After the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion was reborn, she divorced and married the prince!

Wang Honglue quickly asked someone to find Li Zhirong.

Li Zhirong had just come out of the yamen and was about to go home.

The servant of Minister Wang looked very happy. He invited him to get on the carriage and rushed to the palace.

Li Zhirong still didn't understand what was going on.

Seeing Minister Wang's servant so happy... could there be a turning point in the case of Jingzhao Prefecture?

Was it his brother-in-law, King Cheng, who helped? Or was it Minister Wang who helped?

Oh! They really are!

If you want to contribute, why not do it earlier?

Now that all the cases in Jingzhao Prefecture have been tried and sentenced, they are finally making their contribution.

However, letting him enter the palace to meet the emperor... Li Zhirong took a deep breath.

He looked down at his clothes.

Well, in order to file a complaint today, he dressed very formally so as not to be disrespectful when meeting the emperor.

But meeting the emperor... I still feel a little excited when I think about it.

Is his brother-in-law going to help him become an imperial merchant?

Li Zhirong's heart trembled, that would be great!

Even if he lost money and reputation, he didn't care! This imperial merchant fell on his head, and his position as the leader in the industry would be unshakable!

The more Li Zhirong thought about it, the more excited he became.

Even the slight resentment he had towards Concubine Li and Prince Cheng had disappeared.

Wang Honglue was waiting for him at the palace gate.

As soon as the two met, they greeted each other with smiles, politely and warmly.

"Thank you, Minister Wang, for your support!"

"Hey, you did a great job!"

Li Zhirong's heart skipped a beat. Did he do the job well?

is it beautiful?

The cotton-padded clothes sold were not as good as those sold by Caiyunxuan, and the complaint was completely lost. He knelt down so quickly and easily... What was beautiful about it?

But... who cares! If Minister Wang says it's beautiful, then it's beautiful!

"I still need Lord Wang's support!"

"If you work hard for the court, why worry about not being promoted?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

Wang Honglue was very satisfied with Li Zhirong's attitude. The young man was capable and, more importantly, not at all self-righteous.

Look at him, his cautious and respectful attitude is really pleasing to the eye.

Wang Honglue happily brought Li Zhirong to the outside of the imperial study.

The eunuch immediately reported, "Your Majesty, Minister Wang requests to see you."

The emperor's hearty and joyful laughter was first heard in the hall.

"Okay, let him in."

Hearing the emperor's laughter, Wang Honglue's heart floated up to the clouds.

How well must this job be done to make the emperor so happy?

Really good! This young man Li Zhirong is really good!

Wang Honglue hurriedly bowed and entered the hall to pay his respects to the emperor.

"No need to be polite, my dear. Please stand up. The vigorous promotion of cotton will benefit the country and the people. You have done a good job!" said the emperor with a loud laugh.

He seemed to have already seen that in future history books, he would be praised for introducing and promoting cotton to benefit the people.

Wang Honglue's hands and feet were shaking with excitement.

He has been an official for so many years, not seeking merit but avoiding mistakes.

I have never been praised like this by His Majesty before!

It’s true, smoke is coming out of my ancestral graves!

"Where is that Confucian businessman? Has he been brought here?" asked the emperor.

"Your Majesty, he is waiting outside the palace." Wang Honglue was delighted, as expected!

It turned out that Li Zhirong did his job well, which gave him the opportunity to be praised by the emperor!

"Let him in!" the emperor said loudly.

Wang Honglue glanced at the emperor's expression.

There was a red glow on the emperor's face and his dragon eyes were shining. He must be very pleased!

Today is such a happy day!

Li Zhirong entered the hall nervously, not daring to raise his head.

He knelt down from a distance and said in a trembling voice, "I, Li Zhirong, kowtow to the emperor. Long live the emperor!"

Wang Honglue kept stealing glances at the emperor's face.

He saw the emperor's face twitch and his smile disappeared.

Wang Honglue's heart tightened. What a fool Li Zhirong was! It was just an audience with the emperor! Look how nervous he was!

The emperor must not like the way he looked so timid and fearful.

Wang Honglue hurriedly bowed and tried to make amends, "Your Majesty, Li Zhirong is young and promising, but he is just a businessman. It is his first time to meet the emperor, so he is inevitably nervous."

The emperor's brows furrowed more and more, and a look of suspicion appeared on his face.

