Chu Li looked up and saw a stern and familiar face.
However, he didn't pay attention to why he suddenly appeared here, but looked at the strange man who was kicked out.
The shining dagger was very cold and dazzling.
Just now, if Chu Dichi hadn't pulled her away in time...
"Why?"
She doesn't understand.
"Why are you trying to kill me?"
Who did she offend to deserve to be killed?
The man grabbed the dagger, rushed over again with a sinister look, and stabbed towards Chu Li's chest with murderous intentions.
This time, Chu Dichi did not protect her anymore.
Chu Li picked up the broken bamboo pole leaning against the wall and started fighting with him.
“Hmm!”
The bamboo pole was long and slender, like a long sword, and the man holding a short dagger had no advantage at all.
Besides, Chu Li was very agile and strong, and he knocked him to the ground in less than half a minute.
"ah!"
"Mercy, Ninth Prince, mercy!"
Chu Li put the bamboo pole in his hand against his throat and asked coldly, "Who asked you to come?"
The man looked pale:
"No, I don't know... Someone gave me 100 taels of silver and asked me to kill you..."
"You're still not telling the truth?"
Chu Li's hand exerted more force, and the bamboo pole pierced into the flesh of his throat, drawing blood. The man was so frightened that he tensed up and dared not move at all:
"Mercy, mercy! It's the Fourth Prince!"
The Fourth Prince and the Third Prince have been friends since childhood, and they have had a close relationship over the years.
It can be said that the Fourth Prince follows the lead of the Third Prince.
Isn’t the Fourth Prince’s intention also the Third Prince’s intention?
"Kill him, Chu Li." Chu Dichi stood aside, his voice as cool as the wind. The few faint words had already decided the life or death of a life.
Chu Li had no intention of killing:
"He has confessed."
Chu Di smiled sarcastically: "To be kind to your enemies is to be cruel to yourself. When you are cheated one day, you will learn your lesson."
People cannot teach others.
It is enough to teach people something once.
Chu Li opened his lips hesitantly.
In the past, she might not believe a word Chu Dichi said and would not even want to listen to it. But after a series of incidents in the past two days, her initial doubts about him turned into speechlessness.
As it turned out, he was right.
She is too kind.
Kind enough to...want her life.
She obviously didn't bother anyone.
Chu Li looked at the man on the ground, his eyes gradually becoming fiercer.
Just now, if the Regent hadn't saved her, she would have died.
Since this person wanted her life, she didn't have to be polite.
The hand holding the bamboo pole poured strength into it, pressed down hard, and inserted it into the man's throat with a dull and sharp thrust...
After the incident, she picked up the dagger on the ground, looked at the sharp blade, and suddenly stabbed her forearm.
Blood splattered.
Chu Dichi was slightly surprised, and then a deep smile appeared in his eyes, "Okay, let's go back to the palace."
Chu Li pursed her lips, threw down the dagger, and looked at Chu Dichi deeply.
Although she didn't know why he appeared here and why he wanted to help her, she thought that he must want to use her hand to control the power.
She has no interest in power or the throne.
In that case, let's make a deal.
He wanted power, but she just wanted her family to be safe and sound.
In the past, she always thought that as long as she didn't fight or compete and kept a low profile, she would be able to get away with it unscathed. Now it seems that she was totally wrong.
Return to the palace!
When Chu Li returned to the palace with blood on his hands and his body staggering, the Imperial Guards guarding the palace gate were the first to see him. They were so frightened that they escorted Chu Li back to the palace and sent someone to report to the emperor.
The King of Chu threw the memorial and rushed over immediately.
“What the hell is going on!?”
He was angry.
Is this year the year of Tai Sui?
The princes have been in trouble one after another. If this continues, are they planning to wipe out the entire royal family?
"Your Highness." All the palace maids in Zhaolan Palace knelt on the ground to pay their respects. Concubine Wen's eyes were red from crying, and her voice was extremely hoarse:
"Your Majesty, someone wants to harm our Li'er. You must stand up for Li'er!"
Chu Li seemed to be frightened. He lay on the bed, his wounds bandaged, and he had fallen asleep.
However, he slept very uneasily, his body twitched from time to time, and his pale little face made people feel extremely distressed:
"No... don't kill me... don't..."
The King of Chu frowned tightly:
"Did Xiaojiu say anything when he returned to the palace?"
Concubine Wen wiped her tears with a handkerchief and choked up:
"When Li'er came back, she was supported by two imperial guards. She was so frightened that she fainted. I comforted her for a long time before she told me that she had been assassinated outside the palace not long ago."
"If she hadn't skipped classes every day over the years and trained herself in leg skills, she would have been killed in the street, Your Majesty!"
She was already crying so hard.
Her poor child!
"I know, I know." Emperor Chu comforted Concubine Wen, "Xiao Jiu has been innocent since she was young and ignorant of the world. I never thought that someone would want her life. I will definitely not let her go easily."
"Wang Defu!"
"Tell the Dali Temple Minister to investigate this matter immediately and make sure there is no mistake!"
Concubine Wen sat in front of the couch, tightly holding the Emperor Chu's hand, and wept:
"Your Majesty, our Li'er has never been an enemy to anyone. From childhood to adulthood, she was not good at literature or martial arts. She could not read books and could not read two words. She just liked to play around every day. I never thought that this would be unacceptable to others..."
"Is it her fault that the Emperor loves his youngest son?"
The Emperor of Chu frowned.
He prefers Chu Li, why? Because Chu Li is lively, simple, and full of vitality.
In such a controversial place as the royal family, Chu Li has always been able to maintain a pure heart, just like a child from an ordinary family. Every time he sees Chu Li, he will think of his younger self, and his heart is warmed with fatherly love.
Back then, he was as lively and cheerful as Chu Li.
He will definitely get to the bottom of this matter!
The Dali Temple received the imperial order and acted quickly. It sent people to search, and it only took half an hour to find the assassin's body.
Not only that, an expensive jade ruyi was also found on the assassin.
Upon investigation, it was found that this item came from the Fourth Prince's Mansion.
The Dali Temple Minister was surprised:
Did the Fourth Prince hire an assassin to kill the Ninth Prince?
But isn't his behavior too stupid?
He actually left the stolen goods used to bribe the assassin on the assassin's body. It was so obvious. Even if it was a stack of silver bills, it would be better than giving him a jade ruyi.
The Dali Temple Minister reported the evidence and facts to the emperor truthfully.
The King of Chu became furious on the spot and summoned Chu Haoyue into the palace.
Chu Haoyue entered the Zhaolan Palace and was surprised to see Chu Li lying well on the bed. Then, he was hit on the head by a jade ruyi.
"The traitor!"
Bang——
The blow made him dizzy.
The King of Chu was furious: "This jade ruyi is an item I once gave you as a reward. You actually used my reward to bribe assassins to kill your brother. Do you still have any humanity?"
etc!
He took five hundred taels of silver and bribed the assassin, how did it turn into a jade ruyi?
Hasn’t he kept this jade ruyi in the warehouse all this time, well kept?
"Father, I am innocent. I have been framed!"
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