In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 659 - 641: Act first, report later_1

Chapter 659: Chapter 641: Act first, report later_1

Su Pan’er arrived with the child one step too late, seeing His Majesty who was already lifeless on the bed, her heart slowly sank.

Still one step too late!

She closed her eyes, advanced slowly, gently laid her hand on his neck pulse, then quickly checked his eyes.

She slowly withdrew her hand and stepped back.

Against the tear-streaked yet hopeful gaze of Qin Yi, she still shook her head.

Qin Yi immediately burst into tears!

The news of His Majesty’s death could not be suppressed and quickly spread through various channels, causing countless old ministers to sob profoundly.

Upon learning of this, Prince Xuan, who was seated on the throne in the Hall of Golden Chariots, finally breathed a sigh of relief!

From now on, he would no longer have to worry about that dying man coming to snatch the throne from him!

However, officially, on the morning court session the day after he learned of this, he discussed the matter with the courtiers with a pained face.

"The former emperor was so loving towards me while he was alive and even entrusted this great land to me. Although some mistakes were made later, as the saying goes, ’A son never speaks ill of his deceased father’, we should respect the dead. Now that the former emperor is gone, we should send someone to retrieve his sacred corpse and bury it in the mausoleum as is proper!"

The speech by Qin Zitong immediately stirred a wave in the court!

No matter how much the new emperor, who was now seated on the throne, tried to beautify things, the news of how he ascended the throne had spread throughout the court and countryside.

Yet these ministers only dared be angry but not speak. Hearing that His Majesty had suddenly passed in such a mysterious manner, they thought there must be some connection with the person now sitting on the throne!

When they heard that he wanted to bring back the former emperor’s sacred corpse and bury it in the Emperor’s Mausoleum, they were naturally delighted.

The courtiers also expressed their opinions one after another, and soon determined the candidate to go to where the former emperor was currently believed to be, the Qinling area.

Seeing how eager these courtiers were, Qin Zitong sneered in his heart and noted down the names of those who had spoken that day in his small notebook.

Behind the scenes, he quietly dispatched a team, giving them to Jun Ruochen and Deputy Minister Wang, with a special order: "You should hold your troops for now. As soon as you see those traitorous officials, you can execute them on the spot without consulting me. Do you understand?"

What could be unclear about this?

Jun Ruochen and Deputy Minister Wang were extremely bitter in their hearts, yet they dared not show it on their faces. Quickly pounding their chests, they accepted the order.

"We obey!"

"Good, as long as you understand."

Qin Zitong glanced at the two of them, then his gaze fell on Jun Ruochen: "I heard that Qin Yi was able to enter the court initially because you helped him. And that Ye Han has cooperated with you many times?"

The piercing glance of Qin Zitong made Jun Ruochen’s scalp tingle, but he dared not answer!

He quickly pounded his chest and replied: "Your Majesty! Initially, I was the Parent Official of a region and by coincidence saved Great General Ye. It happened that the Ye Family and Jun Family were acquainted, so I recommended Qin Yi. Those few instances of cooperation were all for official matters. I hope Your Majesty understands!"

"As you’ve said so, I certainly believe you!"

The smile was on Qin Zitong’s face but there was a sharp glint in his eyes: "I also believe that the Jun Family, as the leader of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families, can clearly differentiate between family matters, national affairs, and matters of the world. Just go! I hope to hear good news from you soon!"

Jun Ruochen dared not delay any longer and quickly thanked him before retreating.

Only when Jun Ruochen exited the grand hall did Qin Zitong turn his gaze again to Deputy Minister Wang, who was still bowing and standing in front of him!

"I’m worried that Jun Ruochen, who has been in a long private relationship with Ye Han and others, might not be able to carry out the order when he comes across them. So, I’m sending you with him. I’m also giving you an additional task! If Jun Ruochen dares to publicly comply but privately oppose, you can behead him first and then report after, without mercy!"

Qin Zitong directly issued the order.

This made Deputy Minister Wang tremble all over immediately, and he quickly accepted the command: "Your servant understands absolutely!"

Only when he left the grand hall did he find his back all covered in cold sweat. Chilled by the cold wind, he couldn’t help but shiver!

The Jun Family are key contributors who assisted His Majesty in ascending to the throne!

Especially Jun Ruochen, who was a crucial figure in achieving this, not only was he the eldest legitimate son of the Jun Family but also the future helmsman of the Jun Family. His Majesty actually ordered his death so casually, it was indeed a case of ’the hare dies and the hunting dog is cooked’. It seems that he also needs to find an alternative route, lest he run headfirst into the precedent set before him.

Jun Ruochen was also feeling extremely complicated at the moment.

After returning home with his head hung low, engrossed in thought, he didn’t see Jun Ruoxue standing not far in front of him, attempting to greet him, and walked away directly.

Jun Ruoxue was, of course, not willing to let it go, quickly jumped out to block his path.

"Brother Chen, Brother Chen, what are you thinking about? Xue’er has been calling you for half the day, and you wouldn’t answer Xue’Er!"

"Xue’er, it’s so cold today, why don’t you stay at home instead of waiting here? This is a wind tunnel. Are you cold? Come, quickly follow Brother Chen into the house."

Jun Ruochen spoke while forcibly bringing Jun Ruoxue into the yard.

Once they got inside the house, a warmth hit their faces, causing Jun Ruoxue’s frozen face to finally regain some vitality.

Jun Ruochen saw that she was cold too and quickly poured a cup of hot tea for Xue’er and handed it to her.

"Seeing you so frozen, come, quickly take a sip of hot tea and warm yourself up."

"Brother Chen, I’m not cold!"

But Jun Ruoxue had worries on her mind and was not in the mood to mind these trivial matters. She hurriedly asked her Brother Chen, "Brother Chen, I came here today because I heard someone saying that His Majesty has already died. Is that true?"

"Who did you hear it from?"

Jun Ruochen was slightly taken aback, he had only just learned about this himself, how had Xue’er, who was in the back of the house, learned about it already.

"Brother Chen, everyone on the street is talking about this. Are you still trying to keep it from me?"

Jun Ruoxue pouted her lips and voiced her displeasure: "Is this matter true or not? Also, where is Brother Ye and... the others? Do you have any news about them? And..."

Several times she wanted to speak but stopped.

As soon as Jun Ruochen heard Xue’er mention this, what else could he not understand?

He put down the teacup in his hand and looked at her with a face full of regret.

"Xue’er, these are matters of the state and not something that you should be concerned with or know about. Go back to your rear courtyard, continue your embroidery, play the zither, and when you have nothing to do, follow mother to learn how to manage the inner affairs. Don’t mill around aimlessly all day!"

"Brother Chen!"

At this, Jun Ruoxue called out. Tears instantly broke free from their restraints and fell down.

"I always thought that Brother Chen treated me differently. But it turns out you are no different from them. I was wrong about you!"

Jun Ruoxue finished speaking with tears in her eyes and couldn’t help but covered her face and ran out.

Zi Lan and the others saw it and quickly followed her without hesitation.

Jun Ruochen, who was left behind, closed his eyes with a pained expression and sighed heavily.