My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 411 - 276: The Victor Becomes King, The Defeated Become Bandits 【Combined】_3

The Xia Emperor continued to inquire, "Whose idea was it to assassinate the Crown Prince?"

King You coughed a few times and said, "It was me."

The Xia Emperor continued to ask, "How did you go about it?"

Seeing King You struggling to speak, King Han took it upon himself to answer, "Someone provided King You with a powder that could gradually worsen the Crown Prince's pulmonary disease. I bribed some low-level officials in the Eastern Palace to apply the powder to objects the Crown Prince frequently touched, mixing it into his meals and medicinal broths…"

The Xia Emperor looked at King You and asked, "What about the person who gave you the powder?"

King You, head bowed, replied, "He's already been dealt with secretly."

...

Moments later, the Xia Emperor walked out of the prison.

Li Xuanjing followed him out and asked, "Your Majesty, how should King Han and King You be dealt with?"

The Xia Emperor heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Just keep them locked up for now…"

"What about the others…"

"I no longer wish to speak of this matter; you handle it."

The Xia Emperor waved his hand, his form gradually fading and vanishing on the spot.

Li Xuanjing walked back into the cell, where King You, weakened, leaned on a chair and asked, "How did you find out?"

Li Xuanjing replied, "The deaths of so many Eastern Palace officials are hard to overlook."

King You looked towards King Han and said, "It's all because of your own smugness…"

Regret showed on King Han's face, but he said nothing.

Li Xuanjing sat in another chair and asked, "Regarding the case in the Eastern Palace back then, there are some details I'd like to ask Your Highnesses about."

King Han leaned back in his chair and said, "Ask away."

Li Xuanjing looked towards King Han and asked, "Your Highness, how did you persuade Lin Fuzhi, who was then the Junior Chief Steward of the Eastern Palace, to join in the plot to assassinate the Crown Prince? He wasn't in a low position in the Eastern Palace; why betray the Crown Prince?"

King Han remained silent.

Li Xuanjing said, "At this stage, Your Highness shouldn't think about protecting the Capital Governor anymore. Xie Xiaoyu has confessed everything to His Majesty; he can't possibly escape involvement."

King Han heaved a sigh and said, "It was all my doing…"

After another moment of silence, he continued, "I coerced him with the lives of his wife and children; he had no choice but to help me."

Li Xuanjing wrote down a few notes before asking, "What about the other officials of the Eastern Palace?"

King Han replied, "Through threats and bribes, there are too many officials in the Eastern Palace. Following the Crown Prince doesn't necessarily promise a bright future. I can offer them more, and moreover, with their families as leverage, they dare not disobey me…"

After pondering for a while, Li Xuanjing said, "It seems, Your Highness, you are quite adept at coercion and persuasion, winning people's hearts. If any of those dozen had informed the Crown Prince, you would have failed ten years ago…"

King Han sighed again.

At that time, he had easily bought those people over and successfully conspired against the Crown Prince, believing himself, like the Father Emperor, to be destined for greatness.

Now, it seemed that it might have been just luck.

At that moment, a Ministry of Justice official hurried into the prison, saying, "Sir, something terrible has happened! The Capital Governor Lin Fuzhi has committed suicide!"

Hearing this, King Han sprang up in shock exclaiming, "What, what did you say!"

Moments later, several officials from the Ministry of Justice entered another cell.

Being a third-rank official and an important figure in the case of the Eastern Palace years ago, Lin Fuzhi's cell was different from the others.

The cell walls were covered with thick padding, there were no beams or such structures, and the table legs were smoothed out to eliminate any sharp objects, all to prevent him from committing suicide within the cell.

At that time, Lin Fuzhi was propped against the corner of the cell, a trace of black blood at his mouth's corner.

After an inspection, an official from the Ministry of Justice approached Li Xuanjing and reported, "Sir, he poisoned himself. He had a poison pouch hidden in his mouth beforehand, probably knowing he could not escape death, and chose to end his life to avoid further suffering…"

In another cell, King Han shouted loudly, "Let me out, let me out!"

Li Xuanjing walked towards his cell door, glanced back, and ordered, "Open the cell door."

As soon as the door was opened, King Han charged out, but instead of fleeing, he dashed into another cell, from where soon came his cries of utmost grief, "Fuzhi, it was I who caused your demise…"

A Ministry of Justice official turned to Li Xuanjing, asking, "Sir, how shall we handle the body of the Capital Governor?"

Li Xuanjing looked back and instructed, "First, notify His Majesty."

Shortly afterward, he went to the underground Death Prison.

The imprisoned figure within the cell, upon seeing him, stood up abruptly, gripping the bars, and exclaimed, "We had no knowledge of King Han and King You conspiring against the Crown Prince, let us go!"

Had Wang Yue known that King Han and King You would be involved in such a high-treachery case, he certainly would not have chosen them.

Yet, he wasn't worried.

The Wang family was unrelated to this case, and his status was extraordinary; the Da Xia Court wouldn't touch him.

Li Xuanjing stared at him and said coolly, "No need for excuses. King Han and King You have confessed. The Wang family was involved in the conspiracy against the Crown Prince years ago. Otherwise, why would you summon several Grandmasters so urgently to silence this official?"

Stunned, Wang Yue pointed through the bars at Li Xuanjing and exclaimed, "You slander! I had no knowledge of this matter. Ten years ago, I didn't even know them. This is defamation; I demand to see His Majesty!"

Li Xuanjing shook his head, "His Majesty won't see you. If you want to explain, go explain it to the Crown Prince, maybe he'll believe you..."

Wang Yue was momentarily confused.

The Crown Prince had been dead for ten years already; how could he explain anything to him?

Li Xuanjing glanced behind at his officials and declared, "Wang Yue participated in the conspiracy against the Crown Prince, a crime of the highest degree, deserving of death. Execute him immediately, no mistakes…"

"Li Xuanjing, you—"

Not only was Wang Yue overwrought as his cultivation was sealed, but his mouth was gagged too, his eyes filled with anger and fear as he struggled while being forcibly taken away.

Inside the cell, the remaining Grandmasters watched with frightened eyes.

Though not the eldest son of the Wang family, Wang Yue was regarded as the most talented in Martial Path among his generation.

The Wang family had high hopes for his ascension to the Sixth Realm.

He dared to kill even Wang Yue!

When Li Xuanjing's gaze landed on them, all five trembled involuntarily and fell to their knees disregarding the dignity of Grandmasters, tremblingly pleaded, "We know nothing, please spare our lives!"