"Who gave you this authority? Was it His Majesty or yourself?"
The King of Shu realized sadly that he was speechless at Li Xuan's words.
His father had never said such a thing. As for himself, of course, he was not qualified to do so.
Li Xuan's words struck the King of Shu's heart. No matter how the King of Shu answered, he would be in the wrong. Li Xuan's words even tore off the King of Shu's mask, making him feel as though he was exposed in front of everyone.
He was a prince, yes, but this was the capital. It was precisely because he was a prince, an adult prince, that he could not do as he pleased.
It was just that no one had pointed this out. No one was willing to offend him. Everyone he came into contact with was flattering him and bootlicking him.
However, no one was willing to offend him, but it did not mean that no one was willing to offend him.
The King of Shu's face was indescribably gloomy. He could no longer maintain his deliberate calmness. He and Li Xuan did not see eye to eye. This had been a fact since they were young. However, it was the first time they had completely fallen out like this.
He chose to completely fall out with her for someone who wasn't that important to him.
The King of Shu was angry, surprised, and puzzled. He did not understand. Did Li Xuan really not care at all? Did he not care about the fact that he would become the Emperor in the future?
The King of Shu did not know that if Li Xuan knew of his thoughts, he would probably be met with another wave of mockery.
He would not care so much. He only knew that when the King of Shu really ascended to the throne, he would no longer have such a chance.
The atmosphere in the hall was strange to the point of freezing. Everyone, including Cui Chengyu, Chen Lijun, and even Qin Yu and Madman Qin, were silent. Most people did not even dare to breathe loudly.
Now that things had developed to this point, it was no longer something they could intervene in.
"If Your Highness has nothing else, we will leave first …" The first to break the silence was Li Xuan. He first smiled at the King of Shu, then turned his head, put his arm around Li Yi's shoulder, and walked out.
The King of Shu did not say a word and Qin Yu was expressionless. The guards of the King of Shu's residence did not stop them and consciously made way for them.
"How did this happen?" Li Xuan let go of Li Yi's shoulder and asked in astonishment before they walked out of the King of Shu's Mansion.
Before Li Yi could answer, he seemed to have thought of something and a look of understanding appeared on his face. He glanced at Miss.Liu and said, "I know, so it's because of that lunatic Qin Yu. But doesn't he always like married women? How could he …"
Li Yi found it hard to associate this chatterbox beside him with the domineering Crown Prince just now. He shook his head and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to see if you will stir up any trouble in the King of Shu's Residence." Li Xuan looked as if he had great foresight and said, "If I had come a little later, you wouldn't have killed the King of Shu and Madman Qin, right?"
"I didn't want to kill the King of Shu," Miss.Liu said lightly.
For some reason, Li Xuan only felt as if a cold wind was blowing around him. He didn't want to kill the King of Shu — he had to thank Madman Qin because he saved his life.
"The King of Shu recruited you?" Li Xuan suddenly asked.
Li Yi nodded.
"You didn't agree?" Li Xuan asked again.
Li Yi glanced at him. Wasn't it obvious? If he had agreed to the King of Shu, what happened just now would not have happened.
Li Xuan felt inexplicably happy. He had a lot of happy things these two days. He asked casually, "Why? Don't you know that he is the prince most likely to inherit the throne? "
"Then why did you still fall out with him?" Li Yi asked back.
"Because I don't like him," Li Xuan said matter-of-factly.
"I don't like him either."
"Why?"
"Because he is ugly."
…
…
When sitting in the carriage on the way back to the Crown Prince's residence, Li Xuan was still thinking about the question just now.
"The King of Shu is not ugly …" He said to himself. Then he nodded and said, "Of course, he is far inferior to me. Compared to that guy — he is also a little inferior."
A mysterious smile appeared on his face. Then he opened the curtain and said, "Lu Liang, hurry up, what are you waiting for!"
The guard driving the carriage smiled bitterly. "Your Highness, this is already fast enough. We can reach the Crown Prince's residence in 15 minutes at most …"
His Highness had been acting strangely these two days. In the past, when he returned to the residence, he would delay as long as he could. Now — he wished he could grow a pair of wings and fly back.
