Chapter 393: Concubine's Death, Prince Chang's Revenge
When the government rescue team rushed to the scene and struggled to put out the raging fire, what they saw were bloody corpses.
After careful confirmation, it was found that no one survived the catastrophe.
The Liu family was completely wiped out.
Wang Yongxian, the once powerful Minister of Personnel, was also incurred the wrath of Emperor Wu of Qin because he was exposed for suspected favoritism, fraud, corruption and other crimes.
In a rage, he was not only deprived of his high position as the Minister of Personnel, but was also arbitrarily exiled to a remote small city to serve as an insignificant sixth-rank official. Like an abandoned chess piece, he was driven far away from the prosperous capital.
Of course, this punishment was given out of consideration for Princess Dechang and the Queen Mother. Otherwise, the Wang family's fate might have been even more miserable.
Princess Dechang, a woman who once enjoyed great wealth and glory, had to follow Wang Yongxian and reluctantly leave the capital with her family, young and old.
Within two days, all the important bargaining chips in Prince Duan's hands were taken away one by one.
Thinking of this, Prince Duan became so angry that his eyes turned red, like a man-eating beast, his eyes full of bloodthirstiness and hostility.
Until dawn, none of the men in black he sent out returned.
He knew that perhaps everything was developing towards an uncontrollable situation, and his brother Huo Duan might have been killed.
Prince Duan began to panic.
Once Emperor Wu of Qin knew his identity and everything he had done, he would certainly not forgive his crimes.
Then he will be doomed.
Prince Duan slowly sat down and drank a cup of tea to calm his inner panic and fear.
Perhaps, before all the secrets are exposed, he must take the initiative.
Otherwise, both the Prince of Zhao's Mansion and the Prince of Duan's Mansion will suffer, and he, his father, his mother, and his brothers, none of them will be able to escape the emperor's wrath.
Thinking of this, a bloodthirsty light suddenly flashed in Prince Duan's eyes, like the frenzy of a wild beast before hunting, filled with uncontrollable madness and murderousness.
He called a personal guard, wrote a secret letter, and asked the guard to send it out of the capital urgently.
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The next day, a piece of shocking bad news came out from the palace. This news was like a bolt from the blue and spread throughout the capital.
It was very sudden, scary and unexpected.
Concubine Li, the beauty who once won the emperor's favor with her stunning beauty, was ambushed in the dead of night and died of poisoning in her magnificent palace.
It is said that when she died, her face was distorted, blood was flowing from all seven orifices, and her skin was inexplicably ulcerated. The scene was so tragic that it was unbearable to look at.
When she was found, her body was stiff and completely unrecognizable, with no trace of her former brilliance.
That peerless beauty died inexplicably.
This news spread like wildfire, and for King Chang, it was like a bolt from the blue, hitting him heart-wrenchingly.
He seemed to be struck by an invisible giant hammer. His face instantly turned pale as paper. After spitting out a large mouthful of blood, his body went limp and he fell heavily to the ground, unconscious...
Seeing this, Prince Chang's trusted guards were horrified and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Hurry up! Summon the imperial physician!"
For a moment, the Prince Chang's Mansion was in chaos, with hurried footsteps, shouts, and panic sounds intertwined. The palace, which was usually well-organized, was now in chaos due to the sudden change.
When Prince Duan received the news, a strange smile appeared on his face.
He instantly guessed that the person who attacked her was her biological mother, Chen Lihua.
Her mother was indeed very efficient in her work.
A few days ago, someone suddenly brought a message to Concubine Li, saying that her eldest son had been replaced by someone with ulterior motives, and the current Prince Duan was not her biological son.
After Concubine Li found out, she sent people to search for evidence from various sources and tried every possible way to find the old palace maid and midwife who had served her when she gave birth.
Because it has been a long time, it must be difficult to find it.
In addition, Chen Lihua had already found a way to erase all the witnesses at that time.
Concubine Li investigated for several days, but still had few clues.
When Concubine Li found out that all the relevant witnesses at that time were killed, she began to have great doubts in her heart, which made her want to find out the truth of the matter even more.
Perhaps Concubine Li's movements were too big and soon alarmed Chen Lihua.
Chen Lihua was naturally worried that if Concubine Li continued to investigate, she would be exposed sooner or later, so she decided to go all out and had Concubine Li poisoned to death.
When Prince Chang woke up and saw Prince Duan standing by his bed, he was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth.
It also further confirmed that Concubine Li's death was related to Prince Duan.
Seeing his enemy right in front of him, he wanted to kill him immediately to avenge his mother.
However, he knew that Prince Duan must have come to his mansion prepared.
Acting impulsively will only cost you your life and alert the enemy.
A few days ago, someone sent a message to Concubine Li and also to Prince Chang. For this matter, Concubine Li summoned Prince Chang to the palace for a face-to-face meeting. The mother and son had a secret conversation for a long time.
Prince Chang naturally knew about Concubine Li's collection of evidence.
Now, as soon as he woke up, he found Prince Chang sitting in front of his bed, which made him break out in cold sweats. He also became more alert, fearing that he would be killed to silence him like his mother.
Prince Chang forced himself to remain calm and not reveal any flaws, lest Prince Duan kill him.
The moment Prince Chang saw Prince Duan, he immediately pretended to be delighted and pulled Prince Duan's sleeve.
"Brother, my mother died so tragically, you must find the murderer!"
"Mother has only two sons, you are the eldest, and my brother is not in good health, so please take good care of him."
When Prince Duan saw that Prince Chang had no estrangement towards him, he guessed his own identity, but Prince Chang did not know it.
Thus, his face was filled with the concern of an elder brother.
"Royal brother, you should have a good rest. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter."
"By the way, brother, remember that you still have a large iron mine and a small silver mine that our father gave you as a reward. Brother, I'm a little short on money. Could you give them to me?"
The request is real, the temptation is real, and the threat is even more real.
Prince Chang also understood the meaning of Prince Duan's words.
He killed his mother and now wants to covet his wealth. How can it be so easy?
He wished he could skin him alive and pull out his tendons to relieve the hatred in his heart.
Prince Chang deliberately said, "Brother, in fact, the emperor's younger brother also wanted to give these two mines to the emperor recently, but some time ago, the servants came to report that many people were found sneaking around the mines..."
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