Prince Rui was greatly shocked, and his mind was already full of thoughts.
Asking him to search his house... Is it because they know he's been struggling financially lately and want to give him some money to spend, or... is it intentional to test whether he's like Wu Deshen, who embezzles money?
The Duan family is in the silk business, and they have businesses in various places. It is no exaggeration to say that they make a fortune every day.
He had roughly calculated the Duan family's assets before, and it was probably no less than two million. If even a little of this money fell into his pocket, it wouldn't be so difficult for him to get his subordinates to do things...
But... he really didn't dare to take the risk at this time.
Wu Deshen’s corruption and bribery have already implicated him, so this time he can only do things better!
Prince Rui felt extremely painful when he thought that he was busy all the time but none of the money was his.
But you have to accept the job honestly.
After Prince Rui left, the emperor called someone over again and asked, "What has the prince been doing recently?"
"Your Highness has been studying hard every day recently, but..." The secret guard hesitated, not knowing whether he should say it.
The emperor immediately became nervous: "Just tell me what you have to say!"
"There's a secret room in the Crown Prince's mansion. I've sent two experts there several times, but they haven't been able to open it. So, to this day, we still don't know what's hidden inside. Furthermore... His Royal Highness often goes to the secret room, staying there for hours at a time. I have no idea if it leads to somewhere else."
After hearing this, the emperor's face turned cold.
"These good sons of mine are all very capable people! The prince is still in the Nantai Temple now?" asked the emperor.
"Yes, the young man from the Xiao family is playing with His Highness." The secret guard said again.
"Does he have any contact with the Xiao family?" the emperor asked again.
"That's not the case. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince admires the Seventh Young Master of the Xiao family. This Seventh Young Master is indeed a likable person. Not only is he extremely handsome, but he has also been unrestrained since childhood. I heard that his brothers wanted him to take the imperial examinations, but he was determined to become a Taoist priest. He made trouble all day long, causing unrest in the Xiao family. However, he has a good relationship with people in the capital, and many young men are friends with him. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once told his confidant that he admired the fact that Xiao Qi did not pursue fame and fortune." The secret guard spoke the truth.
The emperor's complexion looked better.
The Xiao family is indeed good.
Xiao Jingyun is also a good candidate, proficient in both civil and military affairs. It would be a pity if he was sent to serve as an official abroad.
He needs to think about it again.
"When the prince returns home, remember to tell me. I want to go and see what good things he has hidden in his house. Please don't make this public, so that he won't make preparations in advance." The emperor said again.
The secret guard quickly agreed.
The prince had no idea what was happening in the imperial city. At this time, he was following Xiao Cunyu to the orphanage at the foot of the mountain.
There are several orphanages in the capital, and they all had to get approval from the government before they could be built.
Although Nantai Temple donated a lot of money, the orphans that other orphanages could not accommodate were only transferred here in the past two days, so they don’t know much about taking care of the children.
At this moment, the abbot personally brought some Taoist priests to arrange the affairs of the orphanage.
Some big businessmen who had been contacted in the past two days have also sent supplies over one after another.
The orphanage is very large, and there is a stone wall outside. The donation list that was previously posted at the entrance of the Taoist temple has now been moved here.
It's quite lively.
Xiao Cunyu also saw the two ghost messengers she had let out for a stroll here.
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