The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Sheng Yuan has been focusing all his energy on the Five Military Governor's Office recently. Every day, he thinks about how to stand out among the five armies in the capital, or how to expand his influence as quickly as possible in those military camps that respect military power. It is inevitable that he has relaxed his attention on the direction of the wind in Kyoto.

Fortunately, An Yu had plenty of time, which helped her make up for the information delay.

"Haven't you noticed that Princess Hong'an hasn't come to visit for more than half a month?" An Yu poured a cup of fruit tea and handed it over, saying with a smile, "Our parents have been smiling more recently. After all, they are much quieter now, and there is no need to worry about how to reject them politely."

Sheng Yuan leaned against the carriage, crossed his arms and muttered, "Princess Hong'an, a noble lady who has been favored for three dynasties, has become so silent. I'm really not used to it."

An Yu found it funny: "If you put it that way, ever since Yongning entered the outer garden of the imperial palace, Kyoto has become quieter!"

"That's different!" Sheng Yuan shook his head and ate a fruit while thinking, "In terms of influence and representativeness, Yongning and her mother are totally incomparable."

"Maybe it's for Yongning's children!" Seeing Sheng Yuan being serious, An Yu stopped joking and started to think, "If she had received the emperor's clear instructions when she entered the palace and knew that the throne had nothing to do with her family, she would have focused on her grandchildren in the future. Even for the sake of the children, she should have kept quiet. Don't look at her previous big fuss. She is a smart person. Yongning is no match for her."

An Yu had no idea what had happened in the palace before, and had no idea what Yongning had done under the guidance of Concubine Dowager Cen. Therefore, he thought that the emperor would give face to Princess Hongan and set Yongning and her children free after everything was settled.

But Sheng Yuan knew that no matter how the emperor and her sister dealt with her, Princess Yongning would never appear in public again. Since Yongning could not be let go, her children would naturally not be free.

If this is the case, it would be like dancing on Princess Hong'an's weak spot. It would be strange if the other party did not use her ultimate move!

"You're just worrying too much." An Yu couldn't bear to see Sheng Yuan thinking hard, and seeing that she was upset, he immediately spoke to comfort her, "Think about it, even if Princess Hong An is unwilling, what can she do? She has no troops, let alone power. She can't even leave Kyoto if she wants to rebel. What can she do?"

At this point, An Yu smiled and said, "Even if she really wants to start a rebellion, it probably won't alert you and the Five Armies of the Capital, or the Patrol City Division, the City Defense Camp, or the Internal Guard. You can easily control the situation."

"That being said, you can't underestimate her... Don't forget the lesson of Queen Lu!"

When mentioning Empress Lu, An Yu's mood suddenly fell. When mentioning Princess Hong'an, he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"Yuan Jie'er, don't worry, I will ask Cheng Dong to keep an eye on the Grand Princess Hong'an's mansion. Even if it's just a bug, don't think of flying in and out without a name!"

"..." Sheng Yuan's mouth twitched when he heard this, and an image of a bug introducing itself emerged in his mind.

Trying hard to ignore this frivolous imagination, Sheng Yuan turned his eyes slightly and waved towards An Yu, motioning him to come closer.

"Why do you have to do it yourself? This person only has two eyes. No matter how hard you try, there will be times when you can't do it! Besides, the hardest part of surveillance is waiting without a deadline or a specific goal. Rather than risking negligence, why not do it like a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole waits behind?"

"..." Well, An Yu looked at Sheng Yuan's evil eyes and knew that this girl had bad intentions. He immediately became interested and slapped his thigh and asked excitedly, "Sister Yuan, in your opinion, who should we kick into a praying mantis?"

"Haha, what do you think?" Sheng Yuan winked at him.

Suddenly, An Yu blinked back in understanding.

Very good, the tacit understanding cultivated since childhood remains. …

"Your uncle seems to be on the wrong medicine lately. He asks me out every day and insists on meeting me. What is there for him and I to have in common? Do we sit together and count the wrinkles on each other's faces every day?"

When Sheng Yuan returned to the Yongxing Marquis Mansion, she heard her father complaining incessantly.

Well, looking at how depressed her father is, you can tell he is really annoyed.

Thinking of Duke Sheng's Mansion, Sheng Yuan and An Yu looked at each other, saw the smile in each other's eyes, and they grinned at the same time.

Sheng Xiangxun was so immersed in complaining that he didn't notice the actions of his youngest daughter and her husband.

Zheng accidentally turned her head and caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eye, but when she looked more carefully, she found that the expressions on her daughter and son-in-law's faces were normal, as if the smirks on their faces just now were just her illusion.

"Oh, Sister Yuan, I think I saw Xiaoyao sending people to keep an eye on Shu and Kuang the other day... What's going on? Are they causing trouble?"

Sheng Yuan didn't expect that her mother had become a hands-off manager in the mansion, and the affairs in the mansion could not be hidden from her.

She was well aware of Xiaoyao's abilities. The fact that her mother discovered the clues was probably not Xiaoyao's negligence, but her mother's control over the Yongxing Marquis' Mansion was terrifying.

Of course, that's what she thought, but since her mother had discovered something was wrong, Sheng Yuan didn't plan to hide it.

Waving away the servants who were not standing by, Sheng Yuan recounted everything he had seen and heard at Duke Sheng's mansion that day, and then repeated Xiaoyao's instructions to him.

"..." Zheng's expression gradually became serious when she heard this.

She had no doubt about the truthfulness of her little daughter's words, although she had no idea what the Shu family was planning.

As for Sheng Xiangxun, he was also confused and couldn't figure it out.

However, even though he couldn't figure it out, it didn't affect his support for Xiaoyao's arrangement at all.

"We should keep a close eye on them!" Sheng Xiangxun slammed the table and snorted, "I said, Shu's jealous attitude has not changed for more than ten years, and now she is suddenly so affectionate with Kuang, how could she not have a plan?"

"Keep your voice down!" Zheng looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so she whispered, "Some time ago, Xin wanted me to take charge of the household affairs again, and his words implied that he was worried about Shu... I thought they were having a quarrel again, so I didn't agree after scolding Xin. Now, after hearing what he said, I'm afraid Xin may know something about the inside story."

"Him? Humph! It's not that I, as a father, underestimate him. His mind is in his own world. It's good enough that he doesn't let the Shu family play tricks on him!" Sheng Xiangxun was not very happy when he mentioned his son, "He has a good brain for nothing!"

At the end, he sighed depressedly: "If I had known he would be like this, I should have let him do what he wanted and let him mess around outside! It's better than now, when he stays in the mansion and his mind is wandering!" (End of this chapter)