The Retired Emperor Swore with Utter Conviction, Pacification Commissioner Jia Was Loyal to the Bone!
Lightning flashed and thunder roared across the heavens. Torrential rain poured down, and the towering Palace lay shrouded in a deep gloom.
The government offices of every ministry were silent, and doubts arose among the civil and military officials.
Had he still not been beheaded at the Meridian Gate?
If the emperor granted a pardon at the last moment, he would become a laughingstock for all eternity! From then on, the ministers at court would have to live in an atmosphere of terror!
On the Imperial Path in the Imperial City, a imposing man in a golden Flying Fish Uniform strode like a dragon and a tiger, heading straight toward Pacification Commissioner Qin.
He knew that this man was an absolutely trusted confidant of the Retired Emperor.
Jiang Wuyuan's gaze burned as he asked, briefly and forcefully:
"Has something changed?"
Pacification Commissioner Qin's emotions surged and ebbed. He, too, struggled to regain his composure after that earth-shattering reversal.
A moment later, he said bluntly:
"Lord Jiang, the true culprit behind this is Xia Shouzhong, Director of the Six Palaces. The evidence stands like a mountain!"
Jiang Wuyuan's expression changed sharply, his gaze turning exceptionally dark.
For a Pacification Commissioner to say that the evidence stood like a mountain meant that no flaw could be found in it.
"Absurd! Absolutely impossible!" Jiang Wuyuan barked, striding into the Grand Secretariat.
Inside the dim, chilly Yamen, the High Ministers wore stiff expressions.
On the Imperial Throne, Emperor Jingde had already torn off his crown. Rage had twisted his majestic face into something hideously savage, as though he might swallow the servant prostrate on the floor at any moment!
The Retired Emperor's imposing presence surged as he questioned him relentlessly:
"A servant beneath the throne's steps shamelessly murdered his master! Such an act enrages