Chapter 137 The world changes!
This breath lasted for a long time.
Yan Xuanjing looked a little dazed, and fell weakly into the chair, his eyes gradually becoming sinister.
"We can't wait any longer. I'm afraid Yan Fengxiao has noticed something. We must strike first. After all, the Queen Mother is the Empress. He doesn't dare to do anything to her yet. So... immediately summon all the ministers and officials that can be mobilized to give Yan Fengxiao a hard time!"
He can't wait any longer.
The plan failed again and again, especially when he tried to find out such a secret.
If Yan Fengxiao is the emperor's biological son, then his father's preference for Yan Fengxiao over the years and the reason why he did not appoint a crown prince would be completely clear.
More than twenty years have passed, but my father still gets frightened when he sees that woman, and he was even almost killed by an assassin.
This has never happened before...
If it weren't for my mother's wisdom in finding a way to kill that woman, I'm afraid the position of Queen would have been lost to someone else...
The bottom of Yan Xuanjing's eyes turned bloodshot. The more he thought about it, the tighter his heart tightened. He felt like he was about to drown.
"I am the eldest son of the Southern Yan Kingdom! Even if Yan Fengxiao is my father's son, his mother is just a little palace maid. What right does he have to compete with me?"
"My mother's family, the Ren family, risked everything to help my father ascend the throne before he even became emperor. Yet, he favors a bastard born from a palace maid. Why, why?"
Yan Xuanjing angrily overturned all the teacups on the table to the ground. The crisp sound of the cups breaking when they fell to the ground also made him feel a little relieved.
That day, when Yan Fengxiao led his troops away, he noticed that Yan Fengxiao was somewhat similar to his father, so he secretly investigated and asked his mother. Only then did he learn about an old story that had been hidden more than 20 years ago.
A little palace maid almost caused a stir in the harem, which really surprised Yan Xuanjing.
At that time, he was a little bit unconvinced that his father could be so fond of a palace maid. But until the assassin's test was successful, he fully understood what his mother meant by "the most favored one in the harem"!
The young eunuch received Yan Xuanjing's order and immediately ran out to pass on the message.
Yan Xuanjing glanced at the dark sky outside and silently calculated the time.
One month, it would only take one month for all the troops to arrive. His father had been poisoned, and his body probably couldn't hold out for that much longer. By then... he would make the Southern Yan Kingdom...
change of weather!
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The next day.
The news that the Queen of Southern Yan was arrested and imprisoned in the cold palace spread.
Someone was spreading the news that the new King of Dingbei was plotting rebellion, and with the power in his hands, he had secretly controlled the entire imperial city.
However, it was obvious that someone was deliberately suppressing this news, so for the time being it was only being spread publicly among some large families.
But the more uncertain the news was, the more panicked people became. Yan Xuanjing took this opportunity to secretly contact these aristocratic families and officials in power in the capital, and began to form gangs and factions in private, deciding to fight against Yan Fengxiao together.
As long as something happens to the Emperor, that will be the time for all of them to take action, and this gamble will determine what the future holds for this group of people...
Will he soar to the sky and become a great hero who assists the new emperor to ascend the throne, enjoying a prosperous life, or will he suffer a crushing defeat and have his entire clan wiped out...
If there is no antidote to the poison the emperor was poisoned with, his body will definitely not survive more than half a month.
This is why Yan Xuanjing is so confident.
However, during this period, the news that the eldest prince of Northern Frontier had been poisoned and that he would be released had also reached Northern Frontier. Three days later, the Emperor of Northern Frontier replied and agreed to the conditions of Southern Yan's ransom. Both parties arranged a thousand troops each and were to hand over the person in Qingwu City on the border of Southern Yan five days later.
The right to speak lies with the Southern Yan Kingdom. As for the location arrangement, the Southern Yan Kingdom naturally has the advantage, but it cannot let the Northern Frontier Kingdom feel that there is no possibility of escape.
So we chose such a suitable place.
In this way, the Northern Frontier side can successfully escape the pursuit by crossing the Wutong River, and the Southern Yan Kingdom does not have to worry about the Northern Frontier army attacking, and can ensure its own safety during the handover process.
This time, the people escorting the eldest prince of Northern Frontier were led by Qin Mingzhu himself.
She was wearing a red women's riding suit, and her originally weak figure suddenly became somewhat heroic at this moment.
Normally, she was so quiet and gentle, one would even forget that she was the general's daughter...
As a descendant of a military family, how could Qin Mingzhu be a weak woman who couldn't even tie a chicken?
General Zhao was the deputy general leading the team.
Seeing that the prince had arranged for the princess to go out, his face was full of shock, "Prince...Princess Prince!!!"
This scene made Deputy General Zhao, who had been on the battlefield and killed enemies with unparalleled bravery, look dazed, and his hard facial features looked even more honest and dull.
Qin Mingzhu looked back at the soldiers.
These people are the elite troops that Yan Fengxiao brings out on a daily basis.
Each of them had an imposing aura, and even the weapons on their bodies seemed to be surrounded by layers of evil spirit.
She had a calm expression and rode on horseback with a standard posture. She had easily grasped a spear that was taller than her and slung it across the horse's back.
"Set off."
These two simple words reached the ears of everyone behind.
Thousands of elite soldiers actually obeyed the order subconsciously at that moment. Even though the princess' voice was not loud and there was no scolding or order, it still made people want to obey.
This is certainly not a gift.
Instead, Qin Mingzhu was often taken to the military camp by her father when she was a child, and learned from her father.
General Qin is a great general who has served in the army for decades. He also climbed up step by step from the bottom. He has no backing and no background. He relies only on his own abilities.
Even Yan Fengxiao was quite in awe of him. Back then, he was not as haggard and weak as he is now.
Yan Xuanjing, who had been keeping an eye on the developments here, had already heard the news.
"Your Highness, the Prime Minister has sent a message saying that we must find a way to sabotage this plan and absolutely not let the Emperor get the antidote!"
Since it was an open conspiracy, the purpose of Yan Fengxiao and others naturally could not be hidden from Yan Xuanjing.
Prime Minister Ren is a cunning old man. Although he has not attended court these days due to illness, he has been giving Yan Xuanchen guidance on important points.
Yan Xuanjing smiled.
"Grandfather may not know yet, but Qin Mingzhu has also left the city. She is Yan Fengxiao's woman. If we capture her and use her to threaten Yan Fengxiao, I wonder what Yan Fengxiao's expression will be... Immediately send more people and bring that woman back alive to this prince!"
He had even begun to imagine that scenario.
However, the messenger said, "Your Highness, the King of Dingbei must have arranged a lot of people to protect the little princess, and the Second Prince has been keeping an eye on us. The Ren family has already sent a thousand men and three top assassins. If we go to capture her, the task of seizing the antidote will be extremely stressful..."
Yan Xuanjing raised his lip corners calmly and said with a raised eyebrow, "I don't know what Yan Fengxiao was thinking. He actually let his little princess leave the imperial city at this time... Qin Mingzhu is so weak, just a powerless woman in the harem. If you can't capture her, you will all be beheaded!"
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