Chapter 14 Ling Qiong

"Hmm?" Chi Li looked at her with an expression that said, "What the hell are you talking about?"

Guessed wrong.

Zhao Mingyue lowered her head and thought again, then she had the answer. "I know. Mother wanted to trick Zhao Chun here and lock him up in Qingning Palace. That way, he wouldn't be able to see Prime Minister Li, and there would be no way to give him the imperial edict."

Although it is not clear what this edict is, it is definitely something unfavorable to A Niang.

Chi Qi looked at her helplessly, smiled and shook her head, "Mingyue, you know how much the Crown Prince hates me, how could he possibly obey orders and come here? I asked someone to invite him to dinner, it was just an excuse. Since you've finished eating, why don't you accompany me to Mingde Hall to meet your lovely brother."

Zhao Mingyue immediately became uncomfortable, "I don't want to go. I don't want to see him."

However, Chi Qi would not allow her to refuse at all. The smile on her face disappeared and she glanced at her coldly. Zhao Mingyue became timid.

He stood up honestly and followed Chi Qi out of Qingning Palace.

The lanterns under the eaves had been lit and were swaying slightly in the wind. A red candle flame burned into Zhao Mingyue's eyes.

She lowered her head and saw a dark shadow crawling up from the ground and wrapping around her legs.

She froze in place, unable to move.

Don't want to see Zhao Chun.

Don’t want to, don ...…

Don't want to see him!

Ever since that day when she cried bitterly in front of Chi Lan while drunk, the emotions suppressed deep in her heart burst out completely, and the painful memories that she had deliberately forgotten deep in her mind were also awakened.

Coupled with Ling Qiong's incident, she was left with only disgust and aversion towards Zhao Chun.

Moreover, she knew very well that Zhao Chun was not her brother, he was the future emperor, and she should kowtow to him.

No matter how cruel and cold-blooded he is, and even if he becomes even more cruel and cold-blooded in the future, he still controls the fate of countless people, including her.

They clearly have the same blood, but their situations are completely different.

"Mingyue, what are you daydreaming about?" A voice as cold as jade brought her back to reality from her confused thoughts.

When she looked up, she saw Chi Qi looking down at her. Her dark pupils were sharp and deep, as if they could penetrate her body and see her fragile heart.

"I..." Zhao Mingyue panicked and lowered her voice, "I've been hiding from Zhao Chun these days, mother, I'm a little scared."

A chuckle sounded overhead.

"Didn't I tell you that Zhao Chun would receive the punishment he deserves? Don't you want to see him kneel down and admit his mistake?"

Zhao Mingyue widened her eyes and looked at Chi Li in disbelief. Really, is it possible?

In the past, even if she saw injustice and felt unfair, she never dared to resist.

But now, she seemed to see hope. If it was A Niang, maybe it would really be possible.

The fire in Zhao Mingyue's eyes lit up again, and she nodded heavily at Chi Li, "I want it! I want it!"

He took Chi Lan's hand and strode out of the palace.

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Lee Hyun-woo is dead.

On the night when Queen Chi gouged out his eyes, he died in pain due to improper treatment by the imperial physician.

The shrill scream he made at that time, like a night owl, still echoes in Zhao Chun's ears from time to time.

If the eunuchs hadn't stopped him, he would have killed those doctors long ago!

Zhao Chun paced anxiously in the Mingde Hall, thinking about this matter resentfully in his heart.

Why hasn't Prime Minister Li arrived yet? He stretched his neck to look outside the door, but he couldn't see anyone.

The reason why he was so anxious to see Li Mian was because he had something particularly important that had to be handed over to him immediately.

Before his death, Li Xianyou handed him an imperial edict.

At that time, he and Li Xianyou were the only two people in the tent. Li Xianyou tightly grasped his hand and said with hatred: "Prince, you must... kill Queen Chi! This edict is the weapon to bring her down, and it is also the ironclad evidence that she is plotting to murder the emperor. Please... take good care of it, Prince. When you arrive in the capital,... give it to my grandfather..."

After saying this, he died, and fell heavily to the ground while holding Zhao Chun's hand tightly.

For Zhao Chun, Li Xianyou is the most trustworthy brother.

They had been playing together since they were young. Li Xianyou would accompany him to tease the eunuchs and palace maids, and would also accompany him when he was scolded by the tutor and copy articles for him as punishment... Such a good person was killed by Queen Chi!

Zhao Chun had long hated Queen Chi, and normally he didn't even want to look at her. But he had to recognize this woman as his mother, which was really disgusting.

What made him feel even more disgusted was Zhao Mingyue, who pretended to be a gentle and considerate good sister in front of others, but in fact her nature was as vicious as Queen Chi.

Sure enough, as soon as his father died, Zhao Mingyue showed his true colors. He didn't even pretend to be nice to his brother, and spent the whole day trying to please Queen Chi.

