Chapter 159 Finale (Part 1)
Chen Yuan had a very long dream. In the dream, her mother made her many lotus cakes. At that time, her younger brother was still very young, and he was always riding on a little wooden horse and giggling.
A sweet smile appeared on the corner of Shen Yuan's mouth.
She walked towards Mother Shen with her arms open, wanting to snuggle in Mother Shen's arms and act coquettishly.
Mother Shen suddenly disappeared.
"Mother, mother, where have you been?"
Shen Yuan woke up with layers of cold sweat on his forehead.
"Ayuan, are you awake?" the man's hoarse voice sounded.
The next second, Chen Yuan was hugged by Gu Huailing.
The joy of regaining what he had lost was almost woven into his bones. "I'm sorry, Yuan. It's my fault. I'm sorry."
Gu Huailing kept apologizing.
"Sir, I know where Yan Xi is hiding. My mother is still there. Let's go and rescue her."
Chen Yuan immediately stood up. Gu Huailing's eyes flashed with pity. He put his hands on Chen Yuan's shoulders and said, "Yuan, listen to me. Yan Xi has already escaped. The place where you were imprisoned is now empty. Even if you go there now, you won't find your mother."
"Mother was taken away by Yan Xi."
The scene in the dream was so real that Shen Yuan had not yet recovered from the suffocation of losing her mother.
She grabbed Gu Huailing's sleeve, her voice trembling. "Sir, I dreamed that my mother disappeared, and I couldn't find her. Do you think something happened to her?"
Chen Yuan didn't see the flash of pain in Gu Huailing's eyes.
The man said firmly: "No, my mother is a good bargaining chip, Yan Xi will not let anything happen to her easily."
After Gu Huailing said this, Shen Yuan's face looked better, but she still felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart, so heavy that she couldn't breathe.
"Sir, can you please promise me that you will rescue my mother? I can't lose her."
Gu Huailing's expression was extremely stern. He didn't want to lie to Chen Yuan, but he was also afraid that the woman's body couldn't bear it.
Just when I was in a dilemma, there was a knock on the door.
Ye Xingzhang's clear voice came in.
"Everything is ready, my Lord Prime Minister. You and your wife can set off."
Gu Huailing breathed a sigh of relief.
Outside Yizhou City, Ye Xingzhang watched the carriage moving farther and farther away.
He bowed, his clear face showing the most sincere blessing, "Ye Xingzhang wishes Madam a peaceful and smooth life."
He stood there for a long time, and the first thing he did after returning home was to seal up the house where Shen Yuan had lived.
Although everything seemed calm outside the Prime Minister's Mansion, Gu Huailing had surrounded it tightly inside.
He sent Shen Yuan back to the mansion, and when he left, he solemnly ordered Sanjiu, "One person every ten steps in the mansion must be guarded to death. If anything happens to Madam or Miss, bring your head to me."
"yes."
Gu Huailing left the Prime Minister's Mansion and went straight to the Eastern Palace.
Li Chi waited for him for a long time, but seeing that Gu Huailing looked unhappy, he didn't ask any more questions.
The two discussed in the study for a long time.
Finally, Gu Huailing raised his eyes and looked at Li Zhi calmly, "This is the fastest way. Your Highness, do you dare to take the gamble?"
Li Zhi sneered. Beneath his dark pupils, a faint kingly aura could be seen. "What is there for me to be afraid of?"
The Fourth Prince had been hiding in the palace where Concubine Rong lived these past few days. When he got the news that Li Zhi had entered the palace to accompany the Queen for dinner, he finally smiled with triumph.
He took out the eunuch clothes he had prepared early in the morning and put them on, then applied the potion Yan Xi had given him on his face.
A young eunuch with a sallow complexion and plain appearance appeared in the Queen's palace carrying food.
The Queen looked at Li Zhi with a loving expression, "Zhi'er, why did you think of coming to have dinner with me today?"
The table was filled with Li Chi's favorite dishes.
"Come and see her when you miss her."
This picture of a loving mother and a filial son hurt the Fourth Prince's eyes.
It was these bitches who killed his mother, and now they are living happily together.
Li Ji pushed all the blame onto others, totally forgetting how she had cursed Concubine Rong for despising her and calling her a fool because she was afraid that Concubine Rong's death would implicate him.
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and serve the soup."
Li Ji was hit hard on the back by the eunuch's whisk.
If that bastard dares to hit him, he will start with him.
"Mother, please try this Tang Erchen. I think it's quite good."
Li Zhi served the queen a bowl of soup.
He also filled a bowl for himself, and after a stick of incense, Li Zhi and the queen both fell on the table.
The people in the palace were startled. Just as the chief eunuch was about to speak, Li Ji stabbed him in the chest with a sword. "You old dog, you dared to poke me with your whisk? I think you are tired of living."
Li Ji retracted his sword, and blood splashed on his face. He took a handkerchief and wiped the blood off his face carelessly.
Looking at the people in the palace, "I don't want to kill innocent people, but I've kept my mouth shut."
He stepped forward and kicked Li Zhi, "You are a lowly creature who has been living among the common people for many years, and you are worthy enough to compete with me?"
"Come here, bring the Queen and the Crown Prince to me. I will slowly torture them and make them atone for my mother's sins!"
Two unremarkable eunuchs suddenly appeared and dragged Li Zhi and the queen into a side hall in the palace.
Li Ji brushed off the non-existent dust on his body and strode out.
What he didn't know was that as soon as he left, secret guards entered the side hall and sent the two eunuchs to hell.
Li Zhi helped the queen up from the ground and looked at her worriedly, "Are you okay, mother?"
The Queen shook her head. "My Queen Mother has seen all sorts of ups and downs over the years. Zhi'er, go do what you should do. With my Queen Mother here, there will be no chaos in the harem."
Emperor Tiansheng has been ill these days.
Li Ji stood in front of him holding a bowl of medicine.
The moment Emperor Tiansheng opened his eyes and saw Li Ji, a look of horror crossed his face. He raised his finger and pointed at Li Ji, "You, you evil beast, why are you here?"
Li Ji looked at Emperor Tiansheng and put down the bowl in his hand with a bang.
"Yes, I am the evil beast you have despised for over twenty years, but so what?"
"The Crown Prince, the one you have placed the most hope in, is now under my control. Killing him is like killing an ant."
Emperor Tiansheng was furious, "How dare you, a wicked beast, be so rebellious!"
Li Ji sneered, "Who told you to be so biased, you old fool? My eldest brother has been missing for so many years, and you still put so much effort into finding him. What about me? I'm afraid you'll dislike my daily fears, so I never dare to neglect the things you give me."
"What happened in the end? Father, you kicked me away like a bug!"
Li Ji clenched his fists and punched his heart again and again, "But I am a living person! You ordered the death of my mother. You are the most vicious and cold-blooded person!"
"You're crazy, you lunatic." Emperor Tiansheng looked towards the door and said with difficulty, "Someone come... someone come quickly..."
Li Ji looked at him and said, "Don't waste your energy. No one will come. This palace is now under my control."
Emperor Tiansheng was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood, "Why wouldn't I dare?"
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