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Although Emperor Qing sensed something was amiss, he didn't ask any further questions. "You may leave."
Ever since the incident two years ago when Fan Xian was in the capital and a palace maid caused a disturbance in his carriage, Emperor Qing began to suspect that Eunuch Hou was working for the Eldest Princess.
However, there was always a strange tacit understanding between Emperor Qing and Li Yunrui.
There are many things that Emperor Qing wants Li Yunrui to know, so that Li Yunrui might help him with them.
Moreover, Eunuch Hou was very useful and had a first-rate ability to read people's expressions, so Emperor Qing didn't bother to touch him.
Anyway, the most confidential matters are handled by Hong Sixiang.
Not long after, Hong Sixiang came before Emperor Qing. "Your Majesty, this old servant has investigated that palace maid."
"That palace maid did indeed take the Empress's jade pendant, but she also went to Guangxin Palace on the day she died."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing immediately became suspicious. "Guangxin Palace?"
If it's related to Guangxin Palace, then we can't completely trust what Eunuch Hou says.
Why was the palace maid beaten to death?
Is it possible that the jade pendant was just a pretext, and that the Empress had another reason for killing the palace maid?
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince goes to Guangxin Palace every month to learn political strategies from the Eldest Princess."
"The day the palace maid went to Guangxin Palace, she was there to deliver embroidered cloth that the Empress had bestowed upon the princesses and concubines."
"Coincidentally, the Crown Prince was also at Guangxin Palace that day..."
Upon hearing this, the sensitive and suspicious Emperor Qing had a very bad feeling.
"Has the Crown Prince's venereal disease fully recovered?"
Who is Hong Sixiang? He can know anything that needs to be known in the inner palace, big or small.
"They say I'm completely cured, but I'm still taking medication to maintain the therapeutic effect."
"However, recently, due to the rise of the King of Qin, he has been under too much pressure and has not been able to visit the palace maids frequently."
Now that his syphilis is cured, he doesn't frequent the palace maids anymore. So where does Li Chengqian vent his anger?
The greater the pressure, the greater the need to vent. The eunuchs didn't understand this, but Emperor Qing certainly did.
The Crown Prince only visits Guangxin Palace once a month, so if Emperor Qing wants to eavesdrop, he has to wait another month.
"Si Xiang, go and investigate the Crown Prince's illness. What is the actual condition?"
Hong Sixiang accepted the order and left. The next day, he reported to Emperor Qing that the imperial physician who was in charge of treating the crown prince had suddenly died.
If the imperial physician hadn't died, it wouldn't have been a problem, but his death only fueled Emperor Qing's suspicions.
"Medicine! The medicine the Crown Prince is taking! Fourth Prince, go and investigate!"
Just as Hong Sixiang was about to leave, Emperor Qing suddenly called him back.
"Be careful in everything you do. You went to check on the imperial physician, and he was found dead."
"If you go to check the medicine again, who knows what else might happen."
"Just wait."
For the next month, Emperor Qing was always restless, and his enthusiasm for state affairs was reduced by half.
It wasn't until a month later, on the day the Crown Prince went to Guangxin Palace again, that things changed.
It was a stormy night when Emperor Qing arrived silently at Guangxin Palace, located at the other end of the palace.
He only stood under the eaves for a short while, but he understood everything.
Things have developed in the worst possible way he had predicted.
The woman he had been holding back from touching, he seduced his own son!
Incest is not abhorrent, what is abhorrent is that Li Chengqian, you have touched my forbidden fruit!
However, even at this point, Emperor Qing remained calm and rational.
He summoned Hong Sixiang again to investigate the prince's medicine.
The deed was done, but he knew that nothing in the palace was simple.
Hong Sixiang finally arrived late the following night.
“Your Majesty, that pill is regularly sent to the palace by a member of the imperial family. One pill every ten days, and the Crown Prince has been taking it.”
"However, when this old servant investigated that relative, he had already fallen from his horse and died..."
"This old servant felt that this matter was not simple. Without even reporting it to the emperor, I immediately investigated the source of the medicine."
"It was a pharmacy called Huichuntang, but then that pharmacy caught fire..."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing could no longer sit still. If there wasn't something fishy going on, then something truly sinister was at play!
Hong Sixiang took out a pill from his sleeve. "Your Majesty, this is the medicine the Crown Prince takes."
