The princess is killing like crazy again

"I think Prince Shu is the one who is taking advantage of his age and status and doing things in a boastful way." Wang Fuxuan's face darkened.

He sneered, "The shops under the Wang family's name have all been told that Prince Shu mentions us every now and then in the Red Mansion Restaurant. I'm afraid he is not so diligent even when attending funerals. If he has the leisure time, why doesn't he pay back the debts he owes? If he wants to extort money, he shouldn't pick on our Wang family."

Prince Shu was so angry that his hands were shaking. "You! Wang Fuxuan, you guys are a bunch of disrespectful people! Even your teacher doesn't dare to talk to me like that!"

"You are also considered an elder?" Wang Fuxuan has always been very aggressive and said, "The teacher doesn't say that because he still wants to save face."

He was disdainful, "What? Shameless people have their own tricks. It really broadened my horizons."

Prince Shu looked like he was about to pass out from anger. Xiao Yurong was afraid that he would really faint in the court, so she stopped Wang Fuxuan.

Xiao Yurong said, "Okay, Marquis Huailing."

Wang Fuxuan snorted lightly, but still kept his mouth shut.

"What does this have to do with you, sir?" Xiao Yurong glanced at King Shu.

She laughed, "I see that the emperor's uncle has a dark eye, so I kindly remind him not to indulge himself too much. You don't know when you will die at the hands of one of your concubines. After all, the emperor's uncle is old and not in good health, but he keeps taking concubines."

Prince Shu was stabbed in the lungs and started to cough in anger. "You are so aggressive and aggressive! How could my Xiao family produce such an unfilial daughter like you!"

"If you weren't my uncle, I would have felt so dirty just meeting the emperor's uncle." Xiao Yurong lifted the hair that fell on her cheek, "After all, I have two uncles. If you count now, he should have just been born."

Prince Shu's eyes widened in anger, and he pointed at Xiao Yurong and said, "How dare you, a young man, point fingers at me?"

"I think what King Shu said is absolutely right." The Imperial Censor stood up. His three broken fingers had not yet healed, and he stared at Xiao Yurong hatefully.

Xiao Yurong lifted him up, half smiling, "Now, the Imperial Censor's teeth have grown back. Will he confess under torture?"

The Imperial Censor stared at Xiao Yurong with red eyes, "Xiao Yurong! You and your brother are just orphans who lost their mothers, and you are just a—"

His words were stuck in his throat and stopped abruptly. He clenched his teeth, as if he was worried about something.

"What is it? Go on." Huo Zhao asked with half-closed eyes.

Emperor Xiao also leaned forward slightly, as if waiting for the Censor's subsequent words.

We have been forced to this point and it is difficult to back down.

Facing Huo Zhao's sarcastic gaze, the Imperial Censor pointed at Xiao Yurong and shouted with a sneer: "You are just a slut!"

Full of uproar.

No one expected that the Imperial Censor would dare to say this in public.

"You... someone, come here, take this traitor away and have him have his tongue cut off!" Emperor Xiao stood up shakily from the dragon throne in anger.

Almost at the same time, Huo Zhao's sword had chopped off the head of the Imperial Censor.

Huo Zhao retracted his sword, his face splattered with blood. He looked at the man lying on the ground with indifference and disgust, "Now, he can leave his tongue behind."

The ministers, especially the civil servants, were so frightened by this scene that their legs went limp. Some of the timid ministers even collapsed on the ground, their legs trembling.

Prince Shu, who was standing next to the Imperial Censor, was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.

"His Majesty!"

Xiao Yurong raised his head and saw that Emperor Xiao seemed to be unable to bear the burden of illness and fell down.

"Father!" She rushed over quickly.

There was chaos in the Xuanzheng Hall.

Blood, headless corpses, a princess acting as regent, the princes’ factions fighting endlessly, a sick emperor, and chaotic ministers…

Li Yaozhi looked at the scene in front of him and gently lowered his eyelids.

This is troublesome.

A flash of thunder streaked across the gloomy night sky, and a storm was about to come.

Outside the Yangxin Palace, a group of concubines, royal princes, and ministers were already kneeling and weeping bitterly.

Some even started wailing, and their cries became louder and louder.

"Why are you all crying? His Majesty is not dead yet!" Xiao Yuxie led another group of imperial doctors past them.

He lowered his voice and cursed: "It's so unlucky, everyone shut up."

The crying became quieter.

This group of imperial doctors also shook their heads and knelt down in fear, begging for forgiveness.

Xiao Yurong sat beside the bed, holding Emperor Xiao's hand, and gently rested his forehead on his hand, his voice trembling: "Father..."

She knew that Emperor Xiao didn't have much time left, and she also knew that her father would leave her sooner or later, but she had to experience the pain of losing a loved one all over again.

If she hadn't had the care of her father and brother, she wouldn't be where she is today.

