After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 96 Suicide out of fear of crime
Prince Qing looked at Ji Yunzhang on the high platform, his eyes full of bloodthirstiness, "Prince Ji, you may not know that Marquis Ji is already dead."

"Do you still want to work for such a tyrant?"

"The Imperial City is now in my control! I can still give you a chance to turn from darkness to light."

"Your glory in the future will be no less than your father's!"

Ji Yunzhang said nothing, but just looked at him with sharp eyes.

After hearing Prince Qing's words, His Majesty felt infinite bitterness in his heart as he saw that Prince Qing still refused to repent.

In his life, the person he trusts most, if Prince Qing is ranked second, he cannot be ranked first.

The previous emperor had many children, and factional struggles among brothers were the most serious. Children who were only in their teens began to learn how to poison and eliminate dissidents.

He was born into an undistinguished family, his mother was just a minor beauty who was promoted to concubine after giving birth to him.

My mother never fought or competed in her life, but she ended up being framed and killed.

Prince Qing's mother was Concubine Chen, who had the support of the then-famous Marquis of Ji'an. Prince Qing, who was ten years younger than him, brought delicious food to him every day and protected him when other brothers bullied him.

When Marquis Ji'an fell, Concubine Chen also died in the palace struggle.

The two children who lost their shelter began to depend on each other from then on.

They had gone hungry together, been bullied by other brothers, and were even assassinated on their way to their fiefdom.

Together they walked through those dark days, avoided assassinations caused by party struggles, and discovered the poisoning of the dancer who served as their concubine.

Their friendship is unmatched.

It was clear that their dawn had arrived. He ascended the throne and became emperor, giving supreme honor to this brother who had supported him throughout his life.

He could forgive anything he did wrong, even when Zhuang Kexing threw a memorial in his face, he ignored it.

He thought this was a brother he could trust for life.

But now...

His Majesty's murmured voice was filled with endless sadness, "Thirteenth Brother, why have we become like this..."

"Why is this happening?" Prince Qing gave a sarcastic smile.

"Fifth brother." Prince Qing did not address him as His Majesty. "You once said that you are the king and I am the minister, and we will work together to create a prosperous world."

"But after you ascended the throne, you promoted the Qin Yan brothers as civil officials, and Ji Zhenming and Jin Jiwu as military officials. You even promoted that old bastard Zhuang Kexing!"

"Me! Me!"

"Don't forget, if it wasn't for my mother's intervention, you wouldn't have been able to escape from my elder brother's hands!"

"Also! If I hadn't blocked the knife for you when we went to Siyang, you would have died long ago!"

"I accompanied you to smooth the thorny road and wade through the undercurrent whirlpool."

Prince Qing's expression became more and more crazy, "I put you on the throne, but you abandoned me!"

"Your throne is made of my blood!!"

His Majesty's voice came over, "So you persecute loyal people just because I don't value you?"

"Persecution?" Prince Qing sneered, "Isn't this the order issued by your Majesty yourself? How can it be me who is persecuting you?"

Your Majesty is right. He believed in his words, which led to the destruction of the Qin brothers' family, the unjust case of the Zhong family, the collapse of the Bianzhou Dam, and the displacement of tens of thousands of people.

Two clear tears slid down from the corners of his cloudy eyes.

"It's my fault, it's my fault..."

Prince Qing took two steps back slowly. He laughed wildly, "Fifth brother, the entire imperial city is under my control. Since you are so obsessed with refining elixirs and cultivating immortality, I might as well send you on your way early today so that you can ascend to paradise and become an immortal soon!"

As he spoke, he clapped his hands twice. The soldiers originally arranged outside should rush in together after hearing his signal. After a moment of silence, Prince Qing did not see even a ghost. He turned around suddenly, and the outside of the palace was empty!
He knew something was wrong!
He looked towards the platform again. The bow and arrow in Ji Yunzhang's hand was always aimed at him, without moving at all.

The corners of his lips twitched. "I overlooked you. I thought you were just a stupid dog that was not to be feared. I didn't expect you to be a wolf cub."

Ji Yunzhang said indifferently, "Thank you, Your Highness Prince Qing, for your appreciation."

At this time, the prince came in wearing light armor, leading a dozen East Palace guards.

He glanced at the doomed Prince Qing, clasped his fists and knelt on one knee, "Your Majesty, the rebels at Chonghua Gate and Chongwu Gate have all been arrested."

"The rebels of Showamon and Xihemon also surrendered without a fight."

"The deputy commander of the Palace Front Department, Guan Jinghong, was captured alive on West Street. General Shunwei Pang Ke and Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guard Pang Li have committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

"Please let your Majesty decide."

Prince Qing looked at the crown of the prince's head and thought of what Mu Chun said today, "The prince is not dead yet, the hidden danger has not been eliminated, and if we fail to hit him, there will be endless troubles in the future."

However, after receiving the message from the imperial concubine, he could not wait to enter the palace. His Majesty had passed away, and how could he not seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
But he never imagined that this was just a show by His Majesty.

He pulled out the knife of his personal guard and said, "I have been planning for so many years, and I know that today it is either you or I who will die."

His Majesty's low voice came from behind the guards who were drawing their bows.

"Prince Qing, you have colluded with the enemy and committed treason, you have been corrupt and perverted the law, and you have murdered loyal officials. You are guilty of all these crimes and must be punished together."

"Sentence: behead immediately."

The corners of Prince Qing's lips curled up. He no longer saw the look of his former fifth brother. The dozen or so guards were still pointing their bows and arrows at him.

His eyes were about to burst, he held the knife with both hands, and shouted, "Ah!!!"

He stabbed himself with the knife in his hand, and the long blade pierced through his body.

His eyes widened and his teeth clenched.

Blood splattered everywhere, his hands gradually loosened the handle of the knife, his eyes were always fixed on the direction of the platform, and he slowly fell backwards.

Dozens of guards who were originally beside Prince Qing dropped their knives, put their hands on their heads, and knelt on the ground.

His Majesty never came out to see Prince Qing again. He sat silently beside the bed, and it seemed that he could still hear Prince Qing's accusations against him word by word.

Ji Yunzhang slowly put down the bow and arrow in his hand, looking at the dead Prince Qing on the ground. He turned around and said, "Your Majesty, the traitor Prince Qing has committed suicide out of fear of punishment."

His Majesty said nothing, but just raised his hand and waved.

Ji Yunzhang stood up, and immediately several guards ran down and carried up Prince Qing's body.

Just after taking two steps, a small figure rushed out from the side, grabbed Prince Qing's clothes and burst into tears.

"Uncle Qing, don't go. Uncle Qing, don't go."

The palace maid who was taking care of him came up tremblingly and tried to pick up the Seventh Prince. There were two rows of deep teeth marks on the palace maid's hands, which were obviously bitten by the Seventh Prince. Only then could he escape from the shackles.

His Majesty slowly turned his head and looked at the little person who was crying so sadly below.

The palace maid picked up the seventh prince, but the seventh prince hugged the palace maid's neck and asked in a sob, "Where is my father going? He clearly promised me that he would take me flying a kite."

The palace maid turned pale with fear, put down the seventh prince, and knelt on the ground.

His Majesty narrowed his eyes slightly, then he slowly stood up, looked at the Seventh Prince, and said slowly, "Cong'er, what did you call him?"

The seventh prince Meng Xuancong was frightened by His Majesty's majestic expression and cried even louder.

She cried and shouted, "I want my daddy, I want my daddy."

(End of this chapter)