Chapter 184 Get
What made the emperor most angry was not that he discovered that Marquis Rong'an had disposed of the shop at will in private, but that he knew that even if he investigated the case, there would definitely be a scapegoat who would take the blame for everything for Marquis Rong'an.
It's like a symbol.
Everyone knows exactly what happened to the fake Su Qingqing, Su Jinghe, and Qin Wanru, but as long as there is no evidence, and someone takes the blame for him, he will be acquitted.
What made the emperor even more angry and powerless was that he knew the whole thing but could not change anything!
This powerlessness made him irritable and depressed.
It was like he clearly wanted to tear the Duke of Zhenguo into pieces, but at this moment he had to lock this man up in the Sky Prison just to balance the political situation.
To put it bluntly, it is to guard against rebellion .
Sitting in the large chair in the imperial study, the emperor punched the armrest in frustration. If he had not convicted General Su's subordinates as traitors, if he had not handed over the Su family army to the Duke of Zhenguo, the current situation would not have occurred.
With General Su, he had a neutral army, and even if someone rebelled, he could still rely on this army.
pity……
The thing that is most lacking in this world is regret.
"Where is Huang Zhaozhong?" The emperor spoke hoarsely until the sun set outside and the imperial study was pitch dark.
The chief eunuch stood behind the emperor and said, "I will pass on the message right away. I'm afraid Master Huang is still in the prison."
Qin Wanru's death was a huge shock to Huang Zhaozhong. Even though Xiang Zheng was acquitted, Huang Zhaozhong could not get over this. Every day when he had time, he would go to the Tianlao to interrogate Mrs. Zhao and the housekeeper of the Xiang Mansion, just to get something .
Upon hearing this, the emperor was stunned for a moment and then he remembered that when he met Huang Zhaozhong at the court this morning, he looked even more haggard than the second prince.
Huang Zhaozhong was already exhausted by Xiang Zheng's case, so he had no time to deal with the bombing case.
Can be handed over to others...
Looking at all the civil and military officials in the court, the emperor didn't know who to look for for a moment.
He used to be able to distinguish these people. Some were from the second prince's party, some were from the prince's party, and some were his people.
But ever since Xiang Zheng, a staunch supporter of the Second Prince, became the Third Prince's man, the Emperor began to have a deep distrust of these court officials.
This lack of trust made him surrounded by enemies.
"Where is Wang Yu? Ask Wang Yu to come into the palace." The emperor was silent for a moment, then thought of Wang Yu and gave another order.
The chief eunuch sympathized with the emperor's intention, sighed, and did not move.
The emperor was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at him, "Why, old man, I can't even order you around?"
The eunuch knelt down hurriedly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. This old servant is..."
The chief eunuch seemed to want to say something but hesitated, not knowing how to start for a moment.
The emperor sneered, "Just say what you want to say."
These four words reveal an incomparable sadness.
This reminded the emperor of his glorious court, where everyone was respectful to him, but he couldn't trust any of them to use them.
If it’s not sadness, then what is it?
The eunuch knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty wants to send someone to investigate the explosion case, but this case is not General Wang's turn. Not to mention that it is not the right direction, General Wang cannot be distracted by the things he has to do right now.
Didn’t Your Majesty just ask General Wang to recruit 3,000 private soldiers?
It is not easy to train three thousand people in secret. General Wang will be discovered if he is not careful."
When the emperor heard these words, his nose felt so sore that he almost cried.
He was an emperor, but he had to do it secretly when he wanted to train a group of his own people.
The emperor beat his chest and sighed, "You said, if Su Qingqing was still alive..."
The eunuch bowed his head. "She is a traitor."
The emperor closed his eyes.
Is she?
In fact, he was not sure at all. At that time, he just went with the flow when he saw the Su family army's reputation growing.
Who would have thought that the person who could make him feel at ease now was actually Su Qingqing's subordinate.
The emperor fell silent with mixed feelings.
The eunuch chief steward took advantage of this opportunity and said softly, "Your Majesty, this case is related to the Crown Princess again. I'm going to say something I shouldn't say. Since the Crown Princess came, too many things have happened.
