Chapter 133: Thanks for everything
Inside the Otsuki Palace.
At this moment, Empress Hua, the twelve-year-old Sixth Prince, and a group of ladies were all locked up in the Pepper Palace.
Concubine Jia walked up to Empress Hua and smiled smugly, patting her face with a hand painted with red kohl. "Hua Xinrong, you didn't expect that, did you?"
Empress Hua spat at her angrily, "Bah, you traitor, it's a waste of your majesty's love for you and your son over the years!"
When Concubine Jia heard Emperor Sheng Yuan, he was stunned for a moment, then angrily slapped Empress Hua.
"He was ruthless to me, why should I be polite to him!"
The sound of slapping was particularly loud in the empty Pepper Palace.
"Your Majesty!" The ladies all looked at Empress Hua worriedly. Hua Xiangxiang was already terrified.
Empress Hua covered her red face and said, "Bitch, how dare you do this to me!"
Concubine Jia smiled creepily, "When my son ascends the throne, I will be the only empress dowager in Dayue. Who are you? Even if I treat you like this every day, what can you do?"
Empress Hua was furious and said, "His Majesty will never agree to your request. You are not justified..."
Concubine Jia pinched the Queen's chin and said, "Hmph, with you in my hands, His Majesty will definitely agree!" After saying that, she turned her head to the side to look at the twelve-year-old Sixth Prince Xie Ning.
Empress Hua looked at her in horror, "Don't touch my son!"
Concubine Jia smiled and said, "So you, the Queen, are afraid too!" Then her face changed and she said in a sinister and terrifying tone, "Then why did you touch my son?"
Empress Hua broke free from her grip and stood in front of Xie Ning, "Thank you, you deserve it!"
Concubine Jia snorted coldly, "If my son deserved his punishment, how could you fall into my hands! The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. I advise you to persuade His Majesty well, otherwise the Sixth Prince will have a hard time in the future!"
Xie Ning had never seen such a scene before. She grabbed Empress Hua's clothes tightly, trying to remain calm, and murmured, "Mother..."
Empress Hua loved this youngest son the most, and her heart was in a mess at this moment.
"Someone come!" Noble Concubine Jia called out in a hoarse voice. Empress Hua and Xie Ning were escorted out of the Pepper Room.
At this moment, Zeng Miao expressed his gratitude. The commander of the imperial guards, Lu Zhixiao, and several others were surrounding Emperor Sheng Yuan's bed with unfriendly expressions.
Emperor Sheng Yuan had been treated with acupuncture and herbal medicine by Shen Yi for several days, and he was much better. However, he still had difficulty moving on one side, but he spoke much more clearly.
He looked at the group of people with a sullen expression, "Prime Minister Zeng, Commander Lu, I treat you well!"
Zeng Miao smiled playfully, "Your Majesty, I don't want to either. You know best that Prime Minister Hua and I are incompatible. Now that the Queen and Prime Minister Hua are in power, they really oppress me. Besides, haven't you always liked the Fourth Prince? What's wrong with letting him inherit the throne?"
Emperor Sheng Yuan was furious. "It is his own evil intentions that have led him to this point. Why blame others? How can we hand over the country to him..."
Xie Yi said coldly and sarcastically, "My intentions are not right? Father, I am your own son. If a son is not well-educated, it is the fault of the father. How can you be any better!"
"You!" Emperor Sheng Yuan closed his eyes. "The imperial seal is with the crown prince. If you want to be the crown prince, it depends on whether the court officials agree or not!"
Xie Yi said, "Father, you don't have to worry. The relatives of these ministers are in my hands. As long as you personally give the order and make me the crown prince, Xie Yuan will be the traitor who stole the imperial seal!"
Emperor Sheng Yuan did not expect that he would criticize so much and shouted angrily: "Impossible, you are wishful thinking!"
Xie Yi raised a smile and turned to look outside the hall.
Emperor Sheng Yuan felt panicky for a moment, and then he heard a flurry of footsteps and the queen's scolding.
Emperor Sheng Yuan suddenly realized something. Seeing Empress Hua and his youngest son Xie Ning staggering in, he suddenly became emotional. He struggled to stand up, his tiger eyes were red, and his throat was gurgling, as if he had used up all his strength to say: "Xie Yi! How dare you touch the queen! Xie Ning is still so young...you...he is your brother!!"
Xie Yi sneered, "Father, why don't you tell Xie Yuan about this? I'm also his brother!"
"You, you!" Emperor Sheng Yuan was so angry that he started to cough and gasp. The next second, he ran out of energy and fell heavily onto the soft pillow.
"His Majesty!!"
"Father!"
Seeing this, Empress Hua and Xie Ning both called out anxiously. Empress Hua's eyes instantly turned red.
“Father, please stop struggling…” Xie Yishen smiled coldly, “If not, please don’t blame me for being unfilial…”
"You, you... traitors..." Emperor Sheng Yuan didn't expect to end up like this. His lips trembled, his blood boiled, and he spat out another mouthful of blood. "You dare to kill your father and brother, you will be unacceptable to the world!"
