The atmosphere in the imperial court was both oppressive and exciting.

Gu Bahuang led 10,000 men to garrison in the palace, with the Heavenly Thunder Camp located just outside the second gate.

No one dared to speak loudly; even the suppressed coughs carried a sense of tension.

Yesterday, Emperor Yangsheng was forced to promise to abdicate in court today, and all the royal family members and civil and military officials came to the morning court session.

The entire palace was filled with officials like never before; there wasn't enough room inside the main hall, so they waited outside.

When Yin Jin'an entered the palace, the civil and military officials looked at Emperor Yang Sheng and then at Yin Jin'an outside. They all lowered their heads like quails.

Xiahou Yan arrived with two thousand elite cavalry, exuding a murderous aura.

In order to witness today's grand event, Gu Chongjin and Ling Xun also applied to Gu Bahuang and Wang Can to enter the palace to witness the changing of the guard between the old and new emperors.

This was not in accordance with diplomatic relations management, but Yin Jin'an had instructed Wang Can that the envoys from Yulong Kingdom should be allowed to enter the palace to attend the ceremony.

Emperor Yangsheng was so angry he vomited blood, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't defeat either Yin Jin'an or the Jade Dragon Kingdom.

Yin Jin'an entered and took a seat.

On the dragon throne, Yin Jin'an walked directly to Emperor Yangsheng's side. Seeing that he was sitting firmly in the chair and had no intention of giving up, he said to Xiahou Yan, "Bring me the dragon throne."

Emperor Yangsheng glared and said angrily, "I haven't issued an edict to abdicate yet!"

"Didn't we agree to announce the abdication edict today? Read it aloud, and then you can leave. Sitting here for another fifteen minutes won't change anything."

Yin Jin'an spoke recklessly, with disdain and impatience.

Emperor Yangsheng stared wide-eyed, momentarily at a loss for words.

Can he say he doesn't want to quit?

Wang Can had already drafted the abdication edict with the Ministry of Rites, but the Ministry of Rites was also dragging its feet and had not yet completed it.

“Your Highness, I have drafted it. The Minister of Rites reviewed it yesterday. Only the seal is missing,” Wang Can said. “The seal is kept by His Majesty.”

Yin Jin'an turned to Emperor Yang Sheng: "Where's the seal? Stamp it!"

The emperor's dismissive attitude made him lose his temper, and he angrily said, "I am your father!"

"I know, it's an abdication edict, not a letter of severance of ties." Yin Jin'an looked at him strangely, "Are you trying to go back on what you said yesterday?"

Emperor Yangsheng simply denied it: "What did I say? Do you intend to murder your father and usurp the throne?"

"Ha, Xiao Zuo, you really have opened my eyes. You dare to openly renege on your debt? Do you think I'm keeping you alive because I love you? Don't be ridiculous. Before I still consider you a human being, you'd better behave yourself."

Emperor Yangsheng was so angry that his lips trembled and he could not speak.

The Minister of Rites couldn't help but point at Yin Jin'an and say, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is so coercing of His Majesty; you are unworthy of being a son..."

"You old fool, you're not glad I didn't bother you, yet you still came knocking on my door? As the Minister of Rites, you couldn't even draft a single abdication edict in a day. You're utterly incompetent. What's the point of your life?"

He looked at Xiahou Yan and said, "Take him out and behead him."

Without saying a word, Xiahou Yan picked up the Minister of Rites, ignored his struggles, and beheaded him three zhang away.

Emperor Yangsheng glared angrily at Yin Jin'an.

"What are you looking at! My patience is limited, and I despise people who don't keep their word! Without integrity, there is no standing. If you were emperor, would anyone trust you?"

There were seven princes and dukes of the royal family present, including a thirteenth prince, whom Yin Jin'an should call his great-grandfather, who was over sixty years old.

The thirteenth prince, trembling, cursed Yin Jin'an: "You monster, you even want to be the emperor of my Xia Kingdom, how laughable."

Yin Jin'an raised the corners of her lips and said provocatively, "Am I a demon? Thirteenth Grandfather, are you sure?"

I heard that you and His Majesty actually consume the kidneys of young boys to maintain your virility? And you, in your seventies, are still able to sleep with women every night?

"The old monster you're talking about, are you perhaps yourself?"

Sitting on Madman Chu's shoulder, Jiutian heard them eating the kidneys of young boys from the back corner and was furious!

If a person's kidneys are eaten, how can they survive?

These nobles are truly despicable.

With a small hand gesture, she threw out an invisible color-changing talisman and activated the spell.

Fearing attention would be drawn to Jiutian, Yin Jin'an immediately grabbed Xiao Zuo's hand and slammed it on the table with a loud "bang," shouting, "You wretched creature, why don't you show yourself?"

Suddenly, Xiao Zuo's hand was grabbed and slammed hard on the dragon table. Xiao Zuo hissed in pain, shook it a few times, and saw that his hand was red from the slam. He angrily said, "What are you doing? What's wrong with you?"

"Your Majesty, take a good look at your thirteenth uncle."

Xiao Zuo looked at the Thirteenth Prince and gasped.

Suddenly, the thirteenth prince, who was originally dressed in royal robes, began to grow long, black and red hair, about half a hand's length long, all over his body!

Its face, neck, hands, and other exposed areas were visibly covered with long fox fur.

The officials in the court were terrified, and even Xiao Zuo was so frightened that he shouted for the emperor's protection.

A general who was very close to the thirteenth prince dared to pluck a tuft of hair from the prince's face.

The thirteenth prince cried out in pain, and goodness, his fangs were showing.

The ministers were so frightened that they all ran outside, and those who couldn't escape hid in the side hall.

Xiahou Yan and Gu Bahuang stood next to Yin Jin'an to block the Thirteenth Prince from attacking.

Looking at his hairy body and the fear that made everyone avoid him like the plague, the thirteenth prince shouted, "I am not a monster."

When he opened his mouth, it became clear that half of what he was saying was human speech and the other half was gibberish, something no one could understand.

Now the entire court believed that he was indeed not human.

Xiao Zuo was terrified too. He had also eaten children's kidneys before. Ugh! So he had eaten them with a monster...

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry had already brought the new dragon throne with the eunuchs. Yin Jin'an sat next to Xiao Zuo and said leisurely, "Take this monster out and tie it to a pillar outside the palace so that all the people in the city can see it. By the way, post a notice that anyone whose family has lost a boy should go to the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion to settle accounts."

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