Emperor Qing wouldn't punish Li Yunrui. Therefore, Zhao Tianhao only needed to wait for Zhu Ge to be dealt with; Chen Pingping had been orchestrating everything.
Once Zhu Ge admitted he was Li Yunrui's man, Li Yunrui would inevitably be banished from the capital. The Surveillance Bureau belonged solely to Emperor Qing and no one, including the royal family, was allowed to interfere.
Sure enough, Yan Ruohai then put on an act for Zhu Ge, borrowing people from him. Yan Ruohai had been acting for Zhu Ge since Zhao Tianhao entered the capital, so Zhu Ge trusted Yan Ruohai completely and took it seriously.
So, when Zhu Ge saw Yan Ruohai arrest Zhuang Mohan's servant, who might cause trouble for Li Yunrui, he killed the man to silence him.
At the same time, because they were in the middle of nowhere, Zhu Ge also planned to kill Yan Ruohai to silence him as well.
Unbeknownst to him, all of this was Chen Pingping's scheme.
When Zhao Tianhao was informed by Chen Pingping that he was to watch a play, he had already anticipated this scene.
As expected, Zhu Ge confessed his loyalty to Li Yunrui.
Chen Pingping specifically summoned Hong Sixiang to witness this event so he could relay the news to Emperor Qing. Zhu Ge knew that if he were arrested by the Surveillance Bureau, he would face interrogation and torture.
This was unacceptable to him, as the head of the Surveillance Bureau's First Division. He begged Chen Pingping for a dignified death.
Chen Pingping agreed. He naturally knew Zhu Ge's loyalty to the Qing Kingdom.
And so, Zhu Ge died. Meanwhile, Hong Sixiang returned to the palace and reported everything that had just happened to Emperor Qing.
Li Yunrui sensed her impending doom, knowing that Emperor Qing valued power too much. He would not allow anyone to touch it, not even his sister.
Li Yunrui knelt in the corridor outside Emperor Qing's screen, hoping for his forgiveness.
Aside from her poor condition, Li Yunrui showed no signs of having been raped the previous two nights. It was unclear whether she had come to terms with it or was simply suppressing it.
The Crown Prince also rushed over and knelt down. Obsessed with Li Yunrui, he was completely unaware of her actions. This infuriated him; it meant Li Yunrui had never considered his feelings. Emperor Qing let the Crown Prince in.
The Crown Prince knelt on the ground, pleading with Emperor Qing, "My aunt is frail; please, Your Majesty, have mercy."
"Besides you, no one dares to plead for him. Do you know why?" Emperor Qing said indifferently, without even raising his head.
"They fear being implicated."
"Aren't you afraid?"
"Your subject cannot bear it."
"Throughout history, soft-hearted princes have never had a good ending," Emperor Qing said coldly, looking at the Crown Prince.
"Your Majesty, please spare my aunt!"
"Wait a little longer."
"Wait for what?"
"See if anyone else will plead for her."
"It's come to this point, I'm afraid no one will dare to come."
"Not necessarily."
Just then, Eunuch Hou said to Emperor Qing, "Your Majesty, the Assistant Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices requests an audience."
Yes, Zhao Tianhao had arrived, but he wasn't there to plead for her; he was there to request His Majesty to punish her severely. To put it bluntly, he was there to annoy Li Yunrui.
"You've come to plead for her?" Li Yunrui looked at Zhao Tianhao in disbelief. Zhao Tianhao thought she was still so beautiful; it seemed that one night with her wasn't enough. "You've come to plead for her?" Emperor Qing asked in surprise.
"No, I've come to beg Your Majesty to severely punish Li Yunrui."
"Fine, if you've come to plead for her, I'll be very disappointed. If you truly want to take over the Censorate and control the Imperial Treasury, such power is only possible for a humble subject."
The Emperor continued, "I'm afraid no one will come to plead for her anymore. Let her go, let her go far away."
"Your Majesty, where to?" the Crown Prince asked anxiously.
"She's been in the capital for so many years. Xinyang is her fiefdom. She can go back."
Li Yunrui, knowing this, returned to her residence.
Lin Wan'er visited Li Yunrui that evening, after all, she was her mother. Unfortunately, their ideologies differed, and they naturally had an argument. The next morning at dawn, Li Yunrui packed her bags, preparing to leave.
