Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 587: Chapter 301: Sun Kui’s Terror

The news of the successive deaths of the Yuan family’s legitimate sons quickly reached the Emperor, and the details he received were far more comprehensive than those received by He Lianfang.

Upon seeing the Emperor’s expression turn chillingly cold and menacing after reading the secret missive delivered by Hidden Guard A, Sun Kui felt his heart tighten with fear and quickly lowered his head, making his breaths quieter.

"They truly have some skills." The Emperor’s voice was icy, "I have truly underestimated them."

Underestimated whom? Who provoked the Emperor’s wrath so intensely?

Sun Kui had a series of questions in his mind, but he dared not ask.

The Emperor turned to Hidden Guard A and asked, "Have they found that thing?"

Hidden Guard A answered respectfully, "No."

The Emperor gently tapped his fingers on the imperial desk, his expression thoughtful. After a moment, he asked again, "Did they discover anything?"

"They previously sent people to the Shu region and heard some news there." Hidden Guard A reported truthfully to the Emperor, "They learned that Han Zhong originally heard about the Pei family’s treasure map from an eunuch."

The Emperor was aware of the rumor about the Pei family having a treasure map.

The rumor about the treasure map wasn’t entirely false, but the existence of treasure was certainly not true. The Emperor speculated that the Pei family’s treasure map didn’t hide gold and silver jewelry, but rather that thing.

The Emperor signaled for Hidden Guard A to continue.

"That eunuch had heard about the treasure map while in the palace, but he didn’t know the specific location or what treasures were hidden." Hidden Guard A continued, "As for the whereabouts of the treasure map, Han Zhong never found it, nor did they. They had previously searched the Pei family’s abandoned residence and found nothing. They also went to the Pei family’s ancestral home and even dug up the Pei family’s ancestral grave but found nothing."

Dong dong dong... The quiet Imperial Study was filled with the sound of the Emperor’s fingers tapping on the imperial desk.

Sun Kui listened, and his heart involuntarily followed the rhythm of the tapping.

A treasure map? That thing? The Pei family?

How are the Emperor’s matters getting entangled with the Pei family of the previous dynasty? Could it be that the Pei family’s execution was related to the treasure map?

Hidden Guard A remained silent, quietly waiting for the Emperor’s next words.

The Emperor pondered for a moment and then asked, "Is there any news or rumors of the treasure map from the Western Regions or the Xiongnu?"

Understanding the Emperor’s intent, Hidden Guard A, after some thought, replied, "No."

The Emperor instructed, "Keep an eye on information from this area; as soon as there’s any rumor of a treasure map or treasure, investigate it." He emphasized, "Even rumors as elusive as shadows should not be overlooked."

Hidden Guard A agreed deferentially, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Whatever the Emperor thought of, his brows suddenly furrowed, and a look of disgust appeared on his face.

"Keep monitoring those people."

"Yes." Hidden Guard A hesitated for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, should we just monitor them?"

"Monitor them, no matter what they do, do not interfere." The Emperor instructed coldly, "Do not alert them." The Emperor had always positioned the Hidden Guards to monitor those people to find out the fate of that thing through them.

"Your Majesty, the person in the residence and His Highness the Tenth Prince have also discovered this." Hidden Guard A reported, "His Highness the Tenth Prince and others are also keeping an eye on those people."

Upon hearing this, the previously icy face of the Emperor suddenly showed a smile.

Sun Kui immediately felt the oppressive majesty that had been suffocating the Imperial Study disperse.

"It’s not surprising that Lao He and Little Ten are monitoring those people." With Lao He’s methods, discovering those people was not unexpected.

"Those people have detected His Highness the Tenth Prince and his followers, but they are investigating them in secret." Hidden Guard A said, "However, our people have interfered with those people, preventing them from finding out about His Highness the Tenth Prince and his affiliates."

The Emperor praised, "Well done."

Hidden Guard A reported other matters to the Emperor, which Sun Kui heard with a heart trembling with fear. He wished he could run out and pretend he hadn’t heard anything.

These confidential matters were not for a eunuch like him to hear.

"Your Majesty, how should we handle those hidden beside His Highness Prince Chen?" Hidden Guard A inquired, "If they aren’t dealt with, His Highness Prince Chen might be in danger."

The Emperor had long anticipated that those people would attempt to harm Prince Chen.

"Don’t worry about them."

Standing aside, Sun Kui was startled when he heard the Emperor say this and looked up sharply at the Emperor. He saw that the Emperor’s face showed no emotion, and his tone did not fluctuate, as if he had just spoken a casual sentence.