The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

Xie Yu'an left Hongwenguan and returned to the Donggong Neifang, where his office was.

Xie Yu'an is now the prince's confidant and has many things to take care of. He only has time in the morning to enlighten the students of Hongwenguan.

The little lion is still young, so he only goes to school half a day.

Just as Xie Yu'an came back, Cui Zhanshi brought people in.

"Thank you, sir. The prince asked you to check these accounts here."

Xie Yu'an nodded, "Just put it over there!"

The clerk behind Cui Zhanshi hurriedly put the account book on the table.

Xie Yu'an stood up and personally poured a pot of tea for Cui Zhanshi, "Master Cui, please!"

Cui Zhanshi waved his hand, and the clerks all retreated, leaving only two people in the room.

Cui Zhanshi and Xie Yu'an are old acquaintances. After all, Cui Zhanshi was originally from the Eastern Palace of the previous dynasty, and Xie Yu'an was the former crown prince's companion.

The two have known each other for a very long time.

Cui Zhanshi sighed, "I didn't expect so many things to happen in the court near the end of the year."

Cui Zhanshi was very afraid that something might happen in the Eastern Palace, as he was now on the prince's ship.

He hopes everything is well with everyone in the Eastern Palace.

Xie Yu'an nodded, "Yes, the storm is coming!"

"Thank you, sir. In your opinion, will we really fight against Liang Kingdom?"

Xie Yu'an nodded honestly, "According to the prince's temper, if Liang Kingdom does not withdraw its troops, this war is bound to break out."

Cui Zhanshi sighed, "Yes, the accounts have been sent over. I'm afraid this battle is inevitable."

Thinking of the former crown prince, Cui Zhanshi became happy again, "However, the current one is still better than the irresponsible one in the past!

The person in front is not only cowardly, but also indecisive. Afterwards, he likes to push the responsibility onto the people below him, blaming them for not doing their job well! "

When Cui Zhanshi was first promoted to the position of Donggong Zhanshi, he was very worried, but now he thinks this job is great!

Xie Yu'an nodded, "The Crown Prince is decisive and good at leading troops in battle. These are the Crown Prince's advantages!"

Xie Yu'an was satisfied with Zhao Zhen. The prince would ask for advice when he did not understand something, but would not be swayed by others.

Cui Zhanshi came closer and said, "Thank you, sir. Do you think that the broken leg of Censor Su was arranged by this person in our family?"

As Cui Zhanshi spoke, he pointed to the ceiling.

Xie Yu'an thought of Su Yushi who was recuperating at home. To be honest, he had doubts, but he couldn't say it out loud. "It shouldn't be. It's cold and the roads are slippery. It's normal for something to happen."

Cui Zhanshi looked as if he was hiding something from me, and straightened his official uniform, "Hey, Master Xie, this is not very nice of you. You are even speaking in an official tone to me."

He gestured between the two of them and said, "Who are we? We are in the same boat, and you are still hiding something from me."

Xie Yu'an just smiled and said, "Master Cui, I really don't know the inside story. If you know, please tell me!"

Xie Yu'an moved closer and acted as if he was listening attentively.

Cui Zhanshi saw that Xie Yu'an didn't seem to be faking it, and he became suspicious, "You really don't know?"

Xie Yu'an nodded honestly, "I don't know!"

In fact, Xie Yu'an had his own guess. He felt that it was probably not the Crown Prince who did this, but the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess is kindhearted and would not take anyone's life. She would only hurt people as punishment.

But the prince is different. If he really gets angry, he will lose his head.

We won't stop until rivers of blood are shed!

The Crown Princess is a vengeful person, but she respects life. Unless the person really deserves to die, she will give him a way out.

Minister Cui gossiped and said, "Recently, because of the Second Prince's incident, the incident of Old Censor Su's downfall has been overshadowed!

But I just feel that this matter is definitely not simple. Censor Geng is the old Censor Su's man. Censor Geng dared to review the heart-breaking plan, so he must have the approval of the old Censor Su. "

"It seems that Empress Su of the Eastern Palace has a deep grudge against the Crown Princess and the little grandson!"

Xie Yu'an also felt that Censor Geng was brainless. "The Geng family's disaster was entirely caused by Censor Geng himself. He couldn't see the situation clearly."

Cui Zhanshi nodded. He felt the same way. "Old Censor Su broke his leg this time. Plus, he is old. I heard vaguely that he is going to retire!"

"Thank you, sir. Who do you think will take over after old Censor Su retires?"

Xie Yu'an shook his head, "I don't know!"

"Hey, Mr. Xie, you are being polite. Can't we talk about this in private?"

Xie Yu'an poured himself a cup of tea. "This depends on the emperor's opinion and whether the emperor fully trusts the prince!"

"Oh? What do you mean?" Cui Zhanshi urged.

“Although Old Censor Su is the prince’s man on the surface, he did not truly support the prince in what he did. On the contrary, because the Su family’s daughter was in the East Palace and because the prince did not favor the Su family’s daughter, Old Censor Su did not favor the prince in the court.

Even those recommended by the Crown Prince were impeached by Censor Su."

Cui Zhanshi nodded, "Master Xie, that's right! Then who do you think will take the position, Fang Qi'an? Chen Qi? Or Guan Huizhong?"

Xie Yu'an shook his head, "I don't know!"

He doesn't think highly of any of these three people.

If he were to recommend someone, he would like to choose one.

It all depends on whether that person is willing to come out.

Cui Zhanshi was helpless when he saw Xie Yu'an didn't know anything about the question. "Zi'an, you are too tight-lipped!"

Xie Yu'an smiled slightly, "Mr. Cui, you think too highly of me. I am only a fifth-rank official, so how can I decide the position of a third-rank official?"

"You, Cui Zhanshi, are a high-ranking official of the third rank, but you are asking me about a lowly official of the fifth rank. How can that be reasonable?"

Cui Zhanshi laughed out loud, "Hey, I have nothing to do now, let's chat, chat! Hahaha!"

Although you are only of the fifth rank, you are the prince's confidant!

Minister Cui looked at Xie Yu'an sourly.

Oh, this boy is so good-looking, much more pleasing to the eye than my own ugly boy.

If it weren't for his poor health, he would have wanted him to be his son-in-law!

Seeing that Cui Zhanshi kept looking at his lower body, Xie Yu'an swept his sleeves, covered his legs, then picked up the teacup and started drinking.

This was Xie Yu'an's second time drinking tea.

Cui Zhanshi stood up slowly. He knew that Xie Yu'an wanted to see him off.

"Thank you, sir. Please go ahead and do your work. I will leave first!"

Cui Zhanshi, who failed to get any information from the enemy, started to show off his official power and called himself the official.

Xie Yu'an stood up and bowed, "I respectfully send you off, Master Cui!"

Not long after Cui Zhanshi left, a young eunuch came over to report, "Sir, the Crown Prince wants to see you!"

Xie Yu'an got up and left, carefully locking the door before leaving.

Arriving at Lizheng Palace, Xie Yu'an stepped forward and saluted, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"No need to be so polite, Zi'an!"

Zhao Zhen was very polite to Xie Yu'an.

"Zi'an, come here and take a look at this!"

Xie Yu'an took the letter and was shocked when he saw the number on it. "Your Highness, this is Taizhou..."

Zhao Zhen's face was gloomy. "That's right. It was the stolen money embezzled by officials from top to bottom in Taizhou. They colluded with Taizhou's wealthy businessmen and foreign enemies to amass such wealth. They actually didn't care about 1000 million taels of silver!"