The current emperor has four sons. The eldest prince, Prince Kang Le, was born to a virtuous concubine. She has been loved by her father since she was a child. Now she is twenty-six years old and has three royal grandchildren and four royal granddaughters. He is a strong contender for the crown prince.

The second prince, Prince Wenhua, was born to Concubine De. He is twenty-five years old this year and has a son and a daughter. Although on the surface he is non-competitive and gentle. In fact, he is a very dignified person. He is also a powerful competitor to the crown prince.

The mother of the third prince, Prince Jiamin, was of low status, but when she was pregnant, she was a beauty. After giving birth to the prince, she was promoted to concubine Ning.

The third prince liked to dance with guns and sticks since he was a child, and his literary skills were sparse and ordinary. In the eyes of outsiders, he had no intention or ability to compete for the crown prince. Because he is good at martial arts, he currently serves as the deputy commander of the Royal Guards of the Imperial City. He is also the only prince who is an official.

Ruan Qingluo had private contacts with the confidants of the eldest prince and the second prince. They made it very clear that if Prince Duanjing could lose the right to compete for the heir apparent, not only would her son be released safely, but she would also receive a hush fee of 10,000 taels of silver.

Ruan Qingluo didn't dare to do that at first. Killing the prince is a serious crime, including confiscating the family and even exterminating the nine clans.

Later, the eldest prince's confidant gave her an idea, and while the prince was getting married, she secretly poisoned the water tank. She also pretended not to know, and if she ate a little bit of that poisonous breakfast, she would not be suspected.

Ruan Qingluo still couldn't make up her mind. Or her father-in-law came to her and asked her to find a way to save her son. Otherwise, with his pampered body and temper, her son would probably die in prison.

Ruan Qingluo was scared, her son was her lifeblood. She didn't tell her father-in-law, but directly went to find the eldest prince's confidant. She demanded that if the matter was successful, not only would her son be rescued, the money would be 20,000 taels, but her son would also be given a new, leisurely job.

After the eldest prince's confidant asked his master for instructions, he agreed to her request, but it was just a trivial matter.

Ruan Qingluo went to the second prince's confidant again and asked for twenty thousand taels of silver. The second prince's confidant agreed on the spot.

Ruan Qingluo felt that she was short-changed and wanted to add conditions. The second prince's confidant gave her a nod to stop. Otherwise, she might have the life to take the money, but not the life to spend the money.

Ruan Qingluo also agreed. Anyway, she has both families, so there is no loss at all.

This happened later, when Ruan Qingluo took advantage of the prince's wedding and the whole courtyard was busy, she went to the kitchen at night to find an excuse for herself to have a late night snack, and poured all the bag of arsenic hidden in her sleeve into the water tank.

The moment Xiao Yunyan looked at Ruan Qingluo, she could clearly see what she was going through.

However, there is no evidence. Xiao Yunyan did not scare the snake. Catching a wet nurse that a vendor begs for is not the goal. The purpose is to catch the evil hand behind the scenes.

The emperor is now forty-eight years old and has given birth to twelve princes and eight princesses. Only four princes and three princesses survived. It can be seen how rampant the forces surging in the dark are. If Ruan Qingluo succeeds this time, there will be three princes.

Xiao Yunyan returned to the main courtyard and it was time to have lunch. When Xiao Yunyan was invited to have a meal in the flower hall, the steward told her that Prince Duanjing would have dinner with the princess later.

Xiao Yunyan admired the blue waves of the lotus pond under the corridor, the tumbling koi, the exquisite rockery, the flying rainbow waterfall, the small bridge and the flowing water, as well as the scattered flowers and green plants.

She tried to use her yin and yang eyes to look at the past experiences of her original body.

Xiao Ruyan actually saw fragments of her past life. However, she was very depressed about the miserable life of young ladies in ancient times.

She is a modern and free-spirited woman, and she cannot bear to see the original owner studying poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and embroidery patterns in the show building all day long.

Except for visiting the garden and greeting her grandparents, father and mother, Xiao Yuntian rarely saw outsiders.

