I'll tell you the secret and let's laugh together!

Eunuch Quanzhi came over with his signature smile and bowed in front of the old lady of Duke Dingguo. "Oh, why didn't you send someone to inform us in advance when the old lady arrived? We should send a sedan chair to pick you up."

"Eunuch, where is His Majesty? I want to..."

Without giving her a chance to finish, the eunuch Quanzhi said directly, "I'm afraid you came at an inopportune time. Your Majesty has been busy with government affairs recently and felt tired today. He just took a rest and said that no one should disturb him. What do you think?"

This was the first time that the old lady of Duke Dingguo was rejected when she came to see the emperor. She subconsciously said, "But someone..."

"No matter what happens, old lady, your Majesty's health should be the most important thing. What do you think?"

The smile on Eunuch Quanzhi's face became even warmer, but his tone had become colder, and the aura he exuded was also very different from before. With a few words, he sent the old lady of Duke Dingguo away.

After bowing to the prince and others, Eunuch Quanzhi turned and left.

"As expected, I am not afraid of stupid people, nor of dumb people, nor of smart people who can scheme, but I am afraid of people who cannot see the situation clearly." Prince An waved his fan, stuffed a handful of gold leaves into Ning Zhiyi's hand, and said with a smile:

"How about it, do you think what the king said is right?"

"Very insightful! Your Highness's summary is spot on!" Ning Zhiyi gave two thumbs up and added some flattery.

"Yong'an has been in a bad mood recently and has been locking himself in his room. He will go to the hunting ground in a few days. How about playing with Yong'an when we get there?"

Ning Zhiyi subconsciously tossed his purse up and down, grinning from ear to ear, and made an "OK" gesture, "No problem, leave it to me, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

After the brother and sister walked away, Prince An also wanted to understand the meaning of this gesture. Seeing that he was confused, the Second Prince came over with a smile and discussed:

"Uncle, I will give you some gold leaves to help you solve your doubts."

Prince An glanced at him, took out a purse from his arms and put it into the second prince's hand, "Good nephew, speak quickly!"

Weighing the purse in his hand, the second prince smiled brightly and sunny, made an "OK" gesture with one hand, and said:

“It means ‘OK, OK, OK, no problem’.”

Prince An understood and nodded. The next moment, he took the purse from the second prince's hand and said, "My good nephew, these two moves of yours are not worth so much. If you consider these two moves, your uncle will not charge you interest."

The second prince had a wooden face:...

"One or two of them are bullying me. I'm going to complain to my sixth brother!"

After the second prince finished muttering, he left angrily. The crown prince smiled and shook his head like a child. However, he also had something to do with the sixth prince. His younger brother had been elusive during this period, and no one knew what he was busy with.

The old lady of Duke Dingguo fainted after returning to the Duke's Mansion. The Duke's Mansion called in several waves of imperial doctors. There were rumors that the old lady fainted because of the anger she caused her brother and sister Ning Zhiyi and Ning Yuanze.

For a time, the Ning Mansion was pushed to the forefront again. Knowing that Emperor Mu Wu attached great importance to the Dingguo Mansion, some people were already waiting to see the show.

Some people were worried and sent servants to Ning Mansion to inquire about the news.

Lu Mansion.

Lu Mao was sitting in the corridor drinking. He felt very happy when listening to the report from his confidant. "Boss Ning, keep a close eye on them. The third, fourth, and fifth brothers are nothing to be afraid of. We don't need to waste too many people to keep an eye on them."

"Have you found any trace of Ning Lao Er? If you find him, kill him without mercy!"

"Don't worry, sir. Our people are keeping a close eye on Boss Ning, so nothing will go wrong. We also have brothers waiting for the other three. It's just that Boss Ning's whereabouts are erratic. Our people lost him a few days ago and haven't found him yet." The confidant had a common face, the kind that you wouldn't be able to find in a crowd.

Hearing that his men had not killed Ning Yuanting yet, Lu Mao was somewhat dissatisfied, but he did not lose his temper. He ordered: "The letter that came a few days ago said that Ning Yuanting was stabbed by our men and his injuries were serious. I think he can't escape far. Increase the manpower and make sure to get rid of him."

"If we don't have enough manpower, then go and issue a bounty!"

"Yes, sir. I understand."

After the confidant went down, Lu Mao scattered a handful of fish food with a gloomy face, and watched the fish in the water scramble for food. People die for money and birds die for food. This is an eternal truth. He, Lu Mao, wants both money and power!

After many efforts, he finally gained the trust of the Third Prince and became an aide who could have a say in front of the Third Prince. In the future, when the Third Prince ascends the throne, he will be credited with following the Emperor!

Once he gets that batch of treasures from the Ning Mansion, he will never have to worry about money again!

According to reliable sources, Ning Sheng'an robbed a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry from the Turkic Khan shortly before his death. According to his personality, he would have presented these treasures to the emperor. However, the treasures could not be transported back to the capital in time, and Ning Sheng'an died. The treasures completely disappeared and their whereabouts are unknown.

But Lu Mao believed that parents who love their children would have long-term plans for them. According to the situation at the time, it was impossible for Ning Shengan not to leave a way out for the children in the capital.

If he were alive, those treasures would definitely be delivered to Emperor Mu Wu, but if he predicted that he was about to die, those treasures would be the retreat he left for his children!

And Ning Yuanze, the next helmsman of the Ning Mansion, is most likely the person who knows the location of the treasure!

However, before he deals with Ning Yuanze, he has to clear away the obstacles first, such as the wise Ning Yuanting. This man is a natural politician. Being in a family of military generals, he will leave no way for civil officials to survive. They must not be allowed to survive!

"Someone, go check on the young master. He keeps thinking about running outside. I don't even know when he will die outside!"

"Yes, sir."

......

After Ning Yuanze sent Ning Zhiyi back home, he did not stay long. He visited the residences of many of Ning Shengan's friends, generals who had followed him into battle, and others. He was busy until midnight before returning home.

The old lady of Duke Dingguo is a person who will make trouble even if nothing goes right. Today, Ning Zhiyi beat Jiang and also humiliated her. She will definitely not let it go!

In that case, he might as well strike first!

On the second day, at the morning court, many court officials impeached the Duke of Dingguo's mansion for being extravagant and licentious, with some expenses exceeding their quota. Others impeached the current Duke of Dingguo for favoring his concubine and killing his wife in his early years, which angered his first wife, Shen, to death.

In short, with the intervention of many forces, the memorials impeaching Duke Dingguo floated towards Emperor Mu Wu like snowflakes. The emperor coldly ordered Duke Dingguo to step forward, grabbed a stack of memorials and threw them at him!

It was not until he was hit by the memorial that Duke Dingguo woke up from his dream. Before the morning court session, his mother had repeatedly urged him to impeach the Ning brothers and sisters in the court and to reprimand Ning Shengan for his poor parenting. However, as soon as he arrived at the court session, he was criticized to pieces before he could even open his mouth.

Now the Duke Dingguo Mansion has become a place with no knowledge of parenting and chaotic internal affairs!

The impeachments were all well-founded, but he had no way to defend himself. When the court session ended, Duke Dingguo kowtowed so much that he felt dizzy and almost fell headfirst when he went down the stairs.

When he looked up again, a noble figure stood in front of him, "Greetings to the Sixth Prince."