Chapter 287: The Village Beauty Who Falsely Claims Favors in a Farming Story (34)
In the Golden Palace.
Zhao Shengzhi presented the envelope with great pride: "Father, this is what I found in the Prince of Jin's mansion. It has the seal of the enemy country. It may be related to the case of the Prince of Jin. It is a serious matter. I dare not open it. Please open it yourself."
Everyone's eyes were focused on the letter.
General Zhenyuan's eyes widened with anger. "What evidence is there to prove that this letter is from the King of Jin? How do we know that it wasn't framed by a treacherous official who deliberately forged this letter by taking advantage of his position?"
He was just about to point at Zhao Sheng's nose and say that he did it.
Zhao Sheng laughed and said, "General Zhenyuan, you are the uncle of the Prince of Jin, so it is understandable that you speak for him. However, this is a serious matter, so don't speak without evidence. This is what I found in the study of the Prince of Jin's mansion. So many guards and imperial guards saw it with their own eyes, how could it be faked?"
"What if someone hid the letter in Prince Jin's mansion in advance?"
General Zhenyuan guessed the truth just by casually saying it.
Zhao Sheng paused for a moment and did not continue: "My prince is just following orders to investigate the case. General, please do not be aggressive. Everything will be decided by the emperor."
Two coughs were heard from the dragon throne at the top. General Zhenyuan shut up reluctantly and the hall returned to silence.
The coughing continued.
In the past two years, the emperor's health has deteriorated.
The chief eunuch handed over the letter and said in a feminine voice, "Your Majesty."
The emperor took the letter, casually opened it and took out the neatly folded letter paper. He threw the neatly folded letter paper in the air twice to unfold it. His eagle-like majestic and sharp eyes lowered and his gaze fell on the letter paper.
The first sentence at the beginning: Brother A Ce, I am grateful for your letter.
Zhao Sheng looked expectant.
After a few breaths, the emperor frowned deeply, his breathing became a little rapid, and the color of his cheeks covered by his beard was slightly darker than before.
Zhao Sheng gradually became excited. His father must have been very angry. His face turned red with anger. Zhao Ce was finished.
It was unknown what the emperor was feeling. He quickly glanced at the two pieces of letter paper, and finally slammed the dragon chair hard, saying in a thunderous voice: "Absurd!"
Everyone's heart trembled.
Zhao Sheng was also shocked. He didn't expect that this letter would have such a great impact on his father. But it was better this way. The angrier his father was, the more miserable Zhao Ce would be.
"Ridiculous! It's really ridiculous!" The emperor was so angry that he coughed for a long time.
"Zhao Sheng, take a look at what's written here!" The emperor threw the letter down on his head.
The paper was too light and fluttered to the ground.
The chief eunuch picked it up very tactfully, walked over and handed it to Zhao Sheng. Before handing it over, he glanced at it inconspicuously and suddenly looked strange. No wonder His Majesty was so angry.
Zhao Sheng was confused for a moment. What was going on?
With a nervous mood, he looked down at the letter paper, and after only scanning two lines, his face suddenly changed. He read down tremblingly, and his face became paler the more he read.
"Father, someone has framed me. Someone must have framed me on purpose!"
The other ministers pricked their ears, but unfortunately they didn't understand what was going on. They could not help scratching their heads and became even more curious about what was written in the letter.
A court meeting was turned into a street monkey show.
The emperor covered his chest and coughed more and more violently.
The officials were arranged into six rows, three rows on each side, with civil officials on the left and military officials on the right. At the front, a man with a dignified face and noble temperament stood out.
"Father, calm down. Your health is more important."
The prince glanced at his younger brother, whose legs were so weak with fear, and a trace of contempt flashed across his eyes. He was two years older than him, but he was fooled around by his younger brother. How stupid.
In the end, Zhao Sheng was also dismissed by the angry emperor, and the matter of Prince Jin's collusion with foreign enemies was temporarily handed over to the crown prince, Zongzheng Temple, and Dali Temple for investigation.
The emperor was coughing uncontrollably, his lips turning blue as he covered his chest. The chief eunuch hastily announced the adjournment of the court session and helped the emperor out of the throne room. The imperial physician was already on standby in the side hall.
The prince treated everyone equally and searched Prince An's mansion as well. Finally, he found a voodoo doll with the emperor's birth date written on it in the back garden of Prince An's mansion.
At the same time, someone discovered that the letter with the seal of Prince Jin that Prince An first presented was wrong. The seal was not Prince Jin's private seal, but was deliberately forged by someone.
Prince An insisted that the voodoo doll was not his and that Prince Jin had framed him.
But not long after, a maidservant in Prince An's mansion stood up to expose him, saying that the witchcraft doll was indeed made by Prince An's order, and that the embroiderer who sewed the doll had been killed to silence her. She was the embroiderer's married daughter and was lucky enough to be rescued and survived.
A series of events led to the discovery of one truth - it was Prince An, not Prince Jin, who colluded with the enemy country. Prince An was unkind, unjust, disloyal and unfilial. He framed his own brother, deceived the emperor and harbored the intention of treason. He deserved to be put to death.
"The traitor! The traitor!"
The moment the emperor saw the voodoo doll, he was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath and fell down.
Within two days, news spread from the palace that His Majesty was ill and the Crown Prince would temporarily be regent.
Everyone knows that His Majesty's health may be very bad, otherwise he would not be so willing to hand over power to the Crown Prince.
Outside the Zongzheng Temple, the prince personally came to pick up Zhao Ce.
"Congratulations to my brother for clearing his name."
Zhao Ce glanced at him and said, "Congratulations to my brother on your bright future."
The two looked at each other and were very satisfied with this cooperation.
"If my brother comes here, please don't forget our agreement."
The prince smiled and said, "Of course, I am soft-hearted and cannot bear to see lovers being torn apart. Since you like me, why not grant me marriage?"
"Then I would like to thank you, my brother, first."
Looking at Zhao Ce's back, the prince narrowed his eyes slightly and said with emotion: "I like this kind of person who doesn't care about the country but only loves beauty."
The first thing Zhao Ce did when he returned to the palace was to meet Su Yu.
Then……
Where's his wife?! Where's his wife who's so old?!
The servants in the yard knelt on the ground, trembling, and said that they really didn't know where the girl had gone.
Zhao Ce's face was as cold as frost, and his voice was icy: "Chunmei, you speak."
Chunmei shuddered: "I...I don't know..."
"I don't know?"
At this moment, Zhao Ce seemed to have returned to the state he was when Su Yu had not yet come to the palace. He was moody and unpredictable. He was not called the Jade-faced Yama for nothing.
"Drag it away."
Chunmei was so scared that she burst into tears: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me! The girl... the girl took all her jewelry with her when she left. She has no money, so she must have gone to the pawnshop to pawn her jewelry. Maybe, maybe I can find the girl through this."
Zhao Ce raised his hand and stopped the guards who were about to drag Chunmei and the others away.
After glancing at Chunmei, whose face turned pale with fear, and confirming that she really didn't know, Zhao Ce slowly said, "Keep it for now."
Zhao Ce stroked the empty makeup box, his eyes lowered, a storm brewing in his eyes. He wished he knew where Su Yu was right now and could bring her back.
Why run?
I had deceived him to get to the capital, so why would I run away now? Did I see that he had lost his power and would not live long? Or did I find a new backer who no longer needed him?
A double-minded liar.
At this moment, Su Yu, who was enjoying a delicious meal in the backyard of Wuweizhai, suddenly sneezed.
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