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Chapter 5 Human Heart
  "Wei Chen has met the princess."

Six men, whose combined age was nearly three hundred years old, clasped their fists together and bowed to a ten-year-old girl.

This scene is inevitably strange and subtle.

They bowed their heads because she was the princess.

Their allegiance was to King Nanyang, who had died of illness for a year, not to the ten-year-old Jiang Shaohua.

Jiang Shaohua smiled slightly: "Everyone, please get up and go into the study to talk."

Chen Zhuo and others should be together.

There is a special place for discussion in the study. There is a large and square sandalwood chair at the top, and four slightly smaller wooden chairs on each side.

Jiang Shaohua sat down calmly.

In her previous life, she was educated by Empress Dowager Zheng in the palace for six years, and then married into the head of the Wang family and became a director, developing a noble and graceful demeanor. At this time, every word and action comes out naturally.

Chen Zhuo's heart moved quietly and he glanced calmly.

He had watched Jiang Shaohua grow up, so such obvious changes could not be hidden from him.

Also, during the usual discussions, Song Yuan, the commander-in-chief of the soldiers, never attended the meeting, but he also came today. Standing next to Jiang Shaohua, his sharp eyes swept away, giving people an invisible sense of oppression.

Yang Zheng and Qiu Yuanshang, who were originally casual, looked at each other and sat down.

"I invite you all to come today. I have something important to tell you." Jiang Shaohua glanced at everyone's faces and said slowly: "Today, my grandfather gave me a dream."

Empress Dowager Zheng and Emperor Taikang's mother and son both believed in Buddhism. What is good at the top must be done at the bottom. There are more temples in Daliang than schools.

The dream theory is not absurd at all.

Chen Zhuo's face was straightened, and he opened his mouth solemnly: "May I ask the princess, what are the prince's instructions?"

Feng Wenming quickly took over the words: "Princess Princess, please tell me. I will definitely obey the order."

The two chief historians both spoke. Yang Zhenglue hesitated and then also expressed his position: "Please express your opinion, Princess."

What a dream, it's clearly an excuse. Whatever the princess wants to do, just say it straight away, why go through such big detours.

Qiu Yuanshang looked respectful, but he was also muttering in his heart. What does a little girl know? Every thought comes out.

Jiang Shaohua glanced over.

Lu Xuan's efforts this year were not in vain. Not only did the people in the palace have their thoughts shaken, but two of the seven people in front of him were also attracted.

Although he looked respectful on the surface, the contempt and disapproval in his heart were revealed between his eyebrows.

This is the natural contempt of men for women. Even though she was the Princess of Nanyang and the master they should be loyal to, they didn't really take her seriously.

Jiang Shaohua sneered in his heart, with a little sadness on his face, and said softly: "My grandfather blamed me for not fulfilling my responsibilities as the princess. Nanyang County is my fiefdom, but I was so obsessed with mourning that I ignored all matters and ignored them. It really shouldn’t be given to a subordinate official.”

Hearing the name of King Nanyang, Chen Zhuo's eyes flashed with real sorrow. He had been with King Nanyang for decades, and was both a principal minister and a close friend.

Before King Nanyang died, he held his hand and entrusted the young princess to him. With tears in his eyes, he swore a poisonous oath that he would do his best to assist the princess. King Nanyang finally closed his eyes.

The princess said that the prince had a dream, so the prince must have had a dream.

"In the past year, the princess has devoted herself to keeping her filial piety for the prince, and her filial piety can be felt by heaven and earth." Chen Zhuo's eyes were firm and his voice was sonorous and powerful: "Now that the princess has entered the period of filial piety, it is time to take over the palace."

Feng Wenming echoed without hesitation: "Chen Changshi's words are exactly what Wei Chen is thinking."

The Liang Dynasty was dominated by the Jiang family. King Nanyang was the younger brother of the late emperor's mother. He was raised by the late emperor and was extremely favored. After he came of age and married, the late emperor gave him Nanyang County as a vassal territory. Taxes, military affairs, and internal affairs all belong to the Nanyang Palace. Nanyang County has jurisdiction over fourteen counties and is known as the first county in Daliang.

