Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

There were only a dozen of them in total, but they were all heavily armed, with only their eyes showing. What they carried in their hands were not blades, but pickaxes and shovels.

The ninth day of April, the rainy night, the men in black, the pickaxes, these elements combined together actually completely coincided with what Gu Xunwei had told her. They must have come here tonight to destroy the riverbank.

"Return to Beijing." Li Junhao uttered these two simple words, and Sang Mo and the others immediately waved their hands, knocked out all the people whose jaws had been removed, put them on horseback, and galloped back to Beijing.

Li Junhao kept the other more than a thousand soldiers behind to continue helping the Xiangyang city defenders guard the riverbank to prevent any other accidents from happening.

Just as the eunuch who was arranged by Concubine Yu to go out of the palace to deliver the message was sent all the way back to Yuchen Palace, and just when he arrived in front of Concubine Yu and was about to reply, suddenly, there was a burst of noise outside Yuchen Palace, followed by the sound of orderly footsteps, as if a lot of guards were passing by outside.

Such a loud noise must have alarmed quite a few people. Concubine Yu also arranged for people to go out and check. In less than a cup of tea, the palace servant came over with a panicked look on his face.

"My Lady, the Crown Prince just led a group of people to the palace to meet the Emperor. They also captured a dozen men in black, saying they were captured from Xiangyang City. I don't know about the rest."

The palace maid's words were like a bucket of cold water, pouring cold water over Concubine Yu. Although she was not sure whether this matter was related to Ze'er, when she heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked to see the Emperor in the middle of the night, she knew that this must be a big deal, and it was also something that the Crown Prince secretly ran out to deal with.

The two of them were indeed doing something behind the scenes. No wonder they had placed me in the position of imperial concubine for two years but never mentioned the matter of establishing a queen. It turned out to be...

Li Junhao didn't know that Concubine Yu had cursed him countless times in her heart. He asked Sang Mo to take people to the imperial study first, while he went back to the East Palace to tidy up a bit before rushing over.

"This... have they actually been caught?" The emperor asked in disbelief, looking at the people thrown on the ground and the pile of pickaxes and shovels beside them.

Li Junhao nodded and looked at the emperor who had just climbed out of the dragon bed. There were actually a few more silver hairs on his temples. There were some things he didn't say directly.

He raised his hand, and Sang Mo immediately understood. He stepped forward and pulled off the black cloths on the faces of the men in black one by one. Among them were two faces that the emperor was familiar with.

It was none other than the guards of his third son Li Chengze - Wang Quan and Ji Huan.

Then, the air was stagnant for a moment, and the hall of the imperial study was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, and even the emperor's breathing seemed to be very close.

With a loud "bang", the emperor kicked over the imperial desk.

"Hoo, hoo, Chengping, call Prince An into the palace." The emperor took a few rapid breaths and quickly adjusted his mood. Then he asked Eunuch Chengping to summon Li Junze into the palace.

"Father, please calm down." Li Junhao was a little worried about his father's health. He hated the filthiness between brothers the most, so no matter how much discord there was between them behind their backs, they never brought these things to the surface.

This was the first time, and it completely tore apart the superficial peace between him and Prince An Li Junze...

Early the next morning, Gu Qiongsi went out with Chunxiu again as he did yesterday.

The capital city was as peaceful as it was yesterday. However, the rain that had fallen for more than ten days in a row had finally stopped. The sky was once again as clear as if it had been washed, and it was an extremely blue sky.

The sky cleared up, and more people immediately appeared on the street. Gu Qiongsi, like she did yesterday, ordered a pot of tea in the private room of Louwailou and began to wait for His Royal Highness Prince An to come, or for someone to take her back to the mansion. However, she didn't know that His Royal Highness Prince An was already in danger at this time, so how could he have the mood to care about Hu Er's life or death.

He was kicked hard by the emperor and knelt in the imperial study all night. When Concubine Yu heard about this, she also ran to the imperial study at night and knelt outside with him all night.

Fortunately, in the end, Wang Quan and Ji Huan both insisted that the matter had nothing to do with Prince An and was their personal behavior, thus preserving Li Junze's title of Prince An.

However, Li Junze was also very clear that even if the two said so, the emperor would certainly not believe it. In his heart, this matter must be related to himself.

He thought about it all night, but still couldn't figure out why Li Junhao had heard about such a secret matter in advance and brought so many people to wait for them in Xiangyang City.

What went wrong? Was it a problem with my grandfather, or was there a spy among the guests in my own house?

Just as his vision went dark and he was about to faint, he suddenly heard the voice of Eunuch Chengping announcing an imperial decree.

"The Emperor issued an edict:

My third son, Prince An Li Junze, should have assisted the Crown Prince and maintained the peace of the royal family. However, he had ulterior motives and was not strict with his subordinates. His subordinates were even more unscrupulous and disregarded human lives. I, considering their blood relationship, could not bear to impose the death penalty on him. However, the law does not favor the rich. I hereby issue an edict to deprive Prince An Li Junze of all his fiefs and salaries, but retain his title, and order him to reflect on his mistakes in Prince An's mansion for one year and not to leave the mansion.

His mother, Concubine Yu, was a poor parent and was stripped of her title of Concubine Yu and demoted to Concubine Yu.

I hope Li Junze will repent and reform, and the rest of the royal family should also take this as a warning, abide by the ministerial code, and not violate it. My world is governed by filial piety and the rule of law. My descendants should abide by the law and maintain the integrity of the court.

Admire this. "

After hearing this, Li Junze collapsed to the ground instantly, as if his spine had been pulled out and he had no strength at all.

After hearing this, Imperial Concubine Yu outside the palace turned even paler and cried out in pain, "Your Majesty, please have mercy on me, Your Majesty, please have mercy on me..."

She had worked hard and tried to please others carefully over the past few years to get to her current position, but she never expected that all her efforts would be wasted by a single action from her own son.

As soon as Cheng Ping finished reading the decree, several guards had already lifted up Li Junze's arms, and with one effort they carried the already powerless him out of the imperial study, directly out of the palace, and into Prince An's mansion.

Moreover, a large seal was blatantly placed on the gate of Prince An's Mansion, which looked quite eye-catching.

The news spread quickly, and people were whispering about it in the streets and alleys.

Chunxiu, who was waiting in the lobby of Louwailou, also heard the discussion. She turned pale and ran into the private room. She stumbled and pushed the door open, shouting in panic, "Auntie... Auntie, something terrible has happened..."