Xue Wenjie also realized belatedly that his words were somewhat abrupt, but at this moment Xue Zining should not be here. Could it be that the scent was no longer effective?
Thinking of Concubine Zhao Gui finding him before, perhaps she had something to discuss with him?
However, the Regent was the Regent. He had been in charge of state affairs for more than a day. He looked at Xue Zining with deep, cold eyes and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the night dew is heavy. Please return to the palace!"
"But I can't sleep, I want to chat with Prime Minister Hua."
"Your Majesty, if you want to chat, please do it another day. Prime Minister Hua may not be able to chat with Your Majesty."
"Why?" Xue Zining asked.
"Because Prime Minister Hua privately possessed a dragon robe, deceiving the emperor and offending the heavens. I must arrest Prime Minister Hua."
"Privately possessed a dragon robe?" Xue Zining was shocked.
Xue Wenjie handed the dragon robe from the box to Xue Zining. She took it and indeed it was a dragon robe. Recalling that in her previous life, Xue Wenjie used this dragon robe to frame and behead Hua Yunjin, she couldn't help but feel angry.
"Your Majesty, such a crime should be punished by beheading to warn others," Xue Wenjie said.
Beheaded to warn others? The one who should truly be beheaded is you, Xue Wenjie. However, Xue Zining knew that she was now just a nominal emperor, and the only one she could rely on was Feng Yin, who was by her side. To oppose the Regent, who held military power, was impossible.
This was also why the Regent did not need to avoid her at all.
She put down the dragon robe and looked up at the youth being suppressed by the Imperial Guards. Even though he was being framed and was in great danger, the youth's eyes were still clear.
This fifteen-year-old who could debate in court and became the youngest Zhuangyuan of the Huangze Kingdom, was he going to be killed by Xue Wenjie?
In her past life, did Hua Yunjin feel wronged by being framed? Did he regret coming forward for her when he was beheaded?
It was precisely because Hua Yunjin proposed that the Regent would return power when she came of age, which angered the Regent and led him to decide to kill Hua Yunjin.
And she, knowing that Hua Yunjin's private possession of the dragon robe was nothing but the Regent's scheme, dared not speak due to the Regent's authority, and did not even dare to see Hua Yunjin.
She wondered if Hua Yunjin had hated her at that time.
"Prime Minister Hua, how could you be so careless? I asked you to find a seamstress to mend the dragon robe for me, and how did you let Imperial Uncle know?" Xue Zining looked at Hua Yunjin with feigned anger.
Hua Yunjin, who was already intelligent, understood when Xue Zining said this. He said apologetically, "It's all my carelessness, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"Never mind, you said it unintentionally. It was my fault from the beginning."
Xue Zining looked at Xue Wenjie and said, "Imperial Uncle, I accidentally damaged this dragon robe. I was afraid Imperial Uncle would blame me if he knew, so I ordered the Prime Minister to secretly bring it back to find a seamstress to help me mend it. I never expected to implicate the Prime Minister because of this. If Imperial Uncle wants to blame someone, blame me. After all, it's all my fault."
"Your Majesty, are you sure you personally gave this dragon robe to Prime Minister Hua?" Xue Wenjie looked at Xue Zining with a cold smile. He had placed it in the Prime Minister's mansion, so how did it become a dragon robe that Xue Zining gave to Hua Yunjin to mend? Da Feng Novel Network
Xue Zining nodded and pointed to the sleeve of the dragon robe, saying, "Imperial Uncle, look, it's damaged here."
Xue Wenjie was stunned. When he took it, the dragon robe was not damaged.
Seeing Xue Wenjie's confusion, Xue Zining continued, "Since the misunderstanding is resolved, Imperial Uncle, please release Prime Minister Hua. It is my fault. If the Prime Minister has to bear the crime of privately possessing a dragon robe because of me, I am truly deeply ashamed."