Chapter 390 The Emperor is Angry

At the top, the emperor rested his temple with one hand, closed his eyes, and leaned his elbow on the armrest of the dragon chair. He stood still while the court officials quarreled.

After questioning Yan Yushi, Master Jing stopped talking. Before Jiang Yankun could finish his temper, Master Jing forcibly covered his mouth.

Yan Yushi lay on the ground and expressed his loyalty for a long time, but he didn't hear any sound from the emperor.

After a while,

the emperor opened his eyes and looked out with a sidelong look. The officials standing in the front row seemed to have their throats suddenly strangled, and the quarrel stopped abruptly.

The voices of the people in front fell silent, and the ones behind followed suit. Only Yan Yushi was still knelt, and his voice was particularly loud as he begged for mercy: "My respect for Your Majesty is like a surging river. How could I be a spy for the enemy? Everything I have done is for Your Majesty and for the Great Yan Dynasty!"

"Pah!"

An open memorial was thrown from the high platform to the knees of Yan Yushi, and the emperor's majestic voice rang out: "Someone wrote a memorial to impeach Yan Yushi, saying that you favored your concubine and killed your wife, allowed the concubines in the house to beat and scold your wife, abused your legitimate sons and daughters, and forced your wife to hang herself, right?"

The emperor's tone was flat, and even the tone was flat, but Yan Yushi felt the extreme oppression from his calm tone.

The hall was dead silent, and beads of sweat flowed from Yan Yushi's receding hairline. In less than a moment, the back of his official uniform was soaked with cold sweat.

Your Majesty... How could it be?

How did the emperor know about his family affairs?

No, who impeached him and told the emperor about his family affairs?

Master Jing raised his eyebrows at Jiang Yankun, and whispered with a little pride: "What do you think? This trick is good, right? I told you, don't fight these useless arguments with them, just strangle his lifeline, can he still jump up?"

Jiang Yankun looked like he was being taught: "Master Taifu is still very clever, and I admire you."

Master Jing has been teaching and educating people since the death of Concubine Jing. His academy is a holy place that many students dream of.

When Jiang Yankun was young, he also studied in his academy for a period of time. Later, because he had to prepare for the imperial examination, he moved to the capital with his family.

Therefore, it is reasonable for him to call himself a student.

Mr. Jing really regarded him as his student, taking care of him and helping him in everything.

The most important thing is that Jiang Yankun is the grandfather of his great-great-grandson, so they are all part of the same family!

"Yan Yushi?"

The emperor sat upright and looked at the limp Yan Yushi with indifferent eyes: "Why don't you speak? Weren't you very good at speaking just now? Why do you spoil your concubine and destroy your wife, and allow the evil concubine to bully your wife and daughter? Is it for me, for the sake of the Yan Dynasty?"

Yan Yushi was so panicked that he didn't dare to talk at all. If his legs were not kneeling, he would have started to show off.

"Bang!"

A jade ring shattered at Yan Yushi's feet. The flying jade chips brushed across his cheek, leaving a faint blood mark.

Before he could raise his hand to wipe it, the emperor's reprimand pierced his ears like thunder: "The queen has been in the palace for more than three years. She is kind and reasonable, and everyone in the palace praises her. She also adopted the fourth prince, gave birth to the crown prince, and is now pregnant again. She has managed my harem in an orderly manner, so that I don't have to worry about my descendants and can concentrate on handling state affairs. I ask myself, there is no better virtuous wife than her. You, a group of court officials who eat the emperor's salary, should stand on my side and share my worries, but you are all here to cause trouble for me. What's wrong? Is your backyard clean?"

"You are so concerned about my harem, why don't I tidy up the backyard for you, my dear ministers?"

These ministers who opposed Jiang Xinyue to be the empress and asked the emperor to depose her simply said that the Jiang family climbed too fast and stood too high, which affected their interests.

But among these people, whether they are corrupt officials or honest officials, which one of them is completely clean in the backyard? They

don't even understand their own family affairs, but they want to reach out to his harem.

Who gave them the courage?

The emperor was angry, and no one dared to speak.

In Shun'an Palace, Jiang Xinyue gathered all the serving palace people in the yard, and even Huang Yanyu, who was poisoned and lying on the bed, was helped to sit on a chair and wait.

The maids, palace maids, and eunuchs answered one by one.

Shuangjiang had a stern face, looking quite intimidating: "Who suggested making Lingzhi chicken soup for Concubine Liang?"

"It was Chef Zhang from the small kitchen. She said Concubine Liang had caught a cold, so she took out the Lingzhi from the storehouse and gave it to Concubine Liang. She said it can clear the lungs and relieve cough."

"Your Majesty, please understand. I heard it from Aunt Zhou. She said that Concubine Liang came back from outside and looked a little uncomfortable. When I was taking inventory in the storehouse during the day, I saw some Ganoderma lucidum, so I suggested this."

The cook named Aunt Zhou hurriedly said, "But I didn't lie! I did hear Concubine Liang coughing, so I said a few words. Who knew that the kitchen heard it? I didn't even know that Ganoderma lucidum was poisonous, and it was not the chicken soup I stewed, so..."

"That's enough!"

Shuangjiang interrupted her, "I asked you to each talk about the chicken soup that day, not to make excuses for yourself. The Empress will decide who has a problem and who doesn't."

Aunt Zhou then shut up after mumbling.

Shuxiang looked at Huang Yanyu, with doubts in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.

"Empress, Concubine Shu and Concubine Ru are here with Noble Lady Ye, Tong Xiuyuan, and Shi Xiuyi to visit Concubine Liang."

A large number of masters and servants came in at the gate of Shun'an Palace. Concubine Shu and Noble Lady Ye really cared about Concubine Liang's situation, so after visiting Jiang Xinyue, they hurried inside.

Concubine Ru was obviously here to watch the excitement. She stood behind Jiang Xinyue and didn't leave, smiling and said, "Is the Empress trying the prisoners?"

The maids and eunuchs in the yard all showed dissatisfaction in their eyes.

They are not prisoners, why are they being tried like this?

It was clearly the Empress herself who was guilty. If she hadn't poisoned the Ganoderma lucidum, how could Concubine Liang vomit blood after drinking chicken soup?

It was really a case of the thief crying thief!

Concubine Ru had only been in the palace for a short time, and in her mind, Jiang Xinyue had always been a well-behaved and clever little cat. She had gotten the position of Empress by charming the Emperor and acting coquettishly with him.

She was very friendly to the concubines in the harem, never put on airs like an empress, and she would save as much as possible in her daily greetings. She would not punish her subordinates severely if they made mistakes.

So this gave her the illusion that Jiang Xinyue was a soft persimmon that could be bullied at will.

The empress was only 18 years old, and she was in her 20s. After all, she was still the elder sister.

In their Goguryeo, whoever was older was the elder, and the younger generation had to be respectful.