The queen woke up, looked tired, and said weakly to the female officer beside her:
"Where's the Prime Minister? I want to see Prime Minister Shao."
Although she was weak, her voice was not too soft. It was impossible to say that the Queen had fainted and Prime Minister Shao could go home directly. She had been waiting outside the palace.
When the queen said this, she already stood up and planned to go in.
Just then the female official came out and said to Prime Minister Shao:
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister, your Majesty wants to see you."
Prime Minister Shao nodded and walked in with a worried look on his face.
After bowing to the Queen, the Queen sat up slightly, leaned back, her face was still a little pale, and asked her ministers:
"Am I wrong?"
"It's really a misfortune for the country and my fault for raising such a daughter!"
The minister said: "Your Majesty, please do not blame yourself."
The queen sighed, thinking of her unsatisfactory daughter, and said sadly:
"In the final analysis, it was my lack of discipline that allowed the concubine to do such a thing."
The Prime Minister glanced at the Queen and saw that the Queen's expression did not seem to be fake. He felt that the Queen should believe this.
As long as people believe, even if they check and find something different, they will still choose to trust their own judgment.
However, it was impossible for her to try her best to persuade the queen to depose the princess, as this would appear to be too purposeful.
It's easy to make the Queen suspicious.
Then he said: "I think this matter needs further investigation, and Her Royal Highness does not seem like someone who would do such a thing."
The Queen sighed and said with an expression as if she thought the Prime Minister had been deceived by the concubine:
"You are the only one who speaks to her. I have also checked and found that these people encountered each other at different times. Some even happened a few years ago. It is obvious that the queen has done a lot of bad things behind my back over the years."
"This revelation was probably not expected by the concubine. She uses her power to suppress the people. I must give an explanation to my subjects..."
"We still need to investigate, thoroughly investigate!"
Her emotions began to rise.
The Prime Minister comforted the Queen and said:
"Your Majesty, please don't get angry because of this."
How could the Queen allow the Prime Minister to lead the topic elsewhere, but instead brought it back again and asked worriedly:
"What do you think I should do?"
Prime Minister: “…”
"It's all up to your Majesty." The prime minister rolled the snowball back.
The Queen stretched out her hand, took the Prime Minister's hand, and said with a hint of guilt:
"If anything happens to the princess, it will cause trouble to your son and son."
The Prime Minister also smiled bitterly and said:
"A country has a country first, and then a family. If the concubine really did all this, there is no need to consider the child. He is already married to the concubine, and they will depend on each other for blessings and misfortunes."
The Queen smiled reluctantly:
"I am very pleased that my beloved can think so."
The prime minister nodded and dealt with the queen again. In order to avoid suspicion, she did not strongly ask the queen to abolish the princess, nor did she say that she wanted to protect the princess.
Just stand in the middle and let your opinion be what it is.
After the Queen finished the conversation and fell asleep again tiredly, the Prime Minister returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Shao Xinglan hurriedly greeted the Prime Minister and asked:
"Mom, what did the Holy One say?"
The Prime Minister thought for a while and said: "The Holy One's intention is to abolish the concubine."
A trace of pride flashed in Shao Xinglan's eyes, and he confirmed again: "Seriously?"
The Prime Minister nodded, but her expression was obviously not as happy as Shao Xinglan's.
She said:
"Your Majesty said she would investigate this matter thoroughly, and I am worried about finding out the truth."
Shao Xinglan didn’t care much:
"Don't worry, mother, I've got most of them under control. Those who have been fed poison will not talk nonsense if they want to survive."
The Prime Minister shook his head and said:
"I'm worried that the biggest variable is that Manlan, he knows everything."
Shao Xinglan curled his lips and said:
"But he was controlled by my daughter with poison. As long as he wants to survive, he won't talk casually."
Since Meng Li named Manlan's name last time, Shao Xinglan went home and investigated Manlan thoroughly.
Instead, she reused Manlan.
"Actually, as long as most people stick to what they said before, they will be able to bring down the concubine."
"Besides, the bad reputation of concubines among the people has already been created. Even if someone changes their story, everyone will wonder if there is a shady story behind them."
The prime minister said worriedly:
"If I pull the concubine down, will the concubine in the future be able to tolerate her?"
She doesn't want Hua Shengying to die now, after all, her son wants this person.
Otherwise, the princess would not be carrying this crime now.
Before doing anything, she had thought that these crimes could make the princess deposed, but she was still a princess and would not be demoted to a commoner.
She was just a notorious princess, so naturally she would not allow her son to follow a commoner.
Shao Xinglan's eyes were full of ambition, and she said:
"It's not up to us to decide whether we can tolerate it or not."
The prime minister glanced at Shao Xinglan and felt that his daughter was too ambitious.
She actually wants to control the future princess, or even the future queen.
She was silent for a moment and said:
"After this matter is settled, deal with the man named Man Lan."
She had murderous intentions in her heart, and some people could not be left behind.
But Shao Xinglan hesitated, she was not too willing.
Seeing the hesitation in his daughter's eyes, the Prime Minister said in a deep voice:
"It's just one man. If you abandon him, there will be thousands more."
Shao Xinglan shook his head and said:
"He is different. When used properly, he is definitely a sharp sword in our hands."
The Prime Minister sneered and said:
"The so-called sharp sword can be used to hurt others, but it is also easy to be hurt by the sword."
Shao Xinglan said persistently:
"He won't hurt me."
The Prime Minister was a little helpless and didn't want to talk about this topic for the time being.
Then he said:
"The more critical the moment, the less careless it is. There are always variables before the final result is obtained."
Shao Xinglan:
"Mom, you are too careful."
The prime minister was a little angry. His daughter had good abilities, but she was overconfident because she was young. Being overconfident meant being conceited and arrogant.
She said in a bad tone:
"The honor of the family is tied to one body. If something happens, the whole family will be in trouble. Can I be careless?"
Shao Xinglan saw that the prime minister was angry, so he said dullly:
"I see."
But he still couldn’t help but say:
"But it's really difficult for Your Majesty to find out the truth. The traces have long been erased."
"Those people have never even seen Manlan's true face. Even if the queen finds out that the princess was wronged, she will not be able to find her here."
So they had nothing to lose. The big deal was that they didn't completely pull down the concubine.
There are many ways to do it. As time goes by, take your time. If you fail to succeed, try another one.
But when Shao Sichen heard that the princess was being held in the palace and couldn't get out, she really felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
It felt like my soul was being pulled in pain.
No matter how stupid he is, he knows that if the matter is not particularly serious, the adult princess will never be detained in the palace.
This is the unique disguised form of imprisonment for a concubine.
He was not sent to a real prison cell because the royal family needed to save face.
All he could think about was what to do
He must rescue the princess and go to his mother and sister.
They will definitely agree. If they don't agree, they will go on a hunger strike.