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The following day, Shen Qinglan led a large group of people into Qingtan Temple.

Not long after, several servants quietly carried away several mysterious boxes from behind the temple. The monks who might have been there had been sent away long ago, so it didn't arouse any suspicion.

Yunxiu finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the person who had come to meet her.

"I'm entrusting my young lady's things to you."

Sixteen nodded, and had the men behind him lift the box onto the oxcart, carefully tie it up, and then cover it with a cloth to conceal it.

As the group slowly departed, Yunxiu clasped her hands together and couldn't help but pray softly in her heart.

Please, Buddha and Bodhisattva, bless her daughter's dowry so that it can leave smoothly.

"The things have all been sent away."

"They've been sent off. I've had someone keep an eye on them. The items were delivered down the mountain intact, so no one should notice."

At this point, the maid hesitated again.

Prince Kang and Consort Xian have tried to seize the dowry by force several times, using various excuses, and now they are almost unable to stop them.

"Miss, what if Prince Kang discovers that the dowry has disappeared..."

Shen Qinglan sneered, "What does my Shen family's money have to do with them? Even if we make a scene in the imperial palace, they'll be the ones who lose face. At most... they'll just have to endure some difficulties."

She's gotten used to all of this.

……

Meanwhile, the Kang Prince's mansion was thrown into chaos.

After Shen Qinglan left, Prince Kang had a sudden thought and wanted to sneak into Shen's storeroom to do something. However, when the servant went in, he found that the storeroom was empty, with only a few mahogany boxes used as decorations inside, and the boxes and shelves were also empty.

The servant was startled and hurriedly reported back. King Kang immediately understood what was happening and flew into a rage.

He paced back and forth inside the storeroom, and the servants who were ordered by him to keep a close watch on Shen dared not even breathe, and knelt on the ground, trembling.

"What use are you to me? The princess managed to move things away right under my nose. Are you blind?"

The servants were both frightened and aggrieved, and couldn't help but defend themselves in their hearts.

It's true that they kept a close watch on Lady Shen, but after all, she was a princess, and no one would dare to truly offend her.

For example, this time, she was ordered by the emperor to go to Qingtan Temple to pray for blessings. She brought more than a dozen boxes of things. These servants and maids did not dare to check them in depth. They only dared to secretly rummage through them. When they found nothing unusual, they quietly withdrew. How could they dare to do anything more?

If their master gets angry, they'll be the ones who suffer.

Enraged by the state's situation, King Kang calmed down somewhat and asked in a cold voice.

"Your Highness, how is it at Qingtan Temple?"

"The princess sent people to organize the people she brought with her. Apart from that, they just chanted Buddhist scriptures and copied sutras. There were no other unusual activities."

Upon hearing this, King Kang couldn't help but sneer.

What a brilliant act Shen Qinglan has put on!

When this news reached the palace, it indeed enraged Consort Xian, who smashed a pile of porcelain on the floor, but more than anything, she was filled with fear. If they were to lose Shen Shi's support now, their situation would likely become even more difficult.

Consort Xian's face was slightly pale, her eyes filled with resentment and venom, and she secretly clenched her palms.

No, she had to find a way to control the Shen family.

……

"Your Highness, everything has been arranged according to your instructions."

Xiao Lie nodded in agreement. The military situation at the border couldn't wait any longer. He had already discussed it with the Shen family and they would sell part of the dowry ahead of schedule and send it to the front lines.

As for her divorce from Prince Kang, he will see it through to the end and will never let her worry.

He glanced at Sixteen briefly. "Send a few more people to keep a close watch at Qingtan Temple. Report back immediately if there is any unusual activity."

Given the greed of Prince Kang and Consort Xian, they might check Shen's residence when she leaves. This little deception might not last long.

At sixteen o'clock, he bowed and immediately withdrew to attend to the matter.

Xiao Lie frowned even more deeply, hoping everything would go smoothly.

In recent days, letters have been arriving from the border incessantly, and several more generals have suffered minor injuries. At the same time, the supervising eunuch has been sent to directly inspect the military treasury, seemingly determined to eradicate the matter completely. This has caused unrest and anxiety among the people on the border.

No one knows what exactly they found out. The supervising eunuch even used the pretext of investigating the case to obstruct the supplies of Commander Xiao's troops, making the battlefield, where swords and spears have no eyes, particularly difficult. On the surface, the supervising eunuch was investigating the Third Prince's collusion with the Northern Border, but he was probably secretly investigating the specific situation of the Xiao family in the Northern Border.

In other words, the emperor wanted to find fault with him.

Xiao Tianze sensed something was wrong and feigned illness to recuperate in the army, delegating all military affairs to others and ordering his subordinates not to act rashly. However, such actions could only delay the inevitable; the supervising eunuch remained a major threat.

"But the military supervisor cannot be allowed to die in the northern border, otherwise the blame for assassinating the military supervisor will fall on me immediately. If the emperor wants to settle accounts with me then, with internal and external troubles and unstable evidence, the Great Xia will be in grave danger."

The current emperor's repeated actions had already chilled Xiao Tianze's heart. He was still diligently guarding the frontier, not only because he was disobeying the founding emperor's entrustment, but also for the peace of the Great Xia Dynasty and for the people on the frontier. He did not want so many innocent lives to become victims of power struggles.

Xiao Tianze felt helpless, but he still had to mediate and try to find a glimmer of hope.

"My dear grandson, you must put as much pressure on the capital as possible to force the military supervisor to leave. Otherwise, even if I am unwilling, I will have no choice but to resort to some last resort."

Xiao Lie's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately sensed something was wrong.

He immediately picked up his pen and wrote a letter of guarantee to Xiao Tianze, telling him to "rest and recuperate" and that he would find a way to resolve the matter.

He reviewed the current situation, and suddenly his eyes lit up, as if he had thought of something.

It is true that the military supervisor has the power to oversee military affairs, so why is the military supervisor himself problematic?

After a few moments of thought, a bold plan quickly took shape in my mind.

Xiao Lie wrote another letter and had Sixteen secretly send it to the Kang Prince's residence, keeping it hidden from everyone.

Upon seeing the letter, King Kang frowned.

"What exactly does Xiao Lie mean? Does he think that we still have a chance to cooperate after things have come to this point?"

In the letter, Xiao Lie actually invited him to discuss the matter of supervising the army, wanting to eliminate a major threat to him.

How could Jiang Heng possibly believe such a reason? It was already good enough that Xiao Lie wasn't trying to harm him, let alone take the initiative to think of him.

Jiang Heng scoffed, his face full of mockery.

"What do you mean by 'thinking of me'? Is it because the Xiao family is afraid that the military supervisor will find out something they shouldn't be investigating, that they're so eager to talk to me?"

The more this was the case, the more he wanted to keep Xiao Lie out of the loop.

He wanted to see what this military supervisor could find out in the northern border that made him so wary and made Xiao Lie willing to set aside his pride to cooperate with him.

"Uncle Jiang, please pass on a message to that person from the Xiao family outside for me."

"The military supervisor is on His Majesty's orders to conduct the inspection. We should naturally comply with his actions. I wonder what we have to discuss."