Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 736 - 609: Striking the Key Point (Climax Asking for Monthly Tickets)_1

Chapter 736: Chapter 609: Striking the Key Point (Climax Asking for Monthly Tickets)_1

"Li!"

The Emperor sitting on the throne took a deep breath, trying to suppress the pent-up impatience and anger in his heart: "Li, just now, you said that Prince Xiang is the mastermind behind my son Jianji’s sudden illness?"

The Jingtai Emperor was most concerned about this matter, his knuckles cracking ominously.

The Gang Qi surrounding him fluctuated, the ground beneath his feet beginning to crack.

"Indeed, Prince Xiang, Yu Zhanshi, is the mastermind behind this case. However, the one who carried out the plan was his daughter, Princess Changning, Yu Yunhuang!"

Before Li Xuan finished speaking, he heard a gasp of astonishment from behind him and saw the venomous look that Yu Zhanshi was giving him.

He disregarded it, maintaining a calm expression as he met the Jingtai Emperor’s gaze.

"Several months ago, I arrested a courtesan from Wanyue House in the capital city. The woman, Li Yueer, was working with a mysterious illusionist, controlling Bang Zhengyi, the former chief officer of the Honglu Temple. They not only participated in the plot against the crown prince but also used Bang Zhengyi to cover their tracks after the fact, intending to divert the court’s attention to Tubo.

After the incident, the left Dudu and I performed a soul-searching technique on her several times. All the memories we found were recorded down by secret techniques and presented for your review. Do you remember the contents, Your Majesty?"

"Of course, I remember."

The Jingtai Emperor gave a slight nod. He had paid close attention to any evidence and clues related to the case of his only son’s sudden brain disease.

"I know that Li Yueer had a mysterious master. I also remember the clues you summarized from those memory images at that time. She is a woman, aged between 25 and 27, six feet tall. She likes roses and likes to insert fresh roses into her hair; when she was a teenager, she liked jade jewelry, especially the carvings of the ’Mingyu Shop.’ She had a ’dutic phoenix-shaped Hetian jade hairpin’ in her hand, loved it dearly. I wonder if she still has it in her hand? She likes to eat sweet tofu pudding; she also likes to use cosmetics from ’Hualu.’

Li Xuan patiently waited for the Jingtai Emperor to finish before speaking with a strange expression on his face, "Your Majesty, the Xiuyiwei, under my command, has been investigating these clues, but progress has been slow. However, as soon as I found out that Wujing Boshi Fei Yuan was the loyal follower of Prince Xiang, I began to wonder if Prince Xiang was also involved in the Crown Prince’s sudden illness. So I ordered my close people to secretly investigate Prince Xiang’s close people, and then she found—that"

Li Xuan turned his body and looked at Prince Xiang Yu Zhanshi: "Everything matches up, Yu Yunhuang, the daughter of Prince Xiang, she is exactly 27 years old, six feet one inch tall. When she was young, she liked to insert roses into her hair and liked ’Mingyu Shop’s’ jade jewelry. She also has a ’dutic phoenix-shaped Hetian jade hairpin’ in her hand; she likes to eat tofu pudding, and before the sixth year of Jingtai, Yu Yunhuang’s cosmetics had long been supplied by ’Hualu.’"

At this moment, the court was like boiling porridge. People like Chen Xun, Gao Gu, and Shang Hong, their gaze towards Prince Xiang were as cold as ice and filled with killing intent.

About a quarter of the court officials who were kneeling on the ground stood up. Their faces were as pale as a corpse, and they retreated back to their original lines.

Even Wang Wen, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel, was dark-faced, with his fists tightly clenched in his sleeves, and his veins bulging.

He was not a naive person, by this time, Wang Wen also realized that there was a big problem with Prince Xiang, and he was extremely suspicious.

Since there was suspicion, Prince Xiang and his offspring were no longer suitable to be the heirs of the country.

If what Li Xuan said was true, then this so-called ’Wise Prince,’ not only plotted and entraped the two crown princes of Jin, but also massacred the families of his own loyal followers.

What kind of heart could be so cruel?

"Yu Zhanshi!"

The Jingtai Emperor violently shattered the handrail of his throne, glaring at Prince Xiang with eyes about to pop out: "What wrong did my son do that you dare to attack him like this? If you wish to be the Emperor of Jin, why did you refuse to be the Jianguo when the Empress Dowager asked whether you would like to be the Jianguo?"

Back in the days of the Tumu Fort incident, when the True Emperor Zhengtong was taken to the grassland, the first choice for Jianguo chosen by Empress Sun was indeed Prince Xiang, Yu Zhanshi, who was known for his benevolence and humility, and had twice declined the throne. She even sent someone to the Clan House to get Prince Xiang’s Jince.

The so-called Jince is the Jince Yudie, the proof of the royal family identity, the royal genealogy!

That was the closest Prince Xiang, Yu Zhanshi, had ever been to the throne, unlike the previous two times, which were fraught with potential danger.

But Yu Zhanshi strongly refused, earning him the title of ’Virtuous Prince’ who declined the throne three times.

The face of Prince Xiang Yu Zhanshi was pale. He thought back to that time, how could he dare to take over the mess left by Zhengtong Emperor?

At that time, the entire Jin was in turmoil. The Mongols were already at the city gates, and the Khan of the Vala, Yexian, was unmatched in military prowess and invincible. The Mongwu Khan, Totaabuqa, and the Mongolian Shaman, Abas, also reached the top Great Heavenly Level under the support of the force of ten thousand armies.

Taking up the position of Jianguo under such circumstances would mean being killed by the Khan of the Vala, Yexian, wouldn’t it?

At that time, who would have thought Yu Jie would come out of nowhere to gravely injure Tuotuobuhua and Abas, and be acknowledged as the world’s top person? Who would think that the Jingtai Emperor, who was always modest, could control Dragon Qi and struggle against the Khan of Vala, Yexian? And there were also Liang Heng, Guo Tai, Zhu Guoneng, and many other famous generals.

Who could think that the fortune of Jin Dynasty, almost destabilized by the Mongols, would be grudgingly pulled back by the joint efforts of Jingtai Emperor and Yu Jie?

"I am speechless!"

Prince Xiang, Yu Zhanshi, knelt down with a pale face: "I don’t know where Your Majesty finds me objectionable, to fabricate charges against me this way, wanting to take my life?

Marquis of Guanjun’s allegations are not entirely untrue, but when did my daughter Yunhuang ever use cosmetics from ’Hualu’? And when has she ever owned this ’dutic phoenix-shaped Hetian jade hairpin’ ?

Moreover, Marquis of Guanjun has no substantial evidence, and if it’s about witnesses, I could find tens or hundreds to prove Yunhuang’s innocence. This is absolutely accusing a person without evidence!

Your Majesty, if you are determined to claim my life, I am willing to accept death. I beg Your Majesty to pardon the lives of my family members. They are also Yus, members of the imperial clans, and share blood ties with you."

Upon his remarks, the expressions of the other court officials knelt down on the ground all changed.

Some people’s faces turned even paler, some gradually became furious, showing their grief and indignation.

Jingtai Emperor, on the other hand, could hardly breathe evenly: "What venomous teeth and tongue, he dares to talk back!"

This Emperor’s eyes were almost spitting fire: "Guards, arrest this snake-hearted, wolf-lunged scoundrel!"

"Your Majesty, calm down, please take a break."

Li Xuan cupped his hands towards the Emperor: "About Yunhuang, I do have more evidence. Most of her maids when she was young have disappeared.

However, a woman who served as Yunhuang’s wet nurse when Yunhuang was six was invited to look after the legitimate son of the Duke of Yunnan, Mu. Another woman, who was in charge of cleaning, followed her husband to serve as a Baihu in Liaodong.

But a few years ago, Liaodong fell and this family was captured by Mongolian people and turned into slaves. I have found these two women, and they have recognized Li Yueer, who was the closest maid to Yunhuang. Li Yue’er is two years older than Yunhuang and was her playmate."

Yu Zhanshi, upon hearing this, stood up and sneered: "As I said, I can find you dozens or hundreds of such witnesses, what is worth mentioning?"

Li Xuan was not surprised. He looked at Yu Zhanshi with a mocking gaze: "I knew you would say so, so I took a gamble today. Yu Zhanshi, you might as well listen carefully to the movement in the direction of your Prince Xiang’s mansion."

Yu Zhanshi was stunned at hearing that, and the court officials were all puzzled.

At that, they heard a thunderous boom from miles away. The earth-shaking rumble even caused the ground to tremble slightly.

At this time outside the Taihe Gate, the court officials under the rank of fifth saw a cloud of dust rising in the east of the Palace City, just five miles from them, like a mushroom cloud.

"Who was it that made a move? Such a disturbance, it seems like a heavenly level?"

"It seems like it’s the Prince Xiang’s mansion?"

"The sound just now seems to be the protective array of the Prince Xiang’s mansion being broken."

As these court officials were discussing, inside the Taihe Gate, at the Yizheng Hall, Li Xuan was smirking: "Someone told me that there’s a five or six out of ten chance that the illusionist who conspired against the crown prince and the Gumu are hiding in the east wing of Prince Xiang’s mansion.

I thought ’Why don’t I give it a shot?’ Even if I can’t catch these two, I might find some other clues."

His eyes were as sharp as blades: "You should feel lucky, Yu Zhanshi. To ensure the search of your mansion goes smoothly, I had seven people at the heavenly level take action, just to get conclusive evidence of your guilt."

"How dare you!" Yu Zhanshi was furious and sprang up: "You dare to trespass my mansion without royal decree?"

But at this moment, infinite terror and astonishment were arising in his heart.

"Why wouldn’t I dare!"

Li Xuan huffed angrily while inwardly feeling a surge of joy. From Yu Zhanshi’s expression, he already knew that his gamble had paid off.

His eyes flared in rage as he stared back: "I have been ordered to investigate the sudden death case of the crown prince and the Golden Knife Case. Since you, Yu Zhanshi, are implicated in it, how can it not be investigated?"