Ning Nanxiao raised an eyebrow: "Don't you like money?"

Bai Tuantuan gave a thumbs up: "I like your directness."

After the two chatted for a while, Chen Xingfeng and Chen Lingfeng also arrived.

“The Crown Prince has already petitioned the Emperor to allow him to also visit the Kingdom of Baihe.” Chen Xingfeng frowned slightly. “But I don’t think the Emperor will agree.”

Why?

Bai Tuantuan looked at Chen Xingfeng in confusion: "Why won't you allow it?"

"His Majesty is in his prime, how could he allow the Crown Prince to achieve merit?" Chen Xingfeng said calmly. "I have advised the Crown Prince, but he did not believe me. This time he will probably be disappointed."

Ning Nanxiao sipped his tea and said dismissively, "On the surface, Yang Wei seems to care about nothing, but in reality, he is the most sentimental. He can give up the position of Crown Prince, but he will not give up the Emperor as his father. Therefore, he is easily framed."

"He has always only wanted to share the Emperor's burdens, but sometimes his actions have caused the Emperor to misunderstand. Over the years, if it weren't for me speaking well of him in front of the Emperor, his position as Crown Prince would have been abolished long ago."

Ning Nanxiao shook his head: "Still too young!"

“You’re even younger than him.” Chen Xingfeng’s lips twitched, utterly helpless. “But you’re right, the Crown Prince’s personality is indeed good, but some things still need to be re-planned.”

“Yang Wei is too stubborn. If you are by his side, you can only try to persuade him slowly. If you directly confront him, he will become even more stubborn.”

Chen Xingfeng nodded, while Chen Lingfeng said, "The Second Prince originally wanted to go to Baihe Kingdom, but after learning that the Crown Prince was going, he lost the idea."

Chen Lingfeng asked in confusion, "Why do you think the Emperor assigned us to be study companions for the Crown Prince and the Second Prince? Normally, my brother and I are brothers, shouldn't we have been assigned to the Crown Prince and the Third Prince?"

“Impartiality is the Emperor’s method.” Ning Nanxiao didn’t explain it clearly, but Chen Xingfeng and Chen Lingfeng, who had both studied officialdom, quickly understood.

Bai Tuantuan: ? ? ?

Can't understand!

"Sure enough, the kind of female protagonist who can dominate the court after being reborn hundreds of times doesn't belong to me." Bai Tuantuan couldn't help but complain to Tangshao and Tieguo, "In those novels, how do people who are reborn and know nothing in their previous lives become smart and all-around talents after being reborn?"

"So, it's a novel." Soup Spoon said dismissively.

Bai Tuantuan: ……

That makes a lot of sense!

“Tuantuan doesn’t need to understand these things.” Chen Xingfeng looked at Bai Tuantuan’s furrowed brows and said with a smile, “The affairs of the court are complicated enough, too tiring.”

Bai Tuantuan smiled and said, "Yeah, I'm so tired, so the brothers need to practice boxing and drink my health tea to stay healthy and not get tired!"

"Tsk." Ning Nanxiao rolled her eyes. "Why didn't you get me some health-preserving tea?"

"I gave some to Aunt Chunhua and Uncle Chengzhu, didn't you get any?"

Ning Nanxiao stood up abruptly, and thinking of his parents' furtive appearance, he almost bit his back teeth off: "I'm going back!"

Chen Lingfeng laughed: "Hahaha, his parents must have kept it hidden away."

Just then, Ruotang rushed over: "Something terrible has happened! The Sixth Young Master has displeased the Emperor and has been stripped of his official position!"

Upon hearing this, all three were taken aback, and then quickly ran towards the hall.

Inside the hall, Bai Haotian, his neck stiff, declared, "I did nothing wrong! The Emperor listened to slander, and I merely offered a few words of rebuttal! So what if I lose this official position? What's the big deal!"

With that, Bai Haotian flicked his long sleeves and sat down: "I'm quite happy to be free from officialdom!"

Bai Ze drank his tea without making a sound.

