20demayo Chapter 780 7 Days Life-threatening Pill
Chapter 780 7 Days Life-threatening Pill
Jiang Fenghua signaled him to put the account book aside. With Lin Yu and Hong Xiu checking the accounts, everything would be clear. Cheng Feng knew that he could no longer hide it, so his attitude became much better.
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice: "General Manager Cheng was only responsible for some of the emperor's business outside the palace before. You had the final say in everything, so you were naturally good at it. But the Ministry of Internal Affairs is different. There are many miscellaneous matters in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the interpersonal relationships are complicated. It is not so easy to check and balance."
"I may not be suitable to be the head of the Imperial Household Department. After the emperor returns, I will resign and leave the palace." He added: "Hongxiu is right, I am too self-righteous and arrogant.
I couldn't refuse my aunt's pleading and my mother's crying, so I brought the two brothers and sisters of the He family into the palace. I didn't expect them to be so bold and embezzle so many things in the palace in his name. "
He didn't dare to look at Hongxiu who was guarding the door. She and Lin Yu saw through all these accounts. "I wanted to protect them and fill the hole privately. I thought I had the ability to do so. I just need to not allow such things to happen again in the future. Hongxiu is right. People's hearts are never satisfied. If there is one, there will be another. The only way is for me to stop serving as the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and not offend my mother, aunt, and other relatives."
Jiang Fenghua shook her head helplessly at his expression, and finally said calmly: "I have no right to interfere in your family affairs. The country has its own laws, and the palace has its own rules. Stealing items from the palace is a crime and will be punished according to the law."
Cheng Feng did not make excuses for them any more. "Yes, I will punish them according to the palace rules and expel them from the palace."
"Go and persuade your father to tell him why he did these little tricks. He has confessed the truth. When the emperor comes back, he will not make things too difficult for him because he has done his best to manage the palace."
Cheng Feng said: "Yes."
Jiang Fenghua did not tell Cheng Feng that there was a killer hiding in the palace. The killer was right next to her, and she might be in danger at any time if she walked out of this door.
Jiang Fenghua suddenly asked, "Do you have many relatives working in the palace?"
Cheng Feng said, "They all thought my family had become wealthy, so they all came to seek refuge. My father is a man who values his reputation, so it's hard to refuse. It just so happens that the Ministry of Internal Affairs does need a lot of people to work outside."
Jiang Fenghua understood that those killers had become relatives of Butler Cheng and could sneak into the palace at will. However, the inspection at the palace gate was strict and they needed to be brought in by Butler Cheng.
She then asked, "Is there a list?"
"Yes." Cheng Feng must have checked all their accounts. "But don't worry, Madam, they are very serious about their work and there is no corruption. The only ones who are corrupt are the cousins who are officials."
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice: "Your cousins dare to embezzle because you are their relative and they know that you will not hold them accountable. Your "distant relatives" who come to you for help dare not embezzle because they are not actually your distant relatives. Are the relatives of your Cheng family very broad?"
Cheng Feng was stunned. "My father personally led the people in front of me and said they were..."
Cheng Feng added, "The ancestors of the Cheng family didn't actually have the surname Cheng. It was only in my father's generation that the host family granted him the surname Cheng, so none of the distant relatives have the surname Cheng."
Jiang Fenghua sneered, "Your father is a servant of the Cheng family and a confidant of the Empress Dowager Cheng. After the emperor ascended the throne, he used you. Naturally, your Cheng family belongs to the emperor. Steward Cheng has the support of the empress dowager in the palace, and you hold great power. It is natural for him to promote his relatives." If Shang Hong were allowed to let people into the palace directly, the sudden increase in people in the palace would inevitably arouse suspicion. They want to plant killers in the palace step by step. I'm afraid they are waiting for a certain opportunity!
The Cheng family has demonstrated the fox taking advantage of the tiger's might and the dog relying on the power of the master to the fullest! So the Queen Mother Cheng is stupid, and the dog she raised is also stupid.
Cheng Feng just felt embarrassed, "So the queen knew everything."
Jiang Fenghua didn't want to beat around the bush with him, "You have to find a way to bring these people together."
Cheng Feng asked, "It's so late, now?"
"Yes, now, immediately, immediately." Jiang Fenghua said in a loud voice, "If you want to save your own life, just do it. The person your father brought into the palace was not your relative, but an assassin hidden in the palace."
Cheng Feng was stunned for a moment, "Assassin?"
"You really don't know?" Jiang Fenghua asked him. If Cheng Feng knew that he would not be able to get out of this door today, he would be different from Shang Hong. Shang Hong still had the Shang family. If the Shang family rebelled, the Xie family might really be finished.
Cheng Feng shook his head. "I really don't know. Please believe me, Your Majesty. The emperor trusts me. How could I harm the emperor? How could my father harm the emperor? The emperor was raised by my father. If something happens to the emperor, the Cheng family will definitely be finished."
Cheng Feng couldn't understand why his father would help others harm the emperor.
Cheng Feng clasped his hands together and prostrated himself on the ground, "Please allow me to make amends for my mistakes, Your Majesty."
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice: "Aoxue."
Aoxue took out a porcelain bottle and poured out a black pill. "This is the Seven Day Life-Taking Pill. If there is no antidote, you will die from the poison within seven days."
Cheng Feng was stunned.
Jiang Fenghua said: "If you dare to eat it, I will believe that you are not colluding with the assassin. After all, the assassin was indeed brought into the palace by your Cheng family."
Cheng Feng swallowed the pill without hesitation, "It was my fault. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will never harm the Emperor."
Cheng Feng walked up to Hongxiu and wanted to say something, but he hesitated and finally left without saying anything.
It was late at night and a breeze blew, and Jiang Fenghua shivered unconsciously.
She came out of the side hall and saw a faint yellow light coming from the oil lamps under the eaves around her. The light shone on the glazed tiles, casting a blood-red halo. The moment Jiang Fenghua looked up, she saw a few crows flying out from the darkness, and a few short crow calls were heard in the vast night sky.
At the same time, an emerald tassel on the side of her hair suddenly fell to the ground, and the emerald green tassel instantly broke into pieces.
Hongxiu supported her and said to the palace maid holding the lantern, "Hold the lantern closer. The road is too dark and the queen can't even walk steadily. It's a pity to waste this jade tassel."
Jiang Fenghua was flustered and asked Aoxue again: "Has Ayu returned to Kunning Palace?"
"Let's go back." Aoxue asked again: "Why is your Majesty so uneasy?"
"You heard what Shang Hong said just now! The palace is very dangerous now, you all need to be careful." Jiang Fenghua reminded.
Aoxue said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Emperor has arranged secret guards to protect the safety of Your Majesty and the young masters before leaving the palace."
"Let's go back to Kunning Palace first!" Jiang Fenghua wanted to see Concubine Chang, but she always felt uneasy.
"Isn't your Majesty going to the prison?"
She said, "I won't go for now. I'll go tomorrow during the day."
Hongxiu brought the lantern closer and said, "Your Highness, please be careful on your steps. I will send the sedan chair over right away."
At this moment, six eunuchs came towards them, holding lanterns in their hands. The dim light shone on their faces. The eunuchs unconsciously raised their heads and looked in the direction of Jiang Fenghua and others.