The emperor's face was full of disappointment. "You are all so old, yet you are still fighting. Aren't you ashamed?"

The two of them finally reacted and knelt on the ground in unison.

"Father, I was wrong." The fifth prince admitted his mistake very smoothly. Anyway, his father would fall for it.

At the same time, the Prince of Jin also spoke up. "Your Majesty, we were just joking. We have been fighting and making noises since we were little. We are used to it."

The fifth prince turned his head sharply, "Who is joking with you? Father, he secretly took an exiled female prisoner as his concubine, openly challenging the court's laws."

He made a small mistake. What's wrong with fighting? Which man doesn't fight?

But the Prince of Jin made a big mistake!

Although he was very unlucky, he felt comforted when he saw that the Prince of Jin was even more unlucky than him.

The Prince of Jin cursed him in his heart, saying that none of them were good. And, how many good people came out of the palace?

However, he dared not deny that some things could not withstand scrutiny.

"Your Majesty, I was young and ignorant, and I made a mistake at the time. Please punish me. You can beat me, scold me, or punish me in any way you want. I have failed your teachings over the years."

He admitted his mistake with a humble attitude and also played the favor card. After all, he was also educated by the emperor.

If it were in the past, the emperor would at most give them a minor punishment or a severe warning, but this was the most anxious moment, and they had to come and attack.

"Xiao Xiteng, do you like the eldest lady of the Mu family so much?"

When Prince Jin heard the emperor calling him by his full name, he was startled, knowing that the emperor was really angry.

He didn't show it on his face, and sighed in distress, "She is so beautiful, and she offered herself to me. Your Majesty, I am a normal man, how could I resist such temptation? I just made a mistake that all men in the world make."

Du Shaoxuan: ...My goodness, are you implying something about him?

He refused to accept it. "Haha, she is obviously lustful. Maybe you forced her. You are the prince of Jin. Robbery is what you are best at."

What the hell is good at? The Prince of Jin was so angry. Why did this guy have to get involved? "You are slandering me. I am the Prince of Jin. How can I be short of women?"

"We are not short of ordinary women." Du Shaoxuan calmly retorted, "Miss Mu is not an ordinary woman. She is a scarce resource that can satisfy your perverted psychology. You look like a pervert."

The fifth prince responded cheerfully, "Yes, yes, you can tell at first glance that he is not a good person."

The two childish ghosts made the Prince of Jin so angry that he didn't want to pay attention to them. "Your Majesty, you watched me grow up, you know best what kind of person I am. How you want to punish me is up to you."

The emperor had no intention of judging the case for them. "I will fine you one year's salary and send you to the Imperial Academy to study the Book of Rites."

The prince and the crown prince both have salaries, but of course, they can only live on poverty if they rely on salaries.

"...Yes." The Prince of Jin's face turned green. A salary deduction was not a big deal and it didn't hurt, but at his age, asking him to return to the Imperial Academy to study the Book of Rites was too much of a slap in the face.

It is also equivalent to telling others that his rules and character are not good.

This is the most terrible thing.

The fifth prince chuckled secretly, earning a glare from the emperor, "And you, come with us."

The fifth prince was horrified and hugged the emperor's thigh, begging, "Father, father, I was wrong, please forgive me this time."

A prince without moral integrity is destined to never reach that position, and no one would be foolish enough to follow him.

This invisibly interrupted his possibility of competing for the throne.

Just because of a fight?! The consequences are too serious! He refuses to accept it!

The emperor was getting annoyed. "Shut up and get out."

The fifth prince wanted to beg again but was dragged out by the palace guards.

The Prince of Jin received the same treatment.

The fifth prince stared blankly at the closed door. He was distraught and extremely shocked.

His attendant cautiously advised, "Master, the emperor is in a bad mood right now. Please go back first and ask for mercy when the emperor calms down."

The fifth prince turned his head suddenly, his face was so gloomy that water was dripping from it, and his eyes were full of burning hatred.

"Xiao Xiteng, you've hurt me so badly, I will never let you go."

