Phi-Fic Chapter 400: The Banquet
Chapter 400: The Banquet
However, it wasn't just Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi who were preparing the banquet.
Even the Second Prince is now full of hope for the banquet.
Moreover, the Second Prince had made ample preparations before the banquet.
Not only that, the second prince also generously released the imprisoned emperor and crown prince.
It wasn't until the day of the banquet that the emperor and the crown prince met with the others.
Li Jingyang and Lin Rusi were also invited to the palace to meet the Crown Prince and the Emperor.
"It's so great to see you all..."
Li Jingyang looked at the emperor and the crown prince in front of him, his thoughts racing.
The emperor and the crown prince also felt that it was really too difficult.
But we must get rid of the Second Prince no matter what; we can't let him continue to do evil.
"The palace banquet is about to begin. Do you have any other plans?"
The Crown Prince, dragging his weary body, sat down beside Li Jingyang and asked.
When he saw Li Jingyang nod, the Crown Prince finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's wonderful, although I don't know exactly what your plans are right now."
The Crown Prince is already exhausted and has no interest in this matter.
"Your Majesty and Crown Prince, rest assured, we will definitely rescue you."
After Li Jingyang finished speaking, the emperor and the crown prince exchanged knowing smiles.
"You've really had a tough time these past few days, Jingyang."
The emperor patted Li Jingyang on the shoulder and said.
After discussing for a while, the three of them left, since the Second Prince was still monitoring the Emperor and the Crown Prince.
After Li Jingyang returned, he discussed the next day's strategy with Lin Rusi.
After the two of them had thoroughly discussed and finalized their strategy, the banquet began.
At this banquet, the second prince was brimming with confidence.
He felt confident that he would succeed today.
The banquet was also crowded and noisy.
Many people came to celebrate the palace banquet.
The second prince also took the opportunity to win over many people to help him ascend the throne and seize power.
The banquet proceeded quite quickly, and soon it was time to eat and drink.
However, at this moment, the Second Prince was smiling sinisterly.
Even though he was trying to be sneaky, Li Jingyang saw him right away.
Li Jingyang sat opposite the Second Prince, watching the Second Prince's every move closely.
At this moment, everyone stood up to toast the emperor.
As expected, the Crown Prince drank the wine that the Second Prince had sent to him.
So the second prince happily sat in his seat, staring intently at the crown prince not far away.
But after an unknown amount of time, seeing that the Crown Prince still did not react, the Second Prince frowned.
Are you sure you gave that cup of wine to the Crown Prince?
The second prince called the person next to him over and whispered something in his ear.
But Li Jingyang heard all of this very clearly.
The man nodded with great reverence.
This made the Second Prince feel that something was amiss.
After all, there was a lot of poison in that cup of wine, and the Crown Prince should have died from the poison by now.
Why is the Crown Prince acting like nothing happened?
Seeing the Second Prince's puzzled look, Li Jingyang gently curled the corners of his lips.
It seems that the Second Prince's treacherous scheme has failed this time.
But just when the second prince was extremely worried, he discovered that the emperor had met with an accident.
The emperor, who was on a high position, was holding a wine cup when he suddenly began to vomit blood.
This terrified everyone.
Everyone left their seats and rushed forward.
At this moment, even the Second Prince and the Crown Prince could no longer sit still.
The crown prince was extremely excited. He immediately rushed forward and supported the emperor, who was still vomiting blood.
"What are you all doing? Quickly, call the imperial physician!"
Amidst the chaos of the Crown Prince and the others, the imperial physician slowly arrived, carrying his medicine chest.
During the time the imperial physicians treated him, the second prince also recovered from his panic.
So the second prince immediately went to the center to take charge of the situation.
At this moment, Li Jingyang had no idea who had harmed the emperor.
He then stood up next to his seat.
He just watched coldly as the Second Prince stood in the center, directing everyone.
"Quickly summon the Imperial Guards and surround the entire hall. Don't let anyone leave!"
Upon hearing these words, Li Jingyang frowned.
Li Jingyang had a bad feeling that the Second Prince was going to target him next.
As expected, what happened next was exactly as Li Jingyang had predicted.
The imperial guards quickly surrounded the entire hall, and everyone fell silent in panic.
However, the Second Prince stretched out his hand aggressively and pointed at Li Jingyang, who was standing to the side.
"He is the murderer who wanted to kill the emperor! He was plotting to seize power, so he couldn't resist taking action at the palace banquet!"
Upon hearing the Second Prince's words, the Crown Prince, who had been worried, immediately raised his head and widened his eyes.
Everyone else, without exception, turned their attention to Li Jingyang.
At this moment, Li Jingyang remained calm and composed, letting others scrutinize him.
However, when the Second Prince saw Li Jingyang's appearance, he smiled sinisterly.
He summoned two guards and brought out a plate covered with a red cloth.
"Here are the witnesses and physical evidence. If you don't believe me, you can ask these two guards, or look at the bowl covered under this tarpaulin."
Upon hearing the Second Prince's words, the previously quiet crowd immediately became noisy.
"I never expected it to be this prince..."
"You really can't judge a book by its cover. After all, everyone might be after the emperor's position."
"What he did was really outrageous and dangerous!"
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However, Li Jingyang remained unperturbed amidst the chaos.
After all, those witnesses and physical evidence were nothing more than fabrications by the Second Prince to frame him.
Are you sure all this evidence can completely prove my innocence?
When Li Jingyang coldly uttered these words, everyone fell silent.
But those people immediately became noisy and disruptive, and many of them were particularly agitated.
"With witnesses and physical evidence, how can you deny it!"
"Yes, and... now the emperor is vomiting blood. How could someone else have done something so strange!"
"Stop making excuses!"
This immediately made Li Jingyang a suspect to everyone.
The others began to hurl insults at Li Jingyang.
Meanwhile, the second prince chuckled to himself.
All of this unfolded exactly as the Second Prince had predicted.
Thus, in this unfolding situation, the Second Prince stood in the center and proposed to kill Li Jingyang on the spot.