Chapter 690: Deaths

The bells rang throughout the capital, Emperor An was deposed, and the new emperor ascended the throne.

Xie Chen'an, the son of Crown Prince Xie Tianzhao, changed his name to Xiao Yan and disguised himself as a eunuch to stay in the palace. He rose from the lowest slave to Duke Dingguo, and then restored his status to become the eldest grandson of Emperor Taizu who was personally appointed by the emperor. This shocked everyone.

The ugly behavior of Emperor An at the morning court, his assassination of Marquis Wenxin and General Yin, his collusion with the rebels to murder court officials, and his conspiracy with the late emperor to frame the late crown prince also caused an uproar in the world.

After Emperor An was deposed, he was imprisoned in the imperial prison, and Xiao Yan regained his status and officially entered the palace.

When the court officials came out of the Imperial Palace, they all looked dazed as they looked at the heavily guarded palace walls.

Has the situation in the Wei Dynasty changed just like that?

…

In front of Prince Ji's mansion, the gatekeeper stretched out his hand to stop King Ying and others.

"My lords, our princess passed away suddenly last night, and something happened to the girl. The prince was so sad to lose his loved ones that he fell ill. Please return."

All the clan members who had rushed to Prince Ji's residence after leaving the palace were stunned. Someone asked in a serious tone, "Is Princess Ji dead?"

The doorman bowed and said, "Indeed, there is a funeral in the mansion, so it is difficult to entertain you. Please forgive me."

After the gate of Prince Ji's mansion was closed, the people outside looked at each other in confusion.

After a long while, Old Prince Hui gritted his teeth and said, "Did that bastard Prince Ji already know Xiao Yan's identity? That's why he kept making excuses when we approached him earlier? And to avoid what happened today, he actually let his wife die of illness. He's really cruel!"

Old Prince Ying was silent for a moment: "He must have noticed something was wrong a long time ago."

If you think about it carefully, no matter how much trouble Xie Yuyan had caused in the capital before, Prince Ji had never really done anything to her. But since the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, Prince Ji sent her to the women's temple without hesitation, and even Princess Ji became bedridden from then on.

When Emperor An and the Crown Prince were arguing fiercely, both they and King Huan had their own ideas, but King Ji never got involved.

Old Prince Hui turned his head and said, "What should we do now? Should we just accept it like this?"

Several other clan members nearby also looked panicked.

Old Prince Ying looked towards the palace and was silent for a moment: "Forget it, the situation is over. After all, he is a descendant of the Xie family."

"But……"

King Hui was upset and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Prince Ying.

"Don't say buts. Didn't you see what happened in the court today? He has already gathered the Qingliu court officials headed by Cao Dejiang. Powerful officials like Qian Baokun and He Cheng are convinced by him. He also saved the lives of Wen Xinhou and Yin Bao. With the Dragon Court Guard and the Di family father and son in his hands, he has won the hearts of the generals."

"Not to mention the royal family, even in the court, who can compete with him?"

The power of the court is in your hands.

Military power, there is no shortage of military power.

In addition, the old case of the former crown prince was overturned and his past grievances were redressed. As the only bloodline of the former crown prince and the crown prince grandson personally appointed by Emperor Taizu, who else in the world could sit on the throne more legitimately than him?

"not to mention……"

Prince Ying frowned. "Once the deeds of the late emperor and Xie Tianyong were made known to the world, the entire royal family's reputation would be tarnished. Do you think we can escape responsibility? If it weren't for Xie Chen'an, the victim of this tragedy, no one else would be able to hold the throne securely."

King Hui opened his mouth to say something, but when he thought of what he had heard at the morning court, the words were unable to come out.

Even if he was unwilling, he had to admit that what the King of England said made sense.

Old Prince Ying glanced at the tightly closed gate of Prince Ji's mansion and said, "Forget it. Perhaps Prince Ji is the smartest. After all, we all have the surname Xie. As long as we are obedient and don't cause trouble, the new emperor won't treat us too harshly. Think about those people from the aristocratic families..."

He shook his head, full of pity.

The other royal relatives thought of Liang Guangyi and others who walked out of the palace with dejected faces, and suddenly felt that they were still relatively good.

…

Liang Mansion.

After leaving the palace, the court officials from the aristocratic families gathered at the Liang family, and everyone looked dazed.

Although they had long guessed that Xiao Yan would not let it go at the morning court today after he led his men to force the palace and capture Emperor An yesterday, they never expected it to turn out like this.

Liang Guangyi sat on the chair with a seemingly calm expression, but his knuckles, which were tightly gripping the chair handle and with veins exposed, made people know how uneasy he was in his heart.

The hall was eerily quiet, and no one spoke.

It was not until a long time later that Feng Qiuli spoke first.

"Master, what should we do next?"

Liang Guangyi was about to speak when someone rushed over from outside. Standing in front of the hall, he said urgently, "Master, there's news from the Cui family. They say the Cui family master and the Cui family master accidentally ate poisonous mushrooms. Madam Cui has sent someone to the Imperial Medical Bureau to ask for help."

Feng Qiuli was shocked: "Did you accidentally eat poisonous mushrooms?"

The servant said, "That's the news coming out of the Cui family. But Madam Cui had the Second Master of the Cui family tied up and taken to Jingzhao Prefecture. A servant of the Cui family said that the Second Master of the Cui family bribed the cook to murder the First Master of the Cui family, but accidentally killed the head of the Cui family."

Everyone in the flower hall was shocked when they heard this.

Ever since the incident between Cui Lin and Madam Xuan at the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet was exposed, Cui Lin's reputation was ruined and he was forced to resign. After returning home, he fell ill and never recovered. The Cui family has always been headed by the eldest brother, Cui Qi.

Cui Qi was confused. He knew that the Cui family was badly damaged by Xiao Yan, but he was still fooled by the prince to follow him to stockpile grain and make a fortune. After the incident, the prince was reprimanded by the court, but Cui Qi pushed his younger brother Cui An out to take the blame.

The Cui family was in a worse situation, and the eldest and second sons of the Cui family were also in a big fight.

They all knew that the Cui family had been in turmoil recently, but they never expected that Cui An would "poison" Cui Qi and even implicate Cui Lin.

Someone asked anxiously, "Are Cui Lin and the others okay?"

The servant shook his head. "The Cui family's head said he died on the spot. The Cui family's master is being kept alive by the imperial physician, but his condition isn't good. The Cui family is in chaos right now, and Madam Cui has sealed the gates of the mansion, not allowing anyone in or out."

In the flower hall, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Someone whispered, "Should we go over and take a look?"

Liang Guangyi's face turned grim: "I can't survive, what else can I do?"

The man was shocked: "Grandmaster..."

Liang Guangyi's brows darkened: "I'm afraid that poisonous mushroom was not planted by the second son of the Cui family."

No matter how stupid Cui An was, he would never use such means to harm Cui Qi. Moreover, it was such a coincidence that Cui Lin and his son suddenly died just after the incident in the palace. The head of the second house, which was second only to the first house, was also sent to Jingzhao Prefecture for plotting to murder Cui Lin and others.

The Cui family now seems to be on the verge of collapse, but all the power in the mansion is in the hands of Mrs. Cui. She ordered people to seal off the Cui family and not allow anyone to enter or leave, but she tied up the second son and sent him to Jingzhao Prefecture. Is she afraid that someone will take advantage of the chaos to do something, or is she afraid that she will not be able to do anything during the chaos?

I'm afraid Cui Qi won't survive either.