Chapter 75: The Harem is getting Weirder and Weirder. And Root of the Problem is (1 / 2)
The young man sat on the ground, propping himself up with one arm. A broken piece of black sash slid off his green official robe and fell to the floor. His pale skin was like timeless jade, and the flush on his cheeks resembled blood seeping through the stone.
Hurriedly gathering his robe, he stood up, one hand holding his clothes in place while the other barely managed a formal salute. “Your Majesty, greetings.” He added earnestly, “Your Majesty, I am innocent.”
Xu Yanmiao’s features were strikingly attractive—so much so that even without evidence, even without him being the extraordinary Bai Ze, the emperor’s first reaction was, “Beloved official, I believe you!”
Affairs? Defiling the harem? Impossible! Surely, it was because he was too handsome, provoking envy and being framed.
The Crown Grandson had not initially intended to employ such crude methods.
But no matter how sophisticated his plans, they required willing participants. What baffled him was this: every time he instructed his subordinate officials to impeach a mere ninth-grade minor official, they either refused outright, feigned illness, or put on airs of righteousness, claiming the court should not resort to such underhanded means and should instead rely on the superiority of policies to crush the opposition.
The Crown Grandson: “???”
Was it them who had the problem, or was it him?
With no help from officials, he had to resort to the palace’s young maids and eunuchs. After all, he was still the Crown Grandson.