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

"So what do you want to do?" the emperor asked.

Zhou Shiyue looked at Prime Minister Shen.

"This was proposed by Prime Minister Shen. He insisted on investigating Lu Zhaoling for no reason. This minister does feel a little uncomfortable."

"However, Prime Minister Shen is my brother's right-hand man after all. For my brother's sake, I won't argue with him too much."

"If Prime Minister Shen gives me some apology, I can use it to tease Lu Zhaoling, and I think she will be fine. She is actually very easy to tease." Zhou Shiyue said. "If I ask for it, the amount will not be small, but I am afraid Prime Minister Shen will be angry, so it is better for Prime Minister Shen to give it himself."

The emperor's mouth twitched.

He understood a little.

Did Lu Zhaoling have a falling out with Lu Ming's family?

I heard that Lu Ming's family was driven out. However, if she can't find her biological parents in the future, it would not be a good thing for her to be so cold-blooded and ruthless as to break off the relationship.

She is alone now and just wants to make more money, right?

Those who were raised in the countryside and have just arrived in Beijing probably don’t understand what is the most important thing and only think about money.

Well, such a girl and such an unreliable guy like Zhou Shiyue are a perfect match.

When they really get married, they will just get together and fool around every day, so why would they fight for the throne?

The emperor looked at Prime Minister Shen.

"Shen Aiqing, what do you think?"

Prime Minister Shen had no idea how harsh the curse was.

Whenever the emperor sees Prince Jin, he acts like that.

He lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I was inconsiderate and am willing to pay Miss Lu a thousand taels of silver to make amends."

"Silver?" Zhou Shiyue sighed.

Who do you look down on?

The emperor understood what he meant.

"Before, Zhu Minghao's family paid Lu Zhaoling one hundred thousand taels in compensation." The emperor also smiled bitterly.

How did he agree to it at that time?

As a result, when they searched the marquis's mansion later, they didn't find much.

"I was wrong. It is gold, not silver." Prime Minister Shen said calmly.

"Old Shen is so generous!"

Zhou Shiyue immediately patted Prime Minister Shen on the shoulder.

Hearing from Lu Er that there is a life fire on a person's shoulders, he patted them hard to see if he could extinguish Prime Minister Shen's life fire.

Prime Minister Shen's shoulder went numb from being patted by him.

"I am tired, you may leave the palace. Lord Shen, please think carefully about how I should deal with the Lu family."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Have someone carry Mr. Bi back home."

Go back and heal your broken butt, and you can come back and be his beloved minister in the future.

"Your Majesty, Lord Bi...couldn't withstand the caning." A eunuch came to report hurriedly.

The emperor and Prime Minister Shen's faces changed.

"What do you mean?"

"Master Bi vomited blood and died after the forty-seventh stroke of the cane."

"What?!" The emperor stood up suddenly. "Did I ask you to beat me to death?"

How did he beat someone to death?

"Your Majesty!" Everyone outside knelt down. "We used the same strength as usual, but Lord Bi is too weak..."

The emperor clenched his fists and suddenly looked at Zhou Shiyue.

Zhou Shiyue looked at him with a complicated expression, and pursed his lips, "Brother Emperor, I didn't expect this, otherwise... I would also be beaten with ten boards, as an apology to the deceased Bi..."

As soon as he said this, Prime Minister Shen wanted to hit him.

It was the emperor who gave the order, and it was the emperor who said fifty lashes.

Who could have known that Bi Shiwu would not be able to bear it? In the past, the emperor did not intend to kill anyone, so the beatings would be lighter, and it was up to the executioners themselves.

But today...

What would people say if the Prince of Jin was asked to be beaten and apologize?

The emperor certainly can't do it.

"Go back to your palace!"

The emperor's tone was not good.

"Then I will take my leave. Don't worry too much, my royal brother. The dragon's health is the most important thing."

After Zhou Shiyue finished speaking, he left the imperial study.

Tsk, he has spent quite some time here, and he even said he was thirsty.

Prime Minister Shen also came out, and they both saw Bi Shiwu lying on a stool not far away, completely motionless.

Prime Minister Shen felt cold all over.

He looked at King Jin.

At this moment, he looked at King Jin again.

This is definitely not a harmless rabbit.

He and Lord Bi attacked at the same time, and one of them died. And he had to pay a thousand taels of gold.

King of Jin, escaped unscathed.

"Your Highness is wise." Prime Minister Shen looked calm.

Zhou Shiyue raised his lips slightly and said, "A thousand taels of gold, send it over as soon as possible."

After leaving the palace, Zhou Shiyue got on the carriage and immediately said to Qingfeng, "Let's go to Huaiyuan."

"Yes."

When Prime Minister Shen returned home, Shen Xiangjun came to greet him.

"Father, I heard that the Emperor called you to the Imperial Study after the court session. Is everything alright?"

Prime Minister Shen looked at her with complicated eyes.

"Father, what's wrong?"

"Xiangjun, what do you think of the young Marquis Zhou?" Prime Minister Shen suddenly asked.

Shen Xiangjun immediately understood what he meant.

Her expression changed.

"Father, what happens to Young Marquis Zhou has nothing to do with my daughter."

"It could be related." Prime Minister Shen said, "Don't think about Prince Jin anymore. He is not suitable."

"Why is it inappropriate? Father, you didn't object to it before!"

"The past is the past!"

"But why?"

"He keeps talking about Lu Zhaoling. Don't you understand why? The Prince of Jin likes Lu Zhaoling! You have no chance. You don't even have a chance to be a concubine."

"Besides, did I raise you to be a concubine?"

"It's not like there's no chance for a concubine to be promoted to the main wife. Father, there's still time. They may not be able to get married smoothly. Just wait a little longer, wait for the opportunity..."

There was an unwavering expression on Shen Xiangjun's beautiful face.

She only wants Prince Jin!

This is her obsession, an obsession she has had since childhood, and it must never be changed!

"Father, I told you about my dream before. I said that only if I marry the King of Jin, our Shen family can prosper for generations. It will be useless if I marry someone else. You believed it."

"Now I find it ridiculous. Just based on a dream of yours?"

"Haven't I proved it to you? In my dream, there was Song Zhi. Later, Song Zhi really came to the capital. Didn't I get his attention and guidance based on a little dream?"

"And then? What's the use?"

Prime Minister Shen sneered, "What have you accomplished with the superficial knowledge you have learned?"

"Well, that's because the King of Jin hadn't returned to the capital yet."

"He has been back for several months. What have you gained?" The more Prime Minister Shen asked, the more he felt that he was indeed blinded by greed. Why did he believe such a ridiculous thing?

What is this? Only by marrying Prince Jin can the Shen family have a good ending, but marrying someone else will bring disaster.

This must have been something she made up to achieve her goal.

"If you can really dream that kind of dream, why haven't you dreamed about it in recent years?"

Shen Xiangjun bit her lower lip.

Yes, she hasn’t dreamed in recent years!

“Although I’m not dreaming anymore, I’m very sure in my heart that we really have to stay closely connected with King Jin.”

"Unless you prove it again, your father will marry you to Young Marquis Zhou." Prime Minister Shen said, and turned to leave.