Chapter 139 - An Invisible Fight (2/2)

“Just rethink about your mistake profoundly after you go back. As for Prime Minister Qin…”

Mo Xiangbin said unhurriedly and then paused, which made Mo Junhao nervous again.

He learnt a lesson and still lowered his head to listen, waiting for Mo Xiangbin to continue.

Mo Xiangbin glanced at Mo Junhao with satisfaction and threw another stack of documents on the table to him, saying casually, “I don’t want to talk. Check by yourself.”

Mo Junhao hesitated and then opened the documents as ordered, browsing them one by one.

He turned the pages more and more quickly, and he looked more and more terrible. At last, his face darkened.

Mo Xiangbin saw that and sighed with a faint smile. “Junhao, you have found a good father-in-law.”

“I…” Mo Junhao showed what he felt on his face this time. He was truly annoyed.

He wanted to say, “I didn’t find this father-in-law, Qin Shirong, but you forced me to marry his daughter.” However, he was the one who got the advantage, so he had to take the blame silently.

He looked more scared. “I am guilty…”

Mo Xiangbin asked in doubt, “Qin Shirong took bribes and broke the law. What does it have to do with you? You will admit guilt for him?”

Mo Junhao was stunned and soon understood that Mo Xiangbin gave him a chance to disassociate himself from Qin Shirong.

It was a matter of life and death. In a blink of an eye, he had made his decision.

“As an official, Prime Minister Qin should respect justice and the law. If he breaks the law, he should be punished. Even though he is my father-in-law, he can’t get away with it. As for how to punish him, I will listen to you, Father,” Mo Junhao answered in a forceful and sincere voice and expressed his opinion seriously according to the morality and law.

Mo Xiangbin looked at Mo Junhao quietly for a while again and didn’t show his emotion on his face.

After a long time, he said slowly, “Fine. It should be settled. Get up and write an imperial decree for me.”

Generally, it was the Imperial Academy’s job to write imperial decrees for the emperor, but as for some important or urgent ones, he might write by himself or tell somebody close to him that he trusted to do.

“Yes.” Mo Junhao was favored by Mo Xiangbin but had never done such a job. He felt flattered to hear that.

It was worthwhile to exchange Qin Shirong for Mo Xiangbin’s more intimacy and trust.

The bright yellow imperial decree paper was unfolded in front of Mo Junhao. He grabbed a brush pen and waited for Mo Xiangbin’s instruction.

“The left prime minister Qin Shirong took bribes and ganged up for private interests, in defiance of the law. He would be dismissed from office and put in prison today…” Mo Junhao wrote every word on the paper as Mo Xiangbin said and then raised his head when his father paused.

Seeing that Mo Xiangbin was pondering, he called in confusion, “Father?”

Mo Xiangbin came to his senses and continued, “He will be punished according to the law after the Supreme Court investigates.”

As soon as Mo Junhao continued to write, he paused suddenly and almost made a mistake on the imperial decree. He raised his head abruptly and looked at Mo Xiangbin in shock, remaining unmoved.

The Supreme Court in the Mo Country was in the judiciary like the prison and could hear a case, but it was only in charge of the royal members’ mistakes and punishment all the time. It seldom asked about the common people or even the officials’ crimes. But Mo Xiangbin prepared to send Qin Shirong into the Supreme Court.

“Go on!” Mo Xiangbin urged, as if nothing had happened.

Mo Junhao soon realized the situation.

The Ministry of Penalty was Mo Junhao’s sphere of influence, and the Supreme Court was in connection with the Ministry of Rite, the solid followers of the crown prince. The Supreme Court was under the control of King Rui.

Mo Xiangbin did that in order to give Mo Junyang a chance to vent his anger on Qin Shirong.

Mo Junhao gave up his last fluke mind as he couldn’t help the Qin Family. Then he lowered his head and wrote the imperial decree fully according to what the emperor meant.

Seeing that Mo Xiangbin stamped it and a eunuch took it out to declare, Mo Junhao had complicated feelings.

He felt lucky that he could escape from punishment and was reluctant at the same time. Qin Shirong was the most solid and reliable power among his followers. He had an invisible fight with Mo Junyang and suffered a lot. He was worried about his future plans.

Before Mo Junhao figured out which feeling got the upper hand, the eunuch Lord Liang ran in hastily and then knelt down to report, “Your Majesty, Lady Liu has something important to tell you. Please agree to see her.”

Mo Xiangbin leered at Mo Junhao and nodded. “Let her in.”

Liu Yiyi walked in hurriedly and greeted Mo Xiangbin. Then she stood in front of him silently, without giving a glance at her son from the beginning to the end.

Even though Mo Xiangbin was clear why Liu Yiyi came to the study, he saw that and nodded in secret. When he spoke, his voice was soft. “Yiyi, why did you come to see me urgently?”

“Your Majesty, Yanyan was taken away by some masked assassins. Please send soldiers to save her immediately!” Liu Yiyi answered anxiously and told them the earth-shaking news.

“What?” Mo Xiangbin stood up in astonishment.

Mo Junhao was also shocked and his pupils shrank all of a sudden, but he felt happy in his heart. He got the chance to fight back.