Chapter 1365 Impeachment
The Crown Princess, in particular, was almost out of anger, and angrily accused someone of having ulterior motives and slandering the Crown Prince, saying that they deserved to die!
But, how can such a thing just disappear?
The more the Crown Princess behaves like this, the more suspicious people become.
She is simply feeling guilty!
Before the prince could prove his innocence, the censor impeached him for the matter and the case was quickly reported to the emperor.
The emperor was furious when he heard this and immediately summoned the crown prince and several princes for questioning.
You have to know that as a prince, embezzling the national treasury is definitely a huge scandal! As a crown prince who does such a thing, don't even think about staying in this position!
The prince naturally denied it vehemently.
How could he possibly do such a thing?
However, several princes spread rumors and made sarcasm to bully the crown prince. The crown prince's eyes turned red and he knelt before the emperor and kowtowed repeatedly, almost shedding tears.
When the emperor saw this, although he felt a little bit reluctant, he still ordered a thorough investigation.
This is a big deal, and he will never feel at ease until he gets to the bottom of it.
The Fourth Prince watched coldly, sneering secretly, and waited for the Crown Prince to get into trouble with a smug and gloating look on his face.
What rumors? It's the truth!
The prince did such a sneaky thing, did he really think he could keep it secret? If he was not 100% sure, how could he have ordered someone to spread it, how could he have secretly instructed the censor to impeach him?
In fact, Prince Qingdi was still in the capital at this moment, and the Fourth Prince hesitated for a while whether to expose this matter. After all, family disgrace should not be made public.
But then we thought, why not?
The prince might have assumed that Prince Qingdi and his party were here, and that with them around no one would dare to say anything even if there were any problems.
Since the evidence is irrefutable, why not take the opportunity to sue him? He is the one who will lose face, what does it have to do with others? Even if the emperor knew, he would be furious and would only blame the prince!
Naturally, the Fourth Prince was still extremely cautious about this matter. He had confirmed again and again that the Crown Prince had used the money from the national treasury!
Forty thousand taels! This is not a small amount.
If the subsequent operations go well, perhaps as soon as Prince Qingdi leaves the capital, his father will shut himself in to deal with family affairs and depose the crown prince.
At this moment, although the Crown Prince kowtowed and said something like "the innocent are innocent", the Fourth Prince sneered in his heart and did not believe a word he said. He thought he was lying and retreating to advance.
Did he think he was being very secretive and safe?
The emperor conducted a thorough investigation and soon obtained results.
Facts have proven that the prince was really wronged. He had never used a single ounce of silver from the national treasury. The princess did not need to worry about money for the New Year this year, not because the prince had gotten money for her through improper channels, but because the harvest at the imperial farm was very good this year, and a batch of medicinal herbs, grain, and livestock were sold.
What 40,000 taels of silver? These are all rumors! The prince does not have 40,000 taels of silver at all. The silver harvested from the imperial farm is clearly 8,000 taels.
The extra income of eight thousand taels and the extra reward of one thousand taels from the Emperor add up to nearly ten thousand taels. Therefore, the Crown Princess will have a lot more money this year!
The prince was relieved after proving his innocence, and the emperor was also relieved - otherwise, the heir to the throne of the Qin Dynasty would not be able to afford to lose face if such a joke happened! The position of the heir to the throne had to be taken by someone else.
(End of this chapter)
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