A Scumbag Father Doting on His Concubine

More than half a month passed before the case was basically cleared.

When the Crown Prince and the Third Prince reported the case to the Emperor, everyone in Hangzhou City and even the entire Jiangnan officialdom breathed a sigh of relief.

People have been panicked and on tenterhooks for so long, and finally the dust has settled and they can finally sleep peacefully.

The prince and the third prince had a tacit understanding and did not dig into the eldest prince. Even the eldest prince was not the center of the case. Everything revolved around Hangzhou General Yong Xi's thorough investigation.

 However, the eldest prince is destined to be a hurdle that cannot be overcome.

 You can tell the autumn in one leaf. You only need to look at the part that the eldest prince is involved in. There is no need for others to remind him. The emperor will naturally make connections. When he returns to the capital, everyone knows what will be waiting for the eldest prince.

 The eldest prince is doomed.

With his father, he is destined to never stand up again! My father's temperament would never tolerate this.

 There is no need for them to beat up the drowned dog.

After all, we are brothers. We don’t have to do such dishonorable things that add insult to injury, and we can still gain a good reputation in front of our father. Why not?

The emperor was furious. As he drew the outline with his ink pen, countless heads fell to the ground. Countless people were reprimanded and moved to the left, and were exiled thousands of miles away.

At this time, Yancao, the palace maid next to Sun Concubine, reported that many of the eunuchs, supervisors and aunts under her command during the period when Concubine Sun took over the Sixth Palace were stealing things from the palace and selling them for profit.

The emperor was immediately furious and ordered Eunuch Xia to interrogate him personally.

 He sold all the concubines like he was pouring beans from a Yancao bamboo tube.

I heard from Yan Cao that those items for royal use were usually sold far away by traders who specialized in stealing and selling them, so as to avoid royal pursuit. Rich merchants in Jiangnan were especially fond of them, so Eunuch Xia ordered people to secretly investigate them in Hangzhou.

 The evidence from this investigation is conclusive.

When Eunuch Xia reported the matter to the emperor, he couldn't bear to think about the emperor's expression.

The emperor is indeed extremely angry. Is this really a big deal?

Every housekeeper will benefit from it, and officials of all sizes will do the same, as will the harem. The emperor turns a blind eye to this and does not demand innocence in everything.

 You can be greedy, but not excessive.

Therefore, whether it is the court or the local officialdom, except for the small group of people who are greedy for the anger of people and gods, it is never the crime of "corruption" that defeats their opponents.

“Being greedy for ink” is just the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

 No one would specifically accuse the other party in this name, after all, he may not be clean either. If he is really clean, he will definitely become the target of all officials, and his death will not be far away.

 However, stealing and selling royal belongings, even tribute, is a crime worthy of death!

The emperor ordered someone to return to Beijing with an edict, and ordered Dali Temple, the Zongren Mansion, the Internal Affairs Office, and the left-behind general manager of the Qianqing Palace, Goldman Sachs, to investigate the matter thoroughly. No one involved was allowed to let go!

Even the tributes dared to be stolen and sold out of the palace, so will it be time to steal the dragon robe and jade seal after a while? Is this a big deal?

 The emperor was extremely disappointed with Sun Concubine and went to question her angrily.

In just half a month, Sun Concubine looked so haggard that she seemed to have aged more than ten years, with some gray hair faintly showing on her temples.

The emperor was really surprised for a moment when he suddenly saw Concubine Sun. He could hardly recognize the thin, haggard woman in front of him, with wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and forehead. She had no makeup or jewelry and hairpins, and her whole body was gray and pale. It turned out to be the gorgeous, luxurious and radiant concubine of the past. Sun Concubine had been talking about the Emperor for an unknown amount of time, and when she finally saw him, she was so happy that tears rolled down her face. She stumbled over and knelt at his feet, hugged his legs and cried loudly: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you finally remembered. The concubine is here! Your Majesty! The concubine is loyal to the emperor and has no second thoughts! The concubine is loyal to the emperor! How can the emperor be so cruel and leave the concubine after saying that he will leave the concubine?"

The emperor's subconscious compassion disappeared in an instant, and his anger swept over again, and he kicked Sun Concubine away.

Sun Concubine groaned in pain, covered her chest and looked up. When she met the emperor's indifferent eyes, her eyes widened and she fell into a trance as if her heart had been hit hard.

Your Majesty, Your Majesty has not forgiven her? Otherwise, why would he look at her like this?

 She had never looked at her like this from him, never.

 “Your Majesty.”

Sun Bin murmured, not knowing what to say next.

The emperor was condescending, his eyes were indifferent, and his tone was even more indifferent: "Listening to your tone, it sounds full of resentment. Are you loyal to me? Oh, your loyalty to me is the reason why you raised such a good son, and when you were in charge of the Sixth Palace, Do you act arrogantly here and connive with your servants to steal the royal belongings and tributes and sell them out of the palace? Concubine Sun, based on this alone, I can give you a piece of white silk or a glass of poisonous wine!"

Sun Concubine's face turned pale, and she was a little confused: "What? What, what about stealing the royal belongings and tributes and selling them out of the palace? Concubine, -"

Her eyes suddenly became clear, and her expression changed: "How could such a thing happen? I don't know! Your Majesty, I don't know anything! If I knew about it, I would definitely not tolerate it! Your Majesty is aware of it!" I beg the Emperor to see clearly!"

Judging from her reaction, it didn’t look like she was lying. The emperor actually believed that she was not lying.

 However, she is in charge of the harem.

　　"You pushed it clean? Concubine Sun, your behavior is getting worse and worse. It shows that you are an incompetent person. I really misjudged you!"

 What's the use of her busy shirking responsibility? How stupid would she be to shirk responsibility in such a hurry? Even if she didn't know, it was an oversight on her part!

Sun Concubine was so scolded by him, and she obviously came to her senses and realized that she had said the wrong thing.

 She was even more frightened.

In the past, she would not make such a stupid mistake, but things are different now. Now that she is in such a low state, the slightest disturbance can severely stimulate her nerves, make her panic, and make her frightened. She really It was because she was afraid that he would blame her. However, I still said the wrong thing and annoyed him again.

"I am guilty of an oversight. I beg your Majesty to forgive me!"

Concubine Sun shed tears and kowtowed, feeling extremely sad.

The emperor has lost all his patience and is only filled with disgust.

 Her mother and son have been so domineering over the years, they have done so many shady things overtly and covertly, and they have plotted against the prince many times. Do they really think that he knows nothing?

Wherever there are people, there will be fights. If it doesn't cause a big problem, he will just turn a blind eye. After all, he can't keep an eye on these trivial things every day. Besides, the prince is coping very well. If the prince cannot even cope with this, then he is indeed not worthy of being a prince.

 However, once disgust opens the gap, all the things accumulated in the past will surge out like water bursting from a dam, and the effect will be doubled. (End of chapter)