Even though the Second Prince was already disheartened, he still felt a chill all over his body after listening to his eldest cousin's detailed description.

"Father, what does this mean? Is he sure it was my mother who did it? Isn't that right?"

Marquis Cheng'en sighed softly.

Yan Qi scoffed, his expression slightly mocking: "Does it matter whether the Emperor approves or not?"

He only found out about this secret a while ago, and he was completely stunned at the time!

How can my aunt be so bold? She is so bold that it's outrageous!

If Yu Xiaofang hadn't appeared, if no one mentioned the matter again, then it would have been fine, and it would have passed without any danger. But if it was brought up again, if the emperor ordered a thorough investigation, it would prove that the emperor had already believed it.

The emperor has already believed it, so what else matters?

What's more, Yu Xiaofang definitely came prepared!

Even if not, Zhao Xiang, Duke Liguo and others would not miss such a good opportunity.

The Yan family is finished!

So, when Concubine Yan proposed her big plan, Yan Qi persuaded his father to give it a try without thinking.

Now, while they still have some people in their hands and the prince has not really grown strong, if they take him by surprise, they still have a chance of winning. Otherwise,

The longer it's delayed, the more miserable their death will be!

When the Second Prince heard their plan, he was shocked as if he was struck by lightning!

He, he did have many dissatisfactions with his father and complained angrily, but he never thought of forcing the emperor to abdicate!

"No, that won't do!"

The second prince's first reaction was opposition.

A hint of sarcasm flashed across Yan Qi's eyes. This person was the one who accomplished nothing and played a good hand badly. Unexpectedly, he was a filial person. Ha, it was really ironic!

"Your Highness, this is also what the Queen wants."

"Impossible, I don't believe it."

"Your Highness, do you think the Empress should surrender? It was the Emperor who was ruthless and ungrateful first. We are only trying to protect ourselves."

“No, no, no.”

The second prince shook his head repeatedly, his heart in turmoil.

How could he do this to his father? He had never thought of it!

Marquis Cheng'en smiled and said, "Your Highness must have misunderstood. What did Your Highness expect us to do? We are merely forcing the Emperor to pass the throne to Your Highness. We are not attempting to regicide. As long as the Emperor abdicates, everything will be resolved. Besides, the Emperor is old, and his health has been declining over the past two years. If the Emperor passes the throne to Your Highness, I can become the Emperor Emeritus, relax and enjoy my remaining years with the Empress by my side. Wouldn't that be better?"

Yan Qi also laughed: "Yes, in this way, wouldn't everyone be happy? Your Highness, there is no time to lose. You must also think about yourself and the Queen. Also, think about the Crown Prince, Zhao Xiang, Zhou Hansheng..."

The second prince immediately frowned and glared, unable to hide the hatred in his eyes.

He gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "Okay, let's do it!"

His uncle and eldest cousin were right. He couldn't let the damned prince and his men get too proud and let them get away with it.

"Yes, Your Highness is wise!"

Yan Qi didn't know what to say. This gentleman was really willful! His aunt was so smart, but in the end she couldn't break away from the clichés and spoiled her son to no avail.

But this is also good, he is a fool, so naturally he can't control the government.

The Second Prince said coldly, "Let me make it clear first, you cannot harm Father."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. No one dares!"

"Um!"

The second prince nodded, that's true.

This matter needed to be dealt with as soon as possible, so they discussed it for two days and decided to take action.

The Second Prince and Imperial Concubine Yan brought their confidants to force the palace. The Yan family would team up with their accomplices, gather elite troops, disperse and hide in ambush, and act simultaneously upon receiving signals from the palace. They would take down the city defenses, control the Prince's Mansion, Zhao Xiang's Mansion, Duke Liguo's Mansion and other residences of the Prince's trusted ministers, and kill without mercy those who disobeyed.

The Second Prince deliberately sneered and instructed, "The Crown Prince, Zhao Xiang, and Zhou Hansheng, please do not kill them. Leave them to me. I will deal with them myself!"

"rest assured."

Yan Qi was speechless and could only agree with him. At this moment, this was what he was most concerned about.

That night, it was dark and windy.

The palace still seemed peaceful, but no one knew that there were already turbulent waves in the dark, which could swallow up countless lives at any time and change the world.

In the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the emperor fell asleep shortly after taking a medicinal bath as usual. Only two palace lanterns covered with gauze were left in the corner of the hall, and two palace maids who were on night watch were kneeling in the corner outside the dragon bed.

As the night deepened, several teams of dark shadows approached the Qianqing Palace silently.

Although the Qianqing Palace was heavily guarded, a hole was opened today by someone who had premeditated collusion between inside and outside. Concubine Yan and the Second Prince easily led their men into the Qianqing Palace's sleeping hall.

The palace maids and eunuchs on night duty were worthless and were all knocked unconscious and thrown aside.

They are just slaves and don't even have the qualifications to be silenced.

In the bedroom, the emperor slept uncomfortably tonight. In his dream, he seemed to hear the sound of footsteps approaching the dragon bed little by little. He thought it was an illusion and did not pay much attention to it. However, this illusion was too real. The sound rang clearly in his mind, as if someone was approaching him.

The Emperor was always a very conceited and suspicious person, especially at night when he was sleeping, he would never allow anyone to get within six feet of him, except for the occasional concubines staying overnight.

This kind of suspicion is almost engraved in the bones. If something goes wrong, the instinct has already awakened before the reason can react!

The emperor suddenly opened his eyes, "Who?"

He subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was his own illusion, but the lights in the hall suddenly lit up, and the emperor was startled: "Who!"

"Noble Concubine? Mo'er? You, you brought so many people in here, are you trying to force me to abdicate?"

The emperor looked at his beloved concubine and son with eyes full of shock and disbelief!

Concubine Yan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I don't have the guts to do that. It's just that Your Majesty is old and it's time for him to enjoy his retirement. Your Majesty, please issue an edict to pass the throne to Mo'er, and you will become the Supreme Emperor. What's wrong with being the Supreme Emperor? How many emperors in ancient times could have such an honor? I will definitely accompany you every day and will never dare to be disrespectful to you!"

The emperor was so angry that he felt dizzy and had a dull pain in his chest.

Good, good, this is his beloved concubine! This is his beloved son! In the end, he has such ulterior motives and is such an ungrateful person!

He is so blind!

He was a proud man who would never admit his mistakes even if he did. He was the emperor, how could he make mistakes?

But at this moment, he admitted that he was wrong, very wrong!

The Emperor did not respond to Concubine Yan's words. He stared at her coldly, gritting his teeth as he spoke each word: "Mother, is it, is it you?"

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