The protagonist of this crossover film and television series is disrupting the plot again.

Chapter 479 Joy of Life 35

Did you hear those two loud bangs?

Li Yunrui sat in the chair, somewhat dazed.

When the first explosion rang out on Niulan Street, she felt as if she had been hit hard by a heavy hammer, her mind went blank with a buzz.

The reason she was able to decisively join forces with the Crown Prince and the Empress to openly target Fan Xian in the capital was because she was certain that Emperor Qing would not easily intervene in this matter.

Whether it was Li Chengze before or Fan Xian who has now been summoned back to the capital, they were all just pawns used to hone the Crown Prince.

If Fan Xian were to die, Emperor Qing would certainly feel some regret.

But seeing the Crown Prince act so decisively and with such ruthless methods, one can only be thankful that he has finally come to his senses.

Moreover, they carried out this operation very cleanly.

Even if Emperor Qing eventually succumbs to the pressure from Chen Pingping and Fan Jian and investigates, he will only find out that Lin Gong colluded with Northern Qi and sent an assassin to kill Fan Xian. They will definitely not be implicated.

Finally, Lin Gong was dealt with, and the matter was considered closed.

Furthermore, Emperor Qing could take this opportunity to gain benefits and legitimately reclaim the power of prime minister from Lin Ruofu, thus making the government his own.

They killed Ye Qingmei's son, and Emperor Qing then revoked the position of prime minister.

This is a win-win situation!

However, to their utter surprise, their meticulously planned operation ended in failure.

Three peak eighth-rank experts suddenly attempted to assassinate Fan Xian, who had just entered the eighth rank.

However, this seemingly sure thing actually failed in the end.

If I told anyone, no one would believe me.

They originally thought everything was under control, but the situation developed in a way that exceeded their expectations.

Now, with so many people dead in the Control Yuan and the Imperial Guard, the situation is out of control.

Given those two explosions, Emperor Qing will definitely not let this matter pass easily.

To find out the cause of the explosion, he will definitely investigate thoroughly, even digging three feet into the ground, to find out what killed so many people.

The empress was also in a daze. She didn't even realize that the wine cup in her hand had fallen to the ground, wetting a large part of her dress.

"What were those two loud noises?" the Empress asked in a trembling voice. "Were they left by Ye Qingmei for Fan Xian?"

Upon hearing the name "Ye Qingmei," Li Yunrui snapped out of his reverie, a strange glint in his eyes. He leaned closer to the Empress across the table: "You mean that box Ye Qingmei had back then?"

Li Chengqian was extremely anxious at this moment, busy thinking about how to handle the aftermath and ensure that the matter would not ultimately be traced back to him.

Hearing the conversation between the Empress and Li Yunrui, he suddenly looked up at the Empress: "What box is Your Majesty talking about? What's inside?"

The two sudden loud explosions just now killed so many people; it was clearly a weapon with tremendous power.

If he can find a way to get that thing, then the assassination attempt on Fan Xian won't be considered a complete failure.

Even if he might be reprimanded or punished by Emperor Qing later, and might face Fan Xian's revenge in the future, all these costs would be worthwhile.

The Empress's usually dignified and beautiful face was now flushed red, with an unnatural blush on her cheeks.

Her hands rested limply on the armrests of the chair, as if she were lost in her own world, ignoring the Crown Prince's words. Her lips trembled slightly as she murmured repeatedly, "Impossible, how could this be!"

With a hint of madness and urgency in his eyes, Li Yunrui stood up and walked directly to the Empress, grabbing her shoulders tightly and shaking her violently, his voice filled with undisguised anger: "Didn't you destroy that box back then? What exactly happened?"

Those who know Ye Qingmei know that she has a box.

That box was used only once, yet it killed two princes and brought about a complete upheaval in the Qing Kingdom.

Therefore, both Emperor Qing and Chen Pingping have been searching for the whereabouts of this box for many years.

When Fan Jian met Fan Xian, he also asked about the box.

However, apart from Ye Qingmei herself and her servant Wu Zhu, no one had ever seen the box, let alone knew how it was used.

After Ye Qingmei's death, Wu Zhu insisted that the box had been destroyed in the fire at Taiping Villa.

Emperor Qing was skeptical of Wu Zhu's words.

However, given that the key to the box was now in the hands of the Empress Dowager, and that the box had indeed not reappeared in the world for so many years, he felt somewhat at ease.

Otherwise, given Emperor Qing's temperament, how could he possibly sit still?

However, the gunpowder that Li Chengze planted this time had an extremely strong aftereffect.

So much so that Li Yunrui and the Empress immediately thought of that mysterious box.

Upon hearing Li Yunrui mention that long-buried past again, the Empress's face turned pale instantly, and her body began to tremble uncontrollably.

In a daze, she seemed to return to that night when her loved ones were bleeding profusely and wailing filled the air.

The Empress's expression instantly turned to one of intense pain. She shoved away the emotionally distraught Li Yunrui, her voice sharp and desperate: "It was Ye Qingmei's blind servant who said it herself, that box is destroyed! It's destroyed!"

Li Yunrui didn't believe it and shook his head, saying, "Impossible. If it wasn't Ye Qingmei's box, what in this world could have such power? Could it kill so many people at the same time?"

Li Chengqian, who had been ignored all along, finally snapped and smashed the vase next to him on the ground.

With a "crack", the vase was smashed into pieces.

The crisp sound finally caught the attention of Li Yunrui and the Empress.

"What exactly is this box you're talking about?" Li Chengqian asked, suppressing his anger, his eyes filled with confusion.

As the Queen regained consciousness and calmed down, she recounted the story of the box.

Li Chengqian: ……

"You guys think those two loud noises might have been caused by Fan Xian?"

Li Chengqian was completely enraged. He had just thought that the two explosions were caused by assassins and was thinking about how to get that thing from the assassins. He never expected that it was a secret weapon left by Ye Qingmei for Fan Xian.

He looked at Li Yunrui and the Empress with disbelief and said:

"Why didn't you tell me sooner that Fan Xian had such a thing?"

If Li Chengqian had known beforehand that Fan Xian possessed such a terrifyingly powerful weapon, he would never have acted rashly against Fan Xian.

Even if they do take action, they will plan more meticulously and make it more foolproof.

Now it's all good!

Fan Xian not only survived, but the assassins who went to kill him also fell into Gong Dian's hands.

If the assassin doesn't keep his mouth shut, and Fan Xian finds out that he sent the assassin, it could be a mistake.

Could the other party kill him with that box just like Ye Qingmei did back then?