Shen Wangshu watched the old emperor struggle, but he was not moved at all. He just said calmly: "Your Majesty is wrong. Power belongs to whoever holds it. Your Majesty has been on the throne for thirty-seven years. It is time for you to retire and enjoy your life."
As soon as Shen Wangshu finished speaking, Lian Zhi's voice rang out, "My Lady, we found the thing!"
Shen Wangshu turned around when he heard the voice and saw Lian Zhi holding the jade seal in his hand. The patterns on it were clearly visible, and it was also carved very delicately, not like a replica.
Shen Wangshu narrowed her eyes slightly, with a strange light flashing in them. She stretched out her hand and said, "Take it."
Lian Zhi quickly stepped forward and handed the thing in his hand to Shen Wangshu. Shen Wangshu took the jade seal and gently stroked the patterns on it, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.
This is what it feels like to have power in your hands...
However, she did not indulge in this feeling. When she got the jade seal in her hand, she directly pressed her seal on the abdication edict, which could be called a will.
When the old emperor saw this scene, he almost went crazy.
He shouted in panic, "Someone come! Someone come quickly! Take this vicious woman down for me!"
But it was no use shouting at the top of his lungs, as all his personal eunuchs and guards had been dealt with by Shen Wangshu. Now the entire palace was staffed by Shen Wangshu, and they only obeyed Shen Wangshu's orders.
Shen Wangshu glanced at the old emperor, his eyes so calm that they made people feel a little scary.
She packed up the will and slowly walked towards the old emperor with a harmless smile on her face. "I advise His Majesty not to waste your time. The entire palace belongs to me now."
"I have drafted an edict for Your Majesty. Upon His Majesty's passing, the throne will be passed to the Fifteenth Prince, with Prince Chen appointed Regent to assist in government affairs. I will become the Empress Dowager, ruling from behind the scenes. Your Majesty, what do you think of this arrangement?"
She looked at the old emperor with a smile, her tone calm and gentle, but it sounded like a storm in the old emperor's ears.
Is Shen Wangshu crazy?
How dare a mere woman dream of becoming the empress dowager who controls the government?
The old emperor glared at the beautiful young woman in front of him, wishing he could swallow her whole. "Shen, I warn you, if you dare to do this! Even if I die and become a ghost, I will not let you go!"
"Ha~"
Upon hearing this, Shen Wangshu laughed out loud, then slowly suppressed his laughter. "Your Majesty, in fact, you are the one to blame for this matter. If you hadn't forcibly abducted the common people's girl that day, how could this farce have happened later?"
"Now that we've come to this, I might as well tell you one more thing."
After saying this, she gently touched her belly and looked at the old emperor with a smile, "Actually, the fifteenth prince is not your Majesty's child, and neither is the one in my belly..."
After saying this, her gaze slowly shifted to the old emperor's belly, then to his bloodshot eyes. "Your Majesty, these two children are the ones you fear the most."
Prince Chen...
Shen Wangshu…
When the old emperor heard this, he was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.
He pointed at Shen Wangshu and said, "Shen, Wang, Shu! You, you, you are so brave!"
"Didn't we learn to do such outrageous things from the Emperor?"
Speaking of the past, Shen Wangshu couldn't help laughing.
As she laughed, a tear slipped from the corner of her eye. "I'm just a woman from a merchant family. All I wanted was to find a husband and live a peaceful life. It's all because of you, Your Majesty, that I've come to this point!"
…
The old emperor covered his chest, his breath getting weaker and weaker, his eyes fixed on Shen Wangshu, "You, you, you..."
In the end, he passed away before he could finish his words.
Lianzhi was startled. She squatted on the ground tremblingly and used her fingers to feel the old emperor's breath.
Finding that the old emperor's breath had stopped, he immediately looked at Shen Wangshu in panic, "Your Majesty, the emperor... he is dead..."
Shen Wangshu gently raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and ordered indifferently, "Carry the person to the bed."
"Yes, my lady."
Soon, the old emperor's body was carried onto the bed.
Shen Wangshu walked forward, gently stroked the old emperor's cheek, closed his eyes, and sighed, "Your Majesty, please go peacefully and don't bother me anymore, otherwise..."
She didn't continue because there was no need for her to say the second half of the sentence.
While Chen Wangshu was tidying up the old emperor's remains, he instructed, "Xiao Wu, go and bring Li Zhongyi here. By the way, have someone deliver a message to Prince Chen, saying that I have an important matter and would like him to come into the palace to discuss it."
"Yes, my lady."
Xiao Wu is the little palace maid who subdued the old emperor just now. To be more precise, she is a little eunuch dressed as a woman. That child is the little boy that Shen Wangshu rescued on the street when he returned to the palace that day.
Although he is young, he is very bold and decisive in doing things.
Soon, Li Zhongyi was brought in. When he saw the emperor lying on the bed, he was stunned at first, then knelt down.
"Mmmmm, Mmmmm, Mmmmm!"
"Leng Yue, take the cloth out of his mouth."
"Yes, Master."
Leng Yue responded and stepped forward to tear the cloth from Li Zhongyi's mouth.
As soon as Li Zhongyi got some air, he coughed a few times hurriedly, his old face flushed red, and it was obvious that he was feeling uncomfortable.
But he couldn't care less at the moment, and quickly kowtowed to Shen Wangshu, "Your Majesty, spare my life, Your Majesty, spare my life!"
"Haha, I haven't said anything, but you're begging for my life first?" Shen Wangshu looked at him with a half-smile.
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