Emperor Qing held the red pill to his nose and sniffed it, his face instantly turning ashen!
The crown prince is useless, but there are still people secretly plotting against him!
Chapter 155 Kill Jing Ge! Capture Fei Jie! Emperor Qing Massacres Guangxin Palace! (13)
Suburbs of Kyoto.
On the only road leading from Kyoto Road to Higashiyama Road, a hundred black-armored soldiers are galloping on horseback.
These people were the Black Knights of the Fifth Bureau of the Surveillance Agency. Among them was an elderly man, who was well-off and had a disheveled hairstyle.
The Black Riders under Chen Pingping, the King of the Night, are known as the most valiant cavalry in the world.
The old man being escorted by the Black Knights was none other than Fei Jie, the head of the Third Bureau of the Surveillance Bureau, known as the world's number one ruthless strategist.
Fei Jie has just completed a major task and is heading to Danzhou Port, from where he will take a boat to Dongyi City.
Then, via the sea route from Dongyi City, they traveled to another continent in this world.
"Uu! Uu!"
Suddenly, the knight at the front reined in his horse and stopped.
Fei Jie exclaimed in surprise, "Commander Jing, who is that person up ahead?"
The one who personally escorted Fei Jie away from this continent was Jing Ge, the commander of the Black Riders.
A hundred feet ahead of the Black Riders, two white torrents slowly merged, blocking the only way to Dongshan Road.
The newcomer was a man in white armor and riding a white horse, carrying a silver spear and a long sword, and a strong bow.
Those white horses were well-built, with clearly defined muscles on their abdomens and thighs!
The long spears gleamed brightly, reflecting the light, and the knights in white armor and on white horses looked like celestial beings!
Jing Ge looked at the general riding at the front and his expression immediately became serious.
"Marquis Ye Wan, the Defender of the Barbarians!"
"The Great Snow Dragon Cavalry of the King of Qin!"
After the triumphant return ceremony, Ye Wan was enfeoffed as Marquis of Polu, and Shangshan Hu was enfeoffed as Earl of Pingyuan.
Because Uesugi Tora was a surrendered general, while Ye Wangen was a true patron.
However, Uesugi Tora didn't care at all. He only respected capable people in his life, first Han Xin, and later Li Chang'an.
As for whether he was a marquis or an earl, Uesugi Tora really didn't care. His two long-distance raids had already fulfilled his lifelong ideal of fighting against foreign tribes.
The force currently blocking the Black Riders is the two hundred Great Snow Dragon Cavalry led by Ye Wan himself.
"Professor Fei of the Oversight Council, after doing such a momentous thing, are you just going to sneak away like this?"
Fan Xian's teacher, Fei Jie, prepared a unique medicine for His Highness the Crown Prince.
This pill can cure venereal diseases that are difficult to cure in this era, but it is also mixed with a large amount of potent and dangerous drugs.
The palace maids delivering embroidered cloth, going to Guangxin Palace, and stealing the jade pendant were all arranged by Hong Zhu at Li Chang'an's behest.
In fact, the palace maid only gave away the embroidery cloth and only stole the jade pendant; she knew nothing else.
However, the shrewd, suspicious, perceptive, and arrogant Emperor Qing still managed to uncover the Crown Prince's affair on his own.
What Li Chang'an wrote was the same as what Fan Xian wrote in the original novel.
With just a tiny spark, Emperor Qing's suspicions flared up on their own.
Fei Jie researched the formula for the pills, which his disciples sold to Huichuntang, and then the pills were passed on to the Crown Prince by members of the imperial family.
The entire affair was personally controlled by Chen Pingping, all for the purpose of pushing the Crown Prince and Li Yunrui into incest.
Chen Pingping is already conducting a full investigation into Li Chang'an, and is just waiting for the limelight of Li Chang'an's great achievements to pass before he begins to accuse Li Chang'an of treason.
This was both Emperor Qing's intention and Chen Pingping's true desire.
Chen Pingping facilitated the affair between the Crown Prince and the Eldest Princess in order to take revenge on Emperor Qing.
Chen Pingping instigated the fratricidal conflict between Emperor Qing and Li Chang'an, also as a form of revenge against Emperor Qing.
This madman, who vowed to exterminate the entire Li royal family, has only just begun to execute his plan.