Why should we assign him such a troublesome task?
He came back from northern Xinjiang just to laze around and not want to work!
Although having him in charge of this matter would better conceal the emperor's and Xie Chang'an's underhanded dealings over the years, he didn't want to do the work!
"Father, even a centipede with a hundred legs doesn't die easily. With the Jiang family as a precedent, shouldn't we investigate their connections and businesses before taking action against powerful families, so that no one escapes our grasp?" Ye Jingchen suggested.
The emperor nodded, his stern face softening slightly. "What you said makes sense. I will have the Imperial Guards focus their investigation on the Wang family first."
"Father, I suddenly remembered that a couple of days ago when I took Jinghe to see the Prince's Mansion, we heard a rather strange nursery rhyme on the way," Ye Jingchen said suddenly before leaving Chengqian Palace.
"What strange nursery rhyme?" the emperor asked.
"It seems to be something like the Lantern Festival, when the heavenly dog eats the moon. The sun and moon lose their light, and the sky darkens—the earth becomes gloomy? I think those are the lines." To make the performance more convincing, Ye Jingchen pretended to ponder.
The emperor immediately frowned.
The emperor called himself the Son of Heaven, the son of Heaven, and the one who received the Mandate of Heaven. Therefore, he was most disgusted by nursery rhymes related to celestial phenomena, because these nursery rhymes had a very bad influence and could easily shake his rule.
"Where did you hear that?" the emperor asked with a stern face.
"There were some children singing and playing on the street. I heard them and felt uncomfortable, so I wrote them down," Ye Jingchen said.
"I understand. You may leave!" The emperor's expression grew even more solemn as he waved his hand.
Ye Jingchen bowed and turned to leave.
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