My bad words were heard by all the civil and military officials in the court

Emperor Jingming waved his hand sympathetically.

Lord Xu left at a brisk pace.

The summoned person quickly entered the Golden Palace.

Xuanyuan Yu prepared the evidence early and asked Eunuch Lin to present the account book to the emperor.

He stood below without saying a word.

The emperor learned the reason from the secret guard last night and did not make things difficult for him.

The ministers who were unaware of the situation were waiting for Xuanyuan Yu's explanation.

But he kept his head down, looking ashamed to see people.

This made his lackeys who believed in his backup plan a little anxious and angry.

While the emperor was checking the accounts, he touched Xuanyuan Yu's arm and comforted him in a low but not so low voice:

"Don't worry, Prince. This matter has nothing to do with you. Those people who starved to death were not caused by you. The Emperor is wise and will definitely clear your name."

Xuanyuan Yu nodded.

In his tightly closed mouth, the tip of his tongue pressed against the last upper front tooth that was about to break, and he didn't dare to speak at all.

The palace's housekeeper answered for him: "Thank you, Lord, for speaking for my prince. I am very grateful."

"Where."

At first glance, there seemed to be nothing wrong with the account book presented by Xuanyuan Yu. However, after careful study, the emperor found several loopholes.

Thinking carefully about Ye Xingxin's reminder just now, Emperor Jingming knew what Xuanyuan Yu was planning without even having to think about it.

He threw the account book in his hand downwards.

"Bastard thing!"

"You actually used a fake account book to fool me!"

Xuanyuan Yu pretended to change his expression and kowtowed.

The palace steward once again became his mouthpiece.

"Your Majesty, this is the account book that the manager of Kangping County Manor just sent over yesterday. The Crown Prince had an accident yesterday and has not had time to check it. The account book has nothing to do with the Crown Prince!"

Ye Xingxin: [What did I say? You should push the dead ghost out.]

Lord Wang turned around and wanted to make Ye Shengxin shut up.

He met her innocent gaze and turned his head away angrily.

Ye Xingxin: [What is Lord Wang looking at? He still has time to peek at me at this time. Aren’t you worried that you will become the scapegoat? ]

Lord Wang: “!!!”

He gasped.

He didn't believe Xuanyuan Yu dared to do this.

Ye Shengxin's voice could be heard by all civil and military officials, including the emperor.

Even if Xuanyuan Yu framed him, the emperor would not believe it.

Thinking of this, he straightened his chest and shouted:

"Your Majesty, there must be something hidden in this. Please investigate carefully."

"The prince would never dare to fool His Majesty with false accounts."

The two people whose land was forcibly occupied knelt on the ground as soon as they entered the hall and did not dare to look directly at the emperor.

Suddenly hearing Lord Wang's words, one of them looked up angrily and met Lord Wang's face.

He remembered something and pointed at Lord Wang and said:

"It's you, it's you, you dog official, it's you who sold our land to the palace and made us homeless."

Before Lord Wang came to the capital to serve as an official, he was the magistrate of Kangping County.

It was a wealthy place. His term as county magistrate was about to expire after three years, and with the promotion of Prince Anhe, he naturally got the opportunity to enter the Golden Palace to attend court.

Lord Wang's expression changed.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince purchased the land according to the court rules. I have not been partial to anyone."

"I have never been involved in any of that money, Your Majesty, please be clear about this."

The palace steward took the account book and looked at it carefully, then pretended to be shocked and angry.

"Your Majesty, there is indeed something wrong with this account book. The manor occupied by the prince does not require so much land."

"The surplus will be made up with the money that the prince gave to the 200 households, and we will find an excuse to make up for it, like this... like this..."

The palace steward was furious and gave a conclusion: "This must be someone taking advantage of the prince's construction of the manor to curry favor with him, and doing it privately, which caused harm to the people."

He took out the deed to the hundred acres of land.

"Your Majesty, this is the certificate for our prince to purchase the land. Please make the decision for our prince."

The title deed is genuine.

Xuanyuan Yu became the scapegoat for others to use his name to do things.

This wave of operations can win some goodwill, but——

Everyone looked at Lord Wang who was still in a daze.

A face full of sympathy.

There is a scapegoat.

It’s Lord Wang himself.

Ye Shengxin said it again.

Ye Shengxin was a little excited. She stood in the back row and looked forward with her neck raised.

[Haha, what am I saying? They are pushing someone else out to replace the dead.]

[I just didn't expect it to be Lord Wang. He is so miserable. ]

[It's fine if I have to be a dog, but I have to sacrifice my life. I don't know what the ministers who support King Anhe will think.]

Ministers who supported King Anhe: ...

Whatever they think, they think while standing!

Lord Wang was reminded and was about to speak based on Ye Shengxin's words.

The palace steward then produced evidence of his corruption, bribery, framing of his colleagues, and condoning his own children to beat civilians to death in the street.

Emperor Jingming was furious when he saw it.

"Throw Wang Mingchang and his family into the Heavenly Prison and execute them on a chosen day."

Lord Wang has become a discarded pawn and has also received the execution package for the three clans. How can he be willing to accept this?

His eyes were bloodshot and he pointed his finger at Xuanyuan Yu.

"Your Majesty, Prince Xuanyuan sent people to kill the people who came to the capital to file a complaint. The evidence is in my study. Please send someone to find it."

Ye Xingxin: [Hey, dogs bite each other and both have a mouth full of fur. ]

Ministers:...

You crow mouth, shut up!

Lord Wang was dragged away, and Eunuch Lin brought people to his mansion to search for evidence.

The emperor sat on a high throne, looking at Ye Shengxin whose eyes were wandering around.

He rubbed his temples with mixed emotions.

Ye Xingxin didn't see Lord Xu coming back for a while, and wondered:

[System, Lord Xu has been in the toilet for an hour, right? Why hasn't he come back yet? ]

Emperor Jingming looked around the Golden Palace and indeed did not see Lord Xu.

Thinking of his aging body, I couldn't help but feel worried.

There won’t be any problem, right?

[Could it be bad luck...]

Before he could finish his words, his sleeve was pulled by a colleague next to him.

Ye Shengxin didn't quite know this person, but she knew that there was a person between him and her from his original position.

Now suddenly standing next to her, she whispered:

"Brother, do you have anything to say?"

Xu Changyu coughed lightly, and under the invisible attention of everyone, he slowly spoke:

"Master Ye, I think my grandfather will be back soon, do you think so?"

Ye Xingxin nodded.

Xu Changyu breathed a sigh of relief.

His grandfather is old, and falling into the toilet is really indecent and may hurt his body.

Thanks to his timely interruption, my grandfather was able to escape the disaster.

The emperor also breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly sent a young eunuch to the toilet to check on Lord Xu.

As a result, at this time——

[System, Lord Xu shouldn't bring toilet paper when he goes to court, right? ]

System: [Under normal circumstances, the court session only lasts for a short while. These ministers are very proud and would not go to the toilet in the palace even if they need to.]

[Then do you think that Master Xu...didn't bring toilet paper? ]

Ministers:...

This makes damn sense.

Xu Changyu touched his nose. Was this the reason why his grandfather couldn't come back?

The emperor held his forehead and called the young eunuch back.

Ask him to get some toilet paper and send it over.

Ye Xingxin, who observed this situation, exclaimed in his heart:

[System system, the emperor has sent toilet paper to Lord Xu. Hey, are the emperor and I so in tune with each other? ]

System: [It seems so. 】

[Host, can you guess what the emperor is thinking? ]

Ye Xingxin thought: [In the novel, people like me have been with the emperor for decades and are treated like high-ranking ministers.]

[I have already mastered this skill at such a young age? 】

[Will I be able to become a high-ranking official and reach the pinnacle of my life in the future? ]

Ministers:...

You are dreaming!

You have such a bad mouth that can bring harm to others. You will never become a high official in this life.