Dressed as an old woman, I carry the system and my son to escape the famine

I thought Master Xingbu would say something, but unexpectedly he turned to look at Yao Shu.

He said with a businesslike look: "Since it's the Queen who has invited me, I won't bother you too much."

After saying that, the Lord of the Criminal Department left two guards waiting for Yao Shu at the entrance of the Queen's palace.

The few people he left behind were all palace guards, making Yao Shu look particularly familiar.

After entering the palace with some anxiety, I saw the Queen sitting in the main hall.

"See the Queen."

Seeing Yao Shu appear in front of her with a nervous and serious look, the Queen couldn't help but chuckle: "I guess the battle just now scared Mrs. Shen, right?"

"I don't know what the Queen is..." Yao Shu vaguely felt that the Queen's visit was arranged by the Queen.

If this is really the case, it means that the Ministry of Punishment has already become the prime minister.

I just don’t know how the queen and the prime minister avoided the Minister of Rites and brought him here directly. After all, Mr. Hu was watching from the side.

Yao Shu buried all her doubts in her heart, sat up and looked at the Queen: "I really don't know why the Queen invited me to come here, and I hope the Queen can give me some advice."

"Don't worry, I have important matters to discuss when I invite you in this time. It's just that due to the current situation of the Shen family, it is unavoidable that it is inconvenient to invite Mrs. Shen directly. This method is also used to avoid others. Eyes and ears. If this method has offended Mrs. Shen, I will apologize here." After saying that, the queen immediately asked the maid next to her to give Yao Shu a seat.

Yao Shu breathed a sigh of relief. Although she knew that the empress did not invite her to come this time, it was better than being invited to the palace by the Minister of Rites.

"Queen, please speak." Yao Shu's expression was still very serious.

The queen thought for a moment, as if she didn't know what to say.

Then she asked: "I haven't learned about the situation of Shen Fugui and Princess Chang'an these days. I don't know when the Shen family plans to ask the emperor for a marriage."

"The princess is worth a fortune. In fact, if the Shen family wants to marry the princess, of course they cannot let her get married. What's more, my traitor is just a small court official, and he is not worthy of the princess no matter what. , so at this time, we need to wait until Nizi has made some achievements before considering it first." Yao Shu replied cautiously.

"Mrs. Shen, you know that the Minister of Rites is also eyeing the princess now." After the queen said this, she stared at Yao Shu quietly, waiting for her reaction.

Unexpectedly, Yao Shu had no words at all and instead continued to give the queen the right to speak.

She knew that the queen had other words waiting for her. If she answered directly like this, it would probably be disrespectful to the queen.

"I am very frightened. I don't know what the queen means. I hope the queen can give me some advice."

"Okay, Mrs. Shen is also a smart person, so I won't talk in circles with you. Some time ago, did the Emperor want to support the Shen family to become a master in the capital?" The Queen stopped trying to argue with Yao Shu and spoke directly. .

Yao Shu nodded in confusion: "This is happening, but the emperor has not sent anyone to mention it during this time."

"The emperor has never mentioned this matter because the Minister of Rites is obstructing it. Now the Minister of Rites is facing enemies from both sides. Naturally, he is looking for an opportunity to bring the Li family back into the whirlpool of the court." After the queen said, Putting down the tea cup in his hand, he looked at Yao Shu with a worried look, "To be honest, I have been hearing these days that the Minister of Rites seems to be deliberately causing the Huns to rebel, and is preparing to take the opportunity to make great achievements."

Hearing this, Yao Shu also trembled in her heart.

If the Minister of Rites really succeeds, it means that the situation in the court will undergo earth-shaking changes in the future.

Moreover, intentional rebellion is a serious crime. The Minister of Rites is naturally ready to find a scapegoat, and the Shen family is the first to bear the brunt.

"Is there any truth to what the queen said?" At this moment, Yao Shu ignored the etiquette and asked directly.

"Of course what I said is true. The reason why I am willing to help the Shen family is not only because of Princess Chang'an, but also because I and the Prime Minister are like grasshoppers on the same rope. . Everyone will be prosperous, and everyone will suffer. I'm afraid Mrs. Shen can understand this truth." The queen began to lower her tone as she spoke, worried that the walls had ears.

"I understand what the Queen means, but now I don't know what the Queen's instructions are. What can the Shen family do for the Queen and the princess?" Yao Shu asked cautiously.

"I have no better way at the moment and am ready to discuss it with the Prime Minister and Uncle Guo. However, according to Uncle Guo's wishes, I still hope to ask the Shen family's opinion. After all, the Shen family is likely to be implicated. "The Empress sighed again, "I understand that this journey for the Shen family has not been easy. If the Shen family is unwilling to be involved, I have ways to make the Shen family leave the capital and avoid disputes in the court."

There are conditions for leaving the capital, which means that Shen Qiu and Shen Fugui will no longer be able to hold official positions in politics.

Moreover, the Shen family could only take away a small amount of money, and even the ninth floor of the hotel could only give it away.

Although if the current Shen family leaves the capital, they can still survive by relying on the Shen family restaurant in Zhangzhou City. But after everyone has seen the real prosperity and the prosperous age of Jiutianjiulou, they are naturally unwilling to leave and give up everything so directly.

Thinking of this, Yao Shu was in trouble for a while.

"Mrs. Shen, there is no need to worry. I can give Mrs. Shen three days. It will not be too late for Madam to give me a reply after three days. However, after three days, if Mrs. Shen does not inform me of my specific thoughts, then I will not There is a way to completely escort the rest of the Shen family out." The Queen breathed a little tiredly even when she got here.

It seems that things are really going to change in the palace.

Yao Shu suddenly thought of Concubine Shu, who had unfortunately had a miscarriage a few days ago, and couldn't help but expressed concern: "I wonder if Concubine Shu is doing well recently."

"The imperial concubine is naturally unwilling to lose her child. These days, he has been pretending to be ill and has not come to greet me. I knew that she and the Minister of Rites must be planning other plans, so I simply did not ask her about her current situation. Case."

While the two were still talking about this matter, the queen's personal maid suddenly stepped forward to report.

"The Queen, Concubine Shu wishes to see you."