Chapter 178 The Heir Apparent of the Earl's Mansion 1

Ning Yan, the heir of the Marquis's mansion, was spoiled by his parents and three older sisters from a young age, and became a notorious playboy in the capital.

But the old man hoped his grandson would become successful and always wanted to correct his ways, hoping he would achieve something.

Just then, a palace coup occurred, and a new emperor ascended the throne. The neutral old man then sent his grandson to the palace as a guard.

However, the old man soon realized how stupid his decision was!

The new emperor began an extremely cruel massacre upon taking the throne, and corpses were carried out of the Holy Palace every day.

The new emperor was tyrannical, and the officials in the capital were terrified of being killed by the mad emperor, fearing that they would be next.

In the palace, everyone was aloof and self-important. From the concubines to the maids, palace maids, and eunuchs, everyone wished they could stay far away from the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Emperor.

Ning Yan, as expected of the family's darling and a playboy in the capital, was adept at flattery, extremely perceptive, and particularly good at getting things done. Not only did he avoid being beheaded by the emperor, but he also gained the emperor's favor. In three years, he rose from a sword-wielding guard to the position of General of the Thousand Bull Guard, a fourth-rank official.

The emperor often invited him to dine with him in the palace, and occasionally, if he was busy with business late into the night, he would let him stay overnight.

There are many rumors in the capital that the emperor is fond of men, and some ministers even deliberately send handsome young eunuchs to the emperor. However, none of those people have accomplished much after entering the palace, and the only one who has stayed by the emperor's side is the original owner of this body.

As a result, the original owner became a thorn in the side of all the concubines in the harem, and everyone wished they could kill this male enchantress who had bewitched the emperor and prevented him from entering the harem.

The original owner of this body had no such relationship with the emperor, and was completely unaware of those rumors. She continued to live her life as usual, and continued to try to please the emperor as needed.

One day, after hearing from the imperial physician that plum blossoms have the effect of stimulating appetite and relieving depression, he decided to go to the plum garden to pick a few plum blossoms by hand and try to make some dishes for the emperor to taste, hoping to please the emperor.

If the emperor is pleased, how could she not enjoy wealth and privilege?

As a result, he accidentally witnessed a concubine and Prince Su having an affair, and that very night he became a floating corpse in Taiming Lake.

This is not the most important thing.

Seven days after Ning Yan's death, his soul regained consciousness. He stayed by the side of the so-called tyrannical and bloodthirsty emperor, watching him being plotted against step by step by Prince Su, being drugged by the concubines, and finally dying of a headache in the Golden Palace.

Because he left no heirs, the ministers supported Prince Su to ascend the throne, and all the concubines from the late Empress's palace were taken over by Prince Su.

The Cheng'an Marquis's family was implicated by the original owner of the house and was falsely accused, resulting in their exile.

The three older sisters, who had long been married, were disliked by their husbands' families, and their grandparents died during their exile.

His parents, already devastated by Ning Yan's death, died during their exile.

Ning Yan's greatest wish before his soul dissipated was to kill Prince Su!

As long as Prince Su dies, the Emperor will be fine!

If the Emperor is well, then his whole family will be well too!

As for others saying that the emperor is cruel, tyrannical, and bloodthirsty—

The Emperor didn't kill him!

Prince Su may have a good reputation, but what the hell has he done that is inhuman?

Ning Yan looked at her body and was utterly speechless.

You have to understand, she's just the heir of a fallen noble family, the whole family is the same, they have no skills whatsoever, wanting to kill Prince Su is nothing short of a pipe dream!

Who would have thought that this girl was actually a woman disguised as a man!

The heir of the Earl's Mansion is a woman!

The dignified General of the Thousand Bull Guard is a woman!

This absolutely constitutes the crime of deceiving the emperor!

You'll lose your head!

After her death, the Emperor sent people to examine her body, but did not punish the Earl's family in any way. If Ning Yan hadn't received all of her memories, everyone would have thought that the Emperor had a crush on the original owner!

She was certain that the original owner wanted to kill Prince Su directly because he wanted to repay the Emperor for not exposing the secrets he possessed!

"Smack!"

Another sound of a cup being smashed came from the main hall. Ning Yan exchanged a glance with Si Xi, who was guarding the other side. Then, everyone visibly tensed up and dared not breathe. It was obvious that the Emperor was going to unleash another massacre today!

"You scoundrel, you dare to embezzle disaster relief funds! You should be beaten to death!"

"Spare me, Your Majesty! Spare me! I, Your Majesty, will repay all the embezzled silver and offer a million taels of silver to buy my life! Please, Your Majesty, have mercy!"

"Spare me! If I spare you, who will spare the suffering people?" Then there was a whoosh, and the guards who were familiar with the procedure knew that the emperor had drawn his sword.

The next second, a scream rang out!

"Drag him out and feed him to the dogs."

Several guards outside the hall quickly lowered their heads and went inside, then each carried the person out by one end.

The palace maids and eunuchs were even faster. After they carried the person away, the bloodstains on the ground were wiped dry. They even knelt down and quickly wiped the ground again. Even though someone had just died in the palace, all traces disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Ning Yan stared blankly at the cold teacup in the duty room. There were several officials in the main hall. Today's topic was the disaster relief in Jiangnan. The inspecting censor found that the disaster relief funds had not been fully used for disaster relief. The people were still poor. The river embankment that should have been built was just a formality. The next time there was a rainstorm, the riverbank would still break.

Afterwards, the matter was reported to the emperor, who ordered a thorough investigation. It was discovered that the imperial envoy, Lord Mu, had embezzled a full 800,000 taels of the 1 million taels disaster relief funds!

If the Emperor doesn't kill him, who will he kill?

"Imperial Censor Chu, Lord Zhang, you two will now take men to the Mu residence to confiscate all the confiscated items and register them in a comprehensive record, without any errors or omissions."

It means that no one should try to profit from this, otherwise, the Holy Temple will have to carry out more corpses.

In fact, Imperial Censor Chu and Minister of Justice Zhang were mortal enemies. If the two of them went to confiscate property together, and one of them tampered with the items, wouldn't that be handing over their incriminating evidence to the other?

They haven't lived enough yet!

"I obey the decree."

The two officials received the decree and left the Holy Palace. Soon after, the remaining officials were also dismissed.

The guards breathed a sigh of relief, but the eunuchs and maids' skin tightened again.

Seeing the Emperor start massaging his temples again, Eunuch Sixi immediately stepped forward, "Your Majesty, should we summon the imperial physician?"

"What use is the Imperial Physician? It's been three years, and my headache hasn't improved in the slightest. Those people in the Imperial Hospital are a bunch of useless trash!"

Si Xi quickly said, "Then shall this servant give Your Majesty a massage?"

"Um."

Si Xi washed his hands and then began massaging the Emperor's acupoints. Xiao Li asked, "Where is Ning Yan?"

"He's guarding outside. Shall I call him in?"

"Um."

Ning Yan quickly followed the eunuch into the main hall. "Your Majesty, I have arrived."

"Come here and read the memorial to me."

Xiao Li pointed to the chair next to him, and Ning Yan responded with a "yes" before obediently sitting down, picking up the memorial on the imperial desk, and beginning to read it.

Xiao Li stared at Ning Yan's profile with a dark look in his eyes. The person beside him seemed different from before. In the past, his eyes were full of flattery. He seemed to be able to navigate the palace with ease, but in fact, he was very afraid. He was afraid that he would kill her one day!