Bai Hanri and Bai Yuanzhi didn't care at all. Bai Hanri comforted him, "Sixth Brother, it's okay. I'll earn money to support you, or you can come and help out at my shop. I'm already too busy to handle everything."

Bai Haotian became interested: "Your mechanisms look quite interesting, but would anyone buy them?"

“Naturally, Tuantuan gave me a few blueprints. After I made them, the people saved a lot of effort in farming. However, they couldn’t afford to buy them, so they could only rent them for one coin a day.”

Bai Haotian seemed to be deep in thought.

Bai Yuanzhi then said, "I'm preparing to go to sea to sell our goods in neighboring countries. Do you want to come along?"

Bai Haotian's eyes lit up: "Great!"

Bai Han snorted coldly: "So you've already thought of a way out?"

Yuan Chenchen smiled and said, "Fine, if you don't want to be an official, then don't. Relax with your two brothers. You've been fighting and training troops all these years, you must be exhausted."

Upon receiving the news, the Chen family members came face to face with Bai Tuantuan and her two companions, and happened to overhear Yuan Chenchen's words.

Chen Luo walked in with a smile: "Sixth Brother, do you want to come with me to explore the world?"

“Father, why don’t you run the restaurant with me, Sixth Brother?” Chen Xiaoran raised an eyebrow.

“What’s so great about running a restaurant? I have so many businesses under my name, and I need people right now. Sixth Brother, do you want to come over?” Chen Yijun said with a smile.

Chen Wenxiu was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "I need people too."

Bai Haotian laughed: "I didn't expect to be so popular! Hahahaha!"

Seeing Bai Haotian's smug expression, and knowing that he hadn't been affected, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Xiaoran said, "Since the Emperor doesn't trust you, he probably doesn't need my health-strengthening prescriptions."

Bai Haotian's eyes widened. Heaven knows how good the health-strengthening formula Chen Xiaoran and Bai Tuantuan gave him was! After taking it for just half a month, one could clearly feel the changes in their body. The Emperor had made a lot of money using this formula!

If they simply refuse to give it, the Emperor's heart must be bleeding.

“Well, then I’ll open a few hundred more shops. Opening shops costs money, and there’s not much profit left for the Emperor,” Chen Yijun said, waving his fan with a smile on his face.

Chen Wenxiu raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "The members of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion should be on vacation these days, so some intelligence cannot be provided to the palace."

"The assassins of Fengyue Pavilion should rest now." Rong Manli nodded to the shadows.

Soon, the news spread to various countries and regions.

Bai Haotian's mouth dropped open; it would be a lie to say he wasn't moved.

Bai Tuantuan's eyes crinkled with joy: "So many powerful backers! That's enough to support Sixth Uncle!"

Bai Haotian swallowed hard, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes, but remembering his mission, he could only keep his mouth shut.

In the palace, the emperor, having received news from all sides, was instantly furious but helpless: "Old Cai, tell me, why are the Chen family so vengeful? I merely dismissed Bai Haotian from his post, and they start treating me like this!"

Eunuch Cai bowed and said, "Your Majesty, they are, after all, brothers."

The Emperor put down the letter in his hand and sighed: "I know they are brothers. You say they can do this even though they are not blood brothers, then what about Prince Ping..."

At this point, the Emperor waved his hand and said, "Never mind, there is no such thing as kinship in the imperial family."

“Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince have a very good relationship,” Eunuch Cai said slowly. “These days, with the Imperial Concubine in the Cold Palace, the Second Prince has clearly become much happier and often runs to the Crown Prince’s palace. Every day when I pass by the Crown Prince’s palace, I can hear the Second Prince’s happy laughter inside.”

"Although the Crown Prince disliked the Second Prince for being noisy, he never chased him away. Instead, he even studied with him. Even the teacher said that the Second Prince had made great progress."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor's expression softened considerably, and he smiled, "Yes!"

After a pause, the Emperor said calmly, "Issue the decree: the Consort Gui has harmed the Princess; she is hereby demoted to the rank of Zhaoyi."