Volume 6: Demons Rise from the East Sea Chapter 373: Cruel Secrets (Part 2)
The Queen Mother had three sons, the eldest of whom is the current Emperor Leo.
The second child, Li Rui, is the ambitious Princess Ronghua.
The third child was named Li Yi, and he was the second prince in the rumors. He was poisoned and disabled when he was young, and lived in the deep palace for a long time, unknown to the outside world.
After many years, the second prince had long faded from people's sight and was almost forgotten.
"Prince!" Xu Zun quickly clasped his fists and said through gritted teeth, "Please respect yourself! Don't say such treasonous words just to drag me down..."
Although he spoke politely, Xu Zun had already begun to greet the prince's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart.
“Hahahaha…” The prince continued to do what he wanted. “Lord Xu, as the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire! I dare to say such outrageous words, so there must be a basis for it.”
snort!
Xu Zun cursed in his heart, I see you are a playboy, you are so mean, you actually used such despicable means to trap me.
Alas, am I not extravagant? No matter how much I calculated, I could never have expected that the truth behind the Iron Coffin Case would turn out to be a royal scandal!
Now, no one present can escape this trap!
Queen Mother, how could you...
Why?
Thinking of this, Xu Zun was full of anger and desire to survive: "Your Highness, let's move on to the next topic. I will pretend that you didn't say anything!"
Crown Prince Li Xun looked at Xu Zun with amusement, looking relaxed and contented.
Well, Xu Zun knew that it was too late to say anything now. Rumors of this level were devastating.
"Qiu Dingtian is over ninety years old," Huo Anu calculated quietly, "he was also over seventy twenty years ago, is this a lie to children?"
"That's right," Ani glared at the prince, "How despicable! To come up with such a treasonous lie is simply insane..."
"Shh..." Xu Zun waved his hands at the two beauties, his face looking dead. He knew that it was no longer necessary to argue the truth of the lie at this time.
The prince's goal was to tie Xu Zun to his side. Once the lie came out, Xu Zun had no choice but to choose the prince.
As everyone knows, the Queen Mother has many eyes and ears. No matter the Crown Princess or the guards around her, they may all be the Queen Mother's people.
If Xu Zun took them back, the scandal would surely reach the ears of the Queen Mother, and Xu Zun would be doomed.
For now, his only chance of survival is to follow the prince's advice and discuss major plans with him.
"Qiu Dingtian is not an ordinary person," Prince Li Xun said with self-satisfaction, "Not to mention before, even in the year of his ninetieth birthday, he looked like just a middle-aged man.
"The palace is lonely," he said leisurely, "Back then, the late emperor was weak and the empress dowager was alone in the harem. Imperial Master Qiu Dingtian was her nominal master, and they often discussed and taught each other, so they had a lot of time to spend together.
"Ordinary people only think that Qiu Dingtian is old, but they don't know that he is still strong and powerful, so... hehe..."
"Prince," Xu Zun emphasized again, "That's enough, please respect yourself!"
Not to mention that this was in the feudal dynasty, even in today's open era, it is a very shameful thing to secretly criticize your grandmother's romantic affairs.
What's more, Li Xun's grandmother is the controller of Daxuan!
"There is solid evidence for this matter," Li Xun disagreed and continued, "It was told by the maid who served the Queen Mother back then, and someone even saw their love letter!
“Although I don’t know what happened specifically, the Second Prince being poisoned must be related to this matter!
"Also," Li Xun's eyes lit up, "all the powerful old ministers in the court have heard about this matter, but unfortunately the late emperor has passed away, and none of them dared to speak out due to the Empress Dowager's power.
"Master Xu," he said excitedly, "How can such a person with such bad morals be the master of our Great Xuan? This is simply a huge joke!"
"Wait, wait..." Xu Zun raised his hand and said, "Even if these are not lies, why did you steal Qiu Dingtian's body?"
"Blood test to identify relatives!" said the prince. "As long as we have Qiu Dingtian's body, we will have evidence of the Queen Mother's immorality. As long as we can prove that the Second Prince is Qiu Dingtian's son, we can overthrow the Queen Mother..."
"Fuck you..." Xu Zun was embarrassed and thought to himself, doesn't this so-called blood test to identify kinship have any scientific basis?
But on second thought, he realized that no matter whether there was scientific basis or not, as long as he could get Qiu Dingtian's body, he could use it to intimidate the Queen Mother.
Wow……
Xu Zun was terrified when he thought about it, and he became more and more curious. Who got Qiu Dingtian's body?
So many forces have failed. Could it be that... this old monster Qiu Dingtian is really not dead yet?
Qiu Dingtian...Dingtian...
Damn it, Xu Zun's heart beat faster, I feel that this name is so domineering and worthy of its name!
"Master Xu," said Crown Prince Li Xun with high morale, "Now you have figured it all out, right? What do you think? Our cooperation is the general trend. If you support the orthodoxy of the Great Xuan Royal Family, you will be the greatest contributor in the future!"
After Li Xun finished speaking, the scene finally returned to silence.
But everyone's heart is still in turmoil.
Xu Zun looked around at everyone, but saw that everyone had a serious expression, and they were obviously worried about the huge quagmire they were trapped in.
"Master Xu, what are you still hesitating about?" Li Xun said again, "If the Queen Mother really becomes the Empress, then our Li family will be finished!
"Perhaps the Queen Mother will pass the throne to my aunt, or to my second uncle who has become a fool. If this continues, my Great Xuan will be in danger!"
"..."Xu Zun remained silent, his expression becoming more serious.
"Lord Xu, if you still don't believe me," Li Xun raised his right arm, "I swear to heaven right now, I..."
"Your Highness!" Unexpectedly, just as Li Xun started, Xu Zun interrupted him abruptly and said heavily, "This farce... let's end it here!"
Xu Zun's words cheered up everyone present, and all their eyes turned to him.
"You..." The prince frowned, obviously very surprised, "What do you mean? Don't you want to cooperate with me?"
“Prince, tsk tsk…” Xu Zun shook his head and smacked his lips, muttering, “You thought you were on this floor, but in fact you haven’t even gone upstairs yet!
"You are... still too young! After going through so much, can't you see that you are still firmly in the hands of the Queen Mother!"
"What? You..." The prince's expression suddenly changed, and he raised his eyebrows and asked, "What did you say?"
"Your Highness, there is something... I have been thinking about it. Haven't you ever thought about it?" Xu Zun did not wait for the Crown Prince to ask, and continued, "What is the Queen Mother's intention in ordering me to come to the East Sea to find you?"
"What's the purpose?" The prince thought hard and said, "What else could it be? I sent you to find me to find out the truth about the attack on the delegation, right?"
"Wrong, absolutely wrong!" Xu Zun said fiercely, "The Queen Mother sent me to the East China Sea not to find out the truth, but to prove it!"
"You..." The prince's face changed again, turning dark and ugly. He seemed to have understood what Xu Zun meant, and said, "You mean...she..."
"Yes," Xu Zun nodded, "The Queen Mother has known all your plans for a long time. She is the one who has already reached the top floor. Oh no, I should say that she has been waiting for us on the top floor for a long time!"
