I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 62: Furious
After acupuncture, Xiao Jingfan felt a little sleepy, so he waved his hand and asked Dean Wu to leave.

"I'll take my leave." Wu Yuanshi carried the medicine box and Zhou Yuande saw him out.

Although it was just a prescription for clearing away heat and relieving internal heat, since it involved the emperor, no matter how trivial the matter was, Wu Yuanshi had to go to the Imperial Hospital and let the on-duty judge and the imperial physician take a look at it. Only after they both felt that it was appropriate could they give Xiao Jingfan the medicine.

Inside the palace, Xiao Jingfan washed up and went to bed sleepily, served by the palace maids.

Zhou Yuande turned off all the extra lights, sat at the end of the bed and closed his eyes to rest.

There's a floor heater in the hall so you don't feel cold.

He was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard voices. He woke up immediately and turned around to see a man in black kneeling beside him.

The tall man in black clothes and silver mask is Xiao Da, the leader of the secret guards.

Seeing Zhou Yuande wake up, Xiao Da turned to look at him, and said with a hint of ridicule: "If Eunuch Zhou doesn't wake up now, he may never wake up again."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuande felt a chill run down his spine. He quickly stood up and knelt down on the bed, "I have failed in my duty."

He didn't even know someone from the palace had entered his bedside. It was really dereliction of duty for him to keep watch all night.

Xiao Jingfan sat on the bedside, and raised his eyelids when he heard it. "Bring the light when you wake up."

This means not caring.

Zhou Yuande hurriedly stood up, took out a lighter from his sleeve, lit a few lamps, and moved them all in front of Xiao Jingfan for illumination.

Xiao Jingfan then lowered his head to look at the stack of papers that Xiao Da handed him.

Zhou Yuande held the lamp carefully, making sure the light was bright enough but not too close to dazzle Xiao Jingfan's eyes.

Xiao Jingfan read very quickly and finished it in less than a cup of tea.

He closed the paper and looked up at Xiao Da, "Is this all you found?"

Xiao Da nodded and said, "Fifteen sneaked into the ice cellar of Gu's house and saw that there was indeed a lot of gold and silver hidden inside. There were twenty boxes of gold alone. The officials recorded on the paper were all those who had close contacts with Gu Zexian, and many of them bribed Gu Zexian. The gold should be the bribes."

"Should?" Xiao Jingfan waved his hand and threw all the papers at him, sneering, "I just realized today that I actually spent money to support a bunch of rubbish!"

Xiao Da's pupils shrank, and he bowed down, "I failed in my duty, please give me another chance."

Xiao Jingfan lowered his eyes and stared at him. His eyes were as cold as frost and carried boundless power, which made Xiao Dalian breathe more lightly.

I was afraid that if I breathed a little harder, the entire Dark Guard Camp would cease to exist.

"I have already given you one chance."

Xiao Da's body trembled.

Yes, Prince Shun’s illegitimate son is still in the Dark Guard Camp. Not only did he get the position of instructor, he also passed on information several times.

And he, the commander, was completely unaware of all this.

If Your Majesty had not seen clearly, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"I am willing to accept the punishment." Xiao Da knew that he had no chance, and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Liu is a reliable person and is qualified to be the commander."

According to the rules of the Dark Guard Camp, the previous commander recommends the next commander.

He had only been the commander for two years, and he never thought it would come to this.

Xiao Da was unwilling to accept this, but what could he do? He had messed up the job, so he couldn't drag the entire Dark Guard Battalion down with him.

In consideration of what Xiao Da had just reminded him of, Zhou Yuande pleaded softly, "Your Majesty, Commander Xiao has always done his job with all his heart and soul. It would be better to give him a light punishment and a stern warning, so that Commander Xiao can make up for his crime with meritorious service."

Xiao Da was shocked. Fatty Zhou, this death-thirsty eunuch, would actually plead for him. Is it going to rain red?

