funbook-pk Chapter 330 Good and evil will be rewarded in the end
Chapter 330 Good and evil will be rewarded in the end
Before the emperor could react, she quickly took out a booklet.
"I have here the detailed records of the money that the Empress Dowager has embezzled from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and various places of the previous dynasty over the past few years, which can be used to prove that what Sister Wanying said is true."
The accusation letter boldly exposed the Queen Mother's conspiracy, which was to confuse the Emperor's bloodline in order to allow her favorite son to ascend to the throne.
When Concubine Lan knelt in front of the Yangxin Palace and asked to see the emperor, she understood that once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back.
Whether for Wuya Wanying or for herself, she must expose the sinister intentions of the vicious mother and son.
The Emperor stood up, took the booklet from her hand, and opened the first page, which clearly recorded:
"On November 25, the 61st year of the Kangxi reign, the kitchen presented a tribute of 200,000 taels of silver."
The late emperor passed away in Changchun Garden on November 13 of the same year, and he ascended the throne on the 17th of the same month.
While the Queen Mother was strongly dissatisfied with his ascension to the throne, she also did not forget to take advantage of the Imperial Household Department.
The kitchen was just an inconspicuous department in the Imperial Household Department, and the emperor continued to flip through the pages.
It was discovered that the seven departments (Guangchusi, Accounting Department, Zhangyisi, Duyusi, Shenxingsi, Yingzaosi, Qingfengsi) and three academies (Shangsiyuan, Wubeiyuan, Fengchenyuan), as well as the Jingshifang, Imperial Pharmacy and the Imperial Household Department, all presented gifts to Shoukang Palace during festivals and the emperor's birthday, and the amount of silver presented each time started from tens of thousands of taels.
Among them were also many officials from the previous dynasty, and the tributes they sent far exceeded their annual salaries.
The emperor, breathing rapidly, took out the jade abacus from the drawer, and a series of crisp crackling sounds were heard.
Upon hearing the voice, Concubine Lan breathed a sigh of relief. The current emperor set an example by practicing frugality and hated corruption and bribery.
This booklet is both a death warrant for her to send the bad guys to their doom and a way for her to protect herself.
As long as the emperor gets angry, those who do evil will never get away with it.
After about a quarter of an hour, the emperor put down the booklet which still had half of its contents unread.
When he first ascended the throne, the national treasury had 27.16 million taels of silver, and the portion of tribute the empress dowager had received in recent years far exceeded the amount of silver in the national treasury.
As soon as the empress dowager passed away, he ordered people to search Shoukang Palace thoroughly, but there was no trace of the silver.
Given the Queen Mother's preference for that beast, it's obvious where the silver went.
The fact that the Imperial Household Department had money to honor the Empress Dowager also shows that there was serious corruption there.
A group of household slaves actually pocketed so much silver, which made him have to live frugally to pay for the ministers' salaries, disaster relief funds, military expenses and other expenses.
Are those dogs and slaves laughing at him behind his back?
A master lives worse than his servant!
He handles state affairs for more than ten hours every day. Why is that?
The emperor became angrier the more he thought about it. His throat started to itch and a bloody taste came into his mouth.
While Concubine Lan lowered her head, he quickly wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and casually stuffed it into the drawer beside her.
The emperor's sharp eyes swept towards the center of the hall and asked coldly.
"Princess Lan! Do you know what the consequences of offering these two things will be?"
"Aren't you afraid of me..."
Concubine Lan understood what the emperor had not yet said and looked back with clear eyes.
"Your Majesty, you are a wise ruler. I am not afraid."
She bet that the emperor was a reasonable man.
The emperor gave a bitter laugh, "You are quite good at talking! Is there anyone else who knows about this suicide note?"
Since this concerns the royal reputation, he'd better ask clearly.
The emperor's gaze swept over Ulanara Sulan inconspicuously. She fell ill after returning to the palace. What caused this illness?
Could it be related to Old Fourteen, who is worse than an animal?
He glanced at the pamphlet at hand and forced himself to suppress the doubts in his heart.
What can we do now even if we know the truth?
In view of Concubine Lan's honesty, the emperor is willing to keep her as an idle person.
"Your Majesty, I am the only one who knows about this matter, and I personally obtained the pamphlet from the Empress Dowager."
Concubine Lan replied truthfully.
She did not miss the emperor's gaze. If the emperor's power was unpredictable, she was willing to bear all the emperor's anger, just asking that her father and mother not be implicated at home.
The emperor twirled the jade ring on his thumb and uttered a word indifferently.
"The latest news is that the person who was guarding the late emperor's body is gone."
"When the Queen Mother heard the tragic news of his death, she was so grief-stricken that she couldn't breathe and passed away as well."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Lan tried hard to suppress the corners of her mouth that were showing her own thoughts.
I said "good" three times in my heart. Good and evil will be rewarded in the end. It's not that there is no reward, it's just that the time has not come yet.
"Princess Lan, I have posthumously conferred the title of Concubine Ying on you. The matter of the suicide note must not be made public. Do you understand?"
"Your Majesty, I understand everything."
Her original intention was to make those who humiliated her receive the punishment they deserved, rather than to make the matter of Concubine Ying known to everyone.
Concubine Lan also heard other meanings from the emperor's words, and he didn't want her to get involved in these matters in the future.
The emperor put the suicide note and the booklet into the drawer, and many thoughts flashed through his mind.
In the end, he chose the most gentle method.
"I heard that you are a famous talented woman in the capital. I want to raise Wen Yi under your name. What do you think?"
"My concubine, thank you for your kindness."
Concubine Lan kowtowed three times respectfully.
With a child, her future life would be settled.
Fortunately, she did not rashly present Chuntao to the emperor.
However, when she thought of Nanny Lu who had passed the message to the family without her knowledge, a flash of anger appeared in Concubine Lan's eyes.
"Your Majesty, I am surrounded by people who behave themselves. It's just that the Queen Mother sent a Nanny Lu to serve in the Taiji Palace. This person..."
The Queen Mother sent him to her in a legitimate manner.
She was a little restrained in handling the matter.
"I will take care of it myself. If you are alright, go and keep vigil."
The emperor, who was concerned about the mess in the Imperial Household Department, shouted to drive them away.
"Chen and concubine retire."
When Su Peisheng saw Concubine Lan walking out of the Yangxin Gate with brisk steps, he felt relieved.
As he approached the gate, he heard the master's roar.
"Su Peisheng! Get in here!"
Su Peisheng crawled to his knees in front of the emperor, and he bowed deeply with fear and trepidation.
"Your Majesty, I am here to help."
"I remember that each palace mistress has a set quota, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs has always made purchases according to this. Could you please report my quota?"
Su Peisheng's heart skipped a beat. Why would his master think of asking this?
He didn't know what his master wanted to know, so he recited the allotment from memory.
"Your Majesty, your daily allowance includes two liters of fresh, refined glutinous rice, yellow and old rice... twelve catties of pork, two chickens, two ducks, two goats... five catties of white flour... two catties, one ounce, and five qian of sugar, eight ounces of honey... twenty eggs... five ounces of vinegar, two ounces of green soy sauce..."
Seeing that Su Peisheng was about to report further, the emperor interrupted him impatiently.
"Okay, don't report it."
"Find a way to quietly get the Imperial Household Department's purchase records to me, as soon as possible!"
"I'm telling you this in advance. If you mess up this mission, you'll be beheaded!"
Su Peisheng heard from the emperor's murderous words that he was planning to attack the Imperial Household Department.
No matter how much silver the Imperial Household Department gave as a tribute, it was not as important as one's own life.
Su Peisheng kowtowed in response.