I became a concubine in the palace and cured my master's hidden disease.

Chapter 144 Entering the Trap Again

Concubine De thought about it and realized that what her son said made sense. Aren't the princes outside the palace and the concubines in the palace all scheming? "Okay! Just one thousand taels."

Zhao Yuan said helplessly, "Mother, if Lin Yan is out in the future, will you not pursue the matter?"

Concubine De's face turned cold, and she said, "Why, are you planning to ask her to do something out of the ordinary?"

Zhao Yuan said, "I haven't thought about it yet. Let's wait and see! They are all difficult to deal with. I just want to save my life. I really don't have any idea about my father's position. He seems to be high and mighty every day, but in fact he is in danger. He can't even go out to play happily, let alone go wherever he wants to play. I don't care at all."

Concubine De glared at him unhappily and scolded him, "All you do is play all day long."

Emperor Qianyuan happened to pass by and heard the second half of the sentence. He felt annoyed about this useless son who was constantly involved in gossip all day long, but at the same time he liked him more and more. Because such a son did not pose a threat to the throne, and the father-son relationship between them was purer.

After Concubine De and Zhao Yuan stood still, they both saluted Emperor Qianyuan.

Emperor Qianyuan looked at Zhao Yuan with an unhappy expression on his face, and said, "I heard that you set up a gambling house outside. You are really capable. A dignified prince actually engages in such business."

Zhao Yuan touched his head awkwardly and said with a smile: "Father, how did you know so quickly?"

Emperor Qianyuan replied angrily: "Are you only allowed to make trouble outside and not allowed to know about it?"

Zhao Yuan quickly explained: "Of course not, this is just a way to make a living, father, don't take it too seriously."

Emperor Qianyuan frowned and asked, "You have already made it so popular and public, and you still ask me not to take it seriously? How can I not take it seriously?"

Zhao Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "This is just a form of entertainment. I have no ill intentions." He really couldn't understand why the news reached his father and mother not long after he opened his business. He must find out who is behind this.

"Give me five thousand taels every month, otherwise I will close the shop immediately. It is not proper for a prince to open a gambling house." Emperor Qianyuan reprimanded in a serious manner.

Zhao Yuan finally understood and saw it clearly. No wonder his brothers were so obsessed with money. It was obvious that they had inherited their father's habit.

"In addition, the other two tax payments lost in Jiangnan must either be recovered, or you find a way to fill the gap yourself." Emperor Qianyuan said calmly.

"What? Father, did I hear it wrong?" Zhao Yuan almost lost his footing.

"It's settled!" Emperor Qianyuan answered without hesitation.

"No way, that's hundreds of thousands of taels of silver! Father, you can't play like this." Zhao Yuan complained with a wronged look on his face, as if he had been wronged. He paused, and then said: "First, this matter is not my responsibility; second, I don't have a gold mine; third, the clues I found last time suddenly disappeared. The secret door, this organization that suddenly appeared is obviously different from the previous civilian organizations. Everyone is a master. The investigation is in trouble. It is not ruled out that officials are involved. It feels like this group of people suddenly appeared from the ground. How can I blame my son for this?"

Zhao Yuan secretly complained in his heart, thinking that he had hit a wall. Not only did his feet hurt badly, but his heart was in unbearable pain. However, his excuses did not seem to have much effect, but instead made Emperor Qianyuan more resolute in his trust and expectations of him.

"What you said seems to make sense. From today on, you will be responsible for investigating all the missing taxes in Jiangnan. You will also serve as General Annan and take over the military defense of Jiangnan." Emperor Qianyuan announced in a firm tone. The eunuch stood aside and held up the imperial edict.

Zhao Yuan was stunned. This was all planned long ago! He was unable to react for a moment. Concubine De, who was standing by, was unaware of the danger and was so excited that she could not control herself. Her eyes were shining with joy. She stared at Zhao Yuan closely, hoping that he would kneel down immediately to accept the decree and thank her.

However, Zhao Yuan was still in shock, his mind in a mess. He stared at Emperor Qianyuan with wide eyes, looking at him in disbelief, as if trying to confirm whether he had heard wrongly. After a long while, he came back to his senses, but he was still a little at a loss.

Finally, under the anxious urging of Concubine De, Zhao Yuan knelt down as if awakened from a dream, kowtowed, and then took the imperial edict.

Zhao Yuan muttered to himself, "Why are you always plotting against me? This hot potato can't be pushed away even if I want to. If it falls on my hands, I will definitely die miserably." A trace of bitterness appeared on his face.

"Your son has received your order. But, father..." Zhao Yuan tried to explain something to Emperor Qianyuan.

However, Emperor Qianyuan interrupted him and said, "No buts. I have already given you the military power. Make good use of the unlucky Lin beside you. I believe you will not let me down." Then he turned around and led everyone away cleanly, leaving Zhao Yuan with only his back.

Zhao Yuan helplessly watched the back of Emperor Qianyuan leaving, his heart filled with bitterness and helplessness. On the other hand, Concubine De was very excited, with a gleam in her eyes. She comforted Zhao Yuan: "Although this matter is difficult, we can see from this that your father values ​​you. Now it seems that Lin Yan is not so useless. The star of fate cannot restrain you, but you are definitely a good unlucky person to others."

Zhao Yuan smiled bitterly and swallowed his saliva, sighing inwardly. He thought, it's easy to say, mother, you don't know at all, in order to investigate this case, several guards I carefully trained have died, and I was stabbed twice. If I wasn't lucky, I would have gone to hell to drink tea.

He never expected that Lin Yan's fate of being a lonely star would become so popular. Suddenly, Zhao Yuan felt that Lin Yan's gambling house was not so popular at all.

Lin Yan was also in trouble at this time. A group of hooligans in blue clothes rushed into the store with sticks in hand, waving the sticks and indiscriminately smashing the people and items inside.

Fortunately, Jordan was an experienced veteran and there were enough capable thugs in the store, so he quickly took control of the situation.

However, in the chaos, Lin Yan was unfortunately grabbed by the neck by a man in blue. The man's grip became stronger and stronger, and Lin Yan felt difficulty breathing. At this critical moment, Guard Li took decisive action and killed the man in blue with a single knife.

Although Lin Yan was rescued, she still felt very uncomfortable. She supported the table with one hand and kept coughing.