allendalepharm Chapter 478 Extra: Never Let Down the Years, Never Let Down You
Chapter 478 Extra: Never Let Down the Years, Never Let Down You
In his old age, with his hair turned white, Li Yuanke made a wish for the next life. Shen Shixi found him annoying and said, "You're living a good life, why would you want to be in the next life?"
She hasn't lived enough yet!
He called her a dog and told her not to even think about abandoning him in the next life.
Shen Shixi hugged him, laughing and crying at the same time, and said that he was not allowed to leave first. If he didn't wait for her, she would find someone else.
He said, "Wait, we will wait, no matter how long it takes. Don't rush us. We'll be husband and wife again in the next life."
He wanted to hold her hand tightly, but he no longer had the strength.
In this life, he went first, dying in Shen Shixi's arms.
When he woke up, he was back in the year he was eleven, in a side hall of Xianfu Palace.
His mother was Princess Xiao, a princess from the previous dynasty, and his father was Emperor Zhenyou. He had just finished being punished by kneeling when his fifth brother helped him back.
He had not yet met Shen Shixi.
that's nice!
Indeed, when people are persistent, heaven will favor them.
Li Yuanke lay on the couch, his wrist covering his eyes, and smiled silently, somewhat impatient to see that bastard.
Tomorrow, someone will catch a snake and put it in Li Jizhong's book box. In his previous life, he didn't have enough evidence to prove that it was Li Yuantai. In this life, he will definitely not let this person go.
At this age in his previous life, he still had some regrets. Why didn't the snake bite Li Jizhong to death? Later, he learned the mindset of a politician from Shen Shixi, who always sought to maximize benefits. He felt fortunate that the snake hadn't bitten Li Jizhong to death.
The skills I learned in both my previous lives are still with me in this life.
Both of his companions were capable: one was Li Gui, who died on the Beisha border in his previous life, and the other was Li Fude, who followed him his entire life.
Li Yuanke summoned Li Gui and ordered him to keep an eye on Li Yuantai's men and see what kind of schemes they might have up their sleeves tonight.
Emperor Zhenyou had three legitimate sons. Li Yuanqian was made crown prince, while Li Yuantai and Li Yuanzhi were both deeply favored. He tried every means to please Emperor Zhenyou, simply to make the three of them live a better life in the palace.
After that, he was too lazy to take that road anymore.
In the middle of the night, Li Gui returned and said that Li Yuantai had someone get a poisonous snake and planned to find a way to put it in Mr. Li's book box the next day.
Li Gui said, "Your Highness, Prince Wei might be planning to use this snake to harm you!"
Li Yuanke habitually squeezed the purse beside him, only to find that the two intertwined strands of hair were not inside, and he felt a sense of loss.
Li Gui continued, "Your Highness, should we report this matter to the Fifth Prince?"
Li Gui said this because he saw that his prince was only on good terms with the Fifth Prince; apart from that, there was really no one else he could rely on.
Li Yuanke said, "Just let the Fifth Prince's subordinates know, there's no need for the Fifth Prince to know."
Li Gui pondered for a moment but couldn't figure it out. However, His Highness always had his own ideas, so he didn't ask any more questions. Coincidentally, he had a good relationship with Xiao Chunzi from the Fifth Prince's side, as they were from the same hometown. So he took half a roast chicken over and, while secretly eating it with Xiao Chunzi, casually mentioned the matter.
Xiao Chunzi was terrified upon hearing this. "Ah, what is Your Highness Wei going to do?"
"Who knows? It could be either my prince or your prince," Li Gui said. "Sigh, let's not concern ourselves with this. We don't know if it's true or not; maybe we misheard!"
"Xiao Chunzi, who are you talking to outside?" someone inside asked, and Li Gui quickly left.
That night, Li Yuanke heard a noise outside. He got up and saw a figure come out from the side hall opposite and go around to the main hall.
Xianfu Palace has three main halls. The main hall is where the legitimate princes lived, while the princes of other sons lived in the side halls.
The Crown Prince resides in the Eastern Palace.
In the middle of the night, a scream was heard in the palace, followed by chaos.
