After being exiled with her husband and children, she returned with great power to rule the world

As soon as Murong Ling'er landed on the ground with Murong Chen in her arms, her eyes met Chifeng's questioning gaze.

"Captain Qi." Murong Ling'er nodded slightly and responded politely. Her voice was crisp and gentle, but there was a hint of imperceptible fatigue in her eyes.

When Murong Ling'er and her group of fugitives finally arrived at the Guangzhou post station after going through untold hardships, a deafening roar suddenly came from the magnificent and beautiful East Palace study, like a bolt from the blue, breaking the original tranquility.

"Prince, please spare me, Prince, please spare me!"

The panicked cries echoed in the study room, and the messenger was shaking like a sieve, with blood pouring from his forehead. He seemed to have lost control and kept banging his head against the ground, using all his strength in each bang. The ground was soon stained with blood, but he still begged for mercy, his voice already hoarse.

Crown Prince Zhao Hao's face was as gloomy as the thick dark clouds before a storm that made it almost impossible to breathe. The heavy haze made people shudder.

Who could have imagined that such an alarming situation would occur in a gold mine that had been mined illegally for less than half a year, with strange natural phenomena and thunder punishments coming. This was undoubtedly an angry warning from God for their greedy behavior.

When Zhao Hao thought that this matter was very likely to implicate himself, his heart was filled with fear and anxiety. He clenched his fists unconsciously, and his knuckles turned white from excessive force.

His mind quickly flashed through the names of his brothers who were eyeing his position as crown prince, especially the eldest prince who was deeply favored by his father.

The eldest prince has always been good at scheming and has won over many forces in the court.

There is also the eldest prince's biological mother, Concubine Rong, who holds a high position in the palace because of her great favor. She is very good at manipulating people and can make things happen in the harem.

Whenever he thought of this, Zhao Hao couldn't sleep or eat.

Now that the gold mine incident has happened, it is undoubtedly adding insult to injury.

All kinds of thoughts intertwined together like a tangled mess, tightly entangling him.

Zhao Hao only felt that his vision was getting darker, as if the whole world was about to collapse and the darkness was about to swallow him completely.

Zhao Hao took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He knew that he must not lose his composure at this moment and must come up with a response plan as soon as possible.

"Go, call the staff officer for me!" Zhao Hao yelled at the eunuch beside him.

Soon, the staff officer hurried over and knelt down to pay his respects before he even stood up.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!?"

The staff officer's voice trembled. "Hmph! How do you do things? If you hadn't sworn in with such confidence that this matter would be foolproof, how could we have come to this disaster today?" Zhao Hao glared at him.

The staff officer was sweating profusely. "Your Highness, please calm down. The most urgent thing right now is to find a way to calm this matter down and not let the Emperor know."

"It's easy to say, but the news of the thunder punishment has spread throughout the capital. How can it be kept secret?" Zhao Hao paced back and forth impatiently.

At this moment, a eunuch came hurriedly to report: "Your Highness the Crown Prince, the Emperor has summoned the ministers to the palace to discuss this matter." Upon hearing this, Zhao Hao swayed and almost collapsed.

"It's over, it's over..."

At this moment, his mind quickly flashed through those brothers who were eyeing his position as crown prince, especially the eldest prince who was deeply favored by his father.

The eldest prince has always been eloquent and has always pleased his father, the emperor. He has also won over many powerful officials in the court, and his influence has gradually grown.

There is also the eldest prince's biological mother, Concubine Rong, who holds a high position in the palace because of her father's favor. Concubine Rong is graceful and skillful. With the favor of her father, she can call the shots in the palace and win over many concubines to her service, forming a harem force that cannot be underestimated.

All kinds of thoughts intertwined together like a tangled mess, making Zhao Hao feel his head swelling and his eyes going dark, as if the world was about to collapse and endless darkness was rushing towards him with its fangs bared.

At this moment, he knew that the most urgent thing was to make a quick decision to protect himself. He must not let the gold mine become a handle for others to bring him down, otherwise everything would be ruined.

