wealthy lord

Chapter 876: Relationship breaks down, Meng Zhiyi collapses

Lin Yun opened his eyes again, suddenly turned around, and slapped him in the face.

"Qi Changyun, do you think I'm a fool? You heard my shout and still dared to shoot! Who gave you the courage?!"

Qi Changyun covered his face and quickly knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me! The situation was urgent just now, and I was too nervous to react! Moreover, Your Majesty once granted me the Imperial Golden Sword, which gives me the power to execute first and report later! This Meng Yuan is extremely evil and has colluded with foreign enemies. He deserves to be executed!"

Lin Yun laughed in anger: "Well, it seems that the golden sword bestowed by the emperor really can't be given away easily! Li Jing suffered a loss in this matter last time, and I didn't expect that I would follow his old path!"

Qi Changyun knocked his head to the ground.

"If you want to punish me, just give me an order! I am loyal to you and willing to die. I will never regret it!"

He was very smart. Before Li Mu said that, he expressed his loyalty and proved his innocence. Even if Lin Yun was angry, he would not really do anything to him.

After all, his son is now the King of Jiangxia, and is on the front line preparing for a war with the King of Han, Guan Haiyue.

If Lin Yun killed Qi Changyun at this moment, he would be stupid.

Lin Yun looked at him uncertainly, took a deep breath and said, "Send someone to notify Meng Zhiyi to come and take care of Meng Yuan's funeral!"

"Yes!!"

A personal guard beside Lin Yun immediately took the order and left.

At this time, Lin Yun looked at Li Mu behind him and asked, "Eighth Prince, was what Lord Qi said just now true?"

Qi Changyun didn't dare to look up. He still stuck his butt out and maintained the posture of kowtowing, but his body was shaking uncontrollably.

He was afraid that Li Mu would expose the matter.

Li Mu clasped his fists and said, "Reporting to the Regent, everything Lord Qi said is true! It was Meng Yuan who knew that the matter was exposed and wanted to fight to the death, so Lord Qi was forced to shoot!"

Lin Yun came to the rattan chair, lifted the blanket on it, and sure enough, he saw a loaded bamboo gun.

His expression eased a little and he personally helped Qi Changyun up.

"Master Qi, I was just impulsive! Please don't take it personally!"

Qi Changyun smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, you are joking! You fought well just now! It proves that you treat the captured officer as your own!"

Lin Yun nodded, turned around and walked towards the armchair on the side, but when he turned his back to Qi Changyun and Li Mu, a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

He was such a scheming person, how could he not see that Li Mu was lying.

But Lin Yun really can't touch Qi Changyun now, not even by forcing or threatening him.

Because next he will use the army led by Qi Rui to go to war with Khan Guan Haiyue.

However, he has already remembered this incident.

Qi Changyun must have had other reasons for killing Meng Yuan.

Lin Yun sat on the armchair and smiled again.

"Qi Changyun, Meng Yuan deserves to die, but he shouldn't be killed by you like this! Therefore, I will fine you half a year's salary. Go home and write a self-examination, which I will send to Prince Yun's Mansion another day."

"I obey your command! Thank you for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!"

Qi Changyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he finally got through this.

However, he didn't understand why Li Mu not only didn't add insult to injury, but instead covered up his lie?

At this time, Li Mu clasped his fists and said, "Regent, Meng Yuan is dead, and the previous clues are gone! But a disabled Meng Yuan certainly can't do much, and there may be a hidden force behind him that is fanning the flames!"

Lin Yun nodded and said, "That's right! I have asked Fu Lin'an to go to the palace and invite the two brothers to the imperial study! If you two have nothing to do, just follow me into the palace!" Li Mu's heart skipped a beat: "Regent, did they really do it? Could it be a misunderstanding?"

"Misunderstanding? If there is no one in the palace to help, it is impossible for a deposed queen to enter the imperial study, let alone escape from the palace! The only one who can do these things is Li Daozhen, or Li Daozong!"

At this time, a voice came from outside the door. Several people turned their heads and saw Meng Zhiyi, dressed in flowery clothes, walking in quickly.

Ever since she joined the Jiaofangsi, her entire temperament has undergone a drastic change.

The once quiet and gentle Meng Zhiyi is dead. Now she is full of charm, and her makeup has changed from light and elegant to heavy.

However, after not seeing her for a while, Meng Zhiyi seemed to have become even more beautiful.

Looking at her old father lying in a pool of blood, Meng Zhiyi gradually slowed down her pace, tears instantly bursting out of her eyes.

"father!!"

A heartbroken cry echoed throughout the hall.

Immediately afterwards, Meng Zhiyi fell in front of Meng Yuan's body and burst into tears.

At this moment, Li Mu saw it and felt a little uncomfortable.

It is said that a husband and wife are bound by love for a hundred days after they were married. Even if he hated Meng Zhiyi's betrayal, they still had more than ten years of affection for each other.

And in this world, only Li Mu knows how important Meng Yuan is in the heart of the woman in front of him.

Meng Zhiyi is a very filial woman. She has been well-educated, gentle and obedient since childhood.

Moreover, she was unwilling to get involved in the treacherous struggles of officialdom; she just wanted to live an ordinary life.

But the life that is readily available to ordinary people has never been useful to her in her life.

She is twenty years younger than Li Mu.

He is about the same age as Lin Wu Yue.

She had just reached adulthood when she was forced by Meng Yuan to marry Li Mu. Even though she had to sacrifice her lifelong happiness, she never hated Meng Yuan.

This was just a political marriage. Meng Zhiyi didn't like Li Mu at all, but after so many years, she accepted her fate.

But now seeing her father dead, the only hope in Meng Zhiyi's heart was completely shattered.

She wiped the tears from her face vigorously, stood up suddenly, and pounced on Li Mu like a madman, trying to strangle him to death.

"Why!! Why are you so cruel!! Just because I betrayed you, you killed my father! I will fight you! We will die together!"

The Eighth Wise King had no idea that this woman would suddenly go crazy. He was completely unprepared and fell to the ground. It took him a lot of effort to push Meng Zhiyi away.

He sat up and shouted angrily, "Don't think that I will show mercy just because you are a woman! I'm telling you, I didn't kill Meng Yuan!"

"Impossible! I know your character too well! It must be you!"

Meng Zhiyi cursed and wanted to fight back. Lin Yun said in a deep voice: "Enough! Meng Zhiyi, calm down! Your father was just shot dead by Qi Changyun!"

"I can't calm down! Anyway, my father is dead, and I have lost the motivation to live! If the Regent has the guts, just kill me!"

Lin Yun stepped forward, grabbed her shoulders, and shook her vigorously: "Shut up!!"

Meng Zhiyi gradually calmed down, but her tears could not stop flowing. She looked heartbroken, as if the world in her heart had collapsed.

"Meng Zhiyi, do you know what your father has been doing during this period of time?"

She was stunned for a moment and shook her head silently.

(End of this chapter)