The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

The founding book was usually carefully reviewed by successive emperors.

Others, such as the crown prince, the emperor's uncle, and the princes, mostly just flipped through it and read a few pages when they had the chance.

However, because they already knew many things, no one was interested in looking at them in detail, so the writing was complicated and detailed, but not interesting.

The emperor needs to read carefully.

Therefore, outsiders did not know much about the First Mysterious Gate, and only heard legends occasionally. But the emperor knew about it.

Although we don’t know what the First Xuanmen did back then or how it was destroyed, we know that it really made contributions to the Great Zhou.

"As I recall, the First Xuan Sect was destroyed a long time ago. How do you know that Lu Zhaoling is from the First Xuan Sect?"

"She picked up a collection of talismans from the First Xuanmen. She has a talent and learned all those skills from there. Oh, and she also has fellow apprentices. I heard they all had their own opportunities and inherited the First Xuanmen."

Zhou Shiyue simply let Yin Yunting and Rong Jingjing pass on their affairs to the emperor.

If anyone wants to mention them again in the future, let them talk about it.

"Royal brother, are you going to ask how this inheritance was obtained?" Zhou Shiyue asked again.

The emperor really wanted to ask this.

Zhou Shiyue approached him, rested his elbow on his desk, moved closer, and hooked his index finger at the emperor.

Eunuch Qin standing next to him stared with his eyes wide open.

Prince Jin is great!

Emperor: I want to break Prince Jin’s fingers!

But he leaned closer.

"Brother, I'm curious about this too. Ask Father tonight. He's no ordinary man now, so he will definitely be able to find out. Then ask Father whether I lied to you about Lu Zhaoling."

Emperor: “…” What on earth is he expecting?

When Prime Minister Shen saw the emperor's reaction, he felt very disappointed.

They found out so much and put in so much effort, but in the end, King Jin didn't even produce any evidence and just undid all their efforts with just his words.

What did he say to the emperor?

"Alright, alright, my brother, if you have any more questions, just summon me to the palace and I will explain everything clearly. The most important thing right now is not Lu Zhaoling, but the matter between Zhou Muqiao and Miss Shen. Old Shen has been kneeling for a long time. Do you agree or not? Give me a definite answer."

Zhou Shiyue said this again.

Prime Minister Shen was still thinking about what evidence to produce or where to cut in, but then he heard the sudden boomerang from Prince Jin!

Too much!

"Your Majesty, I did not..."

"Just now in the palace, you dare to say that you didn't mean that?" Zhou Shiyue's tone turned cold. "Why, is it so great to sit in the position of prime minister? All the young men of our Zhou royal family who are of the right age have to be picked and chosen by the prime minister's daughter?"

Prime Minister Shen's expression changed slightly.

"Your Majesty, I dare not do that. I have absolutely no such intention."

He really shouldn't have taken the risk of arranging Xiangjun's marriage in Zhou Muchiao's favor in the court just now.

Once caught by the King of Jin, he will not let go.

"Yes, you don't dare, because you can't be sure whether the death of the young master from Jiangnan will be related to Zhou Muchiao in the end, and whether he will be punished, so you have to wait and see, right?"

Zhou Shiyue snorted, "Old Shen, you still say that we are letting you pick and choose?"

The emperor didn't feel comfortable listening to this.

After all, Prime Minister Shen did mean that in the court, but now he doesn't dare to admit it?

He thought this was a good idea before.

"Your Majesty, I do have some selfish motives!"

Prime Minister Shen suddenly had an idea and he started to imitate Prince Jin!

Just say it straight and put it out there, even if it's a bit shameless, it's better than being suspected by the emperor.

"I think Young Marquis Zhou is a very good person, but the case has not been decided yet. I love my daughter so much and I am worried that something might go wrong and make Xiangjun heartbroken."

"But I believe that Lord Lin and the Crown Prince will investigate the case and clear the young marquis' name. The young marquis has always been filial and kind-hearted. How could he deliberately harm those friends? This would not benefit him at all."

Prime Minister Shen spoke with great righteousness.

Moreover, it was also mentioned that the young marquis was filial.

Zhou Muqiao's filial piety is directed towards the emperor.

The emperor would naturally think of this.

Sure enough, after hearing his words, the emperor's expression relaxed.

"I also believe that this matter has nothing to do with Mu Qiao."

Zhou Shiyue didn't say anything else.

It’s too late.

He had already talked too much today, and if he continued talking at this time, his brother would be annoyed. Once annoyed, he would not listen to him anymore.

Zhou Shiyue has always grasped this scale very well.

Seeing that he didn't say anything else, Prime Minister Shen was a little disappointed.

He also knew that if the King of Jin continued to talk, it would be redundant and the situation would change. He was expecting the King of Jin to continue talking, but in the end, the King of Jin was speechless.

The emperor himself closed his eyes and remained silent for a moment.

When he opened his eyes, he looked exhausted.

"Forget it. Prince Jin has already told me about Lu Zhaoling's background and I'm investigating it. It's not surprising that she practices the mysterious arts."

"Lord Shen, I personally granted you this marriage, so don't say anything about Lu Zhaoling's low status as a member of the Xuan Sect."

Otherwise, wouldn't that be a slap in his face?

This commotion actually made it easier for Lu Zhaoling to pass through the emperor's door.

Prime Minister Shen felt very depressed.

It seemed that some of his arrangements could not be carried out in the short term, which really disrupted his plans.

"Yes, I obey your order."

"Ayue, you should be more natural." The emperor was helpless towards Zhou Shiyue.

He still cared about Lu Zhaoling's matter. If he dreamed about his father again tonight, he would really ask about it!

Let’s let King Jin go for now.

"Brother, what did I do wrong?" Zhou Shiyue asked weakly. "Prime Minister Shen was planning to kill Lu Hou'er today. If she heard about this, she would definitely look down on me."

Just this one sentence aroused the emperor's curiosity again.

"Why should she look down on you?"

"I boasted in front of her on the day the marriage was granted."

"Oh, what are you bragging about?"

"I told her that marrying me would be a great blessing for her because I am the Prince of Jin in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the emperor's favorite youngest brother. With my protection in the capital, she can do whatever she wants!"

Zhou Shiyue raised his chin.

"What happened? She just learned a little bit of mystical arts, went to Lishan for two days, and saved someone, but she was almost dragged out to fight in the court."

"If this gets out, everyone in the capital will look down on her. Wouldn't that mean I didn't protect her at all?"

Emperor: I haven't asked my father for clarification yet, how should I answer you? If Lu Zhaoling is not the first descendant of Xuanmen, but is just an unorthodox person, then he will indeed be looked down upon.

She can only blame herself!