In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

In order to prevent any further complications, Qi Ze immediately sent several officials and guards to count the silver and interest and load them onto the carriage.

He sent someone to call his brother Qi Yuan, handed him a note, and whispered to his brother: "A Yuan, this is the place to return the money. You bring the Qi family soldiers and escort the cart. Be careful on the road. Return the borrowed money in person and make sure you get the loan receipt before you come back."

"Don't worry, brother." Qi Yuan agreed readily.

Qi Yuan glanced at the note and frowned. He was surprised. "In such a remote place, there is so much silver. Is it safe?"

Qi Ze nodded and said, "I know what you are worried about, but the people from the Western Regions said that they would return the silver here, so we must keep our promise."

“But, brother…” Qi Yuan frowned and said worriedly: “This place is sparsely populated, and the terrain is steep, so it is easy to be attacked by robbers.”

"Give it back to the people of the Western Regions. What if they are robbed by bandits?"

Qi Ze patted Qi Yuan on the shoulder and consoled him, "A Yuan, we have enough troops to escort them. As long as we give them the silver as agreed, we can complete the mission. Since they have decided to stay here, they must be fully prepared. You don't have to worry."

After hearing this, Qi Yuan thought it made sense, so he nodded in agreement.

Qi Ze gave a few more instructions, asking Qi Yuan to be careful on the road, and then waved his hand, "Go quickly and come back soon."

"Yes, brother."

Qi Yuan led the army and the silver to the designated place, feeling a little uneasy. But he believed in his brother's judgment and hoped that the repayment could be completed smoothly.

Several nimble men quietly followed the convoy and saw the carts carrying silver travel more than ten miles through the officialdom and drive into a hidden courtyard west of the north city.

A man dressed as a Westerner came out and took the silver.

"Move in."

Qi's army's men came down and carried the boxes into the courtyard.

Qi Yuan thought to himself: "This man from the Western Regions is really brave. He lives outside the city alone and has so much silver."

He kindly reminded, "You must be careful."

"Thank you." The man thanked him stiffly and bowed.

After paying the money, the man gave Qi Yuan a promissory note.

"Thank you for your help. If you need anything, please come to our Qi Mansion." Qi Yuan bowed and said gratefully.

"Okay." The man agreed in a muffled voice.

Qi Yuan led the convoy out of the courtyard.

On the official road, Qi Yuan saw several flashes of lightning across the sky.

"Go back quickly, I'm afraid it's going to rain."

The convoy sped up its return to the city.

Soon, Qi Ze got the note for returning the loan money and burned it over the candle. The stone that was weighing on his heart was removed and he felt a lot more relaxed.

The person who quietly followed Qi Yuan's convoy went back to report, "Your Highness, the Second Prince, the silver was delivered to a small courtyard outside the north city. It seemed that there were not many people there, only one person was seen."

The second prince insisted, "They must be bandits."

He also asserted: "The Qi family is in collusion with bandits."

The guard Da Ding was surprised and said, "How is it possible?"

The second prince glared at him and said, "Someone came to tell me that the Qi family is colluding with bandits."

"I see." The guard understood that there was a spy who told the second prince.

He finally understood why the Second Prince had sent him out in the morning. "Send someone to follow the father and son of the Qi family and report back if there is any movement."

Da Ding heard his men ask, "Second Master Qi is going to pay the tax silver, will you follow him?"

"Follow." Dading said.

The subordinate was a little nervous, "Captain, what if we encounter robbers?"

"Run back to report the news and make a contribution." Dading showed a cunning smile.

It is a good thing that they encountered robbers who robbed the silver of the Qi Mansion. The Second Prince will definitely be happy. He will be rewarded when he comes back to report the news.

Da Dingcai followed him personally and came back to report the news.

The Second Prince thought about the arrangements for Da Ding and said, "Go to the Li family and ask General Li to come and discuss things."

"Yes, Your Highness." Dading took the order and left.

The second prince now has several enemies.

One is the prince, one is the left commander, and the other enemy is a family member, and they are from the Qi Mansion.

No matter who it is, as long as he runs into the offender first, the second prince will catch him and beat him to death.

General Li hurried over, and saw that he looked tired and haggard. His originally energetic face now looked a little pale.

His son was ruined by the trap set by the Second Prince, but his daughter was still the Second Prince's Consort. Although this made him feel sad and angry, he still had to come and pay a visit to the Second Prince.

General Li saluted the Second Prince and asked respectfully, "Your Highness, what do you want me to do?"

The second prince said to General Li straight away: "I suspect the Qi family is colluding with bandits."

Hearing this, General Li's eyes widened in shock, as if he couldn't believe his ears. He held the armrests of the chair tightly with both hands, trying to restrain his inner excitement, otherwise he might jump up.

He murmured in disbelief: "No way... Is your highness mistaken?"

"Listen to what the king says."

The second prince, General Li, began to recount his own judgment on the Qi family's collusion with bandits:

First, there are no bandits roaming around in and around the capital to steal things.

Second, who benefited the most from the loss of tax silver? Qi Ze! He was promoted to Shangshu.

Thirdly, it doesn’t make sense that someone from the Western Regions would lend one million taels of silver to Qi Ze!

Fourth, the place where the silver was returned was actually in a remote courtyard.

It doesn't make sense no matter how you think about it.

The only explanation that makes sense is that the Qi family is in cahoots with bandits!

The second prince also said: "In fact, the lost one million taels of silver were taken away by the Qi family in some way."

"Now they have returned another 1 million taels of silver, which is equivalent to the Qi family receiving 2 million taels of silver from the court."

"Let's take people to get the evidence." The second prince suggested.

General Li was confused. If the person speaking in front of him was not the Second Prince, he would have scolded him on the spot: "Bullshit, nonsense."

He himself was also a general with an army of 100,000 men.

He was unable to do so, as he secretly took away the silver that was being escorted by General Hu and replaced it with stones.

"Only God can do it." General Li muttered in his heart.

He asked doubtfully, "Your Highness, can you get the evidence?"

"Yes, I can do it this time!"

The second prince also confessed his plan to his father-in-law, "If it is true, we will rob the silver and divide it, kill the Westerner, and put the blame on the previous bandits."

"If that person is really from the Qi family, haha, we can get our revenge."

General Li looked hesitant; he didn't want to go on this trip with the Second Prince.

The second prince’s enemies are from the Qi Mansion.

But the enemies of his Li family were not from the Qi Mansion, so why bother to offend the Qi Mansion? To offend the Qi Mansion meant to offend the Prime Minister as well.

The second prince smiled slightly when he saw his father-in-law was unwilling.

He put forward a condition, "As long as you go with me on this trip, the princess will continue to come out to preside over the affairs of the harem."

"If you don't go, the princess might be demoted to a concubine because of her mistakes."

"Ah?!" General Li was stunned.

If my daughter is demoted to a concubine, what will happen to her children? Will they be demoted from legitimate sons and daughters to illegitimate sons and daughters? That won't work!

"Okay." For the sake of his daughter, General Li had no choice but to agree to continue to be in cahoots with the Second Prince.

After his most capable son Li Zhi was ruined, General Li deeply regretted marrying the second prince.

Now, he was on the Second Prince's ship. For the sake of the people in the mansion, his daughter and his grandchildren, he had to endure the hardships.