The Ace Bigshot Becomes A Farmgirl

Chapter 1101: Chapter 1101: Gong Qiu and the Noble Princess Consort’s Private Meeting

Actually, the deceased Gong Chang and the suspect Meng Yunzheng are both sons of the Gong Family, but they are not Imperial Mandates.

Their case hasn’t reached the level that requires the Emperor’s attention.

Not to mention that Lord Jing would personally bring the case scrolls to the palace to meet the Emperor after solving the case.

Lord Jing enters the palace naturally to report other matters. The Gong Family case, he will ‘incidentally’ inform the Emperor, as this issue involves not only the Gong Family but also Duke Liu.

Presumably, the Emperor will be interested in listening to the entire story.

Sure enough, after Lord Jing finished the important affairs, he casually presented the scrolls of the recently concluded case for the Emperor to review, as if inadvertently mentioning the Gong Family’s murder case.

The Emperor had heard about the Gong Family case and frowned upon hearing the details, “So, it seems the cause of this case was initiated by that Ms. Dong of Duke Liu’s family and Madam Gong?”

“Yes, the Eldest Young Master of the Gong Family just returned to the Capital and indeed suffered unwarranted disaster. Now with conclusive evidence, I have released Gong Xiao. However, Lord Gong is not at the residence, and this matter has yet to inform Lord Gong.”

As he spoke, Lord Jing sighed, “The household’s children making such a commotion, Lord Gong must be feeling troubled.”

“Gong Qiu is not at the residence? Where did he go?”

Lord Jing shook his head, “I do not know, only that when sending people to arrest Gong Ya, only Madam Gong was at the residence. I also dispatched people to the Ministry of Industry to inquire, but Lord Gong was not on duty there.”

The Emperor’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, “One son in the family was murdered, another became a suspect, yet he doesn’t cooperate with the authorities to uncover the truth, instead, he goes missing. This Gong Qiu, unable to manage even family matters, truly disappoints me.”

Lord Jing thought, you might be even more disappointed later.

Just as this idea settled, the Emperor’s personal eunuch hurried in, beads of sweat covering his forehead. Despite his extensive experience, his face showed panic, accompanied by slight trembling.

Lord Jing squinted slightly, seeing Xiping approach the Emperor and whisper a few words in his ear.

The Emperor suddenly raised his head, eyes red with rage, as though about to devour someone, “What did you just say?!!”

Xiping ‘thumped’ to his knees, “Em-Emperor, your servant wouldn’t dare lie, the person is right outside.”

The Emperor stood up abruptly, sweeping all the documents off the desk onto the floor, his breathing becoming rapid and heavy.

His health had been poor, often summoning the Imperial Physician over the past six months, and now he seemed intensely provoked, his body swaying after standing up.

In the next moment, a jet of blood suddenly spurted out.

Lord Jing and Xiping’s expressions changed dramatically, rushing forward to support him.

“Emperor, Emperor, how are you? Summon the Imperial Physician, quickly summon the Imperial Physician.”

The Emperor’s body staggered slightly, fortunately, steadying with their support.

His eyes were sharp, grasping Lord Jing’s hand firmly, speaking word by word, “No need for the Imperial Physician, leave the palace.”

“B-But, Emperor…”

“I ordered you to leave the palace!!” The Emperor suddenly turned his head, staring at him intently, blood still at the corner of his mouth, his face looking especially fierce.

Lord Jing felt a pang in his heart, sensing that if he dared to delay even a moment, the Emperor might have him dragged out and executed immediately.

Thus, he said nothing further and knelt down, “Yes, I take my leave, Your Majesty.”