Shang Dongyang: "..."

Chen Jiajun: "..."

Wei Lan, who had been staying in Kyoto to manage the Night Death Knights, watched this scene from a distance, thought to himself, "How awesome!", and then walked away with a silent whistle, keeping his achievements hidden.

"Father..." Shang Dongyang glanced behind Di Kanlong several times as he spoke.

Once he realized that Dikanlong hadn't brought Eunuch De with him, Shang Dongyang immediately had another idea: no matter how powerful this brute was, he was still just one person.

As the saying goes, two hands are no match for four fists.

If this savage bastard dies suddenly in this cold palace, no one will know the truth.

He could then pin the blame on the Ninth Prince, and then conveniently ascend the throne, thus saving himself the trouble of a palace coup.

Just as Shang Dongyang was pondering what to do, Di Kanlong sighed and said, "Fine, since you want to be emperor so badly, then from today onwards, you shall be the emperor."

"Wh-what?" Shang Dongyang was stunned.

"What, you're causing all this trouble, aren't you planning to stage a palace coup and become emperor yourself?" Dikanlong glanced at Shang Dongyang with disdain and said, "You are my son. If you want something, just tell me directly. Don't try to pull these empty tricks on me."

After saying that, Di Kanlong took out the imperial seal and Shang Xiche's private seal from his sleeve pocket.

After tossing all of this to Shang Dongyang like trash, Di Kanlong said, "This is the imperial seal and the emperor's private seal. Later, you can have that old bastard De Gonggong imitate the emperor's handwriting to write a decree of succession, stamp it himself, and then he can go and become emperor for fun. I have important business to attend to and need to go on a long trip."

Shang Dongyang: "..."

Chen Jiajun: "???"

What the hell? They haven't even started their coup yet!

How could it automatically give way!

They've already infiltrated the palace, so at least give them a chance to perform!

"Father, I didn't mean it..." Shang Dongyang was worried that Di Kanlong was bluffing him, and he wanted to try to salvage the situation one more time.

Dikanlong lightly touched the ground with his feet and leaped onto the roof of a nearby palace, saying, "Enjoy yourself in the palace and don't send anyone to provoke the Ninth Prince. If you encounter any tough opponents you can't handle, just bear with it and don't do anything. I'll deal with them for you when I return. I'm going to say goodbye to your mother!"

Shang Dongyang held the imperial seal in his left hand and Shang Xiche's private seal in his right, looking completely bewildered.

Everyone was stunned for a long time.

The quick-witted Chen family soldiers were the first to react, and they knelt down excitedly, shouting, "Congratulations to the new emperor on ascending the throne! Long live the emperor!"

His shout awakened even more of the Chen family soldiers, and many more knelt down excitedly, shouting, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Amidst the resounding shouts of "Long live the Emperor!" from the crowd, Shang Dongyang slowly awoke, and was immediately overcome with elation:

This is truly a case of finding something after searching high and low, only to discover a hidden gem!

Thus, the group marched in a grand and spirited manner from the Cold Palace into the Imperial Study.

With the imperial seal held high in his hand, Shang Dongyang commanded that all the imperial guards on patrol, as well as the eunuchs and palace maids passing by, immediately knelt down and dared not question him.

This made Shang Dongyang even more smug, and he practically walked out with the air of a Japanese soldier entering a village.

Eunuch De, who had just taken a breather by the door of the Imperial Study, was so frightened by Shang Dongyang's approach that he was instantly wide awake.

After learning the purpose of Shang Dongyang's visit, he checked the jade seal and private seal in Shang Dongyang's hand again.

Grandpa De: "..."