Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Emperor Chongzhao turned over, put on his clothes and stood up.

Chen Duo's face was full of solemnity. He stood in front of the dragon bed with both hands and presented the letter:

"It is said to be Jia Jing's suicide note."

Emperor Chongzhao narrowed his eyes and said, "Suicide note? You didn't send anyone to keep an eye on Jia Jing? Did he have the ability to write a suicide note? And you didn't get it first?"

Chen Duo lifted his robe and knelt down, whispering, "It is because I am sure that he did not write a suicide note and did not leave anything behind when he died.

"So Jia Zhen's wife Youshi took this thing out and gave it to me. She read the contents and was planning to use it to blackmail Jia Zhen. But when her father died, she got angry and gave it to me. I was shocked!

“I think that this thing was either someone trying to frame the person in the letter through Jia Jing;

"Or else, Jia Jing had already prepared this suicide note, and hid it after entering the Taoist temple, and had someone wait for the right moment to deliver it to Youshi, and leave it to Ningguo Mansion to save his life."

Emperor Chongzhao unfolded the letter and sneered, "So you are not sure whether the contents here are true or false, but you wake me up in the middle of the night?

"Chen Duo, you've become a lot more impetuous lately!"

Chen Duo knocked his head hard on the ground and said, "This is why I had to wake up Your Majesty!

"I am almost certain that 90% of what is said here is true!"

At this time, Emperor Chongzhao had already read the will at a glance, his face was ashen and gloomy.

"I have compared the handwriting. It is exactly the same as Jia Jing's. If someone copied it, he must be an expert!"

Chen Duo added another sentence.

Emperor Chongzhao looked at him, held the letter in front of him, gnashed his teeth, and shouted in a low voice:

"This letter said that the Zhen family sent Concubine Song to the palace, and after she gave birth to Prince Xiaoyao, they decided to help him ascend the throne.

"And Prince Beijing contacted the four princes and eight dukes and wanted to support that furry kid!

“What are you saying, from south to north, the General of Yuehai, the Jiangnan hinterland, the Jingying Jiedushi, Ping’an Prefecture, Youzhou, and Chang’an Jiedushi are all their people!?

"If everything in this letter is true, then why am I still sitting on this throne?!

"Can't you just make wedding clothes for others?!"

Chen Duo kowtowed repeatedly, but also replied in a low voice: "Two years ago, Mrs. Shi of Rong Mansion celebrated her 70th birthday, and all these people from all over the country sent generous birthday gifts.

"Some of these gifts are even better than the tributes sent to the palace! Compared to these, the ones sent to the Eastern Palace alone are even worse!

“When I was investigating Prince Su earlier, I also found out about these things in the Jia Mansion, and I was a little confused at the time.

"It was just that at that time, the Jia family's aunt and eldest daughter had already practiced cultivation, and I felt that the Jia family had also become more restrained in their behavior. I thought that perhaps they were old friends, so I let go.

"But this year, when we entered the Daming Palace, I quietly reminded everyone outside.

“From what they found out, these people have very close ties with the Jia family, even more so than in-laws!

"But I never expected that they were not only forming a clique for personal gain, but also plotting rebellion..."

Emperor Chongzhao threw the letter in his hand fiercely on Chen Duo's head: "How dare you! You dare to secretly investigate the ministers!? If people find out, you will be tortured to death by the emperor!"

Chen Duo's shoulders trembled, and he cried, "But Your Majesty, our strength is too weak...

“We’ve only been in business for about ten years, but the friendship between those people must have lasted for at least seventy or eighty years!

"They are closely connected, they share the same fate, they support each other and cover up for each other...

“Even if we catch Jia Jing and Concubine Zhen having a secret meeting this time, and Jing Quan and I have heard about them forming a clique and even plotting to usurp the throne, what can we do?

“The Supreme One hasn’t given any order to deal with the Zhen family until today!

"The Jia family is full of parasites. The Imperial Concubine only feels sorry for the girls there and refuses to say a single good word about those men. But if it weren't for Doctor You as an excuse, we wouldn't even know what to do with them—"

"Bullshit!" Emperor Chongzhao spat at him fiercely, "I have already ordered Qinghai to secretly investigate their family's illegal activities outside! Who said it can't be done?"

Chen Duo's eyes were red and tears were streaming down his cheeks. He looked up in surprise and asked, "Is Eunuch Qing investigating?"

"That's enough! Stop making trouble here!" Emperor Chong Zhao said impatiently, "Just check your harem in the inner temple!

"Starting tomorrow, all the cases in the Jia Mansion and your spies outside will be handed over to Jing Quan!"

Chen Duo panicked: "Your Majesty, I was wrong! Please don't stop me from handling the case!"

Emperor Chongzhao looked at him coldly.

Chen Duo looked at that look and couldn't help but get a little scared, but thinking about the imperial concubine in the palace, he gritted his teeth, knelt down and took three steps back, kowtowed fiercely, and kept saying:

"Your Majesty, I love investigating cases!

"I am not a servant, and I don't care about the disputes between the ladies in the palace!

"I can't do anything except investigating cases. I can't do anything well and I can't learn anything!"

Hearing him playing tricks like this, Emperor Chong Zhao felt a little relieved, but his face remained stern:

"Humph, investigating a case? You're so happy investigating people that I'm afraid you won't even let go of the royal family, right?

"Tell me, who else are you staring at?

"If you behave yourself, I will consider sparing you. Otherwise, let alone the inner temple, I might even send you to the Ye Ting Bureau to copy the registers!"

Chen Duo stopped kowtowing and raised his face. His forehead was bloodshot, but his expression was tangled. He hesitated:

"There is no such thing... just the Prince of Yong, the Prince of Shen, the Prince of Kang, the Prince of Jing, the Prince of Yongchang, the Prince of Leshan, the Prince of Yongning... them, well..."

Yes, catch them all.

Emperor Chongzhao sighed and asked again: "Where are the relatives by marriage?"

"Before the incident with Concubine Rong, I only had people watching over the Mo family, the Liang family, the Wang family, the Yuan family, the Wu family, the Cui family...

"After that, it's all... I deserve to die..." Chen Duo bowed his head again.

Emperor Chongzhao couldn't help but look at him with wide eyes and asked in a low voice: "My Eunuch Chen, you have so many people under your control? I remember that eunuchs can't leave the palace at will?"

"Your Majesty, we paid for it and found people outside." Chen Duo smiled, "The old soldiers who lost limbs on the battlefield, and their descendants.

“Many people still live to this day and don’t have enough to eat.

"I took advantage of the time when the Northern King left the Ministry of War and the Brave King had not yet completely taken over to check the roster, followed the map, and recruited some people..."

Emperor Chongzhao was surprised: "Where does your money come from?"

Chen Duo suddenly felt guilty.

Naturally, this money was given to him by Wang Xifeng.

"This, my servant, I have some savings. And my subordinates Han Lue and others also have some savings...

"Also, my in-laws, please loosen your grip..."

Emperor Chongzhao was both angry and amused: "You are really amazing! You blackmailed the relatives and bullied the nobles outside, and no one impeached you!

“You are really good!”