The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

Li Qingyi's own intention was to see if his biological father would fake the death of another prince.

But the other ones just don't sound right.

The emperor himself already knew about his previous arrangements, and Li Qingyi already knew about it, so he was not as shocked as others when he heard this - the others really died because of Li Cong.

But in just a few breaths of time, the emperor noticed the subtle attitude of the crowd and reacted.

emperor:……

Emperor: What? Do you think I can really kill my son?

All the officials shook their heads in their hearts.

You don’t, that’s why you’re shocked!

Li Qingyi didn't know how many people she had misled with this sentence. She could already guess what the third prince's gossip was about.

System: [This is also related to the previous incident, which was about the Third Prince's brother-in-law trying to embezzle military pay.]

Li Qingyi was slightly stunned, and after thinking for a while, he guessed something: [He knew the Third Prince's plan, and he thought that the situation in the northern border during the winter was just a play between the Third Prince and others? Wouldn't it be bad if he was a little greedy? ]

The system chuckled: [Host, you are right. I originally had no way of knowing what these people were thinking, but before the brother-in-law took action, he was dissuaded by a confidant next to him, and then he told him in person: "The entire northern border is now under the control of the third prince. It's just a small fight, and it will definitely not cause any trouble."]

System: [He also said: "I am also saving money for the Third Prince. Those people definitely can't use that much, and it would be a waste to send it over. Why don't I save some for His Royal Highness the Third Prince? When the time comes, the Third Prince can use this food to help with disaster relief. The Emperor will definitely be happy when he knows about this."]

Li Qingyi: […The Third Prince doesn’t seem very smart. Unfortunately, his future brother-in-law doesn’t seem very smart either, and is greedy.]

Li Qingyi: [Tsk. Fortunately, I discovered it early and didn’t let him succeed. Thank you, Li Zhu.]

At present, it seems that the third prince’s melon is not tasty.

Li Qingyi: [Forget it, I'll just call my third brother Li Ru. I feel like calling him my third brother makes me look like I'm not very smart.]

The system chuckled: [It’s okay, since we’re the only ones who heard it, you can call me whatever you want.]

The Third Prince Li Ru: I heard it! You are disrespectful to your brother...

When he met the emperor's gaze, Li Ru shuddered and lowered his head, not daring to glare at Li Qingyi again.

As for other people's reactions...

Emperor: I heard it, but I think having a son like this does affect my reputation.

Officials: We heard it too, but we can pretend we didn’t hear it!

Prince: My sister is definitely the smartest and cutest one. Li Ru and I were not born from the same mother, so it doesn’t matter!

System: [In this matter, the Third Prince did three things. ]

System: [The first thing is to send silver to Wala. It was successful, but they are not willing to cooperate.]

System: [The second thing was to send silver to the Tatars, but halfway through the caravan was destroyed by the Tatar stragglers, and the silver was also robbed. Although the money was in their hands, it was obvious that they would not remember the kindness of the Third Prince.]

System: [The third thing is to communicate with the uncle, hoping that the uncle will take the initiative to fight against the Wala troops who have received the money. However, even after the letter was delivered, the uncle was unable to do so because the Fourth Prince was fighting on the front line and felt that the Third Prince's uncle was a weakling. If he really let him lead the troops to the front line, it would be fine if he died, but the Fourth Prince would be sad if those soldiers died, so he detained him.]

Li Qingyi: [Hmm? I almost forgot that I have a fourth brother who is still at the front line.]

The system nodded: [Yes, among the several princes who entered the court, besides the crown prince, the most reliable one is the fourth prince! By the way, I still have a melon of the fourth prince, host, do you want to eat it? ]

Li Qingyi subconsciously replied: [Eat! ]

After saying that, he reacted and said quickly: [Wait, let's first sort out the matter of Li Ru. So Li Ru didn't accomplish anything after all this trouble? ]

System: [Ah, yes, he also gave away his own small treasury and his grandparents’ money.]

Li Qingyi asked again: [Did it affect the border war? ]

System: [Overall, it has an impact, but not completely. However, according to your calculations, this matter alone is a serious crime based on Li Ru's behavior, right? ]

Li Qingyi leaned back slightly and looked up at his father above his head.

emperor:"……"

The emperor covered her eyes.

Li Qingyi: “?”

What?

Emperor: Nothing, I just don’t want to see the look in my daughter’s eyes as if she’s waiting for a show.

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A few days later, Li Qingyi heard that Li Ru was imprisoned.

Li Ru's maternal grandfather's family and his fiancée's family were implicated and convicted. His uncle, who had been in the northern border but had not done anything remarkable, was escorted to Beijing. The reasons for each of these people's convictions were different, but there was no mention of crimes such as treason.

She thought about it for a moment and felt that she understood her father's thoughts.

It's simply that they feel that if such things are really verified and made public, it will be detrimental to the country.

Anyway, Li Ru had already been punished, and Li Qingyi didn't wish him dead to the point of wanting him to die. When he heard that Li Zhu had made another contribution in the Ministry of Revenue and might be promoted this year if he worked hard, he instantly forgot about Li Ru.

Qianqing Palace.

The Emperor and the Crown Prince were reviewing memorials together. Compared with last year, the Crown Prince had obviously more memorials in front of him, and he was also busier.

In comparison, the emperor leisurely read through memorials, drank a cup of tea, and wrote a few words, which gave a feeling of peaceful and tranquil time.

But this was just an illusion. The next second, the emperor flipped through a memorial and took a few glances at it. His expression suddenly changed from relaxed to solemn.

"Prince, take a look at this." After a moment, the emperor handed the copy in his hand to Huang Kang, who then delivered it to the prince.

The prince stopped what he was doing, took the letter, looked at it, and frowned.

The emperor asked: "What do you see?"

It was a memorial sent to the capital from a local area, but the person who came from it was not a local official, but a sworn brother of Taizu. He was later granted the title of marquis for his military achievements. After Taizu's death, this Marquis Wuning assisted the late emperor and then the emperor.

A few years later, after the emperor had firmly established himself on the throne, the Marquis of Wuning retired from the court on the grounds of advanced age and returned to his hometown, which was also his fiefdom, with his family to retire.

The memorial was sent by the Marquis of Wuning through special channels. It said that it had rained in the area for more than a month, with heavy rain for seven or eight days, which had a great impact on the farmers' spring ploughing.

Coincidentally, the prince had an excellent memory and still remembered the letter of greeting he saw this morning from local officials who had come from afar, saying that the weather was good there and there would definitely be a good harvest this year.

Well, what’s even more coincidental is that the prince showed the memorial to the emperor, who thought it was good news and shared it with his son.

He was slapped in the face as soon as he turned around.