Chapter 98: Do you feel uncomfortable in your stomach?
Cui Zhe knew that Meng Mingshu was extremely important to Xiao Yan.
It is no exaggeration to say that he has seen it all these days. Without Meng Mingshu, Xiao Yan would probably not be able to survive.
If something happened to Xiao Yan, the entire Li Dynasty would be in turmoil.
Therefore, it was not just Xiao Yan who was sleepless, but many people including Cui Zhe were the same.
Even the emperor, who was high above everyone else, had hardly slept a wink these days.
The purpose is to find Meng Mingshu.
Therefore, Cui Zhe would not let go of any suspicious place, even if he was really mistaken.
"Sir, the person is missing."
Cui Zhe was very sure that he saw Li Shen just now, and he even saw him enter this side hall.
But after entering the side hall of the temple, I couldn't see anyone except the Buddha statue.
"Tell me! Where is the secret passage?"
This is Li Shen’s secret base, so naturally it is guarded by Li Shen’s men.
But Cui Zhe had more men, and as early as when he came in, the guards under his command had already controlled Li Shen's men.
However, these people were obviously assassins who had been trained for many years. Just as Cui Zhe was about to pry open their mouths, they wanted to commit suicide.
"Quick, stop them!"
Cui Zhe spoke eagerly, but was still a step too late.
These people simply bit their tongues to commit suicide.
Cui Zhe laughed in anger: "This Li Shen is really ambitious. I'm afraid he has been plotting rebellion for a long time."
It takes more than ten years to cultivate such loyal subordinates.
Even Xiao Yan didn't have such a useful person under his command.
Xiao Yan had just been recognized and had not yet had time to build up his power.
Later, he had a falling out with His Majesty over Meng Mingshu, and was unable to train any useful people.
Even if there is a Jiang Yu, he is a relative of Xiao Yan's maternal grandfather.
However, Jiang Yu was entrusted with the important task only after Xiao Yan was called back to the capital by the emperor.
Cui Zhe sighed in his heart.
It is precisely because Your Majesty is strong and the Crown Prince is weak that people like Li Shen can survive.
If one day in the future the country really falls into the hands of people like Li Shen, Your Majesty cannot blame anyone.
"Sir, what should we do now?"
Cui Zhe laughed angrily, "Are they all good-for-nothings?"
"The person disappeared in this room. The secret passage must be hidden inside the house. We must find it even if we have to dig three feet underground!"
When Xiao Yan and Jiang Yu arrived, Cui Zhe finally found the entrance to the secret passage with his men.
Cui Zhe cursed: "This bastard is really careful. The secret passage is hidden here and so deep."
Cui Zhe turned around and was about to gather people to enter the secret passage when he saw Xiao Yan.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
Xiao Yan went straight into the secret passage, not caring about anything else.
Cui Zhe touched his nose and didn't take the prince's neglect to heart.
The group walked around in the secret passage and finally reached the end of it after an hour.
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"Are you tired of walking?"
Before they were halfway through the journey, Zhao Zhiyuan slowed down.
"It's still not too late to go back now."
Li Shen reminded: "There is still a long way to go."
Zhao Zhiyuan shook his head and couldn't help but complain:
"Why do you have to lock people up so far away? And that temple just now, even though we were only out for a short time, it was still risky."
Li Shen shook his head: "The temple is located in a remote area and is also one of my properties. If anyone goes in, my people will know and nothing will happen."
"Besides, practicing the secret way is not that easy. If there is no other way, it wouldn't be like this."
Zhao Zhiyuan didn't say anything then.
"All right."
But neither she nor Li Shen had ever thought that it was such a coincidence.
Cui Zhe did not indeed set foot in the temple.
At that time, Cui Zhe just happened to search near the temple.
Moreover, Cui Zhe was located at a high altitude and could see the backs of Li Shen and Zhao Zhiyuan from above.
Therefore, when Li Shen entered the side hall of the temple, Cui Zhe did not alarm Li Shen's men.
Li Shen didn't know that he was exposed.
If Xiao Yan had not been keeping an eye on Zhao Zhiyuan these days, Cui Zhe would not have suspected anything when he saw Li Shen enter the temple.
So it was fortunate that Xiao Yan noticed Zhao Zhiyuan's abnormality.
