bookcurios Chapter 149 Complete Disappearance
Chapter 149 Complete Disappearance
Chu Ci still agreed with the emperor's words. After walking outside, Chu Ci handed the imperial edict to Lin Feng, who was standing at the door, and said, "Please keep it for me. Remember, you must keep it well. I earned this with my life."
Lin Feng nodded solemnly and stuffed the imperial edict into his arms, "Princess, please rest assured. The imperial edict is there even if you are dead."
Chu Ci nodded, followed the emperor onto the dragon chariot and left.
As soon as the emperor and Chu Ci left, Lin Feng went straight to find Prince Rui and reported to him everything that had happened.
Chu Ci arrived at the hall specially prepared by the emperor. After entering, he saw boxes and boxes of account books filling the entire hall, which gave Chu Ci a headache.
It was too hasty. If she had known there were so many account books, she would definitely not agree.
Chu Ci looked at the emperor, who raised his chin slightly, as if to say, "You have already agreed."
Chu Ci rubbed her temples, feeling like she had fallen into a trap set by the emperor.
"If you need anything else, just tell me and I will grant it to you."
Chu Ci glanced at the emperor speechlessly. Was this a way to fulfill her wish? This was a clear trap.
"We need to find a few maids who can read and write, and some eunuchs as well. Is there an accountant we can trust?" Chu Ci asked what was in his mind.
The emperor nodded, "Yes, don't worry."
Chu Ci breathed a sigh of relief. This was a huge project.
She first took a rough look at the account book. It was too simple. She had thought too much about it.
Most of these boxes of account books are unusable.
Chu Ci picked out all the ones he could use, then looked at the remaining pile. "Father, don't count any of these account books. They're all wrong."
The emperor, who was sitting on the side watching, stood up in shock. Looking at the account book that was picked out, his face turned pale instantly.
Chu Ci heard the emperor's voice, turned around and was about to say something, but saw that the emperor had collapsed and slumped in the chair.
"Father." Chu Ci threw the account book in his hand away in panic, ran to the emperor and started taking his pulse.
Then he took out a pill from his arms and stuffed it directly into the emperor's mouth.
Her movements were so fast that it was too late for the eunuch beside the emperor to stop her.
"Princess Chu Rui, what did you just give His Majesty to eat?"
Chu Ci waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, it's nothing serious. I just took the pill to protect my father's heart."
The chief eunuch was still considering whether to wake up the head of the academy when the emperor woke up.
The head eunuch hurried forward and asked, "Master, how are you? Do you want to call the head of the courtyard over?"
The emperor waved his hand and pointed at the boxes of account books. "What's going on?"
Chu Ci looked at the account books, thought for a moment, and finally decided to be a little more tactful. "Father, why don't we call the dean over? If she tells you the rest, I'm afraid a simple pill won't be enough to protect you."
The emperor saw what Chu Ci was thinking. After thinking for a long time, he ordered the eunuch beside him, "Go and call Prince Rui and the head of the academy. If anyone comes to inquire about the matter, make them kneel outside the door and don't let them leave."
Before the two men came, Chu Ci consciously rolled aside to check the account books, to see the classification, which ones to calculate first, and which ones to calculate by the accountant.
Soon, the two men arrived. The head of the academy saw that the emperor was pale and didn't even offer greetings, so he ran over to take his pulse and said, "Your Majesty, who gave you first aid? Could you introduce that person to me? I would like to take him as my disciple."
The emperor looked up at Chu Ci. Chu Ci stroked her hair embarrassedly and coughed twice.
"Ahem, I think that person doesn't have much time, and he's not willing to accept a disciple for the time being."
Both the emperor and the head of the academy looked at Chu Ci deeply, and no one said anything. No matter who said it, since they were unwilling, no one mentioned it again.
Chu Ci sat back at the table and began to count the accounts.
Two little maids were reading the account book on one side, and Chu Ci controlled two abacus with both hands. The speed at which his hands danced stunned everyone. It can be said that Chu Ci used all his skills this time.
The two calculations were almost sparking.
Suddenly Chu Ci stopped, and the little maid put the last account book back into the box. Looking at the empty box next to it, everyone was shocked. They didn't expect Princess Rui to be so fast.
Chu Ci looked at the emperor, then glanced at the head of the court next to him, signaling him to get ready. "Well, what about this accountant? How about dragging him out and beheading him? What do you think?"
The emperor lost his balance and almost fell to the ground. There were so many loopholes and such a big mess. The Minister of Revenue, such a high-ranking official, had a good look on his face, but he actually wanted to retreat and execute him.
Seeing that no one was talking, Chu Ci pursed his lips and said, "I'll just say it directly about this account book. The amount reported is at least twice as much."
The emperor's face darkened immediately. While supporting Prince Rui, he demanded, "Give me a reason."
Chu Ci rubbed his hair and said, "Well, actually I'm the seller here. All the items match, but the price has doubled."
The emperor and the others all looked at Chu Ci in confusion, "Are you still responsible for selling these things?"
Chu Ci smiled awkwardly, "Actually, this is just a small amount of money. Of course, it's not mine, it belongs to Master."
Prince Rui thought of the white-haired old man Tianji and whispered in the emperor's ear, "Father, it's old man Tianji."
The emperor's eyes widened instantly, and it took him a long time to recover. He didn't expect that he would find such an extraordinary daughter-in-law. But then he thought, with her great abilities, it is unlikely that other places could produce such a powerful person except that place.
In the entire hall, the emperor sat in the main seat and reviewed memorials, Prince Rui sat below the emperor, and sitting in the middle was Chu Ci, buried in the account books.
Suddenly, Chu Ci saw a familiar name, Duke Rong. It said he was responsible for repairing the dike. Did the emperor just mention a broken dike? Could it be such a coincidence that they were in the same place?
Chu Ci carefully checked it, and after an hour, she finally found out the account of Duke Rong. She took the account book and walked to the emperor, "Father, look, the problem here is very serious. Please take a look first."
Chu Ci told the emperor all his suspicions, and then roughly told him the amount of money he had embezzled. In the end, the emperor was so angry that he left. By the time Chu Ci finished calculating the accounts, the people outside the hall were already in a blood-thirsty frenzy.
Chu Ci looked at the red on her nails, which really suited the occasion.
As soon as Chu Ci returned to his own courtyard, he received news that the mansion of Duke Rong was ransacked by Prince Rui and his men. He had embezzled so much money but still couldn't find it. There was something even stranger.
When these corrupt officials were found out, not every one of them had connections with Duke Rong, but if they checked every one of them, many would definitely be missed, and all the money they had distributed to Duke Rong disappeared.
The Duke's Mansion also completely disappeared at this moment.