Reborn to abuse the scumbag, the demon queen destroyed her ex-husband's entire family

When Mu Li slightly turned his head and saw that the person stroking his shoulder was Mu Gu, a look of disbelief suddenly appeared in his eyes. In his memory, he heard the palace maids and servants say that his two brothers were both vicious and ferocious. Not only were they not good at human relationships, but he only saw them a few times throughout the year. Naturally, Mu Gu's behavior was beyond Mu Li's expectations.

Feeling Mu Li's grateful gaze, Mu Gu glanced slightly to the side and saw that the child did not dare to look at him anymore but turned his head away. Although there was still a bit of timidity in his voice, at least he was able to speak.

"Father, I know that there are foreigners from all over the world in Kyoto. If your birthday is not celebrated with great fanfare, they will be able to follow the clues and guess the current situation of Dalong, which will naturally lead to turmoil on the border and unrest among the people."

Emperor Dalong listened to Mu Li's words and nodded repeatedly. In the past, he really cared little about this little prince, but he didn't realize that he was indeed mature and intelligent.

What made him happiest was seeing Mu Gu's concern for Mu Li. This made Emperor Dalong feel the brotherly love and respect that he wanted to see, and his favorable impression of Mu Gu increased a lot.

"What Li Er said is correct, so the problem I want to give you is to fill the national treasury."

As soon as Emperor Dalong finished speaking, Mu Li's eyes lit up. He was delighted that he finally had the opportunity to share his father's worries.

On the other hand, Mu Bai's expression became more and more serious. Emperor Dalong's words were tantamount to telling him that he, Emperor Dalong, was going to re-select the candidate for the crown prince from among these princes. It was tantamount to giving him a final ultimatum, telling him that he would soon lose all the power he currently held and the East Palace would change hands.

Mu Gu, who had learned the news in advance, did not have much emotional change, but he clearly felt the change in Mu Bai. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly with an imperceptible smile. He smiled because Mu Bai would be even more shocked after hearing the next words of Emperor Dalong, and the expression on Mu Bai's face would be even more exciting than it was now.

Emperor Dalong did not speak, but motioned to the chief eunuch beside him to continue what he wanted to say. The chief eunuch immediately understood, walked in front of the three princes, and slowly spoke

"This problem will naturally be solved by a fair competition among the three princes. Whoever raises the most silver within seven days will be the winner."

"And the reward for the winner..."

The eunuch in charge seemed a little bit unbelieving. He rubbed his eyes and spoke slowly only after making sure that he was not seeing things.

"The reward is to obtain the position of a thousand households."

When this was said, not only Mu Bo, but all the ministers exclaimed in surprise. The military power of Dalong has always been in the hands of Emperor Dalong himself, and no one has the right to give direct commands. A thousand households means that Emperor Dalong will give the military power in his hands to one of the three princes with a thousand households. At the beginning, even Mu Bo, who was made the crown prince, did not have a single household of soldiers. This move by Emperor Dalong also told all the ministers that he was going to let go and he wanted the most outstanding prince to inherit the throne.

At the moment, it seems that no matter whether he is titled crown prince or not, the prince who can hold the military power of one thousand households is the one who is most likely to become the next emperor.

Mu Bai's eyes were full of disbelief. He stared at Emperor Dalong who was sitting in the hall, but the latter had no intention of looking at him at all. Mu Bai clenched his back teeth tightly. Originally, he did not want to do things so decisively, but now it seems that Emperor Dalong is more ruthless than him, so don't blame him for not caring about father-son friendship.

The imperial edict was made into three copies, and the general content was the same as that announced by the chief eunuch, giving them certain rights and requiring them to present their results within seven days.

"Grand Prince, is Mu Bo willing to accept the order?"

Mu Bo gritted his teeth, but dared not say anything in public. If he could get the power of these 1,000 soldiers, it would clear many obstacles for him.

"My sons and ministers accept the order."

After Mu Bo knelt down, he reluctantly took the imperial edict from the chief eunuch.

Then the chief eunuch walked up to Mu Gu.

"Seventh Prince, are you willing to accept the order?"

Mu Gu looked at the chief eunuch in front of him with a calm expression, but he knew very well in his heart that even if he could not get the military power of a thousand households, he would definitely not let Mu Bo get it.

"My sons and ministers accept the order."

The last one was Mu Li. He nervously watched the chief eunuch slowly approaching him. If he could win this city and take over the military power of these 1,000 men, then he and his mother would no longer have to worry in fear. They could also stand up straight and tell everyone that they should stand upright in this palace.

"Eighth Prince, can you..."

Mu Li couldn't wait to stretch out his hand, but before the chief eunuch could finish his words, a man hurriedly walked in from the palace entrance.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Everyone's attention was drawn to the person who rushed in; even the eunuch in charge stopped talking and moving.

Seeing that the imperial edict was about to fall into his hands, Mu Li turned around in confusion and saw the guards who had been waiting by his and his mother's side. An ominous premonition instantly arose in his heart.

Emperor Dalong, who was sitting in the hall, was relieved to see that everything was going smoothly. However, when he saw a man rushing in in a hurry, he could not help but frowned and spoke unhappily.

"What's the matter?"

The man tried hard to calm his violently heaving chest and spoke intermittently.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Mingzhu hanged herself!"

The person who panicked the most after hearing the news was not Emperor Dalong, but Mu Li, who was kneeling in the hall ready to receive the imperial edict. After all, he was still young, and the moment he heard the news, he could not control his emotions. He immediately stood up and rushed out of the hall. His mother was his life, and he absolutely could not allow anything to happen to her.

"Your Majesty, this..."

The eunuch in charge didn't know what to do for a moment. He was a little overwhelmed holding the imperial edict in his hand, so he could only look back to see what Emperor Dalong meant.

Emperor Dalong looked at the bewildered ministers, and then at the guards kneeling in the palace. It was against the rules, but there were reasons for it, and Mu Li's behavior was justified.

"Forget it, guards of the Concubine's Palace, go and call the imperial physician to go with you to the Concubine's Palace."

His Highness's men responded repeatedly, then turned and left the hall.

Everyone was left looking at each other.

"Okay, it's just an interlude, let's get back to the topic."

Emperor Dalong's words drew everyone's attention back to the two princes in the hall.

The eunuch in charge immediately put away his confusion and continued speaking.

"This difficult problem will be handed over to the eldest prince and the seventh prince."