: Establishing a Successor

Out of breath, Li Zongchao began to cough violently, as if he wanted to cough out his lungs.

Li Chengzhi quickly took out a medicine bottle from his arms, opened it, poured out two small black pills, and handed them to Li Zongchao.

Seeing that his body was getting weaker and weaker and he needed to rely on these pills to survive every day, Li Zongchao became even more angry. Only three days after the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, he appointed a successor for Li Hongkuo.

Wang's Yu Xin was the eldest daughter of Wang Mingde, the minister of state. When Li Hongkuo was still the prince, she was the prince Liangdi. She was also the biological mother of the second prince Li Shiyao, so she was the perfect candidate to succeed him.

Because of this incident, there was an inevitable estrangement between Li Zongchao and Li Hongkuo's father and son.

After the Yuan Dynasty, Dugu Yao and Li Hongkuo grew up as childhood sweethearts. The two had a deep relationship. Now that Dugu Yao had just died, Li Zongchao ignored Li Hongkuo's feelings and hurriedly appointed him as his successor. Naturally, Li Hongkuo could not accept it happily.

As for Wang Mingde, the minister's order, Li Hongkuo had always regarded him as a thorn in his flesh, and he wished he could get rid of him quickly.

Now his eldest daughter has become the empress of the world, giving Wang Mingde another layer of status as the head of the state. This move has further fueled Wang Mingde's arrogance in the court, making Li Hongkuo unhappy.

After the canonization ceremony, Li Hongkuo ignored Wang Yuxin who was still waiting in Qingning Palace and went to Zichen Palace to correct the memorial all night.

After the court attendance on the second day, he went straight to Chenghui Palace, changed into plain clothes, took only three or two guards with him, and left the palace.

"What did you say? His Majesty has left the palace!"

Wang Yuxin became angry and threw the phoenix crown to the ground!

He left the palace, he left the palace just like that, without even saying a word, he just left her behind!

Fifteen years ago, as the crown prince, when he married the crown princess, he also adopted her as his concubine. She sat alone like this, waiting until dawn.

But now, that bitch Lonely Yao is dead, and she is the queen of the world and his wife!

What does she mean to him?

Wang Yuxin almost bit his lower lip, and his eyes were fierce: "Go, send someone to keep an eye on His Majesty, see where he has been, what he has done, and who he has met!"

"I'll cut off the queen, Your Majesty, run away!"

The last guard resisted desperately, but he could only delay for a while.

Li Hongkuo was seriously injured and ran away with heavy steps, but did not want to roll down the short slope.

The horse was frightened, neighed, raised its front hooves, and almost threw the woman out of the car.

Changsun Yao covered his head, grinned in pain, and stuck his head out: "Thing Lei, what happened?"

Thunder turned the man over and saw that the clothes on the man's chest had already been soaked with blood. If it weren't for the weak moans of pain that came out intermittently, who would have thought that he was still alive?

"Over there, chase me quickly!"

A group of men in black came after them brandishing blood-stained swords. Changsun Yao quickly called to Lei Lei to rescue the people on the carriage. Only then did Li Hongkuo avoid being killed by the men in black.

At the Shili Inn outside Luoyan City, Li Hongkuo seemed to see the deceased Dugu Yao in a hazy state: "Ah Yao, is that you?"

"Are you awake? Just wait a moment and I'll find someone to come over!"

Changsun Yao saw the man wake up and was about to run to find Lei Ting, but his wrist was strangled.

The pain in his chest brought him back to his senses: "Who are you? Where are you?"

Although he had suffered such serious injuries, he was still so strong. His wrist was tightly grasped and Changsun Yao could not break free.

"You were chased and fell on the road. I asked the guards to rescue you. However, you were too seriously injured, so we had to stay at the Shili Inn outside the city first."
Chapter completed!