dognovel Chapter 243 The Emperor is coming
Chapter 243 The Emperor is coming
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Siming looked at Li Siqi with a provocative look.
"Don't bully others too much."
Li Siqi's handsome face showed anger, and even the guards of the palace wanted to draw their swords to confront him.
"Ninth Prince, no."
Seeing this, Xu Yingying was afraid that the situation would get out of control, so she immediately stepped forward and grabbed Li Siqi, "After all, today is our wedding day, and we can't stand seeing bloodshed."
Xu Yingying paused and continued, "Even if it's for the sake of the royal family's reputation, let's complete the wedding process first."
Li Siqi's face looked grim, and everyone avoided him when they saw him.
"Butler, tell them to prepare for the wedding."
Li Siqi quickly adjusted his expression and pulled Xu Yingying into the lobby.
The more Li Siming wants to sabotage the wedding, the more he cannot succeed. Moreover, Li Siqi had already anticipated that Li Siming's actions might have ulterior motives. Instead, he had already set up a tight net in the palace.
"Yingying, Li Siming deliberately disrupted our wedding today, and I actually asked him to give us an explanation."
Li Siqi looked at Xu Yingying apologetically.
"It doesn't matter. The most urgent thing we should do is to be alert to Li Siming's evil ambitions. I always feel that he will take action tonight."
After thinking for a moment, Xu Yingying whispered in Li Siqi's ear.
"Don't worry, I have arranged everything in the mansion."
Li Siqi patted Xu Yingying's shoulder gently, which was considered as a reassurance for her.
A tense situation was resolved with Xu Yingying's calm and composed manner.
Although the dignitaries present were nervous, they could only cooperate with Li Siqi and Xu Yingying to carry out the wedding to the end.
Li Siming stood behind and watched everyone go in, then secretly ordered his men to find Su Yuansheng's whereabouts.
"Come here, even if we have to dig three feet deep into the ground today, we must find Su Yuansheng. Tell them whoever finds him first will be rewarded handsomely."
"I obey my orders."
Soon, a man in black saluted Li Siming respectfully, then turned around and left quietly.
Li Siming breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that everyone's attention was on the wedding of Li Siqi and Xu Yingying.
Little did they know that Li Siming's evil ambitions had long been seen through by Li Siqi. When the people around Li Siming sneaked into the Ninth Prince's Mansion, they were secretly watched by Li Siqi's men.
At present, every move of Li Siming's subordinates is under Li Siqi's eyes.
After Li Siqi and Xu Yingying finished their wedding ceremony according to the wedding procedures, Xu Yingying was supported by the bridesmaid back to the room.
"Ninth Prince, congratulations!"
"Congratulations to the Ninth Prince on his wedding."
"Thank you, Tongxi."
Amidst the clinking of glasses, the dignitaries present congratulated Li Siqi one after another.
"Ninth Prince, the secret guard in charge of guarding the backyard just reported that the prince's men seem to be searching for Su Yuansheng. How should we respond? Please let me know, Ninth Prince."
In fact, Su Yuansheng had already been transferred to a safe place by Li Siqi in advance, so no matter how hard Li Siming searched, it would be in vain.
"You only need to secretly send reliable people to follow them. When they reveal their true colors, I will make the decision myself."
Li Siqi thought for a moment and then gave the order immediately.
"As ordered."
After nearly half an hour, Li Siming's men still hadn't found Su Yuansheng in Li Siqi's residence.
"Are you all a bunch of useless people? How come you can't even do such a simple thing? I really don't know what the point of keeping you is?"
Seeing that things were making no progress, Li Siming immediately became furious.
"What happened, prince brother?"
Li Siqi stepped forward with a fake smile, "The Crown Prince's subordinates really don't know the rules."
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards behind Li Siqi brought two people in black night clothes to the crowd.
"Brother, do you know these two people?"
When Li Siming saw the other person's face clearly, his face immediately turned pale with shock, but fortunately he quickly regained his composure.
"Isn't this a servant from the Crown Prince's mansion?"
"Why would you appear in the Ninth Prince's residence dressed like this?"
"Is there some unspeakable secret here?"
……
Everyone present was smart and quickly saw the clues.
"I don't know him, Prince."
Li Siming saw his confidant being arrested, but he could only grit his teeth and deny it.
"In that case, these two thieves are nothing more than thieves."
Li Siqi smiled smugly and continued, "How dare they come to my residence to steal. Send them to be escorted to Jingzhao Prefecture."
"Yes."
Soon the two men in black were escorted away by Li Siqi's subordinates.
Li Siqi looked at Li Siming with a smug smile on his face, "But it seems that these two people were instructed by someone to do this. It is true that like masters, like servants. Now that something has happened, neither of their masters dares to come forward to guarantee it."
"Wouldn't this be a disheartening move for those below? Who would dare to risk their lives for them?"
Li Siqi made a series of sarcastic remarks towards Li Siming, and everyone present turned their heads away, fearing that they would be involved in the dispute.
Li Siming was so angry that he gnashed his teeth. Not only did he fail to achieve his goal this time, but he also lost two of his trusted aides.
He watched helplessly as his confidant was thrown into prison, but he could do nothing about it.
"Ninth brother, they are just two thieves who stole things. I believe they must have had their own reasons, which is why they did such a sneaky thing."
After thinking for a moment, Li Siming decided to protect his two trusted aides for the time being. Otherwise, with so many people watching, if he really stayed out of the matter, it might disappoint the others who worked for him.
"My brother, this is wrong."
Li Siqi smiled and continued, "The court's laws were established by our ancestors, and if a prince breaks the law, he will be punished just like a commoner. Besides, they are just two petty thieves."
"Ninth brother, don't be so aggressive when doing things." A hint of coldness flashed in Li Siming's eyes.
"Today is the Ninth Prince's wedding day. What are you doing?" Suddenly, a majestic middle-aged man's voice sounded behind the crowd.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and knelt on the ground.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
No one expected that the emperor would come to the wedding banquet in person.
"Stand up." The emperor was angry without even knowing it, and his stern eyes swept over everyone.
"I just got off the dragon chariot and heard you quarreling at the door. Tell me what happened just now?"
The emperor looked at everyone present with a scrutinizing gaze.
Everyone shuddered and lowered their heads, fearing that they would attract the emperor's attention.
"Your Majesty, today is my son's wedding day, but I caught two thieves in my house. I planned to follow the court's law and send them to Jingzhao Prefecture for severe punishment, but my brother, the Crown Prince, suggested that we deal with them leniently."
Li Siqi seized the opportunity and reported everything that had just happened to the emperor.
"Ming'er, is what your Ninth Brother said true?"
The emperor stared at the male partner with a dignified gaze and continued to ask, "Why don't you obey the law? And you dared to make a scene at the wedding just now. As the crown prince of the current dynasty, where do you put the face of my royal family?"