"Come here, take him away and deal with him."

Zhao Hao issued the order coldly, without a trace of emotion in his voice. The icy tone seemed to freeze the air around him.

He didn't even glance at the messenger who had collapsed on the ground in fear, his soul frightened out of his body. In his eyes, the messenger at this moment was just a hidden danger that could bring disaster to him and must be eliminated as soon as possible.

After giving the order, Zhao Hao immediately sat down at the desk, spread out the rice paper, and picked up the brush. His brows were furrowed, his eyes were focused and anxious, the tip of the brush was dipped in ink, and he wrote quickly on the paper. Every word carried his anxiety and planning, and every sentence revealed his determination and ruthlessness.

After drafting the letter, Zhao Hao didn't care about the beads of sweat oozing from his forehead and hurriedly sealed it with sealing wax.

Then he called his most trusted confidant, solemnly handed the letter to him, and repeatedly reminded him: "It must be delivered as quickly as possible, without any delay!"

Looking at the back of his confidant who hurriedly left, Zhao Hao's heart was still hanging in the air, feeling uneasy.

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"Do you have any good strategies for dealing with this?"

Emperor Zhao sat upright on the dragon throne in the magnificent Hall of Supreme Harmony, his face dignified and his eyes sharp as torches.

Emperor Zhao looked at his ministers sharply. His gaze seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, causing every minister who was being looked at to tremble in his heart.

Prime Minister Bao tried hard to control his expression and maintain a calm appearance.

However, his heart was as restless as a turbulent sea, because he knew clearly that the place where the thunder punishment occurred was the gold mine that his grandson, the current crown prince, had secretly mined.

At this moment, his mind was filled with thousands of thoughts, intertwined like a tangled mess.

Once this matter is thoroughly exposed, the position of the crown prince will be in jeopardy!

Fortunately, when this precious gold mine was discovered, the prince acted decisively and quickly blocked all related news.

The only people who knew this secret were the prince himself and He Hong, and no one else.

But now that Lei Fa has appeared, the news may be difficult to conceal for long. Prime Minister Bao secretly groaned in his heart. He knew very well that once this matter was exposed, not only would the prince's position be in jeopardy, but he and his entire family might also be implicated.

He secretly glanced at Emperor Zhao sitting on the dragon throne, only to see that Emperor Zhao had a gloomy face and was intimidating without even getting angry, which made him even more uneasy.

Prime Minister Bao clenched his hands into fists in his wide sleeves, his palms full of sweat. He quickly thought of a countermeasure in his mind, trying to find a foolproof method that could both save the prince and keep his family safe.

At this moment, facing the emperor's inquiry, Prime Minister Bao took a deep breath, tried to make his voice sound steady and strong, and said, "Your Majesty, if we want to thoroughly understand the ins and outs of this matter, I'm afraid we need to send someone to Guangzhou to conduct an in-depth investigation."

"But this matter is of no small importance. Thunder punishment is rare, and it occurred in the area where the gold mine is located. The reasons behind this must be extremely complex! Only by sending experienced and meticulous personnel can we uncover every clue and restore the truth."

Rong Taigong, who was standing aside, did not move at all. He seemed expressionless, but he was actually thinking secretly in his mind.

He knew very well that Guangzhou was under the jurisdiction of He Hong, who was under the command of the Crown Prince. Now that such an earth-shattering event had occurred, no matter what the final truth was, He Hong was destined to be unable to escape the blame!

Prime Minister Bao, the shrewd fox, was the first to speak out, and he must have already planned a response strategy in his mind.

Rong Taigong couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether Prime Minister Bao was really trying to relieve the emperor's worries, or was he just calculating for his own benefit and wanted to use this opportunity to exonerate the prince or gain other benefits?

Rong Taigong narrowed his eyes slightly and observed the reactions of the people in the court calmly, thinking about how he should skillfully deal with this complicated situation and gain the greatest benefits for himself and his family.