The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 407

Chapter 407: 205 Exposing Fake (Two updates combined into one)_4

The gains from this trip were truly immense.

The condition of the injured, the deceit of the Ministry of Works, and that little miracle doctor who treated their ailment in the country town.

Moreover, that miracle doctor turned out to be the biological daughter of marquis Ding’an—

In that case, she must also be responsible for the air boxes—

Ding’an Marquis, Ding’an Marquis, are you a fool!

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The first thing the Emperor did upon returning to the palace was summon Minister Zhao to his Imperial Study Room and ask him about the actual extent of the damage.

Minister Zhao initially tried to struggle in vain, however, the Emperor directly threw the list of the injured onto the table in front of him.

Minister Zhao was stunned upon seeing the list.

Hadn’t he already ordered a total lockdown? Which bastard had dared to leak the truth? _{freёweɓnovel.com}

Those within the Ministry naturally wouldn’t dare to do so, hence the Emperor hadn’t held any hope from the Ministry and had instead sent Gu Changqing.

Today, most of the injured have been escorted to the hospital by Gu Changqing’s guards. He knows which medical halls they’ve been taken to, and he has easily obtained the names of the patients.

The majority of the injured, including a dying patient who was rejected by other medical halls, six critically wounded patients, seven severely injured patients, and ten lightly wounded patients, were treated in the Miracle Hall.

Minister Zhao turned pale upon seeing the list.

Even though the accident was caused by Gu Jinyu’s reckless alterations to the air boxes, as the head of the Ministry of Works, Minister Zhao had responsibility too. The regulations of the Yamen stipulated that work should commence at the Chen hour (7-9 am), but the incident happened at the Mao hour (5-7 am).

This meant that the craftsmen had been hard at work even before dawn.

Minister Zhao had delayed reporting for an hour to cover up the fact that work had started early.

But this was far from the most terrifying part, the most horrifying thing was that among the victims, many were unregistered workers brought in by the Yamen—they worked the longest hours doing the most dangerous jobs for the least pay, while the court assumed they were regular craftsmen and paid them accordingly. So where has the difference gone?

There are countless workshops, large and small, under the Ministry of Works. This is just the tip of the iceberg. If other workshops also have such scandals, it would amount to a terrifying sum of money.

The Emperor was filled with rage, “Are my eyes blind, are my ears deaf?”

If such egregious things could happen right under the nose of the Emperor, what could be happening throughout Zhan Country?