Chapter 277: Forced to Abdicate
One night in the Dongyou Imperial City, a drizzle suddenly began to fall. The raindrops were not big, and they fell on people's bodies, stirring their stood hairs and making them feel itchy.
Because it is late spring, this kind of drizzle is not very cold and adds a bit of spring feeling.
It was late at night, when everyone was feeling sleepy, and the emperor was sitting in the imperial study, reviewing memorials by lamplight.
Suddenly, in the silence, there was a sound of weapons clashing, followed by the cries of assassins everywhere.
The voice was shrill, and was particularly clear and creepy in the silent night.
The emperor paused while reviewing the memorial, then continued his comments as if nothing had happened.
After a long time.
"Father, the emperor is here."
Shangguan Nanfeng walked into the imperial study with a long sword in his hand. He was wearing armor and had dozens of soldiers behind him. There was fresh blood on the sword, dripping down the blade.
The murderous aura in their hearts had not yet subsided, and they just looked at the emperor.
At this time, Concubine Hui walked in leisurely from outside. Seeing that the emperor was still calm and composed, a doubt flashed in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, it's so late, are you still handling official business?" Concubine Hui's voice was faint, with unpredictable emotions.
"Feng'er, what are you doing? Chu Ziyi has taken a few days off. Are you going to take over?" The emperor looked up, looked at Shangguan Nanfeng's outfit, and put down the imperial pen in his hand.
"Your Majesty, neither you nor I are fools, there is no need to say such things, you all should go out and clean up the mess, and kill those who resist you directly, leave this to me."
Seeing that the situation was settled, Concubine Hui was naturally not panicked at all. She took advantage of Chu Ziyi's leave to arrange for the palace guards. Otherwise, she would not have rushed to the imperial study so quickly.
Everyone including Shangguan Nanfeng walked out.
"You are very brave. You actually left the cold palace without my permission." The emperor looked at Concubine Hui with cold eyes.
"Oh, Your Majesty, let's be frank. Your power is gone now, and your health is not good. You might as well pass the throne to Feng'er directly."
Concubine Hui walked to the side of the emperor and revealed her thoughts without any scruples.
"So Concubine Hui, are you forcing the emperor to abdicate? Concubine Hui, do you know what the price of forcing the emperor to abdicate is?"
The emperor pointed out Concubine Hui's purpose in a cold and blunt voice.
"Otherwise, Your Majesty, you have never cared about us mother and son, and have always paved the way for that dead woman's son. Don't you really have any guilt at all?"
Concubine Hui looked directly into the emperor's questioning eyes and expressed her grievances.
"Hmph!" The emperor did not respond to Concubine Hui's words, but instead slammed the memorial in his hand shut.
"Your Majesty, the palace is now full of my people. The situation is settled. If Your Majesty obediently writes a letter of abdication and passes the throne to Feng'er, then we will be the most honorable Empress Dowager in Dongyou. Your Majesty will not have to review memorials every day until so late."
Concubine Hui took a few steps towards the emperor and spoke slowly, but the emperor had a calm expression from beginning to end. Was the emperor really not afraid, or did he have other plans?
"Your Majesty, even in this situation, are you still siding with Shangguan Nanxing?" Concubine Hui changed the subject and questioned.
"Your Majesty, you have to write the imperial edict today to pass on the throne whether you want to or not!" Concubine Hui didn't have time to listen to the emperor's words. She went straight to the imperial desk, took out a blank imperial edict, and laid it in front of the emperor.
"Your Majesty, our Feng'er is not bad." Concubine Hui picked up the imperial pen and motioned for the emperor to continue.
The emperor just glanced at her coldly and said nothing.
"Your Majesty, is it true that you only have Concubine Xian in your heart? But she died a long time ago!" Seeing that she could not persuade the emperor, Concubine Hui turned around and prepared to call Shangguan Nanfeng in.
If necessary, what's the harm in killing the emperor?
Just as she turned around, she saw a portrait from the emperor's perspective.
Concubine Hui widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief.
She approached the portrait and saw the young Concubine Xian looking at her with indifference.
"Oh, Your Majesty, you are so affectionate that you actually placed the portrait in this place?"
Over the years, she had come to the imperial study countless times, but she had never looked from the emperor's perspective, so naturally she had never seen the portrait of the virtuous concubine.
Concubine Hui turned her head. She was on the verge of collapse. Forcing the emperor to abdicate was a decision made under high pressure. Now the emperor kept looking at her coldly, which made her even more confused.
The emperor and the virtuous concubine in the portrait had surprisingly similar eyes, which made Concubine Hui feel like a clown caught between them.
"Hahaha, Your Majesty, you don't know, she, your beloved Concubine, was the one who tampered with her when she gave birth, otherwise she wouldn't have died."
Concubine Hui gritted her teeth. She didn't believe that this news would not move the emperor!
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