"Your Majesty, do you know how long I have been preparing for this day?"
Concubine Xue had lively eyes and eyebrows, and although she was almost 60, she looked only in her 30s. Furthermore, her attire, while dignified, shone with a hint of shrewdness, which completely destroyed her overall image.
Without waiting for the emperor to speak, she smiled sweetly and said, "Your Majesty, do you know how much effort and energy I have put into finding someone who can imitate the handwriting of the ministers and Chen Dachang? Fortunately, hard work pays off, and I have finally waited until today."
"Your Majesty, the imperial edict has been completed."
"Bring it here quickly and let His Majesty take a look." Concubine Xue looked excited.
The person who wrote the edict was a middle-aged man with ordinary appearance, the kind of person who would be forgotten after just one glance.
He presented the imperial edict with both hands and secretly glanced at the emperor.
The emperor was so angry that he covered his chest and gasped for breath, and for a moment he couldn't make a sound.
Concubine Xue took the imperial edict, unfolded it and asked the emperor to review it.
"Your Majesty, please take a look at this imperial edict. Are you satisfied with it?"
“You, you, you…”
The emperor pointed at Concubine Xue, his face turned ashen, but he was speechless.
Concubine Xue pursed her lips and smiled, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Here are more. This one imitates the handwriting of the head of the Sun family, and this one imitates the handwriting of the Minister of the Central Secretariat. How about it, are they exactly the same?"
However, the current situation is special, and the handwriting of these two adults cannot be used. I can only ask Chen Dachang to use his handwriting. Your Majesty, look at this edict. It has the name of King Zhao written on it. You also agree with it, right?
"Arrogant! You don't know how to live or die!" The emperor finally said, "You will die without a burial place. I will kill you myself, kill you."
"Hahaha... Your Majesty, before you tried to kill me, why didn't you take a look at your current dignity? Come, bring your Majesty a mirror. Your Majesty hasn't looked in the mirror for a long time. Do you know that you look like a fool now?"
The left half of the emperor's body was shaking and trembling. He was angry, he was roaring, he was shouting, he was struggling desperately.
He stretched out his hand and tried to grab Concubine Xue.
Concubine Xue knocked his trembling left hand away and said, "Your Majesty, please don't move. You are almost in the coffin, why don't you just stay still?"
Concubine Xue looked pleased with herself for having avenged a small grudge and continued, "Your Majesty always told us to behave ourselves. Now, Your Majesty should learn to behave ourselves."
A eunuch brought a mirror.
Concubine Xue laughed and said, "Put it before your Majesty, and let him see his dignity."
The eunuch received the order and pointed the mirror at the emperor.
The emperor's eyes were filled with horror and his face was distorted. It was obvious that he had seen clearly what he looked like now.
"Get out, get out of here and take it away."
The emperor was so angry that his vision went dark.
He was unwilling to give up, so he forced himself to hold on and not faint.
Imperial Concubine Xue laughed cheerfully, "Seeing Your Majesty so frightened, your heart aches. Your Majesty is also frightened by your own appearance, which is really rare. Your Majesty, you are so abominable now, what is the point of living? Why not quickly issue an edict to pass on the throne, and you will be free."
"You evil woman, don't even think about succeeding." The emperor's eyes were blazing with fire.
If looks could kill, Concubine Xue would have died a thousand times over already.
Concubine Xue sighed softly, "I originally wanted to have a friendly conversation with Your Majesty, so that we could part ways amicably, but Your Majesty didn't understand. So don't blame me for being rude."
"What do you want?"
Concubine Xue smiled at first, then her expression turned cold. She reached out and grabbed the emperor by the collar, dragging him forward. "Your Majesty, hand over your seal and the imperial seal. I can also give you a dignified death."
The emperor showed a mocking expression, "Without the Imperial Seal, this edict is fake and can never be made real. You can try and see if I will hand over the Imperial Seal to you, a vicious woman."
Bang!
Concubine Xue slapped the emperor in the face. "Old bastard, even now, do you really think you are the emperor? You are just an old dog."
The emperor was so angry that his vision went black. "Xue, you will be cut into pieces and die."
"Haha, before I die, I will definitely kill you first. I forgot to tell you that even if you refuse to hand over the jade seal, I will find a way to find it. Search for me."
The eunuchs brought by Concubine Xue began to search the bedroom.
The soldiers were interrogating the eunuchs of Xingqing Palace, especially Chen Dachang.
Others may not know where the imperial seal is, but Chen Dachang must know.
“Found it!”
A eunuch was holding a seal and was extremely excited.
Concubine Xue took a look and said, "This is His Majesty's seal. Keep searching and make sure you find the Imperial Seal."
The eunuchs continued to search.
Seeing that time was passing by, Concubine Xue decided to go all out and ordered people to bring Chen Dachang and others.
When Chen Dachang saw the seal on the table, his pupils dilated instantly.
Concubine Xue walked up to him and said, "Eunuch Chen, do you know what I am going to do?"
