strictlysupreme Chapter 182 His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
Chapter 182 His Royal Highness the Crown Prince
In the world of cultivation, only one day has passed, but in the mortal world, a whole year has quietly passed.
On the Tiannan Continent, the Daqi Dynasty stands tall and firm.
At this time in Shengjing, the wind was freezing and water turned into ice.
It was the coldest time of the year, and the second snow since the beginning of winter was falling from the sky.
Inside the Daqi Palace, magnificent palaces are arranged in an orderly manner, and an atmosphere of majesty and solemnity is overwhelming.
The prince's bedroom is located in the center, and there is peace and tranquility.
Suddenly, Huai Yan slowly opened a pair of dark peach blossom eyes on the bed.
As far as the eye could see, there was a group of beautiful maidens with graceful figures and pretty faces moving around the room, holding steaming basins of water and other things in their hands. Each of them looked nervous and served him cautiously as if they were walking on thin ice.
And on the ground, there was a frail but extremely handsome man kneeling.
His skin was as pale as paper, and his expression was a little sinister, making him look particularly ferocious.
The man was carefully putting shoes and socks on Huai Yan.
If you look closely, you will find that there is deadly poison hidden between the nails of his five fingers!
The venom dyed the originally normal nails as black as ink, emitting a heart-pounding cold light.
The man's body and hands were shaking. Beads of sweat kept oozing out of his forehead, falling onto the cold ground with a crackling sound, and instantly turned into a small puddle of water.
Huai Yan stared at the figure in front of him with sharp eyes. He saw that the person was emitting a strong smell of blood. He only took a quick look and came to a conclusion in his heart: this person's hands must be stained with blood, and he must have killed at least ten people.
When he realized that Yan Chuan was poisoned, his face instantly became extremely gloomy, and his dark eyes were filled with endless murderous intent.
However, this bit of poison is nothing to Huai Yan.
He quickly forced the toxin out of his body.
At this moment, the man's dirty hand reached out to Huai Yan's feet and was about to touch his ankle.
In the blink of an eye, Huai Yan suddenly kicked out and hit the man's chest with a violent kick like a storm.
There was only a scream, and the man flew backwards several feet like a kite with a broken string, and fell heavily to the ground.
At the same time, the black poison he was holding tightly in his hand also scattered to the ground, making a "sizzling" sound and emitting billowing black gas. This poison gas was extremely corrosive, and in the blink of an eye, it burned several bottomless holes in the ground, which was horrifying.
Everyone present saw it clearly, and they were all so frightened that their faces turned pale and they knelt on the ground.
Huai Yan slowly stood up straight. His already handsome face was now covered with frost, emitting bursts of coldness.
"You daring slave! How dare you murder the Crown Prince through such despicable means as poisoning? This is a heinous crime! Come, quickly drag this thief away, give him a hundred lashes, and execute him on the spot!"
All the maids and eunuchs in the room were horrified and knelt on the ground.
The man on the ground shrank in fear: "Please spare my life, Your Highness the Crown Prince... Please spare my life... Give me another chance, please..."
Huai Yan's tone was cold, his voice sending people plummeting into an icy abyss. "Be caned to death immediately!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Eastern Palace guard leader Shen Yizi came in with a team of people. Two guards grabbed the man lying on the ground, limp as mud, and quickly dragged him away.
"I'm sorry for failing in my duty and frightening Your Highness!"
Shen Yizi, the commander of the East Palace guards, knelt on the ground with a pale face.
Yan Chuan's body was already cold, and this guy was so late. He was probably just a lackey of the Xie family. Huai Yan gave him a cold look and said, "You are indeed derelict in your duty. Go and receive your punishment of a hundred lashes!"
"..." Shen Yizi's eyes were gloomy. He gritted his teeth and bowed in response: "Thank you, Your Highness, for not killing me!"
After saying that, he turned and left, took off his shirt in the snow, revealing his strong waist and eighteen abdominal muscles.
Huai Yan frowned, thinking that this man was seriously ill.
The guards in the yard usually obeyed Shen Yizi's orders, but at this moment they did not dare to take action and whip Shen Yizi.
