"Come in." Bei Mingxuan's face was calm at this time, as if nothing had happened in Chang'an just now.
Chang'an's face was only slightly red, and there was no emotion in his eyes.
When Lin Shangde and his wife walked in, they both looked at Bei Mingxuan and Chang'an with surprise.
I thought it was the Fourth Prince or the Crown Prince.
I never thought it was Bei Mingxuan.
"I, Lin Shangde, greet you, Prince Hyun and Princess Hyun."
Lin Shangde's wife seemed to have no reaction. She didn't salute and just stared blankly.
"Get up." At the same time, Bei Mingxuan waved to the two men in black, signaling them to leave.
"Thank you, Prince Xuan." He changed out of his brocade clothes and into a coarse cloth. He looked tired and seemed to have aged a lot in an instant. "I don't know why the prince is here."
Bei Mingxuan didn't say anything, but looked at the unconscious former prince beside him.
Lin Shangde and his wife followed Bei Mingxuan's gaze and saw Bei Mingche in the sack.
When the two of them came in, they only saw the sack and knew that there was a person in it, but in front of Bei Mingxuan, they did not dare to be presumptuous, so only with Bei Mingxuan's approval would they look at the person directly.
"I will give you a chance to take revenge." Bei Mingxuan's voice was calm.
"...This." Lin Shangde looked at his wife, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.
"In the final analysis, it is Bei Ming Che who owes you." Bei Ming Xuan said, "After all the twists and turns, this king does not want you to go down a path of no return. If Fu Sheng Sect intervenes in this matter, you will be guilty of hiring a killer. Even if revenge is taken, even if Bei Ming Che is no longer the crown prince, he is still the emperor's son.
Or did you intend to be wanted by the Emperor of Shuzhou for the rest of your lives, living a life of wandering and displacement?"
“…How did the prince know…” Lin Shangde was surprised. The idea of finding Fu Sheng Gate was something only he and his wife knew about, and he had never revealed it to anyone else.
Bei Mingxuan didn't intend to tell them how he knew it, it was meaningless.
His gaze swept across the faces of Lin Shangde and his wife, and landed on the former crown prince. "If you want revenge, agree to my terms. I will take care of everything for you."
"The revenge I want is his death!" Mrs. Lin said gritting her teeth.
"Whatever you want." Bei Mingxuan looked at them, "Since the person has been handed over to you, it is naturally up to you to decide."
"My Lord, what do you want?"
"Stay. I'll keep the position of Left Prime Minister for you." Bei Mingxuan said without a word. "Bei Ming Che, this is my sincerity. Whether he lives or dies is up to you. Afterwards, if he dies, I'll give his body to me. If he lives, I'll take him away."
"..." Lin Shangde was shocked. He slowly sighed, "Your Highness, I am tired."
"Although the current emperor is not a tyrant, he is not a wise ruler either." Chang'an spoke slowly and steadily, regulating his internal energy, making the listeners feel like they could calm down instantly.
"The court is also a mess, and Prime Minister Lin must be well aware of this. Otherwise, how could the people freeze to death in this cold winter? You have to know that every year at the beginning of winter, the court allocates a certain amount of coal per capita. Combined with the things the people have prepared themselves, it is not difficult for them to survive the winter. Even if there are difficulties, there is no reason for them to freeze to death."
"Yes. But as it's distributed layer by layer, it's good for the people to see every piece of coal." Lin Shangde's eyes were filled with heartache and helplessness. "Especially on this journey. We just left Shudu City and didn't go far before we saw some civilian bodies frozen stiff on the roadside."
"It's just one winter," Chang'an continued. "It's just some coal, that's what we see right now. But where we can't see, who knows how many more corpses and separations there are... These are all the parasites of the court."
"They are eating away at the people, eating away at the very foundations of our Shuzhou." Bei Mingxuan spoke with a commanding presence. "The people below are rotten, the people in the court are rotten. When all our officials are rotten, then Shuzhou will be rotten too. We will become victims of others' knives, and our people will be bullied and slaughtered. Prime Minister Lin, are you heartbroken?"
"!!!" Lin Shangde knew very well that he had no other choice but to resign and sell his property just to avenge his daughter and kill the beast Bei Mingche.
"Old man, I promise the prince."
Mrs. Lin glanced at Li Shangde and tears instantly fell.
In fact, she didn't want to choose this path. Her husband worked diligently for the country and the people, and had a great reputation. If she had a choice, she hoped he would stay.
When she raised her eyes again, they were filled with hatred. Her gaze fell on Bei Ming Che's face. The next second, she quickly walked towards Bei Ming Che and slapped him in the face. "You beast! Beast!"
Bei Ming Che finally reacted vaguely in his coma and slowly opened his eyes, "You... me, where am I?"
A cold wind blew past, and he shivered, and finally he was completely awake. "Mrs. Lin... Lin Shangde... you, I... why am I in a sack?"
Bei Ming Che was surprised that his hands and feet were tied, "Prime Minister Lin, please help me untie them."
"Hmph, Prince?" Madam Lin gritted her teeth. "With your character, you're still a prince. Take a piss and look at yourself carefully. You're worse than an animal."
"You are so brave." Bei Ming Che ordered, but he couldn't break free from the ropes on his body.
"Be patient."
The cold and lazy voice reminded them that there were still people here.
"Ninth brother?" Bei Ming Che looked in the direction of the voice. He was surprised that he hadn't seen Bei Ming Xuan or Chang An. "Ninth brother, please help me untie this. I... I, wasn't I imprisoned in the palace by my father? Why am I here? And what's going on with them?"
Bei Mingxuan's face was indifferent. "Your teacher wants to avenge his daughter. Naturally, I will help him."
"...Revenge." Bei Mingche looked incredulous. "What revenge? Lin Yanran's death has nothing to do with me or me. He was the one who wanted to die because he couldn't get over it."
"Pa! Pa!" Madam Lin slapped Bei Ming Che's face hard. "You are still lying to your conscience? Bei Ming Che, we two have never treated you as an outsider. You are a prince, you are the crown prince. But, but we also treat you as our own child and love you dearly. You... you actually forced Yan Ran to die in humiliation..."
"!!!" Bei Ming Che hadn't expected that they would know so clearly, "I, I don't want to either."
"You don't want to either? Haha..." Madam Lin sneered as tears fell. "My master has put so much thought into you. He protects you in every way. None of the princes wanted to kill you, and he was the one who cleaned up the mess for you. Is this your reward?"
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