Chapter 62: Furious
After acupuncture, Xiao Jingfan felt a little sleepy, and he waved his hand to let Dean Wu leave.
"I'll take my leave." Wu Yuanshi carried the medicine box and Zhou Yuande saw him out.
Although it was just a prescription for clearing away heat and relieving internal heat, since it involved the emperor, no matter how trivial the matter was, Wu Yuanshi had to go to the Imperial Hospital and have the on-duty judge and the imperial physician examine it. Only after they both agreed that it was appropriate could he give Xiao Jingfan the medicine.
In the palace, Xiao Jingfan washed up and went to bed feeling sleepy after being served by the palace maids.
Zhou Yuande turned off all the extra lights, sat down at the end of the bed and closed his eyes to rest.
There is a floor heating in the hall so you don't feel cold.
He was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard voices. He woke up immediately and turned around to see a man in black kneeling beside him.
The tall man in black clothes and silver mask is Xiao Da, the leader of the secret guards.
Seeing Zhou Yuande wake up, Xiao Da turned to look at him, and said with a hint of ridicule: "Eunuch Zhou, if you don't wake up now, I'm afraid you won't wake up forever."
Hearing this, Zhou Yuande felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly stood up and knelt on the bed, "I've failed in my duty."
He didn't even know someone from the palace had entered his bedside. It was really dereliction of duty for him to keep watch like this.
Xiao Jingfan sat on the bedside, his clothes on. He raised his eyelids when he heard this and said, "Bring the light when you wake up."
This means not caring.
Zhou Yuande hurriedly stood up, took out a tinder from his sleeve, lit a few lamps, and moved them all in front of Xiao Jingfan for illumination.
Xiao Jingfan then lowered his head to look at the stack of papers that Xiao Da handed him.
Zhou Yuande held the lamp carefully, making sure the light was bright enough but not too close to dazzle Xiao Jingfan's eyes.
Xiao Jingfan read very quickly and finished it in less than a cup of tea.
He closed the paper and looked up at Xiao Da, "Is this all you found?"
Xiao Da nodded. "Fifteen sneaked into the ice cellar of the Gu Mansion and took a look. There is indeed a lot of gold and silver hidden in it. There are twenty boxes of gold alone. The names on the paper are all officials who have had close dealings with Gu Zexian. Many of them bribed Gu Zexian. The gold must be the bribes."
"Should I?" Xiao Jingfan waved his hand and threw all the papers at him, sneering, "I only realized today that I've spent money to support a bunch of losers!"
Xiao Da's pupils shrank, and he bowed down, "I failed in my duty, please give me another chance."
Xiao Jingfan lowered his eyes and stared at him, his eyes were as cold as frost, with boundless power, which made Xiao Dalian breathe more lightly.
I was afraid that if I breathed a little harder, the entire Dark Guard Camp would cease to exist.
"I've already given you one chance."
Xiao Da's body trembled.
Yes, Prince Shun’s illegitimate son is still in the secret guard camp. Not only did he get the position of instructor, he also passed on information several times.
And he, the commander, was completely unaware of all this.
If Your Majesty had not seen clearly, the consequences would have been disastrous.
"I accept the punishment willingly." Xiao Da knew he had no chance and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Liu is a reliable person and is qualified for the position of commander."
According to the rules of the Dark Guard Camp, the previous commander recommends the next commander.
He had only been the commander for two years, and he never thought it would come to this.
Xiao Da was unwilling to accept this, but what could he do? He had messed up the job, so he couldn't drag the entire Dark Guard Battalion down with him.
Considering what Xiao Da had just reminded him, Zhou Yuande pleaded softly, "Your Majesty, Commander Xiao has always been dedicated to his duties. How about giving him a light punishment and a stern warning, so that he can make up for his crime and gain meritorious service?"
Xiao Da was shocked. Fatty Zhou, the eunuch who valued his life, would actually plead for him. Is it going to rain red?
