1034 Hush, Keep On Watching (2/2)
He quickly knelt down and begged for forgiveness. At the side, Rong Che looked quietly at him for a while and smiled. He recognized the imperial doctor. He was with the party who supported Rong Chu.
Rong Chu's followers must be reluctant to allow Rong Che to succeed to the throne. It was possible that the imperial doctor did that on purpose. However, Rong Che was not worried about it as he could control the Emperor again and make him write another imperial edict at any time.
A eunuch could be heard making some announcements from outside, ”Your Majesty, Your Excellency Zhang, Your Excellency Zhao… has requested a meeting.”
Between the Excellency's, some of them were with Rong Chu, while others were with the Crown Prince. They were here to meet Rong Che as they were concerned with Rong Jialuo's whereabouts.
Under normal circumstances, the Emperor would not see them under such a condition as he knew about their intentions and so it would have been better for him to refuse them.
However, the Emperor allowed them in under the control of Rong Che. The followers of Rong Chu were furious and requested for the arrest and interrogation of Rong Jialuo as they wanted to seek justice for Rong Chu.
On the other hand, the followers of the Crown Prince insisted that the situation was unclear to make a fair judgment. The Crown Prince was outside when the incident happened. Though the one who assassinated Rong Chu was one of the guards of the Crown Prince, it was unclear as to whether the Crown Prince himself had sent him.
The ministers engaged themselves in a bustle and became fervent and excited. The noise was even more unbearable than having flocks of sparrows chirping altogether.
Suddenly, The Emperor struck the table and shut them all up, ”Why are you all making a fuss? Jialuo has met his end!”
All the ministers were quiet.
The followers of the Crown Prince were utterly shocked. On the other hand, the followers of Rong Chu were dumbfounded and stood staring at one another without saying another word.
Rong Che reported to them what he had told the Emperor about Rong Jialuo's death.