I just want to be a princess, no, you want to be a queen

Chapter 167 Kill me

"There is an assassin, protect His Majesty!" Concubine Song opened her arms and stood in front of the emperor.

The Imperial Garden Terrace immediately fell into chaos.

Even though King Guangcheng was only seven years old, he knew what was happening. When he saw the Yulin Guard draw his sword and put it against his neck, he bowed his head to the ground and did not move.

The emperor pushed Concubine Song away and angrily slammed the food table: "Search, search for me."

"Report!"

A Yulin Guard came riding up, and when he got close, he dismounted and reported: "We spotted a group of suspicious-looking people halfway up the mountain."

"Bring them all back to me! I want to see who dares to murder me!" The emperor's wrath was like thunder. The emperor looked at the man practicing martial arts at the banquet and shouted, "All of you go!"

Chu Mingzheng, Chu Mingxing, Pei Mian and others responded "Yes" in unison.

Song Wei looked at the group of people leaving and kowtowed, "Your Majesty is wise. His Royal Highness Prince Guangcheng would never try to murder Your Majesty!"

The emperor's anger subsided slightly, and he looked at his only biological son kneeling on the ground. He naturally didn't believe it, otherwise, in his rage, he would have said: Who dares to collude with King Guangcheng to murder me?

During the banquet, the cabinet minister who was in charge of teaching Prince Guangcheng the teachings of Confucius and Mencius kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think I saw Prince Guangcheng mistakenly take the wine jug of the Crown Prince of Jin."

"Yes, I saw it!"

"I saw it too!"

The ministers began to recall.

"It was the Princess of Jin's wine jug that was given to the Crown Prince of Jin. When Prince Guangcheng toasted the Crown Prince of Jin, he took the wrong wine jug."

Concubine Song, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly looked up and said, "Your Majesty, before Hui'er sat down to the table, I was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable after drinking too much, so I let him eat a piece of pastry. Hui'er held the wine pot for so long, the pot must have oil stains."

Immediately, the Yulin Guards came forward to check the wine pot on the dining table of the Prince of Jin. Sure enough, there were oil stains on the bottom and handle of the pot, but there was almost no oil stain on the wine pot that fell to the ground.

The emperor helped Concubine Song up and looked at Princess Jin angrily: "What's going on?"

Princess Jin kowtowed and said in fear, "I don't know."

"Princess Ningyuan, what do you want to do?" The emperor glanced at Lu Mingyang fiercely.

Lu Mingyang put down her legs and said awkwardly, "My legs are sore!"

No wonder Princess Jin didn't let Princess Qinghe come.

This was a conspiracy against Chu Mingzheng, and the Princess of Jin and the Prince of Jin were both in it. She finally understood what the message on the note meant, but it was too late.

But since that person knew, why didn't he say it clearly?

The emperor shouted angrily, "Song Wei, take the Imperial Guards and bring the Prince of Jin and that rebellious son back to me!"

"Yes!" Song Wei left quickly with the Yulin Guards.

Chu Mingxing never left the Imperial Garden Terrace. Although he was hiding in the distance and could not see clearly, his situation was roughly consistent with Song Wei's description, except for the assassin at the foot of the mountain.

On the way down the mountain, Song Wei let the Yulin Guards go first. After the Yulin Guards walked away, he turned around and a long sword was placed across his neck.

Chu Mingxing said angrily: "What's the matter with the assassin?"

As Song Wei had said, His Majesty's intention to establish Prince Guangcheng as Crown Prince was known to all. The evidence of poison alone was insufficient to convince the world. The Emperor could only convince the world by allowing Princess Jin and Prince Ningyuan to live.

It not only demonstrates your majesty's magnanimity, but also does not mean to silence witnesses. But with assassins, it's different. So many assassins, all human witnesses.

Song Wei smiled and said, "I'm sure you've heard His Majesty's suspicions about you since you followed me all the way here, but you only questioned the assassin. What a deep brotherly love!"

Chu Mingxing thrust his sword forward another inch, his eyes blazing with fire: "Get rid of the assassin!"

