Long Song Fenghua: The Demon Queen Confused the King's Heart

Chapter 207
"At the time, the servant thought it was an accident, but after all, it was an official bank for disaster relief. There was nothing wrong with it, so the servant hurriedly broke open several other boxes and found, found..."

"I found that in all the boxes that were smashed open, all the silver has disappeared, and all have been replaced with stones!"

The man prostrated himself on the ground, sweating profusely, "there are fifty boxes in total, and the slave didn't dare to make any claims. He only smashed seven or eight boxes, and the rest didn't dare to move them at will. They still put them where they were, and just waited to report them." Your Majesty, make another decision!"

The emperor's complexion turned gloomy at this moment, and he slapped the dragon chair heavily with his palm.

The disaster relief officials dared to be so blatant and exchanged stones, which was tantamount to stepping on the emperor's head and doing something wrong!

Seeing that the emperor was angry, all civil and military officials in the hall knelt down on the ground in an instant. In the huge hall, Wu Ya knelt down on a group of people, but the sound of breathing was barely audible.

The emperor, who was full of anger, looked extremely cold, "Which official bank was it that was lost?"

The moment the emperor asked this question, the faces of the Li family and the Mu family were slightly tense.The rest of the people also cast their eyes on the two families without any trace.

The disaster relief money had already been delivered to the two families a few days ago. Apart from the family members of the two families, there were also people from the imperial court guarding the surrounding area. Under such strict circumstances, they were able to lose the official money. This was a big mistake.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became more dignified and tense than before.

The trembling visitor carefully wiped the cold sweat from his brow, "Report to the Emperor, it is Mr. Mu's residence that this slave brought someone to!"

Li Yuanfan and the others loosened their shoulders suddenly, but Mu Hongyu gasped for a moment, his face full of disbelief.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible!" Mu Hongyu raised his head, "Since the official bank was transported into the mansion, the minister has not dared to slack off day and night, and has personally guarded the official bank."

"Mu's house is constantly guarded from morning to night, and no suspicious person has ever entered the warehouse where the official bank is stored. How could it be...how could the official bank disappear!?"

The man had a bitter face, with cold sweat already pouring down his face, "Your Majesty, I dare not lie! This servant has seen this with my own eyes, so I dare not lie to my Majesty!"

The emperor has always been a person who does not show his emotions and anger, and because of this, he looks even more majestic.

His gaze swept over Mu Hongyu slowly, and the corner of his eye fell imperceptibly on the queen beside him. The queen nodded slightly, and the emperor also nodded slightly, and spoke in a deep voice.

"The disaster relief official money is the life-saving money of the people of Bai'an. No matter how much it is, even if it is only one tael, anyone who dares to tamper with it will harm my people!"

The second lady raised her heart, her breath was unstable for a while, and she was on the verge of falling. At this moment, Mu Changge grabbed the second lady's hand, squeezed it down hard, and signaled her not to panic.

Fainting at the moment when the emperor is angry will only cause more trouble for the Mu family.

"It's just that Mu Aiqing has always been an open-minded person, and he must not be so hasty to convict him." The emperor got up and said, "Let's go and have a look first."

Hearing this sentence, the second lady's cold palm felt warm.

Mu Hongyu straightened his back, "I have never done anything wrong, I beg the emperor to find out the truth and return my innocence!"

Mobilizing disaster relief official money, no matter which dynasty or generation in Bai'an, it can be regarded as the top priority.

The emperor is the son of heaven, and the people are bigger than the sky. It is not an exaggeration for the emperor to find out in person.

"Emperor Shengming—"

Realizing that this matter had nothing to do with them, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"It will be fine, Hong Yu will never be fine, this must be a misunderstanding, isn't it?"

Clutching Mu Changge's hand, the second lady seemed to be holding on to the last straw, holding on tightly.

Mu Changge held her back and gave her some stability, "Second Aunt, don't panic, the emperor is wise, and he will never wrong anyone."

Between the two whispering, the emperor was about to stride out of the hall, followed closely by Taifu Li and others, and Mu Hongyu followed closely with a solemn expression.

Just when the emperor and others stepped out of the hall, Mu Wenxian suddenly let out a low sneer and shook his head, as if he was just a cold-eyed bystander.

Mu Changge's fingers hurt, and the strength of the second lady tightened with a bit of resentment. She glanced at Mu Wenxian's back, and a burst of resentment burst out very clearly.It seemed that in the next instant, she would suddenly rush forward and tear the sneering man into pieces.

"Second aunt." Mu Changge called softly, "Let's hurry up too, isn't eldest brother still waiting?"

After being called out in a low voice by her, the second lady seemed to be relieved, her tightly pursed lips revealed a bit of misery, and she forced her gaze back.

Soon, a group of people in the palace arrived at Mu's house.

