Consort Jin was taken aback.

He nodded and obediently followed.

Ye Ling's purpose in coming here was also to hear the sophistry that Shen Xing and his son would offer when faced with it.

What earth-shattering secrets might this quirky little girl reveal?

soon.

Shen Xing and his son Shen Shan were summoned to the Imperial Study!

On the way to the palace.

Shen Xing, Shen Shan has already heard about what happened in the harem!

Shen Xing never expected this.

Only a few hours had passed since the victory celebration banquet.

His daughter and grandson were killed!

If one's position in the harem is neither important nor insignificant, then it's fine!

But that was the Empress!

His grandson is being supported by him as the future emperor!

More than a decade of hard work, all in a moment!

It turned into a corpse and a pile of minced meat!

This is like spending over a decade preparing for the imperial examinations, only to have one of you poop in your pants right before the exam and fail!

Shen Xing was filled with anxiety!

The emperor didn't even spare his own son!

Unless it's a coup or a power struggle, the emperor will definitely show leniency and forgive the prince!

Could it be that the Emperor has discovered the collusion between them and the Great Xiongnu?!

Did the Empress and Ye Yu betray them?!

No, no, no, his daughter wouldn't be that stupid; she probably never betrayed him, even until her death.

So all he has to do is pretend to be stupid!

“Prime Minister Shen, I will not beat around the bush with you. I have summoned you to the palace to deal with the matter of your Shen family’s corruption and abuse of power.”

Shen Xing immediately knelt down to pledge his loyalty!

"Your Majesty! I am utterly loyal to Your Majesty! I have never embezzled or broken the law!"

Oh my! What a show!!

[Can't this dialogue be a little more original? Why is it that every person who makes a mistake, when facing the Emperor, immediately cries out for innocence and pledges loyalty!]

[Do you all think my father is a coward? You say this is a chicken, so does that mean it's not a mouse?]

"Since Prime Minister Shen said that you have never been corrupt or lawless, why did Shen Lianqiao say before his death that there was a golden nanmu house in the Prime Minister's mansion, and you covered it with a layer of bamboo to make it look like a bamboo house in order to cover your tracks?"

Shen Xing was stunned!

How could the Emperor know this?!

Even the Empress, he never said that!

Could it be that there is a spy in the Prime Minister's residence?

Well, there are no spies, but there is a little princess who knows your secrets.

In this way, the emperor wouldn't need to arrange for an inside agent.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty did not," Shen Xing said tremblingly.

At that very moment.

The bodyguard walked in.

"Your Majesty, I have indeed discovered a house made of Phoebe zhennan wood in the back garden of the Prime Minister's residence! It is covered with bamboo to make it appear as if it were built of bamboo."

Shen Xing immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me! It was my fault, I was confused for a moment!"

"So you embezzled 500 million taels of silver, was it also a moment of confusion?"

Shen Xing was taken aback!

How did the Emperor find out about this?!

Oh, Empress! You are truly my good daughter. Even on your deathbed, you didn't forget to treat your father like a porter!

Can't you sacrifice yourself for the happiness of the Shen family?

At least you must preserve your brother's lineage!

I, Shen Xing, have been wise all my life, how could I have given birth to such a foolish daughter who doesn't know how to take the blame!

"And there's Shenshan."

Shen Shan immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, I have embezzled 100,000 taels of silver. I confess! I confess!"

[Oh ho~ I haven't even said anything yet! My father knows nothing! And you've already admitted it yourself! Well, that saves me the trouble of saying a word! And saves my father the trouble of investigating!]

[You're the first to confess without being asked! Suddenly I understand why your sister and nephew are so foolish—you're all cut from the same cloth!]

[What a waste of my father's good genes! They've been completely ruined by the stupid genes of your Shen family!]

"Very good!" Ye Ling's face turned ashen.

"My father-in-law, the current prime minister! He actually embezzled and broke the law behind my back, and supported Ye Yu in usurping the throne!"

"I had no idea you were so capable of colluding with the Great Xiongnu!"

Shen Xing knew his crimes were unforgivable!

I fear his fate will be the same as the Empress's.

After mentally berating his foolish daughter, he had no choice but to honestly confess his guilt.

"Your Majesty, I confess my guilt! I confess my guilt!"

"It's good that you've confessed! Issue my decree! Imprison Shan for corruption, bribery, collusion with foreign enemies, and plotting against the crown prince!"

"Drag them out! Chop them into mincemeat!"

Shen Xing was taken aback!

"Your Majesty! I know I cannot escape death! I beg Your Majesty to spare my family! Please spare my grandson, he is only five years old and very young. He knows nothing about the Shen family's affairs!"

Ye Ling thought of Ye Sen, who lost his mother at a young age because he was caught up in palace intrigue.

Having been adopted by that wicked empress, she must have also been harmed by the poisonous mushroom powder.

"Since the child is innocent, then—"

[Father! Don't be soft-hearted! Absolutely don't be soft-hearted! This is like letting a tiger return to the mountains!]

[The grandson who was executed will grow up to be a spy for the Great Hungary! He'll be working with them to rebel!]

[Father wants to eliminate them completely! Eliminate them completely!]

Ye Ling's expression instantly turned cold.

"Save the entire Shen family! Wipe them all out! Kill them!"

Shen Xing was completely dumbfounded!

Judging from what the Emperor just said, he clearly intends to show leniency!

In the blink of an eye, the Emperor not only wanted to kill his precious grandson, but also the entire Shen family!

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