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

There was no sound outside, but An Muxi felt that it must be the Dark Dragon coming.

An Muxi got out of bed and opened the door, and sure enough, she saw Anlong standing outside the door in black.

"Why do you always come out so late?"

Feeling that Anlong seemed to be in a bad mood today, An Muxi let him into the room.

As soon as she closed the door, An Muxi was pulled into An Long's arms.

An Muxi did not resist and just leaned quietly in his arms. She didn't know what was wrong with him today?

"Are you in a bad mood?"

The Dark Dragon didn't answer, but just hugged her tighter.

An Muxi felt like she was about to suffocate and moved.

"Dark Dragon, you're almost strangling me to death."

An Long loosened his grip a little and said in a hoarse voice: "I just missed you."

An Muxi didn't know what to say. She actually hadn't decided whether or not she wanted to be with An Long. She just planned to give it a try first.

After all, she had come into contact with too few men, and she didn't want to listen to Mrs. Wu and just marry someone she had only met a few times.

But she did feel safe every time she was with Anlong, and she patted Anlong's shoulder gently.

"Would you like a cup of tea? Relax a little."

The Dark Dragon said nothing, nor did he let her go.

She was helpless. Today's Dark Dragon was a little willful.

"Today my mother said she would arrange a marriage for me." She tried to provoke him on purpose.

As expected, Anlong held her shoulders, looked at her face seriously and said, "Xi'er, you promised to give me a chance! You can't look for anyone else!"

An Muxi looked at him: "I haven't agreed to marry you yet, I have to choose carefully this time."

An Long was a little anxious: "Can you give me half a year? Don't get in touch with other men during this half year."

Seeing his serious look, An Muxi couldn't bear to tease him anymore.

"Okay, I promise you, I'll give you half a year."

Anlong breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had to hurry up and deal with those things.

The two of them stayed affectionate for a while before Anlong got up and left.

An Muxi also fell into a deep sleep contentedly.

King Cheng was a little depressed these days. He was beaten up by Li Rui at the prince's wedding banquet, which made him unable to get out of bed for several days.

But his father said that he was acting ridiculously, and his mother also told him not to act recklessly and not to provoke An Muxi.

He just didn't understand. An Muxi was now a free person, and his position as princess was vacant. Both of them were getting married for the second time, so they were a perfect match.

Why can't I provoke him? He is not convinced!

He had been sleeping alone these past few days as he had been feeling unwell. When he woke up in the morning, he suddenly saw an account book next to his pillow.

When he opened it, he was shocked. He knew most of the people listed here, and many of them were princelings in the court.

Unexpectedly, some ministers who seemed neutral were secretly colluding with the prince. Could these amounts be the money transactions between them and the prince?

But how did this account end up with him? He couldn't figure it out, but this was the crown prince's handle, and if he used it well, he might be able to bring him down.

If the crown prince is overthrown, then among the adult princes now only he and Li Rui have the chance to become the next crown prince. Li Rui does not interfere in political affairs, so doesn't he have a great chance?

Whoever put it here with him must have a bad relationship with the prince.

I might as well take advantage of the situation and send this account book to my father.

Although the prince's abilities are average, he is the eldest son of the royal family born to the queen, and has been sitting firmly on the throne of prince for many years.

His mother has been asking him to find opportunities to find faults with the Crown Prince. Isn't it because she also wants him to compete for that position?

Although he has entered the Ministry of Revenue, he has still not found any flaws in the Queen's brother.

But looking at the amount of property in this account book, the sum is huge over the years. Where did the millions of taels of silver come from?

Even if the Crown Prince and the Duke of Anguo's Mansion had some assets, it was impossible for them to take out so much silver casually.

Li Cheng narrowed his peach blossom eyes slightly, thinking that the Ministry of Revenue might have become the prince's money bag a long time ago.

So after the morning court session, Li Cheng sent the account book to Emperor Tiansheng's imperial study.

Emperor Tiansheng looked at the account book, veins bulged on his forehead. After flipping through a few pages, he threw it directly on the table.

"Assholes, assholes! The Wen family is really going too far!"

"Someone bring the Crown Prince and Minister Wen to me!"

Emperor Tiansheng glanced at Li Cheng and asked, "Where did you get this?"

Li Cheng was frightened by Emperor Tiansheng's anger and stammered, "My son, my son, someone actually sent it to my house."

He really couldn't come up with any other excuse at the last minute, so he had to tell the truth.

Emperor Tiansheng said, "Go back, Cheng'er. I hope you can be a rich and noble prince in peace. Do you understand?"

Li Cheng's heart skipped a beat. What did his father mean by this? Did he just want him to be a rich and noble prince?

He could only say timidly: "I understand."

Emperor Tiansheng sighed lightly. From his expression, one could tell that his son was originally a romantic and free-spirited person. He hoped that he could continue to live a free-spirited life.

I didn't expect that he would get involved in the fight between the princes.

"Go back and do your work in the Ministry of Revenue. Don't get involved in other matters."

Li Cheng was a little disappointed that his father did not praise him. He was probably angry with the prince.

He should go back first to avoid getting hurt.

"Your son will take his leave!" After saying this, he walked out.

Soon, the Crown Prince and Minister Wen of the Ministry of Revenue arrived at the Imperial Study.

Before this, Emperor Tiansheng carefully looked through the account books again. He did not expect that the prince had secretly won over so many court officials.

Almost half of the court officials accepted bribes from the prince to varying degrees.

He is still in his prime, can't the prince sit still?

The Wen family has controlled the Ministry of Revenue for many years, and I don't know how much silver they have embezzled. It seems that most of this money went into the Prince's Palace.

Emperor Tiansheng was extremely angry. If he had known this would happen, he should have resisted the pressure and made Li Rui the crown prince.

Thinking of the poison in Li Rui's body, his heart ached. It was because he had not taken good care of his and Concubine Rong's child.

Now we have only found two kinds of miraculous medicine. If we can't cure his poison, how can we talk about other things?

When the prince came in, he saw Emperor Tiansheng supporting his forehead with his hand, as if he was resting with his eyes closed.

As soon as he arrived, Minister Wen also arrived at the imperial study.

After they all arrived, Emperor Tiansheng threw the account book directly at the prince's face.

"Let's see!"

The prince was shocked when he saw Emperor Tiansheng treat him like this for the first time. When he saw the account book, he froze.

He knelt down and said, "Father, I don't know what this is! Someone must have framed me!"

Emperor Tiansheng saw his expression clearly. If he didn't know about this account book, he would not have been surprised, but angry.

Emperor Tiansheng ignored him and said to Minister Wen, "Lord Wen, take a look too."

Minister Wen seemed to have guessed something. He picked up the account book on the ground and flipped through a few pages.

He is indeed an old fox, and said calmly: "I don't know what this is? Your Majesty, please explain it to me."

Emperor Tiansheng almost laughed out of anger. He even dared to ask him to solve his doubts!

"Do you really think I'm stupid? There are so many people involved in this. I can easily find out the truth by just checking."

"I called you here to give you a chance. Otherwise, I would have gone straight to arrest people according to the list in the account book. I don't believe I wouldn't be able to get anything out of them."

The prince's face was now pale. He knew that what Emperor Tiansheng said was true. This account book involved many people and a huge amount of money. If he just checked it casually, there would always be some spineless people who would plead guilty.

By then, he might even lose his position as crown prince.

The expression on Minister Wen's face was unpredictable, and he was also thinking of a countermeasure quickly.

At this time, Eunuch Gao reported: "Your Majesty, the Queen requests an audience."