readsfreenovel Chapter 366 Using a borrowed knife to kill
Chapter 366 Using a borrowed knife to kill
Chapter 366: Using a Borrowed Knife to Kill
No one dared to disobey Zhu Wen's orders; they could only silently nod in agreement.
Zhu Wen took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, but his chest still ached slightly.
Since Li Cunxu lifted the siege of Luzhou, he had been unable to shake off his pent-up frustration for a long time.
Adding to his resentment and frustration was the death of his wife, Zhang, a wealthy woman from Dangshan, the early death of his eldest son, and the fact that his second son, Zhu Yougui, was so incompetent.
Therefore, since he founded the country and became emperor, he has never established a crown prince.
He knew he was nearing the end of his life, and in order to alleviate the pressure...
He began to "indulge in sensual pleasures, and even though his sons were away, he would often summon their wives to serve him, which the emperor would often seduce."
At this point, he was blinded by lust and became a shameless scoundrel.
Thinking back to his youth, he fought his way through battles and built a powerful empire, never before had his dignity so challenged.
Now, a mere Li Cunxu and Qiu Ziyue have caused him to lose face, and he is furious.
"Qiu Ziyue, just you wait!"
After saying this, he ordered the guards:
"Go, find me a few more beauties to drink with me. I'm tired of the previous ones."
The guards went down cautiously and brought over several beautiful women.
Zhu Wen looked at the row of beautiful women and immediately flew into a rage, saying:
"These lowly beauties think they can fool me? Guards, chop them all down! I'm sick of looking at them."
"yes",
The guards quickly dragged the beautiful woman, who was begging for mercy, out and beheaded her.
"Snapped"
Zhu Wen threw out a teacup.
He thought of the beautiful women from earlier, and then of the women he had been with, and he felt increasingly bored.
"These women are just pretentious, they're utterly low-class, they don't even have a shred of ethereal elegance."
Zhu Wen roared loudly as he sat on the dragon throne, toying with a wine cup.
Suddenly, Qiu Ziyue's image appeared in his mind; her light purple dress was ethereal and incredibly charming.
While he was pondering this, Li Zhen, the Minister of Revenue, heard that Zhu Wen was extremely angry and came to comfort him.
Zhu Wen recalled Qiu Ziyue's beautiful face and heard that she was an excellent singer and dancer.
He suddenly had the idea of taking it for himself.
"Your Majesty, I heard that you were so angry that you vomited blood, so I came to visit you," Li Zhen said.
Zhu Wen said to Li Zhen:
"You've come at the perfect time, you've come at the perfect time. I have a plan for you to hear."
Li Zhen said he would like to hear the details.
Zhu Wen said:
"The more untamed a wild horse is, the more outstanding it is; the more unconquerable a woman is, the more interesting she is."
"That girl Qiu Ziyue is no ordinary mortal, but I must possess her and train her to be completely obedient!"
Li Zhen was shocked after hearing this:
"Your Majesty, this might be a bit difficult. After all, Qiu Ziyue is a clever girl with many tricks up her sleeve and a lot of special skills."
I've also heard that she's now the Princess Consort of Jin, and that she has many people protecting her.
Zhu Wen sighed:
"The last time I saw her was when she was celebrating her child's 100-day milestone."
She disappeared that day and wasn't seen for two or three years. I never expected her to come back and marry Li Cunxu. It's ridiculous."
"It is said that the girl was forced by Li Yazi, who took her husband Qi Yuxuan hostage," Li Zhen said.
Zhu Wen laughed and said, "So that's how it is. Although that girl has a lot of tricks up her sleeve, everyone has weaknesses and vulnerabilities."
Li Zhen picked up the conversation: "Does His Majesty mean to attack her weak point?"
“Yes,” Zhu Wen sneered, “Qi Yuxuan is her weakness, I don’t believe she won’t obediently submit to me.”
Zhu Wen sneered, for he had suddenly come up with a plan.
“Someone, prepare rice and bow and arrows as written in the letter, and go to redeem my good-for-nothing son, Zhu Yougui.”
"Yes"!
Zhu Wen led his army, carrying bows and arrows and rice as requested by Qiu Ziyue, and marched in a grand procession toward Tongshan.
After several days of trekking, Zhu Wen finally arrived at the cave where Granny Cui Ci had once stayed.
He handed over the bow and arrows and the rice to Qiu Ziyue in exchange for the release of his detained son, Zhu Yougui.
However, Zhu Wen's resentment did not dissipate as a result.
He knew that if he wanted to win over Qiu Ziyue, he had to deal with Qi Yuxuan.
However, controlling Qi Yuxuan was not easy, so he began to devise another, more insidious plan—to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
On his way back to Bianliang, Zhu Wen pondered to himself:
"Qiu Ziyue has two exceptional men by her side, Qi Yuxuan and Li Cunxu."
But I couldn't even protect one of my sons! How can I swallow this insult?
His eyes flashed with ruthlessness and jealousy, and a cold smile curled at the corner of his lips.
"Since I can't get rid of Qi Yuxuan myself, I'll let someone else do it for me."
He suddenly remembered someone—the Khitan princess Shulü Mingyao.
He had heard that Shulu Mingyao was deeply in love with Qi Yuxuan and was even willing to become his concubine.
If we can use this to our advantage, we might be able to sow discord between them and then use Shu Lumingyao to manipulate Qi Yuxuan.
Therefore, Zhu Wen wrote a secret letter and sent it to the Khitan residence in Jinyang City as quickly as possible.
The letter details the complex entanglements between Qiu Ziyue, Qi Yuxuan, and Li Cunxu.
She specifically emphasized that Qi Yuxuan was already Qiu Ziyue's husband.
Qiu Ziyue has captured the hearts of two exceptional men.
After Shulu Mingyao opened the letter and read its contents, she was completely stunned.
"What? Qiu Ziyue is actually Qi Yuxuan's wife?"
Her voice trembled slightly with shock.
"No, this is impossible! How could Qi Yuxuan be so devoted to her?"
Shulu Mingyao pictured Qi Yuxuan's handsome face in her mind.
He also vowed to her that he would be devoted to her for life.
"How could such a ridiculous thing happen in the world?"
She couldn't accept that the man she loved with all her might had someone else in his heart and was treating her like a fool.
Anger surged into her heart, and Shulu Mingyao clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her palms.
"Why should I? Qiu Ziyue, isn't it enough that you already have such an excellent husband? Why do you still want to possess my Qi Yuxuan?"
Her voice was filled with resentment and indignation.
To verify the truth, Shulu Mingyao summoned her trusted followers and went to the Prince of Jin's residence again to gather information.
Meanwhile, Zhu Wen was also secretly observing the development of the situation.
He knew that once Shulu Mingyao learned the truth, she would definitely develop great hostility towards Qiu Ziyue and Qi Yuxuan.
This hostility could very well escalate into a bloody and violent conflict.
"Qiu Ziyue, do you think everything will be fine once you get Qi Yuxuan?"
Zhu Wen sat in his tent, picked up a cup of wine, and said with a cold smile,
"Once Shulu Mingyao arrives, I'll be waiting to see the show!"
The more he thought about it, the more smug he became, and he even started to fantasize about Qiu Ziyue and Qi Yuxuan being in danger.
But at the same time, he also knew that this was just the beginning.
If Shulu Mingyao really launches an attack, the entire Central Plains will be plunged into turmoil.
On the other hand, Qi Yuxuan was completely unaware of this.
He remained by Qiu Ziyue's side.
However, as time went on, a sense of danger was quietly approaching.
A storm meticulously planned by Zhu Wen is about to erupt...
To be continued in the next chapter!