Lord He immediately sent men to surround the courtyard. The man in black went in, realized something was wrong, turned around and tried to run away, but was caught.
When they pulled off his mask, they were surprised to find that he was the Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness.
Logically speaking, the Marquis of Zhongyi should have been wealthy and had many wives and concubines; he shouldn't have done such a thing.
When he was caught, he knew he had been caught red-handed and couldn't deny it.
The man was brought directly before Emperor Yong'an, who could hardly believe his eyes when he saw the Marquis of Zhongyi.
"Minister Tian, I have never mistreated you, have I? How could you do such a heinous thing?"
Seeing Emperor Yong'an's heartbroken expression, Marquis Zhongyi replied with trembling lips.
"Your Majesty, I deserve to die. I was momentarily bewitched and misled."
When a man has money, power, and women—he has everything—he feels utterly bored.
When Adaya from Yunbian Kingdom approached him, he refused, but Adaya took him to the courtyard to play a few times.
He felt he found excitement and pleasure there, where he didn't have to pretend to be a respectable person or a dignified marquis, and where he didn't have to consider the interests of his family in everything.
Seeing the women begging them to let him go, kowtowing to him and asking him to spare them, stimulated a twisted part of his mind.
Gradually, he became completely engrossed in it. Although he wasn't short of money, he was tempted when Adaya put tens of thousands of taels of silver in front of him every month.
Since those seeking thrills are high-ranking officials, the customers are never short of money, so the profits are naturally high.
Emperor Yong'an deduced from his account that he wasn't the only one; it seemed that others had also anonymously sought pleasure.
Enraged, Emperor Yong'an slammed his cup down again. "No wonder! No wonder you people are so arrogant despite being so close to me. It turns out there are quite a few people involved!"
"Fine! He Ji, have the men from the Dragon Heaven Palace keep watch. If they're caught, I'll have them all torn apart by five horses. Get out of here..."
Emperor Yong'an's chest heaved with anger, clearly indicating he was extremely furious, which frightened Eunuch Luo into immediately stepping forward to appease him.
"Your Majesty, your health is important, you mustn't get so angry!"
Emperor Yong'an closed his eyes, trying to calm himself down. "I always thought I was a wise ruler, but someone was doing such a despicable thing right under my nose without my knowledge."
"If it weren't for Anning accidentally stumbling upon this, I don't know how many more girls would have been harmed by them."
"Your Majesty, didn't you say that Princess Anning was sent by the Snake Immortal to help you develop the country? Look, the princess has helped solve another major case this time. You should be happy."
"Yes, thankfully I still have that girl Anning to help me. This girl can't marry someone else. You should remind Chen'er to work harder. Why haven't you won her over yet? She's my daughter-in-law. No one else can even think about touching her."
When Emperor Yong'an heard Lin Xiuwei tell him that Gu Lingchen was not marrying the Crown Princess because he was waiting for Liu Sisi, he had already regarded Liu Sisi as his daughter-in-law.
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