Marrying the dandy prince, the princess wants to usurp the throne

"In reply to your Highness, I am only escorting some of the things that were fished out of the water, thinking that I could let the people take them back after the natural disaster is over."

Li Min said stumblingly.

Mu Jiusheng looked at Li Min meaningfully, "Oh? Should I praise Lord Li for being wholeheartedly devoted to the people?"

Li Min trembled and knelt on the ground. Before he could speak, Mu Jiusheng stopped him and said, "Master Li is devoted to the people, but he colluded with Shangguan Yao and embezzled the relief grain that was supposed to be distributed to refugees, causing the people to be displaced and unable to receive timely rescue, resulting in countless deaths and injuries, right?!

Your father appointed you as the county magistrate just to make you the enemy of the people in their time of crisis, right?

Do you still remember that you are the people's father and mother official! "

"Xiaguan...Xiaguan..."

Li Min was sweating profusely. Mu Jiusheng kicked Li Min in the chest and said, "If I hadn't arrived in time today, would you still be planning to take all these life-saving food for yourself?"

"I know I was wrong! Your Highness! Your Highness! I really know I was wrong. Please, please give me a chance. I promise that this will never happen again! Your Highness!!!"

Li Min burst into tears.

Bai Zhu glanced at him with disdain, "If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?

I think you have bad intentions, but seeing that His Highness has come, I kneel down and confess my guilt reluctantly.

If His Highness doesn't come, won't you take it all for yourself?"

Mu Jiusheng said, "Since Lord Li has already admitted his mistake, then we can put these things in a different suburb. However, the things in the box need to be replaced."

"Change...change a batch?" Li Min blinked, a little confused.

……

"Sir, Pingwu County is just ahead."

"Pingwu County?"

"Yes, sir. Pingwu County was the worst hit by this natural disaster. Almost half of the people have died so far."

Shangguan Yao frowned slightly when he heard this, "Is this place so dangerous?"

He looked up and saw the whole place was in a mess, with almost no place to stand.

He didn't want to go at first, but then he thought about what Shangguan Hong had told him, that there was a mine in the north of Pingwu County, and now with the flood, the mine had probably been affected as well, and it would probably be discovered soon.

Originally Shangguan Hong had discovered it a long time ago, but he had not mined it yet because he did not want to attract attention.

If it were discovered accidentally, it might cause the emperor to be wary.

But it’s different now. Shangguan Yao was sent by the emperor himself. Even if he was discovered, he could say that he hadn’t had time to report it yet.

"Well, you guys stay and distribute the food, and the rest of you, go with me to inspect the environment." The few people Shangguan Yao pointed out were all his own people.

Shangguan Hong's confidant.

No one had any objection.

Shangguan Yao followed the map and found the mine. As expected, after the heavy rain, one third of the mine had been exposed. It could be mined directly, and even if the remaining two thirds could not be mined in full, a lot could be salvaged.

"Sir! Ore! It's ore!!!"

Everyone looked at Shangguan Yao excitedly and couldn't help thinking that Lord Shangguan Hong was really foresighted. If they could take all of such a large mine, then they might become the richest people in the entire Chong'an Country!

How could Shangguan Yao not know the importance of this? He waved his hand and gave an order, "You guys, start mining immediately. And you guys, pay attention to the surroundings. This mine must belong to the Shangguan family!"

"Yes!" everyone said.

"Oh my goodness, I was wondering why Shangguan Yao was so nervous about Pingwu County. It turns out he wanted to do something sneaky here."

Secretly, Shuang Jian leaned against the wall, watching Shangguan Yao's every move.

This time, the expedition was done secretly. His Highness said that there was only one goal, which was to destroy Shangguan Hong's lair.

She followed Shangguan Yao, and as for Shaoyao, she naturally went to find Shangguan Hong's lair.

Originally Shaoyao thought she might not gain anything, but she didn't expect that there would be such a big piece of cake in front of her.

"Your Highness should be happy now. We haven't seen such a large mine for a long time." Ziyuan said with a smile.

His eyes were fixed on the mine.

Shuang Jian slapped Zi Yuan on the forehead, "Alright? Don't use His Highness as an excuse. Don't I know you well? You are clearly blinded by money."

Since Zi Yuan entered the God-Slaying Temple, she has been in charge of the temple's finances. All of their income and expenditure are managed by Zi Yuan.

This guy would cry when he wakes up even if he doesn't dream about tens of thousands or seven million taels of silver.

Zi Yuan touched her nose and smiled awkwardly, "Isn't it for the sake of our God-killing Temple? There are so many of us. We need money to live. Didn't His Highness say that? Money is not everything, but without money, nothing can be done."

Ziyuan's explanation was very logical, Shuangjian rolled his eyes at her and said, "Okay, I'm too lazy to talk to you. Just live with Yinzi for the rest of your life."

After she finished speaking, she walked out from behind the stone and poured a handful of medicine powder on the faces of the people in front of her. In an instant, the people who were still working hard fell to the ground and became unconscious.

Shuang Jian raised an eyebrow, "Peony is indeed peony, this medicine is really useful."

"Hey, I wonder how Sister Shaoyao is doing now? Maybe she can get more money than us."

Ziyuan walked to the ore, dug out a piece and tasted it. It was crystal clear and obviously of top quality.

"We can't finish digging it out by ourselves in such a short time, so let's go back and report to His Highness and see what His Highness decides."

The two people came and went without a trace and disappeared in a moment.

Those who had fallen to the ground woke up after a while, touched their heads in confusion, and looked at each other.

"Hey, what's wrong with me? Why am I sleeping here?"

"Who knows? This place is spooky, there might be something there."

"Forget it, forget it, stop talking and get back to work. Pingwu County is not a good place to stay. If there is another flood, we will all die here."

……

After a brief discussion, everyone picked up their shovels and continued to work hard.

He never thought that he had just been knocked unconscious.

This is the medicine for peony.

People who take Chinese medicine will never remember what happened before taking it, nor will they know what happened after taking it.

In this short period of time, Shuangjian and Ziyuan have met Mu Jiusheng and told him everything.

"Your Highness, what should we do next?"

"Yes, yes, Your Highness, you don't know that there are a lot of ores in the mine that Shangguan Yao found. If all of them belong to us, then we will be rich!!!"