"Your Majesty! This... this account book is a fake! Someone is framing me!" Eunuch Wei's voice was as shrill as a chicken with its throat constricted, his face shifting from red to white, much like a performer changing masks in a play.
I felt a surge of secret delight. So, this old scoundrel finally met his match!
"Framing you?" The Emperor sneered, slamming the account book onto the floor. The heavy volume hit with a resounding "thud" that echoed sharply through the silent throne room, making Eunuch Wei tremble. "Do you take Me for a fool? This is written in black and white—proof of your corruption and crimes. And you still dare to call it a frame-up?!"
Chapter 149