flstandardbreds Chapter 380: Imperial Edict
Chapter 380: Imperial Edict
"Today when we entered the palace, we discovered... that the Crown Prince showed extraordinary concern for the Emperor, and the sadness in his eyes was not as he appeared to be feigning."
Lin Rusi lowered her head, pondering as she slowly began to speak.
"I think the most urgent task right now is to send someone to keep a close eye on the Second Prince."
"After all, the Second Prince is very likely to slip up now."
"At that time, we will be able to seize the Second Prince's weakness."
After listening to Lin Rusi's words, Li Jingyang did not fully open his narrowed eyes.
He seemed to be pondering Lin Rusi's words.
His expression was quite solemn.
"If what As said is true, then everything we are doing now is not in vain."
As Li Jingyang spoke, he held Lin Rusi tightly in his arms.
"But I think the most important thing right now is for you, you brat, to rest properly. Why are you running around with such a big belly?"
Li Jingyang reached out and flicked Lin Rusi's forehead.
Lin Rusi reached out her hand and scolded him playfully, but still nestled into Li Jingyang's arms.
"After all, this matter is quite urgent, so I still hope that Your Highness can handle it quickly."
Lin Rusi spoke softly, and Li Jingyang nodded in agreement.
However, what happened next was exactly as they had predicted.
The Second Prince, who has been involved all along, has now reached a cooperation agreement with the Qing Kingdom.
It seems they've finally had enough.
After all, they are now birds of a feather.
Qingguo immediately sent someone to hand over the matter to the Second Prince, fearing that it would be delayed.
However, the so-called second prince was no pushover either.
He was also secretly plotting something.
And they, along with their group, thought they had kept the news extremely secret.
Little did they know, Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi already knew about this.
"We don't yet know what methods the Second Prince and his group will choose to use, but we are already prepared."
Lin Rusi patted her shoulder confidently.
He looked at Li Jingyang beside him.
Li Jingyang smiled gently while holding his teacup, gesturing for Lin Rusi to sit beside him.
"Even if those two overthrow the imperial court, they can't do anything to us."
Lin Rusi obediently sat down next to Li Jingyang.
Both of them were exceptionally confident.
Not only that, Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi also tried to sabotage the Second Prince's plans, determined not to let him succeed.
After all, the emperor is now critically ill.
The entire nation is deeply saddened.
At this critical juncture, if the Second Prince were to truly cause a great disturbance, many people would likely come to suppress him.
Therefore, the Second Prince and the Qing Kingdom, acting in secret, did have some sense.
"How about we spend a lot of money to bribe a few of them?"
Lin Rusi's suggestion was also approved by Li Jingyang.
After all, they had been observing the Second Prince and the people of Qing Kingdom for many days.
Their every move had long been under the surveillance of Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi.
Naturally, it would be easy to find their people.
So Li Jingyang followed Lin Rusi's suggestion and sent people to win over Maitong's people.
However, this move did indeed have some effect.
Because those people were only gathered together for a few coins.
As long as Li Jingyang can come up with more money, they will be willing to risk their lives for him.
Soon, Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi received the definite news.
Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi even knew when and where they would depart.
This operation is practically guaranteed to succeed.
No matter how much the Second Prince and the Qing Kingdom cause trouble, Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi have nothing to fear.
At the same time, Ye Ruoruo also received some good news.
After all, Ye Ruoruo had been coming and going from the palace these past few days.
Therefore, he spent a great deal of time with the emperor and the crown prince.
But what Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi didn't expect was that Ye Ruoruo would actually bring them an imperial edict.
The content of the imperial edict was written in a remarkably subtle way.
The above is what the emperor wanted to announce to the world.
The emperor agreed to pass the throne to Li Jingyang, and this imperial edict would be announced to the world after the emperor fell critically ill.
Moreover, only a few of them knew about this.
Moreover, along with the imperial edict came a letter from the emperor to Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi.
The contents of the letter shocked Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi.
The letter began with the intentions of the imperial edict.
The intention was to pass the throne to Li Jingyang.
But the letter was followed by quite a bit more content.
The emperor had only one request: that Li Jingyang continue to protect the crown prince.
Not only that, but we must also protect the land they have conquered.
After reading the letter, Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi remained silent, unable to recover for a long time.
After all, they've already come this far, and it's truly unexpected that the emperor would go to such lengths for his crown prince.
Li Jingyang wearily pinched the space between his eyebrows.
I stared at the words on the letter and read them carefully again and again.
"Why did the emperor compromise so quickly, and issue the imperial edict so hastily?"
Ye Ruoruo was also extremely surprised after seeing the contents of the imperial edict.
After all, none of them expected things to develop this way.
"I also think it's a bit too hasty... but the emperor's body really can't hold on any longer."
Lin Rusi held a teacup in her hand, her eyes fixed on the imperial edict.
The three of them sat silently at the table.
It wasn't until Li Jingyang, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke that their thoughts were brought back to the letter and the imperial edict.
"My original intention was not to get involved with those few people. After all, what does this country and this world have to do with me?"
As Li Jingyang spoke, he stood up and walked to the study next door.
Under the watchful eyes of Ye Ruoruo and Lin Rusi, he found paper and pen.
"I have no intention of dealing with this mess anymore; I might as well leave it to them to handle."
As Li Jingyang spoke, he picked up a pen and began to write fluently on the paper.
A sheet of paper was quickly filled with writing.
Li Jingyang neatly folded the letter and handed it to Ye Ruoruo.
"Perhaps... I should trouble you, Senior Sister, to deliver this letter to the Emperor again. My intentions have already been made clear in the letter."
Ye Ruoruo took the letter from Li Jingyang's hand and shook her head helplessly.
Lin Rusi, standing to the side, sighed and began to ponder what their future would hold.
After all, things are in complete chaos right now.
I really don't know if things will get better, and I don't know what kind of actions the Second Prince and the Qing Kingdom will take next.