Chapter 187 Suicide
Crash——
The furnishings in the room were scattered all over the floor.
The King of Qi was still not satisfied, so he grabbed the antique shelf and tried to overturn it but failed. He then picked up a porcelain vase and smashed it on the ground.
Servants and maids were kneeling on the ground inside and outside the house.
"Get out! All of you, get out!" King Qi threw out another piece of porcelain, not caring about its value at all.
The maids and servants left gratefully, and no one dared to approach the study again.
Li Yanchang was so angry that his mind was confused, his vision flickered, and his arms, which were resting on the table, were shaking slightly.
"Why?" He gritted his teeth and asked, "Why?"
He raised his hand and flipped the pen holder over. "How can I be inferior to Li Zhaonian? Ah? Tell me, how can I be inferior to him?!"
Scarface stood aside and didn't dare to speak.
"The fourth brother only knows how to write poetry all day long. Does he know how to govern a country? Why is it that I am better than others in every aspect, but he never even looks at me?!"
Clang——
"Are my poems not outstanding enough? But what did he say? He said I was eager for quick success and was easily confused."
"Isn't my martial arts better than the other princes? But he said that an emperor is supposed to control people instead of holding a sword."
"No matter what I do, he's not satisfied." Li Yanchang gritted his teeth, "He favors the eldest brother, the fourth brother, and even that loser Li Jifeng is the apple of his eye."
"What about me? What am I?"
Li Yanchang stumbled forward and stared at Scarface closely, "Gangong, you have followed me for so many years, tell me, am I really not as good as them?"
Gan Gong said: "Your Highness, the outcome is still undecided. We have been planning for many years, isn't it just to win?"
Li Yanchang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed, "Yes, if he doesn't give it to me, I will fight for it myself, but..."
His smile faded again, "But I really want his affirmation."
Li Yanchang slowly fell to the ground, his clothes in disarray.
"I really respect and love him as my father." He cried and laughed at the same time.
"I don't want this." He murmured to himself, "I don't want this, you guys forced me to do this."
The pair of red eyes gradually became sharper. "Since he treated me like this, don't blame me, Gangong, just act according to the plan."
Gangong's eyes sparkled with excitement, "Yes, Your Majesty."
…
A few horses
The horse shuttled through the streets and alleys, turned the corner and rushed towards the north of the palace like lightning.
Xifeng jumped off his horse in front of the palace gate and asked, "Is the prince in the courtyard?"
"No," said the porter.
Xifeng turned over and got on the horse again. He knew where the prince was.
"Li Jincheng has submitted several confessions in the past few days, but Emperor Tongxu didn't read them." Shen Yu poured tea for Shen Zhao first, and then handed the second cup to Xie Tingzhou.
"Except for the first few days when he burned it himself, the rest were all burned directly by Defu."
"He is determined." Chen Zhao said, "It saves us a lot of trouble. Ah Yu, once the matter is settled, you come with me."
Chen Yu glanced at Xie Tingzhou calmly.
"What are you looking at him for?" Her movements did not escape Shen Zhao's eyes. "You are my sister, not someone from his Beilin Palace."
Chen Yu didn't dare to respond, no matter what she said, she would offend someone.
Xie Tingzhou was sipping his tea, and his calm expression made Shen Zhao unhappy.
Chen Zhao said, "I'll be frank. He can't leave Shengjing. No matter who sits on the throne, Xie Tingzhou can't leave. You won't waste time here with him, right?"
"Brother." Shen Yu finally couldn't help but speak.
"It's not pleasant to hear, but it's also true." Shen Zhao said, "Who dares to let him go?"
"Master." Xifeng's voice suddenly sounded outside the yard.
Xie Tingzhou stood up and walked to the door, and Xifeng just happened to run in from outside the yard.
"It's the account book. I brought it back." Xi Feng panted and took out an account book wrapped in oil paper from his chest and presented it.
He traveled day and night to Jianzhou for the past half month, and three horses died on the way there.
The weather was hot and he was still smelling of sweat. He presented the account book and stepped back, not daring to come forward.
"You can go down now. You have worked hard in the past half month." Xie Tingzhou said.
Xifeng: "Your Highness, please take a quick look."
Xie Tingzhou frowned slightly, opened the account book, and Shen Yu walked forward.
After flipping through a few pages, he closed the account book and handed it to Chen Yu who was standing beside him.
The sun was very hot today. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly he smiled sinisterly.
"They are really well hidden. Someone has played us around and is using us as knives."
Xifeng saw a dangerous aura in his eyes, the same look that Baiyu and Cang saw when they saw their prey.
The look in his eyes was exactly the same.
The look was too sharp. Xifeng hadn't seen it in Xie Tingzhou's eyes for a long time. He lowered his head and dared not look again. He could only hear the sound of the wind and Shen Yu flipping through the account books.
"What's going on?" Shen Zhao asked.
Shen Yu clutched the account book tightly.
Wrong, all wrong.
Where did it all go wrong? She thought carefully.
——Marquis Xuanping.
No one expected that Li Jincheng's uncle, a well-known princeling, would actually turn against him and put the blame on Li Jincheng.
Chen Yu closed the account book and said in a deep voice, "I need to go to the palace immediately."
"My horse is at the door." said Xifeng.
Chen Yu nodded and said to Xie Tingzhou, "I will be back tomorrow morning at the latest."
Xie Tingzhou warned carefully, "Bring your knife with you and be careful."
There was silence in the Xuanhui Palace. The eunuchs and palace maids were all kneeling on the ground with their foreheads pressed against the ground.
It was already late at night, and Emperor Tongxu was leaning on the couch looking through the account book.
This time, he was not angry as usual, as if he had become accustomed to receiving all kinds of sudden news.
"Cough cough." Emperor Tongxu coughed, drank the tea, and continued reading until he turned to the last page and slowly closed it.
"I……"
He opened his mouth, but seemed to have no idea what to say. He just lowered his head and asked, "Tell me, am I a failed emperor?"
Chen Yu did not answer, so he continued, "At least I am a failed father, my sons, well, wow."
Emperor Tongxu laughed, "One is better than the other, ahem... Have you not read the memorial submitted by the Ministry of Rites today?"
"Yes." Chen Yu said, "Eunuch Fu, please go and get it."
Defu: “Yes.”
"Forget it." Emperor Tongxu forced himself to stand up, "I'll go by myself."
Chen Yu followed Emperor Tongxu through the palace corridor, and Emperor Tongxu stopped in front of the imperial study.
Chen Yu entered the palace and took the memorial. When Emperor Tongxu opened it, he was stunned for a moment, "Today, Jin Cheng did not submit a confession today?"
"No."
Emperor Tongxu nodded, "Then first..."
"Report——"
A guard came running and knelt in front of the towering palace.
"Your Majesty! The former crown prince Li Jincheng committed suicide in the clan residence!"
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