Chapter 62: Furious
After acupuncture, Xiao Jingfan felt a little sleepy. He waved his hand for Wu Yuan to leave.
"I beg you to leave." Wu Yuan envoy picked up the medicine box and Zhou Yuande sent him out.
Although it was just a prescription for clearing away heat and relieving internal heat, it involved the emperor's affairs. Wu Yuanshi had to go to the imperial hospital to have the on-duty judge and the imperial doctor look at it together before he could give Xiao Jingfan the medicine.
In the palace, Xiao Jingfan finished washing and went to bed sleepily under the service of the palace servants.
Zhou Yuande put out all the extra lamps and sat at the end of the bed with his eyes closed to rest.
If the earth dragon is burned in the temple, it will not feel cold.
He was drifting off to sleep when he suddenly heard voices and woke up immediately. He turned around and saw a man in black kneeling next to him.
Wearing black clothes and a silver mask, he is tall and tall, and he is Xiao Da, the commander of the secret guards.
Seeing that Zhou Yuande had woken up, Xiao Da turned to look at him, with a hint of ridicule in his tone: "If Eunuch Zhou doesn't wake up, I'm afraid he won't be able to wake up."
Hearing this, a chill ran down Zhou Yuande's spine. He stood up and knelt down towards the bed, "I failed in my duty."
He didn't even know someone had entered the palace and was at the bedside. He was really neglecting his duty by keeping vigil like this.
Xiao Jingfan was undressing and sitting by the bed. He raised his eyelids when he heard this and said, "Bring the lamp over when you wake up."
This means not caring.
Zhou Yuande stood up in a hurry, took out a fire stick from his sleeve, lit a few lamps, and moved them all in front of Xiao Jingfan for lighting.
Xiao Jingfan then lowered his head and looked at the stack of papers Xiao Da handed him.
Zhou Yuande held the light carefully, making sure the light was bright enough but not getting too close to blind Xiao Jingfan's eyes.
Xiao Jingfan read it very quickly, finishing it in less than a cup of tea.
He closed the paper and looked up at Xiao Da, "That's all you found?"
Xiao Da nodded: "On the 15th, I sneaked into the ice cellar of Gu's mansion and had a look. There was indeed a lot of gold and silver hidden in it. There were twenty boxes of gold alone. What was recorded on the paper were officials who had close dealings with Gu Zexian. Many of them bribed Gu Zexian, and the gold should have been obtained from bribes.”
"Should I?" Xiao Jingfan waved his hand and threw all the paper on him, and sneered, "I just found out today that I actually spent money to raise a bunch of trash!"
Xiao Da's pupils shrank and he knelt down and prostrated, "This subordinate has neglected his duty. Please give me another chance."
Xiao Jingfan stared at him with lowered eyes, his eyes as cold as frost, with such boundless power that Xiao Dalian even breathed lightly.
I'm afraid if I breathe a little harder, the entire dark guard camp will cease to exist.
"I have already given you a chance."
Xiao Da's body trembled.
Yes, Prince Shun's illegitimate son is still in the secret guard camp. Not only has he sneaked into the position of instructor, but he has also passed on news several times.
And he, the commander, was not aware of this at all.
If His Majesty hadn't been aware of this, the consequences would have been disastrous.
"My subordinates voluntarily accepted the punishment." Xiao Da knew that he had no chance and said solemnly, "Xiao Liu has done things safely and is qualified for the position of commander."
The rules of the secret guard camp are that the previous commander recommends the candidate for the next commander.
He had only been the leader for two years, and he never imagined that he would reach this point.
Xiao Da felt unwilling to give in, but so what if he was unwilling to give in? It was him who messed up the errand, so he couldn't drag the entire secret guard camp down and be buried with him.
For the sake of Xiao Da just reminding him, Zhou Yuande begged softly: "Your Majesty, Commander Xiao has always done his best in running errands. How about a small punishment and a big warning so that Commander Xiao can make meritorious deeds."
Xiao Da was shocked that Fatty Zhou, a dead eunuch who cherished his life, would plead for him. Could it be that it was going to rain red?
