Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

The steward was so frightened by the emperor's anger that he blurted out the answer in his panic, especially after Gao Yun asked him that question.

In fact, even if the butler didn't say it in public, it was impossible to keep this a secret.

The butler's words were clearly heard by everyone present, and they all turned their attention to Gao Yun.

The steward then said, "Your Highness, His Majesty requests that you go to the study immediately."

Gao Yun turned around and said, "Gentlemen, this must be a misunderstanding. I'm going to my study."

Having said that, he naturally disregarded everything else and immediately strode towards the study.

After Gao Yun left, everyone looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

Someone said, "Let's go check it out too."

When something this big happens, very few people can sit still.

One by one, the others followed, including Gao Yan.

When Gao Yun arrived at the study, the emperor simply threw the dragon robe at him.

The others who were at the banquet earlier also came over and witnessed this scene. They were so frightened that they all knelt down.

Gao Yan and Qi Ning, who were standing to the side, exchanged a glance before looking away.

"Tell me, what is this thing?!" the emperor demanded of Gao Yun.

Gao Yun's face was deathly pale, but he maintained basic composure and did not appear too flustered.

He knelt on the ground and said, "Father, I have been wronged. I do not know why there is such a thing in the study. Someone must have framed me. I beg you, Father, to see the truth!"

"Innocent? So the contents of these letters and account books are also used by others to falsely accuse you?"

The emperor then threw several more letters and account books at him.

If it were just a dragon robe, the emperor might have believed that Gao Yun was innocent. But these letters and account books were irrefutable evidence, leaving the emperor no choice but to believe them.

This was something Qi Ning and Gao Yan had considered beforehand.

If it were just a dragon robe, it would indeed be somewhat superficial and not easy to convince the emperor completely. But adding these letters and account books would have a different effect.

Or perhaps their main purpose was to let the emperor discover these letters and account books, and to let the emperor know that Gao Yun and Jiang Jingzhou were colluding to raise a private army.

As for the dragon robe, it was merely a spark used to ignite the emperor's anger.

These letters and ledgers are all real documents. Some were found by Gao Yan himself, and some were obtained based on information provided by Qi Ning, who then directed Gao Yan to find them.

Of course, Qi Ning mainly learned about it through the system and the original plot. As for Gao Yan, she said that she learned about it by chance when she was an adopted daughter of the Jiang family.

Gao Yun took the letters and ledgers, glanced at them, and his expression immediately turned even more unpleasant.

He was planning something, so how could he possibly be completely without problems behind the scenes? Not to mention he had no family support and had to rely on himself for everything.

Water that is too clear has no fish; it is impossible to be truly pure and innocent.

Most of it was done by Gao Yun through Jiang Jingzhou.

Some of the things in these ledgers were new to Gao Yun, and he didn't know if they were true or false.

"Did you see that clearly? This is irrefutable evidence of your and Jiang Jingzhou's embezzlement and bribery to raise funds for the army!"

Upon hearing the emperor's words, Jiang Jingzhou, who was kneeling in the crowd, immediately crawled to Gao Yun's side.

"Your Majesty, this must be a frame-up!"

As Jiang Jingzhou spoke, he picked up the letters and ledgers and glanced at them.

Upon seeing this, he was utterly stunned; his vision went completely black.

Jiang Jingzhou never expected that his private accounts and some encrypted letters would appear here.

Gao Yun wanted to seize the throne, so he naturally needed military force. He didn't have any open military power, so he could only maintain a private army.

Maintaining a private army naturally requires money, a lot of money.

Jiang Jingzhou was taking risks to do these things for Gao Yun, and of course he would also seek some benefits, not only for himself, but also to smooth things over with certain people.

But he hid all of this very well, and it was absolutely impossible for anyone to know about it, not even his wife and children.

"Your Majesty, this... I am innocent!"

Gao Yun knew Jiang Jingzhou well; judging from his expression and reaction, he knew that these things were probably true.

His heart sank.

Jiang Jingzhou glanced at Gao Yun, gritted his teeth, and said, "Your Majesty, let's not even talk about how these things are all nonsense. Even if they were true, they wouldn't have much to do with the Fourth Prince."

"The person behind this is deliberately framing me because I am the Fourth Prince's father-in-law, in order to implicate His Highness. They even chose the day of His Highness's wedding. Their intentions are utterly despicable!"

Upon hearing this, Gao Yun instantly understood that Jiang Jingzhou wanted him to clear his name first.

Only if Gao Yun gets out of trouble first can he pull Jiang Jingzhou out; otherwise, neither of them will get away with it.

Gao Yun immediately echoed, "Father, what Lord Jiang said makes sense. Please investigate this matter thoroughly!"

The emperor watched Gao Yun and Jiang Jingzhou's back-and-forth banter and gave a sarcastic smile.

"You two, father-in-law and son-in-law, cooperated very well. Now you're trying to distance yourselves?"

"My son..."

The emperor said coldly, "Don't think I'm confused. Before I arranged your marriage, you and Jiang Jingzhou had already colluded. You bribed palace servants to tamper with the list of candidates, so that I would bestow Jiang Jingzhou's eldest daughter upon you in marriage."

The emperor suddenly remembered this matter one day after returning from the Lingshan Palace and ordered an investigation, which indeed uncovered a problem.

They knew the emperor wouldn't put much effort into these matters, so they deliberately bribed the palace staff to put Jiang Weilan's candidate list and portrait first.

Given the emperor's lazy nature, he found Jiang Weilan quite suitable at first glance and didn't even bother to look at the other candidates before randomly choosing a match.

It was through investigating this matter that the emperor learned that Gao Yun and Jiang Jingzhou had already been in cahoots before that.

Upon hearing the emperor's words, both Gao Yun and Jiang Jingzhou's expressions changed.

They had indeed been plotting something big for a long time. In order to cooperate more closely, Jiang Jingzhou wanted to marry his eldest daughter to Gao Yun, and Gao Yun agreed.

Knowing that the emperor was not very attentive to some matters, the two took advantage of this and manipulated things to successfully get the emperor to grant Gao Yun and Jiang Weilan a marriage.

They never imagined that the emperor would find out about this.

Even if these things are true, the dragon robe definitely doesn't belong to them. In the end, it was someone who framed them.

"Father..."

Gao Yun tried to say something, but was interrupted by the emperor.

"enough!"

The emperor waved his hand: "Whether it's true or false, I will investigate it myself."

The emperor ultimately still considered the bond between father and son, and did not issue an order to arrest anyone before the matter was thoroughly investigated.

"Guards, confine the Fourth Prince to the Prince's residence, and Jiang Jingzhou and his family to the Ministry of Revenue's residence. They are forbidden from contacting the outside world. We will take further action after everything is thoroughly investigated!"

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