Xie Yi said, "Father, you worry too much. As long as you listen to me, I will definitely send you to the Yushan Palace to enjoy your old age. Otherwise, my men will be reckless and please don't hurt my delicate and tender sixth brother..."
After a pause, he continued, "Father, tomorrow afternoon, the court officials will be outside the Qianyuan Hall to listen to the emperor's order. I will personally carry you out. You should know what to say and what not to say!"
"Thank you!" Emperor Sheng Yuan was anxious and angry, and there was a hint of pleading in his desolate voice, "Let your brother go..."
Xie Yi sneered and ignored it.
"Take the Queen and the Sixth Prince away!"
After saying this, he flicked his sleeves and left the bedroom.
Zeng Miaoyi and Lu Zhixiao followed closely behind. The door of the bedroom was tightly closed again, and the imperial guards surrounded it like an iron barrel...
Emperor Sheng Yuan looked at the gradually darkening palace, feeling hopeless...
"Tian Ge" is the highest-level institution of Tianji Pavilion. There is a giant black iron kite in the pavilion, which can carry people a thousand miles a day. Jiang Yuyan paid a large price to ask people from Tian Ge to escort the prince's edict. She happened to meet Xie Cong and Jiang Ming'an who were returning to the court in Youzhou.
Xie Cong hesitated for a moment and handed over the tiger talisman of the Shenshu Camp. The Gyrfalcon "Dong'er" was faster and could transport the tiger talisman back to the capital within half a day. The man tied the tiger talisman around Dong'er's neck, and the bird of prey disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Jiang Mingan was extremely anxious when he heard that something happened in the capital. He told Xie Cong about it and then he and Cangyi rode as fast as they could to the capital.
That afternoon, all the ministers stood outside the Qianyuan Palace, angry but not able to speak. Their wives and daughters were now captured and they were controlled by others in every way.
Xie Yi was very proud and satisfied. After today, he would be the rightful master of Dayue!
Zeng Miao stood in front, looking at the silent Hua Shulan provocatively.
Many court officials could not help cursing. "Thank you, how can you involve a woman in court affairs? Are you worthy of being a king if you behave like this?"
Xie Yi was not angry and carried Emperor Sheng Yuan out with his chair.
Seeing the emperor so depressed, some old ministers burst into tears and knelt on the ground wailing, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Some even cursed angrily, "Thank you, please release Your Majesty!"
Xie Yi smiled and said, "Calm down, my lords. My father is fine. I asked the ladies to stay in the palace for two days to give you some time to think things over. Besides, my father made the wrong decision because he was kidnapped by the queen and her son. Now I am here to set things right. Don't you agree, father?"
Emperor Sheng Yuan didn't look at him, with turbid tears flashing in his eyes.
“Father…” Xie Yi narrowed his eyes and reminded in a low voice: “Sixth brother was naughty today, so I disciplined him a few times on behalf of father…”
Emperor Sheng Yuan's heart seemed to be hit hard. A generation of emperor was forced to this point!
"You will not die well!" Emperor Sheng Yuan squeezed out an inaudible word from between his teeth.
Xie Yi's expression changed, "Father, please be quick, my patience is limited..."
"Release Xie Ning and the Queen first!"
"Don't worry, father. As long as you explain it clearly to the ministers, I can guarantee that they will be safe." Xie Yi said.
The veins on Emperor Sheng Yuan's forehead bulged. He tried to suppress the anger in his heart and said to his subordinates, "At the beginning, I was seriously ill and made the mistake of appointing a crown prince. However, the crown prince was not able to shoulder the heavy responsibility. Now I appoint my fourth son as the crown prince of the Eastern Palace..."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar in the hall. Xie Yi whispered unsatisfiedly: "Father, it was clearly the Queen and her son who kidnapped you, and I saved you from the water..."
"You..." Emperor Sheng Yuan's skinny fingers trembled slightly, "I have already achieved your wish, why do you have to kill them all!"
Xie Yi whispered in his ear: "I don't want to leave any hidden dangers for myself. The Queen is the mother of the country, so I can spare her life, but Xie Yuan must die..."
"I, I..." Emperor Sheng Yuan's eyes were filled with sorrow and he was trembling and unable to speak.
Hua Shulan couldn't help but cried out in pain: "Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince has evil ambitions, this cannot be allowed!!"
Zeng Miao cast his eyes towards Hua Shulan, "I almost forgot, I said at the beginning that your majesty was unable to speak and that the oral instructions were wrong. Was it also the contribution of Prime Minister Hua?!"
Hua Shulan was furious, "You old bastard, you are the thief crying thief!"
Zeng Miao snorted coldly and ignored it. He only used his eyes to urge gratitude.
Xie Yi was confident of victory, "Father..."
Before he could finish his words, the sound of swords, horse hooves, and noisy voices could be heard in the distance...
"What's that sound?"
Xie Yi raised his head and froze there for a moment.
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