Chapter 1101 Gongqiu and the Imperial Concubine's Secret Meeting

In fact, although the deceased Gong Chang and the suspect Meng Yunzheng were both sons of the Gong family, they were not officials appointed by the imperial court.

Their cases were far from being of any concern to the emperor.

Not to mention that after the case was closed, Lord Jing had to personally take the case file to the palace to meet the emperor.

When Lord Jing entered the palace, he naturally had other matters to report. He would 'incidentally' inform the Emperor about the Gong family's case, since it not only concerned the Gong family but also Duke Liu.

I imagine the Emperor would be interested in hearing the whole thing.

Sure enough, after Lord Jing finished speaking about his important matters, he casually presented the case files of the recently concluded case to the emperor for review, and seemingly inadvertently brought up the murder case of the Gong family.

The emperor had also heard about the Gong family's case. After hearing the whole story, he frowned and said, "So, this case was caused by Lady Dong and Lady Gong from the Liu family?"

"Yes, the eldest son of the Gong family has just returned to the capital and has indeed suffered an undeserved calamity. Now that the evidence is conclusive, I have released Gong Xiao. However, Lord Gong is not at his residence, so I have not yet informed him of this matter."

As he spoke, Lord Jing sighed, "With your children causing such a commotion at home, Lord Gong must be feeling terrible."

"Gongqiu isn't at the manor? Where did he go?"

Lord Jing shook his head. "I don't know either. When I sent people to arrest Gong Ya, only Madam Gong was at the residence. I also sent people to the Ministry of Works to look for her, but Lord Gong was not on duty there."

The emperor frowned deeply. "One of his sons was murdered, and another has become a suspect. Instead of cooperating with the authorities to find out the truth, he has disappeared. This Gongqiu can't even handle his own family matters. I am truly disappointed in him."

Lord Jing thought to himself, "You'll be even more disappointed in a little while."

The thought had barely formed when the emperor's personal eunuch rushed in, his forehead beaded with sweat. This experienced man looked flustered and was trembling slightly.

Lord Jing narrowed his eyes slightly and saw Xi Ping walk to the emperor's side and whisper a few words in his ear.

The emperor abruptly raised his head, his eyes bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour someone. "What did you just say?!"

Xi Ping knelt down with a thud. "Your Majesty, this servant dares not lie. The person is outside."

The emperor suddenly stood up, swept all the memorials on the table to the ground, and began to breathe rapidly, panting heavily.

He was already in poor health, and in the past six months he had been seeing the imperial physician every few days. Now, as if he had been subjected to a tremendous shock, he swayed when he stood up.

The next moment, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Lord Jing and Xi Ping's expressions changed drastically, and they hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, how are you? Summon the imperial physician, quickly summon the imperial physician."

The emperor staggered slightly, but thankfully regained his balance with the help of the two men.

His eyes were sharp as he gripped Lord Jing's hand tightly, saying each word clearly, "No need to summon the imperial physician, you may leave the palace."

“But, Your Majesty…”

"I hereby order you to leave the palace!!" The emperor suddenly turned his head, staring intently at him, blood still at the corner of his mouth, his face looking exceptionally ferocious.

Lord Jing's heart skipped a beat. He had a feeling that if he dared to delay even a moment longer, the emperor could have him dragged out and beheaded.

Therefore, he knelt down without saying a word and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I take my leave."

(End of this chapter)