NOVPUBWhen Shen Roujia heard this, she raised an eyebrow. “Him? What happened to him?”
Xiao Fu responded, “There was trouble at the horse market. I heard that many horses died from illness. It’s such a pity. Someone below had been embezzling the supplies, feeding the horses the worst quality fodder, which led to this.”
“The situation is quite serious. Now, His Highness has taken over the horse market, and it’s said that Prince Xiao is assisting him in investigating the people responsible.” 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝘣.𝘤𝘰𝑚
Shen Roujia hadn’t expected this turn of events, but she knew that if Xu Zening had not encountered any mishaps, he would have grown into a wise and healthy ruler.
His methods of handling matters would be no less effective than those of any other character in this book.
Xiao Fu ground his teeth and cautiously looked around. “The Seventeenth Prince is really pitiful. He almost got into trouble, yet it didn’t even catch the Emperor’s attention. But because of the Bai family’s incident at the mint, everything exploded, and that’s what provoked the Emperor’s wrath.”
Shen Roujia paused. “The mint?”
Xiao Fu nodded. “Yes, it was something done by a group of people at the Bai family’s estate. Many people died, but this matter had been suppressed until recently when it was exposed.”
Hearing this, Shen Roujia recalled that this had been orchestrated by Gu Zhi as a form of revenge, deliberately bringing the issue to Xu Liangeng’s competitors.
The brothers were all closely watching this situation, worried that someone might gain an advantage.
Shen Roujia sipped her tea thoughtfully. “Let them fight it out among themselves.”
Xiao Fu agreed. “By the way, His Majesty’s birthday is coming up, and Her Highness should start preparing.”
Shen Roujia was momentarily taken aback. “His Majesty’s birthday is approaching?”
Xiao Fu nodded. “Yes, and I’ve heard that His Majesty is planning to invite a mysterious guest to the palace to provide entertainment.”
Shen Roujia paused, not particularly curious about who this mysterious guest might be.
She nodded, then began considering whether or not she should prepare a birthday gift.
