Chapter 1438: Preferably His Corpse
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Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
He was not angry that these people could not find the Third Prince, but he hated the Third Prince.
He was his son; his life was his. If he wanted that unfilial son dead, he expected his son to deliver his life to him obediently.
However, not only was the Third Prince so close to Qian Jiyun, but he also escaped when he ordered someone to kill him.
How could he escape?!
The ministers looked up silently and glanced at the old Emperor.
Was the Emperor sure that the Third Prince was used to living a life of luxury and was not scheming at all?
What kind of emperor were they loyal to? He hadn’t even figured out what kind of person his own son was?
If the Third Prince was really as the Emperor described, would he still conspire with Prince Zhan Yun? He was probably just pretending to be undisciplined previously, right?
“Your Majesty, people from the Prince Zhan Yun Residence must have secretly escorted the Third Prince away. We’ll be able to find him as long as we find them.”
“You think I don’t know that?” The old Emperor snorted.
Those people definitely had something to do with his third son’s escape.
But so what? Would outsiders believe them if they said that? On the surface, his third son appeared to have no connection to Qian Jiyun.
“I’m asking you to find them to find evidence of Qian Jiyun’s collusion with that unfilial son, not to talk about things that I already know!”
He gritted his teeth and continued, “The Third Prince’s forces are all in the capital. He won’t escape elsewhere. If you can’t even find him in the capital, what use are you to me?”
This was the third time he had asked this question.
Were they expecting him to do everything alone? Or were they expecting him to send the shadow guards?
He was the Emperor; he could not leave the palace. He could not give the rebels a chance to kill him. Otherwise, he would have gone out long ago and personally brought back his third son.
“We are guilty.”
The ministers had no choice but to kneel down and accept the blame.
It was their fault that they could not find him, but was it really entirely their fault?
The Third Prince was still a prince, and he controlled the Shubei Army. If he wanted to hide somewhere, he would not need the Prince Zhan Yun Residence, right?
Did the Emperor believe his son was too weak?
The Emperor became even angrier as he watched them kneel. Did he need them to kneel before him now? He needed them to find his third son!
Even if they could not find him alive, finding his corpse would suffice.
In fact, preferably his corpse. That way, he could rest a.s.sured that no one would ever be a.s.sociated with Qian Jiyun, that traitor, under his nose again!
“Get lost! All of you!”
He did not want to look at the useless ministers on the ground anymore and flicked his sleeve at them.
“We’ll take our leave.”
Relieved, the ministers quickly left.
Outside the study, a few timid ministers wiped the cold sweat off their foreheads with their sleeves. They had been terrified.
“I really don’t understand. Isn’t it more beneficial if the Third Prince and Prince Zhan Yun have a good relationship? Prince Zhan Yun won’t rebel on account of the Third Prince.”
The two ministers at the back were the Grand Chancellor of the Left and the Minister of Rites. The Minister of Rites asked in a low voice, puzzled.