Chapter 1601
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The bookkeeper also quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy. "Your Majesty, I've confessed everything. Please spare my life. I only did it to make a living. I had no choice but to work for Madam. Please spare my life, Your Majesty! "
"Please spare my life, Your Majesty!" The hired thugs also begged for mercy.
"You, you dare to slander me …" At this time, Madam Wei's body had already collapsed to the ground. Her face was pale and her body was trembling in fear.
Seeing this, the Empress immediately knew that something bad had happened. The matter had been exposed!
Now that there were witnesses and evidence, the matter had been exposed.
Not only would she not be able to protect Madam Wei, but she would also be implicated.
Thinking of this, she looked at Madam Wei in pain. Suddenly, she rushed up and slapped Madam Wei's face. "Sister, did you really do this? I trusted you so much and gave you such an important task like disaster relief. I didn't expect you to embezzle the relief money and squander it. I'm so disappointed in you! "
"Sister …" Madam of the Wei Kingdom was slapped so suddenly that her body went limp from fright.
She saw the pain in the Empress's eyes and knew that her death was imminent.
The Empress was ready to sacrifice her to protect herself.
At this time, the Empress said angrily, "There was a drought in the northwest this year and the worst flood in Jiangnan in a hundred years. I've been so worried that I can't eat or sleep. I've been vegetarian every day and prayed for Bodhisattva to protect the people. The Emperor also worries about the people every day and can't eat or sleep well! I racked my brains for disaster relief and tried my best to raise funds. I even gave you such an important task. It's because I trusted you and thought that as the Madam of a Duke, you would sympathize with the people and wouldn't embezzle money like other people. But you embezzled money in the name of disaster relief, deceived your superiors and your subordinates, and harmed the people. You caused the people to have no way of making a living and caused them to be resentful. You even jeopardized the reputation of the Emperor and me. You knowingly broke the law, so you're guilty! "
Speaking of this, the Empress stared at Madam Wei and softened her voice. "Sister, when you did these things, did you think of Duke Wei's only son, Jiang Heng? Did you accumulate good karma for him? "
Hearing her son's name, Madam Wei was stunned.
She knew that the Empress was asking her to take the blame.
There were witnesses and evidence, so it was useless for her to quibble.
The Emperor would not trust her, and she would implicate the Empress and Heng 'er.
She believed that as long as she took the blame, the Empress would take care of Jiang Heng for her.
Thinking of this, she looked deeply at the Empress and said, "Elder sister … I'm sorry, I didn't do it on purpose. I was blinded by greed, that's why I embezzled the relief funds behind your back. Elder Sister, I have failed to live up to your painstaking efforts. I have let down His Majesty, I have let down the common people of the world. I deserve ten thousand deaths for my crimes! "
At this point, she began to sob.
Seeing her confess, the Empress heaved a sigh of relief.
She said with grief and indignation, "You really did it. I'm so disappointed in you!"
Hongyuan Emperor's face turned ashen when he saw Madam Wei pleading guilty.
His intuition told him that the Empress had something to do with this matter. It was just that Madam Wei had chosen to take the blame for her.
He glared at the Empress with hatred, his eyes full of anger.
She actually dared to embezzle the relief funds. Was she afraid that the people's resentment was not enough? Did she think that his country was too stable?
The common people were the foundation of the country. Now that many disaster victims had fled to the capital, if he did not stabilize the people's hearts, it would lead to chaos and his country would be overturned.
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