"Prince..."
Zhao Zhiyuan's voice softened and then stretched out, the meaning being self-evident.
Seeing that Li Shen was unmoved, Zhao Zhiyuan squatted down, holding her stomach and pretended to cry.
Li Shenming knew that Zhao Zhiyuan was probably pretending, but he still panicked:
"What's wrong? Are you feeling sick in your stomach?"
Zhao Zhiyuan hugged Li Shen's neck directly: "Well, I'm tired."
Li Shen was deceived by Zhao Zhiyuan.
His face turned cold, and he was about to stand up, but Zhao Zhiyuan hugged him tightly:
"Prince, please carry me away. The child is not feeling unwell now, but he will be later."
"Because the child's mother is not feeling well, I really can't walk anymore, my prince."
Li Shen had no choice but to accept his fate and said, "Come up."
Zhao Zhiyuan smiled even more, and she lay directly on Li Shen's back and hugged his neck.
Li Shen was also a pampered person in his daily life. Like Zhao Zhiyuan, he had never suffered any hardship.
Normally, when I walked through this secret passage alone, I didn’t feel anything, but it was very different when I carried someone on my back.
Li Shen's forehead was covered with sweat from exhaustion. He wanted to put the person down from his back, but Zhao Zhiyuan's soft and gentle voice was still ringing in his ears.
"Prince, you are so kind to me."
"Prince, you are so amazing."
Li Shen had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue to carry Zhao Zhiyuan on his back, panting.
Even though he was not as strong as Zhao Zhiyuan said.
When they arrived at the destination, Li Shen was so tired that his forehead was covered with sweat, but Zhao Zhiyuan was in good spirits and looked very good.
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"Prince?"
Zhao Zhiyuan stared at Li Shen in disbelief:
"Meng Mingshu is not dead?"
"Didn't you say she was dead?"
"You lied to me again!"
Zhao Zhiyuan looked excited.
Li Shen obviously deceived her on purpose.
Li Shen quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead and hugged Zhao Zhiyuan to comfort him:
"I was afraid you would be so excited, so I kept it a secret."
"Isn't it good for her to be alive? If she's alive, we'll have an extra bargaining chip, and Xiao Yan will be even more cautious."
"Xiao Yan had no intention of pursuing the throne. In Xiao Yan's heart, the throne was not as important as Meng Mingshu."
"Once the old emperor dies, Xiao Yan will definitely agree to exchange Meng Mingshu for him."
Li Shen already knew Xiao Yan well enough.
As an outsider, he knew clearly what was most important to Xiao Yan.
To stabilize Xiao Yan, we must stabilize Meng Mingshu, and it is best to treat Meng Mingshu a little better.
This is also the reason why Li Shen never took action against Meng Mingshu, and even provided her and her daughter with good food and drink.
Unfortunately, the emperor and the empress dowager did not understand what he could see clearly.
Ultimately, it's just that I'm getting senile. As people get older, their thoughts begin to become stubborn and obstinate.
Especially since this old and confused man has supreme power.
If it were Li Shen, he would not be sure that he could thrive under the old emperor.
Even if he could be more obedient than Xiao Yan, a hundred times more obedient.
But for someone like the emperor, control is endless.
Li Shen continued to coax Zhao Zhiyuan:
"A Yuan, don't get excited. Wait a little longer. Wait until I become the emperor and you become the empress.
Don’t even mention killing Meng Mingshu, even if you torture her to death, I will totally let you do it.”
The anger in Zhao Zhiyuan's heart subsided a little, but he changed his mind.
Li Shen seemed to have said something similar before.
It was nothing more than coaxing her, but he didn't really care about coaxing her, and he still used the same excuses.
He was just afraid that she would definitely deal with Meng Mingshu and ruin his great cause.
Zhao Zhiyuan clenched his palms. It was still uncertain what would happen in the future, so he had to vent his anger now without delaying any longer.
Zhao Zhiyuan took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, Prince."
"But if you don't let me attack Meng Mingshu, then you must follow me and let me teach that brat a lesson."
Zhao Zhiyuan believed that if she taught Meng Mingshu's daughter a lesson, it would make this bitch more heartbroken than if she directly hurt Meng Mingshu.
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