My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 48 What a rebellious son!
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The relentless wind and rain shattered a row of mud houses around the corner into pieces.

The wind howled past, and the broken tiles shattered and fell to the ground with a clatter.

Many young and middle-aged people carried the elderly and children across the water, and a long queue gradually formed amidst shouts.

Zhu Yan held up a green bamboo umbrella and leaned forward as much as he could, but the downpour was so heavy that even with his best efforts, the rain still soaked half of his master's sleeve.

The raindrops pattered down his long, flowing hair.

Zhu Yan carefully took a step, trying to shield him from as much rain as possible.

The sky was dark and gloomy, without a glimmer of light. The master stood there silently, which had a calming effect on people's hearts.

The procession of people was proceeding in an orderly manner. Many residents boarded mule carts and oxcarts, shivering as they clutched their belongings, but their eyes still held a glimmer of hope.

"Master." Liu Huo rushed over, clasped his hands in greeting, "After transferring the last two batches this afternoon and evening, it should be almost done."

"Hmm," the man replied indifferently. "Proceed according to plan."

Suddenly, cries of alarm came from ahead. It was the sound of the roof being torn off by the strong wind, with bricks and tiles falling down with a crackling sound.

The mule and ox cart teams began to move slowly forward, wading through the floodwaters, towards the city gate.

"Your Highness."

"Your Highness—" A guard half-dragged, half-carried the old eunuch, who looked like a drowned rat, over. "Eunuch Wang has brought a message from His Majesty, requesting that you come to the palace immediately to see him."

"I'm busy, tell him to wait."

Eunuch Wang opened his mouth wide, panting as he tried to speak, but the willful man turned and left without bothering to explain.

"No, you?" Eunuch Wang hurried a few steps forward, flicking his wet whisk as he called out, "Your Highness..."

His Highness ignored him, responding only with a cold back of his head.

When Eunuch Wang gave chase, he saw that the man had already mounted his horse and, with several close attendants, was leaving into the wind and rain.

Amidst strong winds and heavy rain, and shrouded in mist, Eunuch Wang watched as that straight, jade-like figure quickly disappeared from his sight, and couldn't help but stomp his feet and sigh repeatedly.

"Your Highness has returned to the palace. Open the palace gates immediately."

The palace guards dared not delay and hurriedly stepped forward to push open the two vermilion palace doors.

The creaking sound was gradually drowned out by the rain.

Xiao Jinzhi and his men did not linger for a moment, and rode off on horseback, heading straight towards the inner garden treasury.

Zhu Yan wiped the rain off his face and followed closely behind his prince.

The group rushed to the gate of the treasury. Xiao Jinzhi jumped off his horse, threw the reins to Liu Huo, and quickly walked up the steps.

"Your Highness, what's going on?" The captain of the guards at the gate of the royal treasury was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly braved the rain to greet him.

Xiao Jinzhi curled the corners of her lips into a smile.

In the darkness of the night, the commander saw His Highness give him a cryptic smile.

A chill suddenly washed over my heart.

Before the commander could react, several of the crown prince's close attendants rushed forward, grabbed his arms, and dragged him to the side.

"Your Highness? Your Highness?" Without showing any identification or having His Majesty's decree, how could His Highness the Crown Prince have barged into the treasury?

"Lord Wei, I'm giving you two choices. One, take all your brothers and come with us out of the capital."

"Second, now you and your brothers will all die here."

Xiao Jinzhi dusted off his wet sleeves, picked up an oil lamp, and slowly walked into the palace treasury.

This treasury is the largest in the palace. It contains countless rare treasures, as well as rare items presented as tribute by neighboring small countries.

Jewelry, jade, silk fabrics, and other items alone were stored in hundreds of boxes, categorized by type.

Although most of them are just for show and not of much use, she should be very happy.

Xiao Jinzhi raised his hand, and a perfectly round, transparent bead appeared in his palm.

If Xin Nianruo were here, she would be greatly surprised.

This spatial bead is many times larger than the small spatial bead she is currently making, and even under the illumination of various jewels and treasures in the treasury, it still shines brightly, showing no sign of being inferior in the slightest.

With a gentle wave of the hand, thousands upon thousands of boxes of goods that were right in front of me vanished in the blink of an eye.

Xiao Jinzhi slowly walked up to the second and third floors, taking away all the shelves.

Whether it's a large or small item, everything stored in the treasury is of the finest quality.

Jewelry, treasures, rare items, calligraphy and paintings, ancient books, ritual objects—whatever it is, just take it all.

These are all tolls~ With them, the little girl can definitely bring anyone along with a smile.

Xiao Jinzhi emerged from the empty treasury, a smile playing on his lips.

With the sudden change in circumstances, time became a bit tight. He needed to finish everything here as soon as possible and leave the capital quickly.

"Your Highness." Liu Huo ran up to him in a few steps, cupped her hands in a respectful bow, and said, "The things you asked us to prepare a few days ago are all ready. Shall we go and take a look now? Or..."

"Walk."

"Your Highness, Your Highness." The group hurried through the rain, and as soon as they reached the East Palace gate, several eunuchs tumbled and crawled over to kneel on the ground.

"Your Highness!" the little eunuch cried, "His Majesty has summoned us urgently!"

His Highness left the palace early in the morning, and His Majesty sent men to search for him, only to find no one there. He was immediately displeased.

Not long after, the sky darkened and a torrential downpour began, as if a natural disaster had struck.

His Majesty was frantic in the palace, but His Highness remained unhurried...

"What's the rush now that things are like this?" The Crown Prince scoffed, stepping around the kneeling eunuchs. "Wait."

The young eunuchs looked at each other in bewilderment.

What are you waiting for?
Xiao Jinzhi was greeted by Liu Huo and Zhu Yan and entered the treasury at a leisurely pace.

He had previously instructed the Crown Prince to purchase a large quantity of fruits, vegetables, poultry, meat, eggs, and other food items for the palace's treasury.

Besides food, there were also many pieces of silk, linen, and other fabrics. Numerous brand-new clothes, trousers, shoes, socks, and knee pads of all sizes were also made for men and women.

Everything in the two government warehouses, brimming with supplies, was incorporated into the spatial condensation bead.

His Highness the Crown Prince was satisfied. He held the condensed pearl in his hand and shook it, a smile appearing on his lips.

"How are everything else prepared?"

The personal eunuch, Eunuch Ai, followed behind the man with small, delicate steps, exclaiming, "Your Highness, we have been doing as you commanded. These past few days, we have dismantled everything that could be dismantled in the Phoenix Palace and the East Palace, and burned everything that couldn't be dismantled."

"A total of about two hundred truckloads of stuff were loaded!"

His Highness was even more pleased upon hearing this. He pursed his thin lips and smiled, "You and your aunt go together, take all your belongings and travel with them."

Ha, not a single penny of my mother's old things will be left to that dog emperor!

Eunuch Ai hesitated, "Your Highness, where is this servant going?"

"No need to ask any more questions, just follow along..." Before the Crown Prince could finish speaking, there was a series of loud bangs outside.

Liu Huo rushed in quickly, "Your Highness, Commander Hong has arrived."

Commander Hong Feng of the Imperial Guards personally led his men to invite the Crown Prince to the Mingqian Hall.

The emperor waited and waited, and finally his damned son appeared. He raised his hand and smashed a wine cup over him, yelling, "You unfilial son!"

(End of this chapter)