The beautiful and powerful minister hooked up with the crazy emperor and couldn't escape

Mo Ling has only one biological brother, the Queen Mother's son, Rui Wang Mo Cheng. He is the same age as Feng Jiuqing, but a few months older than him. He came of age this year and has already performed the ceremony of coming of age.

Logically speaking, Mo Ling's biological brother and he have the same mother, so they should have a very good relationship. However, this Prince Rui is not auspicious at all. He was more restrained when he was young. After all, as the crown prince, Mo Ling would naturally discipline his younger brother.

But after Mo Ling became idiot, the prince was left alone and grew up to be a reckless person. He did everything from brothels to casinos and cruise ships to gambling tables. To be more precise, he did everything except his official duties. He even bullied the idiot Mo Ling, more than his other cousins.

If Mo Ling hadn't thought that the Queen Mother was his biological mother, and that he and the bastard Prince Rui had the same mother, he would have dealt with that bastard long ago.

"How dare you! Go back to your seat." Mo Ling shouted in a low voice with anger flashing in his eyes.

"Tsk, you're not willing to give anyone to me. We are brothers, my royal brother." Prince Rui still looked nonchalant and didn't care about the furious Mo Ling at all.

"Mo Cheng! If you keep talking nonsense, you will be sent to the clan house to stay for a month." Mo Ling pinched his eyebrows and scolded angrily.

"If my brother is willing to lend your sister-in-law to me, I can stay as long as you want."

Mo Ling said in a deep voice: "Someone, come here! Drag Prince Rui away for me!"

Mo Chen was like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. The look he gave Feng Jiuqing was indescribable.

Feng Jiuqing pretended to be scared and hid behind Mo Ling, then casually flicked something out from where no one could see.

Mo Cheng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his calf and fell to his knees with a thud.

Feng Jiuqing hid behind Mo Ling and looked at him coldly. If he dared to talk nonsense again next time, it would be his third leg that would be broken.

"Whoever hit me, come out! I'm going to kill you!"

Mo Ling frowned and said, "Take Prince Rui to the clan residence to sober him up."

Two imperial guards were holding Prince Rui and were about to drag him out when a voice came over: "The Queen Mother has arrived!"

"The Queen Mother is a thousand years old."

Mo Ling also stood up and bowed, saying, "Mother."

Feng Jiuqing followed suit and bowed: "Greetings to the Queen Mother."

While the guards were saluting, Prince Rui limped over to the Queen Mother and started to act coquettishly: "Mother! My brother wants to put me in the Imperial Clan Court again! Please talk to him!"

The Queen Mother looked at the embarrassed appearance of Prince Rui and shouted, "My son, who hurt you like this?"

Then he glared at Mo Ling and said, "Your Majesty, who dared to hurt Prince Rui like this in front of you? He is your own brother, why don't you punish the culprit and instead send Guan Cheng'er to the clan house? What's the logic behind this?"

Mo Ling looked at the two of them solemnly without saying anything.

Instead, Jian Han coughed lightly and said, "Reporting to the Queen Mother, His Royal Highness Prince Rui fell down by himself, and all the civil and military officials saw it."

The Queen Mother looked at the Duke of Weiguo, who nodded grimly. The Queen Mother then looked at Mo Ling: "How did you take care of your brother? How could he fall and get hurt so badly in front of you!"

Feng Jiuqing lowered his eyes, listening to what he said, he could blame Mo Ling for his fall, it was just nonsense. That's right, after all, he is not a biological child, naturally he can't compare to the biological Prince Rui.

"It's common for roads to be slippery on sunny days. Your Majesty is not a national teacher, so how could you have predicted that Prince Rui would fall? As for Prince Rui, who knows if he was punished by God for saying something he shouldn't have said."

Feng Jiuqing just happened to be able to let everyone hear it, and even Jian Han couldn't help but want to applaud him secretly. What he said was absolutely right.

The Queen Mother then noticed Feng Jiuqing, but she didn't see what she wanted to see. A hint of surprise first flashed across her eyes, and then turned into anger.