The emperor looked at Wang Honglue and asked, "Minister Wang sold the cotton to this person?"

Wang Honglue's intuition told him that something was wrong.

Just now, the emperor affectionately called him "My dear minister", but now, not only did the emperor's voice and expression become cold, but even the address became "Minister Wang".

But, what went wrong?

Is it because Li Zhirong is too timid and cowardly, and the emperor thinks he is not worthy of being in public?

"Your Majesty, all the cotton we brought back from Xinjiang was sold to Li Zhirong."

"Li Zhirong is the owner of Jinshang Cloth Shop, the largest cloth shop in Kyoto. I believe that he will be able to handle the important task of producing and utilizing this batch of cotton and promoting it to benefit the people."

The more Wang Honglue spoke, the more frightened he became.

Why is the atmosphere in this hall getting colder and colder?

Not to mention Li Zhirong, even his heart began to tremble.

"Oh, it seems there is a big misunderstanding here." The emperor sneered, "Since the cotton was given to Jinshang Cloth Shop, why is Caiyunxuan the one selling cotton clothes now?"

Wang Honglue's heart skipped a beat and he turned around and glared at Li Zhirong.

What is Li Zhirong thinking?

Why doesn't he explain? Hurry up and explain to the emperor!

Li Zhirong lowered his head, his whole body shaking uncontrollably. There was only one sentence in his ear: It's over, I'm afraid it's over now.

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...

In the East Palace at this moment.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowned.

"Prince Jing secretly helped Caiyunxuan, which made the emperor very happy?" The prince pondered the news reported by the counselors of the Eastern Palace.

His eyes were heavy, and all he could think about was his younger brother Chu Yanchen.

He is domineering and arrogant, but he has always been favored by his father.

He injured his body and married a woman who was married twice, but he made great achievements in battle and also picked up a son who was favored by his father.

It seems that he has no ambition to fight for it, but he actually has the ability to fight for it.

He doesn't seem to care about his reputation, but now he has begun to do things that benefit the country and the people and are likely to be praised by the literati.

"So, he is also planning to compete with me?" The prince narrowed his eyes.

The third son was restless and has now been suppressed by his father.

The second son is very cunning, and his mother's family and his wife's family are not strong, so he dare not be too reckless.

The last time the emperor cleaned up the palace, it was a warning to him.

If the second son showed his ambition, he wouldn't have to do anything, as his father would definitely not tolerate it.

But if the fourth brother also wants to fight...will the emperor's heart be biased towards the fourth brother?

The prince's brows gradually twisted into knots.

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...

Outside the East Palace, a large and luxurious carriage stopped at this time.

Inside the carriage, Chu Yanchen was looking at Song Mingli with deep and affectionate eyes.

Song Mingli chuckled, "Okay, Your Majesty, go quickly, otherwise the contributions of Second Brother and Qi Liang will be buried."

Chu Yanchen frowned and said with concern for her, "It's obviously your credit. You are kind-hearted, why do you give this credit to the prince?"

Song Mingli lowered her voice, "Your Highness has no desire to compete, so I certainly cannot hold you back."

"Since we are doing good deeds, isn't it enough as long as we do it in a practical way and let the people benefit? As for reputation..."

"This reputation is nothing but a burden. If you are greedy for fame, then the motivation for doing good deeds will not be pure. I don't want a good reputation, I just want my family to be together in peace and harmony."

Chu Yanchen looked at her bright and fair little face.

Her eyes seemed to be filled with stars, shining brightly.

Such a beautiful woman, Gu Qingshan was truly blind and foolish to let her down.

But... Chu Yanchen felt relieved and even proud.

Fortunately, Gu Qingshan is blind!

Otherwise, why would the girl in front of me divorce her husband and marry someone else?

Chu Yanchen took advantage of her unpreparedness, suddenly lowered his head, and left his mark on her lips.

Song Mingli pushed him quickly, "Your Highness! This is outside the East Palace! We have important matters to attend to!"

She looked frightened, anxious, angry and helpless.

Chu Yanchen's eyes were full of smiles—now, she was his lovely wife!

He, Chu Yanchen, will definitely spoil her and make her the happiest woman in the world.

"Then I went?"

"go quickly."

"Wait for me here."

Chu Yanchen jumped off the carriage and went to the East Palace.