Chapter 158 Really, I slept with the wrong person?
Imperial Palace.
Emperor Zhao of Qi listened to the report in silence, and the entire hall was filled with a tense atmosphere.
When he saw the red jade with the words "Mandate from Heaven, May You Live Long and Prosper" engraved on it, his eyes and brows were filled with anger that he could not hide.
"Are you tired of being a Duke and want to seize my throne? Duke Li, you are so bold!"
"Sir, draft an imperial decree: Effective immediately, Duke Li Xin is deposed and imprisoned. All direct descendants of the Li family are to be dismissed from office and placed under investigation. Duke Cui is appointed as the special envoy for the investigation. All civil and military officials, as well as the people of the nation, are to report any violations of the Li family."
"Your Majesty, I am wronged, wronged!"
Duke Li wanted to argue for himself, but Emperor Zhao of Qi did not give him a chance and ordered the guards to drag him away.
Duke Zhao was terrified when he saw the emperor was furious.
But today, he was a witness and had no way to plead for Duke Li.
Dongfang Yan also knew that the Li family was probably beyond saving, so he stopped getting involved in this mess.
But after all the important matters were dealt with, he deliberately touched his cheek in front of Emperor Zhao of Qi.
Emperor Zhao of Qi asked casually, "Prince Jin, what's the matter with the wound on your face?"
Dongfang Yan followed up on the conversation and began to complain: "I noticed that Prince Chaolan and the Crown Prince were very close, and I was unhappy for a moment, so I asked the Crown Prince if he was interested in my ex-wife. The Crown Prince flew into a rage and slapped me in the face in public."
Emperor Zhao of Qi turned his gaze towards the east and asked, "Is that so?"
Lin Qingyue was about to speak when Dongfang Qi admitted first, "Yes. I was impulsive. Please forgive me, Father."
Emperor Zhao of Qi said, "The Crown Prince has behaved inappropriately and will be fined one year's salary. Please ask the imperial physician to treat the Prince of Jin's wound. If he does this again, he will be severely punished."
One year's salary is nothing to Dongfang Qilai.
Dongfang Yan also knew that Emperor Zhao of Qi was protecting his son and would not impose any substantial punishment.
The real purpose of his complaint was to let Emperor Zhao of Qi know that the relationship between the Crown Prince and Lin Qingyue had begun to cross the line.
Sure enough, Emperor Zhao of Qi then said, "If there are no other matters, everyone except the Crown Prince should leave."
When walking out of the palace, Dongfang Yan couldn't help but look back at the palace: the prince was listening to the lecture with his head down, and Emperor Zhao of Qi was full of anger.
— Dongfang Qi, you're very proud of being crown prince, aren't you? But don't forget, the higher the position, the less freedom you have.
"Dongfang Yan." Lin Qingyue's voice sounded behind him.
Dongfang Yan's voice was also a little cold: "Prince Chao Lan, what advice do you have?"
No matter how much he likes Lin Qingyue, he will not be completely without temper after being humiliated repeatedly.
Lin Qingyue said, "I've already burned the thing you sent me this morning. If you send me something messy and filthy again next time, I'll burn your palace down. I'm not Dongfang Qi, so I'm not bound by those rules."
"You mean those underwear?" Dongfang Yan lowered his voice and said jokingly, "That's the testimony of our lovemaking. How could you have the heart to burn it?"
Lin Qingyue said, "Dongfang Yan, you are truly hopelessly stupid. How could that thing possibly be mine?"
"In fact, I already knew you put a love potion in my wine. So, I naturally wouldn't fall for it and simply switched the wine in my glass. After leaving Prince Jin's Mansion, I went straight to Tianxiang Tower. Who drank the love potion later?"
She frowned in feigned doubt, then suddenly smiled again: "Could it be that you drank? You drank alcohol and were drugged?"
Dongfang Yan's expression was extremely grim. "What did you say? You didn't. Who was that yesterday with me? Impossible! You are already my woman. Don't think you can erase the facts by saying this!"
"With those despicable methods of yours, you really think you can trick me? If you don't believe me, why not ask the guard at the door? It was still early when I left. If you were really drugged, you wouldn't have escaped so quickly."
Dongfang Yan didn't want to believe these facts, but he knew that what she said was true.
Yesterday, it was still daylight when he drank the wine. When he woke up, two full hours had passed and it was pitch black outside the hall.
At that time, he thought he had obtained Lin Qingyue, and was so happy that he didn't even bother to ask the guard at the door when Lin Qingyue left.
If the person who made love with him last night was not Lin Qingyue, then who could it be?
Whose bloodstained panties are they?
Lin Qingyue smiled gleefully, "Your Highness Prince Jin, what are you standing there for? Why don't you go back and find your new princess?"
"I don't know which girl of destiny is so unlucky to be favored by you. You must remember to be nice to her. After all, it's not easy to suffer such a great crime, isn't it?"
Dongfang Yan said bitterly, "Lin Qingyue, even if I can't have you, I will never let the Crown Prince have you!"
After saying that, he turned and left, stumbling a bit as he went.
After returning to the palace, he immediately summoned the gate guard that night.
Upon asking, I learned that Lin Qingyue had left the palace before dark yesterday evening, rode away on horseback and never returned.
So, what Lin Qingyue said was true.
Did he really sleep with the wrong person?
"Zhao An!" Dongfang Yan's face was terribly gloomy. "Weren't you guarding outside Qiwu Palace last night?"
Zhao An knelt down tremblingly and replied, "At first, I was quietly following behind the princess. But the princess walked too fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye."
"When I returned, the door to Qiwu Palace was already closed. Your Highness, you were inside... I thought the princess had returned. After all, she was always so elusive... I never expected... Your Highness, please forgive me, I deserve to die!"
Zhao An kept slapping himself in the face until it turned red.
Dongfang Yan said calmly, "Since you know you deserve to die, how can you still have the nerve to ask me to forgive you?"
"Bang!" The sword flashed, and Zhao An, who had followed for many years and was always loyal, was killed by Dongfang Yan's sword.
"Catch all the slaves in the palace and interrogate them. Which slave is the culprit..."
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and changed his words: "Bring Lin Ruzhen here!"
It was Lin Ruzhen who impersonated Dongfang Yan and Lin Qingyue, preventing them from being together.
Later, in order to become the princess as soon as possible, she drugged Dongfang Yan.
As a result of some strange coincidence, Lin Qingyue became the Princess of Jin.
Therefore, she was definitely capable of taking the blame for someone else and having a night of pleasure with Dongfang Yan last night.
Not long after, the guard returned and reported that Lin Ruzhen was missing.
This disappearance further confirmed Lin Ruzhen's suspicion.
Damn bitch!
At this moment, Dongfang Yan deeply regretted not killing her with one sword.
"Look for her!" Dongfang Yan gritted his teeth and said, "I just don't believe that bitch can stay away from showing up!"
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