Rebirth on the wedding night, being doted on by the scumbag elder brother

Baili Yan's eyes lit up, thinking that this plan was both clever and feasible. He immediately ordered his men to carefully prepare this fake account, and arranged for experts to sneak into the abandoned Fourth Prince's Mansion and hide the account book in a hidden place.

After everything was ready, Baili Yan led his men to the Fourth Prince's mansion for a "search". Although it was already empty, the officials did not want to offend the prince and had to let him do what he wanted. Baili Yan stood in the desolate courtyard, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart, realizing that his position was also precarious - he was an adopted prince, and if the truth came out, the consequences would be disastrous.

The guard soon returned with the fake account found in the secret compartment. Baili Yan took the account book, a smile appeared on his face, and then decided to go to the palace immediately to show the so-called "evidence" to his father.

"Father, your Majesty, I have something important to report!" Baili Yan hurriedly stepped into the palace.

Baili Yan did not dare to delay for a moment and immediately brought the account book found in the secret compartment of his fourth brother's mansion to the palace to meet the emperor. When he presented the account book recording the huge flow of gold and silver to the emperor, the emperor's face gradually became gloomy.

The figures in the account book clearly showed that all the funds went to Suzhou, and the amount was far beyond the financial resources of a prince. This obviously meant that someone was secretly gathering troops. Seeing this, Baili Yan suppressed his inner turmoil and said to the emperor: "Father, I accidentally discovered this secret hidden in the Fourth Prince's mansion, which no one knew before."

"Father, the records in the account book... do they prove that Fourth Brother is indeed raising soldiers privately?" Before Baili Yan could finish his words, the emperor slammed the account book on the table, furious.

"You are such a rebellious son! How dare you raise troops privately for many years and plot against the law!" The emperor's voice was full of disappointment and anger. He had once placed high hopes on the fourth prince and even considered letting him inherit the throne of the crown prince. However, all of this was shattered at this moment, because raising troops privately was a serious crime, especially such a large number of troops!

The emperor closed his eyes, his body trembling slightly, his heart unable to calm down. Baili Yan pretended to be in grief and comforted him: "Father, please take care of your health... No one expected that the fourth prince would have such ambitions, even I can't believe it."

"Since we already know the Fourth Brother's secret base, why not take the initiative and catch him off guard? If we wait for him to take the initiative, the consequences will be disastrous." Baili Yan suggested, and took the initiative to volunteer: "Father, let me handle this matter! I will not let you down."

The emperor thought deeply for a moment and shook his head. "General Rong is more suitable for this position." His decision surprised Baili Yan, who was puzzled and disappointed. Why did his father choose Rong Mingxuan instead of himself? Didn't he trust himself enough?

"You are young and kind-hearted," the emperor explained. "When faced with brotherly love, you may be hesitant. General Rong is the most suitable person, and he will handle this matter properly."

"Father, I can do it! I am willing to help you solve your problems!" Baili Yan requested again, but the emperor had made up his mind: "There is no need to discuss this matter any further. Come, summon General Rong!"

Baili Yan opened his mouth to speak, but seeing the emperor's determined expression, he finally swallowed his words.

Baili Yan felt a chill rising from the bottom of his heart. His father actually had no trust in his son who was not his biological son, and would rather entrust the important task to an outsider. This made his original wish of becoming a filial son and an excellent heir come to nothing. His eyes became deep and indifferent, and his heart was shrouded in deep disappointment.

Rong Mingxuan quickly entered the palace after receiving the imperial edict. The emperor handed him an account book and ordered him to go to Suzhou to handle affairs. Rong Mingxuan frowned when he took the account book - this should have been something that should have been found when the Fourth Prince's house was searched, but no similar items were found at that time. Now the Seventh Prince Baili Yan claimed to have found it in the secret compartment, which made Rong Mingxuan suspicious. Could this be another trap set by the Fourth Prince?

"Seventh Prince," Rong Mingxuan turned to Baili Yan, "was this account book really found in the secret compartment?"

Baili Yan nodded in confirmation and explained, "That's true. The Fourth Brother's hiding place is very secret. You may have overlooked this place last time. I was just lucky today."

However, Rong Mingxuan was still skeptical. He knew that the Fourth Prince was a cautious person and would never leave any evidence if he really committed a crime. So he said to the Emperor, "Your Majesty, this account book could be a trap. The Fourth Prince should have destroyed all the evidence before escaping, so why would he leave the account book? We need to be cautious to avoid being tricked."

The emperor fell into deep thought after hearing Rong Mingxuan's words. Baili Yan was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, because he knew that the real secret was not in the account book, but he already knew that the specific location of the Fourth Prince's privately raised troops was in Suzhou. If Rong Mingxuan continued to question, the plan might fail.

"General Rong, do you mean to say that this account book is forged?" Baili Yan asked, secretly anxious in his heart. But he could not reveal the truth, because this account book was deliberately fabricated by him in order to guide the army to Suzhou.

Rong Mingxuan insisted on his own judgment, believing that the Fourth Prince would definitely remove all traces when he left. "Your Majesty, this matter needs further investigation. If we rashly send troops to Suzhou, we may fall into the trap of the Fourth Prince. We must be careful to avoid being lured away."

Baili Yan was speechless when faced with Rong Mingxuan's questioning. He knew that he could not refute it, so he could only silently endure the frustration.

"Father, you have to think twice about this! The account book is correct. Fourth brother is secretly raising troops in Suzhou. If we don't take action this time, it will be much more difficult to quell the rebellion in the future." Baili Yan advised the emperor anxiously.

The emperor frowned and fell into deep thought. On one side was his son's warning, on the other side was the general's caution. Both sides' words were reasonable and made it difficult for him to make a decision.

"General Rong, are you sure you can take this risk?" Baili Yan turned to look at Rong Mingxuan. He was extremely dissatisfied with his appearance and felt that he was doing something unnecessary.

Rong Mingxuan said sincerely, "Your Majesty, I really cannot afford it. That is why I suggest you be more cautious. The Fourth Prince is very smart and it is very likely that he will forge the account books to mislead us..."

Memories flooded into his mind, and Rong Mingxuan clenched his fists. He had fallen into the trap of the Fourth Prince and went out to look for a carriage, which gave the enemy an opportunity to abduct Yue'er. Whenever he thought of that day, he was filled with regret.

Rong Mingxuan lowered his eyes, his eyes full of self-blame. If he had been in the city that day, Yue'er might not have suffered misfortune. He didn't know how she was doing now...

The emperor finally adopted Rong Mingxuan's opinion: "General Rong is right. This matter needs further investigation. Send someone to Suzhou to verify it immediately."