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

The Crown Prince said, "Take them all back and send them to the Dali Temple. The evidence of their crimes will be handed over to the Dali Temple by me and Anguo when we return."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, I'm innocent..." County Magistrate Du cried out in a panic.

How did things suddenly turn out like this?

Wasn't the Crown Prince supposed to be frail and short-lived, and fond of pleasure? How did he suddenly manage to win them all over?

The crown prince gave them a cold look, his killing intent terrifying.

County Magistrate Du's face froze instantly.

The Crown Prince looked at Miao Shuo and said, "Magistrate Miao, you have had a very difficult time in Mingxi County these years. I will report the situation here to the Emperor truthfully. If you want to enter the cabinet, I will inform the Emperor. I believe the Emperor will be very pleased."

County Magistrate Du's eyes widened. "Enter the cabinet?"

With Miao Shuo's ugly and poor appearance, he's just a clown. Does he even deserve to be in the cabinet?

He glared at Miao Shuo with envy, but Miao Shuo just laughed.

"Your Highness, I am getting old and have grown accustomed to every blade of grass and tree in Mingxi County over the years. I feel that staying in Mingxi County is just fine," Miao Shuo said, bowing.

The crown prince gave him a deep look, "Alright, I understand."

County Magistrate Du stared wide-eyed incredulously. "Miao Shuo, what are you pretending for? How noble do you think you are?"

Miao Shuo glanced at him, stroked his mustache, and smiled with narrowed eyes: "A petty person like you wouldn't understand."

"you!"

County Magistrate Du blushed and his neck turned red.

Just then, Zhao Yongquan stumbled in and went straight to Miao Jiaoniang.

"Jiaoniang, save me, Jiaoniang! Our daughter can't be without a father!"

He burst into tears and knelt down in front of Miao Jiaoniang with a thud as soon as he entered, grabbing her sleeve and wiping away his snot and tears.

A hint of disdain flashed in Miao Jiaoniang's eyes.

She kicked Zhao Yongquan away, then walked to the Crown Prince and knelt down: "I dare to beg Your Highness to grant me a divorce and to sever my daughter's ties with this beast."

Imperial power is supreme, and at this moment, the invisible aura of imperial nobility emanating from the Crown Prince was finally revealed.

He looked at Miao Jiaoniang and said calmly, "Zhao Yongquan's crimes are unforgivable, while Miao Jiaoniang cares deeply for the people and is a meritorious person. Miao Jiaoniang, rest assured, I will grant your wish!"

Miao Jiaoniang was overjoyed. "Thank you, Your Highness!" She kowtowed three times.

"Rise, my father and I will not fail those who have been kind to the people and meritorious to Beixuan."

The Crown Prince spoke gently, and then gently supported Miao Jiaoniang.

Miao Jiaoniang stood up, bursting into tears of joy.

Zhao Yongquan stared at her, his eyes bloodshot, in disbelief. "Ms. Miao, why?"

Miao Jiaoniang looked at him and sneered, "Zhao Yongquan, with all the despicable things you've done, do you even deserve to be Ru'er's father?"

Zhao Yongquan suddenly realized something: "So all the concern you showed me was just an act?"

Miao Jiaoniang looked at him mockingly: "I did have feelings for you, but that was before I knew your true colors."

What you did later was truly despicable.

Zhao Yongquan's face darkened. He glared menacingly at Miao Jiaoniang and roared, "You bitch, die!"

As he spoke, he pulled out a dagger and stabbed at Miao Jiaoniang.

Wushuang snorted coldly, stepped forward and kicked the dagger out of Zhao Yongquan's hand. At the same time, the sound of Zhao Yongquan's hand bones breaking rang out.

"Yu Hai, capture him," the Crown Prince ordered.

Yu Hai led his men forward quickly, but just then, Ying Yufu suddenly shouted, "Watch out!"

As she spoke, Ying Yufu flashed forward and intercepted a poisoned needle that Zhao Yongquan was spitting out.

Ying Yufu held the thin, hair-like needle between her two fingers.

She looked sharply at Zhao Yongquan and said, "Commander Yu, tear off his clothes."

Yu Hai's eyes flashed, and he understood something. His face turned ugly as he ripped open Zhao Yongquan's clothes and began to caress him.

