Chapter 45 The Queen Goes Mad
In the blink of an eye.

The queen was like a gust of wind, shuttling between the palaces.

The palace maids and eunuchs along the way all looked at him in astonishment and confusion.

She rushed to the Queen Mother's bedroom desperately.

"aunt!"

As soon as the queen stepped into the bedroom, she called out at the top of her lungs, her voice filled with endless grief.

When the empress dowager heard the voice, she looked up and saw the queen with disheveled hair and tears streaming down her face. She looked frightening and she was horrified.

"What's wrong with you? What happened?"

The Queen Mother quickly stood up and wanted to help the Queen up, but the Queen hugged her tightly. She could only hear the Queen sobbing in her ears.

"Aunt, do you know that Qian'er...he is no longer here!"

The Queen's words were like ice in winter, piercing the Queen Mother's heart.

"what!"

When the Queen Mother heard this, her body swayed as if she was struck by thunder.

"What did you say? Qian'er...died? When? Who did it?"

The Queen Mother's words were filled with disbelief and anger.

Although she already knew that Li Chengqian had been deposed, she also expected that something unexpected might happen to him after he left Beijing.

But I never expected that the bad news would come so quickly.

We just left Kyoto today, and in a blink of an eye, it will be our farewell forever. Who is behind this, and why is he so impatient?
The Queen Mother was filled with rage and unspeakable sadness.

After all, the child was her blood-related grandson.

Upon seeing this, the Queen was overwhelmed with grief and cried even more bitterly, as if she wanted to pour out all her grievances and resentment in tears:

"Aunt, it was Li Chengyun! He did it himself! Although Qian'er was at fault, the position of Crown Prince has been deposed. Why would he do this? Why would he be hunted down and killed?"

Her words were filled with indignation and unwillingness, and she continued to cry:

"They brutally killed Qian'er and maliciously framed him for treason! Poor my child! I couldn't even see Qian'er for the last time. He died unjustly and unclearly!"

"Aunt, Qian'er is now carrying the stigma of treason. As his mother, how can I live alone in this world? How can I save my dignity?"

When the Queen Mother heard this, she was horrified and hurried forward to dissuade her, fearing that the Queen would do something stupid.

However, the queen suddenly took a step back, her determination evident in her words. With trembling hands, she took out a gleaming dagger from her bosom.

The sharp tip of the blade pointed directly at her slender neck.

The Queen Mother's eyes widened, filled with horror, and she called out in a hurry:

"Queen, what's wrong with you? Put down the dagger immediately. No matter how serious the matter is, your aunt will support you and seek justice for you!"

She knew that if anything happened to the queen, it would cause a huge uproar, shocking the court and the public, and even affecting all the people in the world.

The people around him also looked terrified.

They tried to get closer to take back the deadly blade, but because the queen had held the dagger close to her neck, they dared not move rashly, fearing that the slightest mistake would lead to disaster.

Seeing this, the queen raised a sad smile and said softly:

"Aunt, although you are the Queen Mother, what can you do about this matter?"

"His heart is as hard as iron. How can he change his ways just because of your words?"

"Besides, Li Chengyun has already reached the ninth level, and he has a great master to help him. How can a weak woman like me fight against him and avenge him?!"

After saying this, a look of determination flashed across the queen's eyes, and she continued:

"Now, my only wish is to follow Qian'er and not let him be too lonely in that dark place."

That’s all.

The Queen's voice suddenly became sharp, her face twisted, full of madness, and then she burst into a shrill roar that echoed throughout the palace:
"Li Chengyun, I use my blood to curse you with the most vicious curse! You killed your brother to seize the throne, and you violated human ethics. Heaven will not forgive you!" "I hope you will follow in the footsteps of your lowly mother and die miserably, a thousand times worse than what my son has suffered!"

Her words were filled with endless hatred, and she continued angrily:
"Today you killed my son, someone will definitely repay you with a tooth for a tooth in the future! You are so cold-blooded that you will eventually suffer the consequences and be deserted by your friends and relatives!"

"Even though I die, I will not close my eyes! Qian'er and I will be watching from the bottom of our nine springs, waiting for the day when you will follow in our footsteps!"

After she finished speaking, a look of determination flashed across the queen's eyes.

Suddenly, she swung the dagger in her hand fiercely, and the sharp tip of the blade instantly cut her fair neck. Blood spurted out like a fountain and fell on the cold floor tiles of the palace.

When the Queen Mother saw this scene, her pupils suddenly shrank.

The queen fell to the ground. Although she was seriously injured, she was not completely unconscious.

She stretched out one hand in vain, as if trying to grab something, and made low and painful groaning sounds from her throat.

The Queen Mother understood.

She was calling: Gan'er.

……

When the Queen committed suicide.

All the forces in Kyoto heard the news and started to take action, and rumors spread.

The Crown Prince even dared to plot treason and colluded with Northern Qi, ambushing the Second Prince and the Sixth Prince in danger.

However, the Sixth Prince Li Chengyun, whose martial arts skills were extraordinary and had reached the ninth level, single-handedly defeated the Northern Qi bandits and even beheaded the leader of the rebellion.

All of the prince's followers were captured and executed.

This news spread like thunder to every corner of Kyoto.

But everyone knew that on the surface this was the prince's rebellion, but in reality Li Chengyun was killing someone with a borrowed knife and using thundering means to eliminate a major threat.

The collusion between the crown prince and Northern Qi was also certain, which made it difficult for the world to escape the name of traitor for him.

Everyone inside and outside the government was shocked and talked about it.

Over the years, there have been open and covert struggles within the royal family, but there has never been such a direct and bloody fratricide.

Even the murder of the deposed Crown Prince Li Chengqian was the first tragedy of brothers fighting against each other in the royal family, which is really sad.

Some people in the court had already foreseen Li Chengqian's death.

What's worse, there were many people who had hidden selfish motives and had secretly planned to take action at the critical moment to eliminate future troubles. However, they never expected that Li Chengyun would get there first in the end.

Li Chengqian, a former crown prince who has fallen from grace, carries many unspeakable secrets.

His fate has already been determined, and only death can bring peace of mind to everyone.

However, its destination needs careful consideration.

If he had died at the hands of an unknown assassin, the world might have just sighed a few times, and the government would have investigated a few times and caught a few scapegoats.

Or maybe the real culprit is brought to justice and the matter will be forgotten by the wind.

However, if he died at the hands of another prince, especially the rising Li Chengyun, the meaning would be completely different.

Li Chengqian was the deposed crown prince.

Li Chengyun is currently a giant in the court, and his power is at its peak.

Everyone knows that he is determined to obtain the supreme throne.

Even if he does not have such thoughts in his mind for the time being, the undercurrents around him will surge, pushing him step by step towards the pinnacle of power.

Today, Li Chengyun personally ended Li Chengqian's life.

This move was tantamount to a loud slap in the face of all those who coveted the imperial power.

He was making a declaration and demonstrating.

Anyone who wants to compete with him must consider himself carefully, otherwise Li Chengqian's today will be someone else's tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)