Emperor Xuan's face was ashen. Yan Huai wouldn't know it unless he checked. Only after checking did he find out that Prince Qing's Mansion had embezzled so much money.
Moreover, in the midst of the national crisis, Prince Qing's palace actually stocked up a lot of private food. The huge amount shocked Emperor Xuan.
Yan Huai only took away the gold and silver treasures, but did not touch the food at all, but he ordered people to write it down one by one.
Seeing that Emperor Xuan remained sullen and silent, Eunuch Fu reminded him in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Prince Qing is still kneeling outside."
"Then let him kneel!"
Emperor Xuan finished speaking angrily, and then said, "Does he still have the nerve to cry out for injustice? Ask him on my behalf, is he clear about what is in this account book?"
Eunuch Fu asked softly, "Are you going now?"
Emperor Xuan pointed at him and said, "Go!"
Eunuch Fu quickly picked up the account books on the ground and trotted outside.
But Eunuch Fu did not contact King Qing directly. Instead, he told other young eunuchs, who then relayed the information to Xiao Xiazi, who took the account book to ask King Qing.
Prince Qing knelt under the platform. His hair, which had been tied up in a crown, now became messy, as if he had been greatly insulted.
Seeing him like this, Xiao Xiazi already knew what was going on. She cleared her throat and read Emperor Xuan's instructions loudly.
"Prince Qing, did you hear clearly? The emperor asked you to explain clearly the origin of the book!"
After saying that, Xiao Xiazi also brought a pen and paper over, "You can also write it down. When will you make it clear and write it down clearly, when will you meet the emperor again?"
Hearing this, King Qing's face trembled. How could he explain those things clearly?
He suddenly looked up at Xiao Xiazi, his scarlet eyes filled with tears, and asked wailing, "Does the Emperor really not care about Yan Huai's intrusion into Prince Qing's residence?"
Xiao Xiazi changed his words for him, "Prince Qing, the prince did not break into the palace without permission. He went to the palace to announce the decree on behalf of the emperor."
Prince Qing was stunned for a moment when he heard this. Looking at Xiao Xiazi's expression, he already understood in his heart that the emperor was completely on Yanhuai's side.
"Then...then I deserve my punishment. I will go back to my hometown to reflect on myself and stop disturbing the emperor."
Prince An wanted to leave as he spoke, but was stopped by Xiao Xiazi, "Prince Qing, you haven't explained the matter about this account book yet. You can't leave now."
"What account book?"
King An immediately reprimanded, "It's all Yanhuai's fabrication. I don't have that much money."
Xiao Xiazi asked again, "Then there isn't that much food in the mansion?"
"Of course not. It's because Yan Huai's fellow has wronged me. I only have the food rations for the whole family in my palace."
Hearing what Prince An said, Xiao Xiazi said displeasedly, "Prince An, the gold, silver and jewels are made by the prince. But there is so much food in the house, you can't talk about the prince anymore. You are always afraid of being blamed by the prince." It’s not very good. Not only will the prince cause trouble, but even the emperor can’t explain it. If you really want to get away with it, you must have a name.”
Xiao Xiazi's words were clear and thorough, and there was nothing that King An didn't understand.
He thought about it for a while, then took out a pen and ink and hesitantly wrote a few names on the paper.
"Can I leave now?" King An asked calmly when he saw that Xiao Xiazi got what he wanted.
"King An, please wait a moment. I'll let you go back to report to the emperor, and then I'll give you a reply."
King An snorted heavily, stopped kneeling, and continued to stand and wait.
Xiao Xiazi took the things to the platform and passed on King An's words exactly as they were.
After hearing this, Eunuch Fu relayed it to Emperor Xuan.
"Your Majesty, Mr. An is standing in a mess. It's freezing outside. He may be injured."
On the surface, Eunuch Fu's words were meant to intercede with Prince An, but when Emperor Xuan heard them, they made him even more angry. "He's in a mess? Who is he showing off like this? Did Yan Huai hurt him, or did I order someone to treat him harshly?"
Eunuch Fu whispered, "Your Majesty, although the Prince raided Prince Qing's Mansion, he did not take action against the people in Prince Qing's Mansion, and the Prince also said that Prince Qing was his uncle and he should respect him. "
"This brat keeps saying one thing, and the things he does can make people mad to death."
Emperor Xuan snorted, loving and hating Yanhuai at the same time.
But he soon came to his senses, "So this episode of King Qing was just for me to see. Is it because I treated him harshly?"
Eunuch Fu lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Emperor Xuan walked to the imperial case and wrote another imperial edict.
"Tell King Qing to go back and give this imperial edict to Yanhuai and ask him to thoroughly investigate the matter of harvesting grain in the capital."
Eunuch Fu immediately did so.
Seeing that the imperial edict he had written was sent out, Emperor Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. Yanhuai, a brat, accidentally helped him solve a lot of big troubles.
The refugees no longer have to worry about food rations, and their former royal relatives have also been disposed of, which is the best of both worlds.
It's not that he doesn't know how greedy these royal family members are, but he can't deal with them due to human feelings, so he can only let them go.
Now that Yanhuai is there, it's like having a knife to deal with them all.
Emperor Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly. In the past, he only wanted to raise his brother's only son. He was afraid that his full wings would become a threat to him, so he never thought of letting him become a pawn in his hands.
Looking at it now, Yanhuai is perfect for being the sharp blade in his hand.
All the dirty work that offends people, as well as things that are difficult for him to do, are all left to him, and if you give him some rewards at the right time, you can coax him around. This is a great deal.
…
The imperial edict was passed from Eunuch Fu to Xiao Xiazi. Xiao Xiazi walked up to Prince Qing and said with a smile, "Prince Qing, the emperor said you can go back."
After hearing this, Prince Qing did not leave immediately. He stared at the imperial edict in Xiao Xiazi's hand and asked, "What is this?"
Xiao Xiazi said truthfully, "This is the emperor's imperial edict to Prince Yan."
"The emperor has already given Yanhuai a gold medal. What will he do with the imperial edict now? To punish him? Or to reward him?"
At the end of the sentence, King An was anxious.
Yanhuai was so proud in front of him. He gritted his teeth angrily but could do nothing. Now he just wanted to see Yanhuai suffer bad luck.
Xiao Xiazi said, "The prince has done a great job in solving the problem of the refugees. The emperor has not had time to reward him, so why should he be punished?"
When King An heard this, his eyes instantly dropped.
At this time, Xiao Xiazi said again, "The emperor has said that he wants the prince to thoroughly investigate the fact that someone in the capital is deliberately hoarding grain and raising the price of grain."
"Thanks to the list you gave me, Your Majesty. The Emperor said that you have made a great contribution, so I won't care about you this time. You can rest in peace and enjoy your retirement."
Xiao Xiazi's words sounded like they were comforting Prince An, but Prince An's heart froze after hearing this.
The emperor didn't care about him at all. He clearly wanted to use him to sacrifice the flag.
Emperor Xuan was very thoughtful. Now that he was exposed to such a big deal by that little brat Yanhuai, how could Emperor Xuan hold back?
It's just that because of his status as an imperial uncle, he can't chop off his own head openly, but he can roast him on the fire.
Prince An walked out of the palace with a stooped body, as if he had aged several years.
