Traveling through the millennium: creating a prosperous dynasty with you

The emperor saw Defu coming in from outside the courtyard. He said to Rong Fei, "Today's meal is very delicious. I ate too much. Rong Fei, would you like to accompany me to the Imperial Garden?"

Rong Hao didn't react for a moment, but just responded out of habit. So the emperor and Rong Fei went to the imperial garden. After walking through the corridor and approaching a rockery, they suddenly heard a strange humming sound. People who had been there knew what was going on. The emperor was furious: "How dare you do such a dirty thing in my imperial garden? Come, take him out and beat him to death."

Several guards went around the rockery and pulled out two people. When they looked closer, they found that they were the third prince and an old maid. Concubine Rong fainted on the spot, and the emperor was also very surprised.

He sent someone to send Concubine Rong away and hurried back to the Queen's Palace to find An Chen.

"Chen'er, you did all this?"

"What did Father see?"

Defu recounted what happened just now, and Anchen was also shocked. "I only asked someone to send the maid who came out of Rong Fei's palace to get information to that room. I don't know who is in the room, and I didn't ask anyone to let them out."

“Is there another group of people?”

"Father, it looks like you need more monitors in your palace."

The emperor's face was dark.

An Chen quickly changed the subject: "It's getting late, Father and Mother, please go to bed first, I will send someone to check it out."

An Chen and Xu Zhen left the palace and returned home.

An Chen got the news the next day.

"The aphrodisiac incense in the room blinded the Third Prince, who thought it was Miss Xu who entered. However, he was suspicious by nature, so he carried the person out of the room and hid behind a rockery in the Imperial Garden where few people went. It was dimly lit there, and he was not fully awake from the aphrodisiac, so he mistakenly thought the person next to him was the one he was thinking of."

An Chen was furious. The third brother actually dared to think about his woman and tried to use such a humble method. Those who can survive in the palace are really not simple. The non-competitive Rong Fei is not as pure and kind as she seems on the surface.

The emperor hated these despicable tactics the most. He directly imprisoned the third son in the clan house and sent people to investigate.

The incident of last night had not been mentioned in the morning court, and it was estimated that no one knew about it yet. The disappearance of the second prince was investigated secretly before, and few people knew about it. The emperor wanted to take out the grain in the name of the third prince to entertain merchants in the capital, but now it seems that he was wrong and the second prince is more reliable. He announced in the morning court that Prince Shuo had sent back the news that he had received a batch of grain in Nanzhao and was willing to donate it to the national treasury to settle the people.

The court officials were pleasantly surprised. They had not been able to get any food for several days. If something serious happened, it would be the royal family who was very powerful. Prince Chen went to the battlefield when he was a teenager, and no one dared to violate the country to protect Anguo. Prince Shuo was the most despised for his business, but he supported the military expenses. Prince Hao, who lived a life of luxury, also ran around for the country in recent years. The emperor's three sons were all outstanding in Anguo and were role models for the children of the ministers to learn from.

Hearing that Prince Shuo was coming back, only Chen Yan was horrified. He knew some inside information, and considering the Third Prince's insidiousness and cruelty, he thought that Prince Shuo had met with an accident. It seemed that Prince Hao was deceived by the Crown Prince of West Shu. Yesterday, Prince Hao said that he was going south, and he wanted to find the Crown Prince of West Shu to confirm whether An Shuo was really dead. I didn't see Prince Hao today, so he must have left early in the morning. I will go out of the palace to see the head of the Qian family later. The Second Prince is back, and Prince Hao probably doesn't know about it. Now I have to pass on this news so that they can prepare early. At this moment, Chen Yan's heart was frantic and panicked. He wanted to follow the dragon, but he had already sacrificed his eldest son and daughter, and offended the Prime Minister's Mansion. No more accidents could happen.

Chen Yan looked up and stole a glance at the Emperor and Prince Chen. They looked uncertain. He suspected that he was overthinking, and his restless heart slowly calmed down. The ministers had basically agreed on the distribution of grain. This time, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works would work together to arrange it. The Emperor's private guards would go directly to Prince Shuo's location to hand over the grain, and then escort it to various places. The Emperor did not announce the handover location. Chen Yan felt that the Emperor no longer trusted him. The people escorted were all escorted by private guards. His little heart was thumping nervously again.

Li Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue: "Your Majesty, where is Prince Shuo now?"

"Just follow the escort team. After receiving the food, you must deliver it to the people in various places as soon as possible. Remember, all food will be delivered to the people free of charge. If anyone embezzles it, the escort team has the right to execute it first and report it later."

"Yes. Your Majesty, please rest assured that we will not fail you."

After the emperor came back to the imperial study after court session, he chatted with Defu.

"A few years ago, the third son was a playboy at a young age, and I thought he was born that way. Since he married the princess, he has taken the initiative to find jobs in the past few years. I always thought he was a kind child and even made him a king. Defu, did I make a mistake?"

"Your Majesty, you are a good father to each of your sons. Each of the three little princes has his own merits. The goddess is not only beautiful but also has great magical powers. Prince Hao is still young and it is inevitable that he will be dazzled. We are already investigating, so Your Majesty does not need to worry."

"That would be the best. I am most worried about that. Oh! I hope I am just overthinking it."

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician has just checked Concubine Rong's pulse and she is fine."

"Oh! Are you going to let me go down that path in the end?"

"emperor"

De Fu was about to say a few words of comfort when the emperor raised his hand to stop him.

"Let Chen'er investigate this matter. I am old, so he should protect his people himself. Send someone to Rong Fei to keep an eye on it. Now the Qian family is the number one merchant in Anguo, and they cannot be easily moved. Give Shuo'er some more time. With the help of Miss Xu and Chen'er, I hope he can establish himself soon."

"Defu, keep the third brother's mouth shut. I want to see whose hand can reach the sky."

"Prince Chen has already told you to take care of your health. The matter of providing food to the people is still waiting for your arrangement."

"Yes, I was so angry that I almost forgot such an important matter. Go and tell the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Works that Miss Xu gave me a good book yesterday that benefits the country and the people. We must hurry up and arrange it."

"Yes."

Chen Yan was restless when he returned to the mansion, and sent someone to secretly send a letter to the head of the Qian family. At this time, there was only one proper master in the Chen Mansion, and his concubine Yang Caier was a popular woman of the capital. She loved to be jealous and did things that were not presentable. After she passed the age of youth and frivolity, she became more and more disliked that she could not give him any help except seducing him all day long. Even the concubines were taught not to look like ladies from a noble family. He never allowed concubines to come to his yard. The silence in the mansion magnified his inner uneasiness. He thought of his eldest son Chen Xu, who was a sensible and motivated child. Although he had not communicated with his family in the past few years, he heard a lot about Chen Xu's meritorious deeds. He was also proud of it. He never regretted his arrangement and didn't understand why his son left resolutely. A man has three wives and four concubines. He has been wronged for his father for a few years. Why not marry someone he likes? And his eldest daughter Chen Xiang, dignified, virtuous, smart and well-behaved. Now, he must hate the Third Prince as well. If he hadn't tried to win him over, and if he hadn't tried to use his wife to win over the Prime Minister, his family would have been peaceful and happy.

He never thought about whether all this had anything to do with his unscrupulous efforts to climb up the ladder.