Chapter 161 Return all the money that was defrauded!

The emperor was so angry that he almost burst into flames while sitting there.

What the hell is this old man doing! Don’t you know whether your concubine is pregnant or not! He was actually plotted against like this!

And so much money was defrauded! If this money had not been defrauded, I would not have worked so hard for so many years!

Emperor Xuande was so angry that he saw stars, and he even wanted to drag the late emperor out and beat him up, and also drag that Concubine Chen over to beat her up.

This is a scam! It’s a scam!

Duke Chen was almost in despair when he observed the emperor’s face.

It’s over! Can the crime of deceiving the late emperor still be considered a crime of deceiving the emperor now? The previous emperor has been dead for such a long time, so his crime of deceiving the emperor should not be counted.

However, the decision-making power of this matter lies in the hands of the emperor. If the emperor wants to count it, then he can count the crime of deceiving the emperor of the previous dynasty!

The crime of deceiving the emperor is a death sentence. Not to mention the extermination of nine generations of the family, this family will definitely not escape.

Looking at Lin Mo and Bai Xiao who were still talking, Duke Chen Jianshou wanted to rush over and poison them.

At that time, he was very opposed to the establishment of a female official system. What was the point of letting women come and interfere in the affairs of the court?

Now it seems that his idea at that time was really right. If it weren't for this Lin Mo, the previous things would not have been dug up.

Lin Mo sneezed slightly, [Why does my nose feel so itchy all of a sudden? That Concubine Chen was taken back to her parents' home after the late emperor passed away, so she must be living a good life there now.]

After all, she cheated so much money from the late emperor and gave it to her parents'

home, so her parents would definitely treat her well. Bai Xiao: [Of course, she is now the head of the family. Because she has no children, Duke Chen specially gave her a daughter to raise. Concubine Chen wanted to ask for the title of princess for this adopted daughter two years ago, but was rejected by the emperor.]

The emperor sitting on the throne: Please give me a title! How dare you ask for the title of princess! You cheated so much money and you still want to cheat for a title! What the hell are you dreaming about!

The incident of Concubine Chen has refreshed everyone's perception of the late emperor's harem.

They only knew that the struggles in the late emperor's harem were particularly fierce, but they didn't expect it to be so cruel and vicious.

When the court was dismissed, Lin Mo and Bai Xiaohuan happily went to wander the streets, leaving Duke Chen behind to be kept by the emperor.

Looking at the emperor sitting on the throne with a serious face, Duke Chen knelt down with a snap.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, please spare my life!"

It was too late to say anything now, and there was nothing to explain. He could only apologize early and see if he could be forgiven.

Emperor Xuande took an inkstone and smashed it over: "Forgive me! You deserve to die! You faked a pregnancy and cheated people out of money, right? You know the treasury has been empty for the past few decades, but you live a luxurious life and are quite happy. You use all the money left by the late emperor!"

"You donate the least every year. You said you have a big family to support and I didn't say anything when you couldn't donate so much money. But it turns out that you used all the money to support your family by cheating people out of the late emperor!" It

was rare for Emperor Xuande to get so angry. He was really an emperor with a good temper. It can be said that as long as you don't violate the principles, don't shit on his head, and don't point at his nose and scold him, he really won't do anything to you. Duke

Chen was lying on the ground, not knowing how to answer. After all, these words were all facts.

His current position was also promoted by his sister who was favored by the late emperor.

He could not inherit this title, but he could protect his family from worry for the next few decades, so he took so many concubines and had so many children, just to maintain the honor of the family.

Daughters can be sent out for marriage, sons can take the imperial examination, and one more child means one more hope.

If it were not for the money his sister sent over the years, he really would not be able to support such a large family.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. As long as Your Majesty can spare my life and the lives of my family, I am willing to give away most of my family property to make up for the mistakes I have made."

When saying this, Duke Chen's heart was bleeding, but there was no other way, he had to spend money to avoid disaster!

The emperor sneered when he heard his words, "Don't tell me these empty words, the things that the late emperor gave to the concubines are still recorded in the account books in the harem."

"I will not pursue the things that the late emperor gave to Concubine Chen when she was favored, but you must return all the things that she deceived me with because of her fake pregnancy! If there are two things missing, all of them must be returned in cash!"

As soon as these words came out, Duke Chen's face turned pale.

When Concubine Chen was favored, the late emperor did not give her many gifts, and they have almost been spent over the years. The main gifts were during the fake pregnancy and miscarriage period, especially after the miscarriage, the late emperor would give her some gifts from time to time.

Later, Concubine Chen took advantage of this and pretended to be grieving over the loss of her son from time to time. She would also be "touched by the scene" when other concubines were pregnant. Although the late emperor was amorous, he still treated his women well. As long as she did this, the late emperor would reward her.

If all these were to be returned, then their family would really be in trouble!

"Your Majesty! Please spare my family. If you really want to return all those, then my family will really not be able to survive!"

Emperor Xuande looked at his sad face and suddenly felt very refreshed.

"You can't survive, so have you ever thought about me and this world?"

"As a court official, I'm just focusing on my own piece of land for the sake of the world. Why didn't you think about it when the treasury was empty?"

"I don't care how you want to survive, and I don't believe that you will not be able to survive after returning these things. You must have made a lot of money from running those shops for so many years. I just want you to return the shops, and I didn't ask you for the money you made over the years."

"You have three days. If you don't return the things that were cheated of you within three days, don't blame me for being rude!"

Thinking of how he had been poor for so many years because of this bastard father, Emperor Xuande simply wanted to kill Duke Chen!

The emperor did not pursue those things that were actually given as rewards, he only pursued those that were taken away by fraud.

If those things had not been taken away by fraud, he would not have lived such a miserable life for so many years!

After leaving the palace, Duke Chen fell to the ground and lost consciousness, but even so, the emperor immediately sent someone to send him back to his home.

Even if she dies, she has to pay back the money!

After hearing the news, the people in the Duke's Mansion cried so hard that they fainted. Some people even advocated sending Concubine Chen out to apologize.

It doesn't matter if Concubine Chen dies, as long as the money and things are not taken away.