Chapter 69 Could it be that she is pregnant?
Not long after the Fourth Prince's subordinates left, Pei Ye led hundreds of imperial guards and surrounded the entire mansion.
When the Fourth Prince saw the imperial guards rushing in, his heart skipped a beat.
He was just being put in solitary confinement, was it necessary for Pei Ye, the commander of the imperial guards, to personally take action?
Pei Ye never tied his hair up, and his temperament was as wild and unrestrained as his name. He strode out from between two rows of imperial guards and smiled at the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince instantly felt uneasy. He asked with a smile, "How come Commander Pei has time to come to my house?"
Pei Ye slowly approached him, leaned over and suddenly pressed his hand on the fourth prince's leg.
The fourth prince's broken leg had not yet fully recovered, and he was pressed so hard by his fierce hand that he screamed, "Ah, it hurts!"
Pei Ye withdrew his hand, still smiling, "This commander thought the Fourth Prince's leg injury was fake!"
The fourth prince gritted his teeth and said, "Commander Pei, what do you mean?"
Pei Ye smiled playfully, "Let's confiscate the house for fun!"
When the Fourth Prince heard the words "confiscation of property", he almost rolled off his wheelchair.
In an instant, the guards in his palace drew their swords, and all the imperial guards drew their swords.
The two sides were at war with each other.
Pei Ye restrained his smile, his narrow eyes turned cold, "This commander is ordered to confiscate the property. Today, I will only confiscate the warehouse. Why is the Fourth Prince so excited?"
The fourth prince frowned and asked, "Why are you making things difficult for me?"
Pei Ye sneered, "Wait a minute, when you see His Majesty, ask him in person!"
He hooked his hand behind him, and the imperial guards began to move.
The Fourth Prince waved to the guards behind him, and they all sheathed their swords.
He wondered quietly why his father had asked Pei Ye to confiscate the house.
He thought of Wu Cheng and Mei Renpin who were still in prison, and his hair stood on end.
Did these two people confess?
However, he was not afraid even if they confessed, for he hid the silver well.
He smiled and looked at Pei Ye. "Commander Pei, please sit down. Father must have been bewitched by someone. There must be a misunderstanding. If you can't find out anything, apologize to this prince in front of your subordinates, and this prince will forgive you!"
Pei Ye was tall and stood looking down at the Fourth Prince, "Oh, really? Forgiving you is what your father would do."
"you!"
The Fourth Prince's brows twitched. If it weren't for the fact that the Queen Mother doted on Pei Ye, how could he dare to be so arrogant!
He is just an outsider. When he becomes emperor, the first thing he will do is to get Pei Ye out of the capital!
Soon, the imperial guards came out carrying boxes of gold, silver and jewelry.
Pei Ye used his sword to pick open the box and looked at the approximate amount. He then stared into the Fourth Prince's eyes and asked, "Fourth Prince, where is the rest of the silver hidden?"
"What silver are you talking about?" The fourth prince was furious, "This is all the money I have!"
Pei Ye put away his sword and ordered in a cold voice, "Then burn down the fourth prince's bedroom and storehouse!"
The fourth prince was furious. He challenged, "Commander Pei, you are too bold. Do you dare to burn it?"
Pei Ye lit the torch expressionlessly, walked towards the Fourth Prince's bedroom, kicked the door open, and threw the torch inside.
"Ah, stop it!" The Fourth Prince was almost mad to death by this madman Pei Ye!
How dare he really!
He looked at the guards, "Waiting for the fire? Go now!"
Pei Ye smiled at the Fourth Prince's nervous expression. He looked towards the Fourth Prince's bedroom and ordered his subordinates, "Go search!"
The Fourth Prince's face turned pale instantly, and soon, Pei Ye's subordinates took out a brocade box from the house.
"Commander, there is a mechanism under the bed. This is what I found inside."
