The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

But he was unwilling to give up. The plan was obviously foolproof. Why did Prince Rui know about the secret room in the Marquis' Mansion?

It was because he was extremely confident in the secrecy of the secret room that he dared to place the silver in it, but he did not expect that it would now become evidence of his embezzlement of disaster relief funds.

Marquis Yongning could never have imagined that it was because of Shen Qionghua's rebirth that the secret room of the Marquis Yongning's Mansion was exposed to the public. The cause sown in the previous life eventually fell on the head of the Marquis Yongning's Mansion.

Just when the emperor was furious, Xie Qian had already thought of a countermeasure in this short period of time.

Xie Qian'an's face was filled with grief and indignation. He staggered as if he had suffered a great blow. His dark eyes looked at the Yongning Marquis with a look of disapproval. "My Lord, you are so foolish! How could you do such a thing!"

Shen Qionghua frowned, looking at his acting attitude.

Marquis Yongning met Xie Qian'an's eyes, and combined with what he said, he instantly understood his thoughts.

Marquis Yongning's pale lips trembled.

Prince An is sacrificing his rook to save his king...

But he could not refute, and even had to cooperate with King An.

The disaster relief money was found from the secret passage of Yongning Marquis' Mansion. It is an ironclad fact that Yongning Marquis' Mansion embezzled the disaster relief money.

At present, it is still unknown how the emperor will deal with the Yongning Marquisate, but no matter what the result is, Prince An must be removed from this incident. Only by saving Prince An can the Yongning Marquisate have a chance to turn things around in the future.

This tall man, whose lifelong mission was to revive his family, seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. He knelt on his knees and said in a hoarse voice, "I am guilty. I was momentarily bewildered and greedy for the disaster relief funds. I have betrayed the trust placed in me by the Emperor and His Highness Prince An."

"I beg Your Majesty to give me another chance, considering our past kindness. I will definitely turn over a new leaf and become a new man."

Xie Qianan immediately stepped forward and said, "Father, I am deeply saddened and disappointed that the Marquis of Yongning has done such a thing. However, the Marquis of Yongning has devoted all his efforts to your service for so many years, and this incident has not yet caused serious consequences. I beg Your Majesty to consider his hard work despite his lack of merit and grant him a lighter punishment."

As soon as he finished speaking, a sneer sounded in the air.

Xie Qianan looked in the direction of the voice and met Shen Qionghua's sarcastic gaze. Her red lips curled up in a mocking arc.

"It didn't happen before serious consequences...?" Your Highness Prince An's words are truly easy to say. But it's understandable. The Yongning Marquisate is your in-laws' family. After all, it wasn't you, Prince An, who was nearly convicted of deceiving the emperor. Naturally, it doesn't matter."

Xie Qi'an's eyes flashed with anger when he heard this, and he said, "The wife of the Marquis of Yongning is also the aunt of the Princess of Jialin County. The Princess of Jialin County is really cruel."

Shen Qionghua laughed sarcastically, "The Yongning Marquisate has coveted the Shen family's wealth and has made several moves. This time, they're even trying to embezzle disaster relief funds and throw dirty water on the Shen family. If I still feel pity, I'm truly despicable and deserve to be plotted against."

Shen Qionghua's words were like tearing off the face of the Yongning Marquisate and throwing it on the ground and stepping on it.

However, no one thought that she was speaking too much at this time. These people were more concerned about the outcome of the matter.

Xie Rong watched the farce with a gloomy expression. Finally, he coughed lightly and said, "This incident is indeed an unjustifiable injustice suffered by Jialin County Master. Jialin County Master, please stand up first."

"Yes, I thank you, Your Majesty."

Shen Qionghua staggered to her feet. Her feet were numb from kneeling for so long.

But she couldn't care about these things at the moment. If Xie Qianan wanted to sacrifice the car to save the king, it would depend on whether she agreed.

"Your Majesty, there is one thing about this matter that I find puzzling."

"There are two relatively wide roads between the Imperial Palace and the Shen Mansion that can accommodate the silver escort team. One of the roads is flat, while the other is not only a bit bumpy but also has a slightly roundabout route."