A princess like herself actually sells her smiles like the women in brothels. She is so self-degrading.

Don’t they know that he is about to ascend the throne and become emperor? How dare they ignore him? Damn it!

What made him even angrier was that this morning, Queen Chi sent someone to warn him not to get off the carriage.

Who does this woman think she is? Why should she care about him?

Zhao Chun had no intention of listening to her. When all the officials said "Welcome the new emperor", he was planning to leave.

But somehow, Li Xianyou's bloody eyes suddenly appeared in front of him, and the shouts of the officials in his ears turned into Li Xianyou's shrill screams. Zhao Chun's legs and feet suddenly became weak, and he collapsed in the carriage, unable to even stand up.

He thought about it carefully and felt that it would be better not to go out. Queen Chi was too scary. If he really angered her, she might have someone cut off his tongue and chop off his fingers!

If that happens, he will be unable to speak or write, and will not be able to fulfill Li Xianyou's last wish.

The Grand Tutor once said that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. He is a gentleman and does not bother with women.

Fortunately, God was kind to him. Before the carriage entered the city gate, he happened to see Prime Minister Li. He immediately called out to Prime Minister Li to come to the palace to find him.

Thinking about it now, Zhao Chun couldn't help but praise his own wit.

But Old Man Li came too slowly. Zhao Chun was so tired of walking around in circles that he simply found a chair to sit down, took out the imperial edict from his arms, and read it carefully again.

This was an edict deposing the empress, and it was printed with the emperor's seal. It was obviously drafted on the day the emperor was murdered.

Zhao Chun used his limited intelligence to guess that Queen Chi knew that she had committed many evil deeds and that if she was deposed, her end would be miserable.

So, when she learned that her father wanted to depose her, she sent people to kill her father and then framed the eunuchs.

Even if it was not what he thought, as long as he handed this edict to Prime Minister Li, Prime Minister Li could call on all the ministers to depose Queen Chi and let her be buried with her father!

At that time, he could be his emperor peacefully, do whatever he wanted, and chop off anyone's head he wanted.

As for Zhao Mingyue, considering that she is his sister, he will spare her life and give her to Ma Nu as his wife.

This is what happens when you offend him.

Maybe my sister would kneel down and beg him crying.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chun couldn't help but grinning. This was so exciting.

At this moment, a young eunuch hurried in from outside the hall. Zhao Chun immediately jumped up, rushed over, grabbed his collar, and asked excitedly, "Is it Prime Minister Li who is here?"

The young eunuch was startled, then whispered: "No, it's not Prime Minister Li, it's Her Majesty the Queen—"

"What? You said that Queen woman is coming?" Zhao Chun's face turned pale. He turned around and was about to hide the imperial edict in his hand, but he was so panicked that he stumbled and fell to the ground.

The young eunuch hurriedly said, "Her Majesty the Queen has sent someone to invite you, the Crown Prince, to Qingning Palace for dinner."

Zhao Chun's face darkened when he heard this. He covered his crushed nose and got up from the ground. He stuffed the imperial edict into his arms, turned around and kicked him, "You damn eunuch, why didn't you say so earlier! Get out! Get out! This prince is in no mood to eat!"

The eunuch was kicked and lay on the ground, not daring to get up. He immediately crawled out in a panic.

Zhao Chun was in a bad mood. Li Mian was too unreasonable. He actually dared to make him wait for so long. Sooner or later, he would be demoted to Lingnan to suffer from malaria.

He took out the imperial edict from his arms and wanted to find a place to hide it first. It would be bad if Queen Chi really found it.

"Prince, no matter how bad your mood is, you can't skip meals." Just as he was about to walk into the bedroom, a smiling voice suddenly sounded behind him.

He turned around and saw the person coming. His mind went blank and his legs and feet started to go weak.

"Ah, mother, sister, why are you here?"

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"I am late, Your Highness, I beg your forgiveness."

More than an hour later, Li Mian entered the palace. His breathing was a little rapid. He bowed to Zhao Chun who was sitting on the chair in the middle of the bedroom.

"No, it's okay," Zhao Chun swallowed his saliva, a strange expression on his face, "Quickly, let the Prime Minister take a seat."

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch brought a chair, and Li Mian lifted his robe and sat down.

He looked up at Zhao Chun and was about to speak when he suddenly noticed a bruise on his left cheek. He asked in surprise, "Prince, what happened to your face?"

Zhao Chun covered his face in panic, "This, this I dropped accidentally."

Li Mian was thinking about other things and didn't suspect anything. He just nodded and said, "So that's how it is. The palace servants who serve the prince are too careless!"

Zhao Chun looked like he didn't want to say more, and instead asked, "Prime Minister Li, why are you so late? I've been waiting for you for a long time." There was a hint of resentment in his tone.

Li Mian's expression changed and he pulled the corners of his mouth stiffly, "This..." It made him sad to say it.