I Became the Devil Queen's Heart Demon

Chapter 598 - 229 Chen Mo: The Three-Surnamed Servant Like Me Has Plenty of People Above!_3

The Crown Prince, seeing that, didn’t press further, and laughed, saying, "I was just joking, Mr. Xu, please get up."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Xu Lin got up, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

Is this how one makes a joke...

Almost scared me to death!

The Empress tapped the armrest with her fingers and said blandly, "What the Crown Prince just said is reasonable; the virtuous are hard to find, and their major virtue should be investigated rather than minor faults. However, Chen Mo did make a mistake this time, so his salary will be docked by one level, and he will be barred from promotion for half a year."

"Additionally, he is to thoroughly investigate the Barbarian Slave Case and the Zhou Family Case to see if there are any oversights, with a deadline of one month. He must give an account to me."

"Crown Prince, what do you think?"

The Crown Prince nodded and said, "Mother’s words are reasonable, I second that."

As long as it doesn’t interfere with fun and games, that’s fine...

The Empress looked through the bamboo curtain at the court officials and asked, "Does anyone have any objections?"

"..."

The Six Ministers looked at each other in dismay.

Objections?

Who dares to have objections?

Yan Peizhi, Feng Jinyu, Cui Hao, Xu Lin... those who jumped out never had a good ending.

Today’s intention was clearly to "besiege" Chen Mo, but the situation developed far beyond expectation... not only was Chen Mo unharmed, but the Six Ministries faced thorough investigation, and the Yan Family and Cui Family were even dragged into major cases!

"For Chen Mo, docking one level of salary is insignificant, and there is still more than half a year until the examination period; ’barred from promotion for half a year’ is merely an empty promise."

"In the end, it means no substantial punishment."

"Moreover, reopening these two cases and having Chen Mo responsible for the investigations will involve who knows how many more people..."

Yan Peizhi secretly clenched his fist, "Her Majesty the Empress is known to favor Chen Mo, but why does the Crown Prince also indulge him? No matter how one says it, Chu Heng is also a relative of the Imperial Family..."

Not only Yan Peizhi, but others were equally baffled.

They thought the Crown Prince suddenly presiding today was to uphold justice, only to find out it was to back Chen Mo?

This drives their minds into overload...

It’s not that I don’t understand; the world is changing too fast!

...

...

The court meeting concluded.

The officials walked out of the Golden Throne Hall, surrounding Chen Zhuo like stars around the moon.

"Truly deserves to be Mr. Chen, I wondered why he was so composed and steady as a mountain, turns out he already had a plan?"

"This move is indeed a killer blow, didn’t see Yan Peizhi’s expression, his face almost turned green!"

"That Cui Hao and Xu Lin had jumped out more than once, good time to suppress their arrogance!"

"Speaking of which, Mr. Chen, where did you get these pieces of evidence?"

"And why would the Crown Prince speak for us?"

Chen Zhuo remained expressionless, silent.

His image grew increasingly profound and mysterious in the eyes of all.

However, in reality, he himself was bewildered.

The evidence received yesterday was initially thought to have come from the Empress’s errand, but after careful examination, something felt amiss... the detailed knowledge of the Barbarian Slave routes and understanding of internal corruption within the Six Ministries would never be acquired within a year or two.

Coupled with the Crown Prince’s sudden appearance and inexplicable indulgence toward Chen Mo, it only added to his perplexity.

"Since when did this brat get involved with the Crown Prince?"

...

...

The steps of the ministers from the Six Ministries were slow, and the atmosphere was completely dismal, starkly contrasting their morning’s demeanor.

They knew the Chen Family wouldn’t take things lying down, they would surely find a way to retaliate, but didn’t expect the counterattack would be so fierce!

Without anyone else speaking up, Chen Zhuo directly decimated the Six Ministries...

"Old Feng, how are you handling this matter?" Yan Peizhi, his face ashen, asked, "Weren’t Yang Lin’s statements matched already? How did he suddenly flip?"

Feng Jinyu glanced at him, "You ask me, who should I ask? Besides, I’d like to know why your son got involved with the Barbarian Slave Case, and how did someone manage to seize that handle?"

"That good-for-nothing rebel son, best not to mention it."

Yan Peizhi’s eyelids twitched, speaking lowly, "I initially said, there’s something amiss, you kept urging me..."

"Now that the kids are dead you’ve started whining, what’s the point of saying these post-incident remarks?" Feng Jinyu snapped, "Even if you didn’t jump out today to bite Chen Mo, do you think the Chen Family would let you off?"

"Rather than blame me, you should think carefully about how to extricate yourself!"

"Having such a foolish son, you’re set for life."

"You..."

Compared to the two who turned against each other, Cui Hao and Xu Lin were pale-faced, their steps faltered, appearing as if their souls were absent.

One potentially involved in treason, the other offended the Crown Prince, their days were increasingly hopeless...

"Now the Crown Prince has already begun participating in government, perhaps soon formally taking over supervision."

"Offending him at such a time will lead to endless trouble later..."

"No, I can’t simply wait to be doomed."

Xu Lin held up his head, his gaze scanning, finally fixed on that tall figure.

"Master Lv!"

He took two steps at a time, arriving next to Lv Huaiyu, bowing and smiling ingratiatingly: "Master Lv, what was said on the court earlier was merely a slip of the tongue, I meant no disrespect to the Crown Prince..."

Lv Huaiyu kept his gaze steady and ears deaf, as if considering him as air.

Xu Lin’s expression turned awkward, yet he dared not say much, only following close behind.

Suddenly, Lv Huaiyu’s gaze paused, his face cold and chiseled, as he pulled up a slight smile.

"Mr. Chen..."

?

Which Mr. Chen?

Xu Lin puzzledly lifted his head, seeing the tall figure standing outside the Fengtian Gate, his expression froze.

"Chen, Chen Mo?!"