Uncle Detective Di Renjie, I build a crime-solving team

Chapter 249 The Last Side

Li Lingyue in the prison had no idea what time it was. After she was caught, she was severely beaten and fainted several times.

Hearing Li Cunxi's voice, Li Lingyue, who was sitting on the dirty weeds, raised her head and forced a relatively gentle smile.

"That's great. No one has called my name for many years. I'm very happy."

Li Cunxi looked back at Xiao Qingfang, Fenghuang and You Huan and asked:

"I want to be alone with her, is that ok?"

Xiao Qingfang said indifferently: "Li Shaoyin, please do as you wish."

The three of them retreated to a distance of five or six cells and watched Li Cunxi from afar.

The dozens of cells on this side were basically empty, and Li Lingyue was completely isolated. However, the screaming sounds from afar continued to be heard. Li Lingyue listened to the screams and seemed to have returned to reality.

She slowly stood up, her tattered clothes could no longer cover her scarred but still graceful body. Li Cunxi, who was facing Li Lingyue, was feasting his eyes. However, Li Cunxi did not like this situation. Of course, if it was Xiaomei opposite him, he would definitely be excited.

"Cousin, please forgive me for being rude."

Li Cunxi cupped his hands and pretended to be shy.

"I don't see any shame in your expression. You actually don't have any bad intentions at all. The hatred between you and me is not mixed with lust... Do you know why I want to see you?"

Li Cunxi shook his head and looked at the scars on Li Lingyue's body again.

"I don't know why you want to see me, but I know that His Majesty must have ordered them to punish you severely. I guess you were whipped before you were interrogated."

"Yes, how could His Majesty tolerate a child like me easily confessing all the facts of the case and then standing tall and accepting death? Of course, I would be beaten severely, and then I would naturally tell the truth of the case. When someone later accuses His Majesty of abusing his children, His Majesty can also naturally say that it was only after I was whipped that I confessed."

Li Lingyue's dress was already extremely tattered, and it all slipped off with just a slight movement from her.

Li Cunxi was too lazy to close his eyes again. He just looked calmly at Li Lingyue... and Xue Shao's spirit tablet on the ground behind him.

This cousin of mine had been well behaved for more than 20 years and had only been promiscuous for two years. If she had not been forced by Wu Zetian, she would not have fought back so early.

Yes, Li Cunxi figured it out.

Li Lingyue wanted to be emperor not entirely because she was a lunatic, but also because her life was too miserable.

Since marrying Xue Shao at the age of fourteen, Li Lingyue has always lived a stable life and has never done anything out of line. The love between the couple has become a legend until Xue Shao's tragic death, when Wu Zetian forced Li Lingyue to marry Wu Youji.

If we calculate the time, Li Lingyue's promiscuity started when Wu Zetian wanted her to marry Wu Youji.

Wu Youji thought Li Lingyue was dirty, and Li Lingyue was unwilling to marry Wu Youji. However, Wu Zetian was determined to marry Li Lingyue to the nephew of the Wu family, so Li Lingyue had to fight back.

Everything made sense, and Li Cunxi's gaze moved away from Xue Shao's spirit tablet behind Li Lingyue.

Li Lingyue wanted to be the emperor. Besides his ambition, he also felt resentful for not wanting his life to be controlled by Wu Zetian.

Li Lingyue finally threw her torn undergarments onto the ground and sat down wearing only half her clothes and a tattered skirt. Even so, her naked body was still exposed.

But the dying woman was too lazy to say more and said seriously: "I didn't call you over here to drag you into this."

Li Lingyue suddenly raised her voice.

"Let me tell you, Li Cunxi, you are the heir of the Li family. You have risked your life for the great cause of your majesty, but what will be your final outcome?"

"Your Majesty, a hundred years from now, you will be like the people in the Inner Guard, the cunning rabbit dies and the running dog is cooked!"

"You are active in the court with your dual identities as the heir of the Li family and the descendant of exiles, and you have made many outstanding achievements. His Majesty can tolerate you. If the next emperor is not Wei Wang Wu Chengsi, who else can tolerate you?"

"So what if you killed me indirectly? Li Xian and Li Dan are my brothers, how can they not hate you? You have been shining in the court and have been promoted repeatedly. In half a year, you have won more than 20 levels and became the Shao Yin of Henan Prefecture. You have achieved such success at the age of thirteen. Instead of repaying the Li family, you have become an accomplice to the tiger. How can the old ministers of the Li family tolerate you?"

"You are the heir of the Li family, but you serve as an official in the Wu family court. How will the Wu family, who hate the heir of the Li family, view you?"

"Li Cunxi, Li Cunxi, you think you are very capable and have a successful career, but what's the point?"

"Do you think that when you achieve great achievements in the future and surpass the Lord, His Majesty will be able to tolerate you?"

"You have enemies all over the court!"

"My today, Li Lingyue, is your tomorrow, Li Cunxi!"

"On the road to the underworld, it's just a matter of who goes first and who goes later. I'll go first, and you'll come sooner or later!"

Li Lingyue walked to the corner, curled up into a ball, and said nothing more.

Li Cunxi was silent for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said loudly:

"I, Li Cunxi, the Shaoyin of Henan Prefecture, am willing to go through fire and water for Your Majesty, without hesitation!"

"No matter how many hardships lie ahead, I, Li Cunxi, will never retreat. Even if the whole court is full of enemies, I, Li Cunxi, will never regret it!"

After Li Cunxi finished speaking, he turned around and left.

In the corner, Princess Taiping held Xue Shao's spirit tablet in her arms with a smile on her face.

"Husband, I will be here to accompany you soon."

Xiao Qingfang came over and whispered, "Your Excellency, there is no need to worry about this thief. Why don't you go and see Huang Shengyan beat Censor Zong?"

Right in front of the passage, in the frontmost cell, the sound of whips hitting the body was heard and Zong Qinke screamed in pain.

Several people came to the outside of Zong Qinke's prison, only to see that Zong Qinke was tied up. Huang Shengyan was waving a whip in his hand, whipping Zong Qinke again and again, leaving a trail of blood marks.

Zong Qinke is already old, and it was not easy for him to not go into shock. He screamed with tears in his eyes.

After looking at Zong Qinke a few more times, Li Cunxi sighed and walked out with his head down.

"General Lao Xiao sent a carriage to take me to the palace. I want to see the emperor."

"Li Shaoyin, please wait."

It only took a cup of tea for everything outside to be arranged, and You Huan came in to report.

Li Cunxi thanked Xiao Qingfang and walked out of the Inner Guard House, where he ran into Zong Chuke standing outside with a bitter face.

"Li Shaoyin!"

When Zong Chuke saw Li Cunxi, he immediately rushed over and grabbed Li Cunxi's hand with a bitter face.

"Please, Li Shaoyin, show some mercy and let my brother go!"

Li Cunxi shook off Zong Chuke's hand and got on the carriage.

Fenghuang rode a horse and escorted Li Cunxi to Taichu Palace with the inner guards.

That night, at seven quarters after the evening, Li Cunxi was sent back to the palace by Fenghuang, and an imperial edict was sent to the Internal Guard Palace to release Zong Qinke.