He slammed the register shut.
Even as Emperor Qing flew into a rage, Zhou Cheng already knew that he had seen Li Yunrui.
Even though Guangxin Palace had been completely sealed off, even though everyone was allowed in but no one was allowed out, the unceasing stream of Emperor Qing's negative emotions reaching his ears had already made him aware of everything that had happened.
Judging by the emotion points, he could only tell that Emperor Qing already knew quite a lot. But exactly how much Li Yunrui had said, he did not know.
Still, he did not care.
Playing chess had its pleasures. Overturning the board had its own ways of playing.
Emperor Qing closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair.
He could not remember how long it had been since he had felt so weary at heart. He had never imagined that anything so absurd would happen to him.
He had still underestimated Li Yunrui and that fine son's ability to cause trouble.
After calming himself, he did not summon Zhou Cheng at once. Instead, he had someone deliver a verbal decree summoning Yan Xiaoyi.
Yan Xiaoyi was the commander of the Imperial Guards, charged with protecting the Imperial Palace.
Emperor Qing knew that although Yan Xiaoyi served him loyally, he was even more loyal to Li Yunrui.
Now that Li Yunrui had committed an unforgivable error, he would reclaim the Imperial Treasury and prune away, one by one, the forces loyal to her in the Capital, lest that madwoman cause an even greater scandal.
Soon, Yan Xiaoyi was kneeling on one knee before Emperor Qing.
As commander of the Imperial Guards, he had naturally learned at once that Guangxin Palace had been sealed off and the Eldest Princess placed under house arrest.
He did not