The emperor stood in his seat, silent, with a somewhat anxious expression on his face. He was not sure. Ning An was a different existence to the entire royal family and to him. The Shen family was now in such a position and could not move at will. A single move would affect the entire body. The emperor turned around twice again.
The queen acted as a good person and spoke loudly.
"Your Majesty, now that something like this has happened to the Shen family, why not get Xining and the Crown Prince married first? Then, Xining will be the Crown Princess and will not be implicated."
Everyone knows the family background and status of the Shen family. If the emperor really wanted to deal with the Shen family, he would not have said it openly. As everything is still undecided, the emperor clearly wants to cover up for them. Perhaps he wants to put the marriage between the Shen family and the prince on hold to restrain the prince. But no matter what, for the queen, finalizing the marriage now is a sign of peace of mind.
His Majesty was so angry that he threw all the bows and arrows in his hand directly to the ground.
"Nonsense! The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince of the current dynasty! He is the future successor of the entire dynasty. How can he marry the daughter of a criminal minister for such an important mission and role!?"
The emperor seemed to have taken a long time to make this decision.
"In that case, why not agree to Xining's request and let her find out the truth in secret within two months? As for the flood, there is no tiger daughter in a general's family. Your father is the imperial tutor, and your mother was once a companion to the royal family. As their daughter, you should not be an ordinary person since the day you were born. If the flood cannot be eliminated within half a year, you will still be punished alive!"
Shen Xining saluted.
"Your Highness obeys my command!"
The matter was thus settled.
Shen Xining was supported by Chun Xing and walked outside. Shen Xiyao's face turned pale with anger.
"Shen Xining, why didn't you try your best to prove the Shen family's innocence? Now you can go out and enjoy your life, but our whole family will go to jail. Shen Xining, you have such a cruel heart! Tell me, was this incident something you did on purpose? "
Bang!
Shen Xining slapped her directly in the face with his uninjured arm, and Shen Xiyao fell to the ground with a scream.
"How dare you hit me!"
"Shen Xiyao, have I ever told you that no matter what time, our family is a community of interests? No matter how dissatisfied you are, this is an indisputable fact. I firmly believe that my father is innocent of what happened today, but there is no evidence. Even if His Majesty believes us, what can we do? The most important thing for you two, mother and daughter, is to shut up. I will certainly promise you what I promised His Majesty just now, but if you don't believe me and do anything that damages the Shen family's reputation, I will have my own way to let you know what it means to reap what you sow."
Shen Xiyao covered her face, and Shen Xining picked up the dagger in his hand and slashed her face mercilessly.
The moment her face was broken, blood flowed out. Shen Xiyao screamed, as if she was crazy, and tried to struggle and grab Shen Xining. The guards beside Shen Xining held Shen Xiyao down. Shen Xining squatted beside her, looking at Shen Xiyao like this, and narrowed his eyes.
"I have a good ointment for your face. When I come back, your face will be healed naturally. Shen Xiyao, take care of yourself."
Chun Xing and Shen Xining walked away, and Chun Xing frowned.
"Miss, Miss Second's face, nothing will happen like this, right? She has always been a very thoughtful person, we..."
"It doesn't matter. This is to prevent her from sneaking out to do business. At least, she shouldn't go out and do anything wrong until her face is completely healed."
I hope so.
Shen Xining closed his eyes, his body swayed, everything went dark in front of his eyes, and he finally passed out.
At this time, on the other side, the prince and the queen returned to their resting place. Both of them looked very ugly and dark.
"Mother, what should we do now? We originally thought that we could use this archery competition as a betrothal gift, and use it in front of so many officials to force Shen Xining and the emperor to issue an order to resolve the marriage contract as soon as possible. Now, a marriage contract has become so troublesome. Why don't we just use the trick to get rid of the Shen family? How about it?"
"Confused."
The Queen slammed her hand on the table.
"The Shen family has been in Kyoto for so many years, not without foundation. Let alone the current tutor, even Ning An before was a person that the emperor and many old ministers could not let go of. If you move against the Shen family now, all the plans you and I have made for so many years will fail."
"So what should we do now? We can't just sit back and wait, right?"
The queen rubbed her forehead.
"What does the Jiang family say? Is their attitude still lukewarm? What about those people who are on good terms with the Shen family? Do they all have the same attitude?"
The prince nodded.
"The Jiang family has always been upright and honest. As for the Shen family, the attitude of Shen's father is acceptable, but most of the people who are on good terms with the Shen family are Ning An's old friends. They are reserved and do not open up to him or refuse him."
"Assholes! They are all assholes! Have you all forgotten where this place is? Under the feet of the Crown Prince, inside the Imperial City, you are so disrespectful to the future Emperor!"
"Don't be angry, mother! We have been planning for years, haven't we? Once that old man dies and sits firmly on the throne, won't the rest of these people be at our disposal?"
The queen took a deep breath and nodded.
"That's right. You and I have been dormant for many years and are only one step away from success. Naturally, we will not give up at this time. Send someone to follow Shen Xining to see if this matter can be resolved as soon as possible. The sooner the Shen family clears their grievances, the sooner we can rest assured. Also, the emperor's drug dosage can be increased if necessary."
"yes!"
The two men did not notice that there was a person outside the tent who was quietly listening to their conversation, and then turned and left. This person was the senior general of the Moon Shadow Guard.
Xie Zhaoan had just recovered from the medication. The general reported the matter, and Xie Zhaoan pursed his lips and smiled.
"Mr. Yue, is there anything we can do with the Emperor's medicine?"
"No need. We don't need to do anything now. Please help me prepare a secluded residence in the southern Jingnan area. I will set off with Shen Xining in a while. She is an important member of this drama, and we are the ones who started it. Has that person been dealt with?"
"Sir, we have dealt with him. That person was an important part of Master Shen's corruption case. If that person wasn't there, this matter would be a dead end. No matter how great a god Shen Xining is, we won't be able to find out the result."