It's dawn!

"Quickly report to the emperor that Prince Yongnan... Prince Yongnan died in the prison!"

The intermittent words coming out of the guards' mouths frightened the eunuch chief steward of the Qiankun Palace so much that his legs went limp and he almost fell to the ground. "What did you say?" the eunuch chief steward asked slowly and in disbelief.

"Prince Yongnan has been poisoned and is dead!" The guard collapsed to the ground, perhaps out of fear or something.

The chief eunuch calmed himself down, confirmed it again, and rushed towards the Qiankun Hall. He ran in such a hurry that he dropped his whisk on the ground without even picking it up.

In the main hall of the Nanyue Palace, today's morning court was more solemn than any other time. Everyone lowered their brows and had a solemn look, but they could not hide the panic in their eyes.

The news that King Yongnan was poisoned to death in the Sky Prison spread throughout Nanyue at lightning speed early in the morning. Many people did not believe it, but when King Yongnan's body was carried into the hall, everyone was stunned on the spot and stiffened into stone statues.

The once arrogant Prince Yongnan lay quietly in the center of the hall, his face as usual, but he was no longer breathing. The imperial physician had already checked his pulse and confirmed the Prince's death!

Yue Nanxuan sat on the dragon throne with a pale face. It was unknown whether it was because of guilty conscience or grief, but he looked listless.

"Your Majesty, Prince Yongnan was a pillar of Nanyue. Now he died tragically in Nanyue's prison. If this gets out, it will be a joke. I beg Your Majesty to investigate the murderer and avenge the prince!"

As soon as Jiang Yan said this, the whole court responded immediately. For so many years, Prince Yongnan was like the patron saint of Nanyue. When Prince Yongnan died, everyone felt like the sky was falling. Everyone was thinking, what was this?

The world is going to change!

Looking at the civil and military officials kneeling on the ground, Yue Nanxuan waved his hand tiredly, "All the nobles please stand up. I will..."

Before he finished speaking, a clear laugh came from outside the palace, "Your Majesty, who did this? How could Your Majesty not know?"

All the civil and military officials were stunned, and then they saw Prince Changning, dressed in military uniform, slowly walk into the hall and go towards Yue Nanxuan step by step.

Wearing military uniforms and carrying swords, people seemed to have returned to a few years ago when they had returned victoriously. Prince Changning stood at the city gate in such a majestic and dignified manner, accepting the reward from the late emperor.

At this moment, Yue Chengning lost her gentle and elegant appearance. Her eyes were dark, deep, and determined, with a hint of joy and eagerness that could not be concealed. She walked towards the hall step by step.

Everyone heard his cold and powerful words. They looked at each other, and finally directed their suspicious eyes at Yue Nanxuan, who was a little flustered on the dragon throne!

"Uncle, what did you just say? What exactly do you mean?" Yue Nanxuan's eyes narrowed and he asked in a deep voice, but everyone could see that he was pretending to be calm.

"Has the emperor developed amnesia at such a young age? Doesn't the emperor remember what he asked Cheng Ning to do last night?"

Yue Chengning stretched out his arm, and a bottle of poison was placed steadily in his palm. He turned around and faced the civil and military officials, "Do you know why the emperor wants to kill Prince Yongnan?"

"Yue Chengning, what nonsense are you talking about? It's obviously you..." Yue Nanxuan quickly stood up from the throne, staggering, pale, and shouted harshly.

Yue Nanxuan's behavior seemed to confirm Yue Chengning's words. All the civil and military officials looked at each other in disbelief.

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"Everyone heard it, the emperor admitted it! No, to be exact, he doesn't deserve to sit on the throne at all, because he didn't obtain the throne legitimately!" Yue Chengning said coldly, and then glanced at the civil and military officials again.

"Ah!" A low sound of surprise was heard in the hall, followed by a burst of laughter.

The death of Prince Yongnan had already made all the officials panic-stricken. Now Prince Changning's words were making matters worse. This was really going to change the situation. Everyone was talking in a low voice, and the hall suddenly became a mess.

At this point, Yue Nanxuan was in no hurry to explain. He sat down slowly and waited quietly for King Changning to continue.

"Your Highness, the Emperor ascended the throne by the will of the late Emperor. How can it be said that he is not legitimate?" At this moment, Jiang Yan stood up. Decades of experience in officialdom had taught him that heroes emerge in troubled times, and now was his time to show his abilities!

