The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 415 A drastic change in temperament

More than ten members of the Shen family were killed, which caused an uproar in the court. As soon as the emperor sat on the dragon throne, the ministers below rushed to accuse Chu Yanqiu of evil deeds. The emperor was also shocked and immediately ordered someone to lock Chu Yanqiu up and bring him to the court.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict and the imperial guards had not yet left the hall when Chu Yanqiu, who had arrived late, slowly and leisurely arrived at the door.

Chu Yanqiu's cold and arrogant attitude makes people hate him, while his aura that keeps strangers away makes people dare not offend him.

Chu Yanqiu walked to the front without hesitation, bowed to the emperor, and then said, "Your Majesty, last night I worked hard to exterminate the court and punish the corrupt officials of the Shen family, which is detrimental to the country. I slept a little late and missed the court meeting this morning. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

As soon as he said this, everyone was in an uproar. Some were angry because the Shen family was wrongly killed, while others were just watching the fun and sighing.

His Majesty the Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Chu Yanqiu dangerously, and said, "Are you saying that the Shen family is a parasite that is harming our country? Do you have any evidence to prove what you said?"

Chu Yanqiu immediately called out to his subordinates waiting outside, "Come on! Present the evidence!"

The clerk from the Dali Temple immediately came to the front with a stack of documents and testimonies, trembling, and presented the stack of papers to the emperor.

The young emperor examined the documents on the imperial desk one by one...

The little emperor's expression grew worse as he looked at Chu Yanqiu below him. "Are all these things you've found true?"

Chu Yanqiu said firmly, "Not a single one of them is false. If your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can send your trusted aides to investigate. They can verify every detail of this."

The little emperor's originally gloomy face gradually returned to normal.

The young emperor sat back on the dragon throne and said to Chu Yanqiu, "If that's the case, the Shen family shouldn't have been killed so hastily overnight. Lord Shen, you've gone too far."

After hearing this, everyone below was in an uproar again. Those loyal ministers who stood on the side of the Shen family immediately jumped out to speak up for the Shen family and demanded that Chu Yanqiu be arrested and held accountable.

Chu Yanqiu calmly answered the emperor's question, "Since Your Majesty has appointed me, you should tolerate my hasty and flawed work. This humble servant has already been extremely lenient towards the Shen family. The Shen family has done countless things, including deceiving the emperor, abusing their power, disrupting the government, harming the people, oppressing the people, and allowing slaves to commit crimes. Every one of them, from the highest to the lowest, from the youngest to the oldest, is innocent. For such a family, I only killed the three generations of the direct lineage, which is far from punishing the entire clan. Your Majesty, do you know what the Shen family's greatest crime is that warrants their execution?"

The little emperor waited quietly for him to continue.

Chu Yanqiu turned around and looked at the people who jumped out to attack him and said, "The biggest crime of his Shen family is that they shouldn't form a clique for personal gain and manipulate the emperor's will. You..."

Chu Yanqiu pointed at the people who had jumped out and said, "Each of you is part of the Shen family. Today, you're coming in packs like three or four to attack our Ji family. One day, you'll be so bold as to gang up and attack the emperor. This is the ultimate purpose of that old scoundrel, Lord Shen, in granting you this contract of favor."

Everyone was pointed at by him, as if a dirty part of their body was being exposed by him. They had nowhere to hide and even felt a moment of unbearable shame.

However, some were brave enough to point their finger at Chu Yanqiu and say, "Stop your nonsense! Stop making excuses for the mistakes you made yesterday. A high-ranking official and his entire family were slaughtered overnight. This is such a shocking thing! If this were to happen, wouldn't every official in Daju be in danger? I believe you are the culprit endangering the peace of Daju. Your actions clearly show your disregard for the court and His Majesty. I believe your Ji family is the one harboring evil intentions. I believe your family intends to disrupt the government and usurp the imperial power to rule the country."

Chu Yanqiu looked at the man calmly for a moment, then suddenly chuckled, "Are you so desperate you're going to bite me so soon? Do you think I, a third-rank official in the Dali Temple, am here to drink tea and listen to music? A quack with no previous imperial examinations or military achievements, how could I, without some skill, sit firmly in such a high position? How about... let's make a bet. Can you, a fourth-rank censor, withstand my investigation?"

The censor was stunned by his all-seeing eyes and was speechless. He obviously lost his confidence and said, "You? You are just an assistant minister of the Dali Temple investigating a case. You are not qualified to investigate a censor like me."

Unexpectedly, Chu Yanqiu smiled faintly and said, "Why not? If someone submits a petition, what official in the Dali Temple can't investigate it?"

He turned around and looked at his clerk, who nodded to him.

Chu Yanqiu turned around and said to the Fourth-Rank Censor, "What a coincidence, isn't it? There really is a case concerning you, the Censor. I think you'd better be arrested and taken to the Dali Temple. You are no longer qualified to stand in this court and confront me."

The fourth-rank imperial censor said in disbelief, "You're lying! This is impossible!"

Chu Yanqiu said, "How is that impossible? In the case of Shen Qingyun, the second son of the Shen family, there is clear evidence that he had a close personal relationship with you. The secret letters between you two were presented to the emperor. So, do you think Your Majesty doesn't know that Shen Qingyun conspired with you to swallow up the Datong Bank and murder his entire family?"

