Chapter 1600
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When the Emperor heard the truth, he immediately glared at the Empress in disappointment.
He could cover up for her in other matters, but not this kind of thing!
He approached the Empress step by step, his face livid. He gritted his teeth and said, "Empress, didn't you say that you pitied the people and sympathized with them? Then why is the disaster relief fund in Madam Wei's manor? "
The Empress was very panicked, but she still said calmly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I did raise the fund for disaster relief. I already told my sister to send all the money to Jiangnan for disaster relief. I don't know how the money ended up in her manor. Sister, what's going on? "
As she spoke, she quickly winked at Madam Wei.
Madam Wei was a little nervous now.
She suddenly stood up, walked toward Gao Yang, and slapped him in the face. She said angrily, "You traitor! I trusted you so much and let you lead a team to transport the disaster relief fund to Jiangnan. In the end, you transferred the disaster relief fund to my manor! Gao Yang, I treated you well. Why did you do such a thing? Can you face the Emperor and Empress, and the people of the world? "
Gao Yang was stunned by the slap.
He glared at Madam Wei angrily. "Madam, didn't you tell me to transfer it? We were all following your orders. Now you want to blame it on me alone? "
Chu Xuanchen also spoke up at the wrong time, "That's right, Madam Wei. If Gao Yang really coveted your money, why did he transfer it to your manor? Why didn't he just beat you at your own game and transport it to Jiangnan, then embezzle the money on the way? "
Madam Wei's eyes flickered, and she said anxiously, "Who knows? Maybe he didn't have time to transfer it. In short, I told him to transport all the disaster relief fund to Jiangnan, but he secretly transferred it and even gave it to the people. Your Majesty, the Empress and I were both wronged. Please understand! "
Chu Xuanchen sneered and said, "Madam of the Wei Kingdom, if Gao Yang's testimony is not credible, what about your hired thugs and the accountant?"
He then cupped his hands at Emperor Hongyuan. "Your Majesty, I want to know whether it was Madam Wei or Gao Yang who embezzled the money. You can lock up all these servants and torture them. I believe the truth will come out soon. "
Madam Wei's body went limp when she heard this.
Her hired thugs were a motley crew. They all listened to Gao Yang and were only willing to work for her if she had money.
Once she fell, they would quickly betray her.
Sure enough, those thugs were afraid of being tortured to extort a confession, but they also wanted to protect Gao Yang. One after another, they said, "Your Majesty, it was Madam of Wei who wanted to embezzle the money. We were just following her orders. Even if we were given a thousand guts, we wouldn't dare to embezzle so much money. "
The bookkeeper's body trembled like a sieve, his forehead dripping with cold sweat.
He said with a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, this account book was also written by Madam Wei. She told Empress, the Empress and the Empress, the Empress. If it's real, it's for the Empress to see. If it's fake, it's for you to see. It's all for the sake of embezzling the relief funds. Not only this year, but also in previous years. "
. "Gao Yang added," Yes, Your Majesty. In the past, Madam Wei embezzled a lot of money in the name of fundraising. Last year, she embezzled five hundred thousand taels of silver using the same method. She asked the servants to help her transfer the money to her manor first. When the limelight was over and no one was paying attention to her, she would then ask the servants to transfer the money to her Duke's Mansion for her to squander. Empress, we only worked for her and were only given food and clothing. We didn't get any benefits. She got all the benefits. It really has nothing to do with us. "
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