Chapter 738 - 735: Knocking on the Mountain to Shock the Tiger_1
But he didn’t believe it. He didn’t believe Bai Qingyan could abandon Li Mao, this loyal court minister so easily controlled by her! The Left Prime Minister of Jin Kingdom!
However, he indeed miscalculated Bai Qingyan.
He was arrogant. He thought that when he broke his younger brother Li Mingtang’s leg and sent the head to their Li family’s doorstep, it was merely a method for the Princess of Zhen to intimidate them. Deep down, he believed she wanted to use the Li family rather than eradicate them completely.
Now, thinking back, the letter that King Liang had at that time was suspicious. It might be closely related to the Princess of Zhen.
When his father took action against the Princess of Zhen the second time, the heads and the letter that threw the Li family into chaos were the ways the Princess of Zhen executed her strategy.
Yet, he misinterpreted it as the Princess of Zhen being unwilling to give up on the Li family. He assumed his father Li Mao’s position as Left Prime Minister was a bargaining chip that allowed some resistance against the Princess of Zhen.
But this time, if that letter was truly significant, his father’s position as Left Prime Minister might be hard to maintain.
Li Mingrui heavily kowtowed to the Crown Prince: "Your Highness, please discern this clearly. When my father got close to the Second Prince and later rescued His Majesty, it was known to His Majesty. If Your Highness doesn’t believe it, you can enter the palace to ask His Majesty! I admit that this time it was I, Li Mingrui, who framed the Princess of Zhen. Firstly, for revenge for my younger brother and secondly, as Mrs. Qin said, to reduce Your Highness’s trust in the Princess of Zhen. I hoped Your Highness would question the Princess of Zhen, causing her to delay giving you those letters, allowing me time to switch them!"