Fearing that something might happen, as soon as Emperor Xiao fell, Xiao Yurong forced himself to urgently ask Yu Shu to lead the Fuyang Guards to monitor the left and right and guard the palace gates.

Huo Zhao left the palace to summon the Huo family army and marched into Beijing from the suburbs in case of emergency.

Xie Deshu temporarily took over Yu Shu's duty as guard, and Yi Yan also joined the group and entered the palace.

"How could your majesty's condition deteriorate so quickly? Check everything in the palace thoroughly." Xiao Yusheng said.

The imperial doctors hurried to check the cakes, tea, and other items that Emperor Xiao had used.

"Your Highness the Third Prince, this is the sachet on His Majesty's bed curtain. It contains a chronic poison that will slowly cause his internal organs to fail day after day." The imperial doctors handed over the sachet with both hands, their faces filled with horror.

"The sleeping incense used by Your Majesty was purchased and offered by Wu Shang, the governor of a county in Yunzhou. Spices are popular in this place, and Your Majesty liked it..." said the eunuch next to Emperor Xiao.

Xiao Yuxie looked unhappy: "What about Wu Shang?"

"He should be in Yunzhou now..." the person below replied in a low voice.

"Wu Shang?" Xiao Yurong clenched his fists. "Is this someone secretly instigating this, or is this his own idea? Yunzhou..."

Xiao Yurong said, "Wu Shang, Wu Shi, go and find out. If this is true, their entire clan must die for regicide."

Xie Deshu took the order and went down.

Passing by Yi Yan at the door, he lowered his voice and said, "Guard the princess well."

Yi Yan stood outside the door, listened to the noise inside, and clicked his tongue.

He looked down and saw ministers kneeling on the ground, crying either real or fake, and many of them were making small movements.

There was a slight movement around, and the atmosphere was different.

I think it won’t be peaceful.

"Rongrong..." Emperor Xiao opened his eyes with difficulty. He reached out and touched the top of Xiao Yurong's head. It seemed that he was holding on to his last breath and enduring the pain.

Emperor Xiao pulled the imperial edict out of the pillow and stuffed it into Xiao Yurong's hand, "This one... is for you."

Emperor Xiao began to instruct on his final affairs: "Chu Le, Chu Le, you must protect it, ours, ours... the Xiao family's empire... after you die, your descendants must not fight over it..."

After he said a few words, he would stop for a while and take a few deep breaths.

This sentence should be said to Xiao Yuxie. He looked in the direction of Xiao Yuxie and said, "If you support the country and the people, you will be safe. Don't act too hastily... Be kind to your brothers and your subjects..."

"Rongrong, you have to take care of yourself..." Emperor Xiao instructed.

"I know, I know everything, Father..." Xiao Yurong choked up a little.

"Go and call... Li Yaozhi." Emperor Xiao patted Xiao Yurong's hand and said, "I have something to say to him alone."

No one thought about why Emperor Xiao summoned Li Yaozhi and dismissed everyone except Li Yaozhi.

All the children and the imperial physician came out, leaving Li Yaozhi alone inside.

"Your Majesty." Li Yaozhi knelt beside Emperor Xiao's bed, his expression calm and respectful.

"You, you have been with Rongrong since you were a child. I know you are from the Li family, but I hope you can help her, at least let her live well..." Emperor Xiao said with all his might.

Li Yaozhi asked calmly: "Why did your majesty decide it was me?"

"Because they don't dare, or they can't do it... cough cough... I want you to swear that you will protect her..." Emperor Xiao stared at Li Yaozhi, "So the one who kills me has to be you. You have to bear the suspicion and the disapproval of the world and be a lone minister..."

Li Yaozhi followed his gaze and looked at the cup of tea on the table.

"Your Majesty, do you want me to kill the king?" Li Yaozhi said in a gentle tone.

Emperor Xiao tore off the thin yellow ribbon on the bed curtain and closed his eyes. "Yes, don't worry, it's colorless and odorless, the doctors can't find out what it is... I can still hold on for a while, tell them all to come in and watch me die..."

If the yellow belt breaks, your death will be in doubt.

"So, Your Majesty only wants me to bear the suspicion of the people in the world, so that if I have rebellious thoughts one day, Your Majesty can kill me." Li Yaozhi lowered his eyes and smiled.

"If it were anyone else, they would never dare to do that... That's why I want to use you to pave the last way for my daughter... Ahem..." Emperor Xiao's breath became weaker and weaker.

He was entrusting his son to Li Yaozhi before his death, but he was not at ease leaving Xiao Yurong to Li Yaozhi.

He had to leave Li Yaozhi no way out.

Emperor Xiao stared at Li Yaozhi, "You once swore to me that if Rongrong made a mistake, you would be like that harp... You should fulfill your promise..."

Li Yaozhi held up the tea and offered it, "I hope this will reassure Your Majesty."

