Chapter 71 An unexpected discovery

Beijing Imperial Palace.

Emperor Yongde had just left the morning court and came to the imperial study.

At this moment, his face was terrifyingly gloomy, suppressing his rage, his eyes were red, and he wanted to eat Liu Yi, the prefect of Liangzhou who was kneeling on the ground.

Kneeling on the ground, Liu Yi's sweat dripped from his forehead onto the bright floor. He held his breath and did not dare to take a breath, fearing that his head would be moved if the emperor issued an imperial edict.

He was not stupid enough. If he had listened to Wu Mingzi and really sent a letter to His Majesty, he would have been beheaded without even being able to see His Majesty.

After careful consideration, he decided to plead guilty in person.

What he relies on is that Emperor Yongde sent Wu Mingzi to handle this matter, and Wu Mingzi gave him the order. If it is considered a violation of the order, he can be regarded as an accomplice at most.

But looking at His Majesty's rage, I feel like I'm on the verge of death.

Now my situation is even more dangerous than that of Wu Mingzi. Wu Mingzi only has an old mother and no relatives. He will die when he dies. The lives of his Liu family are all tied to him. Just the whole family.

There were as many as a hundred people. He couldn't help but tremble all over when he thought that Emperor Yongde would kill his whole family on unfounded charges.

"Where is Wu Mingzi?" Emperor Yongde finally spoke, but the voice made people feel cold to the very bones.

Wherever the prefect Liu Yi dared to conceal anything, he explained everything in detail. He even described in detail Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi flying away on a strange ball.

"Commander Wu said that he was going to arrest the deposed prince. The news that Wei Chen received was that he was searching at the junction of Shengzhou and Liangzhou."

Emperor Yongde sat at the desk, leaning back on the chair and looking at Prefect Liu with squinted eyes.

He seemed to be thinking about whether to kill this person.

Liu Yi, who was stared at by the emperor, was so frightened that his face turned pale, his lips trembled, and he gritted his teeth tightly, not daring to make any sound.

Time passed bit by bit, and the imperial study was eerily quiet. Prefect Liu was waiting for the emperor's final judgment on his fate.

Emperor Yongde stood up, walked to the window and looked out. The palace attendants waiting beside him had already left.

Now Wu Mingzi has not returned from abroad. Whether he is really searching for Xiao Zhuo or he is afraid of coming back because of fear of crime. But it is a fact that he has not come back. If Liu Yi is really executed, Wu Mingzi may not be loyal anymore after knowing it.

to him.

What's more, there are still three days left before the fifteen-day limit. The emperor has made such a good statement, how can he kill important ministers before the time is up to give the DPRK evidence?

After a long pause, Emperor Yongde spoke: "Go down, don't mention this matter again."

Liu Yi, who was kneeling on the ground and trembling with fear, finally felt relieved after hearing this, but did not dare to lift his sleeves to wipe his sweat:

"I would like to express my gratitude to the Emperor for his kindness."

After saying that, he banged his head several times and didn't feel any pain even though his forehead was already bruised.

Emperor Yongde did not look at him, and Prefect Liu did not dare to stay any longer. He stood up, knelt down and bowed, and walked tremblingly out of the imperial study.

After walking a long way, I dared to look back at the majestic palace, and then left the palace in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, it's time to have dinner."

The serving palace attendant whispered to Emperor Yongde, who was leaning on the chair with his eyes closed.

The palace servants carrying meals outside did not dare to go in without hearing the instructions from inside.

Seeing that the palace attendant was already waiting outside, he stepped forward to ask the emperor what he wanted.

The emperor suddenly opened his sharp eyes, as if thinking of something, and asked: "Where is the Prince of Qi now?"

The palace attendant, who had his head lowered, immediately replied respectfully: "The Crown Prince of Qi has left Liangzhou and is currently on his way back to his fiefdom."

After saying this, he subconsciously glanced at the emperor, his eyelids trembled and he hurriedly took it back.

The emperor's expression of wanting to eat people frightened the palace attendants so much that they lowered their heads.

"Hmph! King Qi's son is quite ambitious. It's good to be ambitious, haha..."

Emperor Yongde suddenly felt inexplicably comfortable.

If the King of Qi sent his son to Liangzhou to find Xiao Zhuo, but the matter failed, he hurried back to the fiefdom and did not continue to strictly implement his father's instructions, it means that the father and son were not of the same mind.

This is an unexpected discovery.

The eldest son of Prince Qi must be called Xiao Beiheng. His ambition is not small.

"Haha, I want to eat." Emperor Yongde wiped away his gloomy expression.

…

In three days, the well in Xiaogang Village Square was dug, and the bricklayers in the village tiled the well.

A group of women lined up with buckets to fetch water.

After Shen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo handed the allicin capsules to the medicine shop owner from the city, they returned to the village without looking around much.

Now that the villagers saw Shen Yuexi and Xiao Zhuo, they could not suppress the enthusiasm on their faces. They all smiled and greeted her proactively: "Ms. Pei, you are back."

Shen Yuexi not only dug a well in the village, but also harvested their garlic. Life was getting better. At least she could go to the city to buy some emergency food.

Shen Yuexi faced the sunshine and greeted everyone with a smile. Her sweet voice flowed into people's hearts like water from a mountain spring.

Some older women laughed and said, "In all my years, I have never seen anyone so compatible as Mr. Pei and Mrs. Pei."

"It's just that I still don't know what kind of good-looking children the two of us will have."

After the banter, Shen Yuexi's face lit up, and she could not suppress her shyness. Xiao Zhuo glanced at her, with a cold face, and stood in front of her to cover up the teasing glances of the women.

Women in the countryside love to tease young newlyweds the most.

The next morning, when Shen Yuexi woke up, Xiao Zhuo had already gone out and Yang Cong was busy in the kitchen.

Now Yang Cong has taken care of all the sundries in the house. Originally, she wanted to stop her, but Yang Cong mistakenly thought that she disliked her.

For Yang Cong, the life she lives now is much better than the one she lived before. In her opinion, this is a trivial matter, not to mention that her life was saved by Mrs. Pei and her husband.

"Ms. Pei, wake up. Early in the morning, people from the village came to deliver garlic. But I have already given out the money. When will we start making medicine?"

Yang Cong knew that he would be very busy these days, so he got up early and did everything he needed to do.

"And the well-drilling machine was pulled over by Li Zheng and the others, saying that they had found another water hole and were ready to dig it." Yang Cong was chewing steamed buns while telling Shen Yuexi about things in the village.

Shen Yuexi looked around and saw no sign of Xiao Zhuo, so she asked, "Where is your husband?"

Why did she go out so early in the morning? She could always feel that Xiao Zhuo had been very busy these days.

"Master Pei went to the mountain after breakfast this morning."

Before leaving, Mr. Pei also told Mrs. Pei not to wake her up.

After Shen Yuexi washed herself, she walked to the table and sat down to eat. The food on the table was pretty good, a plate of scrambled eggs with vegetables, two large steamed buns, and a bowl of porridge. All prepared by Yang Cong.

What made her most happy was that due to the hot weather, two chicks actually hatched out of the eggs given by the villagers. She raised the chicks in a big basket, and when they grew up, she could let the chickens lay eggs.

The eggs that are laid turn into chickens, the chickens lay eggs again, the eggs turn into chickens again... the cycle goes on and on. At that time, every household in Xiaogang Village will develop chicken farming, process chicken, and sell fried chicken nuggets and fresh eggs. This is called diversified business.

If not, it can become a pillar industry.

She laughed while drinking porridge. It seemed as if she could see the white money flowing into her pocket.
Chapter completed!