In the dead of night, the Zhenxia Pavilion was still brightly lit.
Lu Hong walked into the Zhenxia Pavilion carrying a box and a stack of account books.
The emperor has arrived. He is not even fully dressed and it is obvious that he came in a hurry.
The emperor was sitting beside Concubine Hui's bed, holding her hand and comforting her in a low voice.
Concubine Hui was almost seven months pregnant. She could not lie flat and could only lie on her side, sobbing softly in pain.
When the emperor saw this, he felt anxious and distressed. He looked around and saw that Liao Henian was not among the kneeling imperial doctors. He became angry and shouted:
"Where's Liao Henian? Does the Imperial Medical Bureau not want to serve him anymore, or does it not want to live anymore?"
The kneeling imperial physician hurriedly said:
"President Liao was just taken away by Eunuch Qiao. He said his grandson was seriously ill and insisted on taking him to treat his grandson..."
The emperor was so angry that he stood up and cursed:
"How dare you! Which is more important, my heir or Qiao Gui's grandson? How dare you snatch him from me? How dare you!"
After scolding, the emperor suddenly reacted and squinted at the kneeling imperial physician:
"When did you say that? Just now? I said that Qiao Gui is not allowed to enter the palace without being summoned. The palace gates have been locked. Who let him in? Who dares?!
He is trying to snatch the person from me and breaking into the palace at night as if it were no one’s home. He doesn’t take me seriously at all. So is this palace his, Qiao Gui’s, or mine?
Is it me who is the emperor, or is it Qiao Gui who is the emperor? "
The emperor was so angry that everyone knelt in the Zhenxia Pavilion.
At this time, the emperor saw Lu Hong coming in, and asked with a sullen face:
"Lu Hong, how did Qiao Gui get in? I hand over the Imperial Guards to you and entrust their safety to you. This is your job!"
When the emperor got angry, everyone was scared to death, but Lu Hong was neither afraid nor made any excuses.
He put the account book and the box on the table, then took out a fish token from his arms and handed it to the emperor with both hands.
The emperor took the fish talisman and recognized it. It was the fish talisman he had locked in his bedroom.
He prepared the fish talisman for use in emergencies. In emergencies, the fish talisman combined with the imperial edict could be used as a tiger talisman, and the talisman could be used to enter and leave the palace at will and mobilize thousands of troops.
I don’t know when it was stolen by Qiao Gui!
As for the imperial edict, the emperor had already broken out in a cold sweat on his back. The imperial edict was written by Qiao Gui.
The servant whom he had trusted for many years was actually plotting and secretly coveting his kingdom!
Thinking of this, the emperor felt as if he had been shot in the chest by an arrow. He was shocked, angry, and in pain. He clenched his fists in anger, veins popped out on his forehead, and he gritted his teeth, making a creaking sound.
Lu Hong not only presented the fish talisman, but also picked up the box and opened it.
This box was given to Xue Yu by Xiu Gu in front of Qiao Gui when he left Qiao's house.
At that time, Xiu Gu said to Xue Yu:
"Child, you are still sick. This is the century-old ginseng that the master asked me to prepare for you. Take it back and take good care of yourself."
Xue Yu refused to accept it, but Qiao Gui forced it on him:
"Why are you being so polite to your godfather? Take it, take it."
Lu Hong opened the box, and inside was not a century-old ginseng, but a jade Buddha and a Buddhist disciple.
The emperor stepped forward, picked up the Buddha's child and examined it carefully. It was obvious that it was a pair with the one that Concubine Hui originally worshipped. The jade material, style, and carving technique were almost exactly the same.
The emperor was so angry that he couldn't speak, but that was not the end.
Lu Hong took another account book from the table, opened it for the emperor to see, and said:
"Out of ten, take away six."
The emperor asked Lu Hong to check the warehouses, so Lu Hong sent hundreds of people to take inventory of each warehouse. The emperor's warehouse was too big, and hundreds of people spent an entire afternoon checking, and they just managed to take out the A-grade items.
The emperor took the account book and looked at it. This was a copy that Lu Hong had someone re-copied according to the original account book. Then, every problematic treasure was crossed out in red by the person who took the inventory, and a note was made next to it to indicate whether it was lost, damaged, missing, or swapped. It was clearly marked.
At first glance, it's a sea of red. Six out of ten have problems, which is shocking.
With a three-pronged approach, Qiao Gui not only attempted to seize his kingdom, but also embezzled his money. He even took Liao Yuanpan away tonight on purpose. In the emperor's view, this was also an attempt to harm his heir.
The emperor was so angry that he vomited blood.
There were cries of surprise in the Zhenxia Pavilion. Lu Hong hurriedly supported the emperor, and the kneeling imperial physician also hurried over to feel the emperor's pulse.
The emperor threw away the hand that the imperial physician extended to him, his face looked like an evil ghost demanding his life, he smashed the Buddha's son in his hand, and then shouted at Lu Hong:
"Qiao Gui, this traitor! Lu Hong, go and skin him alive for me! I will chop him into pieces!"
……
At the Qiao Residence, Qiao Gui was watching over Liao Yuanpan as he examined Xiao Hu's condition. Before the result came out, a servant ran in in a panic:
"Master, this is bad! Commander Lu has brought a lot of imperial guards in and is arresting everyone he sees!"
When Qiao Gui heard this, he did not panic. He thought, it seems that the emperor has found out about someone breaking into the palace at night and taking the imperial physician away.
It doesn’t matter, Qiao Gui thought, the imperial guards were most likely here to take him to the emperor to give a reply. As long as he saw the emperor and cried a little, the emperor would forgive him.
So Qiao Gui said to Xiu Gu:
"Take good care of Little Tiger. I'll be back soon."
Qiao Gui left Xiaohu's house, ignoring the imperial guards who were arresting people everywhere, and prepared to find Lu Hong, and then go to see the emperor in a decent and calm manner.
As a result, he was stopped by two imperial guards on the way. When the imperial guards saw him, their eyes lit up as if they had seen gold, silver and treasures, and they surrounded him immediately.
Qiao Gui scolded:
"How dare you! Who allowed you to do evil in my Qiao Mansion..."
The imperial guards were ordered to capture Qiao Gui. Whoever catches Qiao Gui first will be the first to achieve the credit.
The first achievement means promotion and salary increase, who wouldn’t want that?
Seeing the first merit dangling in front of them, the two imperial guards showed no mercy to Qiao Gui. One of them kicked him in the knee, making him kneel down, and the other punched Qiao Gui in the stomach, knocking him to the ground.
Then, the two dragged Qiao Gui, who was howling in pain, all the way to Lu Hong like a dog, and shouted happily:
"Commander Lu, Qiao Gui has been captured. Here he is!"
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