Third, he knew that Shen Yueshan was too upright and would not collude with treacherous villains for personal gains and losses.
"But the King of Northwest was kidnapped by Prince Jiachen, and later Prince Jiachen appeared in the Turks..." Everything is inseparable from Xiao Juesong.
Emperor Youning and Liu Sanzhi, who had seen Xiao Juesong in person but did not know that he had passed away, did not think that Shen Yueshan would make such a big fuss under the banner of Xiao Juesong and keep silent unless there was a benefit.
"Shen Yueshan is not stupid. The conflict between him and me is just about power; but he and Xiao Juesong have a mortal feud." Emperor Youning couldn't figure out the connection, but he still remained rational, firmly believing that Shen Yueshan would never get involved with Xiao Juesong.
He was more inclined to believe that Shen Yueshan was indeed kidnapped by Xiao Juesong, but he escaped. Therefore, what Shen Yueshan said was true and he would naturally not show up. After Shen Yueshan escaped, he faked his death and perhaps even deceived Xiao Juesong. That's why Xiao Juesong ran to the Turks and wanted to use the Turks to occupy the northwest. Unfortunately, his good son who faked his death was also in the Turks, so Xiao Changtai delivered the letter to him.
This is the only reasonable explanation.
Liu Sanzhi nodded after hearing this, and his doubts disappeared. He dared not say anything more. His Majesty was feeling sorry for those spies in the northwest at the moment.
"Prince, is there any unusual movement?" asked Emperor Youning.
Liu Sanzhi was the person responsible for following Xiao Huayong closely. To be honest, before the palace, Liu Sanzhi also suspected Xiao Huayong, but after the palace, Prince Jiachen suddenly appeared, and he and His Majesty saw with their own eyes that Xiao Juesong kidnapped Xiao Huayong. The look and gesture of Xiao Juesong could not be fake, which means that their previous suspicion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might actually be done by Xiao Juesong.
Especially this time, Liu San assigned people to follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to leave the palace, but His Majesty did not approve it. Then he tried his best to "smoothly" escape from the palace while they turned a blind eye.
He chased the Crown Prince all the way to the northwest. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was weak and had a strange poison in his body. He often ran out of energy and had to rest halfway. During this period, he also planted some spies who were familiar with medicine to take the Crown Prince's pulse several times. After the pulse case was sent back, he sought a trusted imperial physician to confirm the diagnosis, but there was no trace of anything.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince almost stumbled all the way to the northwest, and then to Tingzhou Protectorate. His people could not get into Tingzhou Protectorate, but first Pei Zhan accompanied him, and later Xiao Changfeng was there, so it was impossible to detect any pretense on the part of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
At this point, especially after seeing the letter Xiao Changfeng handed over, Liu Sanzhi no longer doubted Xiao Huayong: "Your Majesty, the daughter of the Shen family has never had any contact with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince before. As soon as she entered the capital, she spoke up for justice at the Dali Temple. Apart from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she never interacted with anyone else. Her feelings for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are obvious.
The fact that the King of the Northwest was able to fake his death and that King Xun had searched the entire city for doctors but could not find any flaws was enough to prove that there was a medical expert by the side of the Shen family's daughter. They were probably certain that the Crown Prince had already...
Therefore, the fact that the Shen family girl has been eyeing the Crown Prince from the beginning to the end may have other implications."
Some things don't need to be said bluntly. Shen Xihe set his sights on Xiao Huayong simply because he saw that Xiao Huayong was a legitimate son and would not live long. With the intention of giving birth to a legitimate grandson, he could fight for the Shen family. This was the best way out for the Shen family.