Chapter 171: Struggle
Huo Biao's words just now were warning him, because he killed Miss Li, but he did this very secretly, and it was under the lotus pond, and it was a chaotic situation at that time, how did Huo Biao know?
Yes, when he knew that the short-sighted woman of Mrs. Huai'an Hou just wanted Shen Xianhe to fall into the lotus pond and drown accidentally, he came up with other plans, the purpose was to make the Huai'an Hou Mansion unable to get out of the relationship.
So he inquired about Miss Li's intentions for the emperor, and deliberately told her some false information, saying that Chu Xi was very special to Shen Xianhe, little girl, she was always so easily blinded by love, and regardless of his loopholes and lies, she began to deliberately target Shen Xianhe with jealousy.
Even the place under his feet where they fell, it was he who told Miss Li that the emperor could see their situation from the other side of the lotus pond, and let her deliberately argue with Shen Xianhe and push Shen Xianhe down the lotus pond, but unfortunately, this Miss Li was also stupid, and she couldn't assassinate Shen Xianhe, and she took herself down.
So when His Majesty ordered to save people, he and Huo Biao rushed out, of course, his target was Miss Li, who was struggling, for fear that she would tell her what he had told her, he simply drowned her in the lotus pond without doing anything, and only when there was only his last breath left, he pretended to save her.
All this, he did very secretly, how did Huo Biao know?
It's a pity that Huo Biao didn't give him an answer.
What he didn't expect was Prime Minister Li Cheng, he thought that his daughter died in the Hou Mansion of Huai'an, and was killed by the daughter of the Hou of Huai'an, Prime Minister Li Cheng would grab the Hou Mansion of Huai'an, although there was a Mrs. Li who made a fuss, but it did not make a big splash, if Prime Minister Li Cheng and his wife firmly grasped the Hou Mansion of Huai'an, the emperor would definitely take this opportunity to clean up the Gu family.
It's a pity, it's a pity, it's all some useless waste, wasting so much of his hard work.
The rest of the mess was quickly cleaned up, and after his subordinates reported to him, he returned to the palace to report the results to the emperor.
It's just that as soon as he entered the imperial study, before he could ask the emperor for peace, he was kicked in the chest by the emperor and kicked to the ground.
He didn't have time to check on his injuries, but quickly turned over and continued to kneel in front of the emperor.
"Your Majesty, you dissipate your anger first, and the minister doesn't know what you did wrong? actually provoked the emperor to be so angry? ”
"You don't know?"
After kicking this kick, the anger in Chu Xi's heart also dissipated a little, and he looked at Chen Han who was kneeling in front of him and asked rhetorically.
"The minister really doesn't know, please ask the emperor to mention a few things."
Chen Han didn't even have time to wipe the blood off his mouth, and knelt down in front of the emperor in confusion and said.
"You really don't know? Or pretend not to know? I find that you are becoming more and more emboldened and less and less aware of me. ”
"The minister doesn't dare, the minister really doesn't know, is there any misunderstanding in this, and ask the emperor to give the minister a chance to explain."
Chen Han really didn't know what angered the emperor, could it be that Huo Biao told the emperor about her killing Miss Li? But it shouldn't be, even if the emperor knows about it, it won't be a really big reaction.
Just when Chen Han was still speculating, Chu Xi opened his mouth and explained the reason.
"I asked you to send someone to keep an eye on Madame Huai'anhou's every move, and help her when necessary, so that Shen Xianhe could never turn over again, but you didn't tell me about this matter without me planning the assassination? Do you feel that your wings are stiff now, and you can do whatever you want as if I didn't exist, or do you think I'm so foolish? Even if I don't know? ”
After hearing Chu Xi's words, Chen Han hurriedly opened his mouth with the prepared words.
"Your Majesty, it's not that the minister won't give you back, it's just that the matter happened too fast, and the minister was forced by the urgency of the situation, so he made this decision, first cut and then played, and was ready to ask for your guilt after the matter was over."
"Really? Then tell me, if your reasons don't hold water, I won't spare you. ”
"Yes, the reason why the minister didn't tell you in advance was because Shen Xianhe was about to leave Huai'an Hou at that time, and the minister didn't want to waste such a good opportunity in vain, and he didn't want to disappoint you, so after getting your hint, he quickly sent someone to find these killers, and after explaining everything, let them pretend to be sent by Shen Xianhe to assassinate you, so it's too late to tell you, the minister is guilty, and ask the emperor to give you the guilt."
