The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies was stunned. If he were to admit his mistake now, wouldn't that be revealing to Chuanwen that they could hear his thoughts?
So he quickly changed the subject, "The envoy from the Little Liang Kingdom has been trapped in the cold palace for so long, it is my dereliction of duty, I beg Your Majesty to punish him!"
As he spoke, he kowtowed. The Vice Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial could only admit his superficial mistake. As for not investigating their theft of palace items in time, he could not say that, at least not in front of Chuanwen.
The emperor snorted coldly, "The matter has not been investigated yet. It's not too late for you to plead guilty after the investigation is complete."
The emperor had originally planned to send Lin Jinjun to Xiao Liang Kingdom, and have this junior official take his place, but now it seems that this junior official is not good at his job either.
How were these ministers selected? It's as if the emperor himself isn't very bright.
The old man then got to work, babbling to the emperor, "Isn't this clear enough? It's because Ah Feng got lost and fell into this dry well, and that woman—he pointed to Hu Nuan'er standing to the side—not only didn't save him but also released poisonous snakes. Her heart is truly despicable!"
Oh dear, is this old man planning to deny everything and then turn around and try to extort money from us?
Chuanwen mentally gave the old man a thumbs up, thinking, "That's what they mean by 'old age brings wisdom'—he's so shrewd!"
The emperor and his entourage were speechless. This was hardly the time to admire someone!
To be honest, the emperor and his men really looked down on the scrap metal that the old man and his gang had stolen. Forget about that, if they wanted it, they could just ask him and he would give them something better and more. But if they were trying to extort money from them in this way, then they would have to talk to him. In any case, they shouldn't try to pin any dirty water on them.
The emperor asked Ah Feng what was in his pocket, and Ah Feng quickly covered his chest and said he had found it. The old man also defended Ah Feng.
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