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

Li Huaijin suddenly felt a little scared, afraid of implicating her, so he turned around and signaled Mu Jinan not to speak.

Mu Jinan glanced at him, kowtowed on the ground and said:

"Your Majesty, King Liang was just confused for a moment. Please spare his life for the sake of his father's dedication to you."

Mu Chen was extremely flustered. Seeing his daughter pleading for him, he was afraid of angering His Majesty, so he quickly knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty, I am ignorant, please forgive me."

Emperor Ming held his breath and pointed at Mu Jinan and said:

"Jin'an, you are getting bolder and bolder. Last time you refused to marry Prince Rui and offended me. Today you are begging for him. Why, do you want to accompany me on my journey to the underworld?"

"As a junior, I disobeyed my elders; as a court official, I disobeyed the emperor and disobeyed his orders."

"You two are lawless. Drag them away and imprison them in the palace. No one is allowed to visit them without my order."

Prince Qi Li Che was framed to have a secret meeting with Concubine Shen. After being rescued by Mu Jinan last time, he felt grateful to her. He knelt down and said:

"Father, Jin'an is still young, please don't take your anger out on her."

Jiang Yanqing rarely saw Emperor Ming so angry, and was extremely worried. He knelt down and said:

"Your Majesty, King Liang is outspoken and has offended Your Majesty. Please forgive him and let him complete the allocation of funds before punishing him."

Meng Songqing glanced at Emperor Ming and straightened his back:

"Your Majesty, since the King of Liang has no intention, please think twice."

Taifu Meng was an important official of two dynasties. He had outstanding abilities and was honest throughout his life.

Previously, Prime Minister Lin wanted to frame him, but after three years of investigation, he could not find any evidence of wrongdoing or corruption on his part. Even his children were cautious and low-key, and never made any mistakes.

Li Huaijin glanced at the eunuch Gao beside Emperor Ming, who leaned close to Emperor Ming and whispered:

"Your Majesty, Prince Liang is young and ignorant, and no one has taught him carefully. He helped your Majesty to seize the gold mine and see the situation in Nanzhao clearly, all for your sake. Your Majesty, calm down and spare him."

Seeing the stalemate, Emperor Ming said angrily:

"Huai Jin, I ask you again, one hundred lashes with the cane, and you marry Zun Zhi, it's your choice"

Eunuch Gao met Li Huaijin's eyes and nodded.

Li Huaijin breathed a sigh of relief and said leisurely: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the whip. After I finish my court affairs, I will go to the palace to receive the reward."

Mu Jinan's pupils turned pale and he cried out in shock: "One hundred?"

"Your Majesty, if he is beaten 100 times, will he still be alive? Your Majesty, please give him a light punishment."

Emperor Ming was puzzled and asked: "Jin'an, what's wrong with you today? You have been begging for mercy for Prince Liang. How could I not know this before? You two have such a good relationship. If you say anything more, you will take the whip for him."

Mu Jinan was about to speak: "Your Majesty..."

Li Huaijin interrupted: "Your Majesty, I am willing to be punished."

Emperor Ming waved his sleeves and glared angrily, "Dismiss the court."

The court officials dispersed. In the distance of Xuanzheng Hall, Jiang Yanqing stopped in front of Li Huaijin:

"Huai Jin, how can you be so impatient today?"

Li Huaijin watched Mu Jinan walk away, patted Jiang Yanqing on the shoulder, and said in a relaxed tone:

"Yan Qing, thank you for your plea just now, otherwise I would have to spend some effort."

Jiang Yanqing was still frightened and became angry:

"Huai Jin, do you take your life so lightly?"

Seeing his expression change, Li Huaijin also became serious:

"This prince has already decided that I will marry no one but Mu Jinan in this life, and we will live and die together. Let alone disobeying my order, even if she rebels, this prince will not back down even a step."

Jiang Yanqing was so angry that he was speechless. They grew up together and they were family members and friends. Seeing him being so obsessed with a woman, he said angrily:

"Then why didn't you explain to His Majesty and let His Majesty grant you marriage? You still received a hundred lashes. Don't you want to live?"

Li Huaijin lowered his eyes and sighed:

"According to Mu Jinan's temper, if I force her before she agrees, even if it comes to that, I'm afraid she will kill me on the wedding night. I will wait for the day when she agrees."

Jiang Yanqing didn't understand his thoughts. He had never loved anyone before. He snorted coldly:

"A dignified prince, crazy about a woman, not knowing how good her archery skills were at the archery field, he used her as a human target. When the evidence was weak, he took the risk of impeaching King Rui and worked day and night to collect information from court officials and send it to her."

"She wrote to her brother privately to get grain and money for him, knowing that the treasury was empty and the harem was expensive. This was against His Majesty and a slap in His Majesty's face."

