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At this time, it was already daybreak.

Unfortunately, there are no windows in this prison and the light is dim.

Prince Dongping and Jiang Shaohua looked at each other.

King Dongping did not hesitate for too long and soon laughed: "I never thought that the world that our Jiang family has inherited for two hundred years would fall into the hands of a woman. Well, I am a dying man, and there is no point in keeping this secret. I will tell you!"

Then, he told the location of the secret room.

The Prince of Dongping, who was lying on the ground like a dead fish, was shocked and sat up suddenly: "Father! You actually set up a secret room under the pond!"

Normal secret rooms are located in study rooms or dormitories, or underground, or with secret passages in the walls. But the Prince of Dongping set up his secret room under a pond!

Who could have imagined it? Who could have found it?

King Dongping smiled proudly, then sighed: "These are all unorthodox methods. If you want to seize the world, you still need soldiers and food."

The Prince of Dongping blurted out: "Nanyang County does have soldiers and food, and Jiang Shaohua has not been seen plotting rebellion!"

Prince Dongping was choked and a little annoyed: "You are not her, how do you know she hasn't thought about it?"

Jiang Shaohua didn't respond to this and said calmly: "I'm going to the funeral hall now, you just wait for death in peace."

Prince Dongping and his son: "..."

No matter how you listen to it, it's not a good thing.

Jiang Shaohua walked away and his figure quickly disappeared.

The Prince of Dongping looked at Jiang Shaohua's figure leaving woodenly, and suddenly murmured, "If I were Jiang Shaohua, I would not make wedding clothes for others."

Prince Dongping sneered, as if he was mocking his son for being too stupid: "How do you know she is doing this for someone else? Can't you use your brain to think about why she came to the prison to visit my father and me and look for concrete evidence of Zheng Chen's treason?"

"Didn't father just say that she wants to deal with the Zheng family?" The Prince of Dongping subconsciously took over the conversation: "Wait, if she eliminates the Zheng family, the Empress Dowager's arm will be cut off, and her prestige and momentum will be greatly weakened. Doesn't that mean everything depends on her?"

Prince Dongping sneered: "So, Jiang Shaohua's ambition is definitely not just to be a county lord who assists in government!"

An idea flashed through the mind of the Prince of Dongping, and he gasped in shock at this shocking idea: "She...she wants to be the empress!"

"How dare she have such thoughts!"

"Throughout the ages, men have always been superior to women, and court politics has always been a man's business. Even the Empress Dowager cannot directly intervene in court affairs, and must rely on Zheng's father and son to do things for her. How dare Jiang Shaohua have such a rebellious and arrogant idea!"

"Impossible! The court officials will not support this! The Empress Dowager will never agree to this! This is against the law of the court, against the rules. The tablets of our ancestors in the Imperial Ancestral Temple are watching us. This is absolutely impossible!"

Prince Dongping remained calm: "This matter is indeed unprecedented and full of difficulties. However, there has never been a woman as powerful as Jiang Shaohua. Whether it can be accomplished depends on her own ability and means."

"What a pity that I won't live to see that day. What a pity!"

The Prince of Dongping was almost going crazy: "Father is still a pity! Does father support a woman to ascend the throne?"

Prince Dongping laughed sarcastically, "Daliang is in tatters, its national fortune is declining, and its country is unstable. If Jiang Song were alive, people's hearts would be at peace, and it could have lasted for a few more decades. Once Jiang Song died, Jiang Yi also died, and you and I, father and son, were waiting to die, leaving only a foolish Jiang Hao. Even if Prince Huaiyang and his son and Prince Wu'an joined forces, they were no match for Jiang Shaohua. Why can't Jiang Shaohua think about the throne?"

"What's wrong with being a female emperor? As long as she can govern the country well and make everyone live a good life, a woman can also be an emperor."

Father is crazy!

The Prince of Dongping stared blankly at his crazy father. The imperial guards guarding the cell strode in, tied up the father and son's hands and feet again, and stuffed two pieces of rags into their mouths.

The cell fell silent again, with only the occasional whimpering of the Prince of Dongping being heard.

……

Jiang Shaohua walked out of the prison with a calm expression.

The imperial guards standing outside the prison all bowed and saluted. The leading general was named Liu Hengmao, who was Liu Hengchang's cousin.

It was thanks to Liu Hengmao that Jiang Shaohua was able to avoid the eyes and ears of the public and enter the Heavenly Prison to visit the Prince of Dongping and his son.

Jiang Shaohua nodded to Liu Hengmao, and Liu Hengmao said nothing more. He bowed and watched Princess Nanyang leave.

"Qin Hu, I have an important task for you. Select twenty people to go with you." Jiang Shaohua called Qin Hu and whispered a few words to him.

To go to the secret room of the Prince of Dongping's mansion to get the letter, a trusted confidant must be sent. Song Yuan is too eye-catching, and he will attract attention once he leaves her side. Qin Hu is much younger and not that eye-catching.

Qin Hu quickly took the order and left.

Song Yuan reminded in a low voice: "The princess has met with the father and son of the Prince of Dongping today, so keep it a secret from the Grand Empress Dowager for now. If time goes on, I'm afraid the truth will be revealed sooner or later by the Grand Empress Dowager."

Jiang Shaohua said calmly: "When Prince Huaiyang and Prince Wu'an enter the palace, the Empress Dowager will have to use all her energy to deal with them, so she won't be able to take care of my little tricks."

This is true.

To Empress Dowager Zheng, the biggest threat was not Jiang Shaohua, but Prince Huaiyang and Prince Wu'an.

The young and foolish Prince Ping had no advantages except blood. The Prince of Huaiyang and the Prince of Wu'an were both close relatives of the royal family and had been vassal princes for decades. If they took the opportunity to win over the government and seize the throne, it would be enough to give Empress Dowager Zheng a headache, so she would not have time to bother with Jiang Shaohua about "trivia".

Seeing that the princess was confident, Song Yuan said no more.

Qin Hu, holding the badge of the personal guard of Prince Nanyang's Palace, successfully left the palace and rode all the way to Dongping County.

At the same time, Prince Huaiyang and Prince Wu'an entered the capital almost at the same time.

……

The two princes who were rushing to the funeral received the shocking news of the palace coup on the way, and they both hurried to get to the palace.

They couldn't help feeling a little regretful, because it was Jiang Shaohua who entered the palace to quell the rebellion that day, and all the great reputation was snatched away by Jiang Shaohua.

Fortunately, Jiang Shaohua is a woman, so she is naturally excluded from the inheritance of the throne. As long as they can win over Jiang Shaohua, they will have an extra helper, and the possibility of ascending the throne will be greatly increased.

Therefore, after crying in front of the emperor's coffin, Prince Huaiyang and Prince Wu'an stopped crying and came to talk to Jiang Shaohua.

Prince Huaiyang was fine, and he and Jiang Shaohua had never interfered with each other.

Wu'an County Prince had a serious quarrel with Jiang Shaohua, but now he was shameless and showed goodwill to Jiang Shaohua: "Shaohua, you have been working hard these days. Thank you for your hard work."

Jiang Shaohua glanced at the Prince of Wu'an calmly and said, "The emperor's funeral must be handled smoothly. During this period, if anyone dares to make trouble, I will stab him to death."

Prince Wu'an: "..." (End of this chapter)