The King of Shu's residence was not far from the city gate. When Li Yi arrived, there were many carriages coming in and out. There was a long queue of carriages entering the city. He asked the carriage to stop outside the city.
The Crown Prince's residence was in a different direction. After rejecting Li Xuan's offer to send them, he naturally had to walk over with Miss.Liu.
He was limping, and the way he walked was a little strange.
He did not feel anything when he was in the King of Shu's residence, but now it had somehow gotten worse. He thought that he would let Ruyi massage it when he returned. It should be fine the next morning, and he would not delay his trip to the palace.
"Take it." Miss.Liu stopped, turned around, and suddenly threw the sword in her hand to him.
Li Yi caught it and asked, "What is it?"
Miss.Liu squatted down slightly and said, "Come on up."
"It's okay. I can walk on my own." Li Yi shook his head and said.
"Dawdle!"
She seemed to be a little impatient and walked straight over. "Don't be so wishy-washy. The city gate is about to close."
Li Yi held the sword called "Autumn Water" in his hand. A faint fragrance lingered in his nose. He thought to himself that there would be a day when he would be carried by a woman. Moreover, it was Miss.Liu. Thinking back to half a year ago, she was still riding on a horse with a proud expression. Now — it was really like a dream.
"I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry."
Two voices rang out at the same time. Miss.Liu stopped for a moment and then continued to move forward. There was a long silence again, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
"You first."
"You first."
The atmosphere was awkward for a while.
"I'm sorry to have made you suffer tonight." Li Yi said apologetically.
She was Liu Ruyi. There was only one Liu Ruyi in the world, the heroine Liu Ruyi who was quick to repay kindness and revenge. Ruyi had doted on her since she was a child and refused to let her suffer the slightest grievance. This was also the main reason why she had such a character.
Who was the King of Shu? Who was the Young Duke Qin? There should be nothing in the world and no one could make her feel wronged, including himself. However, it was because of him that she had to be restrained by many things.
"There's nothing to be sorry about. I shouldn't have been so impulsive. After all, this is the capital …" Miss.Liu said after a moment of silence.
"You have nothing to be sorry about. Because I was going to do the same. We can't just obediently stretch out our hands when others want to cut off our hands, right?"
"And then?"
"Let's kill our way out. They can't stop us."
"They can't stop me."
"What's yours and mine is the same."
…
…
"What's Divine Punishment?"
"You've seen it that night in Willow Village."
"How did you do it?"
"Do you want to learn it?"
"Yes."
"You should have told me earlier. How would I know if you didn't tell me?"
"— —"
"If you had asked earlier, I would have taught you."
"— —"
"There's no need to be polite between us. Do you really want to learn it?"
Plop!
Li Yi got up from the ground. Looking at Liu Ruyi's back, he limped and chased after her.
"Don't go. Don't you want to learn it? How can I teach you if you leave?"
…
…
The King of Shu's Mansion. After what happened just now, the banquet couldn't continue tonight.
The King of Shu had completely lost face in front of everyone. His face was extremely gloomy. The rest of the people didn't say a word and didn't even dare to breathe heavily.
It was not until now that the King of Shu realized that he hadn't paid enough attention to Li Xianzi from the beginning to the end.
Li Xuan's falling out with him made him deeply aware of this fact.
He just didn't know what kind of position Li Xianzi had in his father's heart. But no matter what, his actions tonight had completely pushed Li Xianzi to the opposite side. Because of this, Qin Yu would definitely hold a grudge against him. The King of Shu hadn't done something like this for a long time.
Standing behind him, Chen Lijun and Cui Chengyu still had shock and astonishment on their faces. For them, this was a trivial matter that Qin Yu could solve alone. Who would have thought that the situation would suddenly take a turn for the worse and even the King of Shu would be involved? The result of this matter was far beyond their expectations.
As the supervisor, Crown Prince Li Xuan had actually fallen out with the King of Shu in front of so many people. From their point of view, this matter was simply incomprehensible.
"I'll go back first." Qin Yu's expression was calm. It was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry. After saying that, he left with his men.
