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

"Actually, I came here this time to ask how Brother Fugui is doing lately? Every time I want to meet him in the palace, but every time he is left by my father to discuss political affairs. I really don't know what Brother Fugui is doing What are you talking about with my father, so that I don't let him go until very late every time." The princess was inevitably a little disappointed because she didn't meet Shen Fugui by chance.

This appearance made Yao Shu feel particularly strange.

She didn't know what was going on in the palace and had asked Shen Fugui why he came home so late. But Shen Fugui simply said that there were important matters in the palace that needed to be dealt with, and kept silent about other matters.

Now that I think about it, maybe there really is something going on.

Yao Shu suppressed the doubts in her heart and comforted her: "Don't worry, princess. If something really happens, we won't hide it from you. In the future, if there is a chance, the princess can come out of the palace to find a restaurant, or ask an errand boy to help deliver the message." That’s okay too.”

Speaking of this, Yao Shu suddenly realized something.

Her expression changed, making the princess a little frightened.

"Mrs. Shen, did you suddenly think of something?"

Yao Shu forced a smile and shook her head: "It's okay, I just thought that I have other things to deal with. I won't disturb the princess for now. If the princess really has something to do, she can come to the restaurant at any time."

After saying that, Yao Shu strode away.

At this moment, everyone in the Shen family was in confusion.

Seeing that the sky was slowly getting brighter, everyone couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Shen Fugui comforted him softly: "I'm sure nothing will happen. There are many people in the palace, and if the Minister of Rites really wants to do something, others will definitely see it."

If something happened to the Minister of Rites, many eyes would be staring at him. If he really does anything extraordinary, that will leave another clue.

Even though he said this, the rest of the Shen family could not help but feel uneasy.

Seeing that it was about to dawn, Shen Fugui decided to go to the palace to check.

Mrs. Fang quickly stopped him: "Fifth brother, please don't be impulsive. It's better not to step forward easily at this juncture. If we are caught by others, it is very likely that my mother will be in a dilemma in the palace."

This was not unreasonable, and Shen Fugui sighed with some annoyance.

"Having said that, what should I do?" Shen Fugui felt a little disappointed when he thought that he couldn't help.

Mrs. Fang comforted her, "Don't worry, fifth brother. Let's just wait here. Maybe my mother will be back soon."

"But things are not as simple as we thought."

After saying that, Shen Fugui suddenly realized something and immediately kept silent.

But the words he just said quickly caught Shen Nanshan's attention.

Shen Nanshan couldn't help but ask: "Do you know something?"

"Although I am in the imperial court, I am a minor official after all. How can I know about the affairs of the Minister of Rites?" Shen Fugui spoke hesitantly, not daring to look at Shen Nanshan.

Shen Nanshan couldn't help but nodded, what he said was correct.

While several people were still in a stalemate, Yao Shu slowly walked in from outside the door.

"Mother!" Shen Fugui was overjoyed and immediately came to Yao Shu's side and looked her up and down.

After letting her pretend that nothing happened, the Shen family breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mom, did the Minister of Rites call you to the palace to embarrass you?" Shen He asked with concern.

Everyone looked at Yao Shu with concern, worried that there was something they didn't know.

Yao Shu shook her head and fixed her eyes on Shen Fugui.

She hesitated to speak, and after thinking for a while she finally didn't ask.

After a while, she comforted her softly: "Don't worry, everyone, I don't have anything else to do for the time being. This time I went to the palace. If the Queen hadn't helped me, I might not be able to come back so smoothly now. I still have some things to think about. If you want to ask about Fugui, come with me."

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Yao Shu was in a particularly bad mood at the moment. Shen Bei, who was always good at livening up the atmosphere, just made a gesture to Shen Fugui, telling him not to anger Yao Shu and seek happiness for himself.

Shen Nanshan also saw that Shen Fugui was a little strange, so he followed Yao Shu to the study.

Yao Shu found that Shen Nanshan had come with him and did not stop him. After all, it was a major matter concerning the Shen family and the two of them needed to discuss it together.

In front of the Shen family, the conflict between the two of them was not a big deal.

Shen Fugui came to Yao Shu with some anxiety and asked cautiously: "I don't know if mother wants to call me over. Is there something wrong?"

"Let me ask you, do you really just have to deal with important things every time you come home so late at night?"

Shen Fugui's heart trembled, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at Shen Nanshan.

Obviously Shen Nanshan didn't know why she asked like this.

"Old lady, did you discover something?" At this moment, Shen Nanshan asked curiously, regardless of the conflict between the two of them.

Yao Shu ignored Shen Nanshan, but glared at Shen Fugui.

"I ask you, are you really dealing with business every day, or are you discussing something with the emperor that we don't know about."

When Yao Shu finished saying this, Shen Fugui was stunned subconsciously.

She didn't expect that Yao Shu would know about this, and she was a little panicked for a moment.

He didn't know how to word it. After all, he had been bad at lying since he was a child.

It was precisely because Shen Fugui was an upright person that Yao Shu thought of sending him to study.

"What's going on? I hope you tell me everything." Yao Shu slapped the wooden table beside her angrily.

The sound was so loud that even the other Shen family members who were eavesdropping outside couldn't help but tremble in their hearts.

Shen Fugui sighed: "I didn't expect that this matter would still be hidden from my mother's eyes."

Under Shen Fugui's narration, everyone knew the truth of the matter.

These days, every time he went to court, the emperor would specially call Shen Fugui to his side to discuss important matters with him.

These actions are seen by others, and it is inevitable that some people can't help but be jealous.

The emperor came here to attract everyone's attention to Shen Fugui, so as to ease the current tense situation in the court of the Minister of Rites.

After all, before the emperor found another force that could compete with the prime minister, he could not let the Minister of Rites collapse so easily.

As for the other reason, it was also because the emperor did discuss some plans with Shen Fugui that could not be known to others.