Li Yuanke scrambled to his feet and said to Li Gui, "Go and tell the Fifth Prince that something has happened to Prince Wei and that he should go there immediately."
Li Gui's eyes darted around, and she replied with a "Yes," before rushing off.
Li Yuanke rushed to the main hall without even putting on his clothes, and saw a snake as thick as a thumb slithering around inside. It was the same snake that had been placed in Li Jizhong's book box in that previous life.
Yang Cheng had already collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth and his face was bruised. Li Yuantai was curled up in a ball, barely breathing.
The others panicked, screaming and trying to escape, with people being bitten and falling to the ground every now and then.
The two princes huddled under the eaves, trembling as they watched the venomous snakes bite people inside the palace. They dared not approach, nor did they dare leave.
Li Yuange rushed in, picked up a chair, and smashed it down on the snake. The snake twitched twice and died.
He pretended to be covered in sweat, his legs went weak, and he sat down on the ground, dumbfounded.
Everyone burst into tears, not for Li Yuantai, but for themselves.
Li Yuanyou finally arrived, shouting as he entered, "What happened? What happened?"
They seem quite excited.
He tried to rush inside, but the guards arrived first and stopped him. "Fifth Prince, please leave!"
Li Yuanyou stammered, "I..." He wanted to sneak in and fish in the chaos, but ultimately didn't dare. So he stood guard at the door and asked, "Quickly, take a look, how is Brother Wei?"
The imperial physicians arrived quickly, glanced at the venomous snake, took Li Yuantai's pulse, and all shook their heads.
The emperor and empress arrived, and the empress fainted immediately upon hearing that Li Yuantai was beyond saving.
The Crown Prince arrived last, dressed impeccably. Emperor Zhenyou first noticed Li Yuanke, who was only wearing his undergarments, then looked at the Crown Prince and his other brothers. Immediately, he became displeased and angrily asked, "What exactly happened? Why are there poisonous snakes in this palace?"
Another eunuch standing next to Li Yuantai stepped forward and reported, "Yang Cheng told His Highness that his grandfather used to be a snake catcher, and his father was also a snake catcher. He knows how to train snakes, so His Highness allowed him to keep a snake by his side. Everything was fine before, but who knew that it would go mad tonight."
Li Yuanke stood next to Li Yuanzhi and muttered to himself, "How come there are eunuchs in the palace who know how to raise snakes?"
Li Yuanzhi immediately said, "Brother Crown Prince, wasn't Yang Cheng originally a member of the Eastern Palace?"
No one knew that Yang Cheng was a man of the Eastern Palace. In name, Yang Cheng was a man arranged by the Imperial Household Department, but Li Yuanzhi had seen Yang Cheng once before in the Eastern Palace.
Whether the Crown Prince had planned this all along is unknown, but once Li Yuanzhi said this, the Crown Prince could no longer be cleared of suspicion.
Li Yuanyou was terrified, but now that the crown prince had taken the blame, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The Crown Prince angrily retorted, "It's true that Yang Cheng was originally from the Eastern Palace, but Yuan Tai requested to come here himself. Now that this has happened, do you still think I did it on purpose?"
Li Yuanzhi was so scolded that he dared not raise his head.
Emperor Zhenyou was deeply disappointed in the Crown Prince. "Crown Prince, your brother is still lying on his bed, his life hanging in the balance!"
The Crown Prince hurriedly said, "Your subject was worried about your younger brother's injuries and lost his composure. Please punish me, Father."
Emperor Zhenyou had no time to punish him at this moment. His beloved wife and child were unconscious, and the imperial physicians were still trying to save them. His heart was breaking.
The Bad Guys quickly investigated the results, and the Bad Guys leader came to report, "Your Majesty, a total of six people were attacked by poisonous snakes in the palace, including His Highness Prince Wei. Judging from the degree of poisoning, Yang Cheng was the most severely poisoned."
Your servants found a powder in several corners of the palace that can drive snakes mad. Your servants suspect that someone sprinkled this powder in the palace, causing the venomous snakes to become enraged and bite people.
"Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! I want to see who dares to cause such trouble in the palace!"