A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Shen Zhixiu walked closer and took a look. His slender fingers tapped the circled location, "It will be easy now that we know where it is."

Su Qingyu asked: "What is the Third Master going to do next?"

She had a vague premonition that if this matter could be handled properly, she would be able to avenge the harm done to her by Shen Zhao in her previous life.

Shen Zhixiu stared at that location and said in a deep voice, "I'll have people surround those exits first, but this can't be done in a big way. I'll send a message to Song Hongshen later and ask him to go there to train his troops."

Now that Song Hongshen helps Song Zan manage the Five Cities Military Division, it makes sense for him to go out of the city to train the troops.

"Then what?" Su Qingyu asked again.

Shen Zhixiu smiled faintly, "Madam, let me change my clothes. I want to go to the palace to apologize."

The sound of entering the palace to plead guilty made Su Qingyu's face change slightly, "Plead guilty? What crime?"

Shen Zhixiu stood up, took Su Qingyu's hand, walked out of the study, and walked towards the inner courtyard.

The voice was quiet and said, "Shen Zhao secretly purchased firearms and hid them in the mountains. I didn't teach my sons and nephews well, so I should admit my guilt."

"The emperor will then order us to go into the mountains and find these things. Song Hongshen happens to be nearby, so he can just take over the order."

Su Qingyu seemed to understand, "What about the Crown Prince?"

Shen Zhixiu smiled and said, "I will just apologize to the Shen family. As for which prince is involved in this matter, it is up to the emperor to investigate. Even if the emperor asks me, I will defend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

This is the way of being a minister. The prince is still the heir to the throne, and only the emperor can find fault with him. As a minister, you must know what it means to be a monarch and what it means to be a minister.

It is a big taboo for an official to not recognize his own position.

Su Qingyu's eyes lit up, "Third Master, this is a good idea. It can also help the Shen family get out of this matter."

Shen Zhixiu sighed, "This matter must be cleared with the emperor, otherwise when the prince's enemies reveal themselves one day, the Shen family will be in danger."

When it comes to weapons and military power, there is no such thing as a small matter.

If the incident got out of hand and was exposed by others, even if it turned out to be nothing to do with him, the emperor would be extremely disappointed in him and even a little suspicious. Once the seeds of suspicion were planted, it would be difficult for the emperor and his subjects to be of the same mind in the future.

Then Shen Zhixiu instructed Wenzhu to deliver a letter to Song Hongshen. Then, he got on a carriage and left the mansion for the palace.

When Shen Zhixiu left the house, Shen Zhao was meeting someone in a remote room in the outer courtyard.

The man was dressed in a neat short shirt, with a tight figure and sharp eyes.

"Master Shen, we found something unusual in the area today. Someone went to the river not far away."

Shen Zhao frowned and asked, "Did you see who it was?"

The man shook his head and said, "I didn't see it clearly. I guess it was someone who went up the mountain to chop wood or hunt."

In fact, they didn't take it seriously, but Lord Shen told them to report anything wrong. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave Lord Shen full authority over the matter, so he came.

I don’t know what happened to Shen Zhao today, but his mind was exceptionally clear.

He shook his head slightly. "The price of charcoal in the capital has come down. Not many people go up the mountain to chop wood. Even if they do, they won't go that deep."

“What can you get from hunting in the spring?”

But that person thought that Shen Zhao was overthinking it. This mountain was not closed. It was normal for someone to pass by the water.

Shen Zhao lowered his head and thought for a moment. "Go back immediately and take the things away. You are now at the West Mountain. Move the things to the intersection of the East Mountain and the official road. Hide first and wait for my news."

The man bowed and said yes, then turned and left.

Shen Zhaoze asked Yuan Bao, the servant at the door, "Is the princess back?"

Yuan Bao shook his head and said, "The princess sent a message saying that she will stay at the Li family tonight."

These days, Li Chaoyun often stayed at Li's house, and Shen Zhao didn't think much about it.

"Prepare the car, I'm going to look for the princess."

Li Chaoyun lived in Wangyue Tower before getting married, and he also stayed here whenever he came home for a short stay.

It seems that Li Yunzhou didn't take this seriously, so the people serving in Wangyue Tower were still the ones who served Li Chaoyun before.

Of course, maybe Li Yunzhou just didn't have the time.

At this moment, in the main banquet room of Wangyue Tower, Li Chaoyun and Chen Ping were sitting opposite each other.

Chen Ping had been talking about the details of various things in the Northern Frontier. Li Chaoyun knew most of them, and only asked Li Yunzhou in detail about his methods. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you compete with them.

"Princess, there is one more thing I have almost finished investigating. The batch of grain and grass that I lost was robbed by people sent by Li Yunzhou, and then it came into his hands again."

Li Chaoyun was no longer surprised. Since Li Yunzhou had come this far, robbing a batch of food and fodder was not a big deal.

Chen Ping added: "Not only that, in addition to the food and fodder given by the court, he also received a batch of food and fodder."

"I have found out that it was sent by Lin's Trading Company. And Lin's Trading Company is the maternal home of the Third Madam of the Shen Family. Princess, please tell me if this matter is related to Elder Shen."

"According to my calculations, Lord Shen should have started planning when I left the capital with the food and fodder."

Li Chaoyun's expression finally changed. "You mean, Shen Zhixiu raised food and grass to support Li Yunzhou's seizure of power?"

Chen Ping nodded and said, "I think this is very likely. The food and military supplies can bring a lot of money. Elder Shen did not go through the Li family and the Ministry of War, but sent the food to Li Yunzhou through a trading company."

"Do you believe him, Princess, that he has no intention of plotting anything?"

Li Chaoyun stood up and paced back and forth on the ground.

"The emperor is most afraid of someone trying to seize military power. If he knew that the Shen family was secretly supporting the army in Northern Frontier..."

Shen Zhixiu was the second assistant of the cabinet, so it was not unusual for him to raise food and grass. But the mistake was that he gave it to Li Yunzhou privately without going through the court.

Li Chaoyun's mind was working quickly, but suddenly he felt dizzy.

These days, she took care of Princess Yongjia and dealt with Li Yunzhou in the mansion. She couldn't eat or sleep well, and she lost a lot of weight.

I felt a little dizzy from the excitement just now.

Fortunately, Chen Ping was quick to act and immediately supported her arm.

"Princess, are you okay?"

Li Chaoyun held onto the table on the small couch and shook his head. "I'm fine. I've been tossed around a lot these days. I'll be fine after some rest."

Chen Ping did not let her go. The arm in his hand was so thin and bony that he felt uncomfortable.

"No matter what, the princess has to take care of herself. Why didn't I see Master Shen? He should help the princess take care of the household affairs."

Li Chaoyun smiled bitterly, "What can I count on him for? It's good enough that he doesn't cause me any trouble."

Because of Jiang Chenyue's incident, the two of them were completely separated. They just lived together reluctantly for their own interests. In fact, after that incident, Shen Zhao never touched her again. He often went to Pinghu Residence alone to miss that person.

Chen Ping felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, and asked softly, "Did the princess use the Adenophora I brought back for her last time? I dug them all myself."

Li Chaoyun nodded and said, "It's hard for you to still care about me." Thinking of his elder and third brothers who had passed away, Li Chaoyun laughed at himself and said, "Not many people care about me now."

Chen Ping suddenly felt something was wrong, and after hesitating for a moment he asked the question.

"He's not good to you?"