Murong Bai quickly arranged everything and directly arranged for Liefeng to secretly protect Li Meng and others and go to Beijing to expose the truth.

At the same time, Murong Bai had someone leak the news to the second prince, telling him that the prince had massacred the village for the gold mine, and spread the truth about the massacre everywhere.

The Second Prince is eager for quick success and will naturally not miss such an opportunity. With his secret help, there is no room for error at this time.

In this way, the evil deeds of the prince and Shangguan Xi will be exposed, and Li Meng and others will have the opportunity to take revenge.

Shangguan Qing asked doubtfully, "Murong Bai, what are we going to do?"

Murong Bai smiled dotingly, "Let's go collect the gold."

Shangguan Qing was very happy. The two of them went to the gold mine overnight and put all the finished products into the space without disturbing anyone. They also went to the manor where the prince secretly stored the gold and took all the gold without any hesitation.

Then the two of them returned to Beijing in a swagger.

Before the news of the lost gold reached the capital, an explosive piece of news came out. The prince actually massacred the village in order to secretly mine gold. The people were immediately outraged and demanded that the prince be severely punished.

The next morning, the second prince exposed the prince's crimes in public and presented evidence.

In the hall, the Second Prince argued, "Father, the Crown Prince, for his own selfish desires, massacred 896 people from two villages, causing public resentment. Now many people are blocking the palace gates, demanding justice for the people of Li Village and Xiaoli Village. Please, Father, severely punish the Crown Prince to appease the public anger."

However, despite the irrefutable evidence, the emperor still seemed to want to keep the prince, which showed that the emperor had known about this matter for a long time and turned a blind eye to it.

Murong Bai curled his lips slightly and gave a glance, and soon an explosive news came out.

A eunuch rushed in, "Your Majesty, this is bad! This is bad!"

The emperor frowned. He had been unhappy all morning and didn't want to pay attention to it.

Murong Bai sneered, "What are you doing, my royal brother? I have to listen to everything. Maybe after hearing about the Crown Prince, my royal brother will make a decision."

The emperor didn't want to pay attention, but he had no choice but to ask, "What happened?"

The eunuch hesitated, then glanced at Prime Minister Jiang and said, "The Crown Princess was secretly meeting a man outside the palace at the inn, and was caught red-handed by the Crown Prince's concubine."

Everyone gasped. The Crown Princess actually dared to cheat on the Crown Prince. They all looked at the Crown Prince.

However, the eunuch's words came again, "The Crown Princess pushed the concubine down the stairs in anger, and the Crown Princess miscarried on the spot."

Everyone now looked at the prince with some sympathy. A prince without an heir would eventually have nothing.

Murong Bai sneered, "The Crown Prince can't even manage his own family affairs. He's really bringing shame to the royal family."

The emperor's face was grim, but he didn't hesitate, "The prince is immoral and incompetent, so he is demoted to a commoner."

One sentence decided the future of the crown prince. Everyone looked at the triumphant second prince with admiring glances.

Murong Bai looked at the emperor curiously and asked, "There were two people who led the massacre. I wonder how General Shangguan will deal with them?"

The emperor looked gloomy and coldly at the front, saying, "I have already sent him to the border to handle the affairs. I will handle it myself from now on."

Murong Bai knew in his heart that all this was deliberately arranged by the emperor, and what on earth had Shangguan Xi done for the emperor that made the emperor value him so much?

The emperor was silent for a moment, then issued another order: "Since the gold mine has begun mining, it can continue. I heard that the original villagers are now secluded in the mountains, so there is no need for them to hide anymore. I will grant them additional fertile land so that they can live and work in peace."

Murong Bai frowned slightly and said softly, "Brother, I think they have adapted to their current life. Besides, I have already bought the land in that area, so why not let them continue to live there?"

The Emperor stared coldly at Murong Bai and said in a chilling tone, "Then do as you wish. However, the gold mine issue is particularly important now. Why not have the Regent and Hui'er go and handle it personally? Bring the gold into the treasury as quickly as possible and complete the statistics. There must be no delay. You shall set off immediately!"

Murong Bai's expression instantly turned icy. The gold was already in Qing'er's space. He slowly said, "Royal brother, it's better to send someone else. This matter concerns the national treasury, so someone from the Ministry of Revenue would be more suitable. I'm afraid it's not convenient for you."

The emperor smiled smugly, "My brother, are you unwilling? It's precisely because it concerns the national treasury. The troops stationed in the Northern Territory haven't received their salaries for a long time. These are just enough to cover the expenses."

Murong Bai looked at him coldly. The emperor was clearly making a naked threat, but he had to compromise. Although the gold mine was no longer worth mining and all the gold had been stored in the space, he had to go on this trip.

Murong Bai left the hall and directly ordered, "Liefeng, go inform the princess that I am going to the gold mine today and will be back later."

Liefeng went to do it directly, in a hurry, wanting to catch up with Murong Bai as soon as possible after notifying the princess.

However, in an alley, he was stopped by the emperor's secret guards, "Commander Liefeng, let's have a competition!"

This man's kung fu was comparable to Liefeng's, and the two were evenly matched. Liefeng was extremely anxious, but he couldn't get rid of the entanglement.

At this time, Shangguan Qing had just woken up and was enjoying his breakfast when a eunuch came hurriedly to report, "Princess Regent, please go and see. The Prince Regent has been arguing with the Emperor about the people in the gold mine, and in a fit of rage, he has started a fight with the Emperor's personal guards."

Shangguan Qing smiled faintly and said in a relaxed tone, "Go ahead and hit me. What can a woman like me do? When the Emperor and the Regent cool down, they will naturally stop."

After the eunuch heard this, his face showed obvious astonishment, but Shangguan Qing did not care. He just smiled and waved at him, signaling him to leave.

However, the eunuch did not leave immediately. Instead, he knelt on the ground and pleaded anxiously, "Princess, please, for the sake of the people of this world, go and persuade them. If the prince continues to insist, and the emperor issues an order in anger, then the people will really have no way to survive."

Shangguan Qing raised the corner of his mouth slightly, a smile flashing in his eyes, "Since you've said that, I have to go even if I don't want to."

Upon hearing this, the eunuch felt relieved and his expression became relaxed.

Afterwards, Shangguan Qing knew that this trip would definitely be dangerous, so he only brought Lightning into the palace.

The palace carriage sped through the streets at an extremely fast speed, and did not even slow down at the palace gate.

The eunuch sat aside, secretly observing Shangguan Qing's expression from time to time.

Lightning was a little displeased. She warned coldly, "If you keep staring at our princess like that, you might lose your eyes."

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