After saying these harsh words, he left with hatred.

Before, they just fought to vent their anger, but maybe after a few fights, if they have common interests, they will shake hands and make peace.

But now, a feud has been formed between them, a feud that will last until one side is dead.

The Prince of Jin looked extremely ugly, and he didn't know why the Emperor was so angry?

The fifth prince has no future, does he have one?

No, we have to check what happened.

…

The emperor drank cup after cup of hot tea, but his anger did not subside.

The prince remained silent and just sat there quietly.

The atmosphere in the room was a little depressing, so Du Shaoxuan had to use his ultimate move, "Your Majesty, don't be angry, try my treasured beef cubes, there is only this small bag."

His painful expression made the emperor both angry and amused. "It's just beef cubes, is it necessary to be like this? I'll ask the imperial chef to make some more for you, and you can take it with you on the road."

However, when the beef cubes entered his mouth, his expression changed instantly.

Du Shaoxuan handed it to the prince again, "Is it delicious? I can't bear to eat more."

The prince did not care much for food, but this piece of beef was so crispy, fragrant and refreshing that he could not help but pick up another one.

“Where did you buy it?”

Du Shaoxuan looked at the dwindling beef cubes and felt distressed. "Mu Wanqing made this."

The emperor choked, "Ahem, what did you say?"

Why is this name here again? It seems to be everywhere.

How could a daughter of a concubine from an exiled family have such charm? How did she come into contact with all these people? He was so suspicious that he couldn't help but imagine it.

Du Shaoxuan said with a smile, "It was Mu Wanqing who made the beef cubes. Those recipes and beef sauce were all made by her."

"The Mu family's ancestral recipe?" The emperor hesitated for a moment and denied it himself, "That's impossible."

"I don't know about that. I asked her for it and she gave it to me." Du Shaoxuan spoke of that past event very naturally, and every fragment was still vivid and lively.

He especially misses beef noodles, beef balls, and braised beef, each of which is delicious.

Listening to Du Shaoxuan's vivid description, everything came alive, and the emperor's slight fear of Mu Wanqing disappeared.

It was all just chance.

Mu Wanqing was willing to give out the secret recipe only because Du Shaoxuan saved her life, which shows that she is a grateful person.

She has a sharp tongue, is a good cook, is filial and smart, and knows how to distinguish between gratitude and resentment. This is Mu Wanqing in Du Shaoxuan's mouth, and it is hard to feel bad about her.

Of course, he would not admit that it was because of those secret recipes.

"You actually praise a girl like this." And, it was a girl whom I only met once.

Du Shaoxuan laughed, "She is different, very generous, very smart, very kind, everything is good, but there is one bad thing, she is a woman."

"Puff." The hot tea in the prince's mouth sprayed out. Did this cousin want to make him laugh to death and inherit his beef balls?

The emperor's mouth twitched, "Why is it that women are not good?"

"How can a woman follow me to fight on the battlefield?" Du Shaoxuan asked confidently, "I originally wanted to train her to be a general, but in the end, she was just wearing neat and convenient men's clothes, but she is actually a woman."

He sighed with great regret, "Hey, I also gave her The Art of War."

"Hahaha." The prince laughed so hard that tears came out.

How on earth did he come up with the idea of giving a little girl a military book?

The emperor couldn't help laughing, this silly boy, "You won't be able to get a wife like this."

Seeing that they all laughed, Du Shaoxuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and Mu Wanqing's crisis was over.

"Your Majesty, you got it the other way around. I despise those mediocre girls. One day I will marry the best and most outstanding girl in the world, and make everyone in the world envious and cry."

His marriage was a very difficult matter. His family was very anxious, and the queen was even more anxious and furious. She wanted to grant him a marriage.

Unfortunately, he was a stubborn man and had declared early on that if the marriage was granted, he would not accept it!

After all, his temper was caused by everyone's indulgence.

Looking at the high-spirited, sharp and proud young man, the emperor smiled and sighed, "Then I will wait."

