I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 50 What do you think of the prince?
"But Your Highness..."

After hearing Liu Ju's words, Shi Wanjun looked hesitant.

She was just a fifteen-year-old girl, and a woman at that.

Even if the head of the family's father was arrested by the Supreme Court, it would be impossible for her to be the head of the Shi family.

Besides, she was not stupid. Even if she couldn't figure out how big a problem this was, she felt that something was very wrong with it.

"This is the only way to possibly save your father's life."

Liu Ju did not force him, but said calmly,
"Don't say I won't help you. Since you know that the person who arrested your father is Du Zhou, you should know who he is and where the Tingwei is."

"And the Shi family is originally a relative of Queen Lu."

"You are coming to me for help now, so you must have already consulted King Lu. King Lu should have explained the interests involved clearly to you historians."

"So instead of crying here in front of me, you should go back as soon as possible to discuss this matter with the person in your family who can make the decision."

"Otherwise, if we endure it for a few more days, even if we can finally rescue your father, he will probably become disabled if not dead."

"Go."

After saying that, Liu Ju turned around and put on an attitude of "If you want to listen, you can listen, if you don't want to listen, forget it."

Upon hearing this, Shi Wanjun dared not delay any longer. Her eyes became red again, and she kowtowed to Liu Ju and said:
"Thank you, Your Highness. I will go back now and take my leave now."

After saying that, she quickly stood up and trotted towards the door.

So when we arrived in the yard.

Perhaps because he was worried that Liu Ju might change his mind or something else, he stopped for a moment, bowed to Liu Ju again and shouted:
"Thank you again, Your Highness. If you can accomplish this, Your Highness will be my great benefactor and the Shi family's great benefactor. All my previous words will count!"

This scene happened to be seen by Yi Shuo who was packing her luggage, and she couldn't help but pause:
"It seems that this prince's methods are not simple."

"With just a few words, he made the victim thank him. How is this different from helping to count money after being sold?"

……

Chang'an, Shi Mansion.

Since King Liu Guang of Lu came to the court two years ago.

Many members of the Shi family moved to Chang'an to live, just in search of an opportunity for advancement.

However, when this opportunity finally came a few days ago, the current head of the Shi family, Shi Hong, hesitated, and finally found a reason that he thought was impeccable to decline.

As a result, Shi Hong is now sent to prison for another impeccable reason.

As a result, today's historians have not only failed to make any progress, but have also fallen into a cloud of sorrow.

Even those members of the clan who did not care about Shi Hong's life or death were secretly worried about whether they would be implicated. After all, collective punishment was very popular these days.

"How's it going?"

Seeing Shi Wanjun coming back from outside, the head of the family, Mrs. Chen, immediately went to greet her.

Shi Wanjun's uncle Shi Long also stopped pacing.

"Mother, uncle..."

Shi Wanjun dared not delay and quickly repeated the idea Liu Ju had given her.

After hearing this, Chen and Shi Long's faces changed:
"How can this be done? Isn't the prince harming our Shi family?"

"That's right. If we expose all the noble families in Lu, how can we survive in Lu in the future? I'm afraid even the King of Lu may not be able to speak for the historians, right?"

"But the prince told my daughter that this is the only way to save my father now."

Seeing her mother and uncle's reaction, Shi Wanjun's tears immediately welled up again.

"The prince also said that this matter cannot be delayed. Otherwise, even if we rescue my father, he will probably become disabled if he doesn't die..."

"Ugh……"

Chen and Shi Long sighed. They knew what Shi Wanjun said, but they really had no other options.

Otherwise, why would he be so anxious to order a junior like Shi Wanjun to go to the Prince's Mansion to apologize and beg for mercy?
But the idea proposed by the prince was not a good one. After surviving this disaster now, would the historians not have to go through any more hardships in the future?
at this time.

"Just do as the prince says!"

Suddenly, an old voice came from the back hall.

Then an old woman with a cane, supported by two maids, opened the curtain and walked in.

"Mother (Great Mother)..."

Chen, Shi Long and Shi Wanjun all bowed their heads and saluted.

Then Shi Long said with a bitter face: "Mother, this is probably not appropriate. Now only my brother has been arrested. It is hard to say whether the Shi family will be implicated. But if we do this..."

"Zhongxing, do you want to abandon your brother and become the head of the Shi family yourself?"

The old woman's sharp eyes glanced sideways.

Shi Long quickly apologized: "My son doesn't dare. I am also thinking about the future of the Shi family."

"Confused!"

The old woman snorted coldly and narrowed her eyes slightly. "It was the court judge who arrested your brother. The court judge has always obeyed the emperor's orders. This means that the emperor wants to punish the historians. The historians have offended the emperor. What future do they have?"

"I thought that the emperor would not care about this matter since he wanted to depose the crown prince, so when your brother used an excuse to refuse the marriage, I did not interfere."

"Now it seems that this matter is by no means as simple as it seems on the surface."

Shi Long and Chen said with a frown: "Mother means..."

"The emperor is most likely venting his anger on behalf of the crown prince. If he really wants to depose the crown prince, I'm afraid he would even hope that all the famous families in the world would distance themselves from the crown prince. Why would he start a war with us historians?"

The old woman said with concentration.

"But if the emperor did not want to depose the crown prince, why did he recall the King of Qi to Chang'an? Yesterday, he even ordered the crown prince to lead an envoy to pacify Nanyue?"

Sloan felt that his mind was completely confused, and he frowned and asked back,

"Which of these things is not a sign that the emperor is preparing to depose and enthrone? Even some well-informed princes and powerful officials in Chang'an City have begun to actively interact with the King of Qi. Even if we may have misjudged the situation, could those people also be wrong?"

"Mother, I just can't understand!"

The old woman shook her head helplessly, and after a moment's silence, she said:
"Although I can't figure it out, this is probably the only way for the historian to survive."

"Now that the Shi family has run out of options with the Emperor, the opportunity given by the Crown Prince is a life-saving straw that the Shi family must grasp at all costs."

"This matter involves a lot of things. Regardless of whether it was the Crown Prince who acted on his own initiative, the Emperor cannot hide it from him."

"If the emperor really doesn't want to depose the crown prince, the Shi family has stood by the crown prince at all costs this time, which can be regarded as making up for some of their mistakes. Perhaps there is still a glimmer of hope that the emperor will forgive them and let them off the hook."

"As for the aristocratic families in Lu..."

"If my Shi family is doomed, and we are already dead, what's the harm in offending them?"

"But if my historian survives this disaster, we can be sure that the emperor has no intention of deposing the crown prince, and we can reestablish contact with the crown prince. From now on, we just need to find ways to tie ourselves to the crown prince and never waver at any time."

"As long as the crown prince remains in power, those noble families will not dare to attack the Shi family easily. Why should we be afraid of offending them?"

"..."

After hearing this, Shilong and Chen finally realized what was going on. They said with sweat dripping down their backs, "Mother is an experienced person after all. She sees things clearly. It seems that this is the only way."

The old woman only glanced at them, then looked at Shi Wanjun who still looked confused, a hint of doting appeared in her old eyes:
"Wanjun, you also met the prince today. What do you think of him?"

"Eh?"

Shi Wanjun didn't know why her grandmother suddenly asked this question, and her little face was full of confusion.

(End of this chapter)