webnovelfull Chapter 222 Noble Lady Turns into a Shrew
Chapter 222 Noble Lady Turns into a Shrew
Cui Guan kowtowed to express his gratitude, and he and Cui Ze helped the unconscious Zhong Liche leave the palace.
“Brother, how could you agree to such an outrageous demand from the Emperor… How can the Cui family maintain its standing among the aristocratic families after handing over half of these resources?”
"Fool, go back and write a memorial resigning from your post, and hand it in at the morning court."
"Big brother..."
"Stop talking nonsense and just do what I tell you, you idiot."
The outcome of this matter shocked officials in the court once again.
No one expected that the mastermind behind this was actually the Seventh Prince, whom almost no one had paid attention to.
After this incident, the emperor was left with only his fourth son.
Before the rumors in the court about the emperor's ruthless methods and lack of brotherly affection could take hold, they were overshadowed by another incident.
"Spring Imperial Examination"
After a three-year hiatus, the Enke course has finally resumed, a day many students have been waiting for for three years.
Due to Leng Qingyi's prestige during this period, no one dared to tamper with the imperial examination this time.
Leng Qingyi successfully selected a group of suitable cattle and horses and assigned them to appropriate positions.
Meanwhile, Zhu Chen, the Minister of Revenue who had been feeling anxious all along, finally faced his trial.
Only he knew the torment he had endured during that time, which is why he confessed so quickly.
While in prison, he learned that the reason his master had committed the crime was because of his domineering daughter.
Zhu Chen's family members looked at Zhu Yuanyuan with eyes that seemed to be poisoned.
Zhu Yuanyuan felt extremely flustered upon seeing this.
During this period, Zhu Yuanyuan was probably the only one who could empathize with Zhu Chen, but more than the torment, Zhu Yuanyuan felt hatred.
He hated the emperor as well as his father’s incompetence.
Why couldn't Father help Mo Lang more? Why couldn't Father find more helpers to help Mo Lang rise to power?
Why didn't her father listen to her and withhold the grain? Why was her father subject to the Prime Minister?
If her father had listened to her and believed that Mo Lang had withheld the grain, the emperor would not have won the battle so quickly.
The cold-hearted concubine in the palace would surely succumb to the pressure from the court officials and die along with her unborn child.
With her dead, the Prime Minister will be heartbroken and have no interest in the court. Mo Lang can then seize the opportunity to take control of the court and easily kill an emperor who is away on a campaign.
At that time, she will become the Empress of Dongxia, second only to the Emperor.
Father would also go further and become the emperor's father-in-law, being granted the title of Marquis Cheng'en. Why wouldn't Father do such a flawless plan?
If her father believed that the Zhu family was now a rising power in the court instead of being a prisoner as they are now.
Along with the Zhu family, several noble ladies from the capital were also arrested. Unlike the Zhu family, who were arrested as a whole, they were only accompanied by one or two trusted maids.
Seeing this, Zhu Chen understood everything.
How could someone who could scheme for so many years to ruin the Eighth Prince and use him to do such a thing be a good man who only loves his daughter?
He was just a fool; his guilt towards his wife led him to spoil his daughter so much that he ruined the entire Zhu family.
Zhong Limo has been dead for some time now, and these women's feelings towards the current emperor have changed from initial fear to pure hatred.
Leng Qingyi appeared before them when they hated him the most.
At first, they did not know that these noble ladies had been arrested for the same reason.
But after hearing Leng Qingyi's few words, all of them lost their usual dignified expressions.
Zhu Yuanyuan was the first to recover from the pain of being betrayed.
"Impossible. I am the one Mo Lang loves most. He said that the day he becomes emperor will be the day I become empress. You tyrant, don't ruin Mo Lang's reputation."
These words made it clear to the women who had initially doubted them.
"Shut up! Look at yourself! You're short and fat, like a ball. How could Brother Mo possibly love you or make you his empress?"
"What did you say? Brother Mo? What is your relationship with Mo Lang? What gives you the right to call him that? What right do you have to call him that?"
"You're all overthinking it. The person Amo loves most is me. I've known about your existence for a long time. Amo only puts on a show of politeness because he needs the support of your families. You actually believed it? How foolish."
"Impossible. Qi Lang said he didn't want that position. It's just that the emperor is too cruel to tolerate him, so he had no choice but to find a way out for himself and us."
"..."
The women were just yelling and shouting, their former demeanor as noble ladies had vanished, replaced by the vulgarity of street shrewish women.
Only one woman, who had been silent ever since Leng Qing entered, sat in a corner of the cell, as if everything that had happened had nothing to do with her.