Li Jingxing kowtowed heavily, then looked directly at the Ninth Five-Year Master above without fear, choked up a sob, and two lines of tears slowly slid down his cheeks.
"If you want me to die, I will have to die. I will never complain."
"You..." Li Ze was speechless. He just wanted to depose him as the crown prince. When did he say he wanted him dead?
He was about to scold him, but when he met Li Jingxing's tearful eyes, the words of scolding got stuck in his throat again.
If Li Jingxiao's tears made him think of Concubine Rou and feel pity for her, then Li Jingxing's tears completely caught him off guard.
This son has been strong-willed since he was a child. He has never cried since he was six years old. No matter how much he scolded him over the years, he always seemed to argue with reason. He had never cried so wronged in front of him.
Could it be that I had guessed wrong and it was really not the second child who did it?
However, this son was indeed full of misdeeds and had repeatedly suppressed his brothers by any means. If there was no evidence to prove his innocence, he would still find it difficult to believe it.
Although he could not completely believe that his son was innocent, Li Zetian was indeed "scared" by Li Jingxing's tears and sat back in silence.
Li Zetian didn't speak, and Li Jingxing didn't speak either. The father and son were in a silent stalemate until the chamberlain came in and reported that the Crown Princess wanted to see him.
Li Zetian originally didn't want to see Chiyang, but then he thought that Chiyang had always been peaceful. Last night, the eldest princess Anyang sent someone to say that Chiyang scared the murderer and saved Wei Lingxi's life. She has a good impression of Chiyang, so although she still has Angry, he sent Chiyang to see him.
As soon as Chiyang entered, he noticed that the atmosphere in the hall was tense. He quickly glanced at Li Jingxing and saw tears on Li Jingxing's face. His heart suddenly twisted and he quickly knelt down and saluted: "My son, I see you, my father."
Li Zetian said calmly: "Get up."
Chiyang glanced at Li Jingxing, who was kneeling upright, and said firmly: "My son, just kneel down."
Seeing that Chiyang loved her husband, Li Zetian became more and more satisfied, and his majestic expression softened slightly.
"What's the matter?"
It would be unnecessary if he begged for mercy. His anger has not yet dissipated.
Chiyang said: "His Highness was poisoned last night and vomited a lot of blood. I was worried, so I came to the palace to have a look."
Li Zetian was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses and asked seriously: "The prince also took Chinese medicine last night?"
Chiyang nodded and said: "His Highness was indeed attacked last night, but he was slightly luckier than the Fourth Prince in not being entangled by a woman. His Highness had to wait until he returned home, and he vomited a lot of blood because he had been delayed for a long time. I really felt that For those of you who entered the palace because you were worried, please forgive me, father."
Chiyang's words made Li Zetian fall into silence.
Why is this still happening?
He heard that Li Jingxiao was being plotted in the Anding Marquis Mansion, so he only ordered people to investigate what happened in the Anding Marquis Mansion, and did not even think about going to inquire about the Prince's Mansion.
Chiyang did not dare to look directly at Li Zetian and looked down at the ground. Seeing that Li Zetian had been silent for a long time, he gradually became uneasy.
After a long while, Li Zetian said slowly: "Since I feel unwell, I will recuperate at home and go to court after I recover."
Chiyang quickly kowtowed: "Thank you, father."
Li Jingxing did not become happy because of Li Zetian's forgiveness. He kowtowed perfunctorily with a stubborn face, got up and walked out angrily.
Of course Li Zetian could see the dissatisfaction in his heart, but the matter about his traditional Chinese medicine had not been confirmed yet, so he did not say anything else. However, the suspicion in his heart about Li Jingxing was still weakened.
"My son, please say goodbye to His Highness the Crown Prince!" Chiyang made amends, turned around, and then quickened his pace to catch up.
After Chiyang and Li Jingxing left, Li Zecai showed a tired look and complained to his old friend Li Yu: "Look at a man who is twenty years old and is still crying and acting arrogant in front of me. How can there be a prince of a country?" What does it look like?”
He spoke of disgust, but showed no anger.
Li Yu thought about it and followed Li Zetian's heart and said, "His Royal Highness has always been strong. This time he cried in anger. Maybe he was really wronged."
Li Zetian was noncommittal, but he was thinking in his heart that this son must not only be strong but also domineering, and he would never give in in front of his father, and would only argue with reason.
He thought that his second son had become arrogant for a long time. It was rare to see him cry and lose his temper in front of him, so he seemed to be a bit like a son.
Since Li Zetian was suspicious, he sent Long Shadow Guard to investigate what happened in the Prince's Mansion last night.
After Chiyang and Li Jingxing left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they walked out of the palace one after another.
Li Jingxing kept a straight face the whole time and walked silently without paying any attention to Chiyang.
Chiyang followed behind him not too close but not too far away. Although she didn't witness it, she could guess with her toes that Li Zetian must have reprimanded Li Jingxing again.
In the previous life, Li Jingxing acted erratically and made several bad moves, which led to Li Zetian being deeply prejudiced against him and often scolding him.
And every time Li Jingxing was reprimanded, he would be in a bad mood for a long time, and he was especially prone to angering the people around him.
Chiyang knew this very well, so he tried his best to act invisible, for fear of becoming the target of his venting.
In fact, Li Jingxing's mood was not as bad as Chiyang imagined. The reason he ignored Chiyang was not because he was in a bad mood, but just to act in a complete way so as not to make Li Zetian suspicious.
After all, he was very angry just now. There was no reason for him to leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony before his mood returned to normal. Not long after, the two of them walked outside the palace. Li Jingxing was so absorbed in thinking about things that he forgot that there was Chiyang behind him. He got most of his body into the carriage before he remembered Chiyang, turned around and jumped out of the carriage.
Chiyang originally waited for him to enter and got on the carriage, but unexpectedly the man jumped out again and looked at him blankly.
"Your Highness?"
"You go up first!" Li Jingxing's expression was indifferent, showing no emotion or anger.
Chiyang didn't know what the fuss was about, so he climbed up first and sat down properly.
After Li Jingxing came in, he saw Chiyang glance at him worriedly. When he was confused, a voice sounded in his mind.
[Did Xiao Xingxing leave some evidence and was found out by the emperor’s uncle and was punished? 】
[Otherwise, why would you be scolded and cry? 】
[Obviously several people have tampered with this, but in the end you are the only one who gets scolded. It’s really miserable. 】
[Is Li Jingxiao going to marry Gu Qingluan? It seemed that the Prime Minister's Mansion was going to be lively again, and Gu Qingzhi was probably very angry. 】
When Li Jingxing heard the words "Xiao Xingxing", the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, and then he cleared his throat and said, "My father ordered Gu Qingluan to be a concubine for the fourth child, but the fourth child was not very happy."
It turned out to be the concubine, Chiyang quickly figured it out.
Gu Qingluan was no longer qualified to be the prince's concubine because of his lack of moral integrity before marriage. This gave Gu Qingzhi a chance to breathe.
