"Liu Ling——"

Rong Sheng came to his senses and called out to the door.

"What's the matter, Princess?"

"Tomorrow morning, you will transfer all the servants of Mingyuexuan to Shopkeeper Wu's place, and don't go back to the Marquis' Mansion."

"Princess, is...something going to happen in the Marquis' Mansion soon..." Liu Ling was not surprised and asked cautiously in a low voice.

Rong Sheng nodded: "It's only two days away from the execution of King Jing'an, and I need to arrange your destination in advance."

After tomorrow's morning court session, Rong Dexin will be taken to the Dali Temple for investigation by the emperor for accepting bribes from Lu Anfei.

On the day of the execution, if nothing unexpected happens, the entire mansion will be ransacked.

Mingyuexuan actually has quite a few servants, and it would be too late to move them by then.

Liu Ling glanced at Rong Sheng's eyes and immediately understood what she was thinking: "Don't worry, Princess, I will definitely get things done tomorrow."

The autumn wind in the middle of the night is always exceptionally cold. Rong Sheng listened to the sound of strong wind hitting the window frame and gradually fell asleep.

Before I knew it, it was time for the next morning court session.

All the ministers were waiting for the emperor in the hall as usual.

"Please excuse me, my lords."

The emperor tossed and turned for a long time last night, and only managed to get some sleep at dawn.

He dragged his tired steps to sit on the dragon throne, with dark circles under his eyes, making his already old face look even more haggard.

In front of him was Lu Anfei's account book.

"Let's put aside the memorials submitted today. I still need to reconsider the case of Lu Anfei."

As soon as these words were spoken, the audience began to whisper again.

The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly and carefully observed everyone's expressions.

Some people were stunned.

Some people feel guilty.

This was also within his expectations, because the large and small amounts of silver and money recorded in that private account were related to half of the officials.

Looks like it's time to clear up...

The emperor had a headache and didn't know where to start.

"Eunuch Gao, please summon the prince."

"Your Majesty, what about the house arrest?" Eunuch Gao reminded.

"I will lift the Crown Prince's house arrest today and ask him to come and attend the court meeting immediately."

"It's the Emperor."

Eunuch Gao quickly left the hall under the unanimous gazes of all the ministers.

The only sound in the entire hall was the murmur of conversation.

"The prince's house arrest has been lifted already?"

"It seems that the prince has regained the emperor's trust."

"Yes, is the Queen okay too?"

"I told you, the Crown Prince and the Queen are the legitimate heirs after all. Your Majesty is just criticizing them for the time being and he won't really do anything to them."

Just as everyone was speculating, the prince finally hurried to the palace.

He had been reveling in the past few days and had forgotten about the affairs of the court, so he still didn't know that Lu Anfei had been arrested.

Besides, he had a great time last night and wanted to have a good rest today, and then change to a group of more charming singers to play with in the evening.

But plans cannot keep up with changes, and Eunuch Gao's sudden arrival caught him off guard.

He rolled off the bed in dishevelled clothes, dressed hastily in the carriage, and only dressed less shabbyly when he arrived at the palace.

Although the process was a bit embarrassing, he was delighted when he heard that his father had lifted his house arrest.

He was still a little secretly happy along the way.

He walked briskly across the threshold, unable to contain his joy in his voice: "Father, you finally remembered me!"

He walked quickly to the center of the hall and bowed: "I have been eating simple meals, copying scriptures, repenting and reforming myself these days. I dare not slack off for even a moment!"

"Oh, is that so."

The emperor thought of the disgusting lewd laughter he heard outside the East Palace yesterday, and looked at the prince in front of him.

I feel more and more hypocritical and dirty.

"Then tell me, what truth have you realized?" The emperor laughed instead of getting angry, with mockery slowly emerging in his eyes.

As the prince had been indulging himself in debauchery for several nights, his eyesight was not very good at this moment, and he did not notice the strange look on the emperor's face.

"Reporting to the Emperor, as the crown prince, I shall be diligent and studious, familiar with government affairs, impartial and selfless, and help the Emperor share his worries."

He recited it like a treasure, getting more and more excited as he spoke, "The most important thing is to have a benevolent heart, sympathize with the people, and care about the sufferings of the people."

"A heart of kindness?"

The emperor finally couldn't bear it any longer: "Prince, do you really have a kind heart?"

"..."

The prince was about to continue reciting a few sentences, but was unexpectedly interrupted by the emperor's question.

He looked up in surprise at the emperor who had ascended the throne, and finally realized that something was wrong.

"thump!"

He suddenly knelt on his knees, pretending to be ashamed, and said in a tearful tone: "Father, please forgive me. I know you don't like my behavior, but I have really repented these days. Please understand!"

"That's enough, Song Xuanjing!"

The emperor's anger was finally completely released, and in rage he threw all the documents at hand to the ground.

The entire hall seemed to freeze in an instant, and all the ministers even breathed cautiously.

"How long are you going to keep pretending with me?"

The emperor threw the account book at hand fiercely into the prince's face.

The prince saw the thick document hitting his nose, and warm liquid flowed down from his nostrils.

As the blood dripped onto the cover of the account book, he finally saw clearly what was in front of him.

"Father, this is..."

The prince held his nose while picking up the account.

"Open your eyes and take a good look at what you have done!"

The prince's eyes were filled with fear at the emperor's roar.

He hurriedly looked through the accounts with his blood-stained hands.

For a moment, he was dumbfounded.

Because there was no need to look at it carefully, as almost all the money on it was the silver he had swallowed up in the past few years, and there were even records of collusion with the Chidan Kingdom.

Who is it?!

Who is trying to make trouble for this prince by writing down all this?

He felt like his heart was about to jump out of his throat, and he stared at the clear numbers with his eyes wide open, wanting to cry but unable to.

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