That night, Du Shaoxuan led his men to the south of the Yangtze River, traveling day and night to rush to the place where the Sun family lived in seclusion, to invite the miracle doctor Sun to come to the capital.

He came and went like the wind, and not only brought back Dr. Sun, but also captured all the famous doctors in Jiangnan.

When he came back, he had lost weight and looked a little sloppy. As soon as he entered the palace and met the emperor, empress and prince, he fell asleep on the bed.

The emperor was filled with emotion as he looked at Du Shaoxuan, who didn't even have time to take off his shoes.

"This child is really rare. I heard that he didn't have a good rest along the way. He traveled 800 miles a day and was exhausted."

"He has been like this since he was young. He is sincere to the people he has chosen." The Queen's eyes were filled with tears. "He is so devoted to you, me, and the Crown Prince. He wants to give his heart to you. He is such a silly boy. I am always worried that he will suffer."

"Who would dare to do that with us watching?" The emperor also loved his nephew very much. Others respected him as the emperor, and Du Shaoxuan protected him as his closest relative.

This was a completely different feeling, which made his heart warm, and he couldn't help but protect Du Shaoxuan under his wings.

He looked at his haggard wife and couldn't help but sigh, "Don't worry too much, our prince will be fine."

The wife was chosen by the late emperor. He didn't like the daughter of a military commander who was good at wielding swords, but for the sake of the crown prince, he gave her enough respect and dignity.

The queen was born into a military family and was not good at palace intrigue. The relationship between the couple had always been indifferent, but she had a son who was extremely intelligent, and that was enough.

For a woman, her son is her only support.

You see, there are beauties in the palace one after another, but in the end, the only ones left are the concubines who have given birth.

"I am heartbroken and blame myself."

Many people died in this wave of purge, not only in the Imperial Medical Bureau, but also in the court and harem. The smell of blood lingered over the capital for a long time.

The emperor frowned, "I didn't notice it either. It's not your fault. You are kind to others, but some people are greedy and never satisfied."

A servant reported, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother is on a hunger strike and wants to see you."

The emperor narrowed his eyes dangerously and sneered, "Then let her die."

Although she was not his biological mother but an ally, she had never treated him unfairly over the years. But who would have thought that she would stab him hard when he was not paying attention.

Sure enough, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

Liangcheng

Mr. Zeng handed the document to the local chief officer and said, "Everyone is here. Five people died along the way. Here is the list."

The chief officer was quite surprised. It was the first time he had seen such little damage on the road.

After checking the number of people and confirming that they are correct, the handover is completed.

"This team will be assigned to the Liangzhou Garrison. Come on, send them over and hand them over to Captain Jiang."

The subordinates were a little surprised. Captain Jiang was famous for his generosity, and this batch of exiles had good luck. "Yes."

Mu Wanqing glanced at Lord Zeng, and Lord Zeng nodded slightly, indicating that it was the one agreed upon in advance.

Once they get there, they won't be made difficult and as long as they perform well they will have a chance.

With Mu Wanqing's ability, is she still afraid that there is no chance?

A burly man with a scruffy beard rushed in and said, "Old Jiang, a group of people have died over there. I am seriously short of manpower. You have to help me fill the gap."

The chief officer frowned in annoyance, "Why did he die again? How many times has this happened? I've told you a long time ago, Lao Li, don't be so cruel..."

"It's not that I'm cruel, it's that they are too weak." The strong man saw the people from the Mu and Fang tribes, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Hey, are these the new exiled prisoners? Great, give me a hundred of them."

The chief officer flatly refused, "No."

The strong man has already set his sights on this group of people. "Then eighty, no less."

He kept pestering her with a playful smile, and the officer had no choice but to say, "Only fifty."

"Okay, I'll pick first." The strong man pointed with his right hand, "I want this group of people, follow me now."

The direction he pointed to was exactly where Mu Wanqing was standing. She was surrounded by many energetic young people.

As a result, Captain Li took a fancy to her.

Everyone's face changed.

Mu Wanqing frowned slightly. Is this the legendary Captain Li, the most difficult to serve and the most brutal?

Man proposes, God disposes.