The former imperial concubine Ye Liuyan came in with a gloomy face, shaking her slender waist.
"Crown Prince, what exactly do you mean by sealing off Prince Cheng's mansion and imprisoning Prince Cheng and Princess Cheng in the palace?"
Concubine Ye has been really angry these days.
From Qian Yeming's safe return to the capital, to the emperor personally going out of the palace to greet him, to the emperor suddenly announcing that the prince would be regent, to Murong Qingyu and the queen being caught having an affair, and finally to the emperor suffering a stroke, Qian Yeming ascended the throne, named the emperor the emperor emeritus, and took control of the government himself.
All this happened within just three hours!
At the time, she was secretly plotting in her own chambers to let these factions fight each other. When both sides were hurt, she would take action. But plans couldn't keep up with the pace of events. The emperor was still in her chambers, spouting sweet nothings before going to court, but in the blink of an eye, he was lying down, becoming the retired emperor. How could she accept this?
She was already extremely angry, but yesterday when King Cheng went to court, he was beaten half to death, and several ministers who secretly supported King Cheng also died, becoming part of the 224 heads. This made her even more angry.
Prince Cheng was beaten with a stick and was in critical condition. She was about to go find Qian Yeming to argue, but she found Princess Cheng coming into the palace crying and telling her that Prince Cheng's mansion had been sealed off.
She fainted from anger and didn't wake up until this morning.
Qian Yeming had just left the court when she came to demand an explanation.
"Empress Dowager Ye, you are too bold! Standing before you are the current Emperor and Empress. You are just a concubine. Shouldn't you bow when you see them?"
"You dog slave, how dare you!" Concubine Ye rushed to Eunuch De and slapped him twice, then shouted in her shrill voice:
"What kind of emperor is he? Who agreed to let him be emperor? Qian Yeming proclaimed himself king, and after ascending the throne, he murdered his fellow brothers and court officials. Who would allow such a person to be emperor?"
Eunuch De had once been a favorite of Emperor Dezheng, and now, with the new emperor on the throne, he was even more beloved. He hadn't been beaten in so many years that even he couldn't recall. Now, he was being beaten by a former concubine. How could Eunuch De swallow this?
However, he was an old fox who had been in the palace for decades, and he knew that now was not the time for him to kick someone when he was down. Facing Concubine Ye's words, Eunuch De righteously clasped his fists and said:
"Three days ago, during the morning court session, the Emperor returned to the capital. The Retired Emperor personally came out of the palace to greet him. He took the Emperor's hand and led him to the front of the court. In front of all the civil and military officials, he issued an oral decree appointing the Crown Prince as Regent. The decree also stated that if anything happened to the Retired Emperor, the Crown Prince could immediately ascend the throne. This was heard by everyone in the court."
After saying this, he glanced at the pale-faced Concubine Ye and snorted coldly, "Concubine Ye, now the entire court, both civil and military, acknowledge that the Emperor's status is legitimate. Even Lord Ye dares not say anything. What qualifications do you have to deny it? What qualifications do you have to barge into this Chengqian Palace and be disrespectful to the Emperor and the Empress?"
Eunuch De was indeed a seasoned veteran in the palace, and he easily frightened the aggressive Concubine Ye.
Concubine Ye's years in the harem weren't for nothing. The fact that Ye Lixuan hadn't come to the palace to find her yet spoke volumes about the dire situation.
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