Eastern Palace.
The Crown Prince slammed the teacup in his hand onto the ground, shattering porcelain everywhere.
He was furious.
Prince Li had always been in the Capital City, deeply loved by the Emperor. Although he appeared to be indifferent to worldly matters, only interested in poetry and wine, the Crown Prince did not trust him.
Therefore, he had long planned to get Prince Li out of the Capital and into his vassal land.
A few days ago, news came back to the Capital: in Lanhe County, Prince Li's vassal land, someone was illegally mining from a mountain.
Despite every prince having their own vassal land, and all income from the vassal land belonging to the Vassal King, Nanxia had a strict decree that mountains and mines were properties of the Court, could be shared, but not mined privately.
This meant any discovered mineral resources had to be reported, with the Holy Emperor deciding whether the Court would exploit them or reward the Vassal King to do so themselves.