Xiao Jingfan turned his head and looked at his eunuch carefully, "I didn't know that you still have some friendship with him."
Zhou Yuande did not dare to take these words seriously, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "This slave has been waiting in front of Your Majesty all day long, with all his heart towards Your Majesty. Because Commander Xiao has always been effective in doing things and is Your Majesty's right-hand man, I don't want to see Your Majesty lose his arm." Just a few words.”
After saying that, he raised his hand and slapped himself. Without saving any energy, his face immediately turned red. "It was a slave who made a mistake. Please forgive me."
Xiao Jingfan stared at him expressionlessly, which made Zhou Yuande's heart beat wildly, and he secretly regretted that he shouldn't have spoken so much.
Xiao Da wanted to help Zhou Yuande speak up, but he was afraid that if he opened his mouth to make Xiao Jingfan more suspicious, he could only worry secretly in his heart.
The palace was quiet and dim, the wicks of the lamps popped and the candle flames danced, illuminating the handsome features of the young emperor.
"Get up." Xiao Jingfan stretched out his foot and kicked Zhou Yuande without much force.
"Hey." Zhou Yuande grinned as he climbed up, showing his white teeth.
Seeing this stupidity, Xiao Jingfan also curled up the corners of his lips.
"I will give you one last chance." He looked at Xiao Da, "If the results are still not satisfactory to me..."
Xiao Da: "I come to see you with my head raised!"
Xiao Jingfan didn't comment and just said: "I will see the results within three days."
"Wei!"
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"Pick up all the paper and step away." Xiao Jingfan kicked off his shoes, and Zhou Yuande immediately reached out to help him take off his coat and hang it on the shelf.
After Xiao Da picked up the paper on the ground, he climbed out of the half-open window.
Zhou Yuande walked over and closed the window, then turned back to the bedside. Seeing that Xiao Jingfan had closed his eyes, he blew out the excess candlelight and sat back on the end of the bed, but he did not dare to fall asleep again.
The next day, dark clouds covered the sky and sun, like thick balls of cotton wool, depressing for no reason.
There was already a huge quarrel in the court meeting.
As Xiao Jingfan expected, the news that Princess Shunjun suddenly died due to the pain of losing her son spread throughout the streets overnight.
The impeachment records of the censor and hundreds of officials are filled with censorship cases.
However, only a small part was to impeach Xiao Jingfan, and more was to impeach Prince Shun.
Because, together with the news that Princess Shunjun died suddenly due to the pain of losing her son, another piece of news spread throughout the streets.
——In order to marry his new wife, Prince Shun poisoned his wife, causing her death.
Compared with the previous news, the latter news involves the love and hatred of three people, and the protagonist is the person who died in the previous one, which naturally attracts more attention and discussion from the people.
Therefore, Duke Shun, who was preparing to come to the court early in the morning to see Xiao Jingfan furious, became furious when he saw the witnesses brought by Xie Hui.
The courtiers had never seen Prince Shun look so out of sorts, and they immediately felt that they had been deceived.
You're such a thick-browed person, you usually act with us, right?
Prince Shun didn't care about his image being subverted, he pointed at his concubine's nose and scolded him for being unfilial, and teamed up with outsiders to frame him, his biological father.
"Father, the poison is still in the secret room of your study. My son really can't bear to see you make mistakes anymore!" The bastard wailed louder than Prince Shun.
——Father, your title is more important than you! My son wants a title!
Prince Shun's face turned red with anger, and his hand trembling while pointing at Nizi.
The Duke of Zhao on the side glared at him angrily, like a wolf, wishing to eat its flesh.
"Shu Zi will give my daughter her life!"
The old man, who was in his sixties, grabbed Prince Shun's hair, raised his leg and kicked him hard several times, until Prince Shun vomited a mouthful of blood.
"What did you say when you came to my house to ask for Ying Niang's hand in marriage? You must be good to her all your life, and you will never let her down in this life!"
"I was really blind when I promised my daughter to such a white-eyed wolf like you!"
(End of chapter)