How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

"Is this really feasible?" Su Qinghe frowned slightly, with an unshakable sadness on his gentle face. He always felt that this matter would not end so easily.

He raised his eyes and looked at Shen Yuan's face gently, "Brother Shen, do you know why the Second Prince suddenly came to me?"

Shen Yuan paused for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "I don't know."

"Your relationship with the Second Prince doesn't look very good." Su Qinghe asked tentatively, quietly observing the expression on Shen Yuan's face, "Did any misunderstanding arise when you went to Yizhou?"

Misunderstanding?

Shen Yuan lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking. After a long while, he asked in a low voice, as if talking to himself, "Does the relationship between me and His Highness seem bad?"

In fact, he could feel that since the day he persuaded Xie Chengze to hand over the gunpowder formula, Xie Chengze began to distance himself from him, and apart from business conversations, they had almost no extra contact.

Even on the way back to Yizhou, Xie Chengze would rather sit in the carriage until his back hurt than ask him for help.

It’s not like he hasn’t tried to be nice before, but his repeated displays of weakness only resulted in the other party’s hard-heartedness, which made him sad and angry.

In addition, with countless eyes in the court staring at him now, it would be inappropriate for him to appear too close to Xie Chengze, thus bringing him fatal disaster.

Therefore, they could only let their relationship drift apart.

Su Qinghe at the side pondered for a while, and said in a subtle tone, "The Second Prince seems... to really dislike you. And you were too aggressive just now, questioning the Second Prince step by step. After all, the Second Prince is a royal family, how could he allow others to provoke him like this?"

"That's because you don't understand..." Shen Yuan subconsciously argued, then paused and shook his head, "This is a long story, and it's not convenient for outsiders to know. Anyway, the Second Prince is a very good person and will not bear a grudge for this. It's just that sometimes he has some strange behaviors that are difficult for ordinary people to understand. If he has offended you just now, I apologize to you on his behalf."

outsider……

Excellent people...

Apologize for him...

Su Qinghe pursed his lips lightly, feeling a little sour in his heart.

Every word Shen Yuan said actually excluded him. Not only did he not ask what he had just experienced in the palace, he even downplayed the Second Prince's actions, trying to resolve the conflict with their friendship, as if the humiliation he had suffered in Chenghuan Palace before could be written off.

Brother Shen had never been like this before. He always took his feelings into consideration and would never let him suffer any grievances. He was not like this now, constantly claiming to be clearing the Second Prince's name.

But even so, it would be even more ridiculous for me to be unable to refuse and hate Shen Yuan.

"I understand." He said in a trembling voice, "After returning home, I will immediately claim to be sick and will not go out again."

Shen Yuan did not notice anything unusual. He just thought that Su Qinghe was so emotionally unstable because he was stimulated by being forced into marriage today. Therefore, he sent him out of the palace and then returned to the palace.

Sitting in the carriage, Su Qinghe slowly lowered his head, only to find that his palms were already covered with countless deep finger marks.

"Sir!" The servant saw it and couldn't help but said distressedly, "Master Shen is really something! He even spoke for that useless Second Prince just now, not caring at all about the bullying you suffered!"

Everyone in the Su family knows that the Second Prince is a man who is ambitious and unworthy of his position. Last time, he even asked the emperor to send all the delicacies from the imperial study to the remote Yizhou with great effort. His momentum and extravagant style were so huge that if it weren't for the help of Lord Shen Yuan to solve the flood in Yizhou, he would have been criticized by the people in the Hanlin Academy long ago!

From top to bottom in the Su family, from the head of the family to the clan members, from the servants to the grooms, no one looks down on the second prince!

"Jing Mo, be careful with your words." Su Qinghe shook his head. "Brother Shen just wanted to avoid any trouble. I have no power or influence, so it is really inappropriate for me to create a feud with the Second Prince."

"I know. I just feel sorry for you and I'm angry that Lord Shen doesn't support you." Jing Mo sighed, "Why do you have to fall in love with Yue..."

"Jing Mo!" Su Qinghe's tone became heavier. Jing Mo shrank his head and slapped his mouth. "I understand, sir. I won't say anything more."

