Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

"You all think these things are unpalatable? There has been a severe drought this year. Many places have lost their harvests, and the people have been displaced! Their children don't even have food to eat!"

Emperor Tian'an said sharply.

The atmosphere instantly turned cold, and all the princes were trembling with fear and did not dare to speak.

"If it is just a severe drought, I can allocate food to help the victims! But do you know? My treasury is too poor to support the soldiers fighting on the front line! Without money and food, how can the soldiers on the front line fight?"

Emperor Tian'an was completely angry.

"Father! I am willing to share my father's worries and donate half of my salary!"

Prince Ning Qing stood up first and said.

After hearing what Ning Qing said, the other princes also followed suit.

Emperor Tian'an's expression finally softened and was no longer so cold.

Soon, it was Ning Fan's turn.

His salary has been fined, and now he really can't get it back.

There was indeed several thousand taels of silver left at home, but it was difficult for Ning Fan to tell the source for a while!

Neither left nor right, Ning Fan was in a dilemma.

While he was thinking about what to do, the prince seized the opportunity and suddenly attacked.

"Lao Liu, everyone is donating money and materials, why don't you say a word? Do you have no mercy for these victims? Or do you feel that the lack of food for the soldiers on the front line has nothing to do with you?"

Prince Ning Qing asked loudly.

Swish!

All eyes in the room instantly turned to Ning Fan.

A series of doubtful, indifferent, and sarcastic looks were all directed towards Ning Fan.

"Father, I am willing to spend six thousand taels of silver to support the soldiers on the front line."

Ning Fan said nervously.

"Haha, Lao Liu, Lao Liu! Can you count how much money you drank gambling and drinking wine? How much property was stolen from the palace? Now you just took out a mere six thousand taels?"

Prince Ning Qing was unwilling to give up this opportunity and continued to pursue Ning Fan fiercely.

"Father, I still remember that Ning Fan stole your favorite chicken cup and sold it outside the palace! He sold it for tens of thousands of taels of silver, and he lost it all in two days without blinking. of!"

"Now I ask him to donate money, but he remains silent!"

Prince Ning Qing took the opportunity to complain to Emperor Tian'an in an acrimonious manner.

Snapped!

Emperor Tian'an was already in a bad mood, but when he heard Prince Ning Qing's instigation, he suddenly became furious.

Thinking of all the ridiculous and extravagant behaviors of his son, Emperor Tian'an was filled with rage!

"Rebel!"

Emperor Tianan roared.

"Father, I know my crime!"

Ning Fan knew that he could not argue at this time and must not reason with Emperor Tian'an.

"Are you aware of your guilt? I think you are unrepentant! Someone, please take this traitor and send it to Zongzheng Mansion, verify his identity, remove his name from the clan books, and demote him to a commoner!"

Emperor Tianan roared loudly.

Recently, the country has been empty, there has been a severe drought in the northwest, and the frontline has been in emergency...

Coupled with the internal conflicts within the imperial court and constant internal strife, Emperor Tian'an was tortured by these things and felt haggard.

At this time, after the prince's instigation, he felt more and more dissatisfied with Ning Fan, a rebellious son, so he simply settled the old score and wanted to make Ning Fan a commoner!

Swish!

The whole place was silent, everyone was shocked.

Even Prince Ning Qing didn't expect that it would be so easy to defeat Ning Fan, and he was a little confused for a moment.

Xiao Lingxi sat in her seat, her face pale and her eyes full of worry.

The whole place was silent, and no prince came out to plead for Ning Fan. This scene made people feel that Ning Fan was fierce. Much good and little good.

Xiao Lingxi naturally doesn't want anything to happen to Ning Fan, because in her heart, Ning Fan is a very talented person!

But at this time, as her identity, she really had no right to say anything.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

Xiao Lingxi finally gritted her teeth and stood up directly.

Even if she was not qualified to speak, Xiao Lingxi still had to speak.

She really couldn't stand to watch Ning Fan being turned into a commoner and having all his talents buried.

Seeing Xiao Lingxi stand up, Emperor Tian'an looked a little surprised.

But after all, Xiao Lingxi's father was a general in the dynasty and was now fighting for the country abroad. Therefore, Emperor Tian'an's mood towards Xiao Lingxi was different.

"Ling Xi, what's the matter with you? Do you want to plead for this traitor?"

Emperor Tian'an said softly.

"Your Majesty, what I want to say is that His Highness the Sixth Prince is not just doing random things. He has also made great contributions to the border soldiers before! He can even save two-thirds of the military rations for the court!"

Xiao Lingxi simply gave up and walked over and knelt down side by side with Ning Fan.

"Save two-thirds of the military rations?"

Emperor Tian'an was stunned.

Not only Emperor Tian'an, but also the surrounding princes, princesses and concubines were shocked.

"Yes! Ning Fan invented instant noodles. This is a kind of portable military ration that is very light, durable, easy to transport, easy to carry, and can be used anytime and anywhere!"

Xiao Lingxi said all the advantages in one breath, which made Emperor Tian'an look a little shocked.

"Ling Xi, is everything you said true?"

Emperor Tian'an looked at Ning Fan in surprise.

He didn't believe that his ridiculous son would achieve such results.

In her heart, she probably thought that Xiao Lingxi was deliberately protecting Ning Fan.

"Your Majesty, everything I say is true. If there are any lies, I will leave it to your Majesty's disposal! Please tell me clearly!"

Xiao Lingxi was stunned.

As soon as these words came out, Ning Fan was shocked.

He did not expect that Xiao Lingxi would actually speak for himself in front of the emperor.

Prince Ning Qing had a look of deep jealousy on his face, and he wanted to eat Ning Fan.

The fourth prince clenched his fists so hard that he wanted to blow Ning Fan's head off with one punch.

"Hmph! Ling Xi, please go back to your seat first. I will personally send someone to verify what you said."

Emperor Tian'an's face was as sinking as water.

It seemed that Emperor Tian'an would not let Ning Fan go easily just because of Xiao Lingxi's few words.

"Father! I know that my sins are serious, and I am willing to sacrifice my merits!"

Ning Fan has a strong desire to survive and knows that this is not the time to be arrogant and must survive first.

"Oh?"

"How do you plan to turn your merits into sins?"

Being disturbed by Xiao Lingxi, Emperor Tian'an calmed down a lot and was no longer as angry as before.

But his eyes were still extremely cold.

"My minister acted recklessly before and wasted a lot of money from the imperial court! I am willing to earn five hundred thousand taels of silver within seven days to support the soldiers on the front line!"

Ning Fan said loudly.

Half a million?

hiss……

The whole place was silent, and everyone looked at Ning Fan with incredulous eyes.

Including Emperor Tian'an!

Even Xiao Lingxi had a 'you're crazy' expression.

"Treason, do you know that you are not joking? If you accept the punishment now, you can still live! If you can't complete what you said within seven days, it will be a death penalty!"

Emperor Tian'an looked at Ning Fan with a stern expression.

"Father, I have thought about it! Rather than being demoted to a commoner and living in mediocrity all my life, it is better to give it a try and atone for the ridiculous things I have done before!"

Ning Fan's voice was full of confidence.

"Okay! Just think about it, that's all."

Emperor Tian'an looked at Ning Fan in surprise.

The prince stared at Ning Fan with a sneer, as if looking at a dead person.

Earn half a million in seven days?

Even if you become a bandit and steal money, you may not be able to steal so much!

The fourth prince also let out a sigh of relief. He felt that Ning Fan would kill himself without having to do anything himself this time.