Chapter 250: Defeat is inevitable
Emperor Sheng seemed to be covered by frost and froze for a moment.
His eyes were wide open, staring at Zhao Huailang, his eyes full of anger and disbelief.
He subconsciously raised his hand and pointed at Zhao Huailang with trembling hands, but his lips opened and closed several times, but only broken breath escaped and no words came out.
He had been on the throne for more than twenty years, and this was the first time someone had spoken out so bluntly and disobeyed him. And this person happened to be the candidate for crown prince that he had chosen, his son!
Okay, okay.
Little did he know that the second brother had so much resentment in his heart, just like he was back then.
And what did he do later?
He was anxious day and night, and then made plans in secret, and finally took advantage of his father's illness to strike the target with one strike!
At that time, his father was lying on the dragon couch, staring at him with eyes wide open. His eyes were filled with anger, shock, disbelief, and even resentment.
He saw that his father's lips were trembling, but due to his weak breath he could not utter a word. He only made a faint "woooo" sound, like the groaning of a trapped animal.
My father's face was too pale, with veins bulging on his forehead, and he looked weak and funny.
At that moment, he thought of...the sick tiger whose claws had been pulled out.
As his thoughts reached this point, Emperor Sheng gradually felt a chill slowly creeping up on him.
At this moment, deep in his heart, a fear was quietly growing.
He couldn't help but think -
Back then, he had bared his fangs at his father with resentment, fighting for power and profit to prove himself.
Who knows if the second brother in front of him today, who looks so much like him, will also raise his knife against him when he is old and weak?
It was not uncommon for fathers and sons to kill each other in the royal family surrounded by red walls.
It was he who personally set the evil example of father and son killing each other in front of the second brother.
Cui Daoyuan might not have hidden all the details of the internal situation from the second brother. Perhaps he had already planted the seeds of killing his father and the king in the second brother's heart!
Emperor Sheng swayed slightly, and immediately clenched his hands tightly on the edge of the table to hide the panic and fear that was about to burst out.
He didn't believe in fate before.
He is the Son of Heaven, he is the destiny!
But now, the second son has almost replicated his past, and he has unknowingly become like his father.
Somehow, Emperor Sheng sensed an elusive cycle of cause and effect.
The attempts to rob in the past have become a sign of debt collection in the future.
The calculations and malice he had cast out back then seemed to follow the arc of fate, turn around and fly back to the starting point, almost stabbing himself.
But he doesn't regret it.
Even if he had to do it all over again, he would still do it the same way.
Because he wants power, the throne, and he wants to see his father's horrified eyes filled with regret!
Therefore, he could only nip the danger in the bud and not leave the second brother... any chance to kill his father and the king!
Thinking of this, Emperor Sheng's mood gradually calmed down.
His gaze fell on Zhao Huailang's face, and a look of indifference appeared in his eyes, but there was also a hint of fear hidden in them.
But what Emperor Sheng is afraid of is the fledgling Zhao Huailang in front of him?
No, what he feared was the ambitious and unscrupulous self reflected in Zhao Huailang!
Zhao Huailang was still waiting for an answer, but at this moment, Jiang Xun's voice suddenly rang out in the hall:
"I will take my leave."
Everyone in the hall woke up as if from a dream, then their faces turned pale, and they all bowed and left.
Seeing that Emperor Sheng did not say anything, everyone understood and hurriedly stood up and left.
It was really Prince Rui's words just now that shocked them, especially when he mentioned the late Crown Prince, which frightened them to the point of losing their minds.
As everyone knows, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was born with a weak constitution. That year, he caught a cold that triggered an old illness. After being bedridden for several days, he was ultimately unable to recover.
But how come, in Prince Rui's words, the late crown prince died on the table due to exhaustion?
Fortunately, Jiang Xun's voice reminded them. At this moment, everyone walked hurriedly, wishing they could cover their ears and leave.
Of course, the matter between the Chen and Lu families has not yet been concluded. They did not leave the palace, but simply retreated outside the palace, leaving the imperial study to the father and son of the royal family.
Eunuch Fushun glanced at Emperor Sheng's expression, then took small steps and followed everyone out, not forgetting to close the palace door.
When Jiang Xun turned around, he saw the two palace doors moving inch by inch. The gap between the doors became narrower and the light was squeezed little by little, gradually shrinking from a bright long strip to a faint light, until it finally disappeared completely.
Clang——
At the last moment before the palace door closed, Jiang Xun saw Emperor Sheng with a sullen expression walk around the long jade table and towards Zhao Huailang who was kneeling in the palace.
From then on, all matters were kept behind closed doors, and the palace secrets could no longer be peeped into.
But Jiang Xun knew that Prince Rui was doomed to fail.
The evil deeds done then are the root cause of today’s disasters.
The emperor knows very well how he came to power, so he is worried and afraid that others will wield the same sharp knife and use it on him in the same way as before.
Given His Majesty's temperament, he would not tolerate any threat, even if this person was the candidate he had chosen for the crown prince.
Prince Rui really went all out today, even bringing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince out.
When Jiang Xun turned around, he happened to meet Zhang Xian's subtle glance. Their eyes met and then they quickly looked away.
Censor Zhang...is the helper that the teacher has found.
The teacher once secretly went to Censor Zhang, and after just a few words, Censor Zhang risked his life and property and agreed.
It was not because they had a deep personal relationship, but because they both saw the root cause of the chaos, shared the same ideals, and wanted the same thing - a peaceful world, their country, and their people.
Otherwise, where would there be so many "coincidences" in the world?
Censor Zhang arrived at such a timely moment, and every word he spoke was appropriate. Even Cui Daoyuan's confession was taken out at the perfect time.
They had already agreed that when Prince Rui entered the palace to meet the emperor, it would be the time for all of them to take action.
It was at this time that Censor Zhang went to see Cui Daoyuan on purpose. He mixed up the truth and falsehood, allowing Cui Daoyuan to guess everything with his own intelligence, but his painstaking efforts instead brought them success.
But Prince Rui’s defeat does not mean that they have completely succeeded in this game.
Because the emperor has already guessed the whole story, what awaits him next is a "storm".
If he had not been attached to this world back then and had never thought of retreating unscathed, his methods would have been more intense and sharper, instead of the roundabout and probing methods he used today to try to understand people's hearts.
But now——
He is Jiang Xun. He has a family and so many concerns. He wants to... live.
When Jiang Xun looked up, he saw Shen Jiasui whispering something to his father, and then he walked towards him quickly.
He never hid anything from Sui Sui, including the fact that he might not be able to retire after achieving success.
Taking risks alone and taking care of everything may seem considerate, but it is actually cruel.
If he dies, everything will be over and he will be unconscious and unaware.
But the years that were left behind, because he deliberately concealed the truth and was unable to give full play to his abilities, he must have blamed himself and felt guilty, and it was difficult for him to let it go.
Besides, Suisui is much more open-minded than him.
When he told Sui Sui these words, Sui Sui smiled and replied:
"Ah Xun, I don't know how I got such good fortune to be able to come back again. If I can save the Shen family this time, it will be a blessing from heaven and fulfill my long-cherished wish in my previous life."
"In this case, I shouldn't ask for more, but human beings are always greedy. In addition to my family being healthy, I also want to stay with Axun forever."
"So, Axun, we just have to do our best. You know how stubborn I am. I will always fight to the last minute."
Suisui smiled at him so brightly and frankly.
Jiang Xun raised the corner of his mouth slightly and walked quickly towards Shen Jiasui.
He always felt that the sunshine shining on Suisui was always brighter than anywhere else, bright enough to illuminate him.
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