"What's going on?" Xie Qichang asked first.
But no one could answer his answer, and everyone was immersed in fear because they were paralyzed and unable to move.
The palace servants in the hall were panicked and at a loss as to what to do. Xie Qichang gave a solemn and low command, "Go check on His Majesty's condition and call the imperial physician."
After receiving the order, the palace people quickly ran out of the hall, but they stopped at the door of the hall at the same time and even began to retreat, as if they had seen something terrifying.
Xie Qichang's eyes turned slowly. Who was it?
A row of imperial guards walked in from outside the hall, all holding drawn weapons in their hands. The palace guards were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweats and had no choice but to retreat.
The next two people walked in, they were Fu Yueli and Shi Mingyue. All the ministers were stunned, especially Xie Qichang and the three princes.
"Prince Ling? What do you want to do? Rebellion?" Xie Qichang was shocked.
Fu Yueli was wearing the clothes of the Imperial Guard, but at this moment he was not wearing the Imperial Guard's helmet that covered his face, so that others could recognize his identity. It was obvious that he had sneaked into the palace early in the morning and was waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble.
Shi Mingyue stood beside him. She was wearing a simple palace maid's attire, but anyone could tell at a glance that she was not an ordinary palace maid, so she must have disguised herself before.
"Prime Minister Xie, what does treason mean? Could you please explain it to me?" Fu Yueli stepped into the hall with a smile, walked through the aisle in the middle of the hall, walked up the steps at the front of the hall, and then sat in the seat reserved for the emperor.
Everyone gasped. Fu Yueli's move had confirmed his ambition to seize power and usurp the throne. As a result, everyone was uneasy, not knowing what his next move would be.
Xie Qichang glared at Fu Yueli and asked, "Aren't you trying to rebel?"
Fu Yueli nodded, as if agreeing with him, and replied, "Yes, I intended to rebel, but there's a saying that goes, 'The victors are kings, the losers are bandits.' Tracing back to the source, the Fu family's kingdom was also gained through rebellion."
What he said was true, but the He family of Tianyun Kingdom had brought disaster upon themselves, causing widespread resentment among the people throughout the country and leading to uprisings. Xie Qichang was about to speak again when he heard noises outside the hall. "The people have been brought here."
Everyone looked at the same time and saw that the current emperor Fu Xingkai was being dragged into the hall by two guards holding his arms, and the person who spoke was actually the long-missing Qin Zheng.
Fu Xingkai was also limp and unable to move. He had been resting in his bedroom when he suddenly felt something strange. Then Qin Zheng rushed in as if at the perfect moment. But Fu Xingkai remained composed and showed no fear.
He was dragged by the guards to the steps of the main hall, right in front of Fu Yueli. Fu Xingkai collapsed on the steps in a state of embarrassment. He barely turned around to glance at Fu Yueli, then at Shi Mingyue.
"What? You want to force me to abdicate?" Fu Xingkai sneered.
Fu Yueli remained noncommittal: "I will call you Father Emperor for the last time, but you are not worthy of it at all. You are not worthy of being a king, and you are not worthy of being my father."
"How dare you!" Before Fu Xingkai could say anything, Xie Qichang couldn't help but yell at Fu Yueli, "You disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust traitor!"
The atmosphere grew cold. Fu Yueli seemed disdainful of responding to this, but Shi Mingyue could not help but respond: "Since Prime Minister Xie knew the inside story, why did he say such words? The truly unscrupulous, cold-blooded and cruel person is clearly Fu Xingkai."
As soon as she said this, all the ministers understood. They had all heard the rumors about Fu Xingkai visiting Master Mingyue. After all, the emperor's unexplained hand injury was undeniable. And on the same day, Master Mingyue, bloodied, left the palace without anyone trying to stop her. This had long been known to everyone. Fu Yueli, who was away from the capital on official business, was the only one who was unaware. But now, Fu Yueli was clearly aware of the matter. The emperor's decision to depose the crown prince was also suspicious. Could it be that Master Mingyue was involved?
"Beauty is a real disaster!" the ministers sighed in their hearts.
Xie Qichang was about to speak again, but Fu Xingkai stopped him with a look and asked coldly, "What are you going to do? I underestimated you. You managed to sneak into the palace without anyone noticing."
Fu Yueli said in a deep voice: "As Prime Minister Xie said, it is treason, but before that, let's settle a case first."
Everyone already had some guesses about the case he told.
After a while, more people were brought in one after another. Many people had guessed correctly that the people who came were concubines in the palace, and Concubine Cen must be among them.
These concubines were not poisoned, but even so, they were weak women who could not even tie a chicken and could not cause any trouble. They could only sit obediently in a corner of the hall.
Concubine Cen was brought to the main hall, not far from Fu Xingkai.
"Your Majesty!" The situation in front of her made her panic, but she also kept her composure. She turned around and looked up at Fu Yueli. She already knew what he wanted to do.
"Now that everyone is here, Cen Xianglian, I will ask you a question, and you will answer it. If you tell a lie, I will chop off one of your son's fingers." Fu Yueli's expression was colder than ice. While he was speaking, two guards came to Fu Baiheng's side. One of them grabbed Fu Baiheng's right hand and pressed it on the table, and at the same time took out a dazzling sharp knife.
When Concubine Cen saw this scene, her hatred towards Fu Yueli surged in her heart. Her eyes turned red and she had no choice but to nod in submission.
Fu Yueli's first question came, "Did you put drugs in my mother's daily diet?"
"Yes!" Concubine Cen knew that Fu Yueli would not let her go, so in order to protect her son from torture, she answered straightforwardly.
Although Fu Yueli already knew the answer, hearing her admit it herself still made her heart ache. "You were afraid of suspicion, so you didn't give me an abortion pill, but a chronic poison. This drug will not only weaken the pregnant woman's body, but will also affect the fetus in her belly, causing fetal deformities. If my mother gave birth to a monster without hands and feet, she would be considered an unlucky person, and the pain she would endure would be far greater than losing a child. Cen Xianglian, you really have a vicious mind."
Fu Yueli was right in every word she said. Concubine Cen had this in mind when she secretly ordered someone to give her the drug. Why did His Majesty favor Lu Wanzhen so much? She and her became pregnant at about the same time, but His Majesty only visited her a few times. He stayed by Lu Wanzhen's side almost every day, taking good care of her. How could she not resent him?
"You are right. If you want to kill me, just do it." Concubine Cen did not beg for mercy. She just looked at the emperor. However, when the emperor knew about this, he was not moved at all.
"Your Majesty, you?" Concubine Cen was puzzled. Did he already know it?
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