After being reborn, I locked up all the scumbags and bitches in one nest.

When Consort Liang saw Xiangyu enter, she hurriedly asked, "How is it? What exactly is the case?"

Xiangyu shook her head. "Your Majesty, we can't get any information."

Consort Liang then asked, "Have the people from the Dali Temple inquired about this?"

Xiangyu replied, "I've already sent someone to investigate. But Your Majesty..."

Xiangyu hesitated for a moment, unsure whether she should speak.

"But what?" Consort Liang asked directly when she saw that Consort Liang was hesitating to finish her sentence.

Xiangyu said, "Your Highness, we can't get any information from Eunuch Mu, and we probably won't get any information from the Dali Temple either."

Consort Liang's worries deepened. She couldn't even tell Eunuch Mu, who was by the Emperor's side, and the fact that the Dali Temple had been mobilized meant that this case was definitely not simple!

After much deliberation, Consort Liang decided to send Xiangyu to the Left Prime Minister's residence to see if any of the Left Prime Minister or his sons had returned to the city.

...

Right Prime Minister's Residence

Prime Minister Qin had his steward search every corner of the Prime Minister's residence but found no suspicious clues, so he had to give up the investigation for the time being.

Moreover, the patriarch wasn't in the courtyard, so Prime Minister Qin wasn't worried about discovering anything. Plus, his beautiful wife was currently indulging in her charms, always beaming with happiness whenever she saw anyone.

Because some officials who went to provide disaster relief had not yet returned, the emperor entrusted some affairs of the court to Prime Minister Qin.

Qin Xiang was overjoyed after taking over the position. The emperor had finally given him a second chance, and he was in high spirits wherever he went lately.

In contrast, the First Prince's residence was rather chaotic and disorderly.

After being ignored by the eldest prince for two days, Qin Mingzhu used a white lotus flower scheme to make the eldest prince recall the passionate time the two of them had secretly spent in the prime minister's residence.

The Crown Prince's heart was instantly softened by Qin Mingzhu's carefully dressed, trembling, and pitiful appearance, as if he had returned to those exciting and tense years.

Moreover, he felt an unbearable itch in his heart every day to be around a pregnant woman he could only look at but not eat, and seeing Qin Mingzhu like this made him burst forth.

The two secretly engaged in passionate lovemaking in the study, and the eldest prince forgave Qin Mingzhu's mistake.

However, Li Jingyu was no pushover. After learning what Qin Mingzhu had done, she flew into a rage. After calming down with the help of the nanny, she realized that she couldn't win the Crown Prince's heart with her unborn child; using the same excuse too often would also displease him. Now that the Crown Prince was in his prime, if she couldn't serve him, then she could only...

Therefore, the Crown Prince's residence soon gained another concubine.

When Qin Mingzhu found out, she was so angry that she revealed her true colors again, and the scene of jealousy and rivalry broke out again in the First Prince's mansion.

The eldest prince is constantly being fought over by the women in the harem. One after another, something comes up, and he's so busy that he doesn't have time to pay attention to anything else.

When Consort Xian in the palace learned that the Emperor had sent the Second Prince and people from the Court of Judicial Review to handle some business, she assumed that the First Prince had something important to do.

An investigation revealed that he spent all his time in the backyard with women. The emperor was furious. "Outrageous! He should be making a good impression on the emperor and earning merits to change his bad impression of him. Why is he spending all his time in bed with women?"

The more Consort Xian thought about it, the angrier she became. She ordered her trusted nanny, "Quickly summon the First Prince to the palace. At the same time, warn those women in his harem that they are always clinging to the First Prince, but they can't even lay an egg. If they want to live, they'd better behave themselves."

The nanny immediately went to the First Prince's residence.

Consort Xian smashed a teacup on the table and cursed in a low voice.

After scolding, he analyzed the situation and said, "Since those two concubines are useless, it seems we need to find a princess for the prince."

