Chapter 579: Champion Marquis rebels?
Of course, there is more to the story. Emperor Longxing had already fallen asleep, but Tu Huai came to report, so he had to get up.
The Jinyiwei naturally wouldn't care about Xue Pan, let alone just a fight. Even if he got his brains beaten out, it would have nothing to do with the Jinyiwei.
But after the Jinyiwei spies investigated, they found that the matter involved Jia Cong, so they had to take it seriously.
Moreover, it was the responsibility of the Jinyiwei that such rumors spread in Shenjing .
After receiving the report, Tu Huai naturally did not dare to be careless and immediately went to the palace to meet the emperor.
"Tell me, what's the matter so late at night?" The emperor rubbed his eyebrows and said with a bit of bad temper. No one would be in a good mood if he was woken up after a busy day.
"Your Majesty, there are rumors that the Champion Marquis is rebelling!"
"Rebellion?" The emperor was startled, then reacted. "Who? Marquis Guanjun? Jia Cong? You woke me up in the middle of the night, are you trying to amuse me?"
His own son rebelled? What a joke! Couldn't he sense his loyalty? Besides, even if he did, then he could just rebel. He could just abdicate. The throne was exhausting, so what good would it do to let that kid take it and experience it for himself? It was a pity that he didn't have the guts to rebel.
"Your Majesty, it's a rumor!" Tu Huai spoke quickly.
"Rumors?" Hearing it was just a rumor, Emperor Longxing narrowed his eyes. "Where did it come from?"
Tu Huai first recounted the incident of Xue Da Nao's quarrel with someone, and then continued, "After the incident, my subordinates secretly arrested those people for questioning. After tracking down two or three groups of middlemen, they finally traced the root cause to the Wu family disciples."
"Wu family?" Emperor Longxing frowned.
"He was dismissed from office, from Wu Tianyou's residence!"
"Wu Tianyou!" Emperor Longxing's voice turned cold. "This Wu family is so bold!"
Emperor Longxing's calm words surprised Tu Huai.
After a long while, Emperor Longxing finally said, "Don't rush to alert the Wu family yet. Continue to investigate. The Wu family alone may not have such courage. Once everything is investigated, report back."
There was a pause, and Emperor Longxing wanted to say something, but in the end he just waved his hand.
After Tu Huai left, Emperor Longxing leaned back on the couch and said to himself , "Li Yu, I hope you won't be involved in this matter!"
"Xiao He'er is leading the army to fight for the country. To use my son at this time is not only to fight with him, but also to disregard the foundation of the country. Even if you are my son, I will not forgive you."
"Your Majesty!" At this time, Xia Shouzhong walked over.
"The daughters of the Lin and Xue families knocked on the palace gates not long ago, and now they're with the Empress."
"These two girls are quite clever. Send someone to tell the Queen that I already know about this matter. There's no need for them to overthink it. I know what's going on."
Afterwards, Emperor Longxing turned over and went back to sleep. If this had happened to someone else, he would naturally have been unable to sleep. Not to mention the suspicion he would have felt, he also worried about the hidden hand behind this. But, saying that his own son was rebelling... haha!
In the back hall of Fengzao Palace, the Empress, Daiyu, and Baochai's mother sat. Although she felt some concern over the two women's message, she didn't dwell on the situation with Emperor Longxing. Her own little He'er and the Emperor weren't ordinary rulers and subjects, nor were they ordinary father and son. Even between ordinary royal fathers and sons, suspicion would probably arise in such matters, but not between the Emperor and little He'er.
"You two don't have to worry. I will go to His Majesty in person tomorrow to explain the situation. Everyone knows that the child is the most loyal. How could His Majesty become suspicious because of some evil rumors?" The Queen Mother said softly, holding her two daughters-in-law's hand.
"Empress, make sure to have those who slandered my third brother arrested!" Daiyu said while clenching her fists. She really didn't like these economic and mundane things. She was even too lazy to pay attention to those who had nothing to do with her.
But since these people were targeting and even plotting to murder Jia Cong, this little fairy also became angry.
Why keep such a hateful person alive if not arresting him and locking him up for life?
"Don't worry!" the Queen said with a smile. "They are just some people with evil intentions. What's the big deal? How could Your Majesty and that child fall into someone else's scheme?"
"Besides, we are still here. Once we find out who is behind this, we will at least give that kid some vengeance."
"Okay, since you are here today, you can rest here for one night and go back tomorrow."
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Compared with Emperor Longxing's indifference and Daiyu and the other two girls' peace of mind, Wang Ziteng and others felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
In the Xue family's front hall, Wang Ziteng quickly rushed over after receiving the news. Not long after, Lin Ruhai, Jia Zheng, Fang Yao, and the others also arrived.
The group sat in silence, Xue Ke serving tea to the side. Xue Da scratched his head, puzzled. Wasn't it just a fight? Why did he attract so many people? It looked like he was going to get a good scolding today.
"Tell me the whole story again, don't leave out any details." Wang Ziteng said to Xue Pan.
Xue Pan was bewildered. "This... Uncle, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time. Besides, it was just a fight. No one was killed. I was beaten..."
"You evil creature!" Wang Ziteng almost stood up and kicked Xue Pan. Compared with the importance of the matter, a fight was nothing. Even if he was beaten to death, he deserved it. Is this the time to ask this?
"Stop talking nonsense and just say what you're told to say!"
Xue Pan had no choice but to recount the incident. However, he was so focused on beating people that he couldn't even clearly describe their appearances, so what else could he remember?
"Uncle, I've asked a few of the servants up front. Although they don't know whose family the person is from, they all have their portraits drawn." At this time, the housekeeper from the front yard hurried in.
Wang Ziteng glared at Xue Pan. This nephew was really useless.
"You and Tadpole go down first!"
He waved his hand, asking everyone else to leave. Then Wang Ziteng said to Lin Ruhai and the others, "It's obvious that someone wants to secretly target the Marquis. The best news is that Xue Pan's disturbance should have disrupted their plan. After all, this matter hasn't spread yet."
"But with this uproar, things can no longer be suppressed. Although it's not a big deal, as long as the person behind the scenes gives a little guidance, it can be exposed. Then it will be troublesome."
"Should we try to suppress this matter first, and then find those people tomorrow, and then secretly investigate the mastermind behind this."
"We must arrest those who spread rumors and stir up trouble!" Jia Cong said with gritted teeth. To slander Jia Cong was to dig up the roots of the Jia family, an irreconcilable feud. Even though he was a nerd, he wanted to catch the other party and beat him to death.
