Joy of Life: Me, the Second Prince? Summon Yuan Tiangang!

"Okay, very good..."

Li Yunrui suddenly laughed.

That smile was alluring and captivating, yet it also carried a chilling madness.

She gave Li Chengze a charmingly coquettish look, her eyes filled with no resentment, but rather with a knowing and indulgent air.

She slowly turned around to face Li Chengze, and extended a slender, jade-like finger to gently poke Li Chengze's firm chest.

"You bad guy."

These five words, uttered from Li Yunrui's red lips, were a sweet and melodious cry, as if hooked, carrying not the slightest reproach, but rather filled with an indescribable ambiguity and provocation.

Looking at Li Yunrui's coquettish expression and feeling the warm touch of the finger on his chest, Li Chengze was slightly taken aback, then chuckled.

"Auntie, you flatter me."

Li Chengze chuckled softly, and the arm that was originally wrapped around Li Yunrui's waist suddenly tightened, pulling her even closer to his body.

The distance between the two instantly shrank to the extreme, their breaths mingling, and the air was filled with a dangerous yet intoxicating hormonal scent.

"If I weren't a little wicked, how could I possibly invite my aunt, this golden phoenix from the heavens, to my little pond?" Li Chengze gazed into Li Yunrui's captivating peach blossom eyes, his voice deep and magnetic.

Li Yunrui didn't struggle, letting Li Chengze hold her tightly. She tilted her head slightly, looking at Li Chengze's handsome yet devilish face, her smile growing even stronger.

…………

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Palace, in the Imperial Study.

Emperor Qing remained seated cross-legged on the prayer mat. Although his complexion had returned to normal, his breathing was still somewhat heavy.

"Cough cough..."

Emperor Qing coughed twice more and then took out a bright yellow silk handkerchief to cover his mouth.

When he removed the silk handkerchief, a shocking dark red stain was revealed on it.

He casually tossed the silk handkerchief into the brazier beside him, watching the flames engulf it, his eyes as cold as ice.

"Second son..." Emperor Qing squeezed out the two words through gritted teeth, his voice filled with a chilling coldness.

At that moment, a soft footstep sound came from outside the Imperial Study.

"His Majesty."

Hou Gonggong's high-pitched yet respectful voice came from outside the door.

"Enter." Emperor Qing closed his eyes and coldly uttered a single word.

Eunuch Hou pushed open the door and cautiously walked in. He kept his head down, not daring to even breathe, because he could clearly feel that the air in the imperial study seemed to have solidified, so oppressive that it was suffocating.

"What is it?" Emperor Qing asked calmly without opening his eyes.

"Your Majesty, a secret report has arrived from spies outside the palace." Eunuch Hou swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly, "Her Highness the Princess... today, secretly left the palace in an unmarked carriage."

Emperor Qing suddenly opened his eyes, and two beams of light, as if they were tangible, shot out from the depths of his eyes.

"Where did you go?"

"I went...I went to the Second Prince's residence." Eunuch Hou lowered his head even further, cold sweat dripping from his forehead onto the gold bricks, making a soft sound.

A deathly silence fell over the Imperial Study.

Hou Gonggong felt an overwhelming and terrifying pressure emanating from Emperor Qing, pressing him so hard that he almost had to kneel on the ground.

After a long while, Emperor Qing suddenly laughed.

"Hehe... Hahaha..."

His laughter grew louder and louder, echoing through the empty imperial study, but there was no trace of joy in it; instead, it was filled with endless mockery and chilling murderous intent.

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Emperor Qing abruptly stood up, his wide dragon robe billowing even without wind. He walked to his desk, slammed his hands heavily on the table, and looked like a ferocious beast ready to devour its prey.

"My dear sister, my dear son!"

Emperor Qing said through gritted teeth, each word sounding as if it had been pulled from an ice cave.

Although he could not monitor Li Chengze's residence, he firmly controlled the gates of the palace and the Princess's every move!

The meaning behind Li Yunrui's secret visit to the Second Prince's residence is obvious to anyone.

betray!

A blatant betrayal!

He always thought that although Li Yunrui was crazy and ambitious, all her power came from him and she could only depend on him.

Her jealousy of Ye Qingmei was also a sharp weapon he used to control her.

But now, this sharp blade has turned around and is pointing at him!

He used to disregard these things because he had extreme self-confidence, but last night, his confidence was shattered by Li Chengze himself.

He could no longer ignore the collusion between Li Chengze and the Eldest Princess.

One is the eldest princess who controls the vast wealth of the imperial treasury and has a complex network of connections in the court; the other is the second prince who secretly harbors the power of a grandmaster and a mysterious assassin organization.

The combined destructive power of these two individuals is enough to shake the very foundation of the Qing Kingdom!

"Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please take care of your health!" Eunuch Hou was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly.

"Calm down?" Emperor Qing sneered. "Am I angry right now? No, I am very clear-headed. More clear-headed than ever before."

He slowly turned around and walked to the huge map of the Qing Kingdom's territory, surveying it with his gaze.

"Does the second prince think that by winning over Yun Rui and gaining the backing of a Grandmaster, he can challenge me?" Emperor Qing's lips curled into a cruel smile. "He's too naive. This world belongs to me! The rules on this chessboard are those I set!"

Now that the second brother has revealed his trump card, and now that Li Yunrui has made his choice, there is no need for him to show any mercy anymore.

He wants to clean house.

He wanted to make everyone who dared to challenge imperial power pay a bloody price!

However, Emperor Qing was not blinded by anger.

He knew very well that he couldn't take direct action against Li Chengze yet.

The Grandmaster hiding in the Second Prince's residence was like a bomb that could explode at any moment. He couldn't act rashly until he was absolutely certain of killing him with a single blow.

Otherwise, if the second-in-command is pushed too far, and the Grandmaster goes on a killing spree in Kyoto, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"If I can't touch the second son, then I'll clip your wings first!" Emperor Qing's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

"Issue my decree!" Emperor Qing turned his head sharply and shouted.

"This servant is here!" Eunuch Hou trembled and immediately pricked up his ears.

"Summon Chen Pingping, President of the Censorate, and Qin Ye, Chief of the Privy Council, to the palace for an audience immediately!"

"Here you go!"

"Furthermore, order Yan Xiaoyi, the commander of the Imperial Guards, to immediately muster five hundred elite troops and keep a close watch on Guangxin Palace! No one is to enter or leave without my decree! Anyone who disobeys will be executed without mercy!"

"Here you go!"

"And..." A sinister glint flashed in Emperor Qing's eyes, "Send a message to that person, instructing him to use all his resources. Investigate all court officials who are close to the Second Prince, and all the secret businesses and their managers in the capital of Guangxin Palace... find them out for me!"

Emperor Qing paused, then uttered four words in a chilling tone:

"Leave no one alive!"