The prince wanted to die, and the doctor raised her hand and slapped him

"The Imperial Concubine is the first person under the Queen, and she holds a high position of power in the harem, while Huai En is my father's man. They shouldn't be enemies..."

Jiang Zai Ling's eyes widened in surprise, "It's Father!"

The Emperor cannot tolerate the Imperial Concubine!

Jiang Zailing was even more confused, "Why?"

Shufei, no, now she should be called Fang Jieyu.

Fang Jieyu shook her head. "I don't know either. I asked Bai Wanrong, but she didn't know either."

The two were silent for a moment.

Fang Jieyu continued, "Bai Wanrong said that she found a spy from the Huangquan Cult in the palace. If we leak the news, we might be able to use the Huangquan Cult to get rid of some annoying people..."

Jiang Zai Ling understood what she meant and didn't ask her who she hated, but instead asked about his own doubts.

"Why did Lady Bai tell Mother the news?"

"According to her, we should make friends in advance..."

Fang Jieyu curled her lips and said contemptuously, "This is all thanks to that idiot Su Yinyue! After catching Xu Jinyuan, she didn't deal with him privately, but instead made it known to everyone in Prince Yu's Mansion..."

After Xu Jinyuan's death, most of the well-informed princes and ministers knew about Emperor Mingde's plan.

This matter was so shocking that no one dared to lift the veil.

On the contrary, they worked together to contain the spread of the news, and many officials were kept in the dark.

A lot of information depends on the concubines outside the palace to transmit it, so there are even more that they don’t know.

Concubine Fang was thankful and said, "You have been interested in women for a long time, and the emperor dislikes you..."

Jiang Zai Ling's expression immediately became interesting. He didn't know whether he should be thankful to be alive or sad to be disliked by his father.

For a moment, his face was as hard as stone.

"Why are you acting like that? You should be happy."

Fang Jieyu noticed his expression, soothed him, and got back to the point, "Bai Wanrong was worried that her Eighth Prince would follow in the footsteps of Prince Yu, so she wanted to sell me out in advance..."

If the fate of all the princes was as Emperor Mingde had imagined, Jiang Zailing, who was rejected in advance and was the oldest, would most likely become the final winner.

Fang Jieyu did not doubt Bai Wanrong's statement that she had placed the bet in advance.

Bai Wanrong revealed the news that Huai'en intended to attack Zhao Xi to the Huangquan Sect, and led the Huangquan Sect to release the giant crocodile to rush into the Hanyuan Hall and eat a lot. All of this was done by Bai Wanrong.

Fang Jieyu looked at the light yellow scent bag on Jiang Zailing's waist, "At first, Bai Wanrong chose the white tiger, but the white tiger moves too fast, and it might hurt itself if it is released."

“By the time we identified the giant alligator, there were only a few days left until the garden party.”

"I asked Qin Xiang and Qin Rong to make these three sachets overnight, otherwise they would have been sent to Prince Jin's mansion long ago. I would have given them to you and Qi Lan on the day of the garden party..."

Fang Jieyu sighed sadly, "I didn't do anything, but I'm suspected of being the instigator. It's too unfair..."

Jiang Zai Ling took off the sachet and blamed himself: "It's all my fault for being useless. If mother hadn't given it to me, maybe I wouldn't have..."

"What does it have to do with you?"

Fang Jieyu touched his face lovingly and said lovingly, "You are my son. Even if there is a one in ten thousand chance that you will be hurt by the giant crocodile, I will not allow it."

As she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered a detail that happened in Hanyuan Hall that night.

Bai Wanrong asked the palace maid to send the Eighth Prince back to Chunjin Palace, but the Eighth Prince did not have any items to drive away the giant crocodile.

"She was so cruel to avoid suspicion..."

Fang Jieyu shook her head and sighed. Seeing that her son looked depressed, she decided to change the subject and talk about something happy.

"Ling'er, your father is thirty years older than you. You will eventually outlive him..."

