Detective Ghost Empress

He even had to worry about their weapons and he also needed to appoint another doctor since the one working at the village was burned out——

All of this cost money! How was Zhai Tianyu supposed to survive without it?

Zhai Heng noticed the gloomy clouds which were hanging over the head of his brother and then succinctly changed the topic, " What are you doing with Lord Qin?"

Lord Qin was a victim but he was also a murderer, they cannot let him go nor could they lock him up and execute him.

Killing Madam Qin who joined hands with Ji Yang in killing his wife was justice but killing his own daughter just because she was doted on by Madam Qin was not fair.

No matter what kind of woman concubine Qin was, she was an innocent woman who didn\'t harm anyone yet.

" I have already thought about what I am going to do with him," though the matter of Lord Qin was a headache, Zhai Tianyu somehow managed to come up with a solution to deal with this case.

Zhai Heng knew that his brother was going to be just and fair in his dealings which was why he narrowed his eyes and then warned him in concern, "You have to be careful your majesty. Prime Minister Ji, will not let this matter rest so easily, he will try to use all sorts of means to execute Lord Qin."

Lord Qin was a liability that could prove fatal to his power and good name which was why Ji Yang would not allow Lord Qin to live anymore. Even though it has only been a few hours but two attempts were already made to take Lord Qin\'s life.

It\'s as if Ji Yang no longer cares whether or not he gets found out and Zhai Heng knew why. That man now had an excuse which was —— a tarnish on his reputation and good name even if he was caught he can righteously say that he did it because he was upset after the false accusations that Lord Qin made on him and be done with the trouble coming upon him.

" Naturally, I have thought of a way to deal with him as well," Zhai Tianyu smilingly spoke but his smile looked a bit strained as his gaze fell on all the memorandums which were sitting in front of him on the table. " Since I am a puppet Emperor who is supposed to be putty in the hands of his ministers, I can\'t possibly go against them right?"

"So it\'s going to end with execution?" Zhai Heng questioned already having an idea about what was going to happen.

Zhai Tianyu\'s smile widened as he nodded and said, " I can\'t possibly break the trust of my uncle which he had put forth in me, right Commander Heng?"

….

The next morning, the sky was clouded with gloomy clouds. Thunder flashed through the cottony grey balls but even the sound of the lightning could not subdue the noises which were coming from the inside of the courtroom.

" I beg your majesty to make the wisest decision of all," Ji Yang spoke in a pleading voice but if one was to take notice of his actions and momentum, they would see that he was acting and speaking in an imperious manner as if guiding the Emperor to act according to his wishes by pulling the Emperor along by his nose.

Zhai Tianyu looked at the man whose head was lowered and clenched his fingers tightly on the armrest of the throne on which he was sitting.

Though Ji Yang spoke to him like he was wronged, the two of them were well aware of the fact that neither Ji Yang nor his family was wronged but even so he had forced him into the corner and because he was still too weak, Zhai Tianyu had to comply with his wishes.

" If I may say, your majesty," Liu Dong Ming glanced at Ji Yang who seemed to be pleading with Zhai Tianyu before turning his gaze indifferently to Zhai Tianyu. " I suggest we do a small investigation. I mean no matter how deep a secret is buried as long as we know where to dig, it ought to come out right, prime minister Ji? That way you will also be able to clean your name without any hassle."

Liu Dong Ming knew that there was no point in digging into the past, in fact, he wasn\'t even inclined to dig into it. He had no qualms or grievances regarding the Qin family\'s deaths—— after all, neither Madam Qin nor her daughter was a good person.

He just wanted to get under Ji Yang\'s skin and bully him a little, it was fun to watch him suffer and compared to what he and Grand Empress Dowager did to his cousin, this was nothing but a small snack.

Sure enough, Ji Yang glared at Liu Dong Ming who very calmly turned his gaze away and no longer spoke which only irritated Ji Yang even more since he knew that Liu Dong Ming was only doing this to annoy him.

Though Ji Yang wished to see Liu Dong Ming die a death with thousand cuts on his body, he still suppressed his anger and said, " Your majesty, I agree with prime minister Liu —— if this is what your majesty wants then I and my family shall compel. I just hope that this stain from my character and name shall be removed."

" Pfft," a small chuckle rang out in the courtroom causing a nerve to throb in Ji Yang\'s temple as he whipped his head and looked at Liu Dong Ming who slowly cleared his throat and smiled, " I apologise, I am suffering from sore throat."

\' Should I cut down that throat for you? If the root is gone there will be no rotting, what do you say?\' Ji Yang roared in his head but even so, he smiled at Liu Dong Ming and nodded with his nerves stretched tautly and said politely, " Ah the weather is cold, it\'s understandable. Prime Minister Liu, please do keep yourself covered up…it will be troublesome if something was to happen to you."

\'I hope you die!\'

" There is no need for you to worry about me, Prime Minister Ji," Liu Dong Ming stated calmly. " I can\'t possibly leave my fair acquaintance and colleague in distress, don\'t worry I shall take even better care of myself."

\' I am not going to die even if you do!\'