Ye Qingtang was aware that of the two charges, the one of indulging one’s subordinates had been planned more rigorously . The disaster relief matter was just the icing on the cake .
She just did not know…
How Ling Yan would deal with it .
Ye Qingtang’s gaze involuntarily fell on Ling Yan .
Ling Yan maintained his composure although everyone was looking at him . He only raised his eyes slightly to look at the Eternal Emperor .
Just as everyone was staring at Ling Yan to see how he would refute the charges, he suddenly spoke .
“Lord Hu has asked to impeach me on the grounds of two charges . I plead guilty to them both . ”
Ling Yan’s words shocked everyone present .
“What’s going on? Ling Yan… is pleading guilty just like that?” The Eldest Princess whispered to the Eldest Prince behind her, her eyes wide in disbelief .
Ling Yan did not say a word to refute Lord Hu’s two charges but simply admitted that he was guilty?
No one present had expected this, much less the Eldest Princess .
Ye Qingtang was also shocked by Ling Yan’s words .
He is just pleading guilty?
You should at least resist a little…
A look of shock flashed across the Eternal Emperor’s eyes as he looked at Ling Yan, who had pleaded guilty .
“Ling Yan, are you really pleading guilty?” The Eternal Emperor asked somewhat uncertainly .
“Yes, I am pleading guilty . ” Ling Yan repeated himself as if afraid that the others had not heard him .
Now, the Eternal Emperor really turned ashen .
He had been planning to rebuke Ling Yan . If he refuted the charges, the Emperor would naturally get someone to investigate everything carefully . He certainly would not believe Lord Hu’s accusations so easily .
However…
The person being charged did not have any intention of resisting .
The Eternal Emperor had just formulated a series of follow-up actions, but now, they were rendered useless .
Even Lord Hu, who had come forward to accuse Ling Yan, was shocked .
Had the almost demonically clever Third Prince been substituted for someone else?
As everyone was exclaiming in surprise, Ling Yan suddenly took a few dossiers from his sleeve and handed them to the Eternal Emperor . Then, he flicked his robes and kneeled on one knee .
“Royal Father, every word that Lord Hu said is the truth . However, Lord Hu’s investigations were too superficial . These dossiers clearly record all the funds that were misappropriated in the disaster relief work that I was involved in over the past few years . ”
Ling Yan’s words shocked everyone present .
Did anyone trip themselves up like that?!
The Eternal Emperor scowled and flipped through the dossiers . The dossiers clearly recorded every sum that had gone missing, and it was significantly greater than that in Lord Hu’s accounts .
But as he read further, the Eternal Emperor’s expression grew even more shocked .
The Eldest Prince, who was standing nearby, also snapped out of his trance . Although he did not know what was wrong with Ling Yan today, he certainly would not miss this golden opportunity!
He would take advantage of Ling Yan’s weakness to score a vital hit!
The Eldest Prince advanced .
“Royal Father, the Crown Prince is young, and perhaps he made a mistake . Please, Royal Father, forgive him!”
The Second Princess immediately understood and said, “Forgive him? My Eldest Royal Brother is so compassionate . The Crown Prince has appropriated the funds meant to save the lives of our citizens at the border . Do you know that every cent he embezzled represents the life of a citizen, stricken by the disaster? Who knows how many citizens have been killed by his greed? How can such a greedy person be our dynasty’s Crown Prince! How can we face our citizens?!”
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