The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 616: Persuading to Let Go

Meng Shisan thought to himself that this was indeed an innate father-son relationship.

No matter how disappointed Li Shou was with Emperor Zong, after all, there was an unbreakable blood relationship and a natural kinship between them.

It would be really difficult to make Li Shou completely ignore this family relationship.

However, if one day Li Shou can really let go of the natural constraints between father and son, it is hard to say whether Emperor Zong can still sit firmly on the throne.

With her deep insight into human nature over the past thousand years, as well as her understanding of Li Shou during their time together, she felt that by then, Emperor Zong's throne would be in jeopardy.

After Meng Renping finished speaking, he stared at Meng Shisan closely. Seeing that he seemed to be thinking about something, he asked, "In your opinion, what attitude will His Majesty take at that time? Or what countermeasures will His Majesty take?"

"I have talked to you frankly before. The fire in the East Palace was actually a strategy I used to achieve my goal. Moreover, the fires in the capital government and the Confucian Temple were also like this. All the details and reasons were handled by Gao Jin himself, except for the fire in the East Palace. He knows everything clearly." Meng Shisan did not respond directly, but changed the subject and continued, "Luo Siqing has been ordered to conduct an in-depth investigation into these three fires. Do you hope that Luo Siqing can find some useful clues, or is it better not to let Luo Siqing find anything?"

Meng Renping slowly said, "As for the cause and source of this incident, I have reported it to His Highness in detail since you confessed to me. Luo Siqing is responsible for solving this case, but has not found the root cause until now. Judging from the current situation, even if we continue to investigate, I am afraid it will be difficult to gain anything. Yaoyao, neither His Highness nor I hope that this matter will be implicated in you after it is investigated."

When Meng Shisan heard that neither Li Shou nor Meng Renping wanted to see her in any trouble, the corners of her mouth slowly rose, revealing a faint smile: "Even if this disaster was caused by me?"

Meng Renping showed his disapproval and said in a deep voice: "How can it be called a disaster? The fire in the East Palace was clearly to save me and Fu Feng, and also to rescue His Highness. This is by no means a disaster, but a blessing!"

His voice was firm and powerful, as if he wanted to engrave these words deeply into Meng Shisan's heart.

Meng Shisan's heart could not help but ripple. She whispered, "Brother, why don't you find a suitable time to persuade His Highness not to have any more expectations of His Majesty and let it go?"

Meng Renping looked confused and asked, "Put it down?"

Meng Shisan's eyes were firm, and his words were tactful and deep: "Since ancient times, the imperial family has always been a cold and ruthless place. Which dynasty has not experienced the tragic situation of blood flowing everywhere and bones piling up like mountains? Only then can a new dynasty replace the old one."

Meng Renping understood the deep meaning instantly, but after a long silence, he slowly spoke: "How could Your Highness not understand this truth? But many times, knowing and taking action are two completely different things. Your Highness lost his biological mother when he was young, and only Your Majesty, his father, can be relied on. Your Majesty has always adhered to the oath to the late Queen, and has done his best to care for Your Highness's growth until now he is about to come of age. Next year, Your Highness can hold the ceremony of crowning, and then when Your Highness marries the Crown Princess, the late Queen will surely be able to rest in peace if she knows about it."

"Your Majesty has a father-son relationship with Your Highness, but Your Majesty has more than just a father-son relationship with Your Highness." Meng Shisan reminded Meng Renping, "The flood disaster in Lueyang last year, the collapse of the lantern mountain in Bixu Manor this year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, which one of them can be separated from the Second Prince? Not to mention the collapse of the lantern mountain, the evidence brought back from Lueyang by Fang Yuan, who risked his life and survived a near-death experience, is enough to prove that the Second Prince is the culprit who caused the deaths of many Lueyang people. What did Your Majesty do?"

Not only did Emperor Zong not punish Li Heng, but he also used his power as an emperor to suppress Li Shou, turning the evidence that Li Shou had collected with great effort into a pile of useless waste.

"You..." Meng Renping's eyes widened, his lips trembling slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but his throat was blocked by an invisible force, and he could only utter such a simple and weak syllable. "Brother, do you think I'm wrong?" Meng Shisan raised his eyebrows, his eyes revealing a hint of provocation and confidence.

Her calm face seemed to hide endless wisdom and insight, which made Meng Renping, her eldest cousin, look at her with awe.

Not only was there nothing wrong, but it was all right!
Meng Renping sighed inwardly.

However, facing this young, talented, and daring cousin, he felt unprecedented pressure and helplessness.

At this moment, he was like a wild beast trapped in a cage. His heart was already filled with anger regarding the flood disaster in Lueyang last year. His Highness had taken risks to obtain evidence but was suppressed and unable to move. He was even more unwilling in his heart.

Therefore, at this time, he could not find any breakthrough to refute his cousin's ideas and opinions.

Meng Renping clenched his hands into fists unconsciously. He knew that his cousin was right. He had even thought about it this way before. However, the idea was too shocking, so he suppressed it as soon as it popped up.

Now that his eldest cousin had mentioned it and pointed it out, he couldn't find the right words to refute her point of view, and the thoughts that he had been suppressing suddenly came to his mind again.

He fell silent.

Seeing that Meng Renping fell silent after what she said, Meng Shisan was not in a hurry to move on. After all, some things always require some time to slowly digest.

She also fell silent and said nothing.

In this way, as time passed, the atmosphere around became eerily quiet, as if even the air had frozen.

After a moment, Meng Renping slowly said, "Well, what you said does make some sense. But this matter still needs to be considered carefully. I have to find a suitable time to present this matter to His Highness. However, what decision His Highness will make in the end and what actions he will take next are all unknown..."

His brows were slightly furrowed, and a hint of worry appeared on his face.

At this moment, Meng Shisan, who had been listening quietly, suddenly interrupted and said in a firm tone: "Don't worry, brother. I firmly believe that with your wisdom and courage, you will make the wisest and most correct decision!"

(End of this chapter)