Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongde was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened in anger. He looked at Concubine Luo and asked:
"What on earth did you and your daughter do? Your father actually entered the capital without an imperial decree?"
Concubine Luo stood up, reached out to shake off the few drops of tea that had splashed onto her shoulder, and snorted coldly, saying:
"Your Majesty, my father and brother have been guarding the southern border for ten years, yet you have repeatedly refused to allow them to return to the capital to report on their work.
What are you doing?
Just as Concubine Luo finished speaking, she heard an anxious voice coming from outside the door:
"Mother, what are you doing?"
The person who came was Qi Nanyan, who had an incredible look on his face. As soon as he entered the door, he knelt in front of Emperor Chongde and said:
"Father, I am late in coming to your rescue! Please forgive me!"
Upon seeing this, Concubine Luo stepped forward and tried to pull Qi Nanyan up, scolding him:
"Get up right there! You respect him, but he never treats you and Che'er as children!
Don't forget, Che'er's leg was broken by him!"
Qi Nanyan flicked his sleeves and said to Emperor Chongde:
"Your Majesty, when I arrived just now, I saw my grandfather and uncle rushing into the palace. I think it won't be long before they reach the Wanfu Palace where your Majesty is.
Father, please find a place to hide. I will go and have a detailed talk with my grandfather!"
Emperor Chongde's eyes dimmed slightly, and he nodded and said:
"Yan'er is a good boy. You can go now. I'm staying here and I'm not going anywhere."
Qi Nanyan responded, stood up and strode out!
The queen walked to the palace gate, but was stopped by the royal guards who were guarding the door with drawn swords!
She stopped in her tracks, not daring to take another step forward.
Seeing this, Concubine Luo couldn't help but laugh and said:
"Your Majesty, where do you want to go?
Until Yan'er comes back, you should stay in this palace obediently."
As she spoke, she walked to the Empress Dowager's treasure chest.
She casually picked up a jade horse of excellent quality and smiled.
The jade horse was small and exquisite, only the size of a girl's fist, and the horse carved on it was lifelike and vivid.
Concubine Luo raised the jade horse towards the Empress Dowager and said:
“Whenever my brother has something new, he’ll send someone all the way across the country to deliver it to me.
But I can only take a quick look at it before sending it to you.
But you, old hag, accepted the things but refused to do the work!
On the day my Che'er was beaten with a stick, I came to ask you to save me, but you avoided me? You are doing very well! "
The Queen Mother heard this but was not angry. She just frowned and said:
"Noble Concubine Luo, I advise you, no matter what time it is, you should remember to leave yourself a way out!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard heavy footsteps outside the hall, accompanied by the sound of metal clashing of armor.
Emperor Chongde looked up and saw that the person coming was none other than Qi Nanyue's grandfather, Luo Kun!
Luo Kun is about the same age as General Lan, both in their sixties, but his physique is as straight as a middle-aged man in his forties.
Luo Kun strode into the hall and first winked at his daughter, signaling her to be patient.
Afterwards, Luo Kun knelt down and bowed to Emperor Chongde, saying loudly:
"This old minister pays homage to His Majesty!"
Emperor Chongde looked at the silver-haired Luo Kun in front of him and said:
"General Luo, what exactly is the meaning of this move?
You have been guarding the southern border for many years and are also the founding emperor of Yuan Yun, but you returned to the capital without any imperial edict?
Also, what about the soldiers outside the palace and the imperial guards inside the palace?"
Hearing this, Luo Kun looked at Emperor Chongde with eyes as sharp as an eagle and said:
"Your Majesty, this old minister only hopes that you can reinstate the crown prince!"
Emperor Chongde frowned and looked at Luo Kun. He saw that his face, which had become dark due to years of exposure to the sun, was full of ruthlessness.
He couldn't help but say:
"So, who does General Luo want to appoint as the crown prince?"
Luo Kun said with a hint of impatience:
"Of course it's Yan'er. He has always been well-known for his virtue, so he is naturally more suitable to be the emperor of Longyin than the current prince.
The eldest prince has always been close to King Mo Ying. Now that King Mo Ying has gone deep into Hanlan, he must be trying to reach some kind of cooperation!
It is possible that the collusion with Han Lan was manipulated by the eldest prince behind the scenes!
If the emperor doesn't kick him out now, when will he?
Oh, by the way, please also ask the emperor to draft an edict, saying that you have been diligent in government for many years and are exhausted and want to abdicate.
And passed the throne to the crown prince, Qi Nanyan.
In this way, my Luo family can continue to work hard for Longyin."
Emperor Chongde refused verbally and said:
“This is absolutely impossible!
Luo Kun! You were once the late emperor's right-hand man, but now you're rebelling to seize the throne?"
Luo Kun did not speak immediately after hearing this. Instead, he walked up to the Empress Dowager, held the dagger in his hand to her neck, and said:
"Write an edict!"
Emperor Chongde was forced into a corner, and finally followed Luo Kun's words and wrote a decree in his own handwriting to appoint Qi Nanyue as the crown prince and order him to choose a day to ascend the throne!
But when he finished writing, Luo Kun sent people to the southern study of Wanhe Palace, but they did not find the jade seal of Longyin Kingdom!
When asked again, Emperor Chongde just said that he had lost it some time ago and he didn't know where the seal had gone.
Luo Kun was not in a hurry. As long as Emperor Chongde showed up to confirm it on the day he ascended the throne, it would be enough.
But when Qi Nanyue heard about this, he refused to give up!
An edict without the imperial seal is not complete at all, and his throne will be criticized!
He simply didn't believe that the imperial seal was really lost!
Qi Nanyue led his men to search all the halls, but they couldn't find it.
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