Xiao Jingfan turned around and looked at his chief eunuch with scrutiny, "I didn't know you had some friendship with him."

Zhou Yuande could not accept this, and knelt down and said, "I have been serving Your Majesty all day long, and my heart is with Your Majesty. Commander Xiao has always been capable and is Your Majesty's right-hand man. I don't want to see Your Majesty lose his right-hand man, so I said something."

After saying that, he raised his hand and slapped himself, but he didn't save any strength and his face immediately turned red. "It was my fault, Your Majesty, please forgive me."

Xiao Jingfan stared at him expressionlessly, causing Zhou Yuande's heart to beat wildly. He secretly regretted saying that.

Xiao Da wanted to speak up for Zhou Yuande, but he was afraid that once he opened his mouth, Xiao Jingfan would become more suspicious, so he could only worry secretly in his heart.

The hall was silent and dim, the wicks of the lamps crackled and the candle flames flickered, illuminating the handsome features of the young emperor.

"Get up." Xiao Jingfan kicked Zhou Yuande without using much strength.

"Hey." Zhou Yuande grinned as he got up, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

Seeing this silly look, Xiao Jingfan also curled the corners of his lips.

"I'll give you one last chance." He looked at Xiao Da, "If the results of the investigation still don't satisfy me..."

Xiao Da: "I will bring my head to you!"

Xiao Jingfan did not comment, but only said: "I want to see the results within three days."

"only!"

"Pick up all the papers and leave." Xiao Jingfan kicked off his shoes, and Zhou Yuande immediately reached out to help him take off his coat and hung it on the rack.

After picking up the papers on the ground, Xiao Da climbed out of the half-open window.

Zhou Yuande walked over and closed the window, then turned back to the bed. Seeing that Xiao Jingfan had closed his eyes, he blew out the extra candlelight and sat back at the end of the bed, but he didn't dare to fall asleep again.

The next day, dark clouds covered the sky, like balls of thick cotton wool, oppressing the mind for no reason.

There was already a huge quarrel at the grand court meeting.

As Xiao Jingfan expected, the news that Princess Shun died suddenly from the pain of losing her child spread throughout the streets and alleys overnight.

The imperial desk was piled with impeachment memorials from the censors and officials.

However, only a small part of them were impeaching Xiao Jingfan, and more of them were impeaching Prince Shun.

Because, along with the news that Princess Shun died suddenly from the pain of losing her child, another piece of news spread throughout the streets and alleys.

——In order to marry his new bride, Prince Shun was so cruel that he poisoned his first wife, causing her death.

Compared with the previous piece of news, the latter piece of news involves the love, hatred and vengeance of three people, and the protagonist is the person who died in the previous piece, which is naturally more likely to attract more attention and discussion among the people.

So, Prince Shun, who was preparing to come to the court early in the morning to see Xiao Jingfan's rage, became furious first after seeing the witness brought by Xie Hui.

The court officials had never seen Prince Shun behave so out of control, and they immediately felt cheated.

Hey, you guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, you always act with us, right?

Prince Shun did not care about his image being subverted. He pointed at his illegitimate son's nose and scolded him for being unfilial. He also colluded with outsiders to frame his biological father.

"Father, the poison is still in the secret compartment in your study. I can't bear to see you make any more mistakes!" The bastard burst into tears, his voice even louder than that of Prince Shun.

——Father, the title is more important than you! Your son wants the title!

Prince Shun was so angry that his face turned red, and his hands were shaking as he pointed at his rebellious son.

The Duke of Zhao standing by glared at him with the look in his eyes of a wolf, wishing he could eat his flesh alive.

"Give my daughter back her life!"

The old man in his sixties grabbed Prince Shun by the hair, raised his legs and kicked him hard several times, causing Prince Shun to vomit blood.

"What did you say when you came to my house to ask for Yingniang's hand in marriage? You said you would treat her well for the rest of your life and never let her down!"

"I was so blind to give my daughter to an ungrateful person like you!"

(End of this chapter)