Prince Yueqing paused holding the wine. He always felt that the emperor was saying this on purpose for him to hear.
[Hahaha, the tyrant must be doing this on purpose, messing with the Prince of Yueqing's mindset and making him waver between suspecting him and not suspecting him.]
The emperor naturally did not miss the little trick of Prince Yueqing. Originally, the prince was not allowed to enter the palace without an imperial edict, but Prince Yueqing had a special jade pendant given by the late emperor. He should now consider taking the jade pendant back.
Before, Prince Yueqing was fine in Yueqing, but now he has returned to the capital. What would it be like for him to enter the palace at any time? Wouldn't this make it easier for him to cause trouble?
"Now the country is peaceful and the people are at peace, who would add fuel to the fire?" Prince Yueqing asked in surprise.
In the past, the emperor liked to lose his temper at the slightest provocation, and it was easier to see through him. But now, Prince Yueqing discovered that although the emperor still liked to lose his temper, he often did things unconventionally, especially towards him.
Because his father was more partial to him when he was still alive, the emperor was not at all close to him, but was just being nice to him on the surface.
But this time when he came back from Yueqing, he found that the emperor was much warmer to him, which made him completely unable to understand.
"It's true that the country is peaceful and the people are safe," the emperor said, staring at Prince Yueqing meaningfully, "I'm just afraid that some people don't like the current situation. What do you think, my brother?"
Prince Yueqing came back to his senses and said, "How could that be? I like it very much."
The emperor laughed heartily and sighed, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Come have a drink with me today."
Prince Yueqing nodded, and the two of them drank a lot.
[Tsk tsk, the tyrant has a pretty good alcohol tolerance. How come he doesn't feel drunk at all after drinking so much?]
The emperor held the wine glass in his hand and curled the corners of his mouth.
Luo'er is so stupid. He was drinking water, of course he wouldn't get drunk.
He knew that Prince Yueqing would definitely come to the palace today, so when he heard that Prince Yueqing was coming, Eunuch Cao went to handle this matter.
"Brother, drink more."
Prince Yueqing was already a little drunk and forgot everything he wanted to ask.
After a few more drinks, Prince Yueqing fell drunk on the table.
"Eunuch Cao, take down the jade pendant that the late emperor gave to Prince Yueqing."
Eunuch Cao stood up, took off the jade pendant and presented it to the emperor.
The emperor was playing with the jade pendant in his hand. Without this jade pendant, it would not be so convenient for Prince Yueqing to enter the palace.
[Okay, I finally figured out how to take back the jade pendant. However, the late emperor's life-saving edict left for Prince Yueqing is a real headache.]
The emperor does have a headache, but he can only take it slowly.
Prince Yueqing came to the palace today to test him. I think he will not take action against Qi An and should be more restrained in the near future.
"Eunuch Cao, have Prince Yueqing escorted out of the palace."
…
When Prince Yueqing woke up, it was already dark outside. He raised his hand, rubbed his temple, and sat up.
"Your Majesty, you are awake."
Prince Yueqing remembered that he was drinking with the emperor in the palace, so why was it dark now?
Is he drunk?
Remembering what he forgot to ask, Prince Yueqing patted his head and thought that drinking would cause trouble, so he should drink less next time.
"Your Majesty, have some tea."
The subordinate poured a cup of tea and handed it to King Yueqing. King Yueqing took it and drank it all, handed the cup to the subordinate, and raised his hand to tidy up his robe.
Suddenly, Prince Yueqing noticed that the familiar jade pendant around his waist was missing. He stood up with a cold face and stared at his subordinates fiercely.
"Tell me, did you take the jade pendant from my waist?"
The jade pendant was given to him by his father when he was still a prince, so that he could enter and leave the palace at will.
But now the jade pendant around his waist is missing.
The subordinate quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, you didn't have the jade pendant on your waist when you left the palace. I didn't take your jade pendant."
Could it be that the emperor took it away?
Prince Yueqing calmed down. His jade pendant was indeed harmful to the emperor, but the emperor should not do such a thing.
After entering the palace and finding nothing, Prince Yueqing even lost this important jade pendant. He felt his anger rising again.
He suppressed his anger and asked his subordinates to leave.
After the others left, he couldn't wait to find the hidden will and put it back after making sure it was well preserved.
He comforted himself in his heart that it would just be inconvenient for him to enter the palace without the jade pendant, but he still had the will as a life-saving talisman.
But now it’s time to figure out how the jade pendant disappeared and see if we can get it back.
…
The next day.
The morning court was destined to be turbulent because of the Qi An incident, and many ministers opposed Qi An's return to the Ministry of Revenue.
The emperor took the jade pendant from Prince Yueqing yesterday, so he was in a good mood. Looking at the two teams arguing below, he did not interrupt them.
The people below argued heatedly at first. Those in the Ministry of Revenue naturally hoped that Qi'an would come back, because if Qi'an didn't come back, they would have to go home and farm.
Those who opposed it felt that Qi'an's family had made a mistake, and that the emperor's pardoning him was already a blessing from heaven, and that he must never return to the Ministry of Revenue.
"Have you said enough? Do you want me to bring you some tea so you can continue?" The emperor held Yu Yiluo in his arms, his voice gentle and a smile on his face.
Everyone who was arguing fell silent after hearing this.
How could they dare to drink the tea given by the emperor? The emperor might as well get angry right now. He was smiling like that, but no one knew what evil he was planning.
"Your Majesty, if Qi An really returns to the Ministry of Revenue, wouldn't others think it's unfair?"
[Are you afraid that others will think it's unfair, or is it because Qi An offended you by collecting the debt, so you don't want him to come back?]
Yu Yiluo yawned with her mouth open. She had just seen that those who opposed Qi An going to collect debts were all those who opposed it.
The emperor nodded, and the person who spoke thought he agreed, but the emperor said directly:
"You who are against it seem quite vindictive. What's the matter? Are you worried that Qi An will return to the Ministry of Revenue and it will be difficult for you to default on your debts, so you are so strongly opposing it?"
He was unaware of the little tricks in these people's minds. They all hoped that all officials would be like them, and that officials would protect each other, while those who did not agree with them would be excluded.
"The Secretariat has already counted all the officials. Instead of focusing on that, you should worry more about how long you can keep your official position."
Prime Minister Li stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Revenue is short of staff right now. Qi An's return to the Ministry will only benefit him. If he doesn't do a good job, Your Majesty will not be too late to punish him."
The Ministry of Revenue is the best place to make money. Without an upright person like Qi An, I'm afraid something will happen to the Ministry of Revenue.
[Prime Minister Li understands the tyrant. He knows that the tyrant is too concerned about his reputation to just let Qi An come back, so he quickly hands the tyrant a ladder.]
"Just do as the Prime Minister says."
The emperor waved his hand and the matter was finalized.
"Your Majesty, what about this year's top three?"
Prime Minister Li was worried that the emperor had forgotten. Several days had passed, and the emperor didn't seem to want to talk about it.
"We'll discuss this later."
The emperor stood up and asked the four ministers of the Secretariat and Prime Minister Li to stay in the Imperial Study to discuss matters, and the others withdrew from the court.
A few people thought that the emperor asked them to go to the imperial study to ask about the assessment, but the emperor sat down and said nothing.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
