Pregnant Before the Royal Marriage-Chapter 954 - : Mental Explosion _1

Chapter 954: Chapter 954: Mental Explosion _1

Though the Emperor occasionally seemed like a benign and lovable old man, he was, after all, the Emperor. Having sat on his lofty throne for decades, he had grown accustomed to wielding power and deciding matters of life and death.

Even if he cared for his children, he could not tolerate anyone threatening him.

He was profoundly disappointed by the incompetence of his previous Crown Prince.

Now, the current Crown Prince was exceedingly talented, making him feel a sense of impending crisis.

The more popular Crown Prince Li Hongyuan became, the more the Emperor resented him — and that resentment extend to Jiang Ning as well.

And now, she, on her own, had ordered the Prince of Wutong to arrest people.

While it’s true that the Prince of Wutong commanded an army, his main duty was to protect the Imperial City—in other words, to protect the Emperor.

If a Princess Consort could simply command people around, how could the Emperor be pleased?

Even if her face was as captivating as the moonlight, the Emperor could no longer tolerate her.

Ignoring Monk Jieming, who was kneeling on the ground, the Emperor dismissed Huang Ren and asked Jiang Ning in front of the Empress, “I am indeed curious. Why don’t you tell me, what benefits did you offer the Prince of Wutong to make him willingly serve you?”

“In response to Father Emperor, I indeed offered some benefits to the Prince of Wutong…”

“Speak, I am curious.”

“It’s not much, just tens of thousands taels of silver.”

“Tens of thousands?” said the Emperor slowly and calmly, his voice steady without any fluctuations, “Exactly how much? Is it tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions?”

Jiang Ning: “…”

Who the hell reported her to the Emperor?

The Emperor chuckled coldly, “The Princess Consort is quite wealthy.”

Jiang Ning hurriedly explained, “Father Emperor knows, my maternal grandfather is wealthy and provided me with a substantial dowry, and all the betrothal gifts given by the Crown Prince were also given to me,” Jiang Ning said, stiffening her back.

“Mm…”

The Emperor nodded, “That makes sense. Your maternal grandfather’s family is indeed affluent. It’s commendable that you used your savings to fund the Prince of Wutong’s army.”

Having said that, the Emperor then disregarded Jiang Ning, called Huang Ren back in, and continued interrogating Monk Jieming.

Monk Jieming was not only a lecher, but he also had dozens of women he had either bought or tricked in the past, besides those seen by Jiang Ning and Jiang Yi.

Some had even borne him seven or eight children, who were all raised in his various estates.

He used his reputation and power to amass wealth and land.

All of these were clearly investigated and exposed by Imperial Censor Huang Ren and the Prince of Wutong.

Looking at the report, the Emperor said meaningfully, “It seems there’s a discrepancy in the numbers, Huang Ren?”

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Huang Ren quickly explained, “Your Majesty, a few chests of gold and silver are with the Prince of Wutong. Once he is available, he will send the silver to the national treasury.”

“Oh, is that so? Princess Consort?” the Emperor nonchalantly glanced at Jiang Ning.

With a deadpan expression, Jiang Ning replied, “Your Majesty, the Prince of Wutong will surely send the silver to the palace.”

Right now, her state of mind could be summed up in one word—explosive.

She had been schemed against.

One of the culprits was naturally Huang Ren. As for the other person who colluded with Huang Ren and reported to the Emperor about her giving a million taels of silver to the Prince of Wutong, she had a rough idea.

For a brief moment, Jiang Ning did consider the Prince of Wutong as a suspect. However, she quickly dismissed this idea.