The Anarchic Consort (Book 1)

561-565

"Your Highness, my men really saw the real golden robe in Jiuchong Hall, but I do not understand how the package was swapped into a bunch of beef jerky. I hope this comes to your attention, Your Highness!" Up until this stage, Elder Wu knew he had no place to retreat anymore, so he might as well put the blame on Baili Jia Jue, "Your Highness! The army is still fighting outside. Despite the desperate situation, the Third Prince is here in the hall and he does not seem to have the slightest intention to stop the rebellion! The evidence that I've searched out of the difficulty is even swapped into snacks by some intentional party! Your Highness, you must have an idea about what is really going on since all the matters are laid out before your eyes!"

The Emperor pressed onto the arm of the dragon throne with his left hand as he remained silent. The doubts in his eyes when he looked at Baili Jia Jue did not subside at all.

Baili Jia Jue said slowly, "Elder Wu, your ability to blame others for your own crimes is really something. You claimed that your men saw the real golden robe in Jiuchong Hall, but Elder Wu, do I need to remind you that the Elder Compound is on the west side of the palace while Jiuchong Hall is at another corner? How did your men see through all the courts and halls in the palace and noticed what was in Jiuchong Hall?

After hearing what he said, the crowd turned and looked at Elder Wu.

"I ..." Elder Wu turned pale, still intending to defend himself.

Baili Jia Jue's cold voice interrupted him, "Planting your man in the prince's chamber? How dare you plant your man at my side, Elder Wu! Don't you forget what place this is! This is the palace! Elder Wu, do you even respect the imperial family's dignity and the law of the kingdom? Planting your men to spy at whosoever's side that you like? What about the Emperor and the Retired Emperor? Did you plant your men beside them too?"

The Emperor squinted his eyes at Elder Wu, letting out an extremely gloomy aura.

Elder Wu shouted, "This is slander! I have been accused, Your Highness! I am an elder of three generations, I know what I should do and what I shouldn't. As for the golden robe appearing in Jiuchong Hall, I heard of it purely out of coincidence, I did not probe with intentions! Even if I am given the courage, I dare not interfere with the imperial family's matter. Since the Third Prince is so concerned about this, it must be due to the fact that the news is real, Your Highness!"

"Ah Jue, I am giving you one last chance." The Emperor walked over and landed his gaze on the black package, he then said with a heavy tone, "Tell me, what was originally inside this package?"

Baili Jia Jue's face was icy-cold when he raised a brow. "Father, rather than asking irrelevant questions, why not ask Elder Wu what is the punishment for accusing a prince of treason and how should he be punished for his crimes?"

"Third Prince!" Elder Wu bellowed, looking exasperated, "His Highness is kind enough to give you another chance, why are you not cherishing it? What reasons do I have to accuse you? I only spoke facts! Otherwise, why did you not send in reinforcements to fight off the rebellion outside the palace?"

Baili Jia Jue lowered his head, his calm gaze was locked at Elder Wu before his thin lips curled into a unique smile. His smile was fluttering with elegance yet there was an endless coldness from it, "Who said that I did not do anything about the rebellion army?"

What does he mean?!

Elder Wu was petrified, his heart sank and his legs started to turn to jelly.

Impossible!

This is impossible!

He was here at Chaoyang Palace all this time, how did he manage to call in reinforcements?