Song Wei raised his hand and lightly tapped the blade, uttering a harsh, mocking voice, "Prince, please think about yourself. His Majesty has now determined that you are part of the rebellious party. If you don't clear your suspicion quickly, the Prince of Jin's Mansion will be lost."

As he spoke, he took out a packet of powder and continued, "This is the poison in the wine. As long as the prince drinks it, he will be cleared of suspicion. Don't worry, you won't die. Of course, the prince will also need to personally capture a few assassins to show his loyalty."

Chu Mingxing asked: "Who are those assassins?"

"My eldest brother's old subordinates? The old ministers who once supported my father to become king? And the Huns?"

"After my elder brother and mother are executed for treason, you will use this incident to blackmail me and make the Prince of Jin's Mansion a tool for you to control the government?"

Chu Mingxing couldn't continue. Before his eyes, a twinkling of light flashed, a picture of his father giving him earnest instructions before his death. With trembling hands, he slashed at Song Wei with his sword.

The medicine powder flew around.

Song Wei dodged sideways and covered his nose with his sleeve: "Prince, are you crazy?"

"If you don't remove the assassin, then we'll die together!" Anyway, he no longer had the face to live in this world, so Chu Mingxing raised his sword again.

Song Wei was originally a civil official, and the little martial arts he had were taught by Lu Mingyuan. As he dodged the pursuit, he gradually felt exhausted. He had thought that the Prince of Jin was just venting his anger, but he didn't expect him to actually kill.

In a panic, he called for help to the Yulin Guards who were traveling far away: "Come here, arrest the Prince of Jin!"

Chu Mingxing changed his tactics and stabbed Song Wei directly in the heart.

The swords clashed, and Pei Mian rushed over to pick up Chu Mingxing's long sword, letting Song Wei go. The footsteps of the Yulin Guards gradually rose, and Pei Mian hurriedly shouted, "Let's go!"

As he said that, he pushed the stunned Chu Mingxing away with the hilt of his sword.

In the cave, Chu Mingzheng stood with his hands behind his back, and Chu Mingxing walked towards him step by step, his steps becoming heavier as he walked.

"Big, big brother..."

With a loud "slap", Chu Mingzheng turned around and slapped Chu Mingxing hard. Chu Mingxing stumbled, tripped on a stone, and fell to his knees.

He turned his head and roared in shame and anger: "Kill me!"

"Okay, I'll make it happen for you!"

Chu Mingzheng picked up the scabbard that fell on the ground and hit Chu Mingxing on the butt again and again.

Pei Mian, who was guarding outside the cave, looked away with tears in his eyes. This Prince Jin deserved to be beaten, even killing him would not be an exaggeration, but was spanking him on the buttocks too much?

Shame, shame!

Leng Lingfeng, who was sitting in the cave, couldn't stand it any longer and stood up to stop Chu Mingzheng. "That's enough. You're covered in wounds. How are you going to explain this to the emperor if he sees you?"

"What's there to explain, you idiot." With his hands blocked, Chu Mingzheng kicked Chu Mingxing on the butt.

"Yes, I am stupid!" Chu Mingxing lay on the ground and laughed coldly: "No wonder my father always thinks I am not as good as you."

Even though he got up early every morning, studied and practiced martial arts, and had never rested for a single day in the past ten years, he still had never seen the same expectant look in his father's eyes as in his elder brother's.

He always felt that his father was partial to him and wanted to prove to his father that he was no worse than his elder brother and that he could also uphold the glory of the Prince of Jin's Mansion.

They shouldered the expectations set by Emperor Taizu for the royal family members and defended the country and guarded the border.

Next, we must not let the Prince of Jin’s Mansion fall into the hands of the people, and let them become the rats and parasites that only know how to devour the people’s wealth.

But now, he suddenly realized that it wasn't his father's partiality, but his own stupidity. In just three months, he had left his father's Jin Palace to his own, and it had fallen to this point.

Thinking of this, Chu Mingxing felt depressed and suddenly got up and walked out.

"I will take full responsibility for my own actions and will never bring trouble to you and my mother!"