The divine doctor's concubine emptied the palace and went into exile

"This... I don't know!" Zhang Wei, the leader of the Imperial Guards, thought for a moment and said, "There are two large warehouses in the backyard, but there is nothing inside except some empty boxes."

Shangnian came to the warehouse in the backyard and found that it was exactly the same as Zhang Wei said.

Shangnian was very familiar with the box in the first warehouse, which had a huge character "Shang" engraved on it.

That was the box containing Shang Ruoyi's dowry.

In the other warehouse, there was not even a box.

Originally, he wanted to show the world how much wealth the Dingwang Palace had accumulated over the years, to let them know that the Dingwang Palace was not as clean as they thought, and had done a lot of things to enrich themselves. But now, the entire palace was moved by someone, and it was cleaner than a house that had been confiscated.

How can they implement their plan?

"What?" In the imperial study, the emperor was shocked when he heard the news: "Nothing?"

"Your Majesty, right now the Ding Palace is an empty palace."

"How is this possible? Is there a secret room or something like that?"

Shangnian shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang and I took the blueprints of the Ding Palace and checked it thoroughly inside and out. There is nothing. Even the dowry of my unfilial daughter is only an empty box. Everything inside has disappeared."

Zhang Wei also hurriedly said: "I have checked around the Dingding Palace and there are no signs of outsiders breaking in."

Everything in Prince Ding's palace seemed to have disappeared overnight.

"I understand. Please step down." The emperor sat on the dragon throne and rubbed his temples.

Shangnian hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: “When Lord Zhang and I left, many people saw that we gained nothing. Now people in the capital are crying out for justice for the Dingguo Palace, saying... saying..."

"What did you say?" The emperor slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Hurry up and tell me!"

"They say that the Dingwang Palace is innocent, and that the emperor has wronged a loyal and good person." Shangnian's voice became smaller and smaller as he spoke, because the emperor's expression became more and more ugly.

"Be bold!"

Everyone in the imperial study room knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Your Majesty, someone must have spread these rumors to confuse people." Shangnian said in a deep voice: "The people who did these things must be the remnants of the Dingguo Palace, or the ministers who supported the Dingguo Palace in the court before."

When Emperor Tianshun heard this, his face darkened. What Shangnian said was exactly what he was thinking.

Who knows, these people might have taken away the money from Prince Ding’s palace.

"If we hear such remarks again, no matter who it is, we will arrest them and punish them severely to serve as a warning to others."

"The minister obeys the order."

When Shangnian and Zhang Wei walked out of the imperial study, they happened to meet Concubine Zhao and Crown Prince He Lingsheng coming to pay their respects to the emperor.

"Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine."

"No gift."

"I heard that the Dingguo Palace was emptied." He Lingsheng said in a deep voice: "Is it true?"

Shangnian nodded: "That's right. Not only that, there are many bad rumors circulating among the people. Your Majesty is worried about this."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Zhao whispered to He Lingsheng, "As the crown prince, you should share your father's worries."

"I understand, son." He Lingsheng nodded and walked towards the imperial study.

Just as Shangnian was about to take her leave, she heard Concubine Zhao say with a smile, "I have always heard that Shang Xiangye's daughter is both talented and beautiful, gentle and virtuous. I have been living in the deep palace for a long time and I am very bored. It would be great if she could come to the palace to accompany me when she is free."

Shangnian was overjoyed when he heard this.

What Concubine Zhao said was nothing more than asking her daughter to learn palace etiquette in advance.

In this way, the marriage between his daughter and the prince would be a natural outcome.

"It is my daughter's blessing to be able to accompany the majesty." Shangnian said hurriedly: "When I return home, I will let my daughter pack her luggage and go to the palace."

When Shangnian returned to the prime minister's residence, he urged the servants to pack Shang Yufu's luggage.

"Master, what's going on?" The eldest lady came hurriedly from the backyard, watching the servants busy packing things, and asked in confusion: "Why are you packing Yu Fu's luggage?"

"Madam, great joy, great joy!" Shangnian repeated Concubine Zhao's words: "Our Fu'er's good days are coming."

The eldest lady said excitedly, "Really?"

After getting Shangnian's affirmation again, the eldest lady trotted to the backyard: "Fuer! Fuer!"

Shang Yufu was embroidering in the backyard at this time.

Hearing the eldest lady's call, she put down the embroidery and was about to go out to take a look when the eldest lady rushed in in a hurry.

"Mother, what's wrong? What happened?"

The eldest lady dismissed the servants in the room and closed the door.

"Fuer, Fuer, your blessing has come."

"What blessing?"

"Prince!"

Shang Yufu's eyes lit up when she heard that.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is going to choose a concubine?"

"No, but this is more important than choosing a concubine." The eldest lady took Shang Yufu's hand and said excitedly: "Concubine Zhao, she asked you to come to the palace to accompany her."

"Concubine Zhao? The Crown Prince's biological mother."

"That's right." The eldest lady smiled and said, "As long as you can please Concubine Zhao, the position of the Crown Prince's principal wife will belong to you! When the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, you will be the queen who rules the country. Our Shang family will finally have a queen."

Shang Yufu's face lit up with joy. The Crown Prince was a handsome man, so naturally she liked him.

She had always thought that her engagement with the Ding Palace could not be cancelled, and she would definitely marry the prince of the Ding Palace, He Jingheng. If He Jingheng was not disabled, he would be a first-class husband. He would be better than the prince in appearance and talent, and he would also be a young general respected by everyone. He would definitely inherit the throne of Prince Ding in the future, and she would be a high-ranking princess consort.

But bad luck struck him, he became disabled, and his entire family was exiled from the Ding Kingdom's palace. She was extremely grateful that she let that little bitch Shang Ruoyi marry in her place, otherwise she would be the one to suffer now.

She is the legitimate daughter of the prime minister, and only the prince can be a match for her.

"Mother, don't worry! When my daughter goes to the palace, I will definitely do everything I can to please the Imperial Concubine."

"Mother knew that our Yu Fu is a very blessed person."

The Shang family was happily preparing to send Shang Yufu to the palace, but the news that the Dingguo Palace had been looted also reached He Jingheng's ears.

He couldn't help but frown. He didn't know who could have emptied the entire Dingguo Palace without anyone noticing.

Just then, a potato was brought to him.

He thanked them. Potatoes are often eaten during marches and battles. After all, they are cheap and can resist hunger. However, they just cook them at most. They never knew that there are so many ways to cook potatoes.

“Why are baked potatoes different today than they were in the past?”

Shang Ruoyi smiled and said, "My own secret recipe."

He Jingheng said this every time and just smiled and said nothing more.

Just then, dark clouds rolled in the sky and a storm was about to hit.