Once she returns to the capital, she can find a lover, so she won't have to endure the long, sleepless nights.

...

Crown Prince

The crown prince sat pale-faced in a chair, holding a newly opened letter from Jiangnan.

His men said that Tianfu had all the evidence against him for his disaster relief efforts four years ago, and that he and the officials of Jiangnan Prefecture had been using Jiangnan's finances to cover the Crown Prince's deficits over the years...

My father loves money more than anything. Back then, he was only extorted for a few hundred thousand taels by bandits, and he was able to point his finger at me, the crown prince, and scold me in court. If he knew that I had embezzled hundreds of millions of taels of silver in recent years, wouldn't he depose me as the crown prince?

The crown prince's eyes were red with anxiety. He drew his sword from the side: "Kill her! Kill Tianfu! We must not let her return to the capital!"

An aide quickly rose to comfort the Crown Prince: "Your Highness, please calm down. Killing a woman isn't difficult, but the root of this matter doesn't lie with Princess Tianfu. With so many people going to Jiangnan Prefecture, do you think we can kill them all?"

"Besides, the Black-Clad Guards are His Majesty's eyes and ears. With Meng Huaiyi here, how can we hide it from His Majesty?"

The Crown Prince looked at his advisors, his voice hoarse: "What does Lord Li mean? Are you just going to abandon everything?!"

The aide said, "Your Highness, His Majesty's health is deteriorating day by day. Our greatest enemy now is not the princess, but Consort Yun and her son, the Second Prince. If he is not around, your position will always be secure."

The prince broke out in a cold sweat, which then subsided: "Kill...kill him."

Then, gritting his teeth and clenching his fist, he said, "Yes, kill him!"