Hearing Chen Han's explanation, Chu Xi not only did not calm down, but became even more furious, he kicked Chen Han to the ground again, and then quickly turned around, pulled out the sword hanging on the wall, and put it on his neck when he had just gotten up.
"Do you think I'm a fool and can fool me however I want? Or do you think you really won't kill you? ”
Chen Han looked at the angry emperor.
"How dare the minister fool you, what the minister said is true."
"To this day, you are still quibbling, the words and deeds of those black-clothed people, and their every move, where is it like you summoned temporarily, their testimony, and how do they know which one is Shen Xianhe? Do you think that all of this you do is seamless and will not be noticed by me? Or do you think I still have to thank you? ”
After hearing Chu Xi's words, Chen Han was speechless, yes, he was too confident, thinking that the emperor would not bother with him, anyway, the ultimate goal was to make Shen Xianhe unable to turn over.
Chen Han had nothing to say, his face was pale.
"Don't forget, you can get today's status, I gave it to you, I could give it to you at the beginning, and I can take it back in the future, dealing with you is just as simple as pinching an ant to death, the last time the Queen Mother happened, I have already warned you, and I also gave you a chance, do you think you really believe those words of yours? It's just the last face for each other, I want a loyal minion, not a dog who betrays me in turn, do you think I can't find anyone else in Dongchang except for you? If I was able to support you in the first place, I will naturally have the ability to support the other one, don't think that I have to be you. ”
"Your Majesty, it's all the minister's fault, it's the minister's too self-righteous, relying on your favor for the minister, so you are bold and reckless, and please give the minister one last chance, the emperor, for the sake of the minister and you for so many years, there is no merit and hard work, please give the minister one last chance, the minister is also bitter this time, you know how much the minister hates Shen Xianhe, so the minister will hide from you, it's really not that I didn't put you in my eyes, I don't dare to give the minister ten daring ministers, the emperor, please give the minister a ......chance."
Seeing Chu Xi's real move, Chen Han was so frightened that he hurriedly begged for mercy, he was afraid that Chu Xi would deal with him in a real anger, he was too arrogant, and he got the sweetness in the matter of the Queen Mother, thinking that Chu Xi could not worry about him, because he had scruples, what he didn't expect was that Chu Xi had long been dissatisfied with him, but he just couldn't bear it.
Chu Xi's face was full of gloom, and anger rolled in his eyes.
"I don't know now that I'm wrong, will it be a little late, I gave you a chance to confess before, haven't you always been stubborn, and you still make up lies to deceive me?"
"The minister already knew that he was wrong, but he was afraid that you would be angry. That's why I haven't dared to tell the truth, Your Majesty, the minister is so loyal to you, don't dare to have the slightest disrespect, for the sake of the minister who has been with you for many years, please give the minister one last chance, if the minister is still making such a mistake later, without His Majesty's hands, the minister will give himself a break to die to apologize, please forgive the minister once, the minister really does not dare to deceive again. ”
In the end, Chen Han actually cried bitterly, his face full of remorse.
Seeing him like this, Chu Xi took the sword from his neck and let out a long breath, his face still dark and uncertain.
"I'm giving you one last chance, but if you have disrespect for me in the future, I will definitely break your body into thousands of pieces and feed it to the dogs.
It's not that Chu Xi can still tolerate this kind of half-hearted subordinate by his side, it's just that the current situation is still unstable, and he doesn't have any powerful assistants by his side, so he can only continue to keep Chen Han by his side, and when there is a new force in the future, he will deal with him.
After hearing Chu Xi's words, Chen Han, who was prostrate at his feet, breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Chu Xi was still willing to give him a chance, it would be good if he could keep everything he had now.
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your sins, and the minister promises that this will not happen again in the future."
"Although the death penalty is forgivable, but the living crime is inevitable, go down and receive the punishment yourself, I don't want to see you for a while now, get out."
"Yes, the minister's decree, thank Your Majesty for his sins."
Chu Xi's meaning was very clear, saying that he didn't want to see him for a while, which meant telling him that he would let him weigh the extent of punishment by himself, and he would give him some time to recuperate.
Chen Han turned around and left with Chu Xi's command, and walked towards the torture chamber of the East Factory.
After Chen Han left, Chu Xi snorted coldly and said to the eunuch beside him.
"He's just a dog I raised, I'm happy, I'll naturally give him some lifts, but I'm not happy, killing him is just a matter of words, but this dog is starting to be rude to me, I'm not happy, naturally I'm going to kill him, but suddenly I think he can bring me some surprises, so I'll stay for the time being."