Chapter 367: Palace Change
The Jingwen Marquis Mansion acted very quickly. That night, they selected people and sent them to the East Palace, catching Zhao Yuxuan off guard.
The two of them have already completed the wedding ceremony, and all that’s left is the wedding, so this move is reasonable.
In order to stabilize Marquis Jingwen, Zhao Yuxuan had no choice but to accept it according to the rules.
By the time Empress Sun discovered this the next day, it was already too late.
At first, she did not think that Marquis Jingwen had any other intentions. Instead, she was glad that Marquis Jingwen was sensible and that her son could finally ascend the throne smoothly.
Who would have known that the maid who was trying out the marriage actually returned to Marquis Wen's mansion and said that the prince was not suitable.
Marquis Jingwen broke down for the first time and rushed into the emperor's mourning hall. He cried and kowtowed in front of the coffin, wailing that his daughter could not marry the inhumane prince and that Daliang could not be handed over to a prince who would have no descendants.
There were hundreds of civil and military officials and palace ladies in the mourning hall, which was tantamount to making the prince's incompetence public.
There were rumors in the capital that the prince had kept a mistress in his mansion before he even got married, and that he had a prostitute as his concubine. It was also said that he was so promiscuous that he was unable to function properly now. Many court officials used this rumor to attack the prince, saying that he was unworthy of his position.
But that was just a rumor, and no one found out about the mistress.
However, the maid sent by the future Crown Princess's family to try out the marriage said that the Crown Prince was not suitable, which was real evidence.
Upon hearing this, Empress Sun became furious and rushed to the emperor's coffin, pointing at Marquis Jingwen's nose and cursing.
A group of court officials who were not afraid of trouble advised and suggested that Empress Sun send out a palace maid for trial marriage immediately, and the rumors were thus dispelled.
Some people also said that all the imperial doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau could go and take a look. Just because one person is talking nonsense doesn’t mean that all the imperial doctors are talking nonsense.
Empress Sun was extremely angry. How could the prince put his face aside if this happened?
But, if not, how can we debunk the rumors?
With no other options, he immediately sent his trusted maid to try out the marriage. In less than a quarter of an hour, the maid came out with a flushed face.
A large group of court officials gathered in front of the East Palace bedroom. When they saw the maid's face and the time she was sent away, they all had an expression of "oh my god" on their faces.
Empress Sun was so angry that she almost fainted: "Imperial Physician, Imperial Physician, go quickly!"
Zhao Yuxuan sat on the bed with disheveled hair and untidy clothes, feeling very bad.
Suddenly, a large group of imperial doctors rushed in and asked him to take off his pants.
Zhao Yuxuan, who was always gentle and cautious, suddenly became furious, jumped up and screamed: "Get out, all of you get out!"
The imperial physician was shocked, but the chief imperial physician was not afraid of him.
He stepped forward and said sternly, "Your Highness, examining your body is not just your business, it is a matter of great importance to the world."
Zhao Yuxuan's face was pale, he stared at him intently, and said desperately, "You mean, I can't be a man anymore, and I need everyone in the world to know it, right?"
The imperial physician frowned and said, "It has not been confirmed by the Imperial Hospital yet, so I will not speak nonsense."
Zhao Yuxuan laughed wildly: "The crown prince is inhumane. Isn't this a huge joke for Daliang? This is a sign of Daliang's demise!"
The chief imperial physician's face changed drastically, and he winked at the people around him: "The prince is ill, give him some tranquilizing powder immediately."
The imperial doctors knew that today's matter would not end peacefully, and they also thought that the prince was really impotent.
At this time, they were also being roasted on the fire, so they either went out and told everyone that the prince was normal, or forced the prince to undergo examination.
However, if their Imperial Hospital said that the prince was normal, and then the prince could not give birth to a prince, then their entire Imperial Hospital would probably be destroyed.
Therefore, the only option was to let the prince undergo examination.
Several imperial doctors rushed forward, pressed the prince down on the bed, and fed him tranquilizing powder.
Zhao Yuxuan never expected that there would be a day when he would be humiliated like this.
In less than a quarter of an hour, he began to feel distracted and drowsy.
The doctors quickly stripped off his pants...
A group of imperial doctors came out with different expressions.
All the court officials saw the same result on their faces: the prince was indeed incapable.
Empress Sun grabbed the head of the imperial physician fiercely and said, "Speak, speak quickly! You are not allowed to slander the crown prince!"
The imperial physician looked down at her hand and frowned, "Empress, please respect yourself."
Bang!
A loud slap landed heavily on the face of the chief imperial physician, and the queen's sharp nails scratched his face, leaving four bloody marks.
Everyone was shocked and there was silence for a moment.
The chief imperial physician's face flushed red. Even if it was the Queen, she couldn't slap him in the face in public. As the chief imperial physician, he absolutely could not tolerate such humiliation!
He suddenly knelt down, pulled off the black hat on his head, threw it on the ground, and kowtowed heavily towards the coffin.
All that could be heard was the sound of heavy thumps on the bluestone slabs, and his angry roar of shame: "Your Majesty, you cannot hand over the country to such a prince and queen! The prince's indulgence in lust has made him inhumane and he cannot give birth to a legitimate prince. If you hand over the country to him, won't it mean that the Daliang emperor will have no descendants?"
The court officials were in an uproar and fell to their knees in front of the coffin, crying bitterly.
King Cheng arrived with his men, was furious upon seeing the situation, and ordered the imperial guards to surround the men.
"Anyone who dares to defame the Crown Prince's reputation will be killed without mercy!"
Li Guitian stood up angrily and said angrily: "King Cheng, are you planning to kill all of us ministers? There are at least a hundred people here who know about this. Are you planning to kill them all?"
King Cheng looked around grimly and said, "The Crown Prince is ill, and there are imperial doctors to treat him. You are conspiring to commit treason, so of course you can be killed!"
"Who said I can't be alone?"
Zhao Yuxuan stumbled out, seemingly crazy: "My woman is already pregnant. Your daughter, Marquis Jingwen, doesn't want to marry, and I am not willing to marry her either! I will bring Qing'e, who is pregnant with the heir to the throne, into the palace and make her the queen. Her son will be the legitimate prince!"
Jingwen Hou quickly got up, pointed at Zhao Yuxuan's nose and cursed: "You bastard! Do you think my Daliang Palace is a brothel? You want to use lowly blood to confuse the pure blood of the royal family. Will the spirits of the Zhao ancestors in heaven forgive you? You are not worthy of the position. You want to be the emperor of Daliang? All of us in the world will not agree!"
Zhao Yuxuan was scolded by him and stepped back repeatedly, his face turned pale with panic.
King Cheng was furious and waved his hand: "Kill, kill all these rebels!"
Unexpectedly, none of the imperial guards moved.
A man walked out from the Imperial Guards. It was none other than the Silver Spear and Dragon Controlling Commander Du, now the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards.
He bowed to King Cheng.
King Cheng angrily shouted, "How dare you! Do you also want to disobey my order?"
Deputy Commander Du smiled and said, "Of course I dare not disobey your order."
After saying this, he took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his sleeve and unfolded it: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am acting in accordance with your imperial edict."
Empress Sun woke up and was shocked and angry when she saw the situation. She rushed forward to snatch the imperial edict.
Deputy Commander Du handed the imperial edict to Marquis Jingwen and said, "My Lord, the imperial edict conferred upon you the title of King Zhenguo, which is a super-first-rank king, one level higher than King Cheng. We all obey your orders."
All the ministers around were stunned.
How could there be such an imperial edict?
Marquis Jingwen was also stunned.
Last night, Gu Huan just said that Mu Junyan said he should be the prince, and today the imperial edict came out of nowhere.
Could the imperial edict be fake?
Not only Marquis Jingwen thought so, but King Cheng and the Queen naturally thought so too.
Empress Sun was furious: "Rebellion! Rebellion! How dare you forge an imperial edict!"
A hoarse voice came: "It is not fake, this imperial edict was written by me personally."
Everyone was shocked and turned around.
Huo Ran saw that the emperor, who was supposed to be lying in the coffin, was actually lying on a sedan chair, carried in by four imperial guards.
Empress Sun turned pale: "You, you, you are not dead?"
The emperor looked at her dimly and said, "Empress, a day of marriage is a hundred days of grace. I believe I have never treated you unfairly. How dare you kill the emperor and your husband?"
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