The concubine's two younger sisters rarely come to play with her. It's not close, and there's no enmity.

A six-year-old biological brother, Xiao Yunqi, is very attached to her. However, her younger brother also had a full schedule of homework every day and did not have much time to come and play with her.

The two brothers are both government officials and rarely have time to meet and chat.

Xiao Yunyan's reputation as a talented girl spread far and wide among the wealthy families in the capital.

Because of the annual Qiqiao Festival, queens, concubines, princesses and wives of powerful families often hold small gatherings such as flower viewing banquets and poetry contests. She is one of the most popular young ladies.

In addition to her own talent and reputation, it was mainly because her grandfather Xiao Zhengyang was the founding father of the country, the Duke of the country, and the grand master of the dynasty, and was particularly trusted by the emperor.

The eldest son of the Duke of Guo, Xiao Siheng, is the eldest son of the Duke of Guo. Nowadays, the official worship is the Minister of the Ministry of Finance of the third rank. In charge of Beichuan's finance and civil affairs. He is also the most trusted person by the emperor.

There is also the eldest brother Xiao Yunhan, who was born as a Jinshi, and is now a civil servant of the fourth rank, the Minister of Household Affairs.

The second brother, Xiao Yunji, who was born as a concubine, is now the Minister of the Secretariat of the Fourth Rank Civil Service.

There are four civil servants who hold real power, and all the powerful people in the capital want to win over the Xiao family.

After Xiao Yunyan's wedding ceremony, the doorstep of her family was almost crossed by matchmakers who came to ask for marriage.

Xiao Yunyan naturally likes the romantic and suave Prince Wang and Sun Gong, but her marriage involves the issue of partisanship, so she has been undecided.

Until half a year ago, the emperor went to the palace to talk secretly with Grand Master Xiao for an hour. The next day, the emperor arranged for her to marry the fourth prince, Prince Duanjing. At the same time, Prince Duanjing was also promoted to Prince Duanjing.

As for the content of the secret conversation, no one else knows. After Master Xiao had a secret talk with the original owner, the original owner became nervous and worried about gains and losses.

Unexpectedly, the longed-for wedding turned out to be the mourning period for the original owner, Xiang Xiaoyu.

What's even sadder is that the original owner died without anyone knowing, but was replaced by her modern soul.

Just when Xiao Yunyan was sighing and feeling sorry for the original owner, the prince walked into the flower hall.

Li Mohan walked to the opposite side of her, and the servant pulled out a chair and invited the prince to sit down.

Li Mohan asked her with concern: "Why is my concubine sitting at the dinner table and sighing while looking at the dishes?

Is the food not to your liking? Whatever your concubine wants to eat, just ask the kitchen to cook it.

There is no need to save money for me, I will give you the key to my private treasury now. Whatever you want to eat or buy, your concubine is free to do so. "

Xiao Yunyan was so moved by Li Mohan's trust and love that she almost wanted to jump up, hold his handsome face and kiss him. This man is capable, handsome, wealthy and doting on his wife.

Xiao Yunyan pretended to be reserved and smiled gently. She looked at the large bunch of keys in front of her and wanted to tell the prince Ruan Qingluo's secret.

So, Xiao Yunyan told Li Mohan about the conspiracy between Ruan Qingluo and the eldest prince and the second prince's confidants.

Li Mohan's brows furrowed more and more as he listened, and a fine line now appeared between his smooth and beautiful brows.

After Xiao Yunyan finished speaking, Li Mohan asked some details. He did not ask how Xiao Yunyan managed to master so much secret information in such a short period of time.

He just told Xiao Yunyan not to talk about it to anyone except him. Including the Xiao family, father, emperor and mother.

He wanted to secretly investigate the hidden power of the boss and the second child. In order to compete for the position of crown prince, he and the whole family were killed with huge sums of money. Don't blame him for hitting back hard.

Since ancient times, the royal family has no family ties. If he doesn't take the initiative, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have the ability to fight back.

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