With a tearing sound, a piece of skin as thin as a cicada's wing was ripped off, revealing his own skin underneath.

Beneath that skin, a vibrant chrysanthemum was in full bloom.

"Chrysanthemum Hall!"

Miao Shuo's eyes widened.

Miao Jiaoniang's face was also pale, and she staggered slightly.

She stared at Zhao Yongquan in utter shock.

"We've been married for over ten years, and you...you actually..."

She never noticed.

Zhao Yongquan didn't speak, but instead glanced at Ying Yufu, who had caught his poisoned needle, and said only, "Princess Anguo has excellent skills, which is truly surprising."

After saying that, he fell silent.

As dawn broke, with the matter concluded, Miao Shuo and Miao Jiaoniang stood at the entrance of the county government office to respectfully see off the Crown Prince and his entourage.

Only after the Crown Prince and his entourage had gone far away did Miao Shuo finally manage to call out loudly, "Miao Shuo, respectfully seeing off His Highness the Crown Prince!"

His voice was extremely loud, and the cold wind carried it far away.

The prince turned his head for a moment, then looked at the road ahead again.

"Uncle, His Highness the Crown Prince is not as rumored," Miao Jiaoniang said, staring blankly ahead.

Miao Shuo squinted, very happy, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is a good heir apparent."

Miao Jiaoniang's eyes gleamed. "Princess Anguo is no less impressive."

"Wait, something's not right, Uncle. It seems Princess Anguo left something behind."

Miao Jiaoniang blinked in confusion, wondering if it was just her imagination. She turned around and went back into her uncle's bedroom, where she saw several boxes of silver placed by the bed.

It was the same 50,000 taels that had been in the secret room earlier.

"Uncle, look, this..."

Miao Shuo also walked in, staring at the several boxes of silver that had suddenly appeared there, his expression one of shock.

Thinking of something, he hurriedly jumped down into the secret room to investigate.

Upon seeing the empty secret room, Miao Shuo couldn't help but gasp.

He climbed back up and sealed the entrance to the secret chamber.

Meanwhile, outside the county government office, Lu Zhaodi and Liu Youcai walked over looking exhausted. They saw that everything outside the county government office was calm, and even the guards were fewer.

Finally seeing a yamen runner emerge, Lu Zhaodi couldn't contain her excitement and rushed forward, her face full of anticipation, asking, "Sir, may I ask if the county magistrate has been changed? Is the new county magistrate named Lu Changshen?"

The county official paused for a moment, then said impatiently, "What Lu Changshen? Go away, go away, are you still asleep this early in the morning?"

Lu Zhaodi and Liu Youcai were kicked out, looking utterly dejected.

……

"That's strange. Wasn't Zhao Yongquan supposed to be one of Cang Mingze's men? How come he's now a member of the Chrysanthemum Hall?"

The Chrysanthemum Hall was a powerful force from the previous dynasty.

Ying Yufu sat in the carriage, her eyes filled with suspicion.

Even in the dream, it didn't say that Cang Mingze had any connection with the previous dynasty.

The crown prince rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought. After a moment, his eyes crinkled into a smile, and he said, "How interesting."

Ying Yufu nodded; it was indeed very interesting.

"But Father is going to be very angry," the Crown Prince said gleefully.

Ying Yufu expressed sympathy for Emperor Cangxuan, saying that being an emperor was not easy.

Meanwhile, Cang Mingze, who had already arrived at the next post station, was saying goodbye to the old man.

"You can leave me here. Once we get to Yuzhou, I will contact the Chrysanthemum Hall's informants there."

Inside the room, Cang Mingze spoke with a complex expression.

The old man looked at Cang Mingze with satisfaction and said, "You have grown up and look just like my lord. When you accomplish great things in the future, my Great Qian Dynasty will be able to recover."

Cang Mingze bowed slightly in greeting.

The old man turned around and put on the human skin mask, revealing himself to be the Imperial Tutor Jin Zishi.

He turned and walked out of the room, leading his men away from the post station.

That day, when the old man lifted the human skin mask from his face, Cang Mingze was shocked to learn that Jin Zishi had long been replaced by this old man.

His true identity, however, is Han Meng, the son of the former emperor's tutor.