I don't want to be the favorite concubine of this palace anymore

Li Cheng glared at Bai Yueli coldly: "Do you still dare to say that you are the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion? People are coming to take back the dowry."

Bai Yueli said in disbelief: "No! This is impossible. My father and mother love me the most, how could they take back my dowry!"

She didn't care about her messy hair and pale face and rushed out.

The dowry was her last resort. Even if she was driven out of Prince Cheng's mansion, as long as she still had the dowry, she could still enjoy a rich life.

How could the Duke's Mansion do such a thing? She didn't believe it!

Li Cheng followed her out. He was a little bit unconvinced that the people from the Duke's Mansion would go to such an extent.

Even if she is not his biological child, he has raised her for more than ten years after all. It would be fine if he broke off the relationship, but why would he take back the dowry?

Bai Yueli rushed to the door of his small warehouse and saw a group of people destroying the door lock.

She rushed over like crazy, yelling, "Who sent you? All of this is my private property. I don't know who dares to take it away!"

The leader saw Bai Yueli rushing over and sneered, "Ms. Zhang, you are not the eldest daughter of the Ningguo Mansion. Don't you know how you became a rich lady? How dare you take what belongs to Miss Bai?"

Bai Yueli was a little angry. What he said was indeed the truth, but how could she be willing to let someone take away her dowry?

Without these dowries, how could she live in the palace? She grew up in luxury and was used to spending money lavishly. Without these dowries, how could she survive on the several dozen taels of monthly salary from the palace!

Bai Yueli still stood in front of the warehouse door and refused to give in.

"These are the dowry my father and mother gave me. They belong to me. I don't believe they will take them back!"

The man glared at the people around him and said, "What are you still standing there for? Pull Princess Cheng away, we have to go back and report as soon as possible!"

Two people came out and pulled Bai Yueli away, but Bai Yueli was no match for the two men and couldn't break free at all.

Li Cheng stood behind and did not go forward to stop them. The dowry belonged to the Ningguo Mansion. Since they had confirmed that Bai Yueli's identity was fake, it was reasonable to take it back.

Besides, as a prince, he was not yet to the point of plotting against the princess' dowry. Bai Yueli cried and shouted like crazy, but he could not break free from those two men.

Finally, she watched her dowry being carried away, and only when the warehouse was empty did the two men let her go.

She fell to the ground and cried heart-wrenchingly.

She didn't shed a tear when she heard that her father had died, but now she is crying loudly over her dowry.

Li Cheng frowned and became even more annoyed with Bai Yueli. He turned and walked towards the backyard where his concubines lived.

He also instructed his men: "Keep an eye on this crazy woman recently, don't let her cause any trouble."

Li Cheng also had a headache. The royal family did not have divorce, only widowhood. But now that she was at the center of public opinion, he could not just kill her.

He wanted to find an opportunity to go to his father and cry about it. He was the victim in this matter, okay?

The group of people carried the dowry boxes and baskets to the Ningguo Mansion in a grand manner. The doorman was stunned and hurried in to report it.

Duke Ningguo and Mrs. Wu both heard the news and hurried out to see the scene, and were also stunned.

The leader stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Duke, we were sent by His Royal Highness Prince Rui. He said that the Duke was probably too busy to remember, so he came to help your family return the dowry that belongs to your daughter."

That person even emphasized the word "truth" on purpose, and the Duke and Duchess of Ningguo finally understood. Was Prince Rui trying to stand up for An Muxi?

Originally, they had never thought of taking back the dowry. After all, they had raised their daughter for more than ten years, and they really couldn't do such a thing.

But I didn't expect Li Rui to do this.

The people in the Duke's Mansion were left in a state of confusion. Now that all the things had been taken back, they couldn't go against Li Rui's wishes.

They could only ask people to carry all the things in and put them in Bai Yueli's small warehouse.

Duke Ningguo didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Wu felt a little sad and reluctant, but when she thought about An Muxi's current situation, she realized that these things should have belonged to An Muxi.

Thinking of this, I felt a little better.

The people put their things down and left.

In addition to these things, Duke Ningguo also took back the shop and fertile land that Zhang Tiezhu had asked Bai Yueli for last time.

