“Oh no!”
“Oh no!”
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On the fifth day of February, before dawn, in Qiongyu Palace, Ouyang Yuming, who was sleepy because of her pregnancy, was awakened by the eunuch's screams.
"Such a noise is outrageous!" Ouyang Yuming, who was half asleep, shouted angrily in displeasure.
"It's bad, Lord Ouyang, the virtuous king has been tied up and taken into the palace by General Feng!" A eunuch who came in from outside reported anxiously to Ouyang Yuming, who was sleeping on the bed with Yu Lianhuan in his arms.
"You...what did you say? What happened to the virtuous king?" Upon hearing this, Ouyang Yuming was so shocked that he woke up from his sleepiness and jumped up from the bed.
"Reporting to Lord Ouyang, the virtuous prince was tied up and taken into the palace by General Feng. Now, they are in the imