In danger, he traveled through time to save her, and the black-bellied prince doted on her

Li Huaijin paused, stopped, and looked at her figure walking in front of him. She was slender and delicate, but her heart was filled with so many things. Mu Jinan turned away from him and looked back at him.

In the dim light, their eyes met, and it seemed like they had seen each other before. Jiang Xueer felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity in her heart.

A picture flashed through Li Huaijin's mind. The woman was wearing a white dress, her black hair smelled like peach blossoms, and her round, dark eyes looked at him sadly, with a helpless smile.

He shook his head vigorously: "What is this?" Suddenly he couldn't remember what he had just seen.

Mu Jinan felt that something was wrong with his expression and thought that he was afraid of being beaten. Who wouldn't be afraid of being beaten with a hundred lashes? She took two steps closer and asked him:

"Your Highness Prince Liang, is there a countermeasure to the flogging?" "I can't really be flogged that much."

Li Huaijin pinched her smiling face, lowered his body and asked gently: "If the prince is injured, will you come to the palace to visit me?"

Mu Jinan opened his mouth and closed it again without saying anything. He felt that he was childish and love-minded. How could he joke about this? He turned around and left.

"Let's go, we have official business tomorrow."

“Funds need to be allocated to frontline fighters as soon as possible”

I walked to the corner and there was no one around.

Li Huaijin's eyes were somewhat lonely. He followed her, looking at her profile as he walked, and whispered, "The silver has already been delivered to General Mu."

Mu Jinan was stunned and stopped, thinking he had heard wrongly: "What did you say? Where did you get the money?"

Li Huaijin looked at her surprised expression, feeling somewhat proud. He looked around and told her cautiously:

"The palace has private property, as well as donations from many wealthy merchants, and loans from the national treasury. Now that we have the confiscated money, we can offset it. Yan Qing is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and he can see the account books clearly."

Mu Jinan frowned, his eyes curled up, watching him take every dangerous step, and every step was under control like a god, admiration arose in his heart, and said:

"Your Highness Prince Liang, without anyone noticing, fabricated evidence to imprison Shen Yuzhong, confiscated his home to fill the national treasury, and then found the real evidence. Even the money for military rations had already been calculated, and then quietly offset it."

"Thank you for helping my brother, a soldier on the front line, who is in urgent need."

Li Huaijin couldn't help but pinch her face, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "This is Shengguo's business, why are you thanking me?"

Mu Jinan finally asked the question in his mind:

"Why were you so low-key and calm before, disdaining to fight, but now you are standing out like this? If you do this, the snobbish people in the court may be unfavorable to you."

Li Huaijin put his hands behind his back and said softly: "I don't want you to think that I have no ambition and nothing to do."

Mu Jinan's eyes flickered. It was because he had spoken too harshly a few days ago that he had now revealed his hidden card. Today he just regarded it as a chance to get to know His Royal Highness the Prince of Liang again, with his wise plans and brilliant strategies.

Her eyes were full of sincerity, and she said, "Your Highness Prince Liang, I won't do it again in the future. Please teach me more."

Li Huaijin laughed and said, "I don't want to be your master. I just want to marry a wife as soon as possible and be your husband."

Seeing that he was acting like a hooligan again, Mu Jinan shook his head helplessly and turned to leave. Behind him, he heard a voice saying, "Wait for me, your Majesty."

It took more than ten days to copy Shen Yuzhong's residence one after another. Dozens of people in the Ministry of Revenue were busy registering, checking the account books, and counting the items into the warehouse.

Mu Jinan thought to himself that with this money, he would have the support to buy military rations and silver for future wars, and to build new cannons and muskets.

Hundreds of cars entered the palace one after another. The palace was filled with treasures. Emperor Ming looked at the treasures and shouted angrily:

"Shen Yuzhong embezzled state taxes and instigated the prefect of Yaozhou to remove him from his post as Minister of Revenue and many other positions, and confined him to the prefecture, with ten lashes a day for three months."

Shen Yuyuan, who was standing by, begged with tears in her eyes:

"Your Majesty, my brother was obsessed with money and committed a serious crime. Please consider my brother's loyalty. He has an old injury and will surely die in three months."