Xiao Jingfan turned around and looked at his chief eunuch with scrutiny, "I didn't know you had some friendship with him."
Zhou Yuande couldn't accept this and quickly knelt down and said, "I have served Your Majesty all day long and my heart is with You. Commander Xiao has always been very capable and is Your Majesty's right-hand man. I don't want to see Your Majesty lose a hand, so I said this."
After saying that, he raised his hand and slapped himself, but he didn't save any strength and his face immediately turned red.
"It was my fault, Your Majesty, I beg for your forgiveness."
Xiao Jingfan stared at him expressionlessly, causing Zhou Yuande's heart to beat wildly. He secretly regretted saying that.
Xiao Da wanted to speak up for Zhou Yuande, but he was afraid that once he opened his mouth, Xiao Jingfan would become more suspicious, so he could only worry secretly in his heart.
The hall was silent and dim, the wicks crackled and the candle flames flickered, illuminating the handsome features of the young emperor.
"Get up." Xiao Jingfan kicked Zhou Yuande without using much strength.
"Hey." Zhou Yuande grinned as he got up, revealing a row of white teeth.
Seeing this silly look, Xiao Jingfan also curled the corners of his lips.
"I'll give you one last chance." He looked at Xiao Da, "If the results of the investigation still don't satisfy me..."
Xiao Da: "I will bring my head to you!"
Xiao Jingfan didn't comment, only saying, "I want to see the results within three days."
"only!"
"Pick up all the papers and leave." Xiao Jingfan kicked off his shoes, and Zhou Yuande immediately reached out to help him take off his coat and hang it on the rack.
After picking up the paper on the ground, Xiao Da climbed out of the half-open window.
Zhou Yuande walked over and closed the window, then turned back to the bed. Seeing that Xiao Jingfan had closed his eyes, he blew out the extra candlelight and sat back at the end of the bed, but he didn't dare to fall asleep again.
The next day, dark clouds covered the sky, like balls of thick cotton wool, oppressing the atmosphere for no reason.
There was already a huge quarrel at the grand court meeting.
As Xiao Jingfan expected, the news that Princess Shun died suddenly from the pain of losing her child spread throughout the streets and alleys overnight.
The imperial desk was piled with impeachment memorials from the censors and officials.
However, only a small part of them were impeaching Xiao Jingfan, and more of them were impeaching Prince Shun.
Because, along with the news that Princess Shun died suddenly from the grief of losing her child, another piece of news spread throughout the streets and alleys.
——In order to marry his new bride, Prince Shun was so cruel that he poisoned his first wife, causing her death.
Compared with the previous piece of news, the latter piece of news involves the love, hatred and vengeance of three people, and the protagonist is the person who died in the previous piece, which is naturally more likely to attract more attention and discussion from the people.
So, Prince Shun, who was preparing to come to the court early in the morning to see Xiao Jingfan's rage, became furious himself after seeing the witness brought by Xie Hui.
The court officials had never seen Prince Shun behave so miserably and immediately felt deceived.
Hey, you with thick eyebrows and big eyes, you always act with us, right?
Prince Shun didn't care about his image being destroyed. He pointed at his son's nose and scolded him for being unfilial. He colluded with outsiders to frame his biological father.
"Father, the poison is still in the secret compartment of your study. I can't bear to see you make any more mistakes!" The bastard cried loudly, even louder than Prince Shun.
——Father, the title is more important than you! Your son wants the title!
Prince Shun was so angry that his face turned red and his hands were shaking as he pointed at his rebellious son.
The Duke of Zhao standing by glared at him with the look of a wolf, as if he wished to eat his flesh alive.
"Give my daughter back her life, you bastard!"
The old man in his sixties grabbed Prince Shun by the hair, raised his legs and kicked him hard several times, causing Prince Shun to vomit blood.
"What did you say when you came to my house to ask for Yingniang's hand in marriage? You said you would treat her well for the rest of your life and never let her down!"
"I was so blind to give my daughter to an ungrateful person like you!"
(End of this chapter)
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