bookrebus Chapter 488 The Emperor's Uncle Hiding in the Dark
Chapter 488 The Emperor's Uncle Hiding in the Dark
"There is one more thing your Majesty must prepare for."
"What's the matter?"
Xiao Mo looked at Mr. Cai suspiciously.
"I'm afraid that many court officials will ask the emperor to thoroughly investigate the rumor during tomorrow's morning court session."
"That's great. Maybe there are suspicious people among these court officials."
"And there are those who are loyal to the Emperor."
Xiao Mo laughed at the nervous Mr. Cai, because he was afraid that he would kill innocent people.
"Don't worry, Lord Cai. I won't wrongly accuse anyone."
Having said that, Lord Cai was actually still a little worried. It is said that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. The current Xiao Mo is not the former King of Qin. A single word from him can decide the rise and fall of a family.
The two were talking in the imperial study when suddenly a young eunuch came to report that Lu Zhu had come to ask Xiao Mo to go to Wutong Palace, saying that Ye Jintang had made an important discovery.
Xiao Mo was shocked. It only took Ye Jintang a few hours to make a discovery. It was really fast.
At this moment, two young palace maids were kneeling in the courtyard of the main hall of Wutong Palace. One of them had been tortured and her hands were beaten bloody.
When Xiao Mo came over, he could even smell the strong smell of blood in the yard.
"Jintang, you're really quick. You've found the traitor right away."
Xiao Mo, who was in a good mood, saw Ye Jintang with a dark face as he entered the inner hall, reading a few pieces of paper. He moved closer and found that they were the confessions of two palace maids.
"I have always been very strict in my administration, but I didn't expect that someone would still take advantage of the loopholes. Your Majesty, please take a look."
Ye Jintang handed the confession in her hand to Xiao Mo, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip of the calming tea. She almost fainted from anger just now.
The two palace maids kneeling outside were chosen by her personally. The one who was beaten was named Ruyi. At the beginning, Ye Jintang saw that she was smart and her family was so poor that he let her serve him.
The monthly salary for serving her was much higher than that of other palace maids, and her daily rewards were also more generous.
Especially in the past two years in Ningchuan City, she felt that the people around her had suffered a lot with her, and she really did not treat them unfairly in terms of money.
But what happens in the end?
She was really disappointed that Ruyi had betrayed her and became the spy of King of Han Xiao Zhengde.
"King of Han?"
When Xiao Mo saw Xiao Zhengde's name, he was quite shocked. In his memory, the King of Han had no presence in the royal family. He usually lived in seclusion and rarely went out. When Emperor Jing was alive, he did not even attend banquets in the palace.
After Xiao Yi and Xiao Changming ascended the throne, they killed many people who could threaten their thrones, but Xiao Zhengde was not implicated.
Even after Xiao Changming ascended the throne, he was given an official position in the clan office.
Such an inconspicuous Xiao Zhengde actually has the ability to place spies around Ye Jintang. It seems that he is quite capable.
"Wait a minute, Jintang, if the King of Han is really capable, how can a little maid know who the real master behind the scenes is?"
If it was Xiao Mo, he would definitely not leave any clues no matter who he wanted to place a spy around.
"It's a coincidence. She met the person who was in contact with Ruyi in the palace many years ago. She knew that he used to be Xiao Zhengde's man."
As luck would have it, Ruyi was only a few years old at that time and was still a little palace maid. The person who contacted her naturally could not get her.
As for the reason why Ruyi surrendered to Xiao Zhengde, it was very simple. Her parents and brothers were all in the capital. As long as Xiao Zhengde threatened their lives and lured her with a large sum of money, Ruyi had no choice but to obey Xiao Zhengde's arrangements.
"How stupid! If she had told you in time, this wouldn't have happened."
"Jintang, how are you going to deal with Ruyi?"
"If you leak my information, you will die. No matter what the reason is, Ruyi must not be allowed to stay. If I punish her leniently, people around me will have nothing to fear in the future. Who knows, one day someone might poison my bowl just by threatening me."
"Well, I'm really afraid that you'll be soft-hearted."
Ye Jintang smiled bitterly. In the palace, being soft-hearted to one's enemies would mean being cruel to oneself.
Ruyi was disposed of silently, and no one else knew how she was dealt with, but the palace maids and eunuchs in Wutong Palace knew that Ruyi and another palace maid were beaten to death. Their mouths were gagged and they were beaten for an hour before they died.
Ye Jintang once again asked someone to pass on the message that if anyone was threatened in the future, they could just tell her directly and she would find a way to help them solve the problem. If they didn't tell her and became someone else's spy, they would be courting death and even their families would be implicated. Ruyi was a good example.
On the first day back in the palace, two people died in Wutong Palace.
If this happened to someone else, they would probably feel very unlucky, but Ye Jintang didn't care. She could travel through books and control space in her hands, so no bad luck could ever have anything to do with her.
The sun gradually sets, leaving a streak of orange-red sunset on the horizon.
Ye Jintang sent Xiao Mo away and leaned on the couch alone, thinking about Xiao Zhengde.
In the original novel, he did not appear until the end of the book. I vaguely remember that in the extra story, Ye Yanran and Xiao Changming's son was made the crown prince, and his crown princess was Xiao Zhengde's granddaughter.
Thinking about it this way, Xiao Zhengde had actually had the idea in mind a long time ago, but just didn't have the opportunity.
At that time, the Qin State had just experienced the incident of changing three new emperors in a short period of time. It can be said that the people were a little unstable. Xiao Zhengde's restless heart could no longer be suppressed, so he was ready to take action.
If Xiao Mo and Ye Jintang's reputations are damaged at this juncture, it will be difficult for Xiao Mo to completely control the government in a short period of time. Xiao Zhengde can step forward at this time and quickly control part of the imperial power. After all, he is Xiao Mo's uncle and still has some say.
I have to say that Xiao Zhengde's plan was very good. With just one move, he put Xiao Mo in a dilemma. No matter whether he dealt with Ye Jintang or not, he would not end up well.
Xiao Zhengde made a brilliant move in this chess game, and even Ye Jintang had to applaud him.
It’s a pity that he met her and his fox tail could no longer be hidden.
After this incident, Xiao Mo will definitely not allow him to become a nuisance.
At this moment, Ye Jintang didn't care much about what would happen to Xiao Zhengde. What she cared about was how Xiao Mo would handle the matter.
After all, this matter concerns her reputation, and if it is not handled properly, it will easily lead to gossip in the future.
The next morning, just as Mr. Cai had said, someone brought up the rumor in public in the court.
Fang Changhui, standing in the line, secretly wiped a cold sweat on himself. Fortunately, Mr. Cai asked the truth yesterday, otherwise he would have to stand out like a fool today.
"My dear ministers, if anyone feels that the rumors are true and wants me to investigate this matter thoroughly, please come forward and let me take a look."
Xiao Mo, who was sitting on the dragon throne, spoke in a tone as cold as ice, and the court officials could not help but shiver.
There were those who were upright and gritted their teeth and stood up. In order to prevent the royal bloodline of the Tianqin Kingdom from being confused, they would accept it even if they were beheaded.
Of course, there are also a few of Xiao Zhengde's people among them. They stood up mainly to put pressure on Xiao Mo to make him investigate the matter thoroughly.
In Xiao Zhengde's opinion, it was an established fact that Ye Jintang had cheated on his wife, and Xiao Mo would be able to find out if he investigated.