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

"Is the selection of concubines over?"

"Your Majesty, not yet."

The third prince suddenly felt an indescribable sense of panic in his heart. He felt that his father's next words would cause irreparable harm to him.

"Father!"

The voice was mournful, and the eyes filled with sadness were fixed on Emperor Mu Wu, hoping to arouse his sympathy. It didn't need to be much, just a little would be enough.

But what the Third Prince never expected was that Emperor Mu Wu just glanced at him coldly, his voice was icy and without any fluctuation.

"No need to continue. He is not worthy of these girls from good families. Let's end it here. Pass on my decree. The Third Prince has bad conduct and committed crimes that are unforgivable. He is now imprisoned in the palace and is not allowed to go out without being summoned!"

"Father, I know I was wrong. You can't treat me like this. Father, please forgive me this time."

The third prince crawled on his knees a few steps, hugged Emperor Muwu's legs and begged for mercy.

But Emperor Mu Wu just looked down at him, and his eyes, which used to be full of smiles and tenderness, were now devoid of any warmth.

It can be said that no matter which prince it is, as long as Emperor Mu Wu finds out that he covets the throne, he will receive this treatment.

The position of crown prince concerns the stability of the country and there must be no mistakes!

He could have a stupid son, a smart son, and even an unfilial son, and Emperor Mu Wu could accept all of them. But the only thing he could not accept was an ambitious son, a son who coveted the throne!

At the same time, he hoped to use the incident of the third prince to serve as a warning to his other sons that the throne was a minefield and whoever stepped on it would die!

Eunuch Quanzhi thought of the two women who had physical contact with the Third Prince, and said under pressure:

"Your Majesty, there are two women who have had physical contact with Your Highness. These two?"

"Who are they?"

Eunuch Quanzhi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "One of them is Miao Haoqin, the daughter of Miao Yang. It was this girl who saved the Third Prince when he fell into the water. The other woman is Jiang Siqi from Shunyang Marquis's Mansion."

Emperor Mu Wu chuckled, "Great, that's great. You've grown up, Third Brother, and you've become more thoughtful."

"Pass on my decree. Miao Haoqin has made great contributions in saving the Third Prince, and is granted the position of Concubine."

This "merit" refers to the merit of saving the royal family, and has nothing to do with whether Emperor Mu Wu likes the third prince or not.

Even though he gave Miao Haoqin the position of concubine, Emperor Mu Wu did not mention Jiang Siqi at all. The desperate Third Prince would not mention her either. So Jiang Siqi stayed in the Third Prince's mansion without any name or status.

......

After making sure that the Third Prince had been punished, Ning Zhiyi left in a hurry. She had another place to go to, and she was so engrossed in watching the fun that she almost forgot about going to the residence of the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

In addition to targeting the third prince, the most important thing about joining forces with Guan Sanye is to target Lu Mao. Guan Sanye has not forgotten that Lu Mao wanted to kill him.

Once the master is punished, the 'dog' below can't even think of escaping!

When Ning Zhiyi arrived at the Minister of Revenue's Mansion, Lu Mao and his party had not arrived yet. Now Ning Zhiyi's face is the most powerful pass.

As soon as the gatekeeper saw Ning Zhiyi, he ran away, shouting as he ran.

[Tong'er, what happened to that boy? He ran away as soon as he saw me. Did he do something bad?]

[No way, we don't know him, why would he feel guilty? ]

[Tong'er, you can only know a person's face but not his heart. Maybe I offended him accidentally, and he cursed me in his heart, just like sometimes I secretly curse people who make me unhappy in my heart, hehe.]

The system was silent for a while, then said:

[But host, if he really scolded you in his heart, wouldn't you be angry? ]

Ning Zhiyi felt a little puzzled. [What's there to be angry about? He didn't curse out loud, and I didn't hear it. It's so good that we don't bother each other.]

The system feels like it has learned something new. It turns out that the term "do not disturb each other" can be used in this way.

