Chapter 1106: The Emperor Gave Him a Chance
The emperor's face instantly turned extremely ugly. So, during the blood test, the second son tampered with it?
"Cough, cough, cough." The emperor was so angry that he coughed violently again.
Xi Ping hurriedly helped him sit back down. The emperor closed his eyes, tilted his head back for a moment to recover, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Continue."
His voice deepened, and Meng Yunzheng lowered his head slightly, concealing the light in his eyes.
The Fifth Prince sent him a message yesterday, saying that the Emperor and the Second Prince had performed a blood test to confirm their kinship, so the Emperor might give the Second Prince a break.
Meng Yunzheng did say those words intentionally.
He responded softly, "After the blood test, Gong Qiu took me back to the capital. I was ten years old that year, having just experienced the pain of losing my mother, and my father's whereabouts were unknown. I was in a daze. Especially since my mother said I was my father's son, and Gong Qiu had done the blood test with me, I was at a loss for what to do. Fortunately, my father was still alive. He was saved by a highly skilled doctor, who secretly found me. It was that doctor who told me that the blood test was not accurate."
“My father wanted to take me away. He hated Miyauchi, but he wanted me to grow up safely. I didn’t want to. I knew my father wanted to settle me down and then seek revenge on Miyauchi on his own. But I didn’t want to live in hiding for the rest of my life, and I didn’t want my father to die. Miyauchi was also my mother’s killer, and I had a duty to avenge her.”
The emperor nodded slowly. "So you've been by Gongqiu's side for over ten years? You have quite the patience."
He couldn't help but take a second look at the handsome man in front of him. It was rare to see such a person with such composure and patience; even he had to admire him.
However, Meng Yunzheng smiled bitterly, "What's the use of just patience? It's because I'm not capable that it's taken me more than ten years to find any fault with Gong Qiu or any evidence that he harmed people. If I were capable, I would have brought him to justice long ago."
"But now that you've appeared before me, does that mean you've found evidence?"
Meng Yunzheng raised his head. "Yes, it must be divine intervention. The Gong family has had a lot of trouble lately. Madam Gong fell ill, Gong Chang was murdered, and Gong Ya was imprisoned. The entire Gong family is in chaos. Especially these past two days, Gong Qiu hasn't returned at all, which has led to the absence of guards in his study, revealing a weakness. I saw this as a rare opportunity and didn't want to miss it, so I sneaked into Gong Qiu's study, found the secret room, and obtained the evidence against him."
The emperor's eyes lit up slightly. "Evidence of guilt?"
Miyagami has not been home these past two days because he has been imprisoned in the palace.
So, it turns out he gave this kid a chance?
The Emperor said, "Bring it here."
Xi Ping quickly stepped forward, and Meng Yunzheng took out two notebooks from his pocket and placed them in Xi Ping's hands.
The emperor flipped through the book, straightened up slightly, and read... the account book of Gong Qiu's embezzled funds during his time as Vice Minister of Works.
There is also evidence of his forming cliques and engaging in corrupt practices, but there are no letters or evidence of correspondence between Gong Qiu, Consort Liu, and the Second Prince.
The emperor slowly placed the notebook on the table. "Besides these two, is there any other evidence?"
Meng Yunzheng was stunned, looked up, and a look of bewilderment flashed across his face. "These, these aren't enough, Your Majesty? This ledger records the enormous sums of money that Gong Qiu has embezzled over the years, he..."
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
