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

The second prince felt as if his body was about to split apart. An unbearable pain suddenly woke him up from his coma, and beads of sweat kept rolling down his forehead. His eyes were blurry, and it seemed as if countless bees were buzzing in his mind. It took a long time before he gradually regained consciousness.

"Oh, it hurts." The second prince groaned.

When he woke up, he found himself lying on a couch with several silver needles stuck in his head, and the room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. He tried to recall what happened before, but his memory was like fragments that could not be pieced together.

The second prince tried to stand up and looked around, with an ominous premonition in his heart. Suddenly, he remembered what happened before he fainted. The place in the treasury that was originally filled with gold, silver and jewelry was left with only one million taels of tax silver.

Thinking of this, the second prince's eyes widened, unable to believe that all this was true. These fortunes were the result of his hard work over the years, but now they disappeared overnight, and he was falsely accused of replacing the lost tax silver.

His face turned as pale as paper, his hands clenched into fists, anger and fear intertwined.

He thought about it over and over again, but he still couldn't figure out who did it. However, the only possibility he could think of was the prince. After all, in this palace, only the prince had enough power and motivation to attack him.

The second prince gnashed his teeth and said, "It must be the crown prince who is harming me!"

The second prince had no evidence to prove that the prince was responsible.

After he woke up, he was carried into the palace in a sedan chair to see the emperor.

The second prince insisted in front of the emperor, "Father, someone has framed me." He simply said, "Only the prince's people can put tax silver into my treasury."

The prince argued, "I didn't, father, he was so bold that he not only changed the tax silver, but also wanted to collude with General Li to harm me."

The Crown Prince had evidence that the Second Prince had sent people to replace the tax silver, so he spoke more confidently.

"Father, you are going to deal with my second brother and General Li."

The emperor thought about it for a while and felt that this was most likely a trap set by the crown prince in order to get rid of the second prince.

Otherwise, would the Second Prince be so stupid as to put the tax money he earned in the warehouse and wait for people to check?

As for the Second Prince's letters, there are people in this world who are good at copying them.

The emperor believed that his idea was the most correct.

He called his two sons over and scolded them harshly, "Can't something be made light of? Why do you have to make a big fuss about it?"

"Your third brother just died, and you still dare to make a big deal out of a small matter and make outsiders laugh at you."

In the past, no matter how outrageous the princes were, the emperor would not have said this.

Now, his younger brother Wang Qin is still alive.

His son's behavior would make Wang Qin a laughing stock and make him feel ashamed.

The prince lowered his head, unwilling to accept it and secretly said, "Whoever dares to laugh at us, kill him!"

The second prince lost all the gold and silver he had saved, and was so angry that he almost died. He even spoke with a crying voice, "Father, I am innocent."

"My son Curry had millions of gold, silver and jewelry stolen, and they exchanged them for 1 million silver coins..."

The prince took the opportunity to ask, "Where did you embezzle so much gold and silver?"

"I..." The second prince gritted his teeth and glared at the prince with resentment and anger in his eyes. He wished he could go up and bite the prince a few times.

The prince turned and saluted, then said to the emperor, "Father, do you think my second brother is respectful to you?"

The emperor asked the prince unhappily, "Are you a friendly brother?"

The prince was speechless.

The emperor made a strong decision: "This tax silver issue is closely related to your prince, so let's leave it at that. If anyone brings it up again, I will be angry with him!"

"What?" The prince looked at the emperor in disbelief. He had never expected his father to be so partial to the second son. "I don't accept it! It's obviously the second son who embezzled the tax silver," the prince said aggrievedly.

The emperor frowned and reprimanded the prince in a stern tone: "How dare you! I have already found out the truth. This matter has nothing to do with the second son. It was done by his men. Don't make trouble anymore. I will handle it myself."

"Yes, Father."

The prince was filled with resentment. He secretly vowed to take revenge on his second brother. "You exchanged the tax silver and made me be scolded by my father. I will kill you!"

The emperor also realized that this matter must be explained, otherwise the public opinion would have a great negative impact on the royal family. So he issued a notice:

"After investigation, it was found that the Second Prince's military advisor Li Ranyang and the head of the imperial guard Chengquan exchanged the tax silver on the way without the Second Prince's knowledge, intending to frame someone else. Li Ranyang and Chengquan will now be beheaded in public, and their families will be demoted to slavery. In addition, the Second Prince has an unshirkable responsibility for this matter, and as a punishment, they will be imprisoned in the Prince's mansion and are not allowed to leave without the Emperor's permission. I hope all of you will take this as a warning and not make the same mistake again."

Just like that, the case of the missing Jinling tax silver that caused a sensation in the capital ended with the second prince being confined to the house and Li Ranyang and Cheng Quan being beheaded.

General Hu and his men were thus acquitted, and he was extremely grateful to the Prime Minister and Minister Qi for saving his life.

The second prince was imprisoned in the palace, and he cursed the crown prince every day, "I will find a way to kill that guy when I get out."

He no longer had the mind to think about how to find evidence against the Qi family and get rid of them. He only thought about how to kill the prince.

The Crown Prince was very angry that his father did not believe him and favored the Second Prince despite irrefutable evidence.

He was not just thinking, "How can I get rid of the Second Prince as soon as possible."

He also reached into the palace.

He gave Eunuch Fu a box of silver bills and a set of jade rings as tribute.

Eunuch Fu accepted the gifts from the prince with a smile, which made the prince feel a lot more at ease.

"Eunuch Youfu is here to help me. As long as there is any disturbance in the palace, I will be the first to know."

Yilanyuan

There was incense burning in the study, and the whole courtyard was filled with a faint fragrance.

Qi Wan was in a good mood, playing the piano happily.

She seized all the gold, silver and jewelry of the Second Prince, imprisoned him with one million taels of tax silver, and also caused the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince to become irreconcilable.

Wu Yi stood at one side and listened to his master playing the piano. It took him such a long time to play a cheerful tune. His master must be very happy.

After Qi Wan finished playing the piano, she smiled and asked, "What do you think of the game I set up, Wu Yi?"

Wu Yi smiled and praised, "Master is smart, indeed brilliant."

Only now did she fully understand the purpose of her master sending her to that small courtyard to deliver a letter.

The letter was forged by Qi Wan and thrown into the house by Wu Yi for the prince to pick up.

Even though the prince knew that the letter was fake, he had to deliver it to the emperor in order to overthrow the second prince.

The emperor would not execute his second son for one million silver in taxes, he would only imprison him.

And those around the second prince will definitely be punished.

This little trick avenged Qi Wan for being set up by people from the Second Imperial Palace.

"What a great idea, I admire it!" Wu Yi couldn't help but praise it again.

Qi Wan smiled and said, "As long as others don't provoke me, I won't use this method on them."

"If you dare to mess with me, I will retaliate!"

"Master is right!" Wu Yi seriously agreed with this statement, "Not causing trouble does not mean being afraid of it. If anyone dares to cause trouble, I will strike hard!"

The two looked at each other and smiled. They had similar views and were more like a pair of close friends than just master and servant.