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Soon enough, the news that the Sixth Prince had been conferred the title of the mighty Great General of Yuanfu for a long period of time had spread, and many people were discussing it amongst themselves. The news that the Sixth Prince had privately appropriated food and supplies had seemed to confirm it, but the title of Great General seemed to bestow a reward upon him, making it hard for people to understand what was going on.

Soon after, news spread out that the stealing of the grain had nothing to do with the Sixth Prince. It was his deputy general who had colluded with officials of the Department of Revenue.

Geng Qing didn't comment much on such an explanation, but he was clear in his heart that the purpose of the Emperor's actions was already very clear.

The commoners once again broke into a flurry of discussion. However, those with discerning eyes clearly understood the Emperor's actions. The Sixth Prince no longer had the qualifications to fight for the throne when he left the imperial court.

However, to, the person who was at the "heart of the struggle" and the Second Prince Nalan Ronglang, these were all words of praise. Taking food with him, Nalan Ronglang became like a god to the victims and even ate and lived with them, buying over a large number of people's hearts in the shortest amount of time.

The entire nation praised the King Rui, and there was a faint feeling of wanting the King Rui to be the king in the imperial court.

In the King Xuan Palace, Dongfang Chen was playing with the fan in his hands. His peach blossom eyes did not seem to be teasing: "Rongxuan, this brother of yours is great, this method is really pretty!"

The hearts of the people had always been what the Sovereign King desired the most. He was a little confused as to why Nalan Rongxuan was so carefree, as if he did not feel threatened at all.

It was just that in the end, the symbols on the food of the victims completely changed everyone's minds, causing Dongfang Chen to feel inferior. Rongxuan was Rongxuan, so he had long planned everything out.

But at that moment, Nalan Rongxuan did not explain anything, but stared out the window in a daze. The flowers were falling, and his little fox should be back by his side right?

"Hey, can you stop thinking about women when we're discussing business?" Dongfang Chen's beautiful peach blossom eyes carried disdain, but there was a faint, undetectable trace of loneliness in the depths of his eyes. That Yue Luoxue was so good, and made Nalan Rongxuan so concerned about him?

Nalan Rongxuan frowned in displeasure: "Just say what you want, don't worry about me."

"I understand, I understand. I have to do it with her, I want to tell you something. Think about it, I wanted to tell you something, since you don't want to hear it, then forget it!"

"Is it the master?" Nalan Rongxuan tapped his slender fingers on the table lightly. His eyes that were as deep as a pool of water were unfathomable, without a trace of emotion.

The playfulness in Dongfang Chen's peach blossom eyes converged and he looked at Nalan Rongxuan seriously: "Not at the moment, but it's about time soon. In these few days when you've been completely in the palace, you'd better think of a way to deal with it."

Nalan Rongxuan slightly paused, and looked Dongfang Chen in the eye deeply: "I know."

However, that glance made Dongfang Chen feel a little guilty. He found an excuse to leave, and Nalan Rongxuan stayed in that position for a long time. Only after Dongfang Chen had left for a long time did he faintly sigh, and slightly closed his eyes in exhaustion.

In the south coast city, Nalan Ronglang's current situation was even more smooth sailing. Not only did he bring along a plentiful amount of food, he also minimized the damage caused by the water disaster in the shortest amount of time possible and even fought on the front line while sharing food and shelter with the victims.

Nalan Ronglang's matter had already spread throughout Profound Leaf City, and even Nalan Jie had praised Nalan Ronglang in the imperial court several times, and even ordered a grand welcoming of him back to the imperial court.

But Nalan Ronglang actually rejected the decree, because the situation in the affected area was still unstable, he couldn't leave!

Nalan Jie did not punish him, but instead rewarded him. When Nalan Ronglang returned to the imperial court, the citizens welcomed him with open arms, showing how mighty he was!

The Nalan Jie was in high spirits, the disaster relief was the best news, and Nalan Ronglang's performance did indeed make the Nalan Jie have a whole new level of respect for him.

He had never paid any attention to political matters. He only felt that it would be difficult for him to achieve great things in the future. However, he had no choice but to admit that King Rui was actually a very good seedling.

What made him sigh the most was Nalan Ronglang's feelings towards his family. He took care of when he was severely ill, and when the crown prince and Nalan Ronglang were in trouble, he had come out to plead for mercy while disregarding his own safety. He did not take advantage of the situation to suppress him, which was even more precious.

After the officials praised him for a while, Qian Jin, the assistant minister of ceremonies, walked out from the crowd. "Your Majesty, this official thinks that the crown prince has done something wrong and is no longer worthy to be the crown prince. This old official proposes to cripple the crown prince and to make him the crown prince of Rui."

When Qian Jin said this, the entire hall went into an uproar. It was true that the crown prince had lost his virtue, but he had not been crippled yet.

Inevitably... Aren't you being too hasty!

Qian Jin was one of Nalan Ronglang's people, and the Rites Department was one of the six divisions.

Nalan Ronglang who was standing at the very front, was carefully looking at the expressions of the important officials in the imperial court. He did not expect to be able to become the next king so quickly, but it was just that the next step was not easy, he needed to look to the other powers in the imperial court to support him. Right now, he wanted to test who exactly was the sensible person.

When the officials in the imperial court heard Qian Jin's words, their expressions became serious. They didn't seem to support this suggestion, yet they didn't take the initiative to refute it.

This result was even better than what Nalan Ronglang had expected. This group of old fellows used to be the most loyal to the crown prince, but now that the situation was in turmoil, they were afraid of standing in the wrong group and did not dare to easily make their stand.

Nalan Jie sat on the dragon throne, his expression serious. After a long while, the Assistant Minister of Revenue took the initiative to step forward, "This subject believes that changing the position of the Lord of Storage is a huge matter, and requires further planning!"

Vice Minister Zhang originally didn't want to get involved in this mess, but unfortunately, because of the matter of the relief money and food, he was also involved in it. He originally thought that even if something happened to the Sixth Prince, he wouldn't fall into it, but who would've thought that the Sixth Prince would bite back at him?

Thus, he had to comply with the emperor's wishes. If the emperor really wanted to change the position of the crown prince, why would he spend so much time and effort to come up with a pretext for the crown prince to go to the Southern Shrine to recuperate?

At this moment, no one objected to Qian Jin's words. The emperor's expression had already turned grim. In order to follow the emperor's wishes, he could only brace himself and step forward.

As expected, after hearing Master Zhang's words, Nalan Jie's expression became much better. The officials had long trained in the art of observation, and immediately turned into a clump of clumps, falling towards Master Zhang's direction along the wind.