King Cheng couldn't help it. As the emperor's favorite prince, he actually married a fake daughter. It was a great shame and humiliation, and it damaged the reputation of the royal family.

He ran to Emperor Tiansheng and cried to him. Emperor Tiansheng was a little angry and summoned Duke Ningguo into the palace to inquire about the situation.

Duke Ningguo knew that if this matter was not handled properly it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, so he told the whole story with tears in his eyes.

Emperor Tiansheng was speechless after hearing this. He never expected that Duke Ningguo and his wife would be deceived by the servants in their family, losing their own daughter and raising the daughter of the servants.

Finally, Emperor Tiansheng spoke: "Cheng'er, now that things have come to this, I hereby allow you to divorce your wife and remarry. In order to make up for your loss, you are allowed to choose a position in the six ministries."

Li Cheng didn't expect that the matter could be resolved so easily, and there was an unexpected surprise. He had always wanted to work in the Ministry of Revenue, but Emperor Tiansheng disagreed.

The Ministry of Revenue was a lucrative position. The Prince's maternal grandfather, the Wen family, had always controlled the Ministry of Revenue. He had to go to the Ministry of Revenue to see if they were doing anything fishy. Even if they weren't, he wanted to get a piece of the pie!

Now this opportunity is not bad, so he immediately said: "Father, I want to work in the Ministry of Revenue."

The emperor thought about it and agreed.

"Okay, I will appoint you as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and you will take office tomorrow. Cheng'er, don't be lazy this time, you should have some experience!"

Duke Ningguo on the side was a little surprised that the emperor would actually let Prince Cheng go to the Ministry of Revenue, and the Minister of Revenue was the Queen's biological brother.

After sending Prince Cheng away, Emperor Tiansheng said to Duke Ningguo, "Guozhong, it's been a long time since you've had a meal with me. Since you're here today, why don't you stay and have lunch with me?"

"The old minister obeyed."

Duke Ningguo was named Bai Guozhong, who was slightly younger than Emperor Tiansheng. The two had been good friends since childhood, and later he continued to support Emperor Tiansheng in ascending the throne.

He can be said to be the most trusted minister of Emperor Tiansheng.

Before lunch, Emperor Tiansheng asked a few more questions, and he didn't expect that Prince Rui's concubine An was actually the biological daughter of Duke Ningguo.

Emperor Tiansheng sighed and said, "Your daughter is wronged. Since she is the daughter of the Duke's Mansion, she deserves to be the principal wife of the Prince's Mansion, but Prince Rui already has a principal wife. Why don't I make her a concubine?"

Duke Ningguo smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty is merciful, but my daughter has already left the Prince Rui's Mansion and does not want to return to Duke Ningguo's Mansion. I am afraid that the position of concubine is no longer necessary for her."

Emperor Tiansheng was surprised. It was the first time he met such an eccentric woman.

He clearly remembered seeing her at a palace banquet not long ago. Why did she leave Prince Rui's Mansion?

Rui'er seems to like Concubine An very much, so why would he let her leave?

Thinking of Li Rui, Emperor Tiansheng felt distressed again. He was poisoned and it was rare for him to have a woman he liked, but why did he let her go?

Emperor Tiansheng sighed softly: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. We are old and cannot understand the thoughts of young people."

Duke Ningguo also felt the same way. He was a little distressed that his daughter did not want to recognize their Duke's Mansion and felt that she was indeed a bit rebellious.

"Yes. This old minister is also troubled by this. The child is too independent and unwilling to rely on the Duke's Mansion. However, my wife is worried about compensating her all day and can't sleep at night. It's really unbearable."

Emperor Tiansheng thought about finding an opportunity to ask Li Rui what was going on in the future.

Seeing Duke Ningguo so distressed, he thought for a moment and said, "How about this? Rui'er took her in as a concubine, which was indeed unfair to her. Now that she has left the Rui Palace, I will make her the Princess of Le'an County and give her some rewards as compensation. What do you think?"

Duke Ningguo did not expect that the emperor would actually confer the title of county princess on An Muxi. Although she was not given a fiefdom, she was still a lady of high rank. With this status, ordinary people could not bully her.

So he quickly stood up and thanked the emperor: "I would like to thank your majesty for your kindness on behalf of my daughter."