The naive concubine is only interested in being a bad person. Your Majesty, please change your favor

Chen Zongyuan looked at Xiahou Xuan in shock. Did he already know about him and Qingwan... No, it's impossible, he couldn't have known!

"What woman? Your Majesty always says things that I cannot understand..."

"Don't understand? Well, let me explain it more clearly. You and Xia Qingwan had an engagement, but Xia Qingwan broke off the engagement in order to get close to someone rich and famous. You were her abandoned child in pursuit of fame and fortune, but you were still bewitched by her. You could even say you were deeply in love with her. You went to Jiangnan for her. Am I wrong?"

Xiahou Xuan admired Chen Zongyuan's shocked and ashamed expression with amusement.

"Your Majesty, how can you call the Queen Mother by her maiden name? And you are slandering the relationship between the Queen Mother and the guilty minister!"

Chen Zongyuan was furious and subconsciously wanted to protect the Queen Mother's reputation and innocence.

"Do you think I want to mention the name of that bitch Xia Qingwan? When I think about how she was in private with her male favorites, I feel sick. Only you and my incompetent father think she is good!"

"Male favorite?"

"Oh, I forgot. You didn't know that Xia Qingwan kept a male lover, did you? Well, now you know that since the death of my father, she would search for handsome men outside the palace every year and stuff them into the Imperial Hospital to be drug testers, or some other unimportant positions. She would have sex with them in the dead of night. How could she remember your name, Chen Zongyuan?"

Xiahou Xuan's tone was full of sarcasm and contempt, as if mentioning the Queen Mother's name was an insult.

"Impossible! You are talking nonsense! How could the Queen Mother... How could she keep a male lover in the palace? You are slandering the Queen Mother!"

Chen Zongyuan was angered by Xiahou Xuan's few words, which was exactly what Xiahou Xuan wanted to see.

"You don't believe it? Why is it so unbelievable? She was able to have an affair with you in the prison cell last night, so why can't she keep a male lover in her Ci'an Palace?"

Chen Zongyuan sat on the ground in despair, his eyes filled with jealousy and resentment that the Queen Mother had betrayed him and found another man, as well as reluctance and disappointment towards her...

Chen Zongyuan took a deep breath and seemed to calm down:

"Whether the Queen Mother keeps male lovers in the palace has nothing to do with me. After all, the Queen Mother is your Majesty's mother. Your Majesty should maintain the most basic respect for the Queen Mother, and not slander her reputation in front of outsiders."

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Xuan laughed out loud:

"Very good, you fit my inherent perception of you. Then you can continue to be a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy beside Xia Qingwan. I will temporarily keep your life and let you see the day when the Xia family is destroyed and Xia Qingwan's head falls to the ground."

After saying that, Xiahou Xuan left the Tianlao without any reluctance. After he left, Chen Zongyuan was taken back to the cell and kept under guard.

After leaving the Heavenly Prison, Xiahou Xuan summoned Xiahou Cong to meet him and also called Jiang Huaiyuan to come along.

"Your humble servant Jiang Huaiyuan greets your majesty."

"No need to be polite, please sit down first."

Jiang Huaiyuan sat upright for a while, and then another person came in. After seeing who the person was, Jiang Huaiyuan stood up again:

"Meet Prince Yong'an."

"Master Jiang? No need to be so polite. I think my brother asked you and me to come here to discuss something important, right, my brother?"

"Why did I call you here if I have nothing to do?"

"Royal brother, you are so cruel to me. Is it because of Concubine Xi that you are angry with her? You are taking it out on me again."

Xiahou Cong was also a man of few words. He criticized his daughter in front of Jiang Huaiyuan. Jiang Huaiyuan felt uneasy and looked up at Xiahou Xuan with some embarrassment.

Xiahou Xuan really wanted to reach out and slap Xiahou Cong in the face, but his father-in-law was here, so he couldn't do anything.

"I just came out of the prison and interrogated Chen Zongyuan. He confessed to embezzling the disaster relief money, but he refused to reveal the whereabouts of the remaining money."

Xiahou Xuan ignored Xiahou Cong's joke and went straight to the point.

Seeing that Xiahou Xuan was talking about serious matters, Xiahou Cong also put away his playful smile.

"Chen Zongyuan is just resisting stubbornly. Even if he doesn't say it, we know that all the money he embezzled went into the pockets of the Xia family. He was trained by the Xia family, so he naturally won't betray the Xia family." Xiahou Cong analyzed with a frown.

"But if Chen Zongyuan doesn't speak up, how can we bring disaster to the Xia family? Simply eliminating Chen Zongyuan cannot shake the foundation of the Xia family."

Xiahou Xuan's expression was grim, and he could no longer suppress his desire to wipe out the Xia family.

Jiang Huaiyuan listened silently to the conversation between Xiahou Xuan and Xiahou Cong, wondering why he was summoned by His Majesty to listen to such a secret?

Before Jiang Huaiyuan could think further, Xiahou Xuan called his name:

"Jiang Huaiyuan, you were the one who handled the case of Chen Zongyuan's embezzlement. Who do you think Chen Zongyuan would give the silver to?"

"Your Majesty, according to common sense, Chen Zongyuan embezzled so much silver and transferred it out in batches, so there should be an account book to record it. However, I have searched the Chen family from top to bottom and could not find the account book. If I could find the account book, I should know where the silver went."

"Yes, I think so too. I suspect that when Acong was assassinated, Chen Zongyuan urgently handed the account book to someone else. I will leave this matter to you and Acong to investigate. I will give you one month to find out the whereabouts of the account book and the silver."

Xiahou Xuan nodded appreciatively, then looked at the two of them and said.

"Yes, I will obey your order and will not let your majesty down."

After finishing the business, Xiahou Xuan wanted to "reminisce" with his father-in-law, so he gave Xiahou Cong a look, indicating that he could leave.

Xiahou Cong pursed his lips and left reluctantly.

After Xiahou Cong left, Jiang Huaiyuan became even more nervous. Seeing this, Xiahou Xuan chuckled:

"Lord Jiang, don't be nervous. I kept you here just to ask about Wanwan, nothing else."

"Your Majesty, may I ask..."

"Wanwan has already told me that it was Lord Jiang who rescued Wanwan from that place and adopted her. If it weren't for Lord Jiang's kindness, I wouldn't have met Wanwan now, let alone have a child with Wanwan. I should thank Lord Jiang."

Jiang Huaiyuan looked at Xiahou Xuan carefully, and when he saw that he really didn't seem to blame himself for what happened, he finally felt relieved.

"Your Majesty, your words are too kind. Your Majesty has already shown me mercy by not pursuing the crime of deceiving my superiors and concealing the truth from my subordinates. I really do not deserve your Majesty's thanks."

Jiang Huaiyuan felt very ashamed, but also felt that His Majesty was truly kind. If it were the late emperor, he would have been beheaded long ago.

"Lord Jiang, don't belittle yourself. Everything is destined. I just want to know why Lord Jiang named Wanwan Jiang Wange when he adopted her. Is there any meaning behind this name?"