There were no outsiders in the hall, so she spoke more bluntly.

"Your father has been poisoned, and Jin Chengzong has led 200,000 troops to block Kangzhou. With external and internal troubles, if things go well, in a few years, your father will..."

"Cough cough!"

Jiang Zai Ling coughed a few times, interrupting Concubine Fang's imagination of the future, and said in a muffled voice: "Mother, that's my father, don't say that..."

Fang Jieyu poked him with a finger in frustration, "Your father has so many children, but you are my only one. I love you wholeheartedly, but your heart is with that man..."

"Little heartless!"

Jiang Zai Ling instantly felt guilty and said anxiously: "Mother, I didn't, I didn't..."

"Okay, mother knows."

Fang Jieyu straightened his clothes and said gently, "Since your father has released you from Huanshan Pavilion, you should leave the palace as soon as possible."

"Qilan injured her shoulder while trying to protect you, and was frightened by the giant alligator."

"You have been locked up in the palace for two days, and she has been worried for two days at home. You should be more considerate..."

When mentioning Du Qilan, Jiang Zailing's expression softened, "Your son knows."

"Lan'er was married to me after much pleading. I will treat her well."

When he reached the door, he hesitated and said, "Mother, Lao Wu took the tiger talisman to Kangzhou."

"If he wins, there will be no place for me in the court..."

Fang Jieyu comforted him, "As long as your father is alive, he will not let Prince Yu dominate. Your father gave you the throne to check and balance Prince Yu."

Jiang Zai Ling offended Concubine Zhao, and Emperor Mingde locked him up for two days without any punishment, which made Concubine Fang more convinced of this.

Fang Jieyu was calmer than Jiang Zailing, "What you need to do now is to lie low. The King in front of you is your sharpening stone."

"Your grandpa was exiled, and he will come back sooner or later."

Jiang Zai Ling certainly knew this truth. His mother's affirmation gave him peace of mind and made him more confident.

"Please have a good rest, mother. I will take my leave."

-

Funing Palace.

The sun is rising.

When Emperor Mingde woke up from a nap, he felt heavy and not as light as before.

He knew that it was the poison in his body that was causing the problem.

He summoned the palace servants to inquire and found out that the private search for a famous doctor had made no progress due to the short time, so he got very angry.

Huai En walked into the inner room with small steps, "Your Majesty, the counselor wants to see you."

The Grand Counselor was Sun Shou.

He was rewarded for his contribution in reporting his brother Sun Jun's rebellion, and Emperor Mingde gave him the position of a fourth-rank censor.

"Xuan."

Enter the hall and kowtow.

Sun Shou presented a memorial with both hands, "Your Majesty, I have ordered the refugees to rob the capital, all the property is recorded here..."

Emperor Mingde's face darkened slightly.

Huai En was startled and interrupted with a cough, "Ahem!"

Now, who doesn’t know that Sun Shou was Emperor Mingde’s man long before Sun Jun rebelled?

What is the difference between Sun Shou ordering refugees to loot property and Emperor Mingde ordering refugees to loot property?

Although, this matter was indeed an order issued by Emperor Mingde.

The annual fiscal revenue of Qi State was about 3 million taels of silver. If the grain tax was converted into currency, the annual revenue was about 20 million taels of silver. (This data is the annual fiscal revenue of the Ming Dynasty)

Emperor Mingde spent 15 million taels of silver just to build the Rare Treasure Garden, and most of his annual income was gone in an instant.

He also wanted to dig a canal and take a boat to inspect Jiangnan, but that was another bottomless pit.

The money was spent on repairing the garden and digging the canal, and there was no money left for disaster relief and rebellion suppression.

Silver notes were one of the measures thought up by Emperor Mingde.

But he had never studied economics, and the purchasing power of the silver notes had only been reduced eight years after they were issued.

He vaguely felt that it was not right to continue issuing silver notes, but he didn't know what was wrong.