usatvline Chapter 820 Powerless
Chapter 820 Powerless
Shen Shuyi did not continue to watch this farce, but went to Shuhan Garden with Shen Shuhan.
"Brother, now that the Jinglou incident has happened, do you think... Xiao Yuncheng still has a chance to seize the position of crown prince..." Shen Shuyi said in a low voice.
Shen Shuhan poured her a cup of tea and said slowly, "Your Majesty is in his prime, with many children, and has not appointed a crown prince for many years. I'm afraid he has other plans."
"As for Xiao Yuncheng..." Shen Shuhan paused: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to completely bring him down this time."
In the short term, Xiao Yuncheng will definitely be despised and treated coldly by Emperor Qianwu.
But as he said, if His Majesty has no plans to appoint a crown prince in the short term, then in three to five years, the current situation would probably have been forgotten by Emperor Qianwu.
After all, even those sons who had been punished by the emperor would often be remembered by the emperor after a few years.
The older people get, the more they value sentimentality, and this is even more true for emperors who have the power of life and death and hold unparalleled power.
By then, Xiao Yuncheng might not be without the possibility of competing for that position again.
Shen Shuyi understood what he meant, her almond eyes were cold and she said, "But I really don't want to let such a person take the position."
To her, Xiao Yuncheng's behavior was not much better than Xiao Heyu's.
However, Xiao Heyu is not only greedy, but also evil.
"If you don't want him to have another chance in the future, the best way is to strike while the iron is hot and take this opportunity to abandon him directly." Shen Shuhan said softly.
Shen Shuyi also thought so. After all, even if Emperor Qianwu treated Xiao Yuncheng coldly for a few years, it would not solve the fundamental problem.
Therefore, if you really want to eliminate this possibility, of course you should take advantage of this opportunity to make him completely lose hope.
It’s just that... he sent Jiang Li to investigate for a long time, but he didn’t find any stains on Xiao Yuncheng.
Most of Concubine Jing's maternal family were upright people, so Xiao Yuncheng also picked up these habits. He usually liked to recite poetry, paint, and often have small gatherings.
But this is not a fault, it's just a preference for elegance.
It was precisely for this reason that Xiao Yuncheng came up with the idea of using the imperial examinations to bribe and amass huge wealth.
If it was someone else it would be fine, but he is the prince.
This matter may not seem serious, but it was corroding the Daqian Dynasty from the root. It deprived the imperial examination of its most basic fairness and even selected some parasites who brought disaster to the people.
Just imagine, a seventh-rank county magistrate can kill countless people, so what if it is a third-rank official?
What if the high-ranking officials in the court are all corrupt officials?
This court will fall apart sooner or later.
However, it is not easy to find evidence to kill a prince.
"It's not difficult." Shen Shuhan thought for a moment and spoke softly.
"Brother, do you have an idea?" Shen Shuyi's eyes brightened.
"What mistake did the Third Prince make to die?" Shen Shuhan asked.
Shen Shuyi remained silent. Xiao Heyu had committed numerous crimes and Emperor Qianwu despised him in every way. But the most fundamental reason that made the emperor want to kill him was that he privately stored weapons and his in-laws were monopolizing power.
In other words, Xiao Heyu had rebellious intentions and attempted to shake Emperor Qianwu's throne.
How can the majesty of the emperor be challenged?
Not even if he is my own son!
"But this method, once used, if used again..." Shen Shuyi frowned. What's more, Concubine Jing has always been cautious in doing things. She has not found out that Xiao Yuncheng has embezzled weapons.
But when it came to this, Shen Shuhan didn't need to say anything, Shen Shuyi reacted.
"Most of Concubine Jing's family are famous and upright people, so, brother, do you mean to start with calligraphy and painting?" Shen Shuyi narrowed his eyes and already had an idea in mind.
"Smart." Shen Shuhan smiled dotingly.
Shen Shuyi didn't care about anything else and started to think seriously.
As long as the mastermind behind Jinglou is found out, that will be the time when Xiao Yuncheng will be most disliked by Emperor Qianwu.
So...what if we find anti-poems from his previous calligraphy and paintings at this time?
What would be the attitude of this decisive and murderous emperor?
"I'll go back first." Shen Shuyi stood up and planned to ask Jiang Li and Bao Kun to check it out immediately.
Shen Shuhan smiled, stood up and walked her out the door.
Shen Shuyi got into the carriage before he heard Jinzhu talk about Qin Xuerong.
"Miss, you don't know that the wife was thrown out of the Shen family with a divorce letter, and Cuizhu was also sentenced to death by the master."
"And the lady didn't have much money at all. She was so poor that she knocked on the door of the Shen Mansion for a long time. In the end, because there were too many people watching, the doorman beat her away."
Jinzhu's eyes were full of excitement.
Shen Shu smiled nonchalantly: "It's better to keep her alive. Someone should keep an eye on her movements."
"Yes."
Shen Shuyi thought of Shen Jingchuan again. Her father was indecisive, but he still valued feelings.
This was true for her and her brother, and also for Qin Xuerong and the others.
Otherwise, if Qin Xuerong poisoned Shen Jinglin, he should have taken her life.
But he took into account the love they had for each other for so many years and just drove her away.
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When Shen Shuyi got off the carriage and returned to the gate of Xie's house, he noticed that there were quite a few people outside the gate, pointing and whispering about something.
"What's going on?" Shen Shuyi asked calmly.
The doorman of the mansion hurried forward and whispered, "Madam, this Lou Gu claims to be your cousin and insists on kneeling here. No matter what we say, she won't leave..."
"Oh?" Shen Shuyi raised his eyebrows and his eyes fell on Lou Yulan.
That’s right, this person was none other than Lou Yulan.
"Why are you kneeling in front of the door of my Xie Mansion, cousin? If you don't know, you might think I did something to force you."
A clear voice sounded, and Lou Yulan came back to her senses and quickly knelt on the ground and moved forward.
"Cousin, can you help me? Please help me!"
As soon as Lou Yulan saw Shen Shuyi, she started to kowtow, and her head hit the ground with a dull sound.
After a while, his forehead was stained with blood, and his eyes were red and swollen, making him look particularly pitiful.
Lou Yulan knew that Shen Shuyi would not help her easily.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have had that attitude the last time she sent someone to deliver the letter.
What's more, Shen Shuyi had the medicine in his hand, but only gave it to Shen Jingyu and not to her. She knew exactly what this meant.
But she didn't have any bargaining chips in her hand now, so she could only beg her like this.
Her child has been given to Shen Jingyu by Xiao Tingshan for a month, but Shen Jingyu doesn't allow her to see the child at all.
Until now, she doesn't know how to get her child back.
So, she could only come to Shen Shuyi for help.
She chose to kneel in front of the gate of her Xie family when there were the most people around. Even if Shen Shuyi didn't care, she should still consider her husband's reputation, right?
"Cousin, I have no grudge against you, and we are blood relatives. Please, please help me this time. I will do anything you want me to do. Please ask Shen Jingyu to return the child to me, okay..."
Shen Shuyi smiled and said, "Cousin, what you said is not true. You and I are not blood relatives."
Strictly speaking, she and Lou Yulan have no blood relationship at all.
"As for what you are asking for, I can't help you and there is nothing I can do."