Chapter 204: Kill them all
Bang.
Xiang Zheng's legs went weak and he knelt down.
But when he met the emperor's angry gaze, he couldn't even open his mouth to beg for mercy.
He knew that the emperor had been waiting for this day for a long time.
Because of Qin Wanru's matter, the emperor had long wanted to deal with him, all he needed was an opportunity.
Originally, he and the Third Prince had teamed up to set up a trap for the Crown Prince today, but their trap had just begun, Jiang Hui had just shown up, and they hadn't even had time to unfold the trap before things had rapidly reached this point.
With a deathly pale face, Xiang Zheng knew that he had no chance to survive. He could only look towards the Third Prince and beg him to protect his family.
The third prince sat there with a gloomy face, saying nothing.
The emperor beat his guard to death with a stick, which meant that he would not be held accountable anymore. However, punishment was necessary.
What's more, the one who has been in contact with the old prince over the years has been Xiang Zheng.
Now that Xiang Zheng is gone, if he can't find a very reliable person to serve as a link between him and the old prince, then he must go to see the old prince in person.
He wanted it, but the risk was too great.
For a moment, the third prince was in a state of confusion.
Xiang Zheng has been pretending to be in front of the Duke of Zhenguo all these years, so all of Xiang Zheng's apparent power has been concentrated in the Duke of Zhenguo's party. If he wants to protect Xiang Zheng now, he has to expose his own strength.
To save or not to save...
The emperor glanced at the third prince coldly, then turned to Jiang Hui and said, "I don't want to investigate why your emperor sent you here. That is your own business. However, since Su Qingqing has become the crown princess of my Great Yan Kingdom, I will not allow anyone to make trouble for her.
I will not pursue your intentions in coming to our Great Yan State this time. I will ask all the envoys to return tomorrow."
After saying this, the emperor turned and left.
Over in the prison, while Xiang Zheng was being taken into custody, the prince of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion was pulled out and tortured.
However, this time the interrogation was no longer aimed at the account books and deficits , but at the spies planted by the Rong'an Marquis' Mansion in the palace.
The chief eunuch was very decisive in his work. As soon as the result came out from the Heavenly Prison, he immediately pulled out all the spies that the Rong'an Marquis's Mansion had planted in various places in the palace over the years.
In the imperial study, after the emperor had vented his anger, he slumped in the wide chair, looking old and lonely.
The eunuch general manager pushed the door open and the emperor asked in a hoarse voice, "Have you dealt with everything?"
The chief eunuch stepped forward and touched the cup in front of the emperor. The tea in it had already gone cold. The chief eunuch took the cup and walked to the basin on the side to pour out the tea, then refilled the cup for the emperor.
"All of them were beaten to death, a total of 42 people. Someone confessed that if it weren't for the problem with the account book of Rong'an Marquis's Mansion, they were originally planning to plot against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today."
The emperor slowly closed his eyes, rested his head against the back of the chair, and said with a wry smile: "The prince is really blessed with a good life."
There were so many people who wanted to harm him, but he just managed to escape like this.
Not only did he escape, but he also accidentally killed the person who was trying to harm him.
Is it really such a coincidence?
The chief eunuch did not respond to the emperor's words, but just stood aside in silence.
The emperor was silent for a long time, and then said, "The Duke of Zhenguo has fallen, the Marquis of Rong'an has fallen, and even the third brother's left and right arms have fallen. Now, in the whole court, is the crown prince the most powerful?"
How could the eunuch chief steward dare to answer? He just stood there with his head down.
The emperor sneered, "I underestimated the prince. He has received my mercy many times. I thought he had suffered a lot of injustice. In recent days, I always feel that I have let him down all these years, but look, he is the one who benefits the most now."
After a pause, the emperor leaned forward and changed his sitting position, "Since the Crown Princess married him, his luck seems to have changed. Xiang Zheng, you really took great pains to find him a good Crown Princess.
you say……
So many people have placed spies in the palace, so doesn't the Crown Prince have any?"
The chief eunuch was standing at one side, and was terrified when he heard it.
I thought to myself: It’s been installed, and I’ll be your slave.
The emperor sighed heavily and staggered up from his chair. "Tomorrow morning, go to the Third Prince's mansion and issue an oral order to have him confined to his room for half a month."
The chief eunuch was stunned and looked at the emperor with some confusion.
The emperor walked towards the bed and said, "Didn't Su Qingqing ask me to give her an answer? I'll give it to her."
The chief eunuch could sense a strong murderous intent from the calm voice.
He couldn't help but feel cold all over.
The emperor liked Su Qingqing at first because he thought Su Qingqing could help the crown prince to check and balance the second prince, but now, the emperor no longer needs this person.
After helping the emperor to sleep, the chief eunuch sent the news out in a restless mood.
Prince's Mansion.
Su Qingqing and Rong Que slept in each other's arms, talking in low voices.
Being held in Rong Que's arms, Su Qingqing curled up in a comfortable position, "Your father wants to kill me."
Rong Que stroked her cheek and neck, "Are you scared?"
"I'm scared. I'm scared to death."
Rong Que laughed, "What should we do then?"
Su Qingqing said, "Run away! He wants to kill me, so I must run back to Zhao State as soon as possible."
Rong Que didn't expect Su Qingqing to think this way. His arms around her suddenly tightened. He turned over and pressed Su Qingqing under him, leaning over to look at her, "Are you serious or joking?"
Su Qingqing traced Rong Que's facial features, "Of course it's true, otherwise, in the territory of Great Yan, it would be easy for him to kill me, and he wouldn't even need to find an excuse."
Rong Que's eyes darkened, "Is there no way not to leave?"
Su Qingqing burst out laughing, "If you really want to find it, it's not impossible, but Your Highness will have to put in some effort."
"You say." A feeling of uneasiness and fear spread in Rong Que's heart, as if a piece of his heart was missing.
Su Qingqing put her finger to his lips and said, "I want you to rebel. Kill your father and your king. Are you willing, Your Highness?"
Her charming look really gives her a bit of the flavor of a witch who will bring disaster to the country.
Rong Que took a deep breath and buried his face in Su Qingqing's ear, exhaling warm air gently. He lay on Su Qingqing and said, "You scared me to death. I thought you were really going to leave..."
After a long pause, he hugged the person and said, "Don't leave."
Su Qingqing laughed, "I'm serious. If I don't leave, I have no choice but to rebel."
Rong Que held Su Qingqing tightly with his arms, "I know, but it's not me who is rebelling, it's someone else who is rebelling."
Su Qingqing raised her eyebrows.
Rong Que kissed her temples, "I got some news today. King Yu is still alive."
King Yu.
When the current emperor was still a prince, King Yu was the heir appointed by the late emperor.
"Over the years, the Third Brother and King Yu have been in contact."
Su Qingqing immediately pushed Rong Que away and stared at his eyes under the moonlight. "Are you sure?"
Rong Que nodded, "We just received news today that Xiang Zheng was captured. Even if the third brother wants to give up on him, King Yu will not give up."
"Why?"
"Xiang Zheng's father was a personal guard of King Yu in his early years."
