"This... how can it be..."
"Bang!"
Qi Junji murmured to himself, his body staggered, and he fell to the ground unable to get up.
He felt a dizzy spell in his head, as if he was about to vomit.
Li Qingmu, Qi Junmu... this, this is truly a fantasy!
He didn’t want to believe it, but listening to his mother’s words, it seed so credible.
Yes, what kind of person was his father, would they not know?
Aside from those close to him, he was indifferent and ruthless to others, ready to sacrifice them at any mont.
What virtue or ability did Li Qingmu have that the Emperor went through so much trouble to protect him?
"The Emperor is afraid of death; he keeps several doubles, each of which is costly, yet he is willing to spare one to replace Li Qingmu!
Think about it, doesn’t this explain everything? Haha, how ridiculous that we’re kept in the dark, even smug about a slight chance of victory, don’t you find it shallow?"
Empress Qiao’s words were like sharp knives, stabbing rcilessly into Qi Junji’s heart. He felt a surge of blood stuck in his chest, wanting to vomit it out.
But he couldn’t, and this feeling was extrely unbearable!
After a long ti, Qi Junji snapped back to his senses, looked at Empress Qiao, and his voice was hoarse: "Mother, what is your purpose in telling this?"
Empress Qiao’s eyes flickered slightly.
Qi Junji gave a bitter smile: "Mother has never told so much in over thirty years; today, you must have an ulterior motive? Do you want to fra Li Qingmu, to bite him before I die?"
Empress Qiao still looked at him.
Qi Junji chuckled: "Can I fra him? Father loves him so much, how can I? Ah? Perhaps only with the capital cri of treason can he be taken down, right?"
Even treason seems unlikely!
Empress Qiao gave him a faint look, and the nanny beside her imdiately took out a dagger with a sheath.
"This is highly poisonous; it kills instantly upon contact with blood. Don’t worry, the death will be quick without any pain. You’ll go peacefully, only the instant of penetration will hurt, but as long as you’re quick, you won’t feel the pain! Take it!"
The old nanny stuffed the dagger into Qi Junji’s arms, then returned to the Empress’s side.
"You don’t need to say more on what to do, you’re a smart child and know what to do!"
Qi Junji looked up blankly at her: "Really, can it be? My wife and children, can they really be spared and live peacefully?"
"Great wealth and honor are impossible, but life will definitely be secure!"
Empress Qiao confird once again.
Qi Junji nodded, then asked: "Then... Li Qingmu?"
"Him? It depends on your performance! Here’s so food for you, consider it a farewell gift from us mother and son!"
Empress Qiao left the food box, put her hat back on, and followed the old nanny out.
Qi Junji looked at the dagger in his hand, then at the food box on the table, and gave a bitter smile.
He looked up at the sky, but above him was just the gray prison ceiling, no stars? No moon? None, just like his life, dark and bleak!
No way out left, so death beca the best relief!
"Li Qingmu... Qi Junmu... Xiao Shiqi... Haha, great, truly great, it turns out the mont you stepped into Shengjing City years ago, my fate was sealed! The mont you arrived, my position as Crown Prince beca precarious, ultimately leading to today’s downfall! It’s you, all of you! And Pang Longyue, that bitch!"
Qi Junji suddenly roared like crazy, like a mad dog that lost its food, biting everywhere!
He knew Empress Qiao was using him, but he willingly let her, for he was truly resentful; obviously, this vast country, in ten, at most twenty years, should have been his. But because of Li Qingmu and his wife’s arrival, he ended up in ruins!
It’s all you!
It’s you who ruined , so... Even if I die, I’ll bite you!
Even if it can’t kill, I’ll paralyze you!
Hahaha—
Qi Junji grinned, letting out a silent laugh.
He crawled over and opened the food box, filled with his favorite dishes, the finest from the Imperial Kitchen.
Imprisoned here, he hadn’t eaten well in a long ti, so seeing these delicacies, he disregarded his image and dirty hands, grabbing them directly to eat.
Unbelievable, a Crown Prince reduced to this!
Stuffed and satisfied, Qi Junji burped, sat limp on the ground, and gasped for a long ti before turning his gaze back to the iron bars.
Once he knocked on these bars, it ant his life would co to an end.
"It’s co to this, I have... no other choice!"
He painfully closed his eyes, sitting there like wood, not knowing how long it had been, when he opened them again, there was resolve in them!
"Soone, co quickly, anyone? I want to see soone, hurry, co over!"
"Who?"
Outside, the prison guards had been bribed beforehand, so soone imdiately ca over.
"Oh, deposed Crown Prince, what is it you need from ?"
The prison guard laughed coldly, his words full of disrespect.
Seeing his attitude, Qi Junji felt icy inside, knowing that Empress Qiao was right, such was better dead, bringing closure.
He closed his eyes and said quietly, "I want to see soone! I have important words for him."
"Who?"
"Imperial Censor, Li Qingmu!"
"Oh, you an Mr. Li? Mr. Li has recently been under house arrest by His Majesty. Deposed Crown Prince, I’m afraid you won’t be able to see him!"
Qi Junji sneered, what house arrest? It was rely an excuse not to let him overwork, allowing him to rest at ho.
As expected, the most favored son truly received different treatnt!
"Just pass the ssage, tell him I have sothing important to say, let him co see . If Li Qingmu really wants to leave his house, who in the world can stop him?"
Li Qingmu could break the Emperor’s house arrest, what could the Emperor do to him?
At most, scold him!
Ha, the gap between people is truly vast!
"Take this!"
Qi Junji tossed out a gold ingot, the guard took the bribe, laughed twice, said ’wait a mont’ and went to handle it.
By evening, Li Qingmu was playing with his eldest son, the little one was so lively, wearing him out.
Amid the child’s crying and laughter, soone knocked on his door.
"Sir, soone outside is looking for you, he says he has urgent matters to discuss with you!"
Li Qingmu was slightly taken aback: "Who?"
"Don’t know, just soone wearing a bamboo hat, asked what it was, he said he could only tell you in person!"
Li Qingmu frowned: "Let him in!"
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