Chapter 477 It's destiny!
This is practically implying that Shen Lanxi and the Sixteenth Prince are accomplices.
Mei Nanhua angrily rebuked: "Didn't you always use Shen Lanxi's status as a woman as an excuse to try and get her to resign from her official post and not participate in politics? How come you're refusing now that someone has openly told Shen Lanxi not to participate in politics?"
The official who was being questioned suddenly felt as if someone had grabbed him by the throat.
Can things be the same now as they were before?
Furthermore, what if what the Sixteenth Prince's men said wasn't what they meant?
The officials felt uneasy, because they all felt that the Sixteenth Prince looked down on Shen Lanxi because she was a woman, and deliberately excluded her.
But at this moment, they didn't want to exclude Shen Lanxi!
If they were to suggest to the Sixteenth Prince's people that Shen Lanxi be involved, they would lose face.
Mei Nanhua glanced at the court officials whose expressions kept changing, and sighed helplessly.
They had been so opposed to Shen Lanxi in private before, but they never imagined that one day they would want Shen Lanxi to participate in politics.
"Let's go in!"
They couldn't bring themselves to talk to the Sixteenth Prince's people.
The palace gates opened, and the civil and military officials, lined up in two rows, headed into the palace in the same order they had followed to court.
"Grand Tutor, Lord Wu, Lord Liu, remember my words!" Even if she doesn't go in, the plan must proceed as scheduled.
"good!"
The officials entered the palace with heavy steps, expecting a heated debate, but instead they were taken into custody.
"Weren't you here to discuss business? Why are you arresting us?"
"If the Sixteenth Prince were to lay a hand on us, we'd be in trouble with the whole world!"
"If something happens to us, there will be no one to preside over the Sixteenth Prince's ascension to the throne. At that time, his legitimacy will be questionable, and even if he manages to become emperor, the entire Great Zhou will fall apart, and the princes will inevitably divide up the land and rule their own territories!"
Some of the officials were imprisoned in the imperial prison, while others were taken to an open area within the palace grounds.
The open space was littered with corpses. Mei Nanhua and the others glanced at them briefly, their faces turning pale and their legs going weak.
With so many people, almost all the concubines, princes, and princesses from the imperial harem are here!
Suddenly, I thought of the people who were thrown off the city wall before. No wonder none of them struggled or screamed.
So they were already dead!
"His Majesty……"
Is His Majesty still alive?
They shouldn't have come in!
Before they could vent their anger and sorrow, the people on the city wall began shouting again.
"Shen Lanxi, all the civil and military officials are now in the hands of our prince. If you dare to disobey, you will be a sinner for all eternity in the Great Zhou Dynasty!"
The civil and military officials felt a buzzing in their heads, as if they had been hit hard, and then went blank for a moment.
They didn't look down on Shen Lanxi because she was a woman; they wanted to use themselves to threaten her!
The person on the city wall said, "If you don't listen, they'll end up like the princes and princesses before you!"
Some of the officials turned pale, while others were so ashamed that they couldn't lift their heads.
Shen Lanxi: "I will immediately send someone to announce to the world that His Majesty has passed away and the throne has been passed to the Sixteenth Prince!"
"Very well, our prince said that if Lord Shen can fully cooperate, he will surely reward him according to his merits after the prince ascends the throne!"
Shen Lanxi turned around and coldly instructed her subordinates to write and post the notice.
All day today, the streets of the capital were deserted, with no one daring to venture out.
Before we knew it, it was evening.
After a sharp cry from an eagle, a dark shadow fell from mid-air and then quickly disappeared into the night.
As the moon rose high in the sky, a dark figure suddenly appeared on the city wall.
A flash of blood mist passed by, and when you looked back, the city wall was already a river of blood.
Shen Lanxi lit the torches on the city wall one by one, and in an instant, everything on the city wall became clearly visible.
At the sound of a whistle, the Imperial Guards stood ready for battle at the foot of the city wall.
"The Sixteenth Prince, Zhou Rujin, is perverse and wicked, committing treason and rebellion, and his crimes deserve to be punished!"
"Today, I, Shen Lanxi, will act on behalf of the Emperor to eliminate the wicked and bring peace to the nation!"
The palace gates creaked open as the civil and military officials, who had been waiting at the city gates for orders, pushed them open with all their might.
Unexpectedly, Shen Lanxi appeared out of nowhere in the palace and slaughtered the traitors without leaving a single survivor.
They still feel like they're dreaming. With such high city walls, how did Shen Lanxi manage to appear in the palace so quietly?
Soon, Shen Lanxi answered their questions with her actions.
After a cry of an eagle, Shen Lanxi leaped onto the giant eagle, and the next moment a gale arose on the city wall.
Shen Lanxi rode on a giant eagle, descending from the city wall like an immortal riding a crane!
Everyone stared wide-eyed, dumbfounded.
After the giant eagle helped Shen Lanxi off the city wall, it flapped its wings twice and flew away.
Although the giant eagle flew away, the shock of this scene was like a landslide and a tsunami, leaving everyone unable to calm down for a long time.
Suddenly, someone shouted, "It's destiny!"
The person who was shouting was quickly covered up by the people on both sides.
Is this something you can just shout out casually?
Don't you want to live?!
Shen Lanxi turned around, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and called out.
"Soldiers, follow me into the palace to punish the treacherous ministers!"
A deep, powerful response resounded through the heavens: "Yes!"
The officials, seeing Shen Lanxi walking at the front with an imposing presence like a mountain, instinctively stepped back and made way for her.
Mei Nanhua was pushed by Wu Yanzhi and quickly ran after him.
"The sixteenth prince is simply too cruel. He killed all the princes and princesses, not even sparing the unborn ones."
Shen Lanxi roared, "Such a cruel and heartless person, once I find him, I will make sure he suffers the same fate as his brothers and sisters!"
Mei Nanhua also felt that the sixteenth prince's death was not a pity, and did not refute her statement.
When they found the sixteenth prince and his mother, they found two corpses, one large and one small.
"Your Highness, Lady Wang and the Sixteenth Prince have committed suicide out of fear of punishment!"
Shen Lanxi sneered: "Traitorous officials deserve to die!"
"They killed so many innocent people, and they just died like that. It's too easy for them."
Mei Nanhua: "Where is His Majesty?"
"Not found!"
Just as Mei Nanhua was about to get angry, a little eunuch ran over.
"The Imperial Advisor has hidden His Majesty in a secret passage. The Sixteenth Prince's men have never been able to find His Majesty from the very beginning!"
Mei Nanhua breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's good that Your Majesty is alright!"
Liu Mingxin, who arrived shortly after, glanced at the room with a strange expression.
Something feels off, but I can't quite put my finger on it.
Mei Nanhua: "The sixteenth prince is, after all, a prince. We cannot deal with him arbitrarily. Let us consult His Majesty and let him make the decision!"
Shen Lanxi: "The old tutor is right!"
"Two teams went to search the palace to see if any of the Sixteenth Prince's henchmen remained."
"A team is to be sent to search for any survivors!"
"The remaining men should gather all the corpses together, count the dead and wounded, and then proceed with the rest after I have consulted His Majesty."
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