"Today you defied the imperial order for her and said that you would die if she was the only one he could marry. Even His Majesty said that she has not yet taken a liking to you."

"Every time I see her, she is always smiling. Why don't you smile at others on weekdays? How about others who treat you? I have seen her glare at you many times."

Jiang Yanqing was furious. If Emperor Ming's words determined Li Huaijin's life or death, then there would be no way to save the situation. He shook his head and said:

“Hey, I won’t be like you.”

A trace of sadness flashed across Li Huaijin's eyes:

"It turns out that I have only done such a small thing for her, which is far from enough."

"Mu Jinan has suffered too much. She looks carefree, but she is actually miserable. I will chase her and coax her. It is enough for me to smile. She will be happier when she sees me smile."

"You are a few years older than me and still unmarried. You don't understand the relationship between men and women."

The two hurt each other. Seeing Li Huaijin still staring into the distance, Jiang Yanqing walked and said:

"Don't look at it anymore. The person has already disappeared. You are waiting for the 100 lashes. It will serve as a lesson for you. Don't bribe the executioner if you have the guts."

“Don’t wear any protective gear either.”

"Your Majesty, do you know who is behind the imperial decree granting marriage today?"

Li Huaijin's eyes were full of disdain and contempt, and he said with a smile:

"Besides him, who else could be such a mean person? Taking advantage of a woman's marriage is not his usual style, is it?"

"Don't worry, I still have things to do."

Li Heng looked at Li Huaijin from afar. He was able to escape in such a situation today. Cui Hengling on the side had a grim look on his face:

"How can two little kids be our opponents?"

Xiao Hechuan has fallen out with Mu Chen and is on the side of Prince Rui Li Heng. He vows to kill Mu Jinan and avenge his sister Xiao Wan. Watching Mu Jinan leave, he gnashed his teeth in hatred:

"Your Highness Prince Rui, didn't you say you would send her to marry?"

"When will your marriage with Yun be finalized?"

Xiao Hechuan is Mu Yun's uncle. He has watched her grow up and naturally cares for her and dotes on her.

Li Heng heard his tone seemed a bit threatening, so he pretended to be friendly:

"We have to wait a little longer"

"Master Xiao, don't worry, I will treat Yun'er well."

In his heart, he looked down upon these court officials and only used them.

Xiao Hechuan and Cui Hengling left. Seeing that no one was around, Cai Tong stepped forward:

"Your Highness, we are already looking for gold mines as you instructed."

Li Heng's fingers gently twisted the white jade belt, and the corners of his lips curled up in a smile:

"Master Cai, I have pointed out the direction. Whether you can achieve merit in front of His Majesty depends on your own ability."

Cai Tong was a greedy person. As long as he found a gold mine, he would not only hand it over to the national treasury, but also earn a lot of money for himself.

"Yes, I am very grateful. Thank you, Your Highness."

Although Cai Tong was promoted by Shen Yuzhong, it was Li Heng who came up with the idea behind the scenes. Li Heng did not want Emperor Ming to think that he had more power, so he just wanted to find a way to promote important officials in front of Emperor Ming.

These high-ranking officials would then place their own people in important positions at the imperial court.

.....

Li Huaijin quickly caught up with Mu Jinan. He knew that Mu Jinan must have him in her heart, otherwise she would not have kissed him that day in Hu Yulou, and would not have begged for mercy today.

Li Huaijin followed beside her:

"Jin'an, thank you for pleading for me today."

Mu Jinan didn't want to pay attention to him and just said:

"His Royal Highness Prince Liang"

Li Huaijin raised his lips, a hint of pride flashed across his eyes, and stood in front of her:

"When you were young, I wanted to save you, but for some reason my hands and feet refused to obey me. I swear that what I said is true."

Mu Jinan was so angry that he laughed:

"King Liang, do you think I'm a three-year-old child? Why didn't you say there was a ghost? And you didn't obey my orders. You are clearly indifferent and didn't help."

Li Huaijin knew that she would not believe what he said, so he took her hand. Mu Jinan wanted to refuse:

"Let go"

Li Huaijin looked at her, pinched her cheek, and said mysteriously:

"Take you to a place"

Mu Jinan wanted to struggle hard. She looked around, not wanting to be seen, and asked in a low voice:

"What to do?"

Li Huaijin held her hand tightly. His handsome face was bright and shining, like a candlelight lighting up the dark night. It reflected in her eyes and he laughed heartily:

"Go grab the money"

Mu Jinan was surprised and asked, "Robbery? What money?"

Without waiting for her to react, Li Huaijin led her out of the palace gate, and the palace maids who saw it talked about it:

"Look, isn't that Prince Liang and Lady Mu?"

Seeing his daughter like this from a distance, Mu Chen lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly:

"Does Jin'er like King Liang?"

In Pingkangfang, crossing the long street, the sound of horse hooves can be heard.

"Hurry, urry"