"Hit him!" Shen Yizi shouted angrily and looked towards Huai Yan.
The guard saw Huai Yan standing there and had no choice but to take action.
In order to prevent this person from letting the execution go, Huai Yan stood in front of the window and personally supervised the execution.
It was snowing heavily in the yard.
Shen Yizi and Zhao Changzhou were beaten on the left and right by the swung whips and two-meter-long boards, leaving their skin and flesh torn.
Zhao Changzhou's shrill screams were endless, making people's hair stand on end.
Shen Yizi didn't even scream, and looked quite pretentious.
Fuquan, the eunuch who was watching the Wanshou Festival gifts outside, heard the noise and hurried in.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, this is impossible! This is impossible! Zhao Changzhou was sent by the Xie family. If we beat him to death, we will have a hard time explaining to the Right Prime Minister."
The eunuch Fuquan knelt on the ground, his eyes red and extremely anxious.
Although their prince is the crown prince, he is weak and powerless. He has neither his mother's family nor his own power. His father does not love him, and the Xie family is eyeing him covetously. If he beats someone to death, the Xie family will eat him alive.
"Your Highness, please calm down. This commander was personally planted by Imperial Concubine Shu. If he were beaten to death, Imperial Concubine Shu would surely be furious..."
"Do I need you to teach me what to do? She should have thought of the outcome today when she sent the person here." Huai Yan narrowed his peach blossom eyes and spoke in a cold tone.
"She's a concubine in the harem, but she stretched her hand so far. This prince wouldn't mind chopping it off for her!"
"Jiang Fuquan, stop talking nonsense. Go and call the three people sent by the Xie family to watch in the snow. Tell them to see for themselves that this is the fate of those who plot to murder the crown prince."
"Your Highness... why are you doing this..." Fuquan had a bitter face, wanting to say something but stopping himself. He wanted to persuade but didn't dare.
Huai Yan waved his sleeves and turned to leave.
When descending from the Tiancang Realm, Huai Yan entered the body of a dying person.
The owner of this body is called Yan Chuan, and he is the Crown Prince of the Daqi Dynasty, second only to the emperor and above everyone else, with an extremely noble status.
However, he was killed on the eve of the emperor's amnesty and the emperor's birthday celebration in the palace.
Daqi Dynasty.
The emperor was licentious and had three thousand beauties in his harem.
He only doted on a woman named Xie Shuangyun, who was the eldest daughter of the prime minister of the time, Lord Xie.
Yan Chuan's ghost claimed that he was the son of the late queen, and that he was disliked by the current emperor's favorite concubine, Concubine Shu, Xie Shuangyun, and was targeted, excluded, suppressed and persecuted by the Xie family everywhere.
He was weak and powerless, and in order to avoid the Xie family's attack, he had to imitate the emperor's foolish, licentious and immoral behavior.
She recruited a large number of handsome men from all over the country to serve in the palace, pretending to be drunk and dreaming. But secretly she rescued the victims, secretly understood the people's sentiments, and secretly sent winter clothes to the soldiers on the frontier.
He was born to the Empress Dowager and occupied the position of Crown Prince. Concubine Shu hated him to the core.
Just because Concubine Shu had a son and the ninth prince Yan Ji was about to reach adulthood, the Xie family attempted to help him ascend the throne.
Shu Fei's maternal family, the Xie family, also catered to Yan Chuan's wishes and gave four of the prince's male favorites to Yan Chuan.
The person who poisoned Yan Chuan was Zhao Changzhou, an eighth-rank prince's servant, who was one of the four people sent by the Xie family.
Zhao Changzhou's screams outside stopped. His death was extremely tragic, with all his bones broken and his flesh and blood blurred. The other three people sent by the Xie family were so scared that they screamed and fainted in the snow.
Yan Chuan's remaining soul knelt in the palace, tears and blood in his eyes, begging Huai Yan to help him get revenge.
"The Xie family controlled the government. Not only did they kill my mother, they also murdered my maternal grandfather's family. Even I was killed by Zhao Changzhou. I beg the Immortal to have mercy on me and help me get rid of the Xie family. In my next life, Yan Chuan will work like a slave to repay your kindness."