His son is a coward!

……

The next day, Chenghuan Palace indeed sent an invitation to the Su family.

Su Qinghe announced to the public that he had caught a cold, so the invitations were no longer sent. Instead, expensive tonics were sent to the Su Mansion every day.

Chenghuan Palace had a tough attitude, and it was hard for Su Qinghe to refuse. After seven days of distress, Chenghuan Palace sent another invitation, asking about his current condition and whether he could come to the palace for a chat.

Su Qinghe hesitated again and again, asked Shen Yuan for advice, and then declined the invitation to enter the palace on the grounds that his illness had worsened.

I thought the person in Chenghuan Palace would be angry, but I didn't expect that there would be no more invitations and no more tonics sent to the Su Mansion every day. It seemed that he had given up.

Su Qinghe finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, in Chenghuan Palace, Xie Chengze was crying and looked very unhappy.

Because he has to work the early shift again.

Shen Yuan uncovered the mastermind behind the assassination, and various clues pointed to the involvement of the Minister of Revenue Yang Qinghui in the Yizhou corruption case. This Yizhou case was just the tip of the iceberg, and there must be more corruption cases involved behind it. Therefore, Shen Yuan reported to the emperor and requested a thorough investigation of the corruption in the Ministry of Revenue.

However, Yang Qinghui's power in the court was already deeply rooted. As soon as the memorial was released, many officials came to the court to protest for him. Yang Qinghui cried out for injustice and recounted how he had worked diligently in assisting two monarchs, but now he was being ostracized and slandered by villains. Not only did he not gain the trust of His Majesty, but he was also being blacklisted. The grief and indignation of his words made the civil and military officials feel sad and panic at the same time.

His Majesty is obviously planning to clean up the court. Will they also face this day in the future?

If they stand idly by and watch what happens to the Minister of Revenue today, when this big tree falls, those monkeys who depend on the big tree for survival and those who mourn the death of the rabbit will probably be pulled out one by one. At the very least, they will never be able to make a comeback, and at the worst, all nine clans will be killed.

They must force Emperor Jian to handle it with care.

The court was noisy and chaotic, and Emperor Jian was overwhelmed with headaches, so he dragged Xie Chengze out from Chenghuan Palace where he was taking a nap.

Xie Chengze could only go to court cursing.

It was the morning court session that day. All the ministers were already in place, and the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince were also present. Shen Yuan stood in the court in a purple official uniform. There seemed to be a righteous aura around him, clearing the room for him, and no one dared to approach him.

When the time came, Emperor Jian walked out from behind the curtain and sat on the dragon throne, but he remained silent and did not open his mouth to signal that he should go to court for a long time.

All the ministers couldn't help but look sideways and exchange glances.

Why haven’t you gone to court yet?

What are you waiting for?

An official was gently pushed by his colleagues and slowly stepped out of the line. He asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, the time has come, why don't you attend the court?"

Emperor Jian raised his eyelids and glanced at him, saying unhappily, "Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you see that my Chengze hasn't arrived yet?"

Second Prince?

All the ministers were suddenly enlightened. Since the Second Prince had been away from the capital for half a year, they had become accustomed to his absence from court. Suddenly, when they heard that he was to attend court, they felt as if a long time had passed.

but……

I heard that the Second Prince's hands and feet were stabbed, but he still came to court. He is really as dedicated to his duties as always!

All the ministers were secretly sighing in their hearts when they suddenly heard the sound of limping footsteps at the door of the palace, accompanied by a familiar chattering sound, which was transmitted into the silent hall with amplified sound effects and was particularly clear and audible.

"Alas, going to court is hard, going to court is tiring, I just want to doze off when I go to court. Going to court is annoying, going to court is difficult, I just want to go out of the palace to play when I go to court. I have no one, no money, I am single and working miserably, I have no work, no career, I am going crazy thinking about it! Oh my god! The dream is shattered when I open my eyes, and I have to face the busy court affairs!"

The tone was quite gentle and mournful, like a song and a tear.

Ministers:...

Ministers:! ! !

Second Prince, you said it well!