Except for Mu Hongyu and others who came back with the emperor, Taifu Li and others also came with them.

Fifty boxes were piled up in the front yard. The broken open ones were filled with stones of different sizes.

Seeing this scene, the old man turned pale and almost fainted.

Mu Wenze was even more disturbed. Whether Mu Hongyu would be implicated had nothing to do with him. He even wished that this bloodline that was honest and obedient in Mu's family would disappear sooner or later.

If something happened to him, he could only feel smooth in his heart, but he absolutely couldn't let something happen to him!One mistake, it will be regarded as the emperor's favor to copy and chop all the families!
In the courtyard, everyone seemed to be dumb, and no one dared to speak.

The emperor looked at the scattered stones on the ground one by one, his face was cloudy and uncertain, "Mu Aiqing, what's going on?"

Mu Hongyu trembled, "Your Majesty, I don't know! During the period of guarding, I didn't make any mistakes. I really don't know what's going on!"

"I don't know?" The emperor's expressionless face was already slightly gloomy.

Mu Hongyu, who had been with the emperor for many days, couldn't understand the emperor's furious expression, and knelt down on the ground with a plop, "Your majesty, I have absolutely no lie!"

"I also ask the emperor to be clear. The emperor's important use of the minister this time must have aroused someone's jealousy. He wants to use this to cheat and frame the minister!"

"Your Majesty." Li Yuanfan also stood up at this time, "I also think that these three or two boxes alone can't prove anything. Mr. Mu is young and promising, so it is inevitable to find someone to be jealous of. Maybe..."

"It's not known if there is someone who guards and steals, and changes a few times in the middle."

The person who went to report to the palace immediately felt a little miserable when he heard the words, "You are wronged, Mr. Li's conjecture is really a wronged slave!"

"Whether I was wronged or not, I still have to open all these boxes before I can find out."

Li Yuanfan said in a deep voice, and stood with his head bowed respectfully.

The emperor lowered his eyes slightly, "Open them all for me."

Hearing this, Mu Hongyu immediately stepped forward and took out a key with a strange shape from his pocket.

When he went to open the first box, two stones rolled out of the box as soon as it was opened.

Mu Hongyu's posture seemed to be frozen in place, staring at the box of stones with wide eyes, even his breathing stopped.

The second lady swayed, her complexion was pale, and she subconsciously grabbed Mu Changge beside her.

"Let me continue."

The emperor's voice was still indistinguishable.

Mu Hongyu didn't dare to be negligent, and went to the side timidly, and opened the second box.

As soon as the box was opened, the gasping sounds of the people around were already clearly audible.

Mu Hongyu's shoulders and neck were completely stiff, and he subconsciously turned his head to look at the emperor, but he didn't see any intention to stop him.

Mu Hongyu had no other idea except to open the box after mouthful.

However, when more and more boxes were opened, and boxes of stones were exposed, Mu Hongyu's movements became somewhat stiff.

The keys seemed to be rusted, and they were opened one by one with difficulty.

When Mu Hongyu finished opening the last box and saw the pile of dusty stones inside, the second lady closed her eyes immediately, and passed out. Fortunately, Suyu hurried forward to pinch the person, and she woke up leisurely come over.

Standing in front of the last box of stones, Mu Hongyu's hands and feet trembled uncontrollably, and his blood color disappeared completely at some point.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Mu Hongyu turned around with a stiff expression, "I really don't know why, I have never been negligent, Your Majesty!"

"These stones, could it be that they were already inside!?" The emperor's voice was a little annoyed, and his eyes still stayed on those dozens of boxes of stones.

Mu Hongyu's lips moved, his knees softened, and he knelt down on the ground, "How does the emperor know that it's not because someone is envious of the emperor's love for his ministers, so he will change positions, so as to frame the ministers!?"

"Master Mu!"

Mu Hongyu's tense expression could not be eased at all, when he saw Li Yuanfan beside him, his eyes widened in astonishment.

"Could it be that the rumors about the people of Mu are true?"

"Rumors?" Mu Hongyu was at a loss, "What rumors, why do I not know about them!?"

Li Yuanfan looked at Mu Hongyu with a very complicated expression, as if his heart sank, he turned to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have something to say, I have to say it! Maybe, I can help the emperor to get back the official money!"

After getting the emperor's signal, Li Yuanfan coughed lightly, and said in a deep voice: "In the public, there has been a lot of rumors about Mr. Mu's private love of gambling."

"It's really unreasonable to spout blood!" Mu Hongyu's eyes widened immediately.

"Your Majesty, I once thought that this was just a spiel, but now it seems that it may be true!"

Li Yuanfan looked at Mu Hongyu and shook his head regretfully, "Lord Mu, papers can't contain fire after all. You and I are in the same boat. I advise you to wake up soon!"

(End of this chapter)