Zhao Tianhao even came to see her off. "I left you a gift," Li Yunrui said to Zhao Tianhao before leaving. Hmph, I left you a gift too.
That night, Zhao Tianhao, dressed in black, hypnotized each of the city's guards and went out to chase after Li Yunrui.
He had no choice; Wu Zhu wasn't in the capital, so he had to do it himself.
Zhao Tianhao pushed the speed of the nine masters to its limit, then went to a pre-arranged location, took the horse, and sped towards Li Yunrui.
Li Yunrui was in a carriage, so she couldn't travel fast, and the chances of traveling in the dark were slim. He successfully intercepted them at an inn.
Although the group didn't have many experts, they were escorted by the Imperial Guards, with numerous bodyguards.
Zhao Tianhao didn't alert them but quietly sneaked in.
Upon arriving at Li Yunrui's room, Zhao Tianhao thought she was asleep, but instead, she was secretly masturbating. This slut, it seems Zhao Tianhao left a very deep impression on her that night.
"No, don't rape me, it's so big, so good, mmm, ah," Zhao Tianhao's large penis hardened again at Li Yunrui's soft moans.
However, the occasion wasn't appropriate, as he needed to return to The Capital before dawn.
And he was with someone.
Zhao Tianhao wanted to play a trick, and coincidentally, there was a secret room beneath Liu Ruyu's room, perfect for imprisoning Li Yunrui.
Zhao Tianhao released a sleeping potion, instantly rendering Li Yunrui unconscious.
Then he carried her on his back and left the inn.
He set her down a hundred meters from the inn, then retrieved a large quantity of explosives from his spatial storage, returned to the inn, and secretly planted them.
The effective blast radius of the bombs Zhao Tianhao planted was 50 meters.
Zhao Tianhao needed to eliminate all these people; otherwise, Li Yunrui's disappearance would inevitably lead to suspicion and a thorough investigation.
However, if these people died, he would be suspected of silencing them.
As for whether Emperor Qing would suspect Wu Zhu, that was his problem.
"Art is an explosion!" Zhao Tianhao shouted dramatically from a hundred meters away.
A deafening boom followed, a small mushroom cloud rising—it was beautiful, but unfortunately, only he witnessed it.
Even from this distance, he could feel the impact and heat of the explosion.
Now that everything was cleaned up, it was time to get back quickly. If they weren't back by dawn and someone with ulterior motives discovered them, it would be troublesome.
Fortunately, the journey was uneventful. Zhao Tianhao carried Li Yunrui and rode at breakneck speed, finally managing to place Li Yunrui in the basement before dawn.
It wasn't really a basement anymore; Zhao Tianhao had converted it into Li Yunrui's private "room."
There was a bed and a toilet.
There was candlelight, but unfortunately, no sunlight.
Zhao Tianhao tossed Li Yunrui onto the bed, not bothering to undress her, but first waking her up.
She was now like fish on his chopping block, ready to be played with however he pleased.
Zhao Tianhao slapped her across the face.
Without a shred of pity. This bitch deserved a beating. Zhao Tianhao showed no mercy; after all, she was only looking at him now, so why should he care if her face was swollen?
"Ah!" Li Yunrui opened her eyes in pain, instinctively covering her face, looking around at the somewhat dark surroundings in confusion. However, upon seeing Zhao Tianhao, Li Yunrui sat up in surprise.
"Fan Xian? What are you doing here? Did you come to kill me?" Li Yunrui thought she was still in her inn.
Zhao Tianhao slapped her again with a backhand. Since Li Yunrui hadn't grasped the situation, he'd let her see it properly.
"How dare you! You, you, you're that rapist!" Li Yunrui, still conscious, was slapped across the face. First, she was stunned, then filled with rage. But the force felt strangely familiar, and she instantly realized something.
"Oh, so the Princess isn't too stupid after all. What, haven't seen you for a few days? Missing your master's big cock? Oh, right, you're not the Princess anymore. Now you're just a slutty bitch," Zhao Tianhao insulted Li Yunrui.
"You, how dare you, dare to rape me! Do you know I'm Wan'er's mother?" Li Yunrui couldn't accept the fact that the rapist who had brought her to multiple orgasms was Zhao Tianhao.
"Of course I dare to rape you! Not only will I rape you, I'll also teach you a lesson! You slutty bitch! Don't think you're Wan'er's mother; even if I forced myself on you in front of Wan'er, she'd hold your hands and prevent you from struggling!"