latelenovela Chapter 524 Joy of Life 80
Chapter 524 Joy of Life 80
Although she sometimes loses control briefly due to resentment and anger, a single sentence from Emperor Qing can bring her back to her senses immediately.
The Empress looked at the Emperor with fear, her lips trembling slightly before she finally spoke with difficulty: "It was the Eldest Princess who told us this not long after Fan Xian arrived in the capital."
"Li Yunrui!" Emperor Qing's gaze darkened, and he was about to reprimand him when a sudden thought flashed through his mind, and a bright light quickly appeared in his eyes. "Those two explosions on Niulan Street, were they your doing?"
Emperor Qing had been trying to find out who was responsible for the two explosions, and he also discovered that the Empress and two others had been involved.
However, because of the double deaths of the Censorate and the Imperial Guards, he focused his attention on the three assassins. But no matter how he interrogated them, he couldn't get any information about explosives from Cheng Jushu and the others.
He had his suspicions about the Empress and the other two, but after a long period of secret investigation, he still couldn't find any clues related to explosives. So, he could only continue to secretly investigate with Gong Dian, unwilling to give up.
Emperor Qing is now directly questioning the Empress, his aim being to take advantage of her moment of distraction to thoroughly understand the issue.
The Empress subconsciously shook her head, then remembered Emperor Qing's earlier words about being mindful of propriety, and realized the inappropriateness of her action: "No!"
Seeing how much Emperor Qing valued the two explosions, Li Chengqian felt a glimmer of hope and hurriedly interjected, "It's Fan Xian! Ye Qingmei had a box that she used to kill two princes. Now, that box has fallen into Fan Xian's hands, which is why he was able to miraculously survive the seemingly certain death trap on Niulan Street."
"Ye Qingmei's box..." Emperor Qing murmured to himself, a thoughtful expression on his face. The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
That's right! Only Ye Qingmei's box possessed such powerful destructive force, enough to create that breathtaking explosion.
If what Li Chengqian said is true, then this mysterious box not only wasn't destroyed in the fire back then, but instead fell into Fan Xian's hands.
If that's the case, then Wu Zhu, Fan Jian, Chen Pingping, Fei Jie... all those close to Fan Xian, couldn't possibly be unaware of this matter.
However, they watched helplessly as they searched the world without uttering a word.
He denied all attempts to test him, insisting that the box had been destroyed in the fire.
Emperor Qing sneered inwardly.
As expected, these people harbored resentment towards him because of Ye Qingmei's death, and even chose to betray him.
They've kept that incredibly powerful box hidden for so many years; they must be plotting something sinister.
Could it be that their ultimate goal is to help Fan Xian ascend the throne?
The moment this thought crossed his mind, Emperor Qing's heart tightened, and he quickly began to analyze various possibilities in his mind.
The first thing that comes to mind is the current royal scandal. Could this also be the result of these people's scheme?
The Crown Prince and Li Yunrui must have been very careful before doing such a despicable thing.
Lin Ruofu and Eunuch Hou were not skilled in martial arts. On the other hand, the Crown Prince was heavily guarded and he himself had a certain level of martial arts skills. The female officials around Li Yunrui were also no ordinary people.
How could Lin Ruofu and Eunuch Hou have run into each other so easily?
And the timing was so precise?
There must be something fishy about this.
Emperor Qing frowned, even though he had already sentenced Li Chengqian and Li Yunrui to death in his heart the moment they committed such an immoral act.
But if there really is someone secretly manipulating and pushing this matter behind the scenes, that is something he absolutely cannot tolerate.
The feeling of being secretly schemed against and manipulated is a thousand times more infuriating than directly confronting such a despicable act.
Could this whole affair really be the result of Chen Pingping and others deliberately scheming to push Fan Xian to the top?
Once this thought arises, it spreads like wildfire and can never be extinguished.
Many things have happened in the capital recently, and many of them have left Emperor Qing puzzled.
However, if we consider all these things in this direction, everything seems to make sense.
In order to help Fan Xian successfully ascend to power, Chen Pingping and others have been constantly passing on stories about Fan Xian from childhood to adulthood to him for many years, attempting to cultivate a father-son relationship between them in this way.
Then, through meticulous planning, he orchestrated Fan Xian's return to Kyoto step by step.
First, he pretended to cater to him, making Fan Xian develop into a loyal minister, even going so far as to kill Lin Gong and become an enemy of Lin Ruofu; in reality, he cleverly avoided his suspicions, so that he could smoothly take over the Imperial Treasury and the Censorate in the future.
At the same time, they began plotting to get rid of the crown prince and the second son.
