Vol 2 Chapter 78 (2/2)
For some unknown reason, the queen’s expression turned uneasy and she agreed in a low voice Eer then tutted, ”Those rascals; they know only how to strut around and have nothing but bad intentions It goes without saying that Fan Xian ht”
The eldest princess’ face was frozen, but her hts She had never expected her mother to not question the story behind the case and assuitiht
However, she kept quiet due to the painful slap she had received earlier Fortunately, the queen added as an afterthought, ”Guo Baokun does have a bit of reputation It’s not logical to have him beat up in the middle of the streets”
The e opinions She continued to speak, ”How did the case end?”
”Fan Xian called out Prince Jing as a witness, so the capital's court could do nothing but delay the case for another retrial”
”Hong Chen agreed to be his witness? Looks like this Fan Xian is quite the popular boy”
The queen was secretly pleased Although the ehts, the queen knew that she detested government officials with close relationshi+ps to members of royalty The queen then turned the conversation around, being careful so as not to cross a line ”I heard that on the day Guo Baokun was assaulted, he was playing… On Liuhe River with Prince Jing, so the assault probably had nothing to do with him”
The palace garden became silent and the ater sat up and said, ”I’ outside helped her up and accompanied her back to the palace
The queen and the princess stood up and watched as the eer slowly retreated to the palace They looked at each other and the corners of the queen’s lips curled into a wry ser is not pleased about Fan Xian’s visits to the whorehouse, but she’s kept hermarried in half a year's time”
The eldest princess exhaled and said, ”I’m only worried about Fan Xian’s personality, however…” She looked at the queen, her eyes eility ”The Fan fa are quite close to each other You would do well to be careful”
The queen’s heart clenched She knew the princess was re her that if Fan Xian really married Chen’er and the emperor handed him the responsibility of the national treasury, it would mean that the Fan family had both the Ministry of Revenue and the national treasury under their control This was the equivalent of handling the entire wealth of the Qing Kingdom If the emperor became biased towards the second prince because of a Fan fa, she was afraid that the crown prince… She frowned at her son’s lack of potential Did the emperor have hidden intentions behind this decision?
”Don’t think about it too much” The eldest princess comforted her ”Even you know that for the past two years, I haven’t doneof the nation's treasury There’s always someone from The Overwatch Council who does it Besides, the Fan fah reputation, so even if Chen’er married him, he still wouldn’t be able to control the nation's treasury himself
The queen frowned, ”I’ that old e his mind”
The eldest princess smiled, ”Has it been awhile since you invited Lady Liu to visit?”
The queen's face was icy as she spoke,” That women married Fan Jian to become his wife She may seem like a fool, but in reality, she’s as sly as a fox When you caitio, we let Lady Liu take the blame She must hate us It would be very hard to entice her to be our cover again”
”So what?” The eldest princess smiled openly, her skin ell maintained for someone in their thirties ”What would she dare say? I’ve known her since I was little, and I know she likes to
The queen suddenly frowned, ”It’s actually kind of weird Why did the eo to let Fan Xian be responsible for the nation's treasury? If it hadn’t been such a dire situation, ouldn’t have had to take such risks”
The eldest princess spoke feebly, ”The e too close, so he had already planned to take the responsibility of the nation's treasury off ht fro”
She continued with a sigh, ”All of the governardless of their intelligence The only exception is Director Chen, who is loyal to the eed his council so that there are no weaknesses It’s impossible for to plant a spy in their premises”
Hearing this, the queen frowned unconsciously, ”It’s normal to be faithful to the e spies is purely to look out for the eoes without saying that Director Chen is loyal to the emperor”
The eldest princess knew that she had said the wrong thing, saying softly, ”That’s right However, The Overwatch Council has been investigating the assassination attempt in Danzhou ever since, and they are under strict instructions from the emperor to do so”
”Well that’s only natural The ehter He liked her so hter and appointed herthat very few people in the palace knew about”
The queen reo and continued coldly, ”Within a h the assassination attempt was never broadcasted, the Overwatch Council ell aware of it, so of course the emperor knew about it It’s obvious that he does not care about the survival of the illegitimate son, but does care about someone in the palace who dare leak his commands”