From the day the imperial court conferred the title of Princess Nanyang, Jiang Shaohua was the heir of Nanyang County. After the death of King Nanyang, the master of Nanyang County was Jiang Shaohua.

No one can change this fact.

What is a ten-year-old kid supposed to do? What can be done?
  Yang Zheng had a toothache. However, his official position was not as high as that of Chen Zhuo and Feng Wenming, and it was inconvenient for him to reveal the young princess' doubts in front of others.

He quickly glanced at Qiu Yuanshang opposite.

Qiu Yuanshang was arrogant and the city government was insufficient. He couldn't help but said: "Please forgive me for being disrespectful. Nanyang County has fourteen counties under its jurisdiction, and there are many trivial matters every day. The princess is only ten years old this year, and she is studying and playing the piano. It’s an age to enjoy flowers and flutter butterflies. Why bother, princess?”

It’s almost like saying “what do you know?”

Song Yuan stared at Qiu Yuanshang coldly, and put his right hand on the handle of the knife at his waist.

Chen Zhuo looked unhappy and was about to scold him. The princess said calmly: "Qiu Dianshan wants me to make a vase display in the future regardless of whether I understand or not."

Qiu Yuanshang didn't dare to admit it, so he hurriedly explained: "Wei Chen has absolutely no such intention. Wei Chen feels sorry for the princess who is still young and has to worry about government affairs..."

"It turns out that Qiu Dianshan has such good intentions." Jiang Shaohua interrupted coldly: "I thought that Qiu Dianshan was bullying me, my young master, in order to deceive the master into seizing power and usurping the throne."

Cold sweat fell from Qiu Yuanshang's forehead. He couldn't sit still anymore and immediately stood up to apologize: "Wei Chen is loyal to the princess. How dare you have such treacherous thoughts. It was Wei Chen who made a mistake just now. Please ask the princess." Condemn."

Song Yuan retracted his hand as if nothing had happened.

Chen Zhuo shut up silently.

Jiang Shaohua has a slender figure. Sitting on the wide sandalwood chair, she looks even more young and petite.

But at this time, her eyes were cold and sharp, and she suppressed Qiu Dianshan without mercy: "Since Qiu Dianshan admitted that he made a mistake, it is inappropriate for the princess not to punish him."

He turned to Yang Zheng and asked: "Yang Judi, what should be the punishment for disrespecting the Lord?"

Yang Zheng was glanced at by those bright and sharp eyes, his heart trembled, and he blurted out: "Back to the princess, according to Article 12 of the Daliang Code, whoever commits disrespect will be fined at least a salary, or beheaded at the worst!"

Qiu Yuanshang turned his head in shock.

He and Yang Zheng had been colleagues for several years, and they often drank and chatted together in private, and they still had a certain friendship. He never expected that Yang Zheng would stab him at this moment.

Everyone looked at Yang Zheng with complicated and subtle eyes.

He was really clever at being able to do this to his colleagues.

At this moment, Yang Zheng was shocked to realize that he had made a mistake and was a little embarrassed. Just as he was about to change his words, the princess nodded approvingly: "Yang Shenxuan remembers Daliang's law clearly, and he is upright and selfless, so let's do as Yang Shenxuan said! "

Yang Zheng: "..."

Qiu Yuanshang: "..."

Qiu Yuanshang's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, cold sweat dripping from his forehead: "Wei Chen made a blunder for a moment, and he had absolutely no disrespect to the princess. I beg the princess to spare Wei Chen's life!"

Jiang Shaohua was a little embarrassed: "It's not that I, the princess, are ungrateful. Yang is in charge of the prison and is proficient in the law. What he said, I can't ignore."

Qiu Yuanshang secretly gritted his teeth, and the corner of his eye was like a knife, gouging out Yang Zheng fiercely.

Yang Zheng: "..."

(End of this chapter)