C99 (1/2)

His Majesty made his decision very quickly, almost to the point of catching people off guard, but what everyone did not know, in the end, was what made him make his decision, was Duke Qin.

His Majesty accompanied Gu Yun through the night, and was in no better condition than him. However, His Majesty did not have the same life as Gu Yun's wife, who was carrying him in his arms, and was forced to stay in the study room in the Saint De Palace.

Eunuch Liu knew that the His Majesty was in a bad mood, so he took a bowl of ginseng soup and walked outside for a while before knocking on the door and entering. He then observed the situation and placed the bowl of ginseng soup in front of His Majesty, ”You did not close your eyes for the whole night, so this servant specially ordered the royal kitchen to make a bowl of ginseng soup.

His Majesty opened his eyes and rubbed his forehead tiredly, ”Put it there, I don't want to drink it right now.”

Eunuch Liu advised again: ”No matter what, you have to take care of your body first, the Great Chen is strong and pointed at you.”

”Pointing at me? ”Hmph, there are people who wish for us to die faster.”

However, His Majesty started the conversation, ”Liu Shun, you have followed us for dozens of years, tell me, do you feel sorry for that unfilial son, that sooner or later, mountains and rivers will still belong to him, what are you trying to pull this time? You can't stop trying to destroy his Great Chen, just look at what he has done.”

”His Majesty, calm down first. The Crown Prince was indeed a little overboard, even this servant was shocked when he heard it. But since that's the case, don't just sit there and wait.

”Tell me, was it wrong for us to establish him back then?”

Eunuch Liu was so frightened that he knelt on the ground with a thump. ”His Majesty, since you have established the crown prince, you should think twice before doing anything …”

”Think twice!” ”How should we reconsider?” His Majesty slapped the table and stood up, ”We have given him so many chances. Look at what he has done. He colluded with foreign officials, secretly built firearms, and also raised private soldiers. This Emperor did not give him the authority to do so, so I decided to create my own! ”

Eunuch Liu laid on the ground, not daring to speak. In his experience, His Majesty was just anxiously complaining, as for whether or not he had made up his mind, there were still two sides to it. Sitting here talking nonsense with him for a long time, he was sure to be hesitant.

As expected, the emperor was angry and anxious. He talked to himself about the crown prince's many vices and finally raised the bowl of ginseng soup and drank it as though it was boiled water. He squatted on the chair and did not say anything.

Eunuch Liu thought to himself, so what if this is the end, then should the crown prince stay or not?

”His Majesty, Duke Qin requests an audience.”

The moment Duke Qin came, Eunuch Liu felt saved, as long as he was not allowed to answer any questions about whether the crown prince should be crippled or not, he hurriedly got up and said, ”His Majesty, maybe Duke Qin came here because he had some urgent matters to attend to, do you want to …”

”Bring him in.”

When Duke Qin came over, he did not know whether he should call it a coincidence or not. He had not known about the matter of the Hall Competition, nor did he know that His Majesty was currently in a lawsuit.

Ever since the incident with Qin Wanwan, the white hair on Duke Qin's head started to grow in number, and even his posture of kneeling was somewhat old. His Majesty had always felt guilty towards him, and upon seeing his current state, he couldn't bear to say anything.

”This subject came for my daughter's matter.” A martial general like Duke Qin, although he looked old, his words were still sonorous and powerful. He bowed towards His Majesty, ”The His Majesty is in charge of this subject, this subject came here to seek justice for this subject, and now, this subject regards this woman as a pearl, he has no place to redress his grievances. This subject, this subject, cannot sleep at night, originally thought that Ministry of Justice could vindicate this subject's wrongdoings, but it was delayed until today without any conclusion, my daughter's body cannot be buried in the ground, this subject is deeply saddened …”

When he saw this, even the His Majesty was a little worried. In the end, this matter still started because of the crown prince, and was the main culprit behind the tragedy of his daughter. Regardless of whether or not Ministry of Justice ended the case, even if the culprit was found, as long as the crown prince was still alive, the Duke Qin would not be able to calm his anger.

As the main culprit, His Majesty's father truly did not have much confidence in persuading Yun Che. He only asked: ”Has Shu Tai and Ministry of Justice ever come into contact in private? Speaking of which, your Ministry of Justice has indeed been busy these few days. We had sent you with another case and it might have been due to you delaying. ”

”It is not like this His Majesty, Minister had once looked through the autopsy report with this subject, and the letter reported that my daughter died from excessive shock, and the fact that she fell into the water earlier caused her heart and lungs to be flooded with water, which was also the reason for her death. However, my daughter had been safe and sound all this while, and it was because of the sudden visit of the Gu family's Fourth Miss that shocked my daughter, the maids present also confirmed this point, and no matter how this Fourth Miss threatened my daughter, her suspicions are the greatest.

The His Majesty squinted, ”There's actually such a hidden story, then Shu Tai thinks that it's because Minister Gu is intentionally protecting it?”

”I do suspect so.”

”Oh.” His Majesty muttered to himself for a while, his eyes paying attention to Duke Qin's expression, ”Shu Tai, what kind of person is Minister Gu, is he capable of holding the position of?”