The capital is a melon field, I happily eat melons

The emperor sitting on it was so angry that he was about to burst into flames.

What the hell is this old man doing! Don’t you know whether your concubine is pregnant or not? How could he be schemed against like this!

And they cheated me out of so much money! If the money hadn't been cheated out of me, I wouldn't have to work so hard for so many years!

Emperor Xuande was so angry that he saw stars. He even wanted to drag out the late emperor and beat him up, and also drag out Concubine Chen to beat her up as well.

This is a scam! This is a scam!

Duke Chen observed that the emperor's face was almost filled with despair.

It's over! Can the crime of deceiving the emperor still be counted as deceiving the emperor now? The emperor has been dead for so long, so his crime of deceiving the emperor should not be counted.

However, the decision-making power of this matter lies in the hands of the emperor. If the emperor wants to count it, then he can also count it as the crime of deceiving the emperor in the previous dynasty!

The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by death. Not to mention the execution of nine generations of the clan, this family will definitely not be able to escape.

Looking at Lin Mo and Bai Xiao who were still talking, Duke Chen wanted to rush over and poison them to silence them.

At that time, he was very opposed to the establishment of a female official system. Why would women be allowed to interfere in court affairs?

Now it seems that his idea at that time was really correct. If it weren't for Lin Mo, the previous things would not have been dug up.

Lin Mo sneezed slightly. [Why does my nose feel so itchy all of a sudden? Concubine Chen was taken back to her parents' home after the late emperor passed away. She must be living a good life there now.]

After all, she had cheated so much money from the late emperor and gave it to her parents' family. No matter what, her parents would definitely treat her well.

Bai Xiao: [Of course, she is now the ancestor of the family. Because she has no children, Duke Chen specially gave her a daughter to raise. Two years ago, Concubine Chen wanted to ask for the title of Princess for this adopted daughter, but was rejected by the Emperor.]

The emperor sitting on the top: Please give me a title! You are so shameless to ask for the title of princess! You cheated so much money and you still want to cheat for a title! What the hell are you dreaming of!

The incident of Concubine Chen has refreshed everyone's understanding of the late queen's harem.

They only knew that the fighting in the late emperor's harem was extremely fierce, but they didn't expect it to be so brutal and vicious.

When the court was dismissed, Lin Mo and Bai Xiaohuan happily went to wander the streets, leaving Duke Chen behind to be kept by the emperor.

Looking at the emperor sitting there with a serious face, Duke Chen knelt down.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

It's too late to say anything now and there's nothing to explain. I can only apologize as soon as possible and see if I can be forgiven.

Emperor Xuande took an inkstone and threw it at them: "Forgive me! You deserve to die! You faked the pregnancy to cheat people out of money! You know that the treasury has been empty for decades, but you live a luxurious life happily. You use the money left by the late emperor!"

"You donate the least every year. You said you have a big family to support and I didn't say anything when you couldn't donate so much money. But it turns out that all the money you used to support this big family was swindled from the late emperor!"

It was rare for Emperor Xuande to get so angry. He was really an emperor with a very good temper. It could be said that as long as you didn't violate the principles, didn't shit on his head, or pointed at his nose and scolded him, he really wouldn't do anything to you.

Duke Chen lay on the ground, not knowing how to respond. After all, these words were all facts.

His current position was also achieved because his sister was promoted by the late emperor due to his favor.

He could not inherit this title, but it could protect his family from worries for decades, so he took in so many concubines and had so many children, all in order to maintain the glory of his family.

Daughters can be sent out for marriage, and sons can take the imperial examinations. One more child means one more hope.

If it weren't for the money his sister had sent him over the years, he really wouldn't have been able to support such a large family.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. As long as Your Majesty can spare my life and the lives of my family, I am willing to confiscate most of my property to make up for the mistakes I have made."

When Duke Chen said this, his heart was bleeding, but there was nothing he could do. He had to spend money to avoid disaster!

The emperor sneered when he heard his words, "Don't tell me these empty words. The things that the previous emperor gave to the concubines are still recorded in the account books of the harem."

"I will not pursue the things that the late emperor gave Concubine Chen when she was favored, but you must return all the things that were taken away because of her fake pregnancy! If there are two things missing, you must return them all at a discount price!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Duke Chen's face suddenly turned pale.

When Concubine Chen was in favor, the late emperor did not give her many rewards, and they have been almost spent over the years. The rewards were mainly given during the period of false pregnancy and miscarriage, especially after the miscarriage, when the late emperor would reward her with some things from time to time.

Later, Concubine Chen took advantage of this and pretended from time to time that she was grieving over the loss of her son. She would also be "touched by the scene" when other concubines became pregnant. Although the late emperor was amorous, he treated his women well. As long as she did this, the late emperor would reward her with things.

If they had to return all of these, their family would be in dire straits!

"Your Majesty! Please spare my family. If you really want to return all that, my family will not be able to survive!"

Emperor Xuande suddenly felt refreshed when he saw his sad expression.

"You can't live anymore, so have you ever thought about me and this world?"

"As an official of the imperial court, I was concerned about the interests of the country and only focused on my own small piece of land. Why didn't you think of this when the treasury was empty?"

"I don't care how you want to live. I don't believe that you will not be able to survive after returning these things. You must have made a lot of money from running those shops for so many years. I just asked you to return the shops. I didn't ask you for the money you made over the years."

"I give you three days. If you don't return the things you stole within three days, don't blame me for being rude!"

When Emperor Xuande thought about how he had been miserable and poor for so many years because of this bastard father, he simply wanted to kill Duke Chen!

The emperor did not pursue those things that were actually rewarded, he only pursued those that were cheated away.

If those things had not been cheated away, he wouldn't have lived such a miserable life for all these years!

After Duke Chen left the palace, he fell to the ground unconscious. However, even in this state, the emperor had him sent back to his home.

You have to pay it back even if you die!

After hearing the news, the people in the Duke's Mansion cried so hard that they fainted. Some people even advocated sending Concubine Chen out to apologize.

It doesn’t matter if Concubine Chen dies, as long as the money and these things are not taken away.