Chapter 261 The Queen Mother and the Regent Who Became a Cat 23
Cha Jiu blocked the little emperor's knife and said calmly, "It would be too easy for her to die like this. I will take her to the inner prison for a thorough interrogation to see if she has any accomplices."
The little emperor calmed down a little and put down the knife: "The Queen Mother is still thoughtful."
"But once this bitch gives away her accomplices, I will turn her into a human pig and let her watch her own limbs and flesh being eaten by wild dogs."
The little emperor became more and more excited as he spoke, and his young face was filled with a ferocious, bloodthirsty, and cruel smile.
He is only twelve years old.
But he had not a trace of sympathy for the people in his heart, and even had little humanity left.
Cha Jiu lowered his eyes, hiding the deep disgust in them.
Lady Lian was escorted out by the palace maids beside Cha Jiu.
She originally thought that she would be sent to the inner prison to suffer, but unexpectedly, the palace maid secretly took her out of the palace and gave her a sum of money.
Lady Lian held a small bag: ""
The palace maid whispered, "Your Excellency has mercy on you and has set you free. I hope you will have a long and happy life in the future and not be trapped by the dust of the past."
Lady Lian's eyes were red as she knelt solemnly towards the direction of the Yongning Palace in the distant imperial city.
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After Cha Jiu returned to Yongning Palace, he told Zong Yue the whole story.
Zong Yue listened and shook his head, commenting: "He will die at the hands of a woman sooner or later."
As a king, if you can't even control your appetite and lust, how can you govern a country?
Cha Jiu looked at the pile of files in front of Zong Yue curiously and asked, "What is this?"
Zong Yue held her in his arms and let her sit on his lap to watch.
"Dongzhou disaster relief, imperial examinations and supervision"
When Cha Jiu opened it, he found that all of them were about things that had happened in the court recently.
Zong Yue did not hide the truth from her: "Although I am avoiding government affairs on the surface, someone will copy the memorials submitted to Your Majesty every day and send them to me. I also have someone to record the important matters discussed in the morning court."
"This will ensure that I can grasp the situation in the court in time and prevent Your Majesty from making serious mistakes and causing an irreversible situation."
These records are very detailed, so there are a lot of them. Not only do they fill up the desk, but there are also several stacks in the corner of the study.
Every night after Zong Yue accompanied Cha Jiu to sleep, he would quietly come to the study and handle government affairs for an hour or two.
When it was almost dawn, he returned to the bedroom, pretending that he had never left, and continued to sleep with Cha Jiu in his arms.
He was given some free time, but he was always thinking about his country.
The little emperor was indeed sitting on the seat that symbolized imperial power, but his heart and eyes were filled with only his own selfish desires.
Cha Jiu sighed lightly and stroked the pale blue area under Zong Yue's eyes with heartache.
Zong Yue held her slender fingers, looked at the nail polish on her nails, and said with a satisfied smile: "It really looks very beautiful."
Cha Jiu felt like teasing him, and her nail-stained hands slowly moved down, across his stiff chest, tight abdomen, and finally to the unspeakable place.
There was a playful smile in her eyes, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly: "It's not pretty enough with only red flower juice as a decoration."
Zong Yue's eyes darkened: "Please let your Majesty know."
Cha Jiu chuckled and brushed her fingertips, and immediately felt the big hand tightening on her waist.
"Red plum blossoms stained with frost, this kind of pattern is really beautiful..."
Before Cha Jiu could finish her words, she was sealed with a kiss.
The jade is slightly cool, but the love is burning.
The candlelight flickers, and the shadows on the wall float and sink.
I don't know when, light snow began to fall outside the window, and inside the study, it was scorching hot.
After satisfying herself, Cha Jiu leaned in Zong Yue's warm and comfortable arms and lazily continued to read the records in the file.
"Your Majesty actually agreed to let Lin Minfeng, the eldest son of Duke Lin, to supervise the disaster relief funds," Cha Jiu laughed. "Due to the Lin family's character of eating meat without spitting out bones, half of this disaster relief money was gone before it even reached Dongzhou."
By the time we get to Dongzhou, I'm afraid that the box containing the silver will only have the bottom layer left, and we will have a pot of porridge without rice.
Cha Jiu looked at another one and said, "This year's examination supervisor is also a member of the Lin family. Duke Lin really has a good plan. He has both money and talent."
Although Zong Yue had already made plans for these two things, he still asked Cha Jiu: "Since Lord Lin's intentions are obvious, what does the Queen Mother think should be done?"
Cha Jiu stretched out her arms and put them around his neck, her rosy eyes slightly raised: "The Regent wants to test me"
Zong Yue smiled slightly and kissed her on the lips: "I dare not."
Cha Jiu hesitated for a moment and said, "Ignore it."
After she finished speaking, she saw the smile on Zong Yue's face grow even wider: "The Queen Mother and I are truly in tune with each other."
Zong Yue also planned to do so.
Indeed, if he had intervened at this time, he might have been able to avoid embezzlement of disaster relief funds and corruption in the imperial examinations.
But the tree is destroyed at the root, the real problem lies in the incompetence of the current emperor.
As long as the little emperor is still sitting on the throne, villains like the Lin family will always exist, and corruption and fraud will never stop.
It would be better to let these two things ferment first and cause dissatisfaction among the people and court officials.
The support of the people is the first step towards the shaking of imperial power.
Cha Jiu understood what Zong Yue was thinking: "If you want to get the throne, a palace coup is the worst option, persuading the emperor to give up the throne is the middle option, but if you can make the court officials and the people convinced and eager to push you to that position, then that would be the best option."
In other words, the more the little emperor behaves in a disorderly manner, the more he will lose the support of the people.
By then, it would be natural for Zong Yue to take the throne.
Zong Yue carried Cha Jiu back to the bedroom.
There was a dragon burning in the hall, which made it warm and comfortable.
Cha Jiu pressed Zong Yue's head against his neck, imitating the way he used to coax a cat, and gently patted his tall and broad back.
Her voice was soft and sticky, coaxing: "Go to sleep, don't get up secretly to handle government affairs tonight, get a good sleep."
She felt distressed when she saw the pale blue under Zong Yue's eyes.
Zong Yue also held her tightly. Even with his eyes closed, one could still see his joy from the upturned corners of his eyes: "Okay, I won't go."
But in the middle of the night, Zong Yue woke up and felt only a cold and empty space beside him.
He was slightly stunned.
When he put on his outer robe and walked out of the bedroom, he saw that the candles in the study, which had been dark, were lit again.
Cha Jiu was sitting at the desk dealing with piles of memorials.
She thought quickly and wrote rapidly, but she yawned frequently and there was a look of tiredness at the corners of her eyes.
Zong Yue's eyes were filled with sadness.
Cha Jiu quickly finished the memorial, and the system suddenly reminded him: "Zong Yue's favorability has reached 95%."
She was slightly startled and looked out the door, only to see a corner of the black robe quickly retracted and disappeared.
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