The Elegant Dancing Years By Huo Li (火狸) | BL

Chapter 49 | Framing For A Crime

YeYao City.

Inside the Imperial Palace.

The ministers in the morning court finally welcomed their monarch.

Since the field hunt, the palace had been in chaos. The Ninth Prince and the two little princesses were killed in the fire, additionally, some imperial concubines also lost their lives in the sea of ​​flames. Now, this unrest had finally quelled a bit. His Majesty was also burdened by these events and the dragon body had fallen ill, because of which he did not attend morning court, however, the theory of alien star had spread far and wide like wildfire and was almost universally known.

During this eventful time, another filthy and disgraceful scandal broke out in the harem that alarmed the Imperial Court!

As soon as the matter was revealed, everyone was surprised and His Majesty also appeared in the court.

They saw that Emperor Cang He, Qi Xutian's face was dark as he leaned against the dragon throne. His somewhat narrowed eyes concealed his hawk-like sharp gaze and the depth in his eyes was unfathomable.

His long, slender fingers gently tapped on the armrest of the dragon throne. Once, twice, each tap directly fell onto the hearts of the courtiers below. His Majesty had always been fickle and unpredictable, but it had become better ever since the Second Prince came. However, right now, the Second Prince was rumoured to be the alien star and hadn't appeared before the public for a long time, even so, His Majesty's unfathomable and unpredictable nature was more alarming.

The long silence in the hall made the atmosphere heavy and suffocating. The ministers bowed their heads, and no one dared to speak first, they just kept giving Chief Liu, who was next to His Majesty, indicative looks.

Chief Liu stood quietly, intending to turn a blind eye to the gestures from below, but after five or six times, he finally bowed slightly to the monarch on the dragon throne and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of Hua Fengjin[1] messing around in the harem has been confirmed. All the evidence is here, please make your decision."

[1] Her actual name is Jing Fenghua, but when she entered the palace as a consort, she was renamed Hua Fengjin.

The hand tapping the armrest stopped. Qi Xutian lifted his eyes and his gaze swept over all the ministers below. In a plain tone of voice that signified neither anger nor joy, he spoke, "Bring her up."

When the ministers saw Qi Xutian speak, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They feared that the matter would arouse His Majesty's wrath, then they would not be able to live in peace.

Hua Fengjin messed up in the harem. Although she was in the Cold Palace, she still belonged to the harem and this was a matter concerning the imperial household's prestige. Especially after the previous incident, she did not introspect while in the Cold Palace, instead, she hooked up with one of the palace guards and was even caught. Even if she was given a death sentence by His Majesty, it was her own fault.

The ministers had been waiting for His Majesty to make a decision for a long time and it would be for the best if His Majesty took out all his anger on that hapless Hua Fengjin so they wouldn't have to suffer.

Emperor Cang He's anger was not something anyone could bear. They wondered what would happen to those who offended him this time.

Under everyone's attention, Hua Fengjin was led into the hall with dishevelled hair and a haggard face.

Her clothes were messy, and her former grace and elegance were nowhere to be seen. Her mouth was gagged, and her hands were tied behind her back as she knelt on the floor. Her panicked eyes were full of fear. She didn't dare to look up at the person sitting on the throne; thinking of what she had done, she was overwhelmed with panic and fear.