If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

“……” Fu Jinyuan had an indescribable sense of absurdity.

He guessed many reasons for He Zhiyuan's betrayal and ingratitude towards the Ruan family. It could be that he was too ambitious and didn't want to be shackled by the Ruan family, or it could be that he wanted to support the son of his beloved woman. In short, no matter which one it was, he never thought that it was the reason Queen Ruan mentioned.

"If he wants this treasure, why must he betray the Ruan family?" Fu Jinyuan wondered.

A hint of cold sarcasm flashed across Queen Ruan's eyes. "I heard from your grandfather that the Ruan family and the He family were also old friends. It's probably because He Zhiyuan was afraid that the Ruan family would rob the treasure house."

Fu Jinyuan still thought that the treasure vault only existed in the storybook.

"So, is there really such a treasure trove?"

Queen Ruan gave him a meaningful look and said, "I also thought it was ridiculous and impossible before."

"Later, I found this in the palace."

She turned around and took out a parchment scroll from the box beside her. "I found this in the mechanism under the dragon throne."

“?” Fu Jinyuan opened it and saw that it was an old map. The treasure house on it was not hidden in the Southern Dynasty.

But on a small island somewhere in the sea.

He recalled He Jingyao's brazen claim that he wanted the Tianhe City port.

No wonder the He family wanted to ship by sea.

"How did the Queen Mother...find it?" The dragon throne must weigh a thousand pounds, how did you think of moving it?

"The prince found it," said Queen Ruan expressionlessly. "When he was young, he crawled under the dragon throne to play. I don't know how he opened the mechanism and secretly hid this for me."

“……” Fu Jinyuan opened his mouth.

If He Zhiyuan knew that the thing he had been searching for for many years was found so easily by the little prince, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood.

He thought that Queen Ruan had moved the throne and found it.

"Have you found the queen mother?" Fu Jinyuan asked.

Queen Ruan said slowly, "The Southern Dynasty has no ships that can go out to sea."

Even the Yong Dynasty had only recently opened up to sea transportation. If she were to send a fleet out to sea in a big way, it would alarm not only He Zhiyuan, but also the Emperor and the Empress Dowager.

It's different now.

Fu Jinyuan is more suitable to do this than her.

Shen Sui'an had a large ship station on Hengshui River.

This thought flashed through the minds of both mother and son, and they looked up at each other.

Queen Ruan smiled and said, "Ah Yuan, I'll give you the map. When the time is right, go and take a look at it yourself."

Fu Jinyuan lowered his eyes and looked at the map in his hand.

This is not just a treasure map, it also contains the routes to the islands in the outer sea. Even without the treasure map, this map is still extremely valuable.

It is extremely helpful for those who want to go to sea.

Just... delivered it to him?

Fu Jinyuan looked at Queen Ruan with some uncertainty.

This is what He Zhiyuan has always dreamed of. In fact...if there really is a treasure, what he would get would be comparable to a national treasury.

Queen Ruan's gaze became even more determined, as if the map had been waiting for him, waiting for him to return and hand it to him personally.

"A Yuan." Queen Ruan's voice was very soft.

She pointed to a small dot on the map and said, "The Southern Dynasty is just a drop in the ocean. Beyond the Southern Dynasty, there is a much wider world."

Fu Jinyuan's heart skipped a beat.

He looked at the bright and dignified Queen Ruan in front of him and saw the huge ambition behind her.

Her ambition is stronger than any man.

"Okay, I've said everything that needs to be said. Don't you want to go and pick up Suisui in person? I have arranged an envoy for you. Go ahead. I'll wait for you to come back." Queen Ruan said with a smile.

"Empress!" A palace maid exclaimed outside.

Queen Ruan's heart skipped a beat. "What's the matter?"

Qingdai came in with a pale look on her face, "My queen, something happened to the Crown Prince."

Fu Jinyuan immediately stood up, looked at Queen Ruan, and walked outside.

Queen Ruan's face was grim and ugly. She hadn't shown her emotions so openly for a long time. There was a murderous aura around her.

Prince Chen, who was walking behind her, also had a cold look in his eyes. The expressions of mother and son were surprisingly consistent.

"My queen, the servants from the Eastern Palace came to report that the medicine the prince took was poisonous..."

"Mother!" Fu Jinyuan was quick to support Queen Ruan who staggered.

"I'm fine!" Queen Ruan's voice was trembling.

Fu Jinyuan held her hand steadily, "I'll support you."

As soon as the two arrived outside the East Palace gate, they heard a palace servant exclaim: Your Highness!

Queen Ruan almost couldn't catch her breath, and she felt her eyes go dark.

She knew that the prince was in poor health, and had long been prepared that she would eventually die before him, but it couldn't be at this time, and it couldn't be like this...

How could he die from poisoning!

She would want to destroy everything and bury the entire Southern Dynasty with her.

Queen Ruan was hoarse but couldn't cry. She almost had to lean on Fu Jinyuan to walk in.

In the bedroom, Fu Jinyi was lying on the bed, surrounded by kneeling imperial doctors and palace maids.

The two palace servants in the front were trembling with fear.

Queen Ruan covered her mouth and tears rolled down her cheeks.

Suddenly, Fu Jinyi, who was lying down, sat up.

"Don't howl in front of me. You said the medicine wasn't poisonous, so you drank it!"

"?" Queen Ruan was stunned, with tears still hanging on her cheeks.

Fu Jinyi hadn't seen them yet, and his peach blossom eyes were glaring at the person kneeling in front of him.

"Doctor He, the body of the eunuch I administered the medicine to is still hot. You said this matter has nothing to do with you. This medicine was prepared by you."

"Your Highness, I cooked the medicine. I guarantee with my life that there is absolutely no poison." Imperial Physician He cried.

How could he have the courage to poison His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? He would have put the lives of dozens of his family at risk.

Fu Jinyi pointed to the medicine on the table and said, "Drink it."

Imperial Physician He picked it up and poured it into his own mouth without saying a word.

My lips hurt from the burn.

But apart from being burned, he didn't die.

Fu Jinyi touched his chin and saw that Imperial Physician He showed no signs of poisoning. "This medicine..."

"Your Highness, it's the same medicine."

"Did the palace maid eat anything else before drinking the medicine?" Fu Jinyuan asked in a deep voice.

Everyone turned around and saw the Queen and Prince Chen standing at the door.

"!"

The prince's medicine is poisonous. If the prince handles it himself, those who fail to serve him well can still keep their lives. But if the queen handles it, not only will their own lives be lost, but also their families will be in danger.

Fu Jinyuan helped the queen, who was already unable to stand, to sit down, and then he looked around at everyone.

His eyes fell on Fu Jinyi, whose face was ruddy and eyes were bright, and he didn't look like he was poisoned at all.

Fu Jinyi hurried over to Queen Ruan's side, "Mother, why are you here? I was just dealing with a few palace maids, why did I alarm you?"

"Didn't you say you were poisoned?" Fu Jinyuan asked.

Fu Jinyi gritted his teeth and said, "The palace maid who administered medicine took my medicine and had diarrhea for a long time, and ended up dying."

"Let the imperial physician and the coroner do an autopsy to find out what the patient ate before administering the medicine." Fu Jinyuan said in a deep voice.

His eyes were cold, "Where is the palace servant who went to Kunning Palace just now? Come in and answer the question."

"Someone...someone jumped into the well!" A cry of surprise came from outside.