Sixty-four
"The one who covets the throne is actually someone else."
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As for the rest, He Qian'an was unwilling to say more. Even with threats and inducements, he remained unmoved.
A major event happened the next day. The Eleventh Prince personally went to the Left Prime Minister's residence to ask for the hand of the second daughter of the residence, Shen Yueying.
The eldest daughter failed to enter the palace and got married a year later, leaving the second daughter waiting to be married.
Upon hearing the news, Ling Junyan specially arranged a marriage for the two and chose an auspicious day for the wedding.
Ling Junyan and Yun Qi both thought that he had figured it out, and while preparing for Eleven's wedding, another piece of good news came out of nowhere.
That day, Yun Qi was busy when Ling Junyan suddenly ran into his palace.
Since Ling Junyan is usually the busiest at this time, he would not come unless it is something important.
So Yun Qi quickly put down his work and asked him, "What's wrong?"
Ling Junyan looked a little excited, but he didn't know where to start, which made Yun Qi anxious.
"Is there something you can't solve in the previous dynasty?"
Ling Junyan shook his head and stared at him intently.
"Then you..."
Before Yun Qi could finish his words, Ling Junyan suddenly stepped forward and hugged him in his arms.
Noticing the other party's strange emotions, Yun Qi was stunned for a moment, and then Ling Junyan's firm yet gentle voice came to his ears.
“Don’t forget your original intention…
…keep the mission in mind.”
Hearing these eight words, Yun Qi's heart trembled violently, and he subconsciously grabbed the fabric of Ling Junyan's clothes on his back, and his eyes unconsciously turned slightly red.
He paused for a long time before asking in a trembling voice, "You... remember?"
Ling Junyan said "hmm", "I remember now, I remember everything."
Yunqi broke free from his embrace and looked him up and down excitedly.
But after a while, Ling Junyan pulled her into his arms again.
Then Ling Junyan said to him, "After Eleven gets married and everything is almost arranged, I will pass the throne to him. As for the person who covets the throne, I believe he has the ability to find him. Then we will leave here and wait for me at your workplace. I will come to find you."
As soon as these words were spoken, Yun Qi felt like he was given a shot of tranquilizer. His originally happy expression froze in an instant, and then became a little dull.
But Ling Junyan didn't see it. At this moment, he was completely immersed in the joy of meeting Yun Qi in the real world in the near future.
"I'll talk to you in detail when I get back tonight."
After saying that, he let go of Yun Qi.
Since I came here halfway through my work, I can't delay too long.
Yunqi still didn't choose to tell the truth, and just replied with "OK".
Perhaps it would have been right to tell the truth from the beginning. Now that time has passed, it is too late to regret.
Ever since the Eleventh Prince married the Second Daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he has become much more responsible and no longer idle like before. He accompanied his wife back to her parents' home, and the Left Prime Minister also praised him highly.
Moreover, the two of them had a very good relationship and were well-known for their affection, and the rumors about Yunqi were self-defeating.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Ling Junyan drafted an imperial edict in advance and hid it behind the plaque of "Guangming" in the main hall.
On this day, the Eleventh Brother invited Ling Junyan and Yun Qi to his house in the name of a family dinner, and the Left Prime Minister and his men were also present.
The family dinner was scheduled for the evening. Although Ling Junyan and Yun Qi were traveling in secret, there were still many secret guards stationed everywhere.
At the banquet, Old Eleven got drunk again. After asking Ling Junyan for permission, Shen Yueying wanted to help him back to his room. However, Old Eleven was unconscious and Shen Yueying could not do anything about it, so she had to call the servants.
At the same time, she explained to Ling Junyan and Yun Qi, "My husband has received Your Majesty's grace today. I am so happy that I drank a few more cups without realizing it. If this is inappropriate, I hope Your Majesty and Your Highness the Queen will forgive me."
"It's okay." Ling Jun said.
At this time, the Left Prime Minister said: "Yue'er must take good care of the prince."
"Yes, father."
Chen Yueying saluted them and returned to the room beside Old Eleven.