"Okay, okay..." Emperor Xiao took the tea and drank it all.

He sighed: "When I saw you in the past, you were graceful and elegant, and you were well-proportioned. Now that you have become my son's study companion, I don't know whether I am happy or sad."

Emperor Xiao's breathing quickened. He pulled out the second imperial edict from under his pillow and stuffed it into Li Yaozhi's hand. "Tell them... to come in..."

Li Yaozhi turned around and called everyone outside in.

Everyone witnessed the broken yellow belt and Emperor Xiao who was still breathing.

"His Majesty!"

Before anyone could say anything, Xiao Yurong knelt down beside Emperor Xiao's bed.

Emperor Xiao was dying. He seemed unable to hear them when they called him, and he seemed unconscious when they spoke to him.

Many past events flashed before his eyes like a kaleidoscope.

“Rongrong, my…my only child…” he called out in a very weak voice, “I want to go find…find your…mother…”

Only child? No one pursued the question of what a sick and confused emperor, who was only breathing his last breath, said.

And there are always people who bow their heads because of this sentence.

"It's finally over... I finally saw you..." Xiao Huang's last voice disappeared, and he stretched out his hand as if to grab something.

Loud thunder cut through the night sky, bringing with it heavy raindrops that fell into the hearts of everyone present.

The concubines and ministers kneeling outside seemed to have sensed something and began to cry bitterly.

Xiao Yurong lay beside Emperor Xiao's arm, suppressing her tears.

She seemed to be having trouble breathing, her face was a little flushed, tears hung on her cheeks, and she sobbed twice.

Li Yaozhi knelt on one knee beside her and held her trembling shoulders, "Your Highness."

"Your Highness, these are turbulent times and you must hold on." Li Yaozhi said softly, his lips pressed against her cold temples.

Xiao Yurong calmed herself down, took a deep breath, and grabbed Li Yaozhi's hand, "Okay, you go."

Li Yaozhi handed the imperial edict that Emperor Xiao had handed to him to the eunuch, and asked the eunuch who had always been beside Emperor Xiao to read it to the ministers.

"A country cannot be without a monarch for a day. Please ask the eunuch to read the imperial edict and ask the crown prince to succeed to the throne as soon as possible to stabilize the situation." He said in a gentle voice.

The eunuch wiped the tears from his face, took the imperial edict and was about to walk out.

But he was stopped by Xiao Yusheng.

"Wait, why is the yellow belt broken?" Xiao Yusheng, standing a little further back, asked coldly, "Li Yaozhi, did you do anything?"

"Yaozhi will obey your majesty's instructions. From now on, I will make up my mind and assist your majesty, devoting myself to your service until my death." Li Yaozhi said calmly, "That's all."

Xiao Yusheng sneered: "But the yellow belt is broken. If you didn't do anything, why would His Majesty tear it apart? Then this imperial edict is probably from an unknown source, right?"

"Third brother!" Xiao Yurong raised his head and looked at Xiao Yusheng.

Emperor Xiao's body was still warm when Xiao Yusheng began to purge and seize power. This is really chilling.

"Perhaps it was an accident, Your Majesty?" Li Yaozhi lowered his eyes. "If the Third Prince says so, Yaozhi will have no way to defend himself. I hope the Crown Prince can investigate and clear Yaozhi's name."

The door was open, and anyone outside could hear it clearly.

The minds of the people below were very active, and their brains were thinking quickly about how to react at this moment.

"This imperial edict states that the crown prince will succeed to the throne. Since the prince has benefited from it, he may be suspected of covering up someone." said the minister of the third prince's party.

Li Yaozhi smiled and said, "If that's the case, why don't we hand Yaozhi over to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple for investigation?"

Li Yaozhi had said so much, and he was as frank as a whetstone.

They didn't know what to say, but no one would believe that a minister walked out of the Yangxin Palace alone with his yellow belt broken.

"Shao Yan!" Xiao Yurong grabbed Li Yaozhi's wrist.

Li Yaozhi patted Xiao Yurong's hand twice with his backhand, "Don't worry, Your Highness."

"It's raining cold at night, so be careful of catching a cold. Your Highness, you have to ask your servant to make some ginger soup when you go back. Illnesses often come in mild forms and take advantage of any weakness, so Your Highness must not be careless." He gave another warning before leaving with the people from the Ministry of Justice.

His eyes were full of affection, like a pool of spring water when he looked at people, and they were curved and full whether he was smiling or not.

Xiao Yuxie's expression was cold, "Third brother, what you mean is that my succession to the throne as the crown prince is not legitimate?"

"How dare I?" Xiao Yusheng pulled the corner of his mouth, "It's just that there are still doubts about the death of the king and father. The crown prince was reprimanded by His Majesty many times before, and everyone has seen it. This is why we have to be more careful."

Xiao Yuxie raised his eyebrows, "What kind of careful method do you want to use?"