"Search." Xue Wenjie said coldly.
Just as Hua Yunjin was about to intervene, a voice came from behind him, "If Prime Minister Hua wishes for Old Madam Hua to be safe, then cooperate obediently."
Hua Yunjin trembled all over. He turned around and saw his mother being held hostage by someone. Hua Yunjin looked at Xue Wenjie with cold anger, "Regent, you are threatening this Prime Minister."
Xue Wenjie sat on a stone chair in the courtyard and said slowly, "Prime Minister Hua has repeatedly obstructed this King's search of the Prime Minister's manor. Could it be that you are truly hiding a dragon robe?"
"Why worry about a crime? Regent, do not frame and accuse me."
Xue Wenjie sneered, "Whether it's a frame-up or not, Prime Minister Hua, please wait a moment."
After the time it takes an incense stick to burn, the Imperial Guards walked towards Xue Wenjie, "Your Highness, this general has found something."
"Present it." Xue Wenjie said.
Soon, an item was presented. It was a box. Xue Wenjie opened the box, his gaze showing a moment of astonishment, and then he looked up at Hua Yunjin, "Prime Minister Hua, what other defense do you have?"
Hua Yunjin looked at the dragon robe taken out of the box and let out a few cold laughs, "How did this thing appear in my manor? Regent, you know better than I do?"
"How would this King know that Prime Minister Hua has a dragon robe here? The evidence is here, Prime Minister Hua, do not try to deny it."
"Deny? Regent, are you going to sentence me based on a dragon robe that appeared out of nowhere in my manor?"
"Is that not enough? Prime Minister Hua."
"Regent, you are deceiving the Emperor and slandering me. I am not convinced."
Xue Wenjie's gaze chilled, and he said coldly, "Hua Yunjin has deceived the Emperor and harbored treasonous intent by hiding a dragon robe. His crime is unforgivable. Guards, seize the traitor Hua Yunjin!"
"Regent, you have no right to arrest this Prime Minister." Hua Yunjin said.
"No right? Prime Minister Hua, I am exercising the Emperor's authority in his stead."
With that, Xue Wenjie waved his hand, and the Imperial Guards stepped forward to arrest Hua Yunjin.
Suddenly, a voice came from outside, "Since when has the Prime Minister's manor been so noisy? Aside from me, who came to visit Prime Minister Hua on a whim, are there other night owls like me?"
Xue Wenjie froze. A slender figure appeared at the entrance.
She was dressed in a dark purple dress, her hair tied up and secured with a single jade hairpin. She walked slowly towards them, like a king approaching a city under siege, each step carrying authority.
Under the dim palace lanterns, her face was fair, even a little pale, but her eyes were exceptionally striking, like stars in the night sky, brilliant and dazzling, yet exceptionally cold.
At this moment, she stood there like a high and mighty goddess, untouchable, or like a king approaching a city under siege, disdainful of the world.
Xue Wenjie looked at this young girl and was momentarily stunned.
"Imperial Uncle, I didn't expect that on this long night, I, the Emperor, couldn't sleep and wanted to chat with Prime Minister Hua, and you, Imperial Uncle, also couldn't sleep and wanted to chat with Prime Minister Hua?"
Xue Wenjie's gaze halted, his expression showing a hint of surprise. Why was Xue Zining here? Shouldn't she be in her palace sleeping?
"Imperial Uncle, why aren't you answering my question? Could it be that Imperial Uncle is not here to chat with Prime Minister Hua?" Xue Zining tilted her head and looked at Xue Wenjie, her gaze cold and enchanting, making it impossible to discern her thoughts.
"Your Majesty, why are you here?"
Hearing this, Xue Zining giggled. Her clear and beautiful smile was particularly striking on this quiet night, "Imperial Uncle, how am I supposed to answer your question? Could it be that you can be here, and I cannot?"