frightfiction Chapter 933: The Wolf's Ambition Is Chilling
Chapter 933: The Wolf's Ambition Is Chilling
Empress Luan Xiying urged Emperor Hongde to go to the Imperial Study to attend to official business. Suddenly, she thought of something and said hurriedly, "Oh, Your Majesty, please leave the telescope to me. I want to play with it for a while longer!"
Hong Dedi smiled and pointed to the table with the large briefcase outside, "Isn't the telescope right there on the table?
Ah Ying, take your time and play. I'm going to get busy now!"
As Emperor Hongde spoke, he stood up and walked out of the hall.
Empress Luan Xiying escorted Emperor Hongde to the palace gate and watched him walk away with Yu Feng and Feng Guang. Then she turned around, took out the telescope, and sat back on the couch to play with it.
The commander of the Imperial Guards, Dong Wen, has been waiting in the Imperial Study for a long time!
The young eunuch guarding the imperial study knew that Emperor Hongde had left the palace in disguise with the empress.
As for where they went, they didn't know.
However, even if they knew, they didn't dare to say it out loud.
Ever since Dong asked about the side hall of the imperial study, they just kept serving him cups of tea and didn't know anything else.
Dong Wen was too lazy to ask them more questions.
However, he brought with him a pile of evidence seized from the Second Prime Minister's Mansion, as well as various statistical data on gold, silver and other valuables seized from the Mansion. These were all what the Emperor wanted to see. Therefore, Dong Wen did not dare to leave at will and could only wait patiently in the Imperial Study.
Following the sound of footsteps, a young eunuch walked in holding a whisk.
"Master Dong, the emperor has returned to the palace. Please come to the imperial study to see him!"
"Yes!"
Dong Wen quickly stood up and followed the eunuch to the imperial study to meet Emperor Hongde.
Dong Wen came to the door of the imperial study.
The young eunuch guarding outside the door saw it and hurried inside to pass the message.
After a while, the eunuch who delivered the message came out quickly.
Coming closer, the young eunuch bowed to Dong Wen and said, "Sir Dong, the Emperor summons you!"
"Yes!"
Dong Wen responded and walked into the imperial study.
In the imperial study, Emperor Hongde was sitting behind the dragon desk, reading memorials.
Looking at the ever-piling memorials in front of him, Emperor Hongde sighed: Being an emperor is actually not easy!
Get up earlier than the chicken and sleep later than the dog!
You see, I finally managed to take a break from my busy schedule and take the Queen out of the palace in disguise to relax, taste some delicious food, and see some treasures... It felt really good!
However, once I return to the palace, I still have to face piles of memorials!
Emperor Hongde suddenly missed his eldest son!
It has been some time since Crown Prince Xiao Jingye went out of the palace in disguise for a secret visit. He should be back soon!
No matter what, the prince has to return to the capital before he dies.
When the eldest son comes back, I can ask him to fulfill his filial duty and help his father share more of the government affairs.
Perhaps, he could also order the crown prince to govern the country, so that he, the emperor's father, could take Aying out of the palace in disguise.
By the way, I also need to bring a telescope so that I can have a good look at the Jingyue Jiangshan under my rule!
Dong Wen walked up to the dragon desk and knelt down to pay his respects. "Your Majesty, I, Dong Wen, pay my respects to you!"
"Be flat!"
Emperor Hong De raised his hand to signal.
"My lord, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Dong Wen stood up, holding a wooden box in his hands, "Your Majesty, this is what I found when I led my men to search the Cifu Mansion.
Among them are correspondence between Zhang Jinyan and several traitorous officials in the court, including evidence of his forming cliques for personal gain and buying and selling official positions;
There are also secret letters between Zhang Jinyan and other countries.
In addition, I also found a large amount of gold and silver valuables in Zhang Jinyan’s mansion, the amount is astonishing!
I have made detailed records.
Present this to His Majesty for your perusal!"
Yu Feng came over, took the wooden box, and placed it in front of Emperor Hongde.
Yu Feng opened the wooden box, then took a step back and stood quietly by.
Emperor Hongde had already read Zhang Jinyan's confession in the Sky Prison when he was still in the Duke of Anguo's Mansion.
At this moment, looking at the secret letters of treason and the huge amount of gold and silver, Emperor Hongde's face was so dark that ink could drip out.
He is a good nephew who is treated as his own son and raised since childhood. How great!
This is simply a wolf cub!
I asked myself if I had done anything wrong to him.
Even this throne was inherited from the previous emperor!
For many years, he has taken good care of the orphans and widows left behind by his brother, the Crown Prince.
The late emperor once issued an edict that his ambitious and arrogant former Crown Princess should be imprisoned in a Buddhist temple for life and kept under strict watch, and she was not allowed to approach the former Crown Prince's orphan, Xiao Jingyi!
Or I was too soft-hearted!
Considering that she was Xiao Jingyi's biological mother, she wanted Xiao Jingyi, who had lost his father, to receive a little mother's love and warmth from her. Therefore, after the late emperor passed away, she did not strictly follow the late emperor's will.
He also adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards the closeness between the mother and son, and always turned a blind eye.
And his own nephew... because of his greed and obsession with the throne - the supreme power, he regarded his own uncle as an enemy whom he wanted to kill!
He even disregarded his own Jingyue bloodline and the safety of Jingyue's country, and actually seduced foreign enemies and betrayed Jingyue!
Knowing is one thing, seeing the evidence is another!
Emperor Hong De felt heartbroken. He sat there, clenching his fists, and remained silent for a long time.