Huai Yan sighed and helped the man up.
"Don't worry, I'll use your body to avenge you!
Zhao Changzhou is just the first one!
I will bring the consequences to those who harmed you. As for you, despite being in such a difficult situation, you still maintain a righteous heart and act virtuously. This is truly remarkable. I will grant you a blessing, and in your next life, you will enjoy a life of wealth and prosperity!
After Huai Yan finished speaking, a wisp of milky white immortal power condensed from his palm and floated towards the remnant soul.
"My Lord!!!" Yan Chuan's pupils widened, tears of gratitude streamed down his face towards Huai Yan, and he knelt down in worship.
"Yan Chuan kneels down to thank the Immortal..."
Huai Yan smiled and nodded: "Let's go. I found a good family for you..."
Yanchuan's figure slowly disappeared.
The room fell silent.
The maids had already been sent away by Huai Yan.
Jiang Fuquan's mouth dropped open, his pupils trembling, completely stunned. "Immortal, immortal, immortal..."
Huai Yan was amused by his appearance.
"Jiang Fuquan, you've seen it all, right? Your real master has been killed by the Xie family! Are you planning to inform the Xie family, or will you follow me in the future?"
Huai Yan looked down at this man from a high position. Judging from his appearance, he would be lonely and miserable in the first half of his life, but would be rich and powerful in the second half. He would also meet noble people in his destiny and would be loyal to his master.
Huai Yan had already guessed his answer.
Yan Chuan died before he could avenge his great hatred. Jiang Fuquan would definitely carry on his will and eliminate the Xie family.
Jiang Fuquan, who had witnessed the entire incident, was pale, his eyes bloodshot, filled with endless hatred and murderous intent towards the Xie family. His Highness was kind-hearted and didn't fight or compete, so why wouldn't they let him go?
He clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, oozing blood.
Huai Yan: "Speak, Chief Steward?"
Jiang Fuquan was suddenly startled, and shook his head hurriedly like a chick pecking at rice, then nodded, and then carefully put on Huaiyan's shoes.
Huai Yan frowned, what does that mean.
I saw that he was already crawling on the ground, not even daring to raise his head!
"Your Highness saved my life. Wherever Your Highness is, I am there~"
"It's snowing outside, and the ground is cold. Your Highness is delicate, so please step on my back and don't catch a cold."
As he spoke, the fat body moved and came right in front of Huai Yan's feet.
Huai Yan: “….”
There's a reason why this guy got the position of the chief eunuch. He's such a bootlicker...
"Get up, you don't have to do this!" Huai Yan waved his hand to signal him to get up.
The chief eunuch jumped up and said earnestly:
"Your Highness, today is the Emperor's birthday, and all eight princes have come to the capital. The Xie family will undoubtedly seize the opportunity to instigate the princes to bring up the matter of deposing the Crown Prince. If they see that Your Highness is alright, they will definitely take desperate measures! Your Highness, we still need to prepare early! This old servant selected the birthday gifts a month ago, and they are in the main hall. Would you like to take a look?"
Huai Yan: "It's up to you, just don't make it too expensive."
Jiang Fuquan: ...
Huai Yan's spiritual sense swept across the long street outside, where the Xie family's carriage was rushing around. He heard Qi Yu's name from those people's mouths. His pupils narrowed slightly and he patted Jiang Fuquan on the back.
"There's a great show going on at Zuihualou today. Xiao Quanquan, go get some beauties, fine wine, and delicious food so we can go watch the fun early!"
"............" Jiang Fuquan's eyes darkened, and he thought to himself, "My Highness, you are so careless. Today is the Emperor's birthday, and it seems you didn't listen to a word I said."
But he couldn't disobey the prince's words.
Jiang Fuquan immediately ran out of the house and told his servants to make arrangements.
Huai Yan's spiritual sense swept over the prime minister's residence in the imperial city and the dilapidated temple outside the city, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Found you."
.............
In a dilapidated temple in the suburbs.
All the warm clothes on Qi Yu's body were snatched away by the beggars in the dilapidated temple. He was disheveled, his body was covered with bruises, he was naked, and he was shivering in the cold wind.