bookrandom Chapter 782: Old 8 was supported by the Queen
Chapter 782: Old 8 was supported by the Queen
The Eighth Prince’s Mansion.
Baili Moqi was lying on the bench, his back covered in blood.
In front of him stood Shu He and Baili Moqing.
They were here to supervise the execution on the emperor's orders.
Fifty lashes of the cane made Baili Moqi sweat profusely and his face pale, but it also made Baili Moqing and Shu He look unhappy.
After the beating, the executioners left, but Shu He and Baili Moqing did not leave.
Baili Moqi endured the severe pain in his body and looked at the two people in front of him with a tragic and sarcastic smile.
"Seventh Brother, Seventh Sister-in-law, how is it? Are you two satisfied with this result?"
satisfied?
Of course not satisfied!
The emperor actually chose to protect Lao Jiu in this way! He even used them to supervise the execution to warn them not to dream of "monopolizing the world"!
Baili Moqing felt extremely ironic in his heart. As expected, he had placed too much hope on the emperor.
Baili Moqi looked completely relieved, as if he hadn't just been beaten. "You've ruined everything. It's a shame that all your efforts won't yield the rewards and results you deserve!"
Seeing that they remained silent, Baili Moqi continued, "Don't you understand? As long as it's what Father wants, no matter what you do, he won't change his mind! Even if he knows how absurd and ridiculous his decision is."
"This is his arrogance and dictatorship as a superior!"
"And what about you? You're just like me, puppets that can only passively accept!"
Baili Moqing and Shu He didn't say anything, they just watched him talking to himself.
Baili Moqi looked up and saw that the two of them still looked calm, and he couldn't help feeling a little angry.
"Seventh Brother, why are you pretending to be so profound? At this point, don't you admit that you can't beat him?"
Baili Moqing glanced around and saw several servants from Prince Zhao's mansion standing guard on one side. Although they kept silent, he knew that some of these people were from Beidi.
"Everyone, get out."
Those people looked up at Prince Li, and then looked at each other, some of them undecided whether they should leave. After all, this was Prince Zhao's mansion, and they were Prince Zhao's men.
Until Baili Moqi roared, "Why don't you get out?!" Immediately, everyone was frightened and scattered.
Of course, some people were there to pass on the message, while others were secretly observing from a distance.
"Old Eight, you also know the inside story of Old Two's death, right?"
If he didn't know, he would never have revealed the matter of the Di Ting dagger to Emperor Qiwen.
Baili Moqing just didn't expect that he would know about that matter.
After hearing this, Baili Moqi showed an unnatural look on his face.
Seeing that he didn't deny it, Baili Moqing knew he was right. "Can I ask how you know about the two daggers, 'Di Ting' and 'Tian Xing'?"
Baili Moqi hesitated for a moment, then looked up at him and said, "It's the Queen."
This time, he didn't hide it. He struggled to get down from the chair. His entire back was covered in blood and every movement was excruciating.
"Three years ago, it was the Queen who told me the secret of that incident."
"I didn't believe it at the time, until she gave me a black token and asked me to go to Qianji Valley to visit Murong Lian, the master of Qianji Pavilion. Only then did I believe it."
Not only that, the Queen also taught him how to win over those who had followed the Second Prince back then. It could be said that the fact that he could now stand before Baili Moqing and compete with him for that position was all due to the Queen's support.
Baili Moqing was a bit skeptical. "Murong Lian, the Pavilion Master of Qianji Pavilion, is said to have been in seclusion for five years, not seeing outsiders. Did you see him when you went there? And he even told you the secret between the Tianxing and Diting daggers?"
Ever since he learned about the two daggers, he had sent people to Qianji Valley and even went there twice himself! He wanted to meet Murong Lian and get him to come out of the valley to testify so that everyone in the world would know the emperor's true face.
Unfortunately, every time he went there, he couldn't even enter the gate of Qianji Valley.
"I told you, the Queen gave me a token. With that token, not only will the gatekeepers of Qianji Valley, but even Murong Lian will come out to welcome me personally!"
Shu He and Baili Moqing were both shocked. What was the connection between the Queen and Qianji Valley?
"The Queen said that the dagger that killed the second son is in the fourth son's house, and it was given to the fourth son by my father himself!"
"Seventh Brother, you can't imagine, can you? All those years, you and the Second Brother revered and venerated him so deeply. You considered him your heaven, the goal you were striving for... Now, when you think back on it, do you find the heroic words you gave up back then laughable?"
Baili Moqing lowered his eyes slightly and clenched his hands into fists behind his back.
Seeing him like this, Baili Moqi couldn't help but sneer.
Before that incident, although the brothers didn't really have a loving relationship, at least they could get together, drink a few glasses of wine, and talk about the future...
At that time, they all envied the second and seventh brothers because they had the most harmonious, complementary, and trusting relationship of all the brothers! They were also the two most capable brothers.
At that time, everyone seemed to tacitly believe that the throne of Tianqi would belong to the second son, and how could the seventh son become the only prince to assist the second son in Beijing?
But unexpectedly, when everyone had this idea, the second brother was on his way to his doom.
"Sometimes when I think about it, I feel a little sad. As a prince, excellence has become a kind of original sin."
"Seventh Brother, what I didn't expect the most is that you also knew the truth of this matter."
Baili Moqi took off the bloody clothes on his body, and then put on the coat he had taken off earlier from the hanger next to him.
He walked up to Baili Moqing and Shu He and fastened his clothes again.
He stood straight, and apart from his slightly pale face, there was no sign of injury.
"Given your relationship with the second brother, you shouldn't just let it go like this, right?"
"So, what kind of revenge are you planning?"
Baili Moqing's face was indifferent, and there seemed to be something in his eyes that wanted to escape from confinement and devour everything.
Shu He knew that whenever the topic of the Second Prince came up, he would lose control.
"Your Highness Prince Zhao, how our prince handles this matter has nothing to do with you."
"Your Highness, I have one last question for you. Could you please tell me the truth?"
Baili Moqi looked at her, and for the first time, he looked at her seriously and earnestly, "Sister-in-law Qi, please speak."
"That Zhuang Ye, was he also introduced to you by the Queen?"