Wouldn't that be obstructing herself?
"Your Highness, those officials who have run into trouble lately... could they be Your Highness's doing?"
Su Qiao nodded frankly. "Mm. They were all people secretly colluding with Prime Minister Shang. They abused their authority, accepted bribes, exploited the common people, and even planned to take advantage of the early days of His Majesty personally handling court affairs, while he was still young, to expand their own power. I absolutely won't allow it!"
Li Sang: "..."
Expand their own power by taking advantage of every opening?
Those people appeared to belong to Prime Minister Shang, but in reality, they were all Ying'er's people...
What did she mean by that?
Did she truly not know, or was she pretending not to?
Su Qiao acted as though she hadn't seen his constipated expression and solemnly comforted him. "Don't worry. I will definitely follow your wishes and place a clear and upright court in her hands."
"..." He wasn't reassured in the slightest.
"So, Your Highness's recent dealings with Prime Minister Shang's son were also for this?"
Su Qiao had known from the start that her interactions with Shang Shuheng would definitely be noticed by them.
Of course, that was exactly the effect she wanted.
"Not exactly."
"When I accidentally saved him at North Mountain Temple, I didn't know he was Prime Minister Shang's son."
Li Sang had already investigated how the two of them had met, so he wasn't surprised.
However, he was still puzzled about their relationship. "Then Your Highness and Shang Shuheng..."
Su Qiao answered openly, "I simply thought he had some talent. He has an excellent appearance and temperament, so I met with him a few times."
"Besides, he was the one who invited me out. As a man, I couldn't keep refusing him."