Although the second brother was frail, he had always been healthy and had never been sick before. However, he fell critically ill several times when Fan Xian entered the capital. Someone must have secretly sabotaged him and wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible.
This is very likely the work of Fei Jie of the Control Yuan.
Fei Jie was an expert in using and making poisons. It seemed that it would not be difficult for him to develop a poison that could deceive the heavens and even the Imperial Hospital.
The reason he didn't poison the crown prince was that administering medicine to both princes at the same time would easily arouse his suspicion.
So they chose to use poison against the second son, and then ruined the crown prince with a scandalous affair, making it impossible for him to ever ascend the throne again.
He only had five sons. The eldest son was of foreign blood, and the third son was still young. As long as Chen Pingping and others successfully eliminated the Crown Prince and the second son, even if he was unwilling, he would very likely choose Fan Xian to succeed him for the sake of the country.
Thinking of this, Emperor Qing was furious and slammed his fist heavily on the table, his face turning ashen with rage.
It's working! Everything's working!
Emperor Qing suddenly realized that the strange and out-of-control events that had recently occurred in the capital were all the result of secret planning and scheming by Chen Pingping, Fan Jian, and others.
hateful!
How annoying!
Damn it!
Emperor Qing was furious. At the same time, he realized that he had been tricked by these people without even realizing it. Even with his deep cunning, he couldn't help but feel cold and his heart was filled with chills.
It's unbelievable that Chen Pingping, Fan Jian, Wu Zhu, Fei Jie, and others could be so despicable, shameless, insidious, and vicious!
In order to elevate Fan Xian to power, they went so far as to scheme against so many people and use such ruthless tactics, each one aimed at killing someone.
The cruelty of the methods was appalling.
They were even willing to risk their own lives to pave the way for Fan Xian in order to gain his trust.
Fan Jian lost two sons in succession because of Fan Xian;
Chen Pingping was willing to sacrifice the lives of so many people from the Third and Fourth Bureaus for Fan Xian, in order to gain Fan Xian's trust and pity.
Wu Zhu lived in seclusion for many years, always protecting Fan Xian.
Fei Jie even went so far as to poison a prince for Fan Xian's sake...
Each and every incident was interconnected, leaving no room for error, which was truly chilling.
Emperor Qing thought he was ruthless enough, but compared to these people, he was no better than a greenhorn.
If the Empress and the Crown Prince hadn't brought up that box today, he probably wouldn't have thought of these things and would have continued to be manipulated by these people in the future.
Fortunately, he already knew about their plan, while they were unaware of it. He could take advantage of this information gap to catch them off guard.
Emperor Qing acknowledged that Fan Xian was very intelligent and capable, and that he would be a good choice to become emperor.
But Fan Xian's mother happens to be Ye Qingmei.
Based on this alone, Emperor Qing would never allow Fan Xian to inherit his position.
Now, the scheming of Chen Pingping and others has completely destroyed the already thin father-son bond he had with Fan Xian.
Want to rise to power under these circumstances? Forget about it!
When the time was right, he killed them all.
Emperor Qing thought to himself with a sinister air, then his mind shifted to the issue of succession.
The crown prince is definitely out of control now. The most urgent thing is to call the eldest son back and put order on the scene.
Then heal the second son as soon as possible, so that the second son and Fan Xian can be in balance.
As for the third child... he's not very bright, and no matter how much you try to train him, he probably won't amount to anything.
I almost got dragged into this mess by Fan Sizhe for a little money back then... Hmm?
Holy crap! I almost forgot about that!
That cunning old fox Fan Jian didn't even spare children, ruthlessly using his only remaining son, Fan Sizhe, to scheme against his third son.
If the Liu family hadn't abandoned their evil ways and protected the third son, pushing all the blame onto Fan Sizhe, the third son would probably have lost his right to take over.
Damn it!
These people deserve to die!
A cold glint flashed in Emperor Qing's eyes, and he was filled with murderous intent.
However, in order to ensure the continuation of the empire, I'm afraid I'll have to work hard to select a few more women to enter the palace and raise a few more sons.
Emperor Qing arrived at Guangxin Palace with a gloomy expression.
Li Yunrui knelt before the table, trying her best to maintain a proper posture.
Li Yunrui is undoubtedly a beauty, even though the hall is now dimly lit and candles have been lit.
But this dim, yellowish light actually added a touch of hazy beauty to her.
Although Li Yunrui has a delicate appearance and temperament, she is actually somewhat crazy.
After the incident, she was not as panicked and fearful as Li Chengqian. Instead, she felt a sense of satisfaction that her revenge had finally been discovered by Emperor Qing.