After rebirth, she became the prince's favorite

After they left, Dong Yuanyuan leaned in Yang Daoling's arms with tears in her eyes. She hated him so much for shirking his responsibility just now, but she didn't dare to show it.

"Cousin, I don't want to be your concubine. We love each other so much, I should have been your wife."

She has worked hard for so many years and didn't want to be a concubine who had to rely on others for favors, otherwise she would have made her relationship with Yang Daoling public long ago.

"The situation is beyond our control now. Yuanyuan, you don't want Ying'er and the prince's affair to fall through, right? Zhou Yueran has discovered what happened between you and me. When that woman goes crazy, she can do anything."

Otherwise, he would not have been beaten with a cane no matter what he said today. He was slapped before, but Zhou Yueran came from a prominent family and he was in the wrong, so he did not dare to fight back even when he was beaten.

"My cousin's wife will hate me to death. I entered the Marquis's mansion as a concubine and fell into her hands. She doesn't know how to torture me. Cousin, I am afraid of dying in her hands. Please save me and give me a way to live."

Dong Yuanyuan's body was shaking, she was really scared. She clearly wanted to be the legal wife, but how did she end up like this?

"No, although Zhou Yueran has a bad temper, she is still a reasonable person. None of the concubines in the mansion have been treated badly by her. Just don't provoke her in the future, and my mother and I will protect you."

Dong Yuanyuan felt a strong hatred in her chest, "Cousin, why don't we find a way to kill Zhou Yueran? If she dies, our lives will be better."

"I don't want you to be beaten up by her, and I don't want to be suppressed by her all the time. It's too frustrating."

Yang Daoling was shaken. He had suffered too much from his wife recently and was extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Yueran. However, his daughter's marriage was imminent and Ying'er had not yet become the prince's concubine. Zhou Yueran could not die at this time.

"Yuanyuan, please be patient for a while. Wait until Yufei gets married and Ying'er becomes the prince's concubine, then we will kill her."

As long as Yu Fei becomes the Crown Princess of Prince Zhennan, the interests of Prince Zhennan and the Yongning Marquisate will be tied together, and the Rongguo Mansion will not be that important.

Dong Yuanyuan burst into tears, "Okay, cousin, then don't make me wait too long. When she bullies me, you have to protect me."

Yang Daoling hugged her in his arms with great distress, "You are the woman I love the most, I will definitely protect you. Yuanyuan, you have been wronged."

On the other side, Zhou Yueran came back refreshed and said to her daughter, "It was so satisfying to beat up that couple."

Yang Yufei pinched her jaw and said, "Mom, wait until she becomes Aunt Dong, and tell my dad about what she did so that he can know what kind of vicious woman he married."

"What did she do? Apart from seducing your father, Shen Yuying is his daughter, secretly taking money and seeking benefits from the Marquis' Mansion, is there anything else?" Zhou Yueran was shocked.

"Your father probably doesn't care about those things."

Yang Yufei's face was full of sarcasm. "Do you think it's an accident that Dad hasn't been able to give birth to a son in all these years? There's nothing wrong with Mom's health, so the problem must be with my dad."

Just now in Dong Yuanyuan's room, she smelled a faint scent of spice, which was the joyful fragrance from the Western Rong Kingdom. It had the effect of making a man's blood boil and making him want to do that thing with a woman over and over again.

This spice also has a fatal side effect: if men inhale too much, they will become infertile.

In addition to the joyful scent, she also smelled several other scents made from flowers and herbs, all of which were medicinal herbs that could make men infertile.

Dong Yuanyuan was a ruthless person. In order to make her son the only heir to the Marquis's Mansion, she made it impossible for Yang Daoling to have a son.

Zhou Yueran became even more excited. "You mean, your father couldn't give birth to a son because of a scheme by that vixen Dong Yuanyuan?"

"Hahaha, this is so exciting. Doesn't he like little fairies? Yufei, do you think your father will kill Dong Yuanyuan if he knows the truth?"

Her daughter is really amazing. She actually discovered such an important thing.

But thinking that she had been kept in the dark for so long, he began to blame his daughter, "Yufei, why didn't you tell me earlier about such an important matter? I told you that your father's seed is not good and it's none of my business if he can't give birth to a son."

It was totally worth it to catch the adultery today.

"I only discovered it today when I came to my cousin's aunt's house with my mother. Dong Yuanyuan probably didn't have time to remove the spices today."

Yang Yufei said somewhat aggrievedly.

Zhou Yueran placed her hand on her daughter's shoulder and solemnly reminded her, "Yufei, don't tell anyone about this for now. We will use it at the critical moment."

"Then your father will regret it so much that he will want to kill himself."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. When Dong Yuanyuan comes to the mansion this time, she will definitely make a mess of it. Dad will be fed up with it."

Yang Yufei believed that it would not be long before Dong Yuanyuan was in trouble.

She didn't even see Shen Yuying tonight. If she guessed correctly, Shen Yuying should have gone out with Li Hexiong again.

I don’t know if Yao Mingjin has finished her plan. She wants to close the net quickly and let Li Hexiong die sooner.

The next day, Shen Yuying received five hundred taels of silver from the prince as a reward, and was taken away secretly by Cangsong.

Li Hexiong felt severe pain in his body, but thinking of his father's recent dissatisfaction with him, he did not dare to ask for sick leave and dragged his aching body to attend court.

He didn't expect that what happened next would be such a heavy blow to him.

The Minister of Personnel, Du Zhijing, stood up and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

"Chen Qingyuan and Xia Lengming, who were responsible for delivering food and fodder to the soldiers in the northern border, embezzled the food and fodder and sold it, replacing it with rice bran mixed with stones to feed the soldiers at the border."

"Not only that, An Ling, who was in charge of transporting the weapons, also discovered that the weapons had been replaced. The swords, swords, and bows and arrows that were originally made of fine iron were replaced with scrap iron, and they would break with just a little force."

"A few days ago, the cavalry of the Northern Di Kingdom attacked our northern border. Our soldiers fought bravely, but because their weapons and food supplies had been replaced, they suffered heavy losses."

Du Zhijing choked up as he spoke. "The soldiers at the border risked their lives to defend their country, but were secretly deducted by unscrupulous corrupt officials. These people are extremely evil."

The emperor's face suddenly became very gloomy, and he wanted to kill those idiots who were playing with the lives of the border soldiers.

"Send Chen Qingyuan, Xia Lengming, An Ling and others back to the capital. I will personally investigate their crimes."

The entire Zichen Palace was surrounded by a strong cold aura, and all the ministers dared not even breathe loudly.

"Prince, how do you explain this matter? You were the one who recommended the people who transported the food and weapons, right? How are you going to end this after such a big mistake?"

Li Hexiong's whole body was cold, his clothes were soaked with sweat, and when he met the emperor's murderous gaze, his legs and feet went weak and he could hardly speak.

"It's all my fault. Please give me a chance to make amends. Food and weapons are vital to the soldiers at the border. The officer in charge of escorting them neglected his duty and deserves death!"

"I think you are the one who deserves to die the most! Where did the food and weapons you embezzled go?" The emperor hated the prince to the extreme. This son was short-sighted and narrow-minded. Was he really worthy of being the prince?

The prince knelt on the ground with a plop, "Please punish me, father."

At this moment, he hated Chen Qingyuan, Xia Lengming and An Ling. They were responsible for escorting food and weapons, so how dare they take action openly?

No, maybe things were not what he thought.

"Father, I think there may be something fishy going on. When the escorting officer comes back, please investigate. No one can escape responsibility. But if someone deliberately swapped the food and weapons and put the blame on the escorting officer, we need to find that person out. We cannot let the person who murdered the border guards go unpunished."

Li Hexiong said with gritted teeth.

The emperor said coldly, "No matter what the inside story is, it is an ironclad fact that the person you recommended did not do his job well. You are not good at judging people and have seriously neglected your duties. Since you are not competent for the position at hand, let someone else do it."

"King Rui, you are responsible for investigating the food and weapons."

The second prince, Li Yuanxi, immediately stood up and said in a deep voice, "Your son obeys your order."

"Prince, please stay in the East Palace for the time being and reflect on yourself. Find out what you can do cleanly and beautifully before you continue to manage the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel."

Li Hexiong's face was ashen, his head was buzzing, and he was speechless. He wanted to ask the emperor to show mercy, but when he met his father's gloomy face, he was speechless.