Hearing his question, the woman took out a jade pendant from her sleeve and held it up.
"Lord Xi, this jade pendant was given to me by Concubine Li's biological mother. If you give it to her, she will understand everything."
Looking at the jade pendant, Leng Xi's face was gloomy, and he asked in a cold voice:
"Are you looking for me just to give me this jade pendant?"
The woman bowed and took a few steps back, saying with a serious expression:
"Prince Xi, please give the jade pendant to Concubine Li as soon as possible. We are here today for other matters. This is my son Li Tianyang. Let him explain it to you in detail."
Leaving these words behind, Madam Li took two steps back, walked slowly out of Lengxi's study, and after stepping through the water door, she closed the door directly.
Leng Xi was somewhat puzzled by the actions of the mother and daughter, yet full of curiosity.
After his mother left, Li Tianyang bowed and clasped his fists, saying:
"Lord Xi, I'm here today to discuss a deal with you."
"trade?"
Hearing these two words, Leng Xi raised his head and laughed, "Hahaha, you come to negotiate a deal with me? Who do you think you are?"
Li Tianyang continued calmly:
"Please let Prince Xi finish what I have to say before you make a final decision."
"Okay, go ahead."
Leng Xi touched Madam Li's jade pendant and looked at Li Tianyang curiously. He wanted to see what he could say.
Li Tianyang cleared his throat and said solemnly:
"Right now, the person in Daning State who poses the greatest threat to you, Prince Xi, is Prince Yu. Prince Yu has Liu Dechang's backing. Even though you've married Yu Shiming's daughter, you can't stand up to Liu Dechang. So, if you don't make plans soon, Prince Xi, Prince Yu will undoubtedly ascend the throne when the Emperor passes away. Your attempts to challenge him will be like trying to hit a rock with an egg. You have no chance of success."
His words made Leng Xi's face as gloomy as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He wanted to get angry, but when he thought about it carefully, his words seemed to make some sense. In fact, this was also the problem he had been worried about.
Although he has now created the Weizhen Gang and placed his own people in the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue, this is not enough to compete with Liu Dechang's million-strong army.
His face darkened, and he looked at him fiercely, "Go on."
Li Tianyang raised his eyebrows and continued:
"And I can help you ascend the throne."
"Hahaha……"
His words made Leng Xi burst into laughter. This Li Tianyang really didn't know his place.
After laughing, he looked at him with deep eyes, "Li Tianyang, with you? Help me? What can you do to help me?"
Li Tianyang's eyes flickered a few times, and he said proudly:
"I came here today just to show my cards, so I won't hide it from you. I'm from the Chu Kingdom in the Western Regions. I can use the entire Chu Kingdom's military force to help you."
"What did you say?"
Hearing this, Leng Xi immediately slammed the table and questioned,
"How dare a foreigner come to my Daning Kingdom to commit evil, and even dare to brazenly come to my Xiwang Mansion? This prince thinks you are really tired of living."
Although Leng Xi was furious, Li Tianyang was not afraid. Instead, his pupils shrank slightly and he continued:
"Don't worry, Prince Xi. I'm doing this for your own good. If you don't want to cooperate with our Chu State, then you can forget about sitting on the throne."
Leng Xi glared at Li Tianyang and waved his hand in disdain.
"Humph! Whether or not I can sit on the throne is a matter for the people of Daning. It has nothing to do with a foreigner like you. But since you've taken the initiative to come to me today, don't blame me for being rude to you."
After saying this, he shouted to the people outside:
"Someone come here!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open and several guards from Prince Xi's Mansion rushed in.
Leng Xi pointed at Li Tianyang and said:
"Arrest this man and send him to the Ministry of Justice."
Li Tianyang chuckled slowly, then raised his eyebrows and said:
"I advise Prince Xi not to be impulsive. First, show the jade pendant in your hand to Concubine Li, and then decide how to punish me."
Speaking of the jade pendant, Leng Xi suddenly thought of Li Tianyang's mother. He hurriedly asked the guard who had just entered:
"Where's that woman outside?"
The guard shook his head in confusion.
"She left after she got out of here."
Hearing this, Leng Xi tightly grasped the jade pendant in his hand and said to the guard:
"First, lock him up in the woodshed and keep him under good watch."
Li Tianyang let the guard lift his arm without any struggle. He looked at Leng Xi and reminded him word by word with a certain smugness:
"Prince Xi, it would be easy for me to leave you, but don't worry, I won't leave. I'll be waiting for you. You'd better let Concubine Li see this jade pendant as soon as possible. Otherwise, if something goes wrong and Prince Xi is implicated, it will be more trouble than good."
After saying this, he turned around without hesitation and walked out of the door generously under the escort of the guards.
Leng Xi looked coldly at the jade pendant in his hand. The pattern on it was obviously different from the jade products of Daning Kingdom, but what was the relationship between this jade pendant and his mother?
Sitting in the study, Leng Xi has been thinking about this question. If it wasn't so late, he would definitely go to the palace to find out the truth.
…
The next morning, in the Shuntian Prefecture Court.
Yu Shiming sat in the main seat in the court. He picked up the gavel on the table with a serious expression and shouted in a stern voice with a dark face:
"Ascension...to the Hall!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone brought in Mr. Li, Lord Zhou and Master Yuan Gang.
They knelt on the ground, looked at Yu Shiming in the main hall, then looked at Leng Yu and Princess Yu who were sitting on the left and listening, and then lowered their heads.
At this time, Yu Shiming slammed the gavel and shouted sternly:
"Everyone in the hall, please state your names."
Mr. Li was the first to respond:
"I am Li Hongfu, a commoner from Lijiazhuang."
"Your humble servant is Zhou Dasheng, the magistrate of Minghua County."
"I am... my name is Yuan Gang..."
Master Yuan Gang was just about to use his own rhetoric to answer Yu Shiming's question, but when he saw Leng Yu's sharp eyes, he immediately shut up and dared not talk nonsense anymore.
Yu Shiming slammed the gavel again and asked,
"You three, you murdered a decent woman. Do you admit it?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Li was the first to kowtow and say:
"Sir, we are wronged. Those women all married into the Li Mansion voluntarily, and they also took money from our family, so this is not cruelty at all."
After saying this, he suddenly looked at Luo Lan and said:
"Wasn't Princess Yu also sold into Prince Yu's palace? If members of the royal family can do this, why can't we ordinary people do this?"
His words made Leng Yu's eyes flash with a hint of coldness. He turned his hand and an iron ball the size of a fingertip appeared in his hand, and rushed directly towards the forehead of the wealthy Li.
"ah!"
Mr. Li suddenly covered his forehead and shouted,
"Who? Who dares to commit murder in court?"
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