Afterwards, Ling Junyan and the others chatted with the others at the table for a while. Perhaps because he had drunk too much, Yun Qi started to feel a little better, so he whispered to Ling Junyan, "I'm going to the bathroom."
Ling Junyan said "hmm".
When he came back, Yun Qi accidentally noticed that there was a light on in a room not far away. The door was open and there was no one guarding the door. After Ling Junyan ascended the throne, he built this palace specifically for the Eleventh Prince. Yun Qi was not very familiar with the layout inside and was a little confused about where this was, but at least he knew the way.
But since the door is open so wide at night, there is no need to worry about mice or night owls sneaking in.
Yun Qi thought so in his heart, but he didn't intend to meddle in other people's business. Maybe the owner of this house had a reason to move something or something, and it would not be nice to be too presumptuous.
He was just about to leave.
Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking porcelain in the room.
Yunqi was shocked. Based on his intuition, he felt that something was probably wrong.
So he didn't care about anything else and rushed into the house.
After entering, I saw Old Eleven sitting on the ground with his head drooping. Some medicine was spilled all over the floor beside him, and a broken bowl was mixed in the medicine, obviously it had been knocked over.
"Your Majesty!"
Yun Qi shouted and hurried forward to check. He first checked his breath and saw that Eleven's face was rosy and did not look like anything was wrong.
It was not until this moment that he seemed to notice something unusual. Why didn't anyone come with such a loud noise?
Yun Qi subconsciously looked back, but Shen Yueying was not there, not even a servant to take care of her. What on earth was going on?
suddenly!
Yun Qi turned his head suddenly, and after seeing something, he reflexively dodged backwards. He stood up, staggered several steps, stood firm, and looked carefully.
At this moment, Lao Shiyi was holding the broken pieces of the bowl in his hand, and the sharpest part was stained with blood.
Only then did Yunqi feel the belated pain.
He lowered his eyes to look at his hand, and saw a hideous cut on the back of his right hand.
Then he looked at Lao Shiyi in disbelief, but Lao Shiyi looked at him calmly.
He wasn't drunk at all?
Just when Yun Qi reacted, his eyes suddenly shook, and then it felt like he was stepping on cotton, and he could only use the table beside him for support.
Yun Qi looked at the medicine soup that had just spilled on the ground with difficulty.
This medicine...
"It's a sleeping pill." Old Eleven seemed to see through his thoughts. He had already stood up and walked to Yun Qi.
"Yun Qi, I'm sorry. I've always treated you as a friend, and that hasn't changed. I'm also very happy that you can become my sister-in-law. It's just that my brother is not in his right mind, and I can't watch him make mistakes. There's a doctor under the Right Prime Minister who used to be the head of the Ministry of Rites. I helped him a little bit a few days ago, and he gave me this idea, which I think is good."
As he spoke, he supported Yunqi's shoulders, allowing Yunqi's hands to leave the table, and his entire body was supported by Eleven.
Yun Qi made a deep note of this person in his mind, and then said with difficulty: "Don't be fooled by him."
But Old Eleven seemed not to hear. He said, "As for Yueying, I have wronged her. I will work like a slave in my next life and make it up to her."
"Eleven..." Yunqi had no strength left.
He wanted to leave Ling Junyan with no choice but to take a concubine to continue his bloodline under the established facts and pressure from his ministers. He also removed the option of passing the throne to himself and gave Yun Qi a chance to survive, killing two birds with one stone.
Seeing that Old Eleven was about to do something wrong, Yun Qi clenched his fists.
No, I have to think of a way...
Yun Qi put his hand towards Eleven's waist, and this accommodating gesture made Old Eleven pause for a moment.
He immediately pinched Yunqi's chin and expressed his resentment towards the infidelity of the person in front of him.
"What are you doing?"
Just after asking, Lao Shiyi suddenly remembered something and was about to grab Yun Qi's hand.
Unfortunately it's too late.