This strange silence didn't last long. Everyone scrambled to take their leave. Naturally, they didn't dare to mention what had just happened.
The King of Shu and Qin Yu looked very calm on the surface. But those with discerning eyes knew that after tonight, there would probably be a big storm in the Capital City.
The focus of the storm was, of course, Li Xianzi, who had just shown his outstanding talent.
It was just unknown whether the Crown Prince could continue to protect him under the wrath of the King of Shu and Little Duke Qin …
…
…
Late at night, the entire Capital City was gradually shrouded in darkness and silence. Most of the lights in the Imperial City were extinguished. Only rows of patrolling guards with lanterns occasionally passed by.
At this time, in the depths of the palace, there were still lights swaying in a palace, and the sound of pages turning could be heard from time to time.
A ghostly figure suddenly appeared outside the Hall of Diligent Government. Chief Chamberlain Chang De glanced at the eunuchs who had begun to doze off outside the hall. He coughed lightly, and the two immediately woke up. Seeing the figure standing in front of them, their faces immediately turned pale. Just as they were about to salute, Chang De waved his hand, gently pushed open the hall door, and floated in.
Inside the Hall of Diligent Government, Emperor Jing was reviewing memorials at the innermost table.
Hearing the sound coming from inside the hall, Emperor Jing looked up and casually asked, "What time is it now?"
"Your Majesty, it's just past midnight."
"It's so late?" Although Emperor Jing said so, he covered his mouth and coughed a few times. Then he continued to review.
Chang De hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Li Xianzi once said that Your Majesty shouldn't be too tired. For the sake of the world, Your Majesty, please go to bed early."
"It's been so many years. One or two more days won't make a difference," Emperor Jing said indifferently.
A wry smile appeared on Chang De's face. His Majesty had said this for several years, but every time, he just said it casually.
"Speaking of Li Xianzi …" Emperor Jing put down his pen, rubbed his wrist, and said, "Did he attend the banquet invited by the King of Shu tonight?"
Chang De nodded and said, "About the banquet invited by the King of Shu today, I have something to report to Your Majesty."
"Tell me, what kind of trouble did my County Magistrate Li cause?" Jing Emperor smiled, got up and stretched, walked down and said.
"Your Majesty is wise." Chang De was stunned for a moment, and then said with great admiration.
Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "What wise? He and Xuan are good friends. Li Xian wanted to win him over, but he chose the wrong person. One is arrogant, and the other is stingy. If they didn't cause any trouble, I would be surprised."
Hearing this, Chang De smiled and stopped thinking about it. He told Emperor Jing everything that happened in the Mansion of the King of Shu tonight.
If the King of Shu or Li Yi were present, they would probably be shocked by Chang De's words.
This was because his description of tonight's events was extremely detailed. It was as though … as though he was personally present at the scene. Even the details that Li Yi and the King of Shu did not notice were not left out by him.
"Xuan was there?" Emperor Jing habitually touched the short beard on his chin and asked, "Did Li Xianzi do anything before Xuan went to the Mansion of the King of Shu?"
Chang De shook his head and said, "According to the spy, Li Xianzi should be afraid of the Qin family and the King of Shu, so he didn't do anything special tonight. Qin Yu wanted to cut off Li Xianzi's hand, but Li Xianzi didn't do anything. But the Second Miss Liu almost cut Qin Yu with a sword. When the King of Shu wanted to arrest them, Li Xianzi happened to arrive."
"Afraid of the Qin family and the King of Shu?" Emperor Jing shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that only those who died in the Willow Leaf Village know that the Qin family and the King of Shu are not enough to make him afraid. He didn't do anything, but he was waiting for me to do something!"
Chang De's face showed a trace of doubt. Although he had been with His Majesty for decades, he still couldn't guess some of the Emperor's thoughts.
"Forget it. He is so generous to me, so I can't be stingy to him. It's good to let him make a mess in this lifeless capital city …"
Emperor Jing stood in front of the palace door with his hands clasped behind his back. Looking at the stars in the sky, he showed a smile that even Chang De couldn't understand.
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