"Your Majesty, if you want to punish me, please punish me. I am willing to take the punishment for my brother."

At this time, Emperor Ming and Concubine Shen had a deep relationship. Seeing the beauty crying, he softened his heart and said, "Then confine her to her house and give her thirty lashes."

Concubine Shen hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mu Jinan's heart sank:

"Shen Yuyuan's pillow talk is really powerful. She doesn't know how to persuade the emperor. She drinks and dances every day without any wisdom."

Seeing this, Mu Jinan also knelt down and pleaded: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Liang has filled the treasury for Your Majesty. He disobeyed the order and refused to marry. His sentence of 100 lashes should be reduced. Can it be reduced?"

Emperor Ming had a gloomy face. He took two steps, then stopped and sneered, "Jin'an, I heard that Huai Jin had a fight with you in the palace a few days ago, and what he said was true."

Mu Jinan lowered his head. He was the emperor, with many eyes and ears, so he had to speak honestly:

"Your Majesty, the King of Liang treated me as a brother and behaved in a way that was beyond courtesy. I will be careful in the future."

Emperor Ming asked everyone to leave, leaving only Gao Neiguan. When Emperor Ming heard the word "brother", he was a little annoyed. How could he not understand? He said angrily:

"Keep your head up"

Mu Jinan was a little scared. He raised his head slightly and looked at Emperor Ming’s dark face and angry expression.

Emperor Ming put his hands behind his back, his eyes deep, as if he could see through her thoughts, and asked:

"Do you know who Huai Jin's crush is?"

Mu Jinan didn't dare to move his eyes, and replied calmly: "Your Majesty, I don't know."

When Emperor Ming saw that she dared to lie to him, he suddenly became angry and shouted, "How dare you lie!"

The senior eunuch beside him was trembling with fear.

The voice echoed over and over in the hall. Mu Jinan was frightened by the emperor's majesty. Her heart beat faster and her lips were tightly pursed.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

Emperor Ming must want her to tell the truth today so that they can get married, but Mu Jinan is reluctant to admit it and says coldly:

"The crime of deceiving the emperor should be punished by death, but you still don't say anything"

Seeing that Emperor Ming was furious, Mu Jinan could only whisper, "Yes, I am your minister."

Emperor Ming closed his eyes tightly, then opened them again and moved closer to her, hoping to force her to admit it in the end.

He felt that Huai Jin was someone worthy of entrusting his life to. He had regretted Rong De's early death for many years and wanted to make up for it with her:

"You are wavering between Prince Rui and Prince Liang, and you have an engagement with the Nangong family. Do you want Rongde to be criticized and her daughter to be accused of immoral behavior?"

Mu Jinan felt as if there was a knife hanging over her head, ready to fall at any moment. This was the emperor, and he could kill her at will. She quickly explained:

"Your Majesty, I have no feelings for King Rui. The Nangong family only said that when we were young."

Emperor Ming heaved a sigh of relief, pressed his temples, and asked her again: "What about Huai Jin?"

Mu Jinan's body was trembling, she said with a bit of hesitation:

"I just admire the talent of King Liang, and I have not violated any rules."

Emperor Ming was so angry that he pointed at her and said, "You are just like your mother, daring to deceive the emperor. Fine, fine... Huai Jin disobeyed the order, but for his meritorious service in filling the national treasury, he shall be fined thirty yuan."

"You, dare to lie..."

"Mu Jinan, you deceived the emperor and concealed the truth. You will be punished with twenty lashes. Both of you will be punished together."

Emperor Ming was waiting for her to speak her mind, but he saw that she was so stubborn and persistent.

Mu Jinan's mind flashed back to the whips she had received as a slave in her childhood. Her whole body was in pain, as if it had pierced her internal organs. She was really scared at this moment, and she cried and begged for mercy:

"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I dare not deceive you."

"Your Majesty, please spare my life."

Mu Jinan cried and convulsed, looking at Emperor Ming: "Your Majesty, can I slap you on the palm of my hand? Please don't whip me. I cannot be whipped. Your Majesty, please spare my life."