Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Princess Duanshu took out a brocade box from her bosom and opened it in front of everyone.

"Please look at this, everyone. This is the will left by the late emperor before his death. It clearly states that the Night King Chu Xuan is a man of noble character and is very similar to me. I hope that all the ministers can sincerely assist him and continue the prosperity of Tianji."

"What? The person chosen by the late emperor to succeed the throne was not King Liang, but King Ye!" Princess Duanshu's words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking everyone.

"What nonsense!" Chu Han walked up to the tower step by step, looking at Princess Duanshu and Prince Taikang with bloodshot eyes: "What benefits did Chu Xuan promise you? He asked you to agree to help him fabricate facts, and even prepared the late emperor's will in advance. What do you want to do?"

Chu Han didn't show it on his face and tried his best to appear calm, but his clenched hands beneath his sleeves betrayed his guilty conscience.

The thing he feared most finally happened. Ever since he learned that the late emperor had left a will, he had been searching everywhere in the capital for the edict. However, the late emperor was too meticulous and did not leave any clues. Apart from knowing that a group of people secretly went towards Tianque Pass that day, there was no trace of the edict in the capital.

After searching the entire capital, Chu Han still couldn't find the imperial edict. Just when he thought there was only one copy of the imperial edict, he didn't expect that the late emperor had already made a backup plan and gave the rest of the imperial edict to Princess Duanshu and Prince Taikang, who had always kept a low profile and had not appeared in public for a long time.

Princess Duanshu looked disappointed and said to Chu Han with great disapproval, "Han'er, the late emperor had his reasons for choosing Chu Xuan as the new emperor. Chu Xuan has a broad mind and is better than you in both civil and military affairs. He is also the people's favorite and the one they want. However, you have been taught by your mother to be narrow-minded and unable to distinguish right from wrong. How can you shoulder the heavy responsibility of a family and a country? Turn back as soon as possible!"

"Shut up!" On the other side, Concubine Xian, who had rushed over after hearing the news, was in a dishevel, with her pearl hairpins in disarray. She shouted angrily and walked over quickly, pointing at Duan Shu and Lu Yanluo and scolding, "You are in cahoots with each other, trying to confuse right and wrong and take away my son's throne. I tell you, you are dreaming!"

"You have a will, and so do we. What makes you say your will is true? My son was always valued by his father. When his father was seriously ill, Han'er stayed by his side and took good care of him. What makes you say his father didn't want my son to be the emperor?"

"It was you!" Concubine Xian pointed at Lu Yanluo, her eyes bloodshot. "You conspired with that bitch Concubine Hui to secretly poison the late emperor's food, causing his death. The new emperor spared him out of consideration for his relationship with the Night King. How dare you return to the capital!"

Lu Yanluo, who had been silent the whole time, smiled when she heard this, and walked past Grand Princess Duanshu to face Consort Xian. "I haven't seen you for a long time. Why do I feel that you look haggard and old? I guess you have done too many bad things recently. In my dreams at midnight, did your father come into my dreams to visit you?"

"Stop playing tricks here!" Concubine Xian's face turned pale, and she looked at Lu Yanluo in anger: "You and Chu Xuan still have the nerve to come back!"

Lu Yanluo seemed to have heard something ridiculous. She turned her head and sneered, saying disdainfully, "Why don't we have the face to come back? It was you and Prince Liang who killed His Majesty. You two mother and son wanted to ascend the throne before my prince returned to the capital, so you couldn't wait to make His Majesty's already weak body worse. Speaking of which, the women of you southern borders are really vicious and will do anything to achieve your goals."

When Lu Yanluo said this, everyone's eyes moved. A woman from Southern Xinjiang? Is there any other woman from Southern Xinjiang in this palace? Could it be the late former queen, Nanyue?

"Stop talking nonsense!" Concubine Xian's expression changed and she quickly spoke out to stop her. She naturally knew what Lu Yanluo meant, but she didn't want to make Nanyue's affairs public.

But what Concubine Xian was afraid of was exactly what Lu Yanluo wanted.

"Your Majesty, why are you so anxious? This is a long story, so I have to start from the beginning. When I left the capital, His Majesty was already deeply poisoned and there was no way to save him. The person who poisoned him was your niece, Lady Yue Nanyue. Nanyue took advantage of His Majesty's coma and forged the edict to confer the title of empress. I believe everyone has known about this. Fortunately, His Majesty has announced that Nanyue will be dealt with."

"I guess His Majesty was already wary of you at the time, but because you are the biological mother of His Royal Highness Prince Liang, His Majesty couldn't bear to do anything, and in the end he directly stripped you of your title of Imperial Concubine and changed your title to Concubine Shen."

Lu Yanluo chuckled and looked at the ministers below the city: "There are many scholars among you. I don't need to explain the meaning of the word "careful". His Majesty only asks that you and King Liang be careful in what you say and do and abide by the law. It's a pity that your Majesty's kindness is probably not accepted by the Queen."

"When I left the capital, I left a bottle of detoxification pill for your majesty. Although it can't detoxify, it can delay your majesty's condition and prevent him from dying so soon. Unfortunately, you two have ulterior motives. Your majesty didn't live to see the Night King's triumphant return to the capital."

As soon as Lu Yanluo finished speaking, the originally calm faces of Princess Duanshu and Prince Taikang changed instantly. They knew that Chu Han's will was fake, but they never thought that the death of the late emperor was caused by them and their son.

“Chu Han, how dare you kill your father! Who gave you the courage?” The old prince Taikang was furious, pointing at Chu Han and angrily scolded: “How can you be so vicious, he is your father!”

"What's wrong with my father?" Chu Han lowered his head and sneered, "Who do you think you are? What qualifications do you have to stand here and criticize me? You are nothing but a cowardly, cowardly turtle who lives on others' backs. You know what I've been through. What qualifications do you have to criticize me?"

Chu Han's words were tantamount to admitting that he had killed the king and seized the throne. Everyone present was shocked. Concubine Xian held Chu Han's hand helplessly and said in disbelief: "Han'er! What nonsense are you talking about? Don't let their words disturb your mind. Why are you..."

"Forget it." Chu Han smiled indifferently and looked at Concubine Xian: "No matter how much we talk, they won't believe it. Why waste our time? We might as well talk about the future."

"Lu Yanluo, if I point a knife at you now and force Chu Xuan to withdraw his troops and surrender, will he agree?"

Chu Han smiled evilly. Lu Yanluo had a bad feeling and turned around to dodge. Unexpectedly, Chu Han seemed to be prepared. He stepped forward quickly and grabbed Lu Yanluo. The dagger in his hand flashed and pressed against Lu Yanluo's neck.