Chapter 327 Palace Chaos

In his previous life, Lin Hao returned to the capital the next year. At that time, Emperor Tai'an was ill and the crown prince was regent.

Qi Shuo, who had been in the capital for a long time, knew these things better than Lin Hao: "The timing is wrong. In the previous life, the emperor fell ill in the early spring of the next year, and then the crown prince became regent."

It was because of this that Prince Jing's Mansion was tragically wiped out under the planning of the Crown Prince.

"In his previous life, the Crown Prince wasn't deposed, the King of Wei didn't die, and the three-way war didn't happen. The Emperor experienced all these bad things in this life, so he probably fell ill earlier than usual." Lin Hao said with a wry smile, "A Shuo, why do I feel like a lot of bad things have happened because of our changes?"

Everything else is fine, but the death of King Wei and the rebellion among the three parties were things that had never happened in the previous life.

Qi Shuo reached out and rubbed Lin Hao's head: "Don't add psychological burden to yourself. Do you think these things really wouldn't have happened in your previous life?"

Lin Hao slapped away the hand that was messing up her hair: "My hair is all messed up."

Let's discuss business instead of getting down to business.

Qi Shuo smiled: "It's time to rest anyway."

Lin Hao simply pulled out the hairpin that held her hair in place, letting her long hair fall loose. She stared at the man with a smile on his face, "You said these bad things also happened in previous lives?"

Qi Shuo didn't answer directly, but asked a question: "How does the Crown Prince compare to the current emperor?"

Lin Hao said with disgust: "Calling the prince a piece of mud is an insult to mud."

"In the past life, if someone like the Crown Prince had succeeded to the throne, Emperor Pingle and his faction alone would have been enough to devour him alive. One can only imagine what the future of the Great Zhou would have been like. Although we didn't see it, it was an inevitable trend. In this life, although these events have occurred ahead of time, at least the outcome isn't too bad. For a short period of time, the external situation will be stable."

"A Shuo, you're right. I'm being too stubborn." Lin Hao nodded in agreement, then suddenly remembered, "But didn't you kill the prince?"

Lin Hao's expression changed: "If that's the case, then the King of Wei will be in power—"

"In this life, the King of Wei died at the hands of Qi Ming. In the previous life, Emperor Pingle had more time and were more fully prepared, so the damage they caused would only be greater." Qi Shuo put his arm around her waist and looked out the window. "Don't dwell on this. Let's just move on."

"Yeah." Lin Hao nodded slightly and looked out the window.

The sky was overcast, and the howling wind made the dead branches sway in disorder, and the shadows were vague like ghosts.

"The emperor has fallen ill, and the position of crown prince is vacant. Although the outside world is temporarily stable, there may be some chaos inside." Qi Shuo murmured.

"Then what can we do?" Lin Hao asked, raising his head slightly.

"Like Father said, we should just go home early every day."

The Prince Jing's Mansion has no intention of being disloyal, and all they can do at this time is to behave themselves.

The Prince of Liang was openly denied by the Emperor in the hall, and he had completely lost the possibility of succeeding to the throne. The worst outcome would be the restoration of Emperor Pingle.

Qi Shuo didn't think that Emperor Tai'an, who had been on the throne for many years, was completely defenseless. The smartest thing for someone who wasn't prepared to wade into muddy waters was to do nothing.

The sky was overcast for several days in a row, it got dark earlier every day, and the moon in the sky became thinner every night.

The palace walls are high, and it seems darker inside the palace than other places.

The Qianqing Palace became extremely quiet because Emperor Tai'an's sleep time became longer and longer. The palace servants even tried to breathe as softly as possible, for fear of disturbing the emperor and causing trouble.

Liu Chuan tucked in the corners of the quilt for the sleeping Emperor Tai'an, walked to the window, looked at the moon in the sky and sighed softly.

In Yungui Palace, the little prince suddenly started crying. The wet nurse, who had just fallen asleep, got up and tried to soothe him, but nothing worked. Several palace servants who were taking care of the little prince were woken up one after another and gathered together.

The little prince is a very well-behaved baby, and this is the first time he cries like this.

"What happened to the little prince?"

"Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

The nurse touched the little prince's forehead and said, "He doesn't have a fever. I just checked him and he feels fresh and healthy."

"Could it be a stomachache or something? Should we call a doctor?"

"Call for the imperial physician?" A palace maid glanced outside. "How can we call for the imperial physician at this time?"

Because of the little prince's unspeakable abnormality, the imperial physician who came to check his pulse was designated, and it would have to be summoned by a noble person in the middle of the night.

Worried about the little prince's well-being, the nanny in charge of Yungui Palace said, "Little Guizi, go ask Concubine Zhuang for instructions."

The eunuch named Xiao Guizi responded and hurried out of Yungui Palace with a lantern in hand.

As soon as she left the warm palace, the cold wind blew in through her collar. Xiao Guizi shivered and the lantern in her hand shook, and the light flickered.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps.

Anyone who was assigned to serve the little prince had to be cautious and alert. Xiao Guizi subconsciously extinguished the lantern, lay on the ground, and listened with bated breath.

Listening close to the ground, the footsteps suddenly became louder.

Xiao Guizi's face turned pale.

He had sharp ears since childhood and could hear far away. The direction of the footsteps was wrong. This was definitely not the sound made by the palace guards on patrol!

Xiao Guizi got up and approached that direction cautiously. Suddenly, her pupils shrank and she froze in place in shock.

Teams of armored and knife-wielding guards passed by in front. The night obscured their faces, but their deliberately light footsteps showed that something was wrong.

The place they were going to - Xiao Guizi tilted her head stiffly, her face becoming paler.

These imperial guards are going to the Palace of Heavenly Purity!

What's going on? Aren't they the imperial palace guards? Are they planning a rebellion?

Realizing this, Xiao Guizi heard her own heartbeat like thunder.

what to do?

Countless thoughts flashed through Xiao Guizi's mind, but her legs seemed to have their own consciousness and were firmly nailed to the ground. She did not move until the team of guards had gone far away. Then she regained control of her hands and feet and ran towards Yuhe Palace with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

"Who's outside?" A eunuch in the Qianqing Palace just asked when he saw a flash of a knife and blood spurted out.

"Oh no, someone is forcing the emperor to abdicate!" The palace servants who heard the screams and saw the grim-faced guards shouted loudly.

The Qianqing Palace soon fell into chaos.

Compared with the unprepared palace servants, this team of guards had a clear goal and went straight to Emperor Tai'an's bedroom.

"How dare you! Are you planning a rebellion?" Liu Chuan hurried out and saw the leader's face was filled with shock. "Commander Zhang, why is it you?"

Commander Zhang didn't want to waste any time, so he pushed Liu Chuan aside and rushed in.

The inner room was filled with a strong smell of medicine, and the hanging gauze curtains allowed one to only see the silhouette of the person lying inside.

Commander Zhang gave a look, and immediately two guards came forward with long swords in hand and lifted the bed curtain.

Emperor Tai'an lay on the bed with his eyes closed, his cheeks sunken and his face yellow. Despite all the noise, he showed no sign of waking up.

Commander Zhang nodded slightly, and two guards lifted up Emperor Tai'an, one on the left and one on the right.

"Let the emperor go!" Liu Chuan rushed in.

After controlling the emperor, Commander Zhang finally spoke: "Don't worry, Eunuch Liu. I will release him. I just need you to do one thing."