C85 (2/2)
Noble Consort Kang felt as if she was struck by lightning and stood rooted to the spot, ”How is this possible?
”Don't worry Noble Consort,” the Empress Chen comforted softly. ”We have only exposed a small corner of what has just happened. We still need to carefully investigate it layer by layer.”
The Noble Consort Kang ignored her pretentious words and said hurriedly, ”Your majesty, big brother just delivered two hundred boxes of gold and silver to the Subei to help the victims. And now, there's the matter of him embezzling the military's salary.
Empress Chen showed an expression of confusion, ”If it's done meritorious service, wouldn't Kang Zhiming do the work of rescuing the victims? Doesn't Noble Consort mean that Kang Zhiming rescued the victims because he wanted to compensate the guilt of the embezzlement?”
The Noble Consort Kang glared at the gloating Empress Chen fiercely. ”Esteemed Empress, could it be that the embezzlement was handled by you? How could you be so serious about it?”
The Empress Chen said with a stern expression: ”Kang Zhiming's sister is, after all, someone in charge of this palace.
”This concubine knows nothing about the complete annihilation of the Liu’sArmy back then. This concubine also believes that brother would not do something like embezzling military salaries.”
”Sister, don't be anxious,” the Empress Chen pursed his lips and smiled, ”Your highness still has to personally investigate the details of the cause and effect.”
The Noble Consort Kang looked at the Emperor with tears in her eyes. Liu’sArmy was Liu Chengyun's maternal family.
”Noble Consort,” the Emperor said slowly, ”Your brother seems to enjoy interacting with the ministers of the imperial court.”
Noble Consort Kang was startled and said hesitantly, ”... This concubine is not too clear about the matters outside the palace. ”
”You don't know,” the Emperor's eyes grew colder, ”Then does Prince Jin know?”
Noble Consort Kang said in shock, ”Prince Jin … How could the Prince Jin be clear about the political affairs of the imperial court? ”
”It seems that in the eyes of the Noble Consort, the Prince Jin is indeed a carefree prince,” the Emperor said with a light smile. ”I will thoroughly investigate the matter of your brother Kang Zhiming embezzling military salaries, don't worry.”
”Your Majesty, chenqie knows that Liu’sArmy is Mrs. Heyi's maternal family, I beg that Your Majesty …”
”Mrs. Heyi?” Empress Chen raised his eyebrows, ”Why is this matter related to Mrs. Heyi?”
The emperor's cold eyes swept across her indifferently, ”Noble Consort means, since it's your Mrs. Heyi's maternal family, we definitely won't do as you say, right?”
Noble Consort Kang knew she said the wrong thing and immediately explained, ”No, chenqie doesn't mean that. Chenqie only hopes that the emperor will believe you.
”Everyone in the entire capital knows that the richest person, Kang Zhiming, has managed to solve the famine in Subei and has treated him as a meritorious general.”
The emperor's expression darkened once again. He gently shook off the Noble Consort Kang's hand, flicked his sleeve, and left. Noble Consort kneeled down in the hall in panic, feeling his boundless anger from his back.
Empress Chen looked like he was watching a good show. He squinted his eyes dangerously and said, ”A few days ago, you were threatening me with the matter of poisoning Big Sis Shu. How did today become my elder brother plotting to kill Liu’sArmy?”
”Noble Consort is too naive. How can I possibly bring such an insignificant matter like poisoning my elder sister to the Emperor to talk about? I was just telling you to scare you, so that you would lose your guard. All you think about is this matter, and have forgotten about the other things.”
Noble Consort Kang bit her lips so hard that they almost broke as she said hatefully, ”The Empress is indeed powerful, to the point that the concubine did not expect it at all.”
Empress Chen gave a sweet smile and said: ”I am a queen of the world, after all. Noble Consort was younger by five years, and in the end, I was still a little naive.
”Empress's words are reasonable,” Noble Consort Kang said with a smile. ”It can be seen that the crown prince is very clever. Although he has been in the Eastern Palace for a long time and has never seen the crown prince do anything great, everyone knows that the crown prince will definitely achieve great things in the future.”
Empress Chen heard the sarcasm in her words and said with a cold smile, ”The Crown Prince is after all, just an official. He still has to listen to the emperor and accumulate experience as the main point, so he doesn't have to do anything big. As expected, the Prince Jin didn't become a Crown Prince, and this confused Noble Consort for a while.”
”I am not the only one who is confused about this huge harem,” Noble Consort Kang said with a smile. ”After being her double for so many years, I don't know if it is true confusion or false ignorance.”
”I knew that the Noble Consort Kang was going to bring up Liu Chengyun,” the Empress Chen sighed, ”All these years, when the Noble Consort spoke to me, there was nothing else that we could talk about.
”So many years have passed, this old account is still hanging on the Empress's heart, so naturally I have to take it out and read it carefully,” Noble Consort Kang said with a smile. ”Just now, the Empress spoke of Liu Chengyun with complete confidence, and even the Emperor had to refer to him as Mrs. Heyi.”
”Your Majesty's title of calling Liu Chengyun had nothing to do with empty shell like Mrs. Heyi,” the Empress Chen smiled, ”Even though Noble Consort Kang was trying her best to use her to oppress me, in reality, she doesn't understand her at all.”
”The empress has lived in the Phoenix Position for twenty years, how could I know more than the empress? Luckily the empress and Mrs. Heyi weren't the only ones in the palace back then, otherwise, the Madame would have died with grievances.”
Empress Chen's smile immediately stiffened at the corner of his lips. A trace of malice flashed past her eyes as she looked at Noble Consort Kang with a heavy gaze.
Noble Consort Kang was rather pleased, ”Empress, why are you looking at your concubine like this? Could it be that your concubine's heaven's Mrs. Heyi is not allowed to express any concern?”
Empress Chen sneered: ”When I was alive, I didn't care. If I died, why are you still talking nonsense here?”
”She can't find justice when she's still alive, can't she find justice when she's dead and let her rest in peace?”