Seeing this, everyone hurriedly followed suit. This Minister of War colluded with local officials to harm the people, and the King of Xiang was even more disregarding of human life. It was clear that both of them were doomed.

If we don’t push them out now, who will we push out?

If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.

The emperor's face suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. Although the Minister of War had violated a taboo, he was still his man. As for the Prince of Xiang...

The emperor was having a headache when Jiang Hai whispered, "Your Majesty, Concubine Yao requests an audience."

Upon hearing this, the emperor frowned. The reason why Concubine Yao asked for an audience at this time was simply because of the matter of Prince Xiang.

Seeing that they all wished that he would deal with the Minister of War and Prince of Xiang right now, the emperor felt even more unhappy.

He dismissed them directly and summoned Concubine Yao to the court.

Concubine Yao walked in soon. She was wearing gorgeous palace clothes and had a haggard face. Although she was over forty years old, she still maintained a graceful figure.

As soon as she saw the emperor, she immediately knelt down, her voice trembling: "Your Majesty, I beg you to show mercy and spare Prince Xiang this time! Although he made mistakes, he is still your brother after all!"

The emperor took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Empress Dowager Yao, please stand up. You should also know about the matter of Prince Xiang. The mistake he made this time is really too big, and I am also very embarrassed."

Concubine Yao burst into tears and said, "Your Majesty, I only have this one son. If anything happens to him, I will die."

The emperor stepped forward and helped her up. Seeing this, Jiang Hai waved his hand and asked everyone in the hall to leave.

Concubine Yao fell into the emperor's arms and pounded his chest, "Your Majesty, if you want us to die, just give us a direct order. We won't cause you any trouble."

"Why are you saying such things for no reason? I haven't issued an edict to blame the King of Xiang yet. You are already this old, why are you still being petty?"

Concubine Yao gave him a glare, "Your Majesty, do you dislike my age?"

The emperor lifted her chin. Tears were on her face, her eyes and nose were red, and her body, which was lying on him, twitched uncontrollably, making her look weak and pitiful.

It was an hour later when Concubine Yao came out of the palace.

Jiang Hai ordered someone to clean up the mess before reporting, "Your Majesty, the Minister of War has committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

The emperor was startled and silent for a moment, "What a useless guy."