In an instant, the jade-like body was in his arms, and Zhu Youguang felt that his whole body was filled with pleasant, elegant fragrance.

Most of the girls he met on a daily basis liked strong scents, and this was the first time he smelled such a light and elegant scent.

"Ouch - it's my fault that I didn't stand steadily. I almost fell down..."

He Yuerong pretended to be flustered, and hurriedly pushed Zhu Youguang away and stood up. However, her fingers accidentally scratched the soft flesh of the other person's palm.

Obviously seeing Zhu Youguang's hand tremble slightly as if it had received an electric shock, she then curled up the corners of her mouth quietly and ran away pretending to be shy.

She seemed to be unsteady on her feet and looked frightened. As soon as she returned to the house, she took off all her disguises and looked out through the crack of the window calmly.

Seeing Zhu Youguang still standing there, looking over here with obsessed eyes, He Yuerong's smile couldn't help but get a little bigger.

All she needed was someone who could control the Jingnan Army and work for her. Since the King of Jingnan was stubborn and could not be used by her, she would just replace him with someone who was easier to control to control the Jingnan Army!

…

The palace's backyard gradually returned to peace. At the same time, a startling roar erupted from the study in the front yard:

"What did you say?! Nothing? Nothing?!"

"I won't even mention the fact that the Imperial Palace has been burned to ashes. The remaining two palaces in the city, the residences of the princes, and the residences of the important officials are all empty?! So empty that there's not even a penny to be found?!"

Xiao Jingrui looked in disbelief at the secret letters handed over by the secret guards, and was so shocked that his whole body was shaking uncontrollably.

The secret guard in front of him was also frightened by his appearance and hurriedly and quietly took a few steps back.

When they first attacked the city, they felt that the atmosphere in the capital of Southern Qi was unusual. However, it was not glorious after all for the royal family and important officials to be looted, and the court had been trying hard to whitewash the situation, making many outsiders think that only "some money" was stolen.

It took several days for their undercover teams to investigate and figure out the whole incident.

Now the dozen or so secret letters on the prince's desk explained everything clearly, so he didn't need to waste any more words. The only thing he had to worry about was the prince's wrath, and the people around him would probably be in trouble...

"Bang--"

Sure enough, the next moment, Xiao Jingrui swept all the teacups on the table to the ground with a wave of his sleeves. Every word he spoke seemed to jump out from his teeth:

"The Sheng family... the Sheng family... I never thought that someone could really evacuate the entire capital overnight. Haha... I really underestimated their ability!"

Xiao Jingrui was almost mad to death.

He had calculated that the exile of the Prince of Qin's Mansion would cause considerable turmoil in the court, and had begun making preparations a month ago.

In order to catch He Huaiyuan off guard this time, all of his 50,000 elite soldiers went into battle lightly, carrying only enough food and fodder to last for a few days.

After they captured the capital, they thought they would raid the houses of some corrupt officials to ease the financial problems. But who would have thought that the Sheng family had searched the mansions of all the princes and ministers a month ago?

When He Huaiyuan moved the capital, he first ordered people to move away the national treasury and the granary of the Jingji Camp outside the city. The remaining grain and fodder that had not been moved away was only enough for him to feed his troops for a few more days!

He had worked so hard to capture the capital, but after all this time, he ended up with nothing but an empty shell!

"Good, good, good! Great job to He Huaiyuan! I was wondering how this guy could bear to abandon the capital and lead all his people north so decisively. It turns out that such a big capital has been empty for a long time, leaving a rotten stall for me to clean up!"

The atmosphere in the study was so tense that it seemed frozen. Xiao Jingrui's eyes were red as he carefully read the secret letter on the table.

"The imperial palace and the residences of important ministers... all the properties of Prince Yongping in Linyang County... and the tomb of the late emperor..."

"From the order of the thefts, we can see that the group went all the way north. Although they emptied the houses of corrupt officials and wealthy businessmen in several unrelated counties to confuse the public, their overall route was consistent with that of the exile team. It seems that it was indeed done by the eldest branch of the Sheng family and the masters behind it, just as we had guessed."

Xiao Jingrui suppressed his anger and his eyes fell on the last secret letter.

It contains excerpts from several recent letters of He Huaiyuan found by the secret guards, all of which firmly accuse the Sheng family's eldest branch of being the mastermind behind the evacuation of the capital.

"Heh... so, most of the wealth of Southern Qi is in the hands of the eldest branch of the Sheng family? He Huaiyuan led tens of thousands of Jingji troops to flee north. Of course, he didn't want to confront me head-on, but in fact, he wanted to force the Sheng family to hand over food and supplies so that he could rise again, right?!"

