The villain who defeated the son of destiny was my father

The imperial study was quiet and serene, with only the sound of brush strokes touching memorial documents being heard.

The old emperor was reviewing memorials. Although he was getting old, he had sharp eyes and ears and was in good spirits, without any sign of frailty.

"It is a great fortune for the Tianyuan Kingdom and also a great blessing for me to have the assistance of the Prime Minister." After a while, the old emperor put down the red pen in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, and was filled with emotion.

The chief eunuch hurried forward and skillfully poured a cup of fragrant tea.

The fragrance of tea rose up and filled the room. The old emperor took a short rest, slowly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and felt refreshed.

"Your Majesty is wise and enlightened, and has the world in his heart. Therefore, God has shown mercy and sent Prime Minister Ziwei Xingqu to the earth to help Your Majesty achieve unprecedented achievements." The eunuch in charge at the side showed his fawning attitude, and spoke sweet words and flattering words.

When the old emperor heard this, he couldn't help but burst into laughter, and the sound shook the whole house.

"Hahahaha, you are absolutely right. Since Lord Qu began assisting in the administration, Tianyuan Country has prospered like the rising sun. Moreover, my body has become much healthier, and I seem to have regained my youth. This is all thanks to Lord Qu."

"But Lord Qu has been gone for several days, and I don't know when he will be back?" The old emperor looked at the mountain of memorials in front of his desk and couldn't help but frowning with a bitter look on his face.

In the past, there was Prime Minister Qu Honglin who was in charge of the court and handled all government affairs properly. The emperor only needed to enjoy himself and the peace. Now that the Prime Minister has temporarily left the court, all matters inside and outside the court need to be decided by him personally, which really makes him exhausted and miserable.

The chief eunuch hurriedly tried to comfort the emperor with flattering words, trying to ease his troubled mood.

As the two were talking, a dark figure came quietly like a ghost and then knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, there is a letter from the Prime Minister."

"Present it quickly!" The old emperor was troubled by government affairs and had not heard from the prime minister for a long time. When he heard the news, he was immediately cheered up and spoke quickly.

The chief eunuch stepped forward quickly, took the bamboo tube containing the letter from the secret guard, and presented it to His Majesty respectfully.

The old emperor was extremely anxious, and could not wait to open the bamboo tube, take out the parchment, and quickly glanced at the words on it. In an instant, his face suddenly changed, gloomy as ink, as if dark clouds covered the sun, and thunderous anger was hidden between his brows.

"Good, very good! How dare you, a tiny country like you, act so recklessly and do not take the great country of Tianyuan seriously at all!" The old emperor was furious, his words were full of resentment and majesty, and the atmosphere in the imperial study instantly became as heavy as lead.

Seeing the emperor's rage, the chief eunuch knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Humph! Back then, our Tianyuan Kingdom was weak and the surrounding small countries took advantage of the situation and tried to swallow us up. Fortunately, I had the help of Minister Qu. However, times have changed dramatically. Now our Tianyuan Kingdom is rich and strong, with a strong army and horses. Unexpectedly, they are still unwilling to give up and try to use the same old tricks. They are digging their own graves and seeking their own death!" The old emperor's eyes were wide open, and in a rage, he waved his hand and called the leader of the shadow guards.

Immediately, he angrily threw the parchment filled with secrets in his hand to the ground.

"This is a list of spies planted in our dynasty by other countries. You must immediately lead the shadow guards to closely monitor their every move. You must not slack off in the slightest." The old emperor spoke sternly, with an unquestionable determination in his words.

"Yes!" The leader of the shadow guards knelt on one knee and clasped his fists to accept the order. He then quickly picked up the parchment on the ground, and disappeared into the imperial study in a flash.

"Your Majesty, calm down."

The chief eunuch was trembling with fear, and hurriedly changed a cup of steaming hot tea for the emperor, trying to soothe the emperor's anger with the lingering tea aroma.

At this moment, a young eunuch, fearful and terrified, tiptoed into the imperial study, approached the chief eunuch, lowered his voice, and whispered carefully for a long time. The chief eunuch frowned slightly and waved his hand gently. The young eunuch hurriedly withdrew as if he had been pardoned.

"What's the matter?" The old emperor was at the peak of his rage, his voice was as cold as ice, as if it could freeze the air around him.

The chief eunuch quickly responded, "Your Majesty, it is Lord Sima and His Royal Highness Prince Li who are here to ask for an audience."

"They?" The old emperor was slightly startled, and instantly understood why they came this time. He wanted to refuse them outright, but a light bulb seemed to flash in his mind, and after thinking for a moment, he finally allowed them to enter.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

"My son, please see your father!"

Soon, two handsome and graceful men walked into the imperial study one after another, bowed respectfully, and their greetings echoed in the room.

"Get up." The old emperor's face was gloomy, and his displeasure was evident in his words. "But has there been any progress in the matter of Prince Li's concubine?"

The two of them looked at each other for a short while, then Mo Li took a step forward, bowed and said, "Father, I sent my subordinates to find the magic medicine the day before yesterday, and now my wife has recovered. But we still haven't found any clues about the villain who did it in secret."

"Your Majesty, the murderer acted extremely secretly and his methods were clean and efficient. I have investigated everywhere but have no clue. It is truly my dereliction of duty. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." Sima Zheng then knelt on his knees, his voice of apology sincere but helpless.

The old emperor snorted secretly in his heart. It was the prime minister who took action and he was the one who benefited. How could they easily uncover such a complicated and secretive matter?

Asking them to investigate the case was just a formality, intended to conceal the truth and calm the gossips inside and outside the court.

This Mo Li is really ridiculous. He can even make up the story of the 'miracle medicine'. Do they really think that he, the emperor, is a confused person?

But at the moment he didn't have the energy to pursue the matter, so he decided to just let it go.

"You useless idiots! You can't even handle such a trivial matter so badly. What's the point of keeping you around?"

The old emperor was furious. After a fit of rage, he immediately ordered the confiscation of half a year's salary of the two men. Then he waved his hand and expelled them from the imperial study, as if he was annoyed to even look at them for one more moment.

The two left in embarrassment.

The little eunuch outside came in again.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is here, look..." The chief eunuch knew very well that the old emperor was furious at the moment. However, the Imperial Concubine had always been favored by the emperor, so he did not dare to make a decision on his own to refuse her entry. He had to carefully seek the emperor's opinion.

The old emperor sneered, "She still has the nerve to come to me?"

When he thought that this woman was the biggest spy planted by another country next to him, and that he could only pretend to be unaware of it for various reasons, a surge of resentment surged in his chest like a tide, almost bursting out.

But even though he was very upset, he had no choice but to swallow his anger for the sake of the grand plan he had carefully planned with the prime minister.

He waved his hand impatiently and ordered someone to bring the imperial concubine into the imperial study.

When the imperial concubine walked in gracefully, the old emperor's expression changed instantly, and the look of being intoxicated by beauty appeared on his face again. He stretched out his arms and couldn't wait to embrace the imperial concubine gently in his arms, as if the previous anger and suspicion had never existed at all.

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