Three days later, in the Yangxin Palace.
Long Lin buried himself in countless memorials. When Long Haochang was regent, he made the court a mess. He wanted to deal with the accumulated government affairs and refused to stop for a moment.
He promoted Prime Minister Ji to be the Prince's Tutor, and no matter who became the Crown Prince in the future, Prime Minister Ji would be the Crown Prince's teacher.
Ji Yunping was still the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, but he had already issued an edict to appoint Ji Yunping as the prefect of Suzhou next year.
Suzhou is a wealthy place where it is easy to achieve political achievements, but the local wealthy and powerful gentry are deeply rooted and the prefect can easily be sidelined. However, the Zhuo family started from Suzhou. By sending Ji Yunping to Suzhou, everyone can see the emperor's preference for Ji Yunping.
Ji Yunping built up his network as the chief academic officer of the Imperial College and accumulated experience when he was sent out to become the prefect of Suzhou. A road to success lay before him.
That’s not all. After Commander Zheng died, Weichang Xiao was promoted to Deputy Commander Xiao, and the emperor left the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard to Ji Yun’an!
Even though Ji Yun'an used illness as an excuse and did not enter the palace to take up his post, it was enough to make people jealous.
Yesterday's court meeting was filled with dissenting voices. Even Wang Fengchang, who was on good terms with Prime Minister Ji, jumped out to object, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, there has been a clear distinction between civil officials and military commanders. Your Majesty's move is too much of a compliment. I'm afraid the Prime Minister's Office cannot bear such an honor."
The emperor insisted on his own way and no one could persuade him. He only regretted that he had not given enough to the Ji family.
Prime Minister Ji and Ji Yunping were tortured in the Sky Prison and were recuperating at home. Long Lin kept rewarding them, but he didn't dare to see the Ji family. He didn't even dare to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to take a look.
He has always lived soberly and self-controlled, but this time, he just wanted to deceive himself.
It seemed that as long as he didn't leave, Ji Yunhuan would still be alive.
Ji Yunhuan still lives in Linlang Garden, surrounded by gorgeous clothes, beautiful scenery, and laughter.
When the weather was good, she would lie in the yard to bask in the sun, chase her second brother with a black iron whip, hide her eldest brother's favorite ink ingot, and laugh at her eldest brother's anxious look.
She would go out to play polo, fly kites, enjoy the flowers and go for an outing... She is still living well in the capital!
Long Lin's eyes felt a little hot. He thought he had cried, but when he reached out to touch them, there was nothing there. It seemed that he could not cry anymore.
Eunuch Wei came in with a bowl of ginseng soup and cautiously advised, "Your Majesty hasn't eaten all day, so you should drink some ginseng soup. Government affairs cannot be handled in a day, so Your Majesty should take care of your health."
Long Lin took a sip of the ginseng soup and put it down, waving his hand to let Eunuch Wei go out.
Eunuch Wei sighed. He had served His Majesty for so many years, but had never seen His Majesty like this.
I don’t know what Your Majesty has experienced during this month away from home. He is safe and sound, but it seems like he has lost his soul.
Xu Tingwei came in nervously. Tingwei was in charge of judicial trials, and he came to apologize to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. Your Majesty gave Shangguan poisoned wine, but she suffered from vomiting and diarrhea after drinking it. She vomited out most of the poison, but she didn't die. She is now unconscious. In my humble opinion, it would be better to give her white silk."
Giving him white silk means strangling him to death, so there will be no more mistakes.
Long Lin raised his head from the pile of memorials and suddenly thought of the day when Mei Lingshuang hunted Shangguan. Shangguan was very tough and could not die no matter what.
The white silk may not be able to strangle her to death.
"That's fine. Death is too easy for her. Give her a cup of poisoned wine every day, 70% to 80% toxic. When she dies, come and report to me."
That woman should endure a million times the pain that Ji Yunhuan had experienced!
Xu Tingwei shuddered. The emperor massacred the entire prince's mansion, and spared no guards or maids. Those who were at large were hunted down by the whole city. The imperial guards were completely replaced, and a number of people died.
In this case of treason, the emperor was not as merciful as before, but instead appeared extremely cruel.
It would be a knife attack whether he stuck his head out or not, so Xu Tingwei simply told everything at once.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was ordered to draw Long Haochang into five pieces, but the thunder startled the horses, and they broke free and ran away. I changed horses, but the same thing happened."
"There are rumors in the capital right now, saying... that the traitor is the one destined by heaven and cannot be killed. Killing him will bring about divine punishment!"
Long Lin put down the memorial and sneered, "Ha! Destiny? My survival is defying fate! Go investigate, find the person who spread the rumors, and punish him for treason!"
"Now that I'm back, I'm destined to be here! If the traitor refuses to die, then I'll slowly try him. When you find out anything new, report back to me."
Long Haochang was a coward and had confessed everything long ago. Xu Tingwei understood that His Majesty wanted to torture Long Haochang.
If His Majesty had not taken his anger out on him, he would have been grateful and naturally would not have pleaded for the rebel.
Xu Tingwei kowtowed to the emperor and retreated quietly.
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Defei took off her hairpin and knelt at the door of the emperor's bedroom for three days, finally waiting for the emperor to return from the Yangxin Palace.
She knelt forward, but dared not get too close to the emperor. She prostrated herself before the emperor and said in a hoarse voice, "I am guilty. My brother has sided with the traitor. I cannot face Your Majesty. I beg Your Majesty to grant me death."
Long Lin really didn't have the energy to care about such a trivial matter, but Concubine De had fainted three times. If he didn't come to the harem to take a look, Concubine De would not have the face to be in charge of the harem in the future.
He waved his hand to ask Concubine De to stand up, but Concubine De insisted on apologizing.
Eunuch Wei saw His Majesty's impatience and stepped forward to help Consort De up, saying kindly, "Your Majesty is a benevolent ruler. Commander Zheng is dead, and His Majesty will not vent his anger on you."
"Besides, Commander Zheng is not your biological brother. If you behave like this, it will make people think that Your Majesty is not lenient enough."
Concubine De could only stand up. She pursed her lips and cautiously took a few steps closer to His Majesty. Seeing that His Majesty did not get angry, she became bolder.
"I never meant that. I was simply ashamed. Your Majesty's wise words saved me from the Zheng family. If it weren't for Your Majesty, I would have been hanged by a foot of white silk."
"Your Majesty has been so kind to me and has promoted members of the Zheng family, but I can do nothing for you. I have been honored with the title of Concubine, but I haven't fulfilled my duties as a concubine, nor have I been able to help you have children. I only want to repay your Majesty..."
When Concubine De was moved, she subtly took the emperor's hand.
Long Lin frowned and avoided it, saying coldly: "You know why I took you into the palace. I don't want the Queen Mother to manage the harem. As long as you occupy the position of Defei, it will be your repayment to me."
"I promoted the Zheng family to increase your importance. There are so many people in the Zheng family. If one dies, there will naturally be others to fill the gap. You are still the Virtuous Consort. You don't need to care about such trivial matters."
After saying this, Long Lin went into the house. Concubine De wanted to follow him in, but was stopped by Eunuch Wei.
"It's late, Your Majesty, please go back. Your Majesty is a smart person and knows what His Highness hates. You did a good job in the past, so you are the Virtuous Concubine. Today, Your Majesty has crossed the line."
"I don't care what your majesty does. If you displease your majesty again, I will not dare to let you in again."
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