Chapter 3 The Arrogant Crown Princess (The End)

In the courtyard.

After seeing Pei Yan, Li Yuyao nudged the little boy next to her.

The next second, the little boy rushed over and hugged Pei Yan's leg.

Pei Yan looked down at the robust Xiao Wu, then thought of the child in Luo Xi's belly. He and Luo Xi's child would definitely be just as healthy, and he would love him very, very much.

Pei Yan bent down and picked up Xiao Wu with a smile.

At this moment, Li Yuyao came up with a smile, greeted Pei Yan, and then took out a handkerchief from her bosom to wipe the sweat off Xiao Wu's face. "Running around like this every day, you must be sweating."

Li Yuyao smiled and said, "Your Highness, why did you buy so many things again?"

Pei Yan: "Well, I won't be coming here anymore. If you need anything, go to Zhao's Pawnshop and find Zhao Xu. He'll help you."

Li Yuyao: !!!

"May I ask why?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Yan truthfully replied, "My Crown Princess is pregnant, and I need to spend more time with her. After the baby is born, I will also need to take care of the baby. Therefore, I may not have time to come here."

"But don't worry, I promised Xiao Yu I would take good care of you. If you need anything, just go to Zhao Xu."

Li Yuyao forced a smile and said, "Okay."

What could she say after he said that?

Pei Yan: "Oh, by the way, is there something you wanted to talk to me about?"

Li Yuyao stammered, "It's nothing serious, it's just... Xiao Wu misses you."

Pei Yan poked Xiao Wu's cheek, "Missed me?"

Xiao Wu: "Yeah, I miss Uncle Pei."

Pei Yan: "Uncle Pei has something to do, so he won't be coming over as often anymore. But I'll have someone buy you some good food..."

Pei Yan spoke with Xiao Wu for a while, then looked at Li Yuyao and said, "I'm going back."

Xiao Wu hugged Pei Yan's leg: "Uncle Pei, will you have lunch with me?"

Pei Yan thought that since it was the last time anyway, he agreed.

On the upper floor.

Luo Xi: "Did Pei Yan bring a lot of people?"

Su Yue: "Not many. There are only four bodyguards and four attendants, making a total of eight people."

Luo Xi: "Oh? Then you should disguise yourselves as assassins and kill them. Be quick and don't give them a chance to live."

"After all, their presence is quite an eyesore."

"Leave no trace."

"Also, throw one token each from the First Prince's residence and the Third Prince's residence into a corner."

Pei Yan is dead, and she doesn't want the two of them to benefit in the end.

Su Yue: "Yes, Crown Princess."

Then, Su Yue left with the secret guards left behind by General Luo.

In the small courtyard.

Su Yue had her guards surround the entire courtyard.

While Pei Yan and the others were eating, a group of highly skilled men in black suddenly burst in from outside.

Three guards came down to protect Pei Yan. One of the guards tried to go out to report the news, but was killed by the general's guards who were surrounding him.

The situation inside was also bad. Although Pei Yan was highly skilled in martial arts, he was no match for the other party's use of sleeping pills and poison.

In the end, they all died...

Su Yue lit a fire and threw it into the courtyard, burning the entire courtyard down.

The Imperial Palace.

Emperor Pei: "What? The Crown Prince is dead?"

Guard: "Yes, Your Majesty."

The guard handed two charred tokens to the Emperor. "Your Majesty, these were found in the burned-down courtyard."

Emperor Pei stared in shock at the token in his hand.

Pei Tao! Pei Yu!

Yes, it should be them.

With the crown prince dead, they have a chance.

Emperor Pei clutched the token, his eyes red.

Emperor Pei favored the crown prince the most, but the other two were also his sons.

In the end, Emperor Pei still did not let anyone know that it was the eldest prince and the third prince who jointly killed the crown prince.

In the imperial court,

Emperor Pei used various pretexts to weaken the power of the eldest and third princes.

The eldest and third princes were confused. They thought that Emperor Pei was too grief-stricken because the crown prince had passed away, and that he disliked them.

Emperor Pei was now only grateful that Pei Yan had left behind an heir. He valued the child in Luo Xi's belly very much, and he sent several highly skilled guards to the Crown Prince's residence to protect her.

More than eight months later,

Luo Xi gave birth to a son named Pei Jing.

After Pei Yan's death, Emperor Pei never intended to appoint a new crown prince.

The eldest prince and the third prince fought fiercely because of this, each believing they had a chance.

Because of Pei Yan, Emperor Pei doted on Pei Jing and often summoned him to the palace.

Pei Jing was intelligent from a young age, even more so than Pei Yan, surpassing his teacher. Therefore, an idea arose in Emperor Pei's mind.

When Pei Jing was three years old, Emperor Pei personally took care of him and brought him to court. Emperor Pei also appointed the Grand Tutor and General Luo (Luo Xi's brother) as Pei Jing's teachers.

The eldest prince and the third prince didn't take a child seriously, so they didn't pay him much attention.

Seven years later, Emperor Pei passed away.

He left an imperial edict, passing the throne to Pei Jing, who was nearly ten years old.

Finally, Pei Jing ascended the throne as emperor, and Luo Xi became the regent empress dowager.

Luo Xi ordered the execution of the First Prince, the Third Prince, and all their household members.

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