Veins bulged on his forehead, and he instantly felt layers of anger rising up. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Du Ruolan's neck.
"Du Ruolan, do you know what you're saying? You said my three children are stupid, do you mean I'm stupid? Well, I'm telling you today, even if I'm stupid, you, Du Ruolan, will never escape from my control in this life."
The power in his palm was getting stronger and stronger. Du Ruolan felt as if her throat was being strangled and she couldn't breathe in or out. Her eyes seemed to be popping out and she could hardly breathe. Knowing that she couldn't break free, Du Ruolan decided to block him and closed her eyes in despair.
Sure enough, Prime Minister Li trembled violently and let go of his hand. It was all because of this damn woman who couldn't speak and provoked him to kill.
No matter what, Du Ruolan cannot die now. She must be kept alive. She is still useful. He must make Du Ruolan submit to him. If soft methods don't work, he will use hard methods.
Prime Minister Li said bitterly, glancing with disdain at the woman lying limply on the ground with a look of shock on her face.
"Du Ruolan, I'm telling you, you're mine in life and mine in death. Don't even think about being the emperor's accomplice and spreading the news about the Prime Minister's Mansion. Otherwise, don't blame me for not being nice to you and showing you some mercy. Since you don't want to eat, just starve. It'll teach you a lesson."
After Prime Minister Li walked out swaggeringly, Du Ruolan reached out to wipe away the two tears that were sliding down her face. Fortunately, as long as Prime Minister Li did not have murderous intentions towards her, it proved that her guess was correct. Prime Minister Li was not sure whether she was an accomplice or not.
Ten days later.
Once again, Prime Minister Li walked out of the place where Du Ruolan was imprisoned. Just as he returned to his study and sat down, someone immediately came in and knelt directly in front of him, "Your Excellency, Prime Minister."
He waved his hands irritably. Prime Minister Li was still angry because of what had just happened.
At this moment, he thought that if the assassin could take Zhou Beichen's head, he could immediately enter the palace, contact his daughter, and support his eldest grandson to take the throne. In this way, the world would belong to his Li family.
"How's it going?"
The man in black had an ugly and conflicted look on his face. Prime Minister Li had his eyes closed and didn't see anything. He only heard the sound of the man in black losing his balance.
"Our men engaged the emperor in a fierce battle in the corridor. Our brothers lived up to everyone's expectations and beheaded the tyrant."
"What?"
Prime Minister Li's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and he was so surprised that he even took small steps down and happily grabbed the collar of the man in black. Fearing that he had heard it wrong, he asked again.
"What did you just say?"
Man in black: “…”
It seems that what the emperor said was true. As long as Prime Minister Li hears this false news, he will be so happy that he will not want to leave and will enter the palace as soon as possible.
If a shadow guard had not found them a few days ago, he would not have been able to become the emperor's accomplice. Now, everything is fine.
The man in black lied with a clear conscience and looked at Prime Minister Li without a trace of hypocrisy in his eyes.
"Prime Minister, this is the head of the tyrant emperor. We have brought it back to you as you instructed."
Only then did Prime Minister Li notice a large box next to the man in black. His eyes lit up and he ran to the box and couldn't wait to open it. Sure enough, Zhou Beichen's bloody head appeared in his sight.
"Hahaha!"
Prime Minister Li went crazy. He played with the head with satisfaction and regarded it as his favorite thing.
"Zhou Beichen, ah Zhou Beichen, little emperor, ah little emperor, you killed my beloved son, but you never thought that now, the head of your country's ruler would be in my hands. Haha, just wait, in less than three days, I will change the dynasty. From now on, this world will belong to my Li family."
Prime Minister Li stroked his beard, looking confident. Now, everything was ready, only the east wind was missing. As long as he went to the palace and had a good discussion with his daughter, and found a suitable reason to help his grandson take the throne, the matter would be stable.
"However, Prime Minister, there is one thing I haven't done well enough."
"What is it?"
The man in black, who was helped up by Prime Minister Li, knelt on the ground again. "Although the tyrant emperor is dead, Zhou Zhaonuan and Shen Nian'an are still alive. I let them run away, but when they ran, each of them was hit by a sword. I guess they couldn't run far. Or perhaps they died from excessive blood loss."
Prime Minister Li's heart beat back and forth between surprise and rage, and finally calmed down.
"They are just two weak women. Since they are seriously injured, I will find someone to look for them. If I find them, I will kill them. If I can't find them, they might be dead somewhere."
Prime Minister Li sighed, patted the man in black on the shoulder happily, motioned him to come in, stuffed a gold ingot into his hand, and spoke compassionately.
"You have done a good job, and I will reward you handsomely. For the next few days, you can use this to drink and have fun. On June 13th, come to me promptly and stay by my side, in case of any emergency."
The assassin's eyes lit up, he took the gold ingot, thanked the emperor and ran away quickly. This was of course a great thing. Now, the poison in the brothers' bodies was cured. The emperor also promised that after this incident, they would be the shadow guards of the court. Now, he got such a big gold ingot for free. The man in black felt that this was really the happiest day of his more than ten years of life.
The imperial palace.
Prime Minister Li was indeed quick. He found a few reliable people to watch over Du Ruolan and rushed into the palace overnight. As an outsider, he was not allowed to enter and leave the palace at will without the emperor's order.
But Zhou Beichen was dead. Even if the news had not been leaked, the whole country would have been in mourning within a few days. At this time, his daughter was the Imperial Noble Consort, with the same status as the Vice Queen. Therefore, Prime Minister Li directly handed the card to the Imperial Noble Consort Li and entered the palace overnight.
When he saw his daughter for the first time, Prime Minister Li was surprised, sad, and embarrassed. He stepped forward and touched Concubine Li's thin cheek, saying with heartache.
"Li'er, it's all Dad's fault. It was Dad who insisted on sending you to this deep palace and letting you suffer so much. But don't worry, this situation will soon be over."
Prime Minister Li's conspiracy to usurp the throne has always been kept secret. No one knows about it except some people who must know. Looking at the puzzled look of Imperial Concubine Li, Prime Minister Li sat on the chair, waved his hand, sent everyone away, and whispered to Imperial Concubine Li's ear.
"Li'er, five years ago, your father and I have been plotting to dethrone the tyrant so that I can become emperor myself. Unexpectedly, this tyrant's secret tour has given me an opportunity. I have already secretly killed him. Tomorrow, the news of his death will spread throughout the world. Your father and I will find a reason to make his death an accident. You are now the Imperial Concubine, and I am the Prime Minister. When the time comes, one of my grandsons will succeed to the throne. Isn't that a natural progression?"
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