He paused, "Even if the Prince of Yongnan was killed by the Emperor, if the Emperor wants his subjects to die, they have to die. It's not a big deal!"

As soon as Jiang Yan said this, the civil and military officials in the court immediately recovered from their panic and thought to themselves,

"As expected, the old ones are the wisest. The Prime Minister has stepped forward to save the situation. He will surely be reused by the Emperor in the future!" So they all walked up and stood beside Jiang Yan, nodding their heads in agreement.

"Haha!" Yue Chengning sneered, "Jiang Yan, you really know how to change your attitude according to the situation. Just a moment ago, you kept asking the emperor to severely punish the murderer, and now you say that if the emperor wants his subjects to die, they have to die. You are a villain. It's a pity that Nanyue actually uses such a villain as prime minister! It's a pity that Prince Yongnan was loyal and patriotic all his life and did so much for the country, but he ended up in such a miserable end.

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Jiang Yan snorted coldly, "Your Majesty, I respect you as a descendant of the Nanyue royal family. I didn't want to say anything harsh. When the Prince of Yongnan was alive, you didn't get along with him. Now that he's dead, you're pretending to be a good person!

The emperor is the ruler of a country and the sky of all Nanyue. What is wrong with me being loyal to the emperor? Now I want to ask you, which one of us is the villain? "

"I had a disagreement with Prince Yongnan before, but that was a private matter. However, I will never be partial to anyone when it comes to state affairs! Especially when I knew the will really existed, and when I knew that the throne should have belonged to Prince Yongnan, I stood on his side, instead of being like you, unable to distinguish between loyalty and treachery!"

Although Yue Chengning was scolding Jiang Yan, everyone heard the message. Could it be that the rumor was true? Did the will really exist? Was the throne supposed to belong to the Prince of Yongnan?

Yue Chengning was very satisfied with the reactions of the civil and military officials. He said loudly, "I believe that no one will believe what I say. Now let's invite the instigator of this matter - the Queen Mother, to tell everyone in person!"

As soon as Yue Chengning finished speaking, footsteps were heard outside the hall, and the empress dowager entered the hall with a pale face under the hostage of Mo Si.

"Yue Chengning, what did you do to the Queen Mother?" Jiang Yan shouted loudly and immediately stood up again.

Yue Chengning ignored Jiang Yan, but cursed him a thousand eight hundred times in her heart. When he registered, the first person to be killed would be this old bastard!

When the Queen Mother saw Yue Nanchen's body, she suddenly burst into tears. She staggered forward, grabbed Yue Nanchen's already stiff arm, and cried inconsolably.

"Mother..." Yue Nanxuan said in a low voice

sound.

"Xuan'er, this is Chen'er, your biological brother. How could you have the heart to do this to him?" The Queen Mother raised her head and looked at the arrogant Yue Nanxuan with great sorrow.

Yue Nanxuan turned her head away in pain, "Mother, I'm sorry!"

The Queen Mother sneered, "You haven't done anything wrong to me, you've done something wrong to your own brother. Chen'er has done so much for Nanyue and for you, how did we treat him?

Without his cruelty and ruthlessness, would you be able to hold on to the throne? Would Nanyue be so peaceful? Xuan'er, you are sorry to Chen'er, I am sorry to you, we are all sorry! "

When the Queen Mother said this, all the civil and military officials bowed their heads. Everyone present knew the value of Prince Yongnan to Nanyue. On weekdays, they might have secretly talked about Prince Yongnan's cruelty.

But everyone knows in their hearts that Nanyue cannot do without King Yongnan, because it is King Yongnan who protects the safety of the people of Nanyue!

"Haha! Is it still useful to say this now? This is our emperor. He knew about the will and knew that the throne was not obtained legitimately. He wanted to continue to be the emperor, so he killed Prince Yongnan.

Now that the most legitimate person is dead, he can rest easy! But he was wrong! My Lords, he is committing regicide. Do you think he is still qualified to be the emperor? "

Yue Chengning raised his arms and shouted, wanting to expose Yue Nanxuan's true face when all the civil and military officials were most sad.

The civil and military officials were stunned, and a few of them actually agreed. They were former subordinates of Prince Changning, and they took this opportunity to lobby, "Yes, yes, the emperor's behavior is really disheartening!"