kvmb Chapter 361 Fainting in the Funeral Hall
Chapter 361 Fainting in the Funeral Hall
"Alright, Zhang Wuwei, please step back."
The emperor shouted to drive them away.
He had just heard that Hongli's temperament had changed drastically and he had even attacked the people serving him, and he was really unhappy.
The palace has a clear rule that palace maids are not allowed to be beaten or scolded, especially not in conspicuous places such as the face.
Hongli ignored the palace rules and openly attacked the royal servants. Such a violent person could not stay in the palace for long.
The emperor frowned and picked up the memorial that had been put down.
"Su Peisheng, order the Ministry of Internal Affairs to clean up the Tenth Master's residence as soon as possible to make it easier for Hongli to move in."
Su Peisheng understood that his master really intended to keep the Fourth Prince in the capital and keep an eye on him.
He thought about it and asked.
"Your Majesty, that mansion is built to the specifications of a prince's residence. May I ask what specifications the Ministry of Internal Affairs will use to tidy up the mansion this time?"
There are regulations for the residences of princes, dukes, beile and beizi, and they cannot be exceeded, unless a certain relative is deeply favored by the emperor, in which case he will be granted a mansion above his rank as an exception.
The Fourth Prince, who had caused the emperor's dissatisfaction many times, was obviously not among them.
"Arrange the mansion according to the prince's specifications. Lock up any extra courtyards and remove anything that exceeds the regulations."
The emperor gave the order coldly. He didn't want to leave Hongli with any unrealistic fantasies.
"The slave obeys."
Su Peisheng respectfully accepted the order and walked backwards out of the door, heading towards the Ministry of Internal Affairs in person.
The Fourth Prince is not behaving well in the palace and needs to be sent out as soon as possible.
As soon as Su Peisheng arrived at the place, he asked to see Prince Zhuang Yunlu, who had been fined three years' salary by the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor has ordered that..."
"Eunuch Su, there's no need for you to go in person for such a matter. Just send someone to tell them. I will definitely urge my subordinates to complete the work as soon as possible and will not delay the Fourth Prince from leaving the palace to recuperate."
Yunlu politely asked Su Peisheng to sit down and personally poured him a cup of tea.
"Thank you, General Manager Su, for showing mercy last time. I will offer you a glass of tea instead of wine."
After the emperor thoroughly investigated the corruption in the Imperial Household Department, he discovered that he was indeed unaware of it.
Although the couple who were under house arrest were released, the emperor also punished him and gave him twenty beatings with boards under the supervision of Su Peisheng.
If Su Peisheng hadn't let him off, he wouldn't have been able to come to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take up duty so early.
Su Peisheng quickly lowered the teacup and explained with a smile.
"Your Highness, you are too polite. I am only following orders. My master said that the mess the Imperial Household Department has made is too big, and it would be difficult to convince the public if I don't punish you."
The Imperial Household Department has always been managed by the royal family, and other princes have their own duties. Only Prince Zhuang, who has been in the Imperial Household Department for many years, knows the current affairs and has no time to spare.
This is also the reason why the emperor did not take the man away.
In Su Peisheng's view, the main reason was that Prince Zhuang was honest and unconditionally obeyed his superiors.
It’s a pity that the Fourth Prince, who was recuperating in the prince’s house, couldn’t see through it, otherwise why would he only be rewarded with the title of Beizi.
As soon as Su Peisheng returned, he reported his conversation with Prince Zhuang without reservation.
"Your Majesty, the prince was so moved that he burst into tears and had to force himself to come here to thank you."
The emperor glared at Su Peisheng with dissatisfaction for interrupting him from handling memorials, and waved his hand to ask him to leave.
Half an hour later, Xia Qi knelt quietly beside the desk and reported in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, the Deputy Commander has reported that the news of what happened at the Imperial Mausoleum Manor has spread throughout the area and is now spreading to the capital. It will spread throughout the capital by lunch tomorrow at the latest."
"You guys did a great job. Pay attention to the controls behind the scenes and don't let anyone take advantage of you."
After the emperor paid attention to the spread of rumors, he asked about it casually.
"How's the investigation going into the pamphlet Prince Guo gave to the brothers?"
"Your Majesty, the boxes and crates filled with these little trinkets were purchased by the steward of the Prince's Mansion from various places in the capital, and the booklets came from a bookshop owned by the Empress Dowager's mother's family."
"According to the waiter who was checking out at the time, the wealthy butler casually glanced at all three booklets and immediately bought them all, complaining that the bookstore was short of stock."
"The original manuscript for the painting in the booklet was provided by a poor scholar named Cao."
In the end, it turned out to be a complete coincidence.
The scholar surnamed Cao was also from the maternal family of a noble lady in the harem.
However, the cautious Xia Qi would not express his guess.
The master above is very suspicious and he won't cause trouble for himself for no reason.
"I understand, you can go down first."
The emperor took out three booklets from the drawer and looked at them for a long time, then asked Su Peisheng to put them back into the warehouse.
Once the empress dowager's mourning period is over, her body will be placed elsewhere, and by then the palace should be able to return to normal.
He also took the opportunity to go out and relax during the spring plowing season.
As the mourning was about to end, Prince Guo went to the prince's residence more frequently.
After failing to see the Fourth Prince twice, he couldn't help but frown.
"Concubine Yu, I am worried about Hongli. Could you please let me in to take a look at him?"
"It is a blessing for the prince to come visit the Fourth Prince. Please come in."
Yu Ying'er walked on the side and led the way.
A cool breeze blew through the open curtains, but was unable to wake the sleeping person.
Prince Guo stood by the bed for a long time, and only left quietly after confirming that Hongli was asleep.
"Ah Jin, what do you think? Is the prince hiding from me?"
Prince Guo felt more and more that something was wrong as he walked along the palace road.
How could Hongli sleep so soundly even though his arms and legs were broken? He even smiled in his sleep.
It's just too weird 1
"Your Highness, I have heard that the Fourth Prince's temperament has changed drastically since he woke up. He is particularly irritable towards his servants. The Emperor ordered the imperial physician to add tranquilizers to his medicine. This must be why he is drowsy every time you come to visit him."
"I still think that all the problems of my brother are solved, so you should send someone to secretly monitor him."
Although he had clearly sensed a strong sense of resentment from Hongli's words a few days ago, Prince Guo did not believe that Hongli, who had finally entered the palace, would allow him to sleep until he left the palace.
A Jin was in a bit of a dilemma as their control over the palace was relatively weak.
"Master, after the corruption incident in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was exposed, the Emperor has increased the patrols of the palace guards. Our people may not be able to get close to the prince's residence."
"My courtyard is only separated from Hongli by a wall, so you can have the servants listen to what's going on next door."
"Yes, I will make arrangements now."
A Jin arranged for someone to help him and took back an envelope.
After reading it, Prince Guo didn't speak for a long time, then silently threw the letter into the charcoal brazier.
The emperor is so lucky. The late emperor chose him as his successor before he passed away.
The empress dowager, who had oppressed her as an elder, died mysteriously, and her younger brother, who was from the same mother and did not get along with her, came out to take the blame.
Everything he did since entering the palace went wrong, and Prince Guo was so depressed that he collapsed in the mourning hall on the day the wake ended.
Concubine Hua reacted the fastest. She tried her best to suppress the corners of her mouth and ordered Songzhi to call the imperial physician.