Harem Fighting Strategy 14
Xiao Junye stood up and stepped back, and all the eunuchs nearby ran over and surrounded him.
"Your Majesty, run!" Lin Qing quickly pulled Ye Rong up.
The palace servants beside Ye Rong helped him up and wanted to protect him away, but the men in black had already rushed in front of them.
"Ah!!" Ye Rong wanted to escape after he came to his senses, but he tripped and fell to the ground.
"There's an assassin, protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!"
The eunuchs shouted loudly and then started fighting with the men in black. The scene was very chaotic.
"ah!!"
"ah!!!"
The palace maids and servants were so frightened that they screamed loudly and ran away in all directions.
"Ah!!" Ye Rong screamed because when he tried to get up, someone stepped on his stomach. More than one person stepped on him. "My stomach, ah!"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
The palace servants wanted to help Ye Rong up, but the scene was too chaotic and they couldn't lift him up at all.
The guards standing outside rushed in upon hearing the shouts, but they were mainly concerned with protecting Xiao Junye. In such a chaotic scene, they had no time to care about anyone else.
Xiao Junye was surrounded by eunuchs and guards. Facing the assassins, he looked very calm.
The assassins, unable to outnumber the guards, tried to escape. Xiao Junye ordered, "Chase them! Don't let any of them go!"
"Yes!" Half of the guards immediately chased after him.
"My stomach hurts so much..." Ye Rong was in so much pain that tears came out. He hugged his stomach and had a bad premonition.
Because the assassin had escaped, the pavilion was no longer in chaos. The palace servant wanted to help Ye Rong up, but Ye Rong was in so much pain that he couldn't stand up.
"Your Majesty..., my stomach hurts so much." Ye Rong said in a crying voice.
A cold light flashed in Xiao Junye's eyes, but he said anxiously, "Send the emperor back to his room and call the imperial physician!"
Several palace servants worked together to carry Ye Rong back to the room.
Ye Rong was lying on the bed. He could already feel the bleeding from his lower body. He was worried that the baby in his belly might not be saved. He couldn't help crying out, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please save the baby in my belly!"
Xiao Junye stood beside the bed and looked at him and said, "I have sent for the imperial physician. Don't worry, the imperial physician will be here soon."
"Your Majesty..." Ye Rong's stomach hurt a lot, but compared to the pain in his stomach, he felt more heartbroken. The child he had been waiting for so long might not be able to be kept.
Ye Rong really couldn't understand why an assassin suddenly appeared. If it was someone sent by Xiao Yuyang, it would be impossible for him not to notify him, and it would be even more impossible for him to assassinate the emperor in his palace.
After the imperial physician arrived, he took Ye Rong's pulse, then knelt in front of Xiao Junye and said, "Your Majesty, the Royal Lady has had a miscarriage."
"Can't the child be saved?" Xiao Junye asked in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, the Royal Lady has had a miscarriage. The fetus in her belly can no longer be saved. However, if she takes good care of herself, she will be able to get pregnant again in the future."
When Ye Rong heard the expected words, she just kept crying and couldn't even make a sound.
"Prescribe some medicine for the emperor to regulate his body." Xiao Junye said.
"Yes." The imperial physician immediately stood up and left.
Xiao Junye walked to the bedside again, looked at Ye Rong and said, "Don't cry and hurt your body. Take good care of yourself. You will have children again in the future."
Ye Rong was immersed in sadness and could no longer hear anything.
"You must take good care of the emperor. If his health does not improve, you can die to atone for your sins!" Xiao Junye said coldly.
"Yes." All the palace servants and maids in the room knelt down.
Xiao Junye frowned and strode away.
An assassin appeared in the palace, and Xiao Junye conducted a thorough investigation overnight. All those who were suspicious and negligent were arrested. The guards arrested people everywhere in the palace, and the operation did not end until the next day.
When Tao Yuan woke up in the morning and heard the palace attendant's report, he was stunned for a moment before quickly asking, "Assassin? Has His Majesty been injured?"
"Your Majesty is fine and not injured, but the Royal Lord..."
"What happened to the Emperor?"
"Last night in the chaos, the Emperor was trampled, and then, she had a miscarriage."
"Miscarriage? The baby was lost?" Tao Yuan subconsciously touched her belly.
"By the time the imperial physician rushed over, it was already too late."
"...I understand, you can leave now." Tao Yuan said.
"I'll take my leave." The palace maid bowed and retreated.
Tao Yuan thought to himself, the palace is a place where assassins can easily sneak in. If there is a real assassin, it can only be someone in the palace, not outside. However, there are only a few people who can plant people in the palace, and none of them would choose to assassinate Xiao Junye at this time.
Therefore, the only possible reason for the assassins' appearance was Xiao Junye's own actions. He was going to reclaim control of the palace, remove those planted by Prince Yu and the Grand Empress Dowager, and, incidentally, abort Ye Rong's unborn child. As an emperor, being cuckolded was already a grave humiliation, and he would never tolerate someone else's child being born as his own. Therefore, Ye Rong's unborn child was destined to be lost.
During this period, the number of guards in Fenghua Palace and Jingshou continued to increase, and there were also many more palace servants and maids around Tao Yuan. Almost every corner inside and outside the entire Fenghua Palace was guarded by people, so Xiao Junye had already made plans and was ready to take action.
Xiao Junye acted quickly and accurately, uncovering most of the people planted in the palace by Xiao Yuyang and the Grand Empress Dowager. The remaining few were hidden deeper, but no longer had much impact. He would have plenty of opportunities to slowly uncover them all in the future.
However, after two or three days, there have been large-scale changes in the palace. Xiao Junye ordered the killing and imprisonment of many people, and Xiao Yuyang could no longer contact Ye Rong.
Like other ministers, Xiao Yuyang only knew that Ye Rong had a miscarriage, but had no idea of the specific circumstances. Moreover, he could no longer enter the palace.
There was no news coming out of the palace, which only meant that most of the people he had arranged in the palace had been cleared out, and even the Empress Dowager might not be able to protect herself now.
Xiao Junye's sudden outburst of power was like a thunderclap from the sky, followed by a violent storm, implicating many people, and none of them would have a good ending.
Not only was everyone in the palace feeling insecure, but everyone in the entire imperial city was on edge, as if something big was about to happen.
The palace was closely patrolled by Xiao Junye's personal guards, and every day, people were suddenly taken away and imprisoned. In the imperial city, the Imperial Guards were also running around every day. Some officials might be sitting peacefully at home one moment, and the next, the Imperial Guards would break into their homes and take them away. These Imperial Guards would also carry the emperor's decree to confiscate the property, and the entire family of these officials would be taken away and imprisoned.
On the third day after the assassin appeared in the palace, Prime Minister Ye was called to the imperial study by Xiao Junye. He stayed there for the whole afternoon. After leaving the palace and returning to the Prime Minister's residence, he sat in the study all night without sleeping, and he became even older overnight.
Xiao Junye showed him the letters exchanged between Ye Rong and Xiao Yuyang, their tokens of love, and the servants who served Ye Rong closely. They were also brought in front of him and personally admitted everything they knew.
Prime Minister Ye was so ashamed that he almost wanted to bang his head against his head. He had never thought that the grandson he had personally raised would actually do such a shameful thing. Although he knew that Ye Rong had met Prince Yu before entering the palace, he had no idea that the two had such a relationship. This was a great disgrace that brought shame upon their entire family, and it was also a grave crime that would implicate Ye Rong alone. He felt that he had no face to face Xiao Junye.
Ye Rong leaned back on the bed, looking at the palace maids and servants standing in the room. They were all unfamiliar faces. He didn't know where the people who had served him before had gone.
He closed his eyes, feeling sad and panic in his heart. He knew that he was finished. The emperor must have known about his relationship with Xiao Yuyang.
But when did he know about it? Judging from his attitude towards him, he must have known it a long time ago. That's why he was so indifferent to him. No matter how he behaved, he couldn't get his favor.
Being cuckolded was a deeply humiliating thing for Emperor Xiao Junye. Even though everyone who needed to know was aware of it, it was a matter that could never be made public. Therefore, Ye Rong's life was temporarily saved, and even his position as the Imperial Lord was not touched by Xiao Junye. How long he could live depended on the performance of the Ye family.
Xiao Yuyang sent people to the Ye family to inquire about Ye Rong's news, but even the Ye family didn't know what happened to Ye Rong now.
Xiao Yuyang had already guessed that the so-called assassination attempt was nothing more than a play directed and performed by Xiao Junye, with the goal of controlling the palace. What made him most angry was that he and Ye Rong had lost their child. He also guessed that Xiao Junye had not spared the child in Ye Rong's belly, and he must have known that Ye Rong was not pregnant with his child.
Xiao Yuyang felt that Ye Rong's fate was uncertain, and even if he was still alive, Xiao Junye would certainly not let him off easily. Many officials who supported him had been imprisoned and had their homes confiscated by Xiao Junye under various pretexts, and he thought it would soon be his turn.
Xiao Yuyang knew that Xiao Junye would definitely not let him go. As soon as the news of Mu Yongsheng's return to the imperial court spread, Xiao Junye couldn't wait to take action. If he didn't strike back before Mu Yongsheng led his troops back to the imperial city, then by the time Mu Yongsheng led his troops back to the imperial city, he would have no chance of survival. Instead of waiting to die, it would be better to give it a try. Maybe he could even save Ye Rong.
Xiao Yuyang began to make urgent plans, and the civil and military ministers who supported him knew that Xiao Junye would definitely not let them go, so they also supported Xiao Yuyang's rebellion.
Xiao Yuyang ordered the two generals who supported him to lead their troops to surround the palace, intending to attack it, kill Xiao Junye first, and then take out the imperial edict of the late emperor to appoint him as the crown prince, and ascend the throne with full legitimacy.
He thought that their soldiers were numerous, and the Imperial Guards and Xiao Junye's personal guards were outnumbered, so they would be able to attack the palace quickly.
But what he didn't expect was that Mu Yongsheng's eldest son had already rushed back to the imperial city with a group of soldiers long before Ning Guoyu and Qiu Yunguo retreated, and had already ambushed outside the city, waiting for him to take action.
Xiao Junye deliberately gave Xiao Yuyang the opportunity to rebel, so everything he did was to irritate Xiao Yuyang.
They wanted him to rebel, and then take the opportunity to catch him in one fell swoop.
Xiao Yuyang was attacked from both sides. Not only did he fail to break into the palace, he was also quickly captured alive.
Such a scene scared the people in the imperial city half to death. Every household closed their doors, and some people even hid in the cellar, fearing that soldiers would rush in and kill them.
When Xiao Yuyang was pressed in front of Xiao Junye, he glared at him fiercely for a while, then suddenly struggled violently, throwing himself at the soldier's knife. His neck was slashed by the knife, and then he died. He would rather die with dignity than suffer humiliation and torture.
Xiao Junye watched the scene expressionlessly, then ordered the soldiers to hang his body on the city wall, so that everyone could see the fate of the rebels, and also to serve as a warning to other princes who had the intention of rebelling.
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