"Insolence! Your Highness, do you know what you're saying?"
"What you are talking about is treason!"
"Even if I die, I will never betray the Emperor or the Great Yue! I promised the late King that I would support Li Shengyuan and continue this peaceful and prosperous era. Now, only twenty years have passed since the late King left us, and your father is in his prime. Crown Prince, how dare you say such treasonous words to me!"
"Aren't you afraid I'll report your wolfish ambitions to His Majesty?"
The Prince of Pingxi was furious and got up to charge at Li Changyu.
Li Changyu calmly took two steps back.
With his feet bound by chains, Prince Pingxi could only walk to the center of the prison. No matter how fierce and furious he was, he could not harm Li Changyu in the slightest.
Li Changyu simply stood there quietly, his black robe immovable, his hands behind his back, his cold eyes sweeping over him with a chilling gaze.
“Prince Pingxi, you are truly impervious to both soft and hard tactics. I know you are loyal, but loyalty alone, without any strategy, will only lead to your current fate of being demoted, imprisoned, and left with nothing. A wise bird chooses its tree, and I am now giving you a chance.”
"People need to learn to make choices, and choosing whose side to stand on is very important."
"You don't really think that as long as you're not afraid of death and persist enough, Li Shengyuan will change his mind, pardon you, and then come to your senses and kill that vixen, do you?"
As Li Changyu spoke, he gave a cold laugh under the angry gaze of the Prince of Pingxi.
"madness."
"Since you're so stubborn, just wait and see."
"See whether the emperor you chose to serve sees you as a loyal subject or a rebel."
"I have fought for the Great Yue for many years, standing firm in the court since the time of the late emperor and the retired emperor. His Majesty cannot possibly be unaware of my intentions; he is merely momentarily confused. On the contrary, you—bah! I knew it! You, this hostage who returned from Qi, have been corrupted by rebellious intentions at such a young age. After all, you didn't grow up in Yue; you've been deaf and blinded by the treacherous ministers of those enemy states. Indeed, your schemes are wicked."
Someone come here!
The crown prince harbors rebellious intentions; seize him at once!
The Prince of Pingxi roared wildly in the prison and suddenly overturned the table, spilling all the wine and food on the floor.
Li Changyu was dressed in a black robe, so black that he seemed to disappear into the darkness, making it impossible to discern his expression. His pale profile had a slight hint of coldness on his lips.
“Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will hear you. This cell where you are imprisoned is deliberately located in the westernmost corner, with you all alone.”
Murong Fuhai of the Ministry of Justice.
They had already submitted to his command.
Therefore, Li Changyu was not worried about what kind of trouble he could cause.
Unless the emperor comes to see him in person, but Li Shengyuan is currently worried about not having an excuse to kill him, so why would he want to see him?
"Even if the emperor really came, I have ways to make you speechless. So, Prince Pingxi, I advise you to stay put and save your energy."
"I will not deliberately slander you in front of my father. You also have plenty of time to calm down and think about who is truly worthy of your support."
Li Changyu's voice was cold and sharp. After speaking, he turned and left the Ministry of Justice prison.
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On the other side.
Before leaving Yufu Palace, the Empress Dowager passed under the willow tree at the entrance and saw Mi Shan still standing there silently. Her expression darkened even more.
"How much of what I and His Majesty said just now did you hear?"
"Your Majesty, I heard nothing."
Even if she heard it, Mi Shan couldn't say that it was the only answer.
"You are a smart person. I advise you not to meddle in my affairs with the Emperor. I also misjudged you, thinking that because you look like Consort Lou, you must also have a kind heart. But I never expected that you would be associating with a monster like Bai Lingyu."
Mi Shan lowered her eyes and did not look at her, her tone calm: "Consort Lou? This concubine does not know who the Empress Dowager is referring to. I am just me, not anyone's substitute."
"She does have a strong will." The Empress Dowager sneered, a coldness appearing on her aged and withered face. "However, it's all the same. No matter who it is, the outcome will be much the same. Serving a ruler is like serving a tiger; it's not as simple as you think."
"He can protect you today, but who knows what will happen tomorrow?"
"Your Majesty, I do not understand, nor do I expect the Emperor to treat me any way. I only wish to live peacefully in the harem."
"Fine, if you were truly well-behaved, I wouldn't hate you so much! Don't think I don't know that you sent someone to inform the Emperor, ordering him to go to Yunyin Temple!"
The Empress Dowager's cold eyes were sharp and piercing, and a faint hint of disgust appeared in her gaze as she looked at Mi Shan.
"You have ruined the scheme carefully laid out by me and the King of Pingxi. All the painstaking efforts of the past years are about to be destroyed. If anything happens to the Great Yue in the future, you will be a sinner for all time."
Mi Shan chuckled inwardly, but her face remained calm: "Your Majesty flatters me too much. How could a mere woman like me control the changes of dynasties? It turns out that the Yunyin Temple incident was indeed orchestrated by Your Majesty and the Prince of Pingxi. I thought I was overthinking it."
"Your Majesty, I simply do not wish to die unjustly, unlike the Empress Dowager, who conspires and schemes with others. Did she ever value my life? Am I destined to be your stepping stone? There is no such logic in this."
"In this harem, I am the heavens, I am power, and I am the reasoning you speak of!"
"I do not accept this reasoning."
"You're not convinced? You dare to be unconvinced?" The Empress Dowager roared in fury. "I've done all this for the sake of Great Yue. What do you know? Granny Ping, smash her mouth open for me!"
The Empress Dowager, trembling with anger, gave the order. Mi Shan was truly afraid that she would faint from shock.
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