Quickly wear a child, the villain is more favored, who wants the male protagonist?

"If Prime Minister Xia has never colluded with the enemy, why would he be so afraid of a search? Could it be that what the people say is true and he's feeling guilty?"

Cui Hong looked provocative.

Some of the people gathered at the door followed suit and shouted,

"Master Cui is right! If you're not guilty, why are you afraid of being searched?! You must be scared!"

"That's right! This treacherous minister must have betrayed his country and collaborated with the enemy! The evidence must be in his mansion!"

"Yes, yes, we must search!"

......

"Oh! Then let's search everyone present together, to prevent some bastards from fabricating and framing me!"

Xia Fuzhan glanced at the crowd, adjusted his cuffs carelessly, and sneered.

"However, you may search, but if nothing is found, shouldn't Your Majesty give me an explanation?"

"Those people at the door who are shouting and slandering me, and Minister Cui who is determined to search, should they be punished according to the law for slander with twenty strokes of the cane as a warning to others?"

These words made the expressions of the loudest shouters in the crowd change instantly.

Twenty strokes of the cane from the government is not just an ordinary spanking; twenty strokes could very well mean death...

The words "the bastard touched me" made Zhou Yan's face turn bad immediately.

He did make some moves, and it felt like Xia Fuzhan was deliberately calling him a dog...

Zhou Yan suppressed his displeasure and said with a smile,

"Of course. If Prime Minister Xia is innocent, then the person who slandered him should be punished."

The evidence had already been placed in the study, so Zhou Yan wasn't worried at all about not being able to find the evidence, so he agreed readily.

"Then search!"

Xia Fuzhan snorted, and glanced at Cui Hong with a look full of contempt.

"When you're caning, you have to take off your pants. When you cane, put Master Cui in the middle and let everyone have a good look at Master Cui's buttocks..."

Someone suddenly laughed out loud.

Cui Hong's face turned very bad immediately, and a strong viciousness flashed across his eyes. "Just wait, you will be a prisoner soon, and see how you can still be so arrogant!"

"Search for me!"

After Cui Hong shouted, Xu Liangyu glanced at Xia Xizhi, who was sitting calmly in the pavilion drinking tea in the distance, raised his eyebrows slightly, and then quickly followed with the Royal Guards.

The Minister of Justice wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurried to catch up.

Your Majesty, why did you suddenly...

If something were to be discovered, he suspected that after he imprisoned the people from the Xia Mansion, with the power of the Xia Family, they would probably break out of the prison and rebel!

He will be the first one to lose his life.

No, he will pretend to be sick soon, so let the Dali Temple take him in!

The Dali Temple Minister mentioned above had the same idea.

The other ministers looked at each other and quickly followed. The curious people at the door saw that no one was stopping them, so they also followed the crowd to watch the fun.

The search begins.

.......

From a distance, Zhou Yan suddenly saw Xia Xizhi in the pavilion and felt guilty. He quickly looked away and pretended not to see her.

Xia Xizhi sneered, a hint of sarcasm crossing his lips.

Zhou Yan seemed to be in high spirits, but in fact there was a hint of decadence in his eyes.

These days, he summoned Ruan Qingqing to his bed every night. It was said that he would ask her to cum several times every night, and the play was getting more and more extravagant. Sometimes, in the broad daylight, in the imperial study...

It is said that he took another pill after being given it.

Xia Xizhi curled his lips. At this rate, Zhou Yan would probably be ruined before she gave birth.

Well, she just didn't want to wait any longer.

Just then, Cui Xuewei came.

"Your Majesty, your humble servant has greeted you."

After Cui Xue bowed slightly, she didn't see any panicked or anxious face. Instead, she saw Xia Xizhi seemed to still be smiling, and paused.

How could she be so calm at this time?

It must be fake...

"Miss Cui, do you have something to ask me?"

Xia Xizhi's gaze fell on Cui Xuewei and he spoke indifferently.

Cui Xuewei was silent for a second, then suddenly said,

"Your Majesty seems to have ill will towards me because I want to enter the palace? That's not necessary. I came here today to negotiate a deal with you."

Without waiting for Xia Xizhi to speak, she continued on her own.

"I can choose not to enter the palace to share the Empress's favor, but I have one request. Hand Cui Xueyan over to me, and grant me a marriage with General Yuan Qi."

Xia Xizhi smiled, and pulled the corner of his mouth nonchalantly.

"Miss Cui, I'm afraid you have some misunderstanding. I don't care whether you enter the palace or not."

Cui Xuewei paused, frowning.

"Your Majesty, I'm not kidding you. There's no need to pretend. The Xia family is about to be confiscated, and you'll have no one to back you up. Your Majesty trusts your father. If I enter the palace, how long can Your Majesty remain on the throne?"

Xia Xizhi sneered and glanced at her with disdain.

"You? You're threatening my position? Miss Cui, there's a lotus pond over there. You can go look in the mirror."

"you!"

Cui Xuewei's face suddenly turned pale, and she became angry and embarrassed.

"Since your Majesty does not appreciate it, then I will take my leave!"

Cui Xuewei turned around and left with a cold face.

She didn't want to enter the palace originally, but she forced her to!

Then don't blame her for being cruel!

.......

After Cui Hong and his men pretended to search several rooms, they quickly set their sights on the study. With a sneer, he led his men in to search with confidence.

But after searching several times, he didn't find any evidence, and his face became worse and worse.

"Impossible, there must be evidence!"

As soon as he saw the carrier pigeon, he quickly had people surround the prime minister's residence, not giving them any chance to react. How could he not have evidence?

Did we search the wrong room?

Cui Hong led his men to search again, even the doghouse, but still found nothing.

By the end of the search, sweat was breaking out on my forehead.

Zhou Yan's face became increasingly worse. He hadn't found anything. Could it be that Ruan Qingqing had betrayed him at the last minute?

Suddenly thinking of something, Cui Hong sneered,

"Prime Minister Xia is quite resourceful."

Xia Fuzhan didn't care what he meant and just started mocking him.

"No evidence was found. I'm looking forward to seeing Minister Cui's butt. Minister Cui, please fart quickly. I can't wait."

Someone in the crowd couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"You! Don't be so arrogant!" Cui Hong's face turned purple with anger.

Cui Hong sneered as he said this.

"Not having treason doesn't mean there's nothing else."

"Your Majesty, I have a question. The Prime Minister's family is large and powerful. As far as I know, several of their businesses generate at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver annually. Why haven't I seen any of this in the Xia Mansion? I just searched the treasury, and there are only a few hundred thousand taels of silver. This doesn't seem right..."

"I'm afraid the Xia Mansion has a secret room to hide the embezzled gold and silver. I'm afraid the amount is too large to fit in the treasury..."

This made the looks of the people around him change instantly...

Yes, everyone says that Prime Minister Xia is corrupt, so how come there is only this little money?