"..." Emperor Qingming was so furious that his whole body was trembling slightly: "Save yourself?! I see that you are clearly ambitious and insatiable!"
"So what? Since the situation is irreversible, why can't I take advantage of the situation and give it a try?"
King Xiang looked straight at the emperor, with no respect or fear in his eyes: "Both are Xie, and both are concubines. If you can sit on this throne, why can't I sit on it?!"
Emperor Qingming's eyes suddenly became as cold as ice.
"What did you say--"
Both are commoners?!
In the eyes of this humble person, can he be compared with him?!
His biological mother was Empress Huiren, who was granted the title by the late emperor himself and was enshrined in the imperial mausoleum to receive the incense of all people!
He——is the eldest son of the Xie family!
"Brother, do you really not understand?" King Xiang put his hands in front of him and slowly stood up under the angry eyes of Emperor Qingming. This was the first time Emperor Qingming saw unwillingness in the eyes of his fourth brother.
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"I have been following you since I was a child, working with you to secretly target your second brother. Why do you think it is? It's not because he is a direct descendant. He has a royal mother with a good family background, and an uncle with military power! And I and I
You are also a humble concubine, we are the same kind of people!"
King Xiang's eyes were extremely red, and the unwillingness on his face was no longer concealed. He suddenly raised his trembling fingers and pointed at Emperor Qingming behind the Dragon Case——
"But later, your mother-in-law was posthumously named queen. This was not enough... you also sat on the dragon throne and became the master of Daqing's country and my monarch! If we were in different situations, we would sit on the throne now.
It’s me who’s there, don’t you think it’s too unfair?!”
This sense of injustice and disparity was an emotion he would never have felt even when his second brother, whom he had always hated, sat on the throne!
He often wanted to ask - why on earth?!
The atmosphere in the hall was tense and cold to the extreme.
Emperor Qingming's broad sleeves brushed against the dragon table, and he held something in his palm. He walked slowly and slowly down the imperial steps step by step.
That dragon robe seemed to be his confidence and pressure, allowing him to look at the embarrassed Yao Di who was standing in the hall with an ant-like look.
However, every word that the other party just said was like a sharp needle, piercing the most hidden part of his heart.
Seeing Emperor Qingming walking slowly step by step, King Xiang stood where he was and looked at him without hesitation.
The person is at the end of the road, but there is nothing to be afraid of anymore - what's more, he knows better than anyone else that if the other party strips off this shady dragon robe, he will be just the same person as him at heart!
Thinking of how he had groveled in front of the other party all these years, just like a domestic dog wagging its tail begging for mercy, King Xiang suddenly laughed, stared at Emperor Qingming, shook his head and said: "At any rate, my mother is from an innocent medical family, and she also had a relationship with the late emperor.
Life-saving kindness... To be honest, the biological mother is just a lowly foot-washing maid, and the imperial brother, who did not even have the slightest status before entering the capital, is probably not as good as my younger brother!"
"..." Emperor Qingming gritted his teeth and smiled angrily, his eyes extremely sinister: "...I think you are crazy! Collaborating with the enemy and treason, making crazy remarks... No matter which one you fall into, I can punish you
Cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!”
"Brother Imperial, there is no need to list the charges for me..." King Xiang stared closely into Emperor Qingming's eyes: "After all, if we really talk about it, Brother Imperial's hands are no cleaner than mine... Even if my brother does these things, it is still
My brother Huang personally taught me what he taught me. Could it be that he has forgotten it?"
Emperor Qingming's face turned blue and he interrupted with a trembling voice: "Shut up!"
"It seems that the emperor still remembers it!" King Xiang suddenly laughed again, and his shoulders were shaking with laughter: "That's right, if you do such a shameful thing, you will definitely have nightmares every night!"
After saying that, he took another step forward and said: "Brother Emperor, I still remember my father at that time..."
"I told you to shut up...!"
Emperor Qingming suddenly raised his hand, and the ruby dagger he had been holding tightly in his palm pierced King Xiang's heart.
King Xiang's figure suddenly stiffened, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
Looking at these eyes, there was only one voice in Emperor Qingming's mind at this moment - this person must not be allowed to leave alive today, absolutely not!
The sharp dagger was mercilessly pushed deeper into the flesh, almost piercing the chest of the person in front of him.
"thump!"
The man's tall figure fell heavily.
Emperor Qingming looked down at Yaodi who fell at his feet, his face quickly turning pale and terrifying, his eyes widened in pain, and his bloody chest rising and falling unevenly.
"The King of Xiang collaborated with the enemy to treason, attempted to murder the Queen Mother, and colluded with Concubine Sun to blame the Minister of Ji. This is an unforgivable crime."
Emperor Qingming's tone sounded calm and cold: "After the crime was exposed, he wanted to do something bad for me, and he has been executed on the spot——"
Li Ji lowered his head and responded softly: "Yes."
The other two internal prisoners lowered their heads and did not dare to make a sound.
King Xiang's body was quickly collected.
All the blood stains on the gold bricks were wiped clean, the window lattice was pushed open, and the breeze swept away the bloody smell without leaving any trace.
The news spread quickly.
The King of Xiang collaborated with the enemy and poisoned the Queen Mother...
With no excuse, he went crazy and wanted to do harm to the emperor, and ended up being killed on the spot by the guards...
It all happened so fast.
From the early days of the Ming Dynasty when the censor of the Ming Dynasty spoke of impeachment, to the death of King Xiang, it only happened in one day.
However, the search of Prince Xiang's Mansion by the police has not stopped.
Although King Xiang is dead, his collusion with Dongwu has not yet been fully investigated. It is of great importance, and there are many things worthy of in-depth investigation. The steward next to King Xiang has been taken to prison.
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But something unexpected happened in Prince Xiang's palace.
Princess Xiang and King Xiang’s six-year-old son disappeared——
Emperor Qingming was furious because of this and ordered the police to find the person alive within three days and to see his body alive.
However, three full days have passed, and there is still no trace of Princess Xiang and her son. Instead, under the bed in Princess Yu Xiang’s bedroom, the entrance to a secret passage was discovered...
The secret passage leads to a courtyard at the back of the street that has been uninhabited all year round. By the time the police officers found the courtyard, it was already empty.
Looking at the old house, which seemed to be full of traps, and even stepping on it made one wonder if there was a secret passage under his feet, Han Yan, who was exhausted, felt that there was simply no way he could find it.
"From the recent actions of King Xiang, it can be seen that he is not an incompetent person. Since he has chosen this path, it is inevitable to have some backup options."
In Xuesheng Teahouse, near the window on the second floor, Wu Chao and Xu Mingyi were sitting opposite each other, drinking tea.
Xu Mingyi nodded: "But this happened suddenly, and King Xiang had no chance to use this secret passage."
On the contrary, Princess Xiang reacted quickly enough, or she was guided by King Xiang's confidants——
