Chapter 439: The Brutal Little Emperor vs. the Beauty Killer (45)
Lord Zheng said with a brave face: "I am sure that this is the late emperor's will."
"The imperial edict is also stamped with the imperial seal."
Prime Minister Gu asked him to take out the forged edict of the late emperor at the morning court today to incite the people.
Although he had doubts about the imperial seal obtained by Prime Minister Gu, he had to do as he was told since his wife and children were in the other party's hands.
What's more, he and Prime Minister Gu are in the same boat.
If he could force His Majesty to abdicate, he would also gain a lot of benefits.
Lord Zheng feigned composure and asked, "Your Majesty, please explain to me what this will means."
"Is the person who should have inherited the throne the deceased King De?"
Suddenly a cold light came.
An exquisite dagger inlaid with gems was precisely inserted into the tip of his shoe.
Clearly feeling the blade against his toes, Lord Zheng instantly stiffened like a log, not daring to move.
"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
"Do you want to kill and silence the witness?!"
"I just want to see how brave you are." Lu Cha glanced at the frightened Zheng Lord with a half-smile.
"I'm in a good mood today, so I'd like to share a secret with you."
"To prevent thieves from stealing the imperial seal and falsely conveying the imperial edict, since the founding of Jinchang, the imperial seals used by successive emperors have all been different."
"Every time he drafted an imperial edict, he had to order someone to change the pattern on the imperial seal before it could be used."
"After the imperial edict is stamped, the imperial seal must be immediately destroyed in front of the emperor."
"The personal eunuchs of all dynasties would record the seal designs they used after their death to prevent the next emperor from reusing them."
"Each imperial edict also has a unique number as a mark."
At this point, Lu Cha propped his chin up on his elbow, looking puzzled. "The imperial seal is a one-time item, while the imperial edict is one-of-a-kind. How can you be so sure, Lord Zheng, that the imperial edict you hold is the real one?"
"Could it be that you have the ability to go back to the past?"
"Not only did you meet the late emperor, but you also got the destroyed imperial seal?"
This dog is even more powerful than her!
Lord Zheng swallowed nervously and asked in a desperate attempt, "Who can prove that what Your Majesty said is true?"
"Of course it's a history book." Li Taifu took out the history book he had prepared long ago, opened a page at random, and asked the student to circulate it to the officials:
"As everyone knows, I am a veteran of two dynasties, the late emperor's imperial tutor, and I am entrusted with the management of the History Department."
"This contains the designs of all the imperial seals used by the late emperor."
"If you don't believe me, you can go to the History Department and look it up yourself. There are all the seals of the emperors of all dynasties, as well as the marking numbers of each edict."
Li Taifu walked to the side of Zheng Daren, took a look at the jade seal on the will, and said in a sarcastic tone:
"If I remember correctly, this should be the seal pattern on the imperial decree granting marriage to Princess Yuping from the late emperor."
"Master Zheng is quite capable. He even managed to see the long-deceased Princess Yuping."
An official who was nearby followed the seal pattern on the will held by Lord Zheng and found the page in the history book. He exclaimed, "It's exactly the same!"
Crash——!
The sound of the teacup falling to the ground and shattering into pieces instantly plunged the hall into silence.
At the same time, Lord Zheng knelt down in fear, not caring about the pain of the dagger scratching his toes.
The little emperor's dark eyes flashed with a cold chill:
"Master Zheng is truly daring, forging the late emperor's will!"
"But..." Lu Cha suddenly paused and walked down from his high seat slowly:
"I'm very curious, why did the imperial seal, which the late emperor had destroyed, appear in Lord Zheng's hands?"
Lord Zheng resisted the urge to go see Guifan. For the safety of his wife and children, he cruelly took out the poison hidden in his sleeve and swallowed it in one gulp.
Lu Cha immediately clamped Mr. Zheng's jaw, trying to force him to spit it out.
But the poison was too strong and Lord Zheng died instantly.
Xiao Shan hurried over and took out a handkerchief to wipe Lu Cha's hands. "Your Majesty is too impulsive. What if he accidentally gets poisoned?"
"No problem."
