Novel Full Chapter 2688: 2688: Eliminating Them All, One by One
Chapter 2688: Chapter 2688: Eliminating Them All, One by One
Everything written here is true, without a shred of falsehood. The only thing he could think of was that Dowager Consort Yu and her son betrayed him, revealing all his people.
However, even if they did reveal them, there’s no reason for the investigation to proceed so swiftly. He knew his people well; if they were so easily discovered, that ingrate would have found them long ago, rather than waiting until now.
“What kind of sorcery did you use?”
He looked up at Qian Jiyun and Wei Na, questioning them.
“We don’t know any sorcery, but we must thank you. If you hadn’t needed to gather grain to harm the Northern Lands, you wouldn’t have ended up harming yourself too,”
An Jiuyue said with a smile.
Originally, the forces in the Retired Emperor’s hands were indeed operating independently, without any contact with each other.
Unfortunately, this time due to the drought in the Northern Lands, the Retired Emperor connected these forces to facilitate grain collection, and hence, it benefitted them.
“The Retired Emperor really considered Lord Gong’s situation, knowing he worked hard. He even sent the entire personnel list to Dowager Consort Yu to make things easier for Lord Gong.”
An Jiuyue spoke again with a smile.
“You, you…”
The Retired Emperor felt his mind cloud over, unable to support himself even while seated.
His body moved slightly, and he slipped down to the ground, his face drained of color — both shocked and enraged.
When the Emperor entered with Eunuch Fu, he saw the Retired Emperor’s body sliding down, sitting heavily on the ground. He raised an eyebrow and looked at the two people with their backs to him.
What had been said to make the Retired Emperor lose decorum so drastically?
He had visited several times before, discussing matters of Ying City with the Retired Emperor, yet he never saw him so unraveled.
“There’s no need for the Retired Emperor to rush. The booklet only contains a portion. Lord Gong is still diligently investigating. We will soon identify all forces opposing the Emperor and eliminate them completely.”
“You—”
The Retired Emperor looked up, wanting to say these two people were terrifying, but he saw the Emperor standing at the door, and the words caught in his throat.
These two truly spared no effort for the Emperor. Why couldn’t he find such devoted people? Not even one, truly lamentable.
“Jiyun, sister-in-law, you’re finally back.”
The Emperor glanced at the Retired Emperor, deciding to temporarily ignore him, stepping briskly towards Qian Jiyun and An Jiuyue.
The two turned their heads and saw the Emperor.
“Where’s Lu’er? I heard he’s in the palace,” An Jiuyue asked.
She thought the Emperor would bring An Yilu along; perhaps he was arranged to wait for them outside?
“On the way over, I met your other three children, and they all went off to play together,” the Emperor replied.
Mysteriously, three children appeared in the harem; he guessed right away they were brought by the couple, seeing their interest in the harem. He let Lu’er take them to play together.
“So that’s how it is.”
An Jiuyue and Wei Na chatted for a while, nodding.
The four children were now running hand in hand, as they were children — just newly acquainted, yet playing together.
“Ingrate!”
Seeing the Emperor arrive, the Retired Emperor regained the arrogance he had lost earlier, glaring ferociously at the Emperor.