The corner of Xiao Jingrui's mouth was raised in an arc, which looked a bit seductive.

"Don't worry about the food and fodder. I will have someone transport the reserve food from the Jingnan Army camp. If that doesn't work, I will borrow some food from the rich families in the city to make ends meet."

They relied on the fact that He Huaiyuan was unpopular and attacked Beijing under the banner of clearing the emperor's entourage. If we allow the soldiers to rob the people's food at this time, it will only cause greater chaos. The only urgent matter is to use such a roundabout method.

Xiao Jingrui thought for a moment and continued to instruct:

"Just leave a few teams of secret guards in the capital, and you will personally lead all the remaining secret guards to the north. You must capture the Sheng family's eldest branch before He Huaiyuan arrives and find the huge amount of property they took away!"

He paused, still feeling uneasy. He added:

"The eldest branch of the Sheng family is definitely not an idle generation. You should take the newly developed rockets in the army and the witch with you."

"놆."

The dark guard bowed in response. Xiao Jingrui then reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Actually, letting the Sheng family steal such a large sum of wealth is not a bad thing.

After all, he was the Prince of Southern Qi, so it was not easy for him to blatantly seize the imperial mausoleum and the property of the ministers. Now that the vast wealth had been looted by the Sheng family's eldest wife, if he secretly controlled the Sheng family's eldest wife, wouldn't it be easy for him to seize the huge amount of property?

As for whether the mission would fail, he didn't worry at all.

That witch was a rare dragon-refining genius in the Nanzhao Kingdom. She had once used magic to manipulate thousands of Nanqi soldiers to defect on the battlefield a few years ago, allowing the Nanzhao Kingdom to defeat the 60,000 Nanqi border troops with only 10,000 people and force them to flee in panic.

Fortunately, I got help from a master at that time, and I found a way to make this witch work for me. From then on, I was able to grasp the soft spot of Nanzhi Kingdom, and every time I could make the king of Nanzhi cooperate with me.

Now that he has such a powerful killing hand-handler, he has no worries about not being able to control the people in the Sheng family's main branch.

"Your Highness, there are still various remnant forces in the capital that have not been completely eliminated. If I mobilize so many people to the north, it may endanger your safety..." The secret guard in front of him did not rush to leave after receiving the order, and spoke with trembling.

"It doesn't matter. The capital is now just an empty shell. There is no need to defend it. After you leave, I will lead the troops north and make some noise to distract He Huaiyuan so that you can find the Sheng family first."

After all, food and supplies are a person's confidence. Now he seems to have the upper hand. If He Huaiyuan really gets the huge amount of wealth stolen by the Sheng family first, he will probably have no chance of winning.

Xiao Jingrui thought about it again and again but didn't find any problems with this plan. His tone became much more relaxed:

"After all, we are still under the banner of 'cleansing the emperor', so we must carry out the style of saving the emperor to the end. Besides, I promised Yue'er that I would definitely help her save the little emperor..."

The secret guards nodded secretly after hearing this. As long as the little emperor was still in Prime Minister He's hands, they could attack the imperial army openly under the pretext of protecting the little emperor.

After hearing the second half of the conversation, they couldn't help but feel puzzled. These confidants had all witnessed with their own eyes how obsessed the prince was with the lady.

Not to mention the letters and gifts that were secretly sent to the palace every month in the past few years, even when the prince entered the capital, he rushed to the palace to pick up the queen as soon as possible, which gave He Huaiyuan and others time to escape.

But if he really loved that lady, he would pamper the new concubine every night, and would not even look at her even when he had time...

There are so many contradictions that it is really confusing.

The secret guard was confused, and finally handed another stack of secret letters to Prince Jingnan with trembling hands.

"My Lord, there is one more thing..."

"Speak." When Prince Jingnan mentioned He Yuerong, he recalled many beautiful memories of his childhood, and his tone softened a lot.

"A few days ago, a strange phenomenon occurred in Linyang County. Secret letters from important officials of the royal family were floating in the air. The most numerous of them were private letters from the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister..."

The secret guard seemed to have made up his mind. He said this in one breath and then hurriedly took a few steps back.

In fact, they had received these secret letters a few days ago. But the information about He Yuerong was too explosive, and the prince was obsessed with her to the point of madness, so they didn't dare to show it to him.

He hesitated for a few days, but fearing that continuing to keep it secret would cause greater consequences, he had to bravely hand it over.

He didn't dare to look up at Xiao Jingrui. He only felt that the person in front of him was breathing more and more rapidly after receiving the letter.

Not long after, a loud 'bang' was heard, and the hard wooden table was directly split open by Xiao Jingrui's palm!