After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 403: The Leader of the Dark Guards

All of this was actually orchestrated by the Second Prince's wife, who had been secretly seducing the Second Prince's head bodyguard.

Moreover, this matter has been ongoing for quite some time.

Throughout this, the Second Prince's Consort was always protected by the leader of the secret guards.

Ultimately, they succeeded in getting the leader of the secret guards to betray the Second Prince.

Not only that, the leader of the secret guards also developed inexplicable feelings for the Second Prince's wife.

This time, the Second Prince's wife also cooperated with Li Jingyang and the others.

That's how the Second Prince was able to be captured by these secret guards when he was caught off guard.

"All of this is thanks to the Second Prince's wife. Without her help, we wouldn't have been able to succeed so quickly."

So Lin Rusi wanted to meet the Second Prince's wife and see her and the so-called leader of the secret guards.

However, the Second Prince's wife was still in the side hall and had not taken any action.

However, Li Jingyang did not want Lin Rusi to take this risk while there were many people around.

"Asi, don't go there now. Stay here for a while. After everything is settled here, I'll take you there."

But after saying those words, Li Jingyang went on to attend to other matters.

Amidst the chaos, Lin Rusi glanced at the Second Prince beside her.

The second prince was extremely angry at this moment.

He never imagined that his princess consort would betray him.

He never expected that the leader of the secret guards would also conspire with the princess to plot against him.

"I really want to kill her! Why didn't I kill her back then! Leaving these two men, these two scourges, alive!"

Although the second prince is now tightly bound, he is still struggling.

He seemed to want to break free of his restraints and go to kill the Second Prince's Consort and the leader of the secret guards.

But how could Lin Rusi let the Second Prince succeed?

Lin Rusi then summoned a bodyguard, who drew a long sword from his waist and pressed it against the Second Prince's neck.

"You'd better behave yourself, or I'll slit your throat!"

Seeing the longsword gleaming with silver light in front of him, the second prince stopped making a fuss.

However, his eyes flashed with a fierce light.

"You're all here, keep an eye on him, don't let him move around!"

After giving instructions to the guards beside her, Lin Rusi got up and left the main hall.

She turned and walked towards the side hall, wanting to see how the Second Prince's wife was doing and whether she was injured.

When they arrived at the side hall, they saw the Second Prince's Consort sitting on a chair eating pastries. She did not appear to be injured.

"Second Prince's Consort, it's so good that you're not injured."

Lin Rusi spoke happily and then sat down next to the Second Prince's wife.

However, standing beside the Second Prince's wife was a rather burly man.

Judging from the looks of it, this must be the leader of the secret guards that the Second Prince mentioned.

The Second Prince's Consort was overjoyed to see Lin Rusi arrive.

He reached out and tightly grasped Lin Rusi's hand.

Before she even opened her mouth to speak, her cheeks had already turned rosy.

"Asi... I'm pregnant now..."

Lin Rusi was somewhat surprised when she heard what the Second Prince's wife said.

But when Lin Rusi looked up at the leader of the secret guards beside her, she suddenly realized something.

It seems that the child in the womb of the second imperial concubine is the one supposedly meant to comfort the leader.

"That's wonderful! Congratulations! Second Prince's Consort must take good care of herself during her pregnancy and get rid of the Second Prince's clutches when the time is right."

Upon hearing Lin Rusi's words, the Second Prince's wife also had tears in her eyes.

She turned her head to look at the leader of the secret guards standing to the side.

However, Lin Rusi also noticed the unusual nature of their relationship.

So she sat there silently.

"Now that you've captured the Second Prince, what are you planning to do?"

Suddenly, Lin Rusi heard the Second Prince's wife ask this question.

For a moment, they hadn't come up with a good solution and had no idea what to do with the second prince.

Given the current situation, the Second Prince should be considered a traitor.

After all, the Second Prince now wants to kill the Crown Prince and the Emperor.

His ambitions have long been known to the world, so all we can do now is to act swiftly.

"At that point, we'll probably have no choice but to execute the Second Prince..."

Lin Rusi felt a little regretful when she said it.

After all, the Second Prince and his wife have a deep bond even after just one day of marriage.

I wonder what the Second Prince's wife is thinking.

However, the Second Prince's wife breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Lin Rusi say that she wanted to get rid of the Second Prince.

"That's wonderful! I'm finally free from this misery... Someone like him should have been killed long ago..."

The Second Prince's wife's words were exactly what Lin Rusi had expected.

After all, the Second Prince treated his wife so badly...

In the Second Prince's wife's heart, the Second Prince would be better off dead.

"Second Prince's Consort, you're right. He might as well be dead..."

Lin Rusi smiled, causing the Second Prince's Consort beside her to laugh as well.

"Once all these things are resolved, I will take him to see my sister."

As she spoke, the Second Prince's Consort took the hand of the head of the secret guards beside her.

Seeing the Second Prince's wife so happy, Lin Rusi felt incredibly happy.

"That's wonderful! I'll definitely come to visit you when I have some free time."

While Lin Rusi and the Second Prince's Consort were talking, Li Jingyang went to the Emperor's bedroom.

Lin Rusi's senior brother, who was brought along, has now gone with Li Jingyang.

Meanwhile, the emperor was still unconscious from poisoning and lying in bed.

The crown prince was always by his side, protecting him.

However, when the Crown Prince saw Li Jingyang, his gaze became unusually strange.

"Your Highness, you've arrived... Who is this?"

The Crown Prince sized up Li Jingyang in front of him, as well as the Ghost Doctor beside him.

Some inquired with doubt, but Li Jingyang explained the Ghost Doctor clearly in just a few words.

"So let him treat the emperor now."

After Li Jingyang finished speaking, the Ghost Doctor did not make any other move and went straight to the emperor's bed.

So he took his box of things and got to work.

However, outside the main hall, many officials were still waiting for the emperor to awaken.

After all, the current situation is quite awkward.

None of them knew what the emperor was actually thinking.

Why did they bypass the current crown prince and establish Li Jingyang as the new emperor?

"Was Li Jingyang behind all of this?"

"This is truly unexpected. I never imagined that the emperor would choose such a person..."

"I really don't know what the Crown Prince is thinking..."

……

The group of people outside the main hall were making constant guesses.

Who will ultimately inherit the throne?

This is news that is unknown to everyone.