When the eldest prince entered the palace, he was naturally scolded by the Noble Consort Xian.

After hearing Consort Xian's scolding, he learned that the Emperor had skipped over him and handed the matter over to the Second Prince.

Thinking about how the women in the mansion had been calling him around and chattering away these past few days, which had annoyed him so much that he had no mind to pay attention to anything else.

Only now did I realize how much I had missed. "Mother, do you know what Father Emperor asked the Second Prince to do?"

Consort Xian sighed, "They say it's a human trafficking case, but there's been no concrete news yet. The Emperor can't find out anything specific either. This matter must be complicated, otherwise they would have sent the Second Prince and the Court of Judicial Review to handle it together."

After saying that, Consort Xian glared at the eldest prince again, "Tell the women in your harem to behave themselves and stop spending all day chasing after them. You are a prince, and in the future you may..." At this point, Consort Xian gave the eldest prince a meaningful look and continued, "You can't be so sentimental."

The eldest prince quickly admitted his mistake, saying, "Your subject knows his mistake."

The Noble Consort Xian sighed, "I thought those two sisters could take care of each other and help you manage the inner court. I never imagined they'd be so useless. I'll help you find a suitable consort for the prince. If the engagement hadn't been dissolved back then, perhaps..."

She didn't say the rest aloud, but the eldest prince understood what his mother meant.

The two discussed some matters before Consort Xian allowed the eldest prince to leave.

As the eldest prince left the inner palace, he recalled his mother's words. If he had married Qin Wanyou back then, would his situation be different now?

Thinking of that beautiful and gentle woman who had changed so much, and then thinking of the two women in the manor who were always arguing and fighting, the eldest prince felt even more regretful.

Murong Xiao had no idea of ​​the Crown Prince's regret at this moment. After finishing his business, he asked, "Did the Princess go out today?"

Mo Nan replied, "I went out and came back."

"Hmm." Murong Xiao put down the notebook in his hand. "Let's go see what delicious food the Princess Consort bought today."

Qin Wanyou was looking at the several sets of jewelry in front of her, hesitating about which one to choose.

When Murong Xiao arrived, he saw Qin Wanyou with her lips slightly pouting, her brows furrowed, and a cute, conflicted expression on her face.

An urge to reach out and pinch that cute little face welled up inside me.

Of course, this is just a thought.

Shuangling, Moying, and Murong Xiao bowed to each other, but Murong Xiao stopped them with a gesture.

Qin Wanyou saw Murong Xiao about to get up when Murong Xiao said, "Sit down. What are you looking at?"

Qin Wanyou replied, "Looking at jewelry."

Murong Xiao stepped forward and glanced at it. It was beautiful, but it seemed different from her usual style. "Beautiful!" Then she looked to the side and asked, "Isn't there anything to eat?"

Speaking of this, Qin Wanyou gave Murong Xiao a deep look. She had recently sorted through the income and expenditure information of the Prince's Mansion that the steward had sent her and found out that Tianxianglou was actually a property of the Prince's Mansion. No wonder the food in the Prince's Mansion tasted so similar to that of Tianxianglou recently, especially the steamed fish, which tasted exactly the same as that of Tianxianglou.

Fortunately, I always bring back pastries every time I go out, but this guy never reveals that the pastry chef is a cook in the Prince's mansion, and only occasionally goes to Tianxianglou to make pastries.

Murong Xiao felt a little flustered under Qin Wanyou's gaze. "What's wrong?"

Qin Wanyou replied, "Nothing? Your Highness is hungry, why don't you go to the kitchen to find something to eat?"

Murong Xiao said, "Didn't you buy these snacks?"

"I didn't buy any food today," Qin Wanyou said, adding that she probably wouldn't buy any in the future either.

Hearing that no food had been bought, Murong Xiao picked up one of the pieces of jewelry and asked, "Why did you buy so much jewelry today?"