"How dare you! Who do you think you are! How dare you interrupt me when I'm talking to His Majesty? Come on! Slap my face!"

Relying on the presence of all the ministers, Mo Ling could not disobey him at will. The queen mother was so arrogant that it was frightening. The nanny beside her responded and walked towards Feng Jiuqing.

Feng Jiuqing hid behind Mo Ling, his hand holding Mo Ling's sleeve trembling slightly.

Mo Ling held Feng Jiuqing's hand and gave him a reassuring look.

"Step back." Mo Ling glanced at the nanny nonchalantly. The nanny did not dare to step forward.

"I will teach my people myself, so you don't need to worry about it. If you have time, you can take care of my brother, Prince Rui."

"Your Majesty, are you showing favoritism? Humph, if that's the case, I'll be here today to see who dares to touch a hair on Cheng'er's head."

Mo Ling did not want to argue with the Queen Mother, so he signaled the two imperial guards to withdraw.

The Queen Mother pulled Prince Rui to sit next to her and said, "All the ministers, please stand up."

"Thank you Queen Mother!"

The ministers all sat back in their seats. The little episode was over, and the Qixi Palace Banquet officially began. For a time, there was singing and dancing, and the emperor and his ministers enjoyed themselves together.

Just at this moment, a rough voice interrupted the music of the banquet.

"Your Majesty! I have something to report!"

The man came in a hurry and knelt on the ground with a plop.

Mo Ling could not tell whether he was happy or angry, and he said slowly, "Stand up, what does Duke Shen want to report?"

"Your Majesty, I discovered a group of bandits outside the capital. After I eliminated them, I found 50,000 taels of government silver inside."

Just as Duke Shen finished speaking, several boxes were carried in. When they were opened, they were filled with silver.

The treasury was empty, and the silver was sent here, which was really a timely help.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Many officials knelt down and shouted, but there was no joy on Mo Ling's face. Instead, he looked frighteningly gloomy.

Jian Han sneered: "A small bandit can appear outside the capital and hide 50,000 taels of silver. Do you think His Majesty should be surprised?"

Surprise? More like a shock.

The officials who had been shouting immediately fell silent and knelt on the ground, not daring to speak.

"Oh no! Your Majesty, this is not official silver. The seal is wrong. It is forged!" An official from the Ministry of Revenue originally wanted to take a look at the silver, but unexpectedly discovered that it was actually forged silver. He immediately kowtowed to Mo Ling.

Even the usually calm Prime Minister Lu's expression changed: "Are you sure this silver is counterfeit?"

The official from the Ministry of Revenue said firmly, "It is certain! I have a friend who works in the Silver Bureau, so I have learned some skills in identifying silver. This batch of silver is wrong."

The pressure emanating from Mo Ling made almost everyone present feel the pressure: "Send it to the silversmith at the Silver Bureau for inspection."

Soon several silversmiths were brought up. After careful inspection, they came to the same conclusion as the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, that this batch of silver was counterfeit official silver, and they also recognized that this batch of official silver came from Suizhou.

"Asshole!" Mo Ling suddenly shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" All officials, big and small, knelt on the ground, only a few princes were still sitting.

"Jia Zi!"

Jiazi descended from the sky: "I am here."

Mo Ling took a deep breath and said in a cold voice: "You and Minister Yang of the Ministry of Revenue must investigate this batch of silver thoroughly for me!"

"Yes!" Jiazi accepted the order.

"I obey your order." The Minister of Revenue Yang Zheng responded bitterly.

Feng Jiuqing handed Mo Ling a cup of tea and said, "Ayan, calm down. Your health is more important."

Mo Ling was unwilling to get angry with Feng Jiuqing, so he took the teacup and drank it all in one gulp: "Qingqing, please go back to Qianyuan Palace. I have something else to do."

It seems that this banquet can't go on. Feng Jiuqing nodded obediently: "Okay, Ayan, take care of yourself and don't be too angry."

"Yeah." Mo Ling stood up and left.

"Farewell to Your Majesty."