The fourth-rank imperial censor was so frightened by his thunderous words that his face turned pale with fear and his legs went weak and he fell to the ground.

Ever since Chu Yanqiu mentioned the three words Shen Qingyun, the little emperor had quickly looked through the pile of documents and found the evidence inside.

When he looked down again and saw that the fourth-rank censor had confessed, he immediately ordered the guards to drag him out of the hall without saying a word.

Such a heated debate made everyone present feel insecure, and even the charge of Chu Yanqiu beheading someone without authorization was dropped.

The young emperor was so overwhelmed by the pile of evidence against the Shen family that he had no time to think about anything else. He asked the eunuchs to adjourn the court early.

Chu Yanqiu was like throwing a bomb in front of the entire court, thinking that he would behave himself after leaving the court. However, he was not only restless but even more arrogant.

After leaving the palace, he sent people to several official residences in the capital to arrest the relevant officials and bring them to the Dali Temple.

While the masters and servants of each family were waiting at the gate of the Dali Temple and investigating, he actually took several court ministers to Caishikou and executed them half a day later.

As a result, there was an uproar in various places in the capital.

At the same time, the runners of the Dali Temple moved extremely quickly to post the charges against several ministers all over the city, one by one. Their work was foolproof and quickly reversed the public's reputation.

When it was getting dark, Chu Yanqiu returned to Duke Ji's Mansion in a sedan chair in a majestic and solemn manner.

From the main gate to his own courtyard, the masters of the several upper houses all sent maids and servants to invite him, but he did not go to see any of them. He did not even go to pay his respects to his own mother. He just said that he was too tired today and there was no need to bother with the red tape.

Aunt Yinhua had loved the young master since he was a child, so she smiled and led the maids back to report to the second lady.

Chu Yanqiu returned to his bedroom in a good mood. As soon as he entered the room, he asked the maid about the "beauty's" day.

The maid was extremely clever and articulate, not missing a single detail, and she described in detail how Shen Wen spent his day.

As Chu Yanqiu listened, his expression gradually turned pale.

He walked into the room slowly, and when he turned around the screen he saw Shen Wen, dressed as a proper lady, sitting on the bed in a daze.

When Chu Yanqiu stood in front of Shen Wen, Shen Wen finally came back to her senses from her confused thoughts. She looked up and faced this strange acquaintance.

Chu Yanqiu's eyes met Shen Wen's bright eyes that reflected his reflection.

Suddenly he grinned...

After just two or three seconds of that spring-like smile...

Chu Yanqiu turned around and called all the maids and servants in the room to come over.

He looked at the servants lying on the ground and asked, "Did you change her clothes?"

The clever maid replied immediately, "It was the servants who changed it for Miss Shen. This was also the special order of the Second Madam."

Who knew that just as she finished her words, she suddenly appeared in a terrifying manner, her head split apart...

Her head fell to the ground, her eyes wide open, and she didn't even have time to understand why she was killed.

All the other maids and servants fell to the ground in fear.

Shen Wen, who was sitting in front of the bed, watched this scene. She looked at the tall figure of Chu Yanqiu in front of her in horror.

Chu Yanqiu said calmly, "She's just a bed warmer. I told her to cover herself with clothes so she can have something to wear! This outfit doesn't suit her. Change it for her..."

The servants who had collapsed on the ground trembled and did not dare to delay. They immediately got up in twos and threes, and then came to Shen Wen and quickly stripped off her clothes and headdresses.

Until Shen Wen felt extremely cool and only wore a bellyband.

Chu Yanqiu watched quietly, smiled devilishly and said, "This is what a beauty is! Alright! All of you go down."

Shen Wen's eyes, which reflected his figure, looked at him without blinking.

Chu Yanqiu sat next to Shen Wen, slowly touched Shen Wen's face with her slender fingers, put her head close to her, and smelled her fragrance with great enjoyment.

He asked, "Have you taken a bath today? You've been bathing for several hours. Have you washed away all the marks on your body? What kind of fragrance are you wearing?"

Shen Wen immediately understood what he meant. He was humiliating himself. He thought he was dirty. He believed that he was defiled by the little emperor and then sent back to him.

If Shen Wen's arm hadn't been so heavy that it felt like a thousand pounds, her slap would have landed on Chu Yanqiu's face.

Chu Yanqiu repeatedly smelled the fragrance of Shen Wen's skin, but as he smelled it, his expression suddenly changed.

He immediately called out to the group of servants outside the door.

He summoned all the servants to kneel and asked, "Did the young lady use any incense today? Why can't I smell much fragrance? It must be because you, the bunch of deceitful servants, are lazy. You deserve to die!"

All the servants were so frightened that their eyelids drooped and they were about to faint.

The maid in front hurriedly said tremblingly: "We dare not, the young lady has been fumigated with incense, and we will never be lazy in doing what the master has asked us to do."

Chu Yanqiu was still unsatisfied. Anger was evident on his face as he said, "Not enough! How can a light fumigation be enough? Didn't I tell you this morning? You must wash away all the dirt on her body and fumigate her with incense for half a day. She clearly smells like someone else!"

At this point, Chu Yanqiu became angry again. He slapped the old woman with his palm, sending her flying far away and killing her.