Pei Ye opened it and took a look, then nodded with satisfaction, "Let's go, invite the Fourth Prince into the palace."
"Yes!"
The imperial guards carried the Fourth Prince's wheelchair out. The Fourth Prince was almost frightened to death, but Pei Ye actually found the silver bills he had hidden.
How would he explain to his father when he saw him later?
In the Golden Palace, Emperor Qingyuan's face darkened when he saw the silver bills that the Fourth Prince had accepted as bribes over the years. The Fourth Prince was so scared that he rolled off his wheelchair.
He said he didn't know where the money and notes came from, so he had to confess everything.
Part of these banknotes were donated by Wu Cheng as a gift, and part were given by Madam Guoyue.
Emperor Qingyuan was furious. In recent years, the Chu State had been plagued by constant wars and disasters, and the treasury was empty.
If Ye Hanting hadn't been holding on, the Great Chu Kingdom wouldn't even be able to pay the salaries of its civil and military officials!
As an emperor, there are many things that are inconvenient for him to do, but the treacherous minister Ye Hanting, who has great power in the court, can help him make money.
Ye Hanting saved his life five years ago and injured his leg as a result, so he allowed Ye Hanting not to kneel when he saw him.
This can be considered as his compensation to Ye Hanting.
As an emperor, in order to fill the empty treasury, he and Ye Hanting secretly tried every means to fill the treasury.
He had lost all his imperial dignity and had to beg Ye Hanting for money. The fourth brother was even a parasite and secretly hid 1.2 million taels of silver.
Outrageous!
He didn't care about the princes fighting for the throne. That was a training for the crown prince. How could a crown prince become an emperor without going through thousands of trainings?
However, what he cared about most was that the finances of the Chu State must not collapse during his reign!
Emperor Qingyuan said angrily: "All the property in the Fourth Prince's house will be confiscated. The Fourth Prince is the leader of corruption and his crime is unforgivable. From today on, he will be exiled to Qinshan Pass to guard the border and will never be allowed to return to the capital!"
Chu Li gently raised his eyes to look at the desperate and collapsed face of the Fourth Prince. His father had ordered that the Fourth Prince be kicked out of the sequence of succession to the throne.
"Father! Father!"
The fourth prince shouted unwillingly, "Give me a chance to make amends!"
"Drag him out!" Emperor Qingyuan had a gloomy face.
The Fourth Prince was dragged out screaming, and all the civil and military officials cursed him.
After this incident, the corrupt officials became more wary of Ye Hanting, because Ye Hanting had already dealt with several corrupt officials for His Majesty, and now he had dealt with the Fourth Prince.
They all had something not so clean on them, and at this moment they looked at Ye Hanting as if he were looking at a Rakshasa.
After the court session, they all avoided Ye Hanting and left.
Only Chu Li saw Ye Hanting walking alone and walked up to him to say hello.
Ye Hanting looked at her calmly, "Your Highness, are you not afraid that others will say that you are too close to this treacherous minister, and that this will tarnish your reputation?"
Chu Li laughed wildly, "Sir, you don't have a bad reputation like me!"
Ye Hanting smiled and shook his head, "Let's go to the East Palace to teach you something."
Chu Li raised his hand, "Sir, please!"
The two of them went to the East Palace together, and Ye Hanting changed out of his court robes in her room and put on an elegant white dress.
Chu Li was outside the door when he suddenly smelled a fragrance coming from the small kitchen.
She has always had sharp senses. She raised her eyebrows and swallowed her saliva. "We have braised pork today!"
Suddenly, she felt her stomach churning and she quickly held onto the plum tree to vomit out the acid.
Chu Li resisted the urge to vomit and his face turned pale little by little.
Her pupils shrank sharply, recalling that she almost vomited last time in prison. In addition, she had been feeling sleepy recently, so she fell asleep as soon as she lay down.
All these signs suddenly made her think of a possibility!
Could it be that she is pregnant?