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"Cousin, cousin! Something bad has happened..."
The voice came before Li Maoren stepped into Li Zhengqing's study.
Li Zhengqing walked forward quickly, "How is it going? Where is the little prince?"
He looked at the secret guards who came with Li Mao. The leader sighed inwardly and knelt on one knee to admit his guilt.
"I am incompetent, please punish me."
Li Zhengqing's calm expression finally showed a crack.
"Is he really...dead?"
The secret guard bowed his head, "They died of poisoning. The local authorities have collected the bodies of the two and are searching for the murderer throughout the city."
After the secret guard finished explaining what happened in Qingxi Town, Li Mao explained:
"Cousin, didn't you say before that Zhu Lan would not do such a thing?
You see, you didn’t expect her to be so cruel. Seeing that she couldn’t take Yan Tiao away, she simply killed him…”
“……” Li Zhengqing rubbed his eyebrows.
He should have known that this cousin was no match for Zhu Lan.
As a member of the Li family's branch, if he had to rely on the reputation of the Duke of Weiguo when he first entered the officialdom, he would not have chosen to associate with a guy like Li Mao.
As for the trip to Qingxi Town, I really couldn't spare the time, so I asked Li Mao to take people to do those things.
Li Zhengqing took a deep breath and thought, never mind, now is not the time to pursue responsibility.
He certainly didn't expect Zhu Lan to choose to kill people to silence them.
During the Autumn Mountain Tour next month, he had planned to arrange personnel to help Yan Ning get rid of the Queen Mother, and then depose the emperor on the grounds that the emperor was unkind and unfilial, and support Yan Tiao.
As long as Yan Tiao ascends the throne, Li Yao, as the emperor's mother, will naturally be released from the cold palace. The Li family is connected by blood with the emperor, so it goes without saying that it will bring honor to the family.
Li Yao had already gone mad, unable to bear the consequences, while the emperor was surrounded by his own people.
When that day comes, all the power of government will be in his own hands, and he will no longer have to be subordinate to the son of the Duke of Wei because of his status as a side branch.
As for Zhu Lan...he is indeed a respectable opponent.
He was extremely addicted to the pleasure of defeating such an opponent.
There was a knock on the door, "Sir, there is a woman outside the mansion with a letter."
"Do you know who it is?"
"Her surname is Jin."
Li Zhengqing opened the letter sent by Aunt Jin and gave it to Li Mao after reading it.
Li Mao's eyes widened slightly as he read the letter.
Aunt Jin said in the letter that she had received news from Tongyun Money House.
Zhu Lan left Tongzhou and is now on his way to Northern Xinjiang, apparently to seek help from the Potian Army.
"She actually has contact with the Sky-Breaking Army!?"
Li Mao was surprised, but then he thought of another thing, "But if she goes to the northern border, then the time..."
Li Zhengqing smiled slightly.
"We just need to persuade His Majesty to move the Autumn Mountain Tour forward by a few days.
Even if Zhu Lan grew wings, he would definitely not be able to catch up."
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