After being married off, she was favored by the powerful official

Chapter 204 Incentives

Seeing the young eunuch twitching and falling unconscious, Empress Dowager Jiang flew into a rage and said sternly, "Gu Jin, you are so bold that you dare to commit a crime in front of me and His Majesty. Are you planning a rebellion?"

Gu Jin waved her hands, revealing an innocent and well-behaved look, "Queen Dowager, please calm down. How dare I rebel!"

Xie Ran took Gu Jin's hand, and seeing that she was not injured, he said slowly: "You are joking, Queen Mother. Ah Jin has always been timid, how dare she disobey the majesty of heaven."

Li Ziheng sneered and said, "Rebellion is such an easy crime to accuse anyone of. It is enough to ruin their reputation and destroy their family.

The Shen family is an example. They were a senior official who assisted the emperor for three dynasties and were killed once a accusation was made. What's funny is that the officials in the court believed the reason that even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe. Even until now, the so-called evidence has not been made public."

"Li Ziheng, just because His Majesty dotes on you, do you really think you can do whatever you want?" Empress Dowager Jiang said in a grim tone, with murderous intent in her eyes.

Li Ziheng smiled carelessly, although he was cynical, the chill in his tone was icy and piercing, "I have always been a bad talker. If I said something that displeased you, Queen Mother, you could just kill me with a knife to vent your anger. Anyway, the power of life and death of the Chen State is in your hands."

Gu Jin stared at Li Ziheng. She only knew that Li Ziheng was a domineering person, but seeing him and Empress Dowager Jiang arguing so fiercely today, perhaps he also had some unknown secrets.

Seeing that Empress Dowager Jiang was about to lose her temper, Gu Jin brought the matter back to herself, "Empress Dowager, the reason why I knocked out the eunuch was not to disrespect you and Your Majesty, but on the contrary, it was for Your Majesty's safety."

"Sweet words and flattering appearance!" Empress Dowager Jiang laughed in anger.

Gu Jin's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, you don't know that it was this little eunuch who deliberately dismissed the other palace servants to create an opportunity for the assassin.

If Your Majesty had not called me and Prince Chen to question them, the consequences would have been unpredictable."

In order to prove her and Emperor Hui'an's innocence, Empress Dowager Gu sent away all the palace maids, which also gave them the opportunity to act freely.

Now the only eunuch who knew about the situation has been knocked unconscious by Gu Jin. Who would dare to speak out and accuse the emperor of lying?

"Xie Ran." Emperor Hui'an spoke coldly, his eyes full of murderous intent sweeping over Empress Dowager Jiang, "How dare a traitor to commit a crime against me in broad daylight? This matter will be handed over to the Dali Temple for full investigation. The person behind the scenes must be caught in one fell swoop!"

"Yes, I obey your command." Xie Ran bowed and accepted the order, with a strange light in his dark eyes.

Empress Dowager Jiang knew that this plan would fail and would only make Emperor Hui'an more wary of her. She turned her gaze and fell on Chen Anan, who was squatting in the corner digging dirt.

"Prince Chen, can you please tell me what happened here just now?" Queen Mother Jiang said in a gentle and persuasive manner, "As long as you tell the truth, I will allow you to go to the imperial kitchen to eat some snacks, how about that?"

Chen Anan's favorite place to visit was the Imperial Kitchen. Her eyes lit up when she heard this. "Really? You're not lying?"

"I never lie." The corners of Empress Dowager Jiang's mouth curled up, but her smile showed a bit of sinisterness.

Li Ziheng immediately frowned and asked, "What do you mean, Queen Mother? Would you rather believe someone with a mind like a child than believe what Your Majesty said?"

"Children are the purest people in the world. Besides, I am only worried about your Majesty's safety. Why should the young prince be so worried?"

Queen Mother Jiang looked at Chen An'an with a smile in her eyes, "Prince Chen, tell me everything you saw!"