Quick Wear: The Stunning Beauty is Forbidden to Be Pampered

In the thirteenth year of Shenghe, January, the beginning of the new year.

It's still chilly in spring, and the climate in Kyoto is still a little chilly.

But it is still much better than winter. Every household has taken off their thick cotton-padded clothes and put on spring clothes early.

This year's winter is shorter than in previous years. During the warm winter season, the ice on the river is much thinner than in previous years.

In the past few days, when the prince came back from court, the space between his brows gradually furrowed and his face looked bad every day.

However, after Liu Lingxi became pregnant, she gradually became sleepy and deserted.

Now she was pregnant with a bulging belly, and the prince deliberately concealed it, so Liu Lingxi didn't notice anything unusual.

Ye Zhi, on the other hand, followed Liu Lingxi closely, taking care of everything for her. She was bold and careful, and knew that the prince was a little worried recently.

But she didn't dare to tell the Crown Princess about this casually, otherwise, wouldn't it disturb the Crown Princess's pregnancy?

Unfortunately, no matter how well you keep it a secret, it will eventually come out.

However, no one expected that this day would come so soon!

……

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

That day, after the prince left court, he went to the Yangxin Palace and stayed there for most of the day.

No one knew what he said to the emperor. All we knew was that after leaving the main hall of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, he locked himself in the West Warm Pavilion and never went out again.

"This servant of yours pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Go down."

Following the prince's order, Ye Zhi and others withdrew from the room.

Only the prince and Liu Lingxi, who was still sleeping soundly, were left in the hall. He just sat quietly beside the bed.

The charcoal fire in the room was burning very well. The top-quality golden charcoal did not produce any smoke at all, but it could make the house as warm as the spring sun.

In such a warm room, the woman, with her pretty face as always, slept soundly, and was still so stunningly beautiful that one could never get enough of looking at her.

Her soft black hair fell on the pillow like a waterfall. Her face was as white as jade, her skin was as white as ice, and she was so beautiful that it seemed like a dream.

Prince Sheng Changfeng was sitting beside Liu Lingxi's bed, his big hand gently stroking her eyebrows from a distance.

Just by gesturing like this, he felt a deep sense of satisfaction in his heart.

If it weren't for the sudden flood in the south of the Yangtze River and the corruption and abuse of power among the officials involved, he wouldn't have had to take on such an assignment.

Just after this year's warm winter, there were continuous heavy rains in the south of the Yangtze River. Coupled with the melting of ice and snow, the river water rose very quickly and several nearby villages have been flooded.

It wasn't a big deal, and the imperial court even issued special relief funds.

Local officials only need to resettle the victims, set up porridge stalls and dredge the waterways.

but--

No one expected that after the relief money reached the hands of local officials, it was extorted at every level and there was very little left.

The granary has been empty for a long time. I don’t know where the grain tax collected on a daily basis has gone!

The emperor ordered a thorough investigation, but it turned out that the inspector was killed by pirates on the way and his body was missing.

Such a coincidence seemed more like a huge conspiracy, so the emperor was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.

No one in the court dared to take on this task, and if they failed to do it well, they would lose their life, except for the crown prince!

Of course he had doubts in his heart, but he had no choice.

Firstly, he is the crown prince, receiving the emperor's salary and relieving his emperor's worries. If he were to shrink at this time, he would no longer have to be the crown prince.

Secondly...

The prince slowly lowered his head and looked at the person who was sleeping soundly, and a warm feeling arose in his heart.

He wanted to take this opportunity to re-establish his prestige, win over officials from Jiangnan, and develop his own power!

The breakthrough may depend on this one attempt.