Huaiyuan suddenly felt a fondness for talent!
He looked at Marquis Changping, Shen Changyuan, and started chatting with him with a smile.
"Congratulations, Minister Shen! Your eldest daughter is marrying His Highness the Crown Prince, and your second daughter has became a concubine of His Highness Prince Xuan. Please take good care of us in the future."
Shen Changyuan smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.
"An honor for the Shen family. An honor indeed!"
Shen Changyuan was also helpless!
The Crown Prince and the Prince Xuan are on opposing sides!
Thinking of Mingzhu's thoughts, he decided to have a good talk with his two sons when he got home tonight.
[Ding—Host has some juicy gossip!]
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhu immediately perked up, losing interest in singing and dancing altogether.
Hehe~
[Guagua, stop smiling so lewdly and hurry up and tell me!]
[Host, the Emperor's concubine is having an affair with a guard!]
These heartfelt thoughts struck Emperor Jingyuan like a thunderbolt.
No one dared to move.
Especially those ministers and their families who could hear the voices of the people.
Surely the emperor wouldn't go so far as to silence them!
The young lady from the Marquis of Changping's family ruined me!!!
This was the first time Shen Mingzhu had ever heard of such a scandalous affair. It immediately reminded her of the scene in the hit drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan" where Consort Sun's red mandarin duck bodice was still hanging on that madman's waist. How incredibly exciting!
[Guagua, is that talented woman's surname Sun?]
Upon hearing this, the system immediately asked,
[Host, how did you know that the talented woman's surname is Sun?]
[Hehe~ Because they were one family eight hundred years ago! They love doing this kind of thing!]
The minister surnamed Sun felt offended!
[Guagua, quickly elaborate! Tell us the time, place, people involved, and how they got together!]
Emperor Jingyuan was furious, but he still patiently listened.
Of course, his bodyguard Ryuji had already gone to the harem to capture that adulterous couple!
That's incredibly audacious! What do they think their harem is?!
All the ministers are now secretly observing Emperor Jingyuan's expression, fearing that if the emperor gets angry, the palace will be filled with blood!
Empress Lin's face was extremely ugly. Such a thing had actually happened in the harem she managed. It was simply outrageous and deserved to be executed along with the entire family!
[Host, it's a long story. This Consort Sun is a pitiful person! She already had a fiancé, who was the guard who is with her. However, her family, in order to secure their own future, disregarded her life and sent her directly to the palace. At first, she wanted to live a good life in the palace, but our Emperor was focused on his official duties and rarely went to the harem. Even when he did go to the harem, he didn't go to the new concubines, but to the high-ranking concubines such as the Empress and Imperial Concubines.]
The palace is a place where people are easily swayed by others. Because she was not favored, her allowance was never enough. At first, she had savings to supplement her allowance, but she eventually ran out of money. She tried to talk to the Empress, but after the Empress rectified the Imperial Household Department, she only faced even more severe discrimination. Do you believe that?
A concubine in the imperial harem almost froze to death due to a lack of charcoal in the winter!
At this point, Guard Li went through great lengths to find her and spent a considerable amount of money to bribe officials and save her life.
A debt of gratitude for being saved was repaid with a promise of marriage; and before long, their old feelings rekindled!
[As you know, later on!]
Alas... what a tragic love story!
Shen Mingzhu sighed deeply.
Thinking of the concubines in the harem having affairs, Shen Mingzhu shook her head.
Everyone glanced at Emperor Jingyuan silently, then quickly lowered their heads.
At this point, the dishes were slowly served.
Wow, Guagua, this looks like Buddha Jumps Over the Wall! This is stir-fried chicken tongue, this is lotus root pork tenderloin, this is braised shark fin, this is cherry pork... Wow! So many delicious things!
Empress Lin looked at this lively young girl, who was also her future daughter-in-law, and a smile unconsciously appeared on her lips.
[Host, host, danger! The Second Prince Yan Yunxuan resents you for ruining his plans today and has sent assassins to kill you on your way home!]
Upon hearing this heartfelt sentiment, everyone present looked at Yan Yunxuan, Emperor Jingyuan at the head of the table, Empress Lin, and Consort Li.
[Guagua, I'm the Crown Princess, the future wife of the Emperor's precious son! Just because the Crown Prince isn't the male lead, am I, as his fiancée, forced to disappear from the story?]
[Host, don't be discouraged. Keep trying, and you'll earn more points. Then you and the Crown Prince can each take an Invulnerability Pill, plus an Iron Shirt, and if all else fails, a Swift Foot Technique. That will definitely save your lives. I don't believe you'll be cannon fodder again!]
Sigh... Should I call my second and third brothers back? That way I'll have some help. The Crown Prince is just lying in the Eastern Palace all day; it's too difficult for me to deal with four princes by myself!
Mother: ...My goodness, this is so difficult!
Tomorrow, your mother will teach you the Xie family's spear technique!
[Guagua, what should we do?!]
[As my mother-in-law, does the Empress have any secret guards? Could I borrow a few to use? They don't need to be super powerful, just as capable as the Emperor's Dragon Shadow Guards.]
Emperor Jingyuan: ...This little girl is really good at thinking!
The Dragon Shadow Guards are secret guards exclusively belonging to the emperors of the Great Yan Dynasty throughout history, and they only obey the orders of the current emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty.
But the second son really went too far!
I've spoiled him too much!
And there's Consort Li!
Look at how badly she looked just now!
Shen Mingzhu sighed inwardly.
[Sigh... The current Prince Xuan is no ordinary person. He has won over many ministers, and now his strength can rival that of Crown Prince Yan Beichen! The old emperor is still unaware of this~]
How can I remind the Empress and His Majesty? At the very least, I need to help before Crown Prince Yan Beichen wakes up, otherwise, by then the house will have been ransacked!
Emperor Yan Linghan glared fiercely at Yan Yunxuan, making Yan Yunxuan tremble in fright.
"How dare you!"
Yan Yunxuan roared in a voice only he could hear, filled with impotent rage!
He glared fiercely at Shen Mingzhu.
It's all her fault!
He sensed it; his father had really wanted to "discipline" him just now!
Shen Changyuan, Shen Qinghong, and Shen Qingbo were on tenterhooks. What should they do?
The Second Prince Yan Yunxuan is actually this kind of person!
Shen Changyuan looked at Emperor Jingyuan with hopeful eyes, hoping he would take action.
The carefree Shen Mingzhu was currently attracted by a plate of exquisitely presented pastries that had just been placed on the table.
Look, the walnut cake, the osmanthus cake, each pastry is displayed in the shape of a flower, so lifelike, truly worthy of being a royal banquet.