"Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible!" Some court officials had already knelt down in front of the little emperor.
The little emperor lowered the corners of his lips.
He knew the relationship between Qu Li, Feng Yi, and the Shadow Pavilion.
Once he gave the order, he would be standing against Qu Li and Feng Yi.
But if he didn't give this order, who knows whether the high priest would do something else.
The court officials knelt down one after another, and the little emperor was completely roasted on the fire.
The hand under his sleeve kept tightening, loosening, and tightening again...
At this time, Qu Li had to go and pass the message to Feng Yi first.
The moment she left, the high priest's brow twitched slightly.
He sensed the fluctuations in the air again.
Who is that martial arts master?
Qu Li left the High Priest's Mansion and was about to pass on a message to Feng Yi when he saw Changsun Lingrui.
He immediately appeared, spoke a few words to him very quickly, and then prepared to return to the high priest's house.
"Cousin!"
Changsun Lingrui grabbed her hand.
"Don't worry, I'm fine! Go to the Shadow Pavilion branch quickly!"
"Then you should be careful too."
Qu Li returned to the high priest's mansion. The little emperor's brows were furrowed, and his eyes were fixed on all the court officials kneeling on the ground.
"The Shadow Pavilion has been in Xiling for so long and has never done anything to harm the people of Xiling!"
"Has the emperor disregarded the safety of Xiling?" the high priest asked, his eyes full of disappointment.
"High Priest, since I ascended the throne, you have assisted me wholeheartedly and diligently, and I remember all of this! However, the Shadow Pavilion has indeed not done anything to undermine the stability of Xiling. How can you expect me to issue this decree?"
As the little emperor finished speaking, a huge explosion suddenly came from outside.
Everyone's expression changed several times, and the high priest ordered people to go outside to check.
"Your Majesty, High Priest, many people from the Shadow Pavilion have suddenly come and have surrounded the High Priest's residence!" A guard rushed in with a panicked look and reported.
"Could it be that the Shadow Pavilion is really planning something bad?"
"Your Majesty, please issue an order as soon as possible. We must not let the Shadow Pavilion's conspiracy succeed!"
"Your Majesty, today is the High Priest's wedding. First, a medicine man suddenly appeared and attempted to assassinate the High Priest. Now, people from the Shadow Pavilion have come to surround the High Priest's residence. This must have been a long-planned plot! I'm afraid they want to eliminate me and others right here in one fell swoop!"
"Your Majesty, please issue an order!"
The court officials knelt down one by one, and the atmosphere in the high priest's palace was extremely low.
Qu Li simply didn't believe that Feng Yi would do such a brainless thing. This was clearly a conspiracy of the high priest.
No wonder he went to such great lengths to force her to have this meaningless wedding with him.
However, she really couldn't understand why he would use the Twin Gu!
The little emperor sternly said, "Even if that's the case, I won't issue an order! After all, anyone could pretend to be someone from the Shadow Pavilion!"
He now also realized the high priest's intention, and his face became very gloomy.
The high priest stared at him without blinking, and said word by word, "Your Majesty, in ancient times, those who achieved great success and threatened the emperor would inevitably be suspected by the king. I also know that the emperor has long been dissatisfied with me!"
He spoke with great sorrow and self-mockery.
If Qu Li, Changsun Li, and the young emperor had not known how great his ambition was, they would have been deceived by his true feelings.
"This is all your conspiracy!" The medicine man suddenly became agitated.
"My conspiracy?" The high priest said coldly, "Everything I just said was just a trick! You have been in the Shadow Pavilion all this time!"
The medicine man's words came to an end.
She didn't expect that the high priest still had a way out.
The little emperor also looked very poor, and his back teeth were almost broken.
Only Qu Li was extremely calm.
She even wondered if the high priest had known all of the medicine man's plans from the very beginning, and used the medicine man as a stepping stone to eliminate dissidents, bury Xiao Xian and Feng Yi in Xiling, and realize his ambition of unifying the Three Kingdoms.
After Xiao Xian left the High Priest's Mansion, he was chased all the way.
Even though he has been very depressed these days, his martial arts skills are still better than anyone else.
After killing several people in succession, he discovered that someone was preparing to encircle the Shadow Pavilion. He saw the conspiracy of the high priest and was worried that Qu Li would be in danger, so he hurried back.
"Li'er!"
He came in with a sword in hand, and the sweet smell of blood made the oppressive atmosphere even more cramped.
Everyone looked at Xiao Xian.
The high priest raised his eyebrows and asked, "Lord Chen, why are you here?"
Xiao Xian ignored him and looked around quickly with a cold gaze.
Not seeing Qu Li, he prepared to leave.
"High Priest, if you dare to hurt Li'er, I will never let you go!"
The high priest scoffed, "Qu Li is my wife. She has nothing to do with you, Prince Chen! How could I possibly hurt her? Prince Chen, since you divorced her long ago, has come all the way here? Are you trying to steal her away?"
The big hat of "bride kidnapping" was thrown down like this. Once it was spread out, Xiao Xian would become the laughing stock of the entire Tianlong Continent!
Even if Xiao Xian died in Xiling, no one would think that he fell into the trap of the high priest. Instead, they would think that he wanted to go back to his ex-concubine and could not bear to see his former princess find a good man, so he ran thousands of miles to Xiling to snatch her away.
It can be said that the high priest had already taken everyone into account before the wedding, and even looked three steps ahead.
Qu Li couldn't help but applaud the high priest.
This guy is indeed a cunning fox!
At this moment, another guard covered in wounds rushed in.
"High Priest, the lady is not found!"
Hearing this, the high priest's face darkened several shades and he stared at Xiao Xian.
"Prince Chen, as long as you hand over my wife now, I can forgive the past and even invite you to stay and drink at my wedding!"
Everyone looked at Xiao Xian with contempt at this moment.
It was obvious that he divorced Qu Li because he didn't know how to cherish her before. Now that he heard that she was going to get married, he regretted it.
Some court officials even suspected that Southern Qi could help with disaster relief, and perhaps they had already joined forces secretly.
Annexing Xiling would increase the strength of both countries, and only a fool would agree to it.
Xiao Xian naturally understood the contemptuous looks from these courtiers. He sneered repeatedly, "The High Priest is indeed the High Priest. He actually calculated everyone into this! So, it seems that you were a bit petty when you used Bai Fengyao to approach me back then!"
The high priest raised an eyebrow, "I don't quite understand what King Chen means!"
"Since the High Priest is willing to use his own wedding to plot against me, I have nothing to hide! I might as well speak frankly today!"
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