The weak princess is super fierce

Chapter 981 is not recorded.

He didn't press the matter further.

Of course, forcing it won't get you an answer.

He knew his eldest cousin's temperament.

If my eldest cousin doesn't want to say or do something, even if His Highness himself is there, it's unlikely to make a difference.

This also shows that my eldest cousin has quite a few secrets.

Upon entering the palace in the afternoon, Meng Renping relayed the information he had obtained from Meng Shisan to Li Shou.

In the morning they were in the Wenhua Hall, and in the afternoon they returned to the East Palace. Li Shou instructed Chang Qing to move the memorials that he had not yet finished reading and approving back to the East Palace, and then continue the unfinished state affairs in the Changxin Hall in the front hall.

Li Shouju sat in the main seat, listening as he flipped through the memorials: "So, it's possible that the male corpse in Meng Ying's coffin... was the First Emperor?"

“I asked, but Yaoyao didn’t give a definite answer.” After hearing what Meng Shisan said, Meng Renping, just like Li Shou after hearing what he said, guessed the identity of the male corpse.

“Even Yaoyao herself isn’t sure,” Li Shou said.

Meng Renping thought so too: "Yes, Yaoyao has told me everything she's confirmed. Your Highness, should we continue to have Young Master Cui investigate Meng Ying's matter?"

"Investigate." Since it involves Emperor Qin Shi Huang, and my cousin is so concerned about Meng Ying's matter, insisting on getting to the bottom of it, there must be a reason behind it. Although Li Shou does not know the specific reason at present, he supports Meng Shisan and will definitely help to investigate. "I also want to know what kind of entanglement this Miss Meng Ying has with Emperor Qin Shi Huang."

As a native of the Great Wei, Meng Renping could not say that he knew every emperor of the Great Wei, but he knew the most about the founding emperor, Emperor Qin Shi Huang, Li Shize: "Your Highness, I remember when I was young, we all read some historical facts about Emperor Qin Shi Huang. I remember that in the records about Emperor Qin Shi Huang, there was no mention of the name 'Meng Ying'?"

"You've already spoken to Yaoyao?" As the ancestor of the royal family, Li Shou was naturally aware of the facts Meng Renping had stated.

Meng Renping did not say: "No, I did think about it at the time, but when I saw the history books covering Yao Yao's desk, I couldn't bring myself to say it."

As the eldest cousin, he didn't understand why his eldest cousin was so determined to find out about Meng Ying, but he and Li Shou had one thing in common: he would help his eldest cousin with whatever she wanted.

While helping out, he tried his best not to disappoint his eldest cousin.

He couldn't bear to see his eldest cousin unhappy.

"All I want to see is Yaoyao happy." Li Shou felt the same way as Meng Renping as an elder brother, but unlike Meng Renping, he had long since taken on the feelings of a husband. "Both of us have a lot on our hands. For example, right now, we have to deal with the funeral arrangements and aftermath of the Second Prince's death for some time. In addition, we also have our own political affairs to attend to."

Meng Renping asked, "Your Highness means..."

“Grandfather borrowed a lot of official history books from the Hanlin Academy for Yaoyao. Think of a way to send Yaoyao what we know.” Li Shou didn’t want Meng Shisan to take too many detours and spend all his energy looking through history books.

"Then I'll make the arrangements later." Meng Renping understood, and then asked about Empress Lu's forced entry into the Imperial Study, "I heard from Fu Feng that Her Majesty punished Her Majesty by making her face the wall in repentance?"

Li Shou nodded slightly: "She is unwilling, but Father will teach her to accept it."

"Where is Grand Secretary Lu?" Meng Renping couldn't help but think of the matter of Meng Tianguan borrowing history books from the Hanlin Academy.

Li Shou also thought of it: "Calm and peaceful."

Meng Renping said, "Old ginger is spicier." Li Shou agreed with this assessment of Lu Haoyang as an old fox: "What Grand Scholar Lu has always sought is the safety and well-being of the Lu family and the lives of hundreds of members of the Lu clan."

"Prefect Lu has been secretly working for a long time, trying to arrange for the Second Young Master Lu to enter the officialdom." When Meng Renping first learned of this, he didn't care too much, after all, in his eyes, Lu Luo was just a playboy.

Now that the Second Prince is dead, Empress Lu seems to be on the verge of collapse and unable to accept it. Grand Scholar Lu is too composed, making it impossible to discern his true thoughts. Lu Sen is no mediocre talent either; his attempt to push Lu Luo into officialdom must indicate that he has some expectations for the young imperial uncle.

It is unknown what Prefect Lu hopes for or expects.

Li Shou didn't care much about Lu Luo's entry into officialdom: "He's just a minor military officer, after all."

Not worth mentioning.

“Indeed, he still needs time to grow.” As a subject of the emperor, Meng Renping could sense the unspoken meaning behind Li Shou’s words.

"Take care of the most pressing matters first." Lu Luo is not yet of any concern to Li Shou. Things must be done one at a time, there's no need to rush.

As soon as Meng Renping left the Eastern Palace, he went to do something that he and Li Shou both felt should be done first.

As dusk fell, lanterns were lit throughout the Meng residence, illuminating the entire place.

Meng Tianguan left the office earlier than Meng Renping today. After having dinner, he went to the outer study to practice calligraphy.

When Meng Renping returned to the Meng residence, it was about 15 minutes before nightfall. He learned that his grandfather was practicing calligraphy in the outer study and knew that his grandfather had encountered difficulties in his official duties.

After quickly finishing his evening meal and changing into his everyday clothes, he first went to see Meng Zhidu. He learned from his father that his grandfather had indeed encountered a dilemma, and then he turned and went to the outer study.

His father told him that his grandfather was facing a matter of appointment and dismissal. Before Li Heng died, it wouldn't have been a problem, but now that Li Heng had just passed away, how to balance things so as not to arouse the emperor's suspicion that the Meng family was trying to eliminate political enemies was a dilemma that was neither advancing nor retreating.

He was supposed to leave Zehui Academy without passing Taichen Academy, but for some reason, he took a detour and headed towards the only way to Taichen Academy.

Gao Yuan asked in bewilderment, "Young Master, have we gone to the wrong place?"

“That’s right.” Meng Renping straightened his back and continued walking at a leisurely pace.

"Isn't the young master going to the outer study?" Gao Yuan asked again.

"Hmm." Meng Renping touched the water ripples on his sleeve.

Gao Yuan's confusion grew even more pronounced: "But the path you're taking, young master, leads to the young lady's courtyard..."

After walking a short distance, Meng Renping slowly said, "It's been a long time since I've heard from my second brother."

"Second Young Master?" Gao Yuan said "Oh," and then understood. "Young Master, you should first ask the Eldest Miss if the Second Young Master has sent a letter. If so, you can tell the Old Master what the letter said when you go to the outer study."

The second young master is the young master's cousin and also the old master's grandson. The second young master went to Lingnan to make a name for himself for the Meng family and to fight for the glory of the Meng family. It is only natural that the young master and the old master care about him.

However, because the old master had neglected the second young master in the past, the second young master did not have a good life on the estate. The old master felt guilty and wanted to express his concern for the second young master directly, but it would be too blunt. Therefore, he asked the young master to pay more attention to the second young master.