Chapter 163: Emperor Renhe Dies
Since the founding of the Sheng Dynasty, the title of marquis was only conferred on those who had made great contributions. Lin Huaixin, a mere scholar who had won the imperial examination, was conferred the title of marquis just because he married the princess. How could these soldiers who died on the battlefield not feel disheartened?
Luo Jinan held a cinnabar pen in his hand, and a blood-red word was written on the letter of greeting, penetrating through the back of the paper.
Xu Nian has lived in the East Palace for almost ten days. In the past two days, he has been able to get out of bed and walk around on his own, and his wounds have healed well.
Luo Jinan was afraid that she would be bored staying in the palace, so she got two boxes of storybooks from somewhere. She was recently obsessed with a story about a young general and a princess.
In her impression, the scripts of ancient people should be written in a very subtle and tactful manner, but she didn't expect them to be so straightforward and passionate. Sometimes she was embarrassed to read on, and she always felt that the waitress next to her knew what she was reading.
Xu Nian leaned on the wooden couch by the window, reading the script seriously. She didn't even notice that her face was flushed and she was smiling like a cat that had stolen food.
This was the scene Luo Jinan saw when he came in. He walked over quietly and looked at the words on the book. When he saw the content clearly, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Xu Nian suddenly felt his vision dim. He was about to change his posture, but when he looked up he saw Luo Jinan. He didn't know how long he had been looking at him.
She closed the book in panic and muttered, "Are you so idle as a prince? The sun hasn't even set yet, and you're already back in your bedroom."
Luo Jin'an lifted his legs and sat down next to Xu Nian, leaning over and smiling, "If I don't come back, how would I know that someone is doing bad things?"
Xu Nian blushed and said unconvincedly: "I haven't said anything about you yet, where did you get these indecent books from, humph!"
"Yeah, where did Mo Yan find these? I guess I have to punish him. As for these indecent books, let's burn them."
Xu Nian held down Luo Jin'an's hand as he reached out to take the book. "Actually...actually there are quite a few serious stories in it. I'll pick the serious ones to read."
After saying that, he quickly stuffed the notebook into the hands of the waitress beside him, picked up the snack on the table and put it into Luo Jinan's mouth.
After Luo Jin'an swallowed the snack, he teased, "Did you learn this from a storybook?"
I don’t know what Xu Nian was thinking about, but he felt so excited that he stammered and couldn’t utter a complete sentence.
Luo Jin'an didn't understand what was going on, so he scratched her nose lovingly and said, "You can only read these books in the bedroom."
Xu Nian no longer had the heart to read at this moment. She wished time could go back and these books would never appear in front of her.
Luo Jinan stepped forward, opened Xu Nian's coat and saw that her wound had healed. Then he took out the ointment from his pocket and said, "This is scar removal cream. Apply it once a day and there will be no scars."
Xu Nian felt the ointment felt cool when it touched her skin, but then she felt Luo Jinan's fingers sliding over the wound, and she felt itchy in her heart.
She dodged Luo Jinan's fingers uncomfortably and said softly, "I'll let Aunt Han apply the medicine."
Luo Jinan tilted his head to look at her, chuckled twice, and insisted on applying ointment to the two wounds before stopping.
Xu Nian looked at the man who carefully put on his coat and couldn't help but hold his hand.
"But what happened?"
Although Luo Jinan had been smiling since she came in, she could still see the slight sadness between his brows.
Luo Jinan was startled, and hugged Xu Nian into his arms, whispering, "Nothing."
But what is coming will eventually come. He knew that the Wen family and Marquis Wen Yi were going to force the emperor to abdicate, and he had made all the necessary preparations. However, he was always afraid that there would be a mistake and Xu Nian would get hurt again.
Xu Nian quietly leaned in Luo Jin'an's arms and said softly, "No matter what you do, I will wait for you here."
Luo Jinan still had things to do and didn't stay in the bedroom for long, but after hearing Xu Nian's words, he unconsciously felt a lot more at ease.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night, and the palace is filled with a tense and depressing atmosphere.
Luo Jinan was sitting in the bedroom of Emperor Renhe. Emperor Renhe clutched the quilt tightly with both hands, his lips trembling, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Mo Lu stood aside with his head down, ignoring Emperor Renhe's actions.
Luo Jin sat in front of the desk, sipping the fragrant tea in his hand from time to time, feeling very comfortable.
At this time, there were faint sounds of noisy footsteps and the collision of weapons coming from outside. Emperor Renhe on the bed was very excited when he heard the noise, and his upper body almost fell to the ground, but everyone in the hall seemed to have seen nothing.
Luo Jinan closed his eyes and tapped the tables lightly, as if the people outside were not fighting but playing music.
Suddenly, Luo Jinan's men paused and opened their eyes, and saw the eldest son of the Wen family and Marquis Wen Yi leading a group of soldiers wearing armor and holding sharp blades rushing open the door of the bedroom.
This was the first time that Wen Mingxiu met the young prince. He clenched the sword in his hand and approached Luo Jinan. His heart trembled with excitement whenever he thought that after tonight their Wen family would still be superior to others.
"We are following His Majesty's orders to remove the emperor's followers, and you, little brat, are still refusing to surrender."
Luo Jinan ignored the approaching people and raised his hand to drink the last sip of tea in the cup. At this time, the sound of a door closing was heard.
Lin Huaixin was startled by the noise. When he turned around, he saw a team of black-armored soldiers closing the palace door. He was a little bit unbelievable.
"Impossible, how could the Black Armor Army still be in the palace?"
Luo Jinan was disdainful in his heart. They were a group of mobs. He just used a trick to deceive them. And with such little trickery, he tried to force the emperor to abdicate.
Before Luo Jinan could stand up, the soldiers in the hall were all pinned down by the black-armored soldiers. Even Wenmingxiu and Lin Huaixin were subdued by several black-armored soldiers.
Wen Mingxiu murmured unwillingly: "Impossible, how is it possible?" He looked at the calm and composed young man in confusion. Since he knew everything, why did he let them rush into the emperor's bedroom and put himself in danger?
Luo Jin'an looked up and smiled, and the next moment he saw a black-armored soldier kick Wen Mingxiu with great skill. He then staggered forward with his sword raised, and a sound of flesh piercing could be heard.
Wen Mingxiu looked ahead and then down at himself. In front of him was Emperor Renhe, whose chest was pierced by the sword in his hand, and there was also a dagger stuck in his chest.
Mo Lu shouted loudly: "Someone come, rescue the driver—"
The door of the bedroom was wide open, and a group of soldiers rushed in. What they saw was the scene of Wenmingxiu killing Emperor Renhe with his own hands.
Luo Jin'an controlled the chaotic situation and ordered all those who were rebelling and forcing the emperor to abdicate to be imprisoned in the Sky Prison.
A grand yet overly hasty abdication came to an end. Luo Jinan looked at the Emperor Renhe who had already died and slightly raised the corner of his mouth.
Why did he let Wenmingxiu bring people into the bedroom? Of course, he didn't want to dirty his hands and be killed by his mother's family, whom he favored Youjia. He believed that his good uncle also died a worthy death.