The short dagger that he always carried on his waist was now in Yun Qi's hand. Seeing the opportunity, Yun Qi pushed Lao Shiyi away and stabbed the dagger straight into his thigh. The intense pain directly drove away the drowsiness and brought unprecedented clarity.
But his hands and feet were weak and he still couldn't use his full strength.
When Old Eleven saw this, he was stunned for a moment, then realized that Yun Qi had not fully recovered, so he went straight forward to catch him.
At this moment, Shen Yueying came back after cooking the hangover soup herself. Seeing that there was no one at the door and the door was wide open, she heard some noise inside. She panicked for a moment and walked in quickly.
But the scene inside made her drop everything she was holding to the ground.
"Jun Mo!" she shouted.
In her sight, Yun Qi was holding a dagger across Lao Shiyi's neck, as if he was ready to take his life at any time.
Shen Yueying had never encountered such a situation before. She said in a panic: "Your Highness, don't!"
Yunqi ignored her and the blood from the wound on his leg flowed to the ground, but in Shen Yueying's opinion, it was all Old Eleven's.
After only a short standoff, the other people at the family dinner heard the commotion and rushed over, all of them were shocked.
Chen Yueying anxiously pulled the left prime minister's arm, and the left prime minister glanced at Ling Junyan, "Your Majesty, this..."
At this moment, Ling Junyan didn't want to care about the mess all over the ground, and simply ignored Old Eleven who seemed to be dying.
He slowly said to Yun Qi, "Queen, come here."
This time, Yun Qi didn't listen to him, but moved the dagger a little closer. Everyone in the audience gasped when they saw this, but Ling Junyan, who was standing at the front, remained calm, with only eyes for the suffering Yun Qi.
Yun Qi looked at him, chuckled, and said in a double-talking manner: "This man is quite capable. He was not killed even after this. But now if you want him to live, you only have one choice, let me go."
Old Eleven was stunned when he heard this.
He's protecting his reputation...
"Okay." Ling Junyan agreed without asking the reason.
This also made everyone feel incredible. Just saying a few brief words and letting the man go? Trying to murder the prince was such a big deal.
But they only dared to think about it in their hearts, and no one dared to refute Ling Junyan's decision.
Yun Qi carried Old Eleven back to the yard, trying hard not to limp and hiding the fact that he was injured. Old Eleven seemed to feel the difficulty in Yun Qi's steps.
For some unknown reason, he said, "Royal brother, you don't have to follow me. I believe the Royal Sister-in-law won't kill me. He will keep his promise."
Hearing this, Ling Junyan ordered everyone to stop.
As he watched them leave the mansion, Yun Qi gradually loosened his grip on the dagger.
Just when things were developing in the direction the three people expected, a hidden arrow instantly disrupted everyone's plans.
Yun Shi stared at the small crossbow arrow that was stuck in Yun Qi's back in the dark with his eyes wide open.
Then he slowly turned his head and looked at his subordinate who was holding the crossbow next to him.
"What did you do?"
The cold words made the subordinate tremble. He turned his head tremblingly to look at Yun Shi, who was looking frightened. "I...I think he's going to run away."
Almost at the same time, he suffered a heavy blow to the abdomen and immediately fell to the ground with a painful expression.
The hostage-taking Old Eleven also realized that something was wrong. He turned around immediately after being completely freed from his restraints and caught the falling Yun Qi.
Then he touched the crossbow.
He raised his hand to the light of the lantern at the gate, staring at the bloodstains on it in disbelief, unable to say anything for a moment.
Later, he felt a force pushing him away. When his eyes focused again, Yun Qi was already in Ling Junyan's arms.
"Call all the imperial doctors here! If you can't save me, you will all be buried with me!"
The Eleventh Prince just thought that his brother was crazy.
The sound was getting farther and farther away, and more and more like something from a dream.
Then the palace began to bustle with activity. Soon, someone squatted beside him, holding his arm and anxiously asked, "Jun Mo, are you okay?"
Old Eleven turned his head and saw Yueying. He shook his head and said, "Yueying, I think I did something wrong."
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