The Beloved Imperial Consort

Chapter 98

"How is it wrong? Do not hesitate to speak out, imperial uncle." Seeing the grand prince of Yi's hesitation, Yuancheng Emperor immediately smelt a rat in the matter.

"This.....your Majesty, of the three characters, except for the first one which was written by the female official, the other two all come from the hand of Mu'shi."

"What?" Empress Dowager was aghast. She abruptly turned around to cast a piercing glance at the person standing underneath whose face turned deathly pale.

"Absolutely disgraceful!" Empress Dowager Jin slapped the table and stood up.

Mu'shi can accompany by the sovereign's side? Were they implying that Yuancheng Emperor will snatch his daughter-in-law by force or that Zhong Zheng Lin will seize the throne and plot a rebellion? No matter which one it was, once Empress Dowager thought of it, her mind was dizzy with anger. If such a disregard of moral ethics happened, how could she have a clear conscience before the late Emperor's assiduous entrustment?

Everyone in the hall was dumbstruck. According to that Director's reckon, the calculations before and after were not only contradictory but also diametrically different. One person carried menace in blessings, the other one was blessed with tremendous fortune. What's even more absurd, the sixth Highness's cefei was going to accompany by a sovereign's side now and forever? Once they understood the bottom line, they were so frightened they instantly turned quiet. Just this one sentence, not only will that dog official have a difficult time to preserve his life, even them, people who were seated underneath, will be seen as fishbone stuck in throat by Yuancheng Emperor.

"Your Majesty. Spare this subject's life, your Majesty. It's impossible, impossible! How can one person have two birth charts? Cefei must have been prepared beforehand, trying a futile attempt to flee away from her offenses."

"You lowlife! Ben wang has overseen the whole process in person. Those two papers were also handed over to Gu Chang De by ben wang. Are you saying that ben wang lacks in morals and aids that Mu'shi in deception?" Overcome with fury, grand prince of Yi pointed at the person kneeling on the ground who was crying out for justice.

"Who is the grand prince of Yi for you to question him?" Yuancheng Emperor's face turned menacing. Looking at the shivering figure below, a killing intent arose in his heart.

"Your Majesty......this," the Director of Directorate of Astronomy and Calendar was so scared he wiped his sweat and quickly remedied the situation, "Reporting to your Majesty, the miscalculation may be due to strangeness of cefei's birth chart, which is different from other people. Moreover, this subject did not make a mistake in the initial calculations. This proves that the divination from that day was not just an empty talk. This subject asks for your Majesty's judgment."

The minister of Justice contemplated for a moment. Subsequently, he got up and reported, "Your Majesty, this subject has heard that one was already considered as mighty for making out two-third of divination. It's reasonable that the director of Directorate of Astronomy and Calendar would make a mistake. Just based on this clause, cefei can only prove that the Director's words are neither completely justifiable nor wrong. Yet, it cannot completely overthrow what the director had derived to on that day. Right now, it seems that the words the director has said about cefei's birth chart conflicting with consort Liu's and being unfavorable to the imperial clan, whether right or wrong, may all be possible. How does cefei wish to prove that he's truly wrong?"

"Correct. Correct." That director grabbed at the straw and kowtowed vehemently.

"Don't be impatient," Mu Xi Yao chuckled. "Qie tested you only to prove that your calculations count for very little."