Lu Cha pulled his hand back, looked at Gu Guifan, who had remained silent the entire time, with a playful look, and asked knowingly:
"Lord Zheng is Gu Aiqing's man, so is Gu Aiqing involved in this matter?"
Unexpectedly, Lu Cha would expose it so bluntly. Gu Guifan's heart tightened, and he knelt on the ground with a sincere attitude:
"I am completely unaware of this matter. I beg Your Majesty to understand."
Lu Cha pretended to be angry and said, "Then I'll leave this matter to Gu Aiqing to investigate. When you have found out the whole story, you can come to court again."
The matter of the imperial seal is of great importance. Even if we find a scapegoat, it will be difficult to explain clearly.
It was because she asked Anjin to change all the imperial edicts stored in the imperial study into the late emperor's jade seal.
Otherwise, how could the villain give the wrong seal?
If the male protagonist does not admit his crime or cannot think of a good way to solve it, then he can forget about entering the palace to attend court.
It just so happens that Master Li can let go and find all kinds of reasons to eliminate the male protagonist's followers!
A cunning glint flashed in Lucha's eyes.
Knowing that the young emperor wanted to take this opportunity to deprive him of the right to enter the court, Gu Guifan's face turned extremely ugly for a moment. He tried to remain calm and nodded in agreement:
"I will definitely not let Your Majesty down."
Looking at Gu Guifan who seemed to be taking it easy, Lu Cha was very curious:
When will the hero break down and lose his temper?
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Lu Cha didn't know that when Gu Guifan returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion after court, he smashed all the objects in the study in anger for the first time.
He thought Helian Lu had been keeping the imperial seal from him because she was trying to keep him under guard, but who could have guessed the truth was this?!
Then why did he go to so much trouble to steal the imperial seal?!
Gu Guifan felt like a joke, and his usually gentle face was now slightly distorted.
But Helian Lu's attitude today...
Does he suspect that he was behind this, Lord Zheng, or does he intend to completely break off relations and get rid of him?
The creaky sound of the door opening interrupted Gu Guifan's thoughts.
He rubbed his brows and sat on the chair. He knew without looking that the person coming was Shen Qiuxi.
After all, in the entire Prime Minister's Mansion, she was the only one who dared to ignore etiquette and move around casually.
Glancing at the mess in the study, Shen Qiuxi snorted sarcastically and stated his purpose directly: "I've heard about what happened in the morning court."
“The Jade Seal is of no use now. Only by killing Helian Lu can you complete your great cause, but Shen Yi is progressing too slowly. I want to enter the palace.”
Gu Guifan narrowed his eyes slightly and examined Shen Qiuxi: “Don’t you hate Shen Yi so much that you don’t want to see him at all?”
Shen Qiuxi made no secret of her disgust: “I hate you more than Shen Yi.”
"If it weren't for the antidote in your hand, do you think I would stay here?"
Gu Guifan was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "I will arrange for you to enter the palace today."
Helian Lu is now very wary of him, and might take advantage of his absence to attack his people.
The rights he had worked so hard to accumulate could not be destroyed by Helian Lu.
You can only kill the other party as soon as possible.
Shen Qiuxi has his poison in her body, so there is no need to worry that she will betray him.
On the other hand, Shen Yi gave him the pattern of the late emperor's jade seal, which clearly showed that he turned a deaf ear to his words and thought that he would not do anything, so he just did it perfunctorily.
Gu Guifan's eyes turned gloomy. He threw a porcelain bottle to Shen Qiuxi and said without hesitation: "Take the medicine inside."
Once the mother twin poisonous Gu is stimulated, the child Gu will become agitated and trigger the poison.
Although he can't enter the palace now, he can still deal with Shen Yi!
Because everyone outside was Gu Guifan's men and he couldn't escape, Shen Qiuxi suppressed the burning hatred in his heart and swallowed the medicine in the porcelain bottle.
One day, she will let Gu Guifan taste the poison!
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At the same time, inside Chaoyang Palace.
Shen Yi learned everything that happened in the morning court from Ying Yi. He wanted to find the little emperor to test the imperial edict, but suddenly his heart contracted violently, and a deep pain spread.
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