The Minister of Revenue was just about to go out. After the servant reported Ning Zhiyi's arrival, the two of them quickly arrived at the gate of the mansion. The Minister of Revenue happened to hear the conversation between Ning Zhiyi and the system.

Suddenly I felt that Ning Zhiyi was right. I scolded you, but you didn’t know that this way we just don’t disturb each other.

And he decided to do this in the future. If he cursed someone on the surface, he would make enemies for himself, but it was different if he cursed in his heart. No one would know except himself. The most important thing was that he could curse however he wanted!

What a good idea! You don’t have to worry about being unable to scold others back.

"Zhiyi is here, please come in."

After the incident of the real and fake sons, the Minister of Revenue was very foresighted and established relations with the Ning brothers. After recognizing several nephews, Ning Zhiyi naturally became his eldest niece.

It is easier to get things done if you have a good relationship with him. Now he gets along much more comfortably with Ning Zhiyi.

"Uncle, are you going out?"

[I advise you not to do that. Someone looking for trouble will come to your house soon. If you are not here, I am afraid the people in your house will not be able to handle it.]

System: [Host, have you forgotten that the Shangshu's wife, the old man, and the old lady are all in the Sun Mansion? As long as the Minister of Revenue leaves, there will be no master in the mansion. When the searchers enter the mansion later, it will be like entering an empty place.]

[If there is nothing fishy going on in the palace, it would be fine, and nothing would be found. But if there is something fishy going on, and it is discovered, then the Minister of Revenue is doomed.]

The Minister of Revenue, who was about to return to his mansion to meet with all the evildoers, was stunned. Yes, why should he wait in his mansion? The "good things" in his mansion had been cleared out.

Why not use the "empty city plan" and wait until everything is settled before launching a surprise attack!

The Minister of Revenue stopped immediately and said:

"Zhiyi, let's go to the Sun Mansion first. My son has learned a new skill that is very interesting. I'll take you to see it."

Ning Zhiyi now understood why the emperor was not anxious, but the eunuchs were. The search team would be here soon, and there were more important things to do.

Suddenly she thought of something. A few days ago, the Minister of Revenue had ordered his servants to conduct a thorough search of the mansion. Perhaps those things had already been disposed of.

Before she could ask, the Minister of Revenue took the initiative to speak:

"I have something very interesting to tell you. A few days ago, a large amount of silver was found in an abandoned cellar in the mansion. It was all white silver, and there was also a box of gold."

Ning Zhiyi's eyes widened. Although he knew that the silver was framed by someone, at this moment, his mouth had his own thoughts and blurted out what he wanted to say.

"With so much silver, you are worthy of being the one who manages the silver. You make money quickly!"

Minister of Revenue: ???

He was stunned, "No, no, I didn't covet this money, this money just appeared out of thin air."

"Oh, so it appeared out of thin air. Why don't you show me again, sir, and see how the silver appeared out of thin air." It was just a subconscious reaction just now, but now Ning Zhiyi was intentionally teasing the Minister of Revenue.

The Minister of Revenue was choked. This... If only he had this ability, he wouldn't have to worry about money every day.

He was not stupid and could see that Ning Zhiyi was joking, but this reaction made him think deeply.

Once the silver in the cellar is searched out, Ning Zhiyi's reaction just now will be the same as the reaction of everyone else. He will have no way to defend himself. No matter how he explains, in the eyes of others, he will be considered as embezzler!

He clenched his fists tightly. Due to the lack of silver, Emperor Mu Wu was so anxious that he wanted to bite someone. At this time, the news that he had embezzled tens of thousands of taels of silver suddenly broke out. Emperor Mu Wu would definitely be furious.

With the encouragement of someone with ulterior motives, it is possible that he would kill himself in anger!

After understanding the interests involved, the Minister of Revenue's eyes turned cold and he said:

"Zhiyi, I guess someone saw that I was going too smoothly and wanted to send me to death. Let's go to the Sun Mansion first, and I'll tell you in detail later."