I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

The next day, in the study of Prince Rui's mansion, Jianfeng reported the information he had recently collected.

"Your Majesty, yesterday the Emperor granted a marriage between Prince Cheng and Miss Bai Yueli from the Ningguo Mansion."

He looked up and saw Li Rui had no expression on his face, which showed that he didn't care about the news. Then he continued:

"The prince made an appointment to meet with the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, but was rejected. He also knew about Bai Yueli and King Cheng's affair. I heard that he was so angry that he went on a rage in the prince's mansion and smashed a lot of good things."

Li Rui sneered: "Anything else?"

"Also, Prince An and the Crown Princess went to the Emperor to ask for permission to marry, and the Emperor has agreed."

Li Rui raised his eyebrows, thinking this was good news. There was something wrong with the way Prince An looked at Xi'er.

"There is another thing. The emperor found out that Princess Wenhua had an affair with the eunuch and the palace maid. It was planned by her. The emperor was furious and Princess Wenhua was confined to the palace. The old eunuch and the palace maid were both beaten to death, and Concubine Li was demoted to Concubine Li."

There was finally a hint of smile in Li Rui's deep eyes. Was this the retribution for the evildoers?

Li Rui said, "If you have nothing else to do, leave."

Jian Feng said quickly: "There is one more important thing. The Crown Prince of Tianqi and the Prince of Western Xinjiang are coming to Beijing to attend the Emperor's birthday celebration. By the way, they are also here to conclude a treaty of friendship."

"These so-called friendly nations, seeing the arrival of the Tianyue Crown Princess, were unwilling to be outdone, but the Western Frontier is often in turmoil, and refugees often harass our Tiansheng border. I don't know what they are up to this time.

The Tianqi Kingdom, which has always been at odds with the Tianyue Kingdom, seems to be unable to sit still.

But they come, so what does it matter?"

"Master, according to the Shadow Pavilion, the Crown Prince of Tianqi brought a rare medicine called Golden Cup Silver Embryo this time. He wants to present it to the emperor."

Li Rui sat up straight instantly: "Is the news true?"

Jian Feng said affirmatively: "The news is true."

“This matter will probably be reported to the Crown Prince and King Cheng soon, so we must find a way to get the miraculous medicine as soon as possible.

You notify the Shadow Pavilion and ask them to confirm the itinerary of Crown Prince Tianqi, and we will act accordingly."

Jianfeng took the order and retreated immediately.

Li Rui was thinking in his heart, now he already had three miraculous medicines, if he could get this golden cup and silver embryo, he would have four, in this case, there were still two kinds left, Ice Spirit Snow Lotus and Black Yuan Scrophularia, maybe he could detoxify soon.

But then he thought that the origins of the remaining two miraculous medicines were in extreme places and were very difficult to obtain, so he had been looking for them everywhere on the market for so many years but had not seen anyone selling them.

He couldn't help but feel a little anxious. It seemed that he had to go to the place of origin in person to get it.

Just as I was thinking about my troubles, Jianying knocked on the door and came in.

"Master, Concubine An would like you to help her find out if there is any connection between the gambling house on West Street and a man named Xue Fei."

Li Rui was stunned and asked, "Why is he investigating the gambling house on West Street?"

Li Rui knew that there was only one underground gambling house on West Street, which was run by Prince Su. His Shadow Pavilion also had some gambling business in private, but they had been doing their own business before, and he had never had any private dealings with Prince Su.

What is this woman An Muxi doing now, just three days after returning from the palace banquet?

"It seems that Concubine An has bought a clinic and is preparing to open it for business. The original owner of the clinic, his son, was held hostage by a gambling house on West Street and owed a huge gambling debt, so his family was forced to sell the shop."

Li Rui had a new understanding of An Muxi's ability to cause trouble, but as long as she didn't escape from Prince Rui's Mansion, he would go along with her.

"Send someone to check for her. If anything happens, notify me in advance. Don't let her get into danger."

Jianying also took the order and went down. He knew that his master had no bottom line towards that concubine An.

At this time in Furong Courtyard, Dai Meng happily told An Muxi about her and Li Yian.

"Xi'er, Li Yi'an and I have already requested an imperial decree to marry, and the Emperor of Tiansheng has agreed. He also said that he would confer the title of Prince An on Li Yi'an. I plan to hold a wedding with him in Tiansheng. Then we will hold another wedding when we return to Tianyue Country."

It seems that Emperor Tiansheng attaches great importance to the marriage between the two countries and specially conferred the title of prince on Li Yian.

An Muxi sincerely replaced Meng and Li Yian's happiness: "I didn't expect that you would be getting married so soon. I haven't had time to prepare wedding gifts for you yet."

An Muxi was a little curious. Logically speaking, after Dai Meng's proposal was successfully made, there would be no need to hold a wedding in Tiansheng. It would be enough for the royal family to have a meal together.

Dai Meng was in a very good mood: "No need for a gift, just prepare some pills or something for me, I can take them back."

An Muxi readily agreed: "Of course, that's what I thought. I'm just curious why you still want to hold a wedding in Tiansheng?"

Dai Meng smiled slightly: "He was once the least favored prince. I want everyone in Tiansheng to know that he is worthy of me because of his noble status. This time I will hold a wedding with him as the prince's consort, which can also be regarded as a comfort to his deceased mother."

An Muxi was a little touched. Dai Meng was really a good woman. It was very rare for her to consider so much from Li Yian's perspective.

Although she used some tricks to pursue Li Yian, she approached him with the purpose of getting married, so it couldn't be considered as being a hooligan!

The two of them talked about Bai Yueli and King Cheng's marriage again and smiled at each other. This was a little secret that they had created.

Dai Meng finally said, "I plan to move to Prince An's Mansion. Anyway, I'm already engaged. When my mother sends the marriage proposal and betrothal gifts in two days, we will hold the wedding banquet.

Today is also my farewell to you, but you can come to visit me at Prince An's Mansion when you are free. I will send you an invitation for the wedding banquet, so remember to come."

An Muxi readily agreed. She envied, admired and appreciated Dai Meng. Dai Meng really lived the life she wanted.

Dai Meng left Furong Courtyard and went to Li Rui's study. She had lived in Rui Palace for so long, and Li Rui had always treated her warmly and even cured her illness.

Although Li Rui did not participate in these things, he did not stop them either.

Out of courtesy, you must say goodbye to the host before leaving.

After entering the study, Dai Meng found a chair and sat down, then said to Li Rui: "Thank you very much for the hospitality of Prince Rui's Mansion. I will move to Prince An's Mansion. Say hello to you before I leave."

Suddenly Dai Meng saw a sachet placed next to the pen holder on Li Rui's desk. The sachet looked ordinary, but the pattern embroidered on it looked familiar to her.

Isn’t this the same pattern we saw on the handkerchief that Li Yian threw into the incense burner that time?

She was a little curious at the time and took a closer look. The fat duck pattern was quite unique and left a deep impression on her.

Li Rui didn't notice her look and said calmly, "It's not a treat, but I would like to congratulate you in advance on marrying your ideal husband."

Dai Meng stood up and walked to Li Rui's desk, picked up the sachet and asked, "Who made this? The pattern is quite special."