"As far as I know, when Prince An and his men came to the Shen Mansion, they took the flat road. But when they returned, they took the bumpy road, which is the road where the Yongning Marquis's courtyard is located."

"However, it's not unusual for Marquis Yongning to take that route back to the palace, as he planned to exchange the relief silver. What I'm curious about is that I clearly remember Prince An riding in front of the team transporting the silver, and Marquis Yongning following behind."

"Logically speaking, the Marquis of Yongning shouldn't be able to control the team to go another way, but for some reason the team still changed their route. Could it be..." Shen Qionghua pretended to think and hesitated, "Could it be that the Marquis of Yongning has accomplices?"

Xie Qian'an's heart skipped a beat when he heard that. Noticing Shen Qionghua's teasing look, he couldn't help but clench his hands into fists under his sleeves, and sweat broke out on his palms.

Xie Rong listened to Shen Qionghua's well-reasoned words and felt that what she said made a lot of sense.

His sharp eyes fell on Xie Qian'an, and his voice was majestic, "Prince An."

"My son is here!"

"Why did you change your route back to the palace?"

"My son... my son..."

Just as Xie Qian'an was racking his brains to find an excuse, the kneeling Marquis of Yongning spoke up, "Your Majesty, I do have an accomplice!"

Xie Qian'an's heart stopped when he heard these words, and countless reasons why Yongning Hou would betray him flashed through his mind.

"I bribed an official from the Ministry of Revenue to instigate His Royal Highness Prince An to change the route back to the palace, and to have him put the blame of the disaster relief money being swapped on Princess Jialin during the confrontation." Marquis Yongning said with a firm look.

Xie Qianan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Father, I remember now. There was indeed a leader who advised me to change my path."

"When I went to the Shen Mansion, it was still early and many people hadn't left their homes yet. But after spending some time at the Shen's house, by the time I returned to the palace, the street I had come from was already crowded. Since I had the heavy responsibility of escrowing silver, I followed the advice of the chief and took a less crowded route."

"I didn't expect that this was also part of Marquis Yongning's plan."

Xie Qian'an lowered his eyes, and the manager who had been targeting Shen Qionghua and was now uneasy suddenly widened his eyes, and his heart finally died.

He seemed unable to believe how he had become an accomplice of Marquis Yongning and was accused of instigating Prince An.

It is true that he is Prince An's man, and it was Prince An who asked him to push the blame on the Shen family, but he was the one who was instigated from beginning to end. How could Lian Yin become the one who instigated Prince An?

The official was extremely angry. Seeing that the emperor was about to forget what he had just done, Marquis Yongning's words pushed him to the forefront.

He turned his head to look at Prince An, but saw Prince An looking at him deeply in his eyes, and he sensed a threat in his eyes.

It was like being woken up by a stick, and in an instant, countless feelings of regret surged into my heart.

Why did he give up his stable job as the head of the Ministry of Revenue and instead go around scheming for favors in order to gain the credit of being a dragon's servant?

It was obvious that what happened today was a joint effort between Prince An and Marquis Yongning. Now that the matter has been exposed, Marquis Yongning pushed him out to take the blame in order to protect Prince An.

Can he say no?

Obviously it can't be done.

He really surrendered to Prince An, and in this matter he followed Prince An's orders to throw dirty water on the Shen family, so he is indeed not innocent.

If Marquis Yongning had not pushed him out, and no one had mentioned him specifically, he would have gotten away with it.

But since Marquis Yongning asked him to take the blame for Prince An, he had no way of refusing. The moment Marquis Yongning opened his mouth, his life was no longer in his own hands.

Prince An is the emperor's son. Even if he makes a mistake, he will not lose his life. At most, he will be scolded and punished by the emperor.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. After this incident, he could be dismissed from office at best, or even lose his life at worst. If he refuses to take the blame and is hated by King An, his family will face King An's crazy revenge in the future.

There is only one way to go now, and that is to follow the wishes of Prince An and Marquis Yongning.

Perhaps in this way, after his death, Prince An will still take care of his family.

After hearing what Marquis Yongning said, Xie Rong's gaze finally fell on the person in charge. He said in a deep voice, "Is that so?"