The delicate little cabbage was pushed by the old emperor

At this time, the sky was completely dark and the stars were twinkling in the night sky.

Shen Leyan leaned in Emperor Yong'an's arms, looking up at the starry sky, with thousands of lights under her feet, her heart filled with happiness.

Little did she know that in Emperor Yong'an's heart, she was the most beautiful scenery in his eyes.

The two of them leaned against each other quietly, enjoying the tranquility and beauty of the moment...

Baoshun, who finally reached the roof, saw this scene, quietly retreated to a distance, and also revealed a smile like an old mother.

Unfortunately, good times are always short-lived. Seeing that it was getting late, Emperor Yong'an took Shen Leyan's hand and walked down from the roof step by step and sent her back to the Shen Mansion.

The lights in Yiku Palace were still bright late at night, and tonight was destined to be another sleepless night.

Although the spies planted by the imperial concubine in the Qianqing Palace had been completely eliminated, she still learned that Emperor Yong'an and Shen Leyan were together.

She really couldn't figure out the emperor's true thoughts. If he really liked Shen Leyan, why didn't he bring her into the palace and give her an identity?

But she simply couldn't believe that the emperor didn't like it. Emperor Yong'an gave such a precious white jade hibiscus hairpin to Shen Leyan.

What's more, Emperor Yong'an's favor and care for Shen Leyan made her almost jealous to the point of going crazy.

The imperial concubine was hesitating whether to tell her brother about this matter, but she found that her brother's attitude last time seemed a little strange.

She was worried that something might happen that she couldn't accept...

Forget it, she is just a woman after all. Maybe it was just a temporary novelty for Emperor Yong'an and he was just coveting Shen Leyan's beauty.

Beauty will eventually age, and the novelty will fade with time. She believes that Emperor Yong'an will definitely change his mind!

The power of the Ye family has greatly increased, and they have secretly collected a large amount of evidence in an effort to bring down the Lu family behind the prince.

Recently, the Imperial Censor has impeached several officials who were disregarding human life and engaging in corruption and bribery, most of whom were members of the prince's party.

This caused the officials who supported the prince to feel insecure.

The Crown Prince had suffered a great setback after what happened last time, so many sharp-eyed ministers began to defect to the Crown Prince's party.

Today, the Imperial Censor impeached a branch of the Lu family, the Ministry of Personnel, for accepting bribes privately, which was the most serious offense and caused an uproar in the court.

Members of the eldest prince's party came forward to accuse the Ministry of Personnel of abusing his power, corruption and bribery, which was truly intolerable.

A small number of ministers from the prince's party also stood up to defend the official, claiming that the censor was on the side of the eldest prince and wanted to eliminate dissidents.

The two sides argued endlessly and quarreled fiercely.

At this moment, Lord Lu, the Minister of Chancellery, stepped forward and said righteously, "Everything must be based on evidence. Can the Imperial Censor now impeach an official of the imperial court with nothing but words?"

Lu Haiqing absolutely did not believe that he had any evidence in his hands.

Although he knew that the official had indeed done this, he had seen with his own eyes that all the evidence had been cleared out, so how could there be any evidence left?

Seeing this, General Ye sneered, "What does Minister Lu mean by that? Does he know that all the evidence has been destroyed?"

"From this general's perspective, the Minister of Personnel and Minister Lu are actually from the same family. Perhaps Minister Lu is also involved in this matter!"

As soon as General Ye finished speaking, the court suddenly became quiet.

"General Ye, slandering an official appointed by the imperial court is a serious crime!" Lu Haiqing was so angry that his face turned blue when he heard this.

"I have always been upright and honest, General Ye, please stop slandering me!"

He turned to the emperor, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, please investigate the truth and give us justice!"

"It seems some people won't cry until they see the coffin!"

General Ye laughed and signaled the censor to bring out the evidence.

The emperor looked at the people arguing below and frowned slightly, "Present the evidence."

The Imperial Censor raised his lips slightly and said, "Come here, bring the evidence."

Soon, the guards brought up several large boxes of account books and letters.

"Inside these are all the correspondence and accounts between the Ministry of Personnel and officials from various places. They clearly record every penny of their embezzlement."

"The Ministry of Personnel Langzhong exploited his position to bribe officials and even sold official positions and titles."

"I dare to say that it is difficult for a doctor from the Ministry of Personnel to cover the sky with one hand alone. There must be someone behind him supporting him."

"And the biggest beneficiary, apart from Minister Lu and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince whom he supports, it is probably difficult to find anyone else." The Imperial Censor looked at Lu Haiqing with sharp eyes.

Lu Haiqing was shocked. He never thought that the censor actually got the evidence.

His face looked extremely ugly, and he looked at the official in disbelief. Why was something that had already been dealt with being presented to him at this moment?

The official in the Ministry of Personnel was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground. These were the things he left behind to protect himself... But he had clearly hidden these letters in the secret room of his study, and no one knew about them. How could they appear here?

Minister Lu remained composed, "These are just some ordinary letters and accounts. How can you prove that these are stolen money?"

General Ye said righteously, "Oh, the evidence is before our eyes. Now that disaster has come, Minister Lu still wants to deny it?"

"The letters here all match up with every account. Could it be that Minister Lu will only admit it if we find the stolen money?"

The Imperial Censor said in a serious tone, "Your Majesty, these letters were found by me from a secret room in the study of the Minister of Personnel!"

"how come?"

"The doctor of the Ministry of Personnel wants to know how we know there is a secret room in your study, right?"

"It's all thanks to you speaking the truth while drunk at Baihua Tower. Otherwise, how would we have known there was a secret room in your study?"

Emperor Yong'an flipped through the account book, his expression growing increasingly grim. He slammed the table, slamming the account book directly into Minister Lu's face. "What else do you have to say?"

Minister Lu was immediately panicked. "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am innocent! Someone must have deliberately framed me. Please investigate!"

Emperor Yong'an pointed at Lu Haiqing angrily, "What an injustice! Then investigate this thoroughly for me!"

"Come, take them all to the prison and torture them severely. Make sure they tell the truth."

"If anyone confesses voluntarily, he may be given a lighter sentence."

Some other people implicated in this incident cried and begged for mercy, confessed the truth and prayed for the emperor's forgiveness.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life! All of this was ordered by Minister Lu. It has nothing to do with me!"

"Yes, I was forced to do this."

General Ye stepped forward upon seeing this and said, "Your Majesty, the evidence is now irrefutable and cannot be denied. If the Lu family is not severely punished, it will be difficult to convince the people!"

For a moment, everyone in the court was talking about it, and the emperor's eyes became more and more serious.