Wang Yuan had been personally chosen by Jiang Siming to be the Empress. Of course, before the decision was finalized, the remaining court officials still held out hope.
Fu Zhan's residence.
This was the last residence belonging to a court official who had an unmarried daughter.
Fu Shou had likewise been Liu Xie's Empress in history.
However, Jiang Siming discovered that Fu Shou was completely unlike a normal woman. Although she pretended to be demure whenever she saw him,
Jiang Siming could tell at a glance from her movements and eyes that she was a martial artist.
"Fu Zhan, has your daughter practiced martial arts?"
Fu Zhan was startled and hurriedly stammered an explanation. "Yes, Shou'er did practice a little martial arts in the past."
"And you still want her to be Empress? Are you trying to murder His Majesty?" Jiang Siming asked with a smile.
Fu Zhan's soul nearly left his body. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and cried out, "This old minister absolutely had no such intention, Prime Minister! Please see the truth!"
Fu Shou, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly stood up and glared at Jiang Siming with her big eyes. She scolded delicately, "My father is utterly loyal to His Majesty. How could he possibly try to murder His Majesty? I merely liked practicing martial arts since I was young. Don't slander people."
"Shou'er, watch your words!" Fu Zhan hurriedly stopped her.
Fu Shou, however, refused to back down. "Father, that's the truth! This Prime Minister is clearly framing you. At worst, I just won't become Empress. That should be fine, right?"
Fu Zhan did not know what to say for a moment.
Jiang Siming looked at Fu Shou with interest and said, "Do you know who I am? Speaking to me like