CH 55.4

Emperor Changde looked at the rice seeds with a yield of nearly a thousand catties per mu written in the Ministry of Industry’s report. He felt that Wei Yunzhao was really ignorant. He clearly said that all the rice seeds were destroyed, but now he said that they had been planted. He clearly wanted to beat him, the emperor, and let the people praise him.

Emperor Changde put aside the report and agricultural book, "I already know about this matter, Wei Qing has made meritorious service, and I called him into the palace to discuss the promotion of agricultural book in detail."

Gan Yongfu asked the other courtiers if they had anything to report, if they didn't have it, then Emperor Changde would retreat.

These courtiers were men with extensive experience, so they could naturally guessed what Emperor Changde was thinking, and they were very sensible and didn't speak again.

Emperor Changde walked away with a cold face, and Jiang Jinyue was called over as soon as he returned to his bedroom.

After Emperor Changde vented his anger, he pinched Jiang Jinyue's chin, "I remember that I almost gave you to Wei Yunzhao at the beginning, and then you asked the crown prince to make up a pretext and let your brother marry him. Now not only Wei Yunzhao is not dead, and I even want to promote him, do you regret it?"

Jiang Jinyue was shocked, with a bright expression on her face.

Emperor Changde tightened his grip on her chin, "If you hadn't been greedy and wanted to be my daughter-in-law, you wouldn't have to suffer so much like this, maybe it was your elder brother who was sent to the palace instead of you."

This sentence successfully aroused Jiang Jinyue's hatred, and it was also the thought hidden deep in her heart.

Back then when her mother asked Jiang Lin to reconcile with Wei Yunzhao and let Wei Yunzhao marry her, her mother had the intention to let Jiang Lin enter the palace instead of her.

But Wei Yunzhao didn't agree.

Jiang Jinyue disdained that Wei Yunzhao was a cripple, but she was dissatisfied that Wei Yunzhao was a cripple and dared to look down on her. Now that Emperor Changde mentioned this again, Jiang Jinyue immediately felt infinite hatred. She wished to put ten times or a hundred times the pain she had suffered since entering the palace on Jiang Lin.

Jiang Jinyue's reaction made Emperor Changde laugh, "It's a pity, it's too late, you didn't become my daughter-in-law, but instead became my woman."

Emperor Changde let go of Jiang Jinyue, "Don't worry, I like you from the bottom of my heart, I will take you with me and let you be buried with me."

The hatred in Jiang Jinyue's eyes instantly turned into panic, but she didn't dare to shake her head, beg for mercy and say no.

The night she was sent to the palace, Jiang Jinyue cried and yelled no, but no matter how many times she yelled no, she was whipped by Emperor Changde with a whip soaked in salt water. The louder she shouted, the happier Emperor Changde was.

It was also at that time that she realized that this was not in Anyang Bofu, no one would pamper her, and no one would love her anymore.

Later, Jiang Jinyue learned to be good, but whatever thoughts were in her heart were only shown on her face and eyes, because Emperor Changde liked to see her being scared but didn’t dare to speak, so she could suffer less.

Emperor Changde was indeed satisfied with Jiang Jinyue's reaction, and then asked her, "What do you want to say?"

"Do you want that brother of yours to enter the palace to accompany you?"

The hatred for Jiang Lin in her heart made her nodded without hesitation, "Your Majesty, the concubine's elder brother looks better than the concubine, and Wei Yunzhao cares about him."

Regardless of appearance, the fact that Wei Yunzhao cared about Jiang Lin was enough to arouse the raging pleasure in Emperor Changde's heart. If they could rob someone Wei Yunzhao cared, and humiliated that person everyday but Wei Yunzhao could do nothing, let alone Emperor Changde, even Jiang Jinyue felt that there was nothing more enjoyable than this in the world.

Emperor Changde was indeed moved. He had met Jiang Lin, although he didn’t have the man and woman feeling like Jiang Jinyue said towards Jiang Lin, he was indeed good-looking. Emperor Changde didn't like men, but it would be different if it was Wei Yunzhao’s man.

If Jiang Lin was captured and imprisoned in the palace, and if Wei Yunzhao knew that the person he liked was being humiliated in the palace everyday, Emperor Changde closed his eyes and imagined Wei Yunzhao's angry and helpless reaction, and he laughed out loud.

But it would be bad for his reputation, Emperor Changde thought.

"Your Majesty, what if Jiang Lin's death is suspended, tell everyone that Jiang Lin is dead, then quietly bring him into the palace, and only release the news to Wei Yunzhao, so that no one else will know, naturally they won't say that the Emperor is wrong."

Hearing Jiang Jinyue's idea, Emperor Changde came to his senses and said what was on his mind.

Emperor Changde was very satisfied with Jiang Jinyue's idea, so he knelt down and touched her face, "Yuenu is doing very well today, so I will reward you with a new trick of playing."

Ever since Emperor Changde had the hobby of torturing Jiang Jinyue, some elderly eunuchs in the palace had a new job, made special torture instruments for torture, which could hurt people, but couldn't hurt too much, let alone kill people.

These people had been in the palace for many years and they had seen countless secrets. They were the most suitable people to make torture instruments.

All the torture instruments were used on Jiang Jinyue. The new trick that Emperor Changde said was a barbed whip. Jiang Jinyue screamed as soon as she was whipped, Emperor Changde didn’t care about her at all, and whipped her hard one after another.