Chapter 1108 People in Panic

The emperor waited quietly in the palace, and the imperial physician came again to prescribe medicine for him.

When they had drunk half of the medicine, the Imperial Guards returned.

Also brought was evidence that Gongqiu and the Second Prince were conspiring to rebel.

This single piece of evidence was enough for the emperor to have an excuse to kill him.

The Imperial Study was quiet. It was already dark when Xi Ping lit the candles, and the huge space was instantly as bright as day.

The emperor, alone, slowly examined the evidence, his grip tightening with each glance, until finally he threw it away.

Xi Ping looked at the emperor, who was panting heavily, with some worry, but dared not utter a sound.

After a long while, the emperor told him to retrieve it, and then he continued reading.

He couldn't hold on any longer and went to sleep on his couch for two hours. He didn't sleep well, and at dawn, the emperor got up again.

After getting up this time, he asked Xi Ping to take a few things and prepared to go to court with a stern face.

In fact, he had not attended court for many days due to health reasons.

Therefore, when the emperor appeared, many officials in the court were taken aback.

However, what they didn't expect was the turbulent and alarming events that unfolded in the court that day. The news that Gong Qiu and the Second Prince had been caught red-handed plotting a rebellion shocked the entire court.

Some well-informed people knew that Gong Qiu had been arrested and that he had some connection with Consort Liu. They assumed that Gong Qiu and Consort Liu had some unspeakable secret, but they never expected that they were actually helping the Second Prince to rebel?

Some people didn't know, but seeing that Miyauchi hadn't appeared in public for two days, they guessed that something might have happened to him.

There were also some officials who had close ties with Gongqiu, and at this moment their faces turned pale as they tried to minimize their presence.

But the emperor's actions this time were bold and decisive, causing a great stir.

He ordered the Fifth Prince to oversee the matter, with the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Judicial Review, and the Censorate conducting a joint trial to thoroughly investigate the case.

Because the evidence found during the search of Gongqiu also involved officials who colluded with the three judicial departments, all the officials involved were detained.

The emperor directly appointed the Minister of Justice, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and the Right Vice Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate to be in charge, and no one else was allowed to interfere or obstruct it.

The Third Prince frowned slightly when he heard that the Fifth Prince was in charge of the matter. But he wasn't surprised; the struggle between the Fifth Prince and the Fifth Prince was pretty much out in the open, and his father wouldn't trust him to take over.

The fifth brother wasn't very noticeable, so he didn't seem to care, only giving him a few subtle "tips".

However, what the Third Prince did not know was that the Fifth Prince used this incident to not only confirm the Second Prince's crime of plotting a rebellion, but also to eliminate several of the Third Prince's subordinate officials.

By the time he realized what was happening, it was too late.

The emperor was not feeling well, so after giving his instructions, he returned to the inner palace.

The imperial study was quiet, and the emperor closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

However, outside the palace, people were in a state of panic. The imperial guards were arresting people all over the city, and the entire capital was filled with fear and suspicion.

Meng Yunzheng was taken to the Dali Temple again as an important witness to cooperate with the investigation.

Shu Yu had been staying at the Jing family's residence, but Lord Jing had not returned; he had been at the Dali Temple for three or four days.

Fortunately, he knew that Shu Yu was waiting for news, so he had his attendant go home under the pretext of getting clothes and pass on Meng Yunzheng's message.

Shu Yu was relieved to know that he was safe.

However, this turmoil lasted for more than half a month before it subsided.

Meng Yunzheng was also detained at Dali Temple for half a month before he was released.

(End of this chapter)