Thousand Miles of Bright Moonlight

Chapter 146

Li Xuanzhen knelt in front of his mother and made that oath with tears in his eyes.

He hated Li De, hated this chaotic world, hated everyone. He wanted everyone to be buried with his mother.

The guilt for his mother made him lose all reason and made him erratic.

He knew that Li Yaoying was innocent. Time and time again, his heart softened, and time and time again, he hardened his heart because he remembered his mother.

"I've already investigated thoroughly. The person who instructed the servants to lock the courtyard door that night has already died under my sword. When you married the Xie family's daughter, the person who blocked me and Aniang from going to the ceremony was not a member of the Xie family, but a member of the Li clan."

"I have killed them."

"I couldn't fulfill all of Aniang's final wishes. I'm sorry, Aniang. When I get to the nine springs, I'll make amends to Aniang."

Li Xuanzhen turned around, walked in front of the imperial desk, and swung the sword down.

"Crown Prince, stop!"

An air-breaking sound whistled, and a feathered arrow pierced through the air, ruthlessly nailing Li Xuanzhen in the shoulder.

Li Xuanzhen didn't even flinch. The longsword in his hand cut at Li De.

The Jin Wu Wei's eyes grew wide. One leaped forward, blocking the blow that was as strong as several thousand catties, and protected Li De in his arms as they rolled a few times.

The others continued to fire arrows.

Li Xuanzhen's expression was numb as he raised his sword again.

He had nightmares night after night, not resembling a man, not resembling a ghost. Only in those days in Chibi did he have momentary peace, no longer haunted by nightmares.

Ah Yue, who gave him temporary peace, was sent to her doom by his own hands.

He reaped what he had sown.

A light smile surfaced on Li Xuanzhen's face.

Sharp arrows like spider webs descended upon him.

With a smile on his lips, he collapsed.

"No!"

Li De pushed away the Jin Wu Wei and climbed to his feet, "Zhen orders you all to stop!"

The Jin Wu Wei hurriedly put away their bows and arrows.

Li De stepped over the messy arrows that littered the ground and rushed to Li Xuanzhen, helping him up.

Li Xuanzhen was covered from head to toe in blood. Struggling to pull out an arrow, he stabbed at Li De.

Li De slapped his hand away, "Zhang Nu, you're crazy!"

Did he have to force himself to order the Jin Wu Wei to go and kill him? Li Xuanzhen was the Crown Prince, the future Emperor. He left the entire world to Li Xuanzhen. Why did he not care?

Li Xuanzhen grinned, his teeth all stained red with blood, "Li De, either you die or I die..."

Only then could he be freed.

He wanted to be Aniang's Changsheng Nu; he didn't want the shizi position Aniang exchanged her life for!

Li De was enraged.

...

Half a shichen later, a message came from the Taiji Palace that Crown Prince Li Xuanzhen had gone crazy under the influence of alcohol and mistakenly killed Han wang and the others. Li De was furious and ordered him to be under arrest in the dungeon.

The world was shocked.

The Li clan was very dissatisfied. Several wangfei wearing mourning clothes kneeled in front of the palace gate crying. The court ministers' impeachments were suppressed by Li De by thunderous means. A few days later, the Imperial Court of Judicial Review found out that the Han wang had committed dozens of crimes: disregard for human life, plundering innocent people, accepting bribes, occupying fertile land, etc. Han wang shizi was also implicated in these crimes and was sent to prison for his crimes.

Li De beheaded a group of noble relatives but did not seem to be satisfied. He continued to investigate the imperial clan. For a time, everyone protected themselves. He took the opportunity to exile a few qinwang, ruthless in his means, showing no mercy. The court ministers were silenced.

During this period, Li De constantly sent people to persuade Li Xuanzhen, but Li Xuanzhen did not say a word.

Two days later, Crown Princess Zheng Biyu entered the prison and met her husband in the dungeon.

"Dalang..." She handed over a wax-sealed sheepskin scroll, "This was sent back from Yizhou."

Li Xuanzhen didn't move a muscle.

Zheng Biyu said softly, "Princess Wenzhao is still alive."

Li Xuanzhen's body stiffened and his eyes snapped open.

"What did you say?"

He asked with a rasp.

Zheng Biyu said, "You sent people to bring Zhu Luyun to Yizhou. Those people overheard the news that Princess Wenzhao is still alive but was taken captive by Haidu Aling."

Zhu Luyun disappeared without a trace, but Li Xuanzhen showed no concern. Zheng Biyu, hard as she tried, could not imagine why. Until Du Sinan sent this parchment scroll.

It turned out that Li Xuanzhen had sent her off. Zhu Luyun wanted to reunite with her aunt so he fulfilled her, and by the way, sent his soldiers to lurk around her, to find out the ears and eyes of the Northern Rong planted in Great Wei. Before, he pretended that he didn't know Zhu Luyun's whereabouts just to confuse the Northern Rong.

This man had made arrangements for everyone.

He was preparing to die.

Zheng Biyu looked into Li Xuanzhen's eyes and said in a whisper: "Dalang, the current you cannot kill His Majesty... You still have attachments in your heart. Princess Wenzhao is the knot in your heart, and she is still alive. You go to find her. In the beginning, it was you who sent her away, and it should be you who will take her back now.

"This is what you owe her."

Li Xuanzhen lowered his head and clutched the parchment scroll tightly, the veins on the back of his hands bulging.