"You are rebelling. Your property will be confiscated and your family will be exterminated." Chen Dachang angrily scolded Concubine Xue.
Concubine Xue laughed sarcastically, "The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit. Loser is loser. Stop talking nonsense. Hand over the imperial seal immediately."
"You are not allowed to hand it over." The emperor roared.
Chen Dachang looked towards the emperor and said to Concubine Xue with a firm expression, "Since Concubine Noble has already rebelled, why do you need the imperial seal? Why not just support Prince Zhao to ascend the throne?"
Bang!
Concubine Xue slapped Chen Dachang in the face. "I've already said that I'm clearing out the imperial court. I'm clearing out the powerful eunuchs around Your Majesty who are causing harm to the country and the people. And you are the biggest cancer. Where is the imperial seal?"
Chen Dachang sneered, "Your Majesty, you can kill me or chop me up as you please, but there's no way we'll hand over the Imperial Seal."
"You don't want to hand it over? I have plenty of ways to force you to hand it over."
As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Xue walked directly to the bed, grabbed the emperor's neck, and asked sternly, "Will you hand it over?"
"Empress Xue, what do you want to do? Let go!" Chen Dachang was shocked.
Concubine Xue increased her strength and pinched the emperor's neck, "Give it over or not? If you don't hand over the imperial seal, I will strangle your majesty to death. This will be settled on you in the end."
Chen Dachang's face changed drastically.
The emperor sneered and looked at Concubine Xue coldly, "Are you going to kill the king?"
Concubine Xue laughed sarcastically, "Your Majesty, you have been the emperor for over thirty years. It is enough. Don't worry, when you die, I will definitely give you a grand funeral."
The emperor sneered, "Where is the fourth elder? Tell him to come before me. Since he dared to rebel, don't you have the courage to come before me?"
Concubine Xue laughed heartily. "Prince Zhao is currently busy eliminating those restless people in the palace. He will come over when he is done."
The emperor asked coldly, "When did he arrive in the capital?"
"Your Majesty, are you curious? I will satisfy your curiosity. The King of Zhao arrived in the capital five days ago. By the way, the King of Yan also returned with him."
"You convinced the Beijing Army? You convinced the Beijing Army to join you in the rebellion?"
"What do you mean by persuasion? The Jingxi Camp is originally ours. Is Your Majesty surprised?" Concubine Xue looked proud.
The emperor sneered, "It seems that before I fell into a coma for the first time, you had already notified Prince Zhao to return to the capital."
"Yes! The King of Zhao has been away for a whole year. I missed him so much that I sent someone to inform him to return to the capital as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, it happened to be when His Majesty had a stroke. This time, even the heavens are on my side. Haha..."
"Your Highness, you are too proud too soon." Chen Dachang said sarcastically.
Concubine Xue snorted coldly, "If you weren't still of some use, I would have ordered your death long ago. How could you dare to speak so arrogantly in front of me?"
Bang!
The soldier punched Chen Dachang directly in the abdomen.
Chen Dachang curled up in pain and wanted to die.
He gritted his teeth and spat out a mouthful of blood foam. His mind raced, thinking about how to escape.
Concubine Xue used force in her hands to pinch the emperor's neck.
The emperor gradually felt difficulty breathing.
Concubine Xue yelled at Chen Dachang, "Chen Dachang, are you trying to kill the emperor? Hand over the imperial seal immediately."
Chen Dachang's eyes were bloodshot, and he said, "Empress Xue, you will not die well."
"Before I die, I will kill you first. Tell me, where is the imperial seal? I'm in a hurry and might strangle you to death in the next moment. Tell me, tell me!"
The emperor's face turned blue and purple, and he opened his mouth wide, trying hard to breathe.
Chen Dachang clutched the ground tightly, his whole body tense, "Let go!"
"You're going to tell me or not!"
"Let go first! If you don't, our family will be destroyed. No one except me can find the imperial seal."
call!
Concubine Xue let go of the emperor.
Chen Dachang was covered in cold sweat and his clothes were soaked.
The emperor kept coughing, coughing up his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. On his neck, there were even shocking purple marks.
It is obvious that Concubine Xue really wants to kill the emperor.
Chen Dachang stared at Concubine Xue. Where did she get the courage? Could the rebellion succeed with just the troops of the Jingxi Camp?
Did she treat all the civil and military officials in the capital as trash?
Even if the civil and military officials are temporarily deceived, they will wake up sooner or later.
By the time everyone realizes that this is a rebellion, what will Concubine Xue still have to rely on?
Yes, her reliance is the imperial edict of succession.
They are gambling, and it is a huge gamble.
If the bet is won, King Zhao will ascend the throne and become emperor, and Concubine Xue will become the empress dowager. Then the hostile forces will be gradually eliminated.
If the bet is lost, Prince Zhao will be imprisoned and Concubine Xue will be cut into pieces.
Chen Dachang realized that Concubine Xue and Prince Zhao, mother and son, had gone crazy.
For the throne, people are willing to do anything.
He wanted to delay time, so he thought of a way.
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