Yu Zhengde understood the emperor's meaning almost instantly.
His job is to manage money for the emperor, not to make money for himself, and he should not be involved in the Huangshaling case.
How could the emperor not see that Liu He's receipt of Beiling money was revealed in such a big way?
The emperor did not want the Huangshaling incident to become a big deal, and Yu Zhengde once again confirmed this understanding.
But why?
After thinking for a while, I couldn’t figure it out!
He suddenly trembled and hurriedly regained his composure, "I know my mistake, please punish me."
How could he think of anything else at this critical moment? Yu Zhengde pinched his thigh hard.
The emperor saw his little actions in his eyes, his eyes were deep, "I really can't punish you too much. Yu Zhengde, you took away my people, now it's time to help me get my children back." .”
Yu Zhengde felt as if he was struck by five thunders.
What does your Majesty mean by this?
What do you mean he took away His Majesty's people.
He is the person who took away His Majesty, Concubine Li.
Your Majesty, does he know?
Yu Zhengde's eyes widened inch by inch, his face turned pale and green for a while, and he was completely stunned.
How could His Majesty know?
When did you know this?
How much do you know?
Now that you know it, why do you keep it hidden?
Yu Zhengde's cold sweat poured out from every pore on his body.
The emperor was thinking about Lan Shu and couldn't bear to spend more time with him, so he said bluntly, "I know you understand what I mean.
Let her come back and tell me whether she took my child away in the first place. If not, then find it for me. If she can't find it back, then I will take your child's life to replace it. "
Then he glanced at Yu Zhengde's somewhat fat body and said, "You have lived a good life in recent years. I guess you have benefited a lot. The national treasury is not full now, so you can put in 200,000 taels."
"According to the order." Yu Zhengde finally recovered from the shock and responded with a trembling voice.
Two hundred thousand taels can almost wipe out his Yu family's wealth, but money is nothing compared to life.
He kowtowed to the ground and said, "I thank your Majesty for your kindness."
No matter what the emperor's intentions were, Yu Zhengde was sincerely grateful to the emperor for keeping the secret and not punishing the Yu family. After all, he was the one who did the treacherous thing and cuckolded the emperor.
"Okay, words of thanks are worthless." The emperor waved his hand, "I'm waiting for you to shed your blood for me, so please step back.
Maybe you can catch up with Xie Shen when you leave the palace now. I heard that you and he were on good terms before. "
After saying that, the emperor gave him a meaningful look, stood up and left the Council Hall.
Yu Zhengde almost used all his strength to punch Xie Shen in the face with his fist, and before his entourage could react, he punched him again.
He grabbed Xie Shen's collar and said, "You bastard, thanks to me treating you as my brother before, you actually want to trick Liu Hequ into tricking her into identifying me as the mastermind behind Huangshaling.
I was sitting at home when pots fell from the sky and I almost got killed by you. I will beat you to death for being such a sanctimonious and heartless thing..."
While scolding, he punched and kicked Xie Shen.
Although Xie Shen was the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, he was a weak scholar who did not know martial arts. In addition, he was thinking about the queen just now, so he was unprepared for Yu Zhengde who suddenly rushed up, and was beaten by him without any power to resist.
By the time Xie Shoufu howled in anxiety and asked someone to pull Yu Zheng away, Xie Shen's face was already bruised and purple.
Yu Zhengde wiped the corner of his mouth scratched by Xie Shen and spat in the direction of the Xie family and his son, "Bah, bullshit friendship. My Yu family will never have any contact with your Xie family from now on."
"Reckless man, you reckless man." Xie Shen pointed at his back, his fingers trembling with anger.
Yu Zhengde turned around and glared at him fiercely, and then walked out of the palace with his neck strangled.
The Yu Mansion had already sent a carriage to pick them up. As soon as Yu Zhengde climbed into his carriage, he collapsed in the sedan.
The cold sweat on his forehead still couldn't stop breaking out.
I was shocked too much today.
He opened his mouth wide and bit into his own tiger's mouth, and the pain gradually made his mind clear.
The emperor knew that Concubine Li was taken away by him, but he endured it for many years. Firstly, he probably had no feelings for Concubine Li, and secondly, he wanted to gain leverage over him and manipulate him when necessary.
Just like today, whether it was out of gratitude or fear, he could only be completely loyal to the emperor in the future.
Thinking that because of his impulsive actions, he almost killed the entire clan, Yu Zhengde was so frightened that he wanted to slap himself in the face.
The second shock was that the emperor's words just now clearly pitted him against the Xie family. The relationship between the emperor and the Xie family was far from as good as it seemed.
Yu Zhengde even had a bold guess. The emperor wanted to move the Xie family, but he didn't find the right time or manpower, so he held on to him until today.
But why did you post it today?
Yu Zhengde bit his hand and thought all the way to the door of Yu Mansion.
The news that he beat Xie Shen quickly reached the emperor's ears.
After hearing this, the emperor nodded and said nothing.
A moment later, Feng Ruobao came in with a bow, "Your Majesty, I have found out clearly that Concubine Shu went to the Anyuan Marquis Mansion.
The girl who is following her today is Chang Qingnian, the sister of Marquis Anyuan. She was the one who got lost back then and was found only a few days ago. Concubine Shu is the one who came to the capital today.
The girl calls our concubine Shu as Agu, and concubine Shu calls her girl. She looks like a master and servant, but not like..."
Feng Ruobao carefully looked at the emperor's expression and said no more.
'Girl' is usually what servants call their master. Concubine Shu doesn't even want to be the master of the palace, but she wants to be a servant to Chang Qingnian. His Majesty is afraid that he will be angry.
I don’t know who that girl is.
"Let's find out what Chang Qing is thinking, whether Lan Shu has been with her all these years, and what is her condition now."
Feng Ruobao saw the emperor's face gloomy and hurriedly responded.
Just as he was about to bow and retreat, he heard the emperor command again, "According to my order, the prince will be banned from the east palace for three days, and the other side of the cold palace will keep a close eye..."
The emperor paused, "If Lan Shu comes, don't hurt her."
"Your Majesty, what you mean is that Concubine Shu will cause trouble for the deposed queen?" Feng Ruobao asked carefully.
There was a hint of complexity on the emperor's face, "Xie Yunmian harmed her child. If she didn't seek revenge, she wouldn't be Lan Shu."
Feng Ruobao recalled Lan Shu's temperament and found that this was indeed the case.
Thinking about the emperor's explanation just now, my heart skipped a beat.
His Majesty knew that Concubine Shu would come to seek revenge, but he still banned the prince. Isn't it just to open the door for Concubine Shu?
The queen's life could not be saved.
Wanting to understand the key, Feng Ruobao became even more concerned about Cha Lanshu. As a great eunuch, no one knew better than him how much His Majesty disliked seeing the Queen.
But no matter how unhappy he was, His Majesty endured it, but today he had murderous intentions towards the Queen.
It's for Shu's side concubine.
In the emperor's heart, concubine Shu was still more important.
Feng Ruobao reminded himself to be more respectful to Concubine Shu in the future, and hurried to the East Palace.
In Anyuanhou's mansion, Wei Qingyan told Lan Shu about Luo Congyun in detail.
Then he handed the things exchanged from her to Lan Shu, "Agu, these things have returned to their original owners. I will help you find your child as soon as possible."
Lan Shu looked at those things, her eyes red again, "I lost my mother when I was a child, but my father loved me and never forced me to learn anything I didn't want to learn.
Therefore, I never touched a needle or thread until I reached my hair. When I had children, I thought about doing something for them.
Concubine Li then suggested that I make some clothes and shoes for my child, and she taught me step by step. Unexpectedly..."
Unexpectedly, her children had no chance to use the things she made with great joy.
Wei Qingyan thought of something else, "Agu, do you have a good relationship with Concubine Li?"