Your Majesty feels sorry for the Queen and His Highness, so why not leave this investigation to His Highness or the Queen?"
The emperor did not expect the eunuch chief to say such a thing. In the dark room, he turned his head to look at the eunuch chief, "Give it to the Crown Princess?"
The eunuch chief lowered his head hurriedly, "Women participating in politics are like hens crowing at dawn, which is easy to cause trouble, but the Crown Princess is different from others. Her identity is the legitimate princess of Zhao State, which is similar to our legitimate princess. If she is wronged, Your Majesty will give her the privilege to let her investigate herself. Not only can she investigate the case, but she can also show off her power to appease her mood. The Queen will definitely be grateful to Your Majesty."
The emperor seemed to think it made sense, and nodded, then frowned again, "But will she check it?"
The chief eunuch said, "It doesn't matter whether the queen will be fine or not, as long as His Highness is fine, His Highness may not mention the rumors this time, but I have seen from private that His Highness is really aggrieved."
The eunuch's voice was choked as he spoke, and he sighed to calm himself down.
"I am not partial to Your Highness. I am a eunuch, so it is not my place to comment. It's just that Your Highness is still Your Majesty's son. If anything happens to Your Highness, Your Majesty will be the first to be sad."
Not only was he the first to be sad, but he was also the first to be in a panic.
The emperor relies on the crown prince to control the second and third princes.
The emperor is still in his prime, and what he fears most is that these adult princes are eager to seize the throne.
“Instead of letting others investigate, Your Majesty should give this favor to His Highness. This case is directly related to His Highness, so it is legitimate for him to investigate. Moreover, His Highness knows more about this shop than others.
If your majesty is worried, you can send another inspector."
The emperor waved his hand and smiled.
"Why should I be worried? The one who was almost killed in the explosion was the Crown Princess. Look at how anxious the Crown Prince was just now. Who do you think he will protect?"
Having said that, the emperor couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.
"My two sons are both romantic."
After this, the chief eunuch said nothing more.
Half an hour later, the imperial edict arrived at the Prince's residence, ordering the Prince to investigate the explosion case with full authority.
After receiving the imperial edict and sending away the chief eunuch who came to deliver the edict in person, Rong Que went straight to the main room with the imperial edict.
The snow water backflow incident separated him and Su Qingqing for nearly twenty days. During these twenty days, he missed this person all the time.
"Your Majesty really issued an order?"
Rong Que came in wrapped in the cold wind. Su Qingqing took a look at what he was holding and asked.
Rong Que didn't answer. He casually placed the imperial edict on the table beside him, and with a cold look on his face, he picked up the man and said, "Don't worry about the imperial edict. Settle my bill first!"
Su Qingqing hooked her arm around Rong Que's neck, looked at his features, and asked knowingly, "What account?"
Rong Que gritted his teeth and said, "Just because the snow water backflowed, you still cruelly let me stay alone in the empty room for nearly a month. What's the point of that?"
Su Qingqing buried her cheek in the crook of Rong Que's neck and said with a smile: "I'm not afraid that Your Highness will miss Bai Yueguang..."
Before he could finish his words, Rong Que threw him onto the bed.
With a thud.
"Hmm~"
Before she could even utter a word, someone approached her, pinched her chin, and blocked her mouth, and her voice was lost in the ambiguous sounds.
They say that a short separation is better than a new marriage, but they are forcing each other to separate right under their noses.
Rong Que was like a beast that had been hungry for a long time and suddenly got food. Once he bit into the meat, how could he not eat it all up?
Not to mention that the food in his arms was arousing him in every way.
After pressing her down on the bed and kissing her thoroughly, Rong Que kissed the tip of Su Qingqing's nose bit by bit, "What's wrong? I've never seen you take the initiative like this before."
Su Qingqing's cheeks were red, and her eyes were full of love. "You are not the only one who misses me."
I miss you as well.
boom!
These words made Rong Que's scalp numb, and he no longer cared about it.
