Chapter 523: Gaining a Pound, Later Losing Ten

Rui Qinwang was discontent inside, but in the end, he wasn’t someone that was unwilling to listen. And two days later, he was very glad that he listened.

Upon the imperial court, Le Cheng Emperor directly threw out the evidence. This time, there wasn’t thundering rage, but looking at that dark and heavy complexion, one just knew, he was actually very very angry. One has to know, sometimes, venting out the anger was usually better than not expressing, regardless whether it was towards the person the anger was directed at or the person venting the anger.

Le Cheng Emperor ordered someone to remove two people’s official hat, stripping their official gown. Just, this still wasn’t enough. Shortly after, he directly had them sentenced to the northwest that currently needed people. Moreover, their descendants within three relations were forbidden to entered officialdom. As for the ones already in officialdom currently, they also got their official hat removed altogether.

In the very beginning, it was expected to at most just lose one’s official post, and Rui Qinwang also promised that they will be able to return in the near future. However, right now, Le Cheng Emperor wasn’t benevolent in the slightest. Since he has already personally issued an imperial decree, then even if Rui Qinwang ascends the throne in the future, it was still impossible for him to go against his imperial father’s decree. As such, their sacrifices won’t just be for exchanging even greater benefits anymore, but rather purely just throwing oneself in. And never mind having oneself thrown in, they even dragged down their descendants. The power that has been built up with great difficulty instantly just thoroughly collapsed.

And these two people, their position in the imperial court were near the front, so it can be seen, their official post wasn’t low. At this time, they also finally knew to be afraid, vigorously kowtowing and begging for mercy. One of them even directly cried for his innocence.

Le Cheng Emperor was simply too lazy to listen to their nonsense, directly letting the imperial guards drag them out.

And during this process, Rui Qinwang’s back already got drenched in sweat. He feared that he would get implicated, but he simply didn’t dare to lift his head, further not daring to have the slightest unusual movement. After all, if he doesn’t move, then he can still say he was wrongly accused, but if he were to jump out first on his own, then that was simply just confessing without being pressed. Last time, because of the northwest’s rations, he got banned from going out, but because of his ‘son’s’ birth, his punishment was thus lifted. If the matter this time were to once more land on his head, then perhaps it won’t be as simple as just getting banned from going out. When the people got dragged out, Rui Qinwang distinctively relaxed a breath.

However, what Rui Qinwang didn’t know was that this breath of his relaxed too early. He didn’t know that precisely because he wanted to appear as if the matter had nothing to do with him, but probably because he was scared, acted a little overboard. The others were all whispering to one another, yet only he was too quiet. Didn’t this precisely expose him? To the extent that even Le Cheng Emperor saw it all.

This was just the typical case of trying to cover up, only to make it more conspicuous.

Rui Qinwang was once the son that Le Cheng Emperor was the most optimistic about, but he was disappointed again and again. At present, Le Cheng Emperor just felt that this son really was the same as his mother, used to putting on an act in front of him, to the extent that he got deceived by this mother-son pair for that many years. If not for the fact that he was his son, he would’ve long crushed him to death.

The Head Minister of Rites Sir Su seamlessly glanced at Rui Qinwang and then glanced at Le Cheng Emperor, subtly furrowing his brows, helplessly sighing inside. In his eyes, Rui Qinwang’s temperament actually wasn’t that bad, but the one he was facing ultimately was his own father, and even the ruler, having a natural born reverence. And under these two identities, this reverence just doubled. As such, once his Majesty was angered, he was somewhat unable to stabilize his emotions. This bit, compared to Jin Qinwang, truly was much inferior.

“Rui Qinwang……….”

Rui Qinwang suddenly got called on by Le Cheng Emperor, clearly startled, and clearly both lacking in confidence and fearful. “This son….this son is present.” Rui Qinwang did his best to remain calm, not letting himself stutter.

Towards the true mastermind behind the scenes, Le Cheng Emperor was aware inside. It goes without saying, merely just two court officials, would they because of getting offended by the Head Minister of Appointments inadvertently, just risk their future prospects to do this kind of stupid thing? Based on the state of affairs currently, don’t even need to think to know exactly whose handiwork this was. The suspects were just those few. With the tail getting swept clean, revealing their timidness, it was just equal to exposing themselves.

Le Cheng Emperor unrestrainedly had Rui Qinwang reprimanded thoroughly, saying that his abilities were increasingly mediocre and incompetent, making one disappointed.

For Rui Qinwang, this was absolutely the most unbearable thing, but having been scolded as ‘useless’ last time, his tolerance this time strangely rose quite a bit. While getting scolded by Le Cheng Emperor, he instead was able to calm down, and when Le Cheng Emperor finished, he finally knelt down to beg for forgiveness.

Le Cheng Emperor stared at this son, his face expressionless, unable to make out his emotions. A moment of silence later, he waved his hand, “Recede the court.”

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Luo Pei Shan and the others were completely unaffected, carrying on as usual.

And this fraud scandal’s follow-up further got decisively handled cleanly. What kind of feelings those scholars that were causing a ruckus had, no one had the energy to care.

Jiang Wan Li very quickly got released from the Black Clad Guard Prison. At this time, it was naturally needing to first go expel the bad luck and calm the nerves.

There were still quite a few people paying attention to him, but seeing that his spirit was quite good, his walking posture still easy-going, it seems in the Black Clad Guard Prison, he simply didn’t suffer at all. Sure enough, it was still his Majesty that was wise, having long made out the suspiciousness in this matter.

Jiang Wan Li got picked up by the servant boy, driving the horse carriage to a small courtyard, the place where he and Luo Pei Song was staying at previously. However, believe that very soon, Jiang Wan Li’s family will enter the capital, so Luo Pei Song will also return to the Luo Manor.

Seeing his youngest disciple enter, Luo Pei Song swept a glance over him and then silently shifted his line of sight.

“Teacher, this disciple has just returned from prison, yet you didn’t even let someone prepare a brazier?”

“Look at this rosy complexion of yours, even gaining weight, you sure you need to expel the bad luck?” Luo Pei Song truly wasn’t polite.

Jiang Wan Li laughed. He indeed gained a little weight. However, if not someone very familiar with him, then probably won’t be able to tell. Knowing that his teacher was somewhat eccentric, it was best to stop before going too far.

However, Luo Pei Song wasn’t planning on letting him go, “There is no free meal, you think that they will just let you get fat for nothing? Just wait, gaining a pound now, later can make you lose ten.”