The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Emperor Mingde clenched his fist and remained silent for a long while before he silently picked up the pen and circled a name.

Cen Yuan looked at the circled name without much surprise. He sat quietly for a long moment before picking up the paper and tearing it into pieces. He said calmly, "Father, I will take my leave."

Emperor Mingde actually wanted to say something to Cen Yuan, but when he thought of the pain this boy had endured in his previous life, he felt that all his words seemed pale and powerless.

Thousands of words are reduced to one sentence, "Play chess with me?" It is so careful, "I promise not to ruin the game, I won't be angry, and I won't force you to give up the chess piece."

Cen Yuan snorted coldly, "You may be an emperor, but your chess skills, huh, are no different from a three-year-old child."

Emperor Mingde was not angry at all after being told this. "I will change, change, change! Will you play another round with me?"

"No, Xia'er... and her mother are waiting for me to go home for dinner." Cen Yuan returned to her usual attitude of choking him. Seeing that he was angry, she raised her eyebrows and smiled, "Do you want to go home with me?"

Emperor Mingde was a little embarrassed, "This, isn't good?"

"Forget it then." Cen Yuan turned around and walked out of the imperial study.

Emperor Mingde: “…”

I'm so angry. This son-in-law is really not kind.

After a moment, Eunuch Qi ran in happily, "Master, the Prince Consort is waiting for you outside. Do you want to go to the Young Master's Mansion with him for dinner?"

Emperor Mingde cleared his throat and said, "Tell him to wait! I will come after I change into my normal clothes."

He couldn't be shy anymore, or he wouldn't be able to go. When he returned to Chaoyang Palace to change his clothes, the Ninth Prince was playing with Cen Yuan.

"Charcoal seller, charcoal seller, can you teach me archery? Okay?" The Ninth Prince looked at Cen Yuan, his eyes twinkling with little stars.

Cen Yuan was holding a white puppy in her arms. The puppy had soft paws, a furry head, and was barking at people with its teeth bared.

He rubbed the puppy's ears, looked at the Ninth Prince, and shook his head, "You can't do it. You can't endure hardship, and you're too fat."

The Ninth Prince looked down at his round body and said, "Fat...?"

Cen Yuan nodded seriously, "Fat."

"If I want to lose weight, will you teach me?" the ninth prince asked with a blink of his eyes.

"You also need to be able to endure hardship."

"I can eat."

His father spoiled it, "Zhutoujiu, I know you can eat, but you don't eat bitter food."

When the Ninth Prince saw his father coming, he quickly stood up and saluted respectfully, "Your Highness, I greet you. I believe that I can endure hardships as well as other things."

"That may not be the case!" Emperor Mingde said, "You should first learn the lessons taught by the teacher well and make good grades before bothering your brother-in-law. He is so busy, how can he have time to teach you now?"

The Ninth Prince did not dare to disobey his father and agreed obediently.

Then I heard Cen Yuan say, "If you lose weight and can endure hardships, I can find a few powerful people to teach you."

The Ninth Prince's eyes lit up, "Alright, alright! I want Wei Yuzhi, Tang Xinghe, Ma Chuyang, and I also want Xing Mingyue, Zhao Zhui, and Wu Qicheng..."

Emperor Mingde frowned and said, "Then go to Yunqi Academy and attend classes."

The Ninth Prince was overjoyed, "I obey your order."

Emperor Mingde: “…”

I just said it casually, but you took it seriously.

The Ninth Prince saw that Emperor Mingde had changed into his casual clothes and seemed to be going out, so he asked, "Father, you are going out of the palace with your brother-in-law. Can you take me and Sanmao with you?"

Emperor Mingde originally wanted to take his son out to play, but when he thought about what Zhu Tou Jiu knew, it was probably known to the whole world. He couldn't let his son ruin his secret, so he said with a fierce face, "Go back and study hard. I will check your homework when you come back."

The Ninth Prince curled his lips when he heard this, and reluctantly took the furry Sanmao from Cen Yuan, bowed and said goodbye, and left.

After walking a few steps, he turned back and confessed to Cen Yuan, "Old charcoal seller, I like you very much."

Cen Yuan didn't hide the smile on her lips.

Seeing that the charcoal seller did not express anything, the Ninth Prince was very unwilling, "Charcoal seller, do you like me?"

Cen Yuan was helpless, "It's OK."

"It's OK, I just like him!" The Ninth Prince gently tossed the puppy up, caught it again, and hugged it tightly, "The charcoal seller likes me! Haha, the charcoal seller likes me!"

Cen Yuan looked at the Ninth Prince's back and said to Emperor Mingde, "This child died early in his previous life. You should be nicer to him now."

Emperor Mingde said sullenly, "Yes, I understand."

On the way back to the Young Master's Mansion, Cen Yuan told Emperor Mingde in the carriage, "Let's stop with that matter. Don't mention it to my little girl, so she won't think too much. Especially that person..."

Emperor Mingde also knew that the matter was of great importance, and nodded, "That's what I mean."

But the two of them didn't know that Shi Anxia was already looking for clues at this time.

According to the information collected from Beihui, the biggest change in recent days is that three officials were inexplicably transferred out.

There were no early signs, and he even participated in part of the "Dust Clearing Project".

Wang Chengyou, Lu Shiliang, Wu Hongbo... She remembered these three people.

An important official in the court! A veteran of several dynasties! Whether it was during the reign of Emperor Mingde, Emperor Rongguang, or even during the reign of Emperor Yuqing, he was always very important.

During the reign of Emperor Mingde, they were highly valued at a young age for their steady and down-to-earth work style, and successfully climbed to their current positions as vice ministers of various ministries.

Emperor Mingde has always entrusted important tasks to several people and had high expectations for them.

Some of them are hard-working and know how to protect themselves, but they are also tactful and have a bottom line.

During the reign of Emperor Rongguang, he participated in corruption and money-making, and was also well versed in flattery, just like a treacherous minister, making Emperor Rongguang happy.

But are they really treacherous ministers?

They protected many upright generals and saved many loyal ministers who spoke out and cursed Emperor Rongguang as a tyrant.

Not to mention the distant past, Zhu Yuxian and Wu Changlin have both received favors from Wang Chengyou.

Among them, when Wu Changlin was the censor, he displeased Emperor Rongguang.

Emperor Rongguang wanted to kill him to vent his anger.

Wang Chengyou tried many ways to no avail, and finally found out that Emperor Rongguang had fallen in love with his daughter Wang Yuzhi.

So he reluctantly sent his daughter to the palace. When Emperor Rongguang was happy, he spoke up and saved Wu Changlin.

Emperor Rongguang then banished Wu Changlin to be the prefect of Mozhou.

Wang Chengyou and others climbed to the positions of ministers of various ministries during the reign of Emperor Rongguang. They were people whose loyalty and treachery were difficult to distinguish.

As soon as Emperor Rongguang died, several people went to Empress Jingde and handed over all the wealth they had amassed through corruption over the years to the national treasury.

In this way, these people continued to serve as ministers of various ministries during the reign of Emperor Yuqing.

Shi Anxia had to admit that the fact that Beiyi could hold on to the Immortal Nation was closely related to the efforts of these people.

But what is strange is that these people have clearly worked hard and made great contributions, but they were not included in "Records of the Mountains and Rivers of the Northern Wing".

Regarding this, Empress Dowager Huizheng also specifically asked Yan Xingchen, "Why are there no Shangshu Wang, Shangshu Lu, and Shangshu Wu in the book?"

Yan Xingchen's expression at that time was very memorable, and he replied, "I forgot, I will make it up when I have time."

Queen Mother Huizheng believed it and advised, "Then you should fill the vacancies quickly. These people are important officials in the court. It's a pity that they were busy all their lives and died before they could enjoy their lives..."