bayedsolid Chapter 674
Chapter 674
Chapter 674
The tarnished reputation of the Crown Princess was also orchestrated by that mysterious person at Liu Gangzi's behest. First, he lured the Crown Princess to change clothes, intending to force the issue if possible; even if he couldn't, he would still try to smear the Crown Princess's reputation.
Liu Gangzi spilled everything he could, like beans pouring from a bamboo tube. But he didn't know who the mysterious person was. Every time the person came to see him, he was covered by a black cloth and dressed in black, completely hidden, not even his eyes were visible. All he could tell was that he was of medium build and his voice sounded like a young man; beyond that, there was no other information.
The findings from the Duke of Li's mansion are completely consistent with Liu Gangzi's account, so it should indeed be the truth.
Now that the Crown Prince holds immense power and is certain to inherit the throne, everyone is scrambling for the vacant position of concubine. It's not surprising that some people, seeing Cheng Wu as an eyesore, want to take advantage of her, given her humble origins and current status as the Crown Princess.
However, the scope of suspicion is too broad, making it difficult to pinpoint the exact location at present.
Mo Chonggui did not pursue the responsibility of the Duke of Li's mansion, but simply ordered people to continue the investigation.
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The capital of Northern Yi, the residence of the Marquis of Yongning.
Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi had just received a letter from Mo Zhonggui from Xiqi Ancheng.
Upon seeing the beginning, both of them were overjoyed.
"Father has already killed that Western Qi emperor and seized power! He's now the Crown Prince regent!"
Qin Chuyao exclaimed excitedly, "Western Qi and Northern Yi will finally stop fighting!"
Qin Jianxi cheered, "Haha! It seems my princess title is secured! Tell me quickly, Princess, please take your seat!"
Qin Chuyao continued reading, but his smile immediately froze.
"Wait... Father said he has no intention of becoming emperor."
Qin Jianxi stopped cheering halfway through.
Raising his voice, he said, "He doesn't intend to be emperor? Then who will?"
Qin Chuyao stared blankly at him: "Me."
Qin Jianxi: "......"
She snatched the letter away: "No...why? After all the hardship of seizing the throne, why doesn't he sit on it himself and instead wants to pass it on to you? What is Father thinking?"
Qin Chuyao: "He said he wanted to go sightseeing with his mother."
Qin Jianxi: "......"
I don't know how to evaluate it for a moment.
If you say they have a conscience, they're leaving the responsibility of ruling a country to an eight-year-old child while they go off to enjoy their own private world; if you say they truly love their child, it's an accident, since the throne was passed down ahead of time, already the ceiling for their generation.
Qin Jianxi took a deep breath and asked Qin Chuyao, "Then do you want to go to Western Qi and become the emperor?"
Qin Chuyao looked completely bewildered: "I..."
He understood Mo Chonggui's meaning: only by passing the throne to him could the two kingdoms of Western Qi and Northern Yi be prevented from going to war.
In his previous life, he died in the war between the Western Qi and the Northern Yi, so naturally he hoped that the two countries could maintain peace forever.
But he had always considered himself a Northern Yi person, and now that he was suddenly being asked to become the emperor of Western Qi, he couldn't accept it for a while.