The rain came so hard and fast that even if Xie Boting held Su Tang and used Qinggong, he still inevitably got wet. When he returned to Jingmoxuan, the first thing he did was take a shower and change clothes.
It rained for two whole days without stopping, but the violent storm did not stop the impeachment memorial of King Zhao from flying to the emperor's dragon case.
The heavy rain blocked the road, so the emperor did not enter the harem, so he stayed in the imperial study room to review the memorials. He saw several articles impeaching King Zhao for accepting bribes, embezzling tributes, and indulging his servants to commit crimes. The emperor was finally overcome by the rain.
The fire suddenly rose up.
These memorials were not made just by chance. They clearly stated what bribes King Zhao received in which year, month and day, and when he received tributes. They replaced the fake paintings with the authentic ones dedicated to the emperor.
In his hometown, the servant relied on the power of Prince Zhao's Palace to bully the orphans and widows, occupying other people's houses and fertile fields. The orphans and widowers had no way to seek help. On the grand day when the servant moved to a new house, he crashed his head on the spiritual stone outside the door.
The emperor was furious and immediately summoned King Zhao to the palace.
King Zhao had received a secret report earlier and knew that what he had done was known to others. He was trying to find a way to remedy the situation. However, he did not expect that he would be exposed to the emperor so quickly. Moreover, the emperor summoned him despite the heavy rain.
Enter the palace.
With an uneasy heart, King Zhao entered the palace in the rain. When he entered the imperial study, he was already soaked to the skin and looked extremely embarrassed.
King Zhao knelt on the ground and confessed to the charges of impeaching him for accepting bribes, but he screamed that he was unjust for the charges of embezzling tribute and indulging his servants to commit murder, and refused to admit it even to death.
The original painting was indeed in his hands, but he had bad intentions. After presenting the fake painting to the emperor, he was worried that the emperor would admit his mistake and cause trouble, so he gave the original painting to him for protection. He was a lover.
The person who painted the painting couldn't walk when he saw the painting. He was obsessed with it and gave it up. He would never do anything disrespectful to the emperor like exchanging a fake painting for an authentic one, and he wouldn't dare even if he had a few courages.
Furthermore, it would be unjust to let the servant commit the crime. He only knew two days ago that the evil servant did not follow the family motto and relied on the power of Prince Zhao's house to do evil outside. After learning about this, he immediately punished the evil servant with a stick.
The servant was a forty-year-old man. At the moment, he was still lying on the bed recovering from his injuries. He did not kill him directly with the cane because he was afraid that he would not forgive him and would have to escort the evil servant to the door to apologize. He had already sent people to deal with the aftermath.
He was guilty of not being strict with his subordinates and deserved to be punished, but if he allowed his servants to commit crimes, he would never admit it.
King Zhao knelt on the ground and complained, "I don't know who I have offended. I was often beaten when I was young. Not long ago, I was almost assassinated in my own house. I burned down King Zhao's house. It is impossible for me to understand this."
Knowing that there is someone behind my back who wants my brother’s life, I still act so boldly. If someone catches me for doing these things, please give me a clear warning from your Majesty.”
In order to gain the emperor's trust, King Zhao did not hesitate to uncover his scars to show his weakness. It must be said that the effect was very good, and the emperor's anger subsided a bit.
King Zhao asked the emperor to punish him, but the emperor was not punished. The crime of accepting bribes could be serious or small. The impeachment memorial was very different from what King Zhao said, and further clarification was needed before punishment could be carried out.
The emperor sent King Zhao out of the palace.
King Zhao went back to his palace in the rain. Unfortunately, when he entered the palace, the rain stopped, which made King Zhao, who was still soaked in his raincoat, furious to death.
The next day, Su Tang woke up and didn't hear the sound of rain. Banxia and Poria came in with copper basins. Su Tang got out of bed and asked, "It's not raining?"
Banxia put down the copper basin and came over and said, "The rain stopped last night, but Mother Liu said that the rain won't stop for a while, and it will continue to rain."
Su Tang walked to the window and opened it. She saw that the sky was gray, and there was no feeling of clouds and rain. However, the ground was not that wet. She didn't know how long the rain would last.
When Xie Boting came back from morning exercises, Su Tang heard his footsteps and looked back, "Did your father go to the morning court today?"
When Su Tang asked, Xie Boting knew what she was thinking. He came over and pinched Su Tang's nose and said, "Why are you so anxious?"
Can you not be impatient?
She had been cleaning up Prince Zhao's Mansion since she found out that the prince had passed his birthday, but it rained for two days. She was so worried that something was wrong. This chapter has been completed!