Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

Hai Taifu's face instantly turned from gloomy to ashen.

Zheng Liang's eyes were filled with provocation. This old scoundrel, the Second Prince is clearly the future of Bei Xuan, yet he insists on being loyal to the Crown Prince.

They're all his grandsons, yet he's showing such extreme favoritism.

Zheng Liang would seize any opportunity to stab Hai Taifu.

"Zheng Liang, get out of here," Hai Taifu said through gritted teeth in a low voice.

Zheng Liang refused to leave and continued to provoke, "The treasure that the Crown Prince lost has been found by His Highness the Second Prince. Grand Tutor Hai, don't you have any thoughts on this?"

Are you really going to abandon Bei Xuan's future for your own selfish desires?

The crown prince slowly moved toward Zheng Liang's position.

He turned his head and said, "Prime Minister Zheng, your voice is too loud, I heard you."

Zheng Liang: "..."

Zheng Liang's face twitched, his expression shifting between pale and flushed as he looked at the Crown Prince.

He shut his mouth in embarrassment, stepped aside, and stopped speaking.

With the eyesore gone, Grand Tutor Hai looked at the Crown Prince and finally couldn't help but show a worried expression.

This time, it was indeed the Second Prince who made the contribution.

Now, it's likely that many people from the Second Prince's faction will jump out to impeach the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince, however, was not in a hurry. He winked at Grand Tutor Hai and whispered, "Grandfather, there's no need to worry. Just wait and see."

Hai Taifu looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Just then, an excited voice came from outside: "I heard that the lost treasure of Huang An's tomb has been found, Your Majesty. May I have a look at the chest?"

Then a richly dressed middle-aged man strode in, and as soon as he entered, he wanted to see the treasure.

Emperor Cangxuan didn't hold his rudeness against him and kindly said, "If Prince Fu wants to see the treasure, why not go to my private treasury?"

Prince Fu was immediately displeased. "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this? You won't let me see it? I'm not asking you for these treasures. I just want to see the treasures of the previous dynasty."

Prince Fu has always been fond of treasures, and his mansion has a large collection. How could he sit still after hearing that the treasures in Huang An's tomb had been found?

Today, he won't give up until he sees it through.

"Father, if Uncle Fu wants to see it, let him see it. It just so happens that all the adults present should also want to see it," Cang Mingze said confidently.

Zheng Liang immediately nodded and said, "Your Majesty, what the Second Prince said makes sense. We do indeed want to see it."

Emperor Cangxuan was silent for a moment, then said, "In that case, let's open the box."

As soon as Emperor Cangxuan finished speaking, several soldiers from the Thousand Feather Army stepped forward and carefully opened the box.

Prince Fu craned his neck, staring longingly at the box.

Zheng Liang and the other ministers, including the Second Prince himself, all looked on with anticipation.

Finally, a member of the Thousand Feather Army tore open the seal and opened the box.

Instead of the expected dazzling treasure, upon closer inspection, the box contained neatly stacked bricks and stones.

They were bricks and stones used to build the tomb passage.

The scene fell into a deathly silence.

Prince Fu stared wide-eyed, rubbed his eyes, and muttered, "No way, am I seeing things?"

Zheng Liang rubbed his eyes, his joy replaced by astonishment.

Yu Hai's expression changed.

He quickly pried open the seals on the other boxes and opened them. Without exception, the other boxes were also filled with bricks and stones.

"How could this be?" The second prince stared wide-eyed in panic, circling the box and turning over every brick and stone inside.

Stones, just stones, no treasures.

There wasn't even a single ingot of silver.

"How could this happen? How could this happen..."

Just then, Yu Hai picked up the seal on one of the boxes, and saw that several large characters were written on the back of the seal:

"We deliberately put up the seal, are you surprised?"

Yu Hai: "..."

Yu Hai stared wide-eyed as he picked up the seals one by one.

The other seal had a note on the back that read: "Only a fool wouldn't check without tearing off the seal."

The second prince also picked up the seals and checked the back of each one.

On the back of the seal in his hand was written: "Is the stone heavy? It'll be hard work carrying it back!"

"We bandits have had a tough time, and so have you Thousand Feather Army soldiers."

"Here are your stones back!"

On the back of each seal were extremely provocative and sarcastic words.

The second prince turned deathly pale, his body went limp, and he collapsed to his knees.

Zheng Liang also joined the group checking the writing on the back of the seals, and his expression grew more and more unpleasant with each one he looked at.

He couldn't help but look at the Second Prince, only to see that the Second Prince's face was pale, his expression panicked, and he had completely lost his composure.

A subtle disappointment suddenly rose in Zheng Liang's heart. Such a small matter had caused the Second Prince to lose his composure like this?

"It's all bricks and stones..."

Prince Fu looked disappointed, and even a little annoyed that he hadn't seen the treasure.

Emperor Cangxuan said, "I already told you to go and look in my private treasury..."

"Father!"

The second prince shuddered upon hearing Emperor Cangxuan's voice. He knelt on the ground and said, "Father, your son is guilty!"

Emperor Cangxuan looked at him, his expression unreadable.

He asked, "Didn't you notice anything strange about these seals back then?"

The second prince lowered his head deeply.

Upon seeing this, Yu Hai knelt on the ground in shame, unaware that he had been discovered.

Emperor Cangxuan said, "These seals were clearly put there by the bandits to trick you after they discovered the boxes were full of stones!"

"Father, please forgive me, I know I was wrong!"

The second prince was filled with fear.

The Crown Prince then stepped forward and said, "Father, my second brother has still made contributions."

Emperor Cangxuan asked, "What do you mean?"

The prince said, "These boxes are also treasures. What about the boxes made of golden nanmu, sandalwood, agarwood, and jade? How can they not be considered treasures?"

When Erchen and Fu'er exchanged the treasures inside, they were very distressed about those boxes.

But in order to mislead the enemy, the box had to be left behind. Now that the second prince has found it, how can he not be credited with a service?

Everyone was stunned.

What did the Crown Prince mean by that?

The second prince turned his head and stared intently at the crown prince.

What do you mean by telling him and Fu'er to switch the things inside out?

What exactly did they do?

Emperor Cangxuan then said, "The treasure has not been lost. The Crown Prince and Anguo transported the treasure back to their respective locations two days ago."

They anticipated that someone would steal the treasure and deliberately set this trap.

To mislead the enemy, only the treasure was transported back, while the chest containing the treasure was filled with bricks and stones and left in its original place.

The ministers: "..."

A hush fell over the room.

Something exploded in the Second Prince's head with a "boom".

He felt like a clown, and he looked at the prince in disbelief.

The crown prince looked completely innocent.

Emperor Cangxuan coughed lightly and said, "Mingze did indeed retrieve the box..."

Cang Mingze: "..."

I feel even more ashamed. What should I do?

At this moment, Grand Tutor Hai was practically grinning from ear to ear. He looked at Zheng Liang provocatively, "Grand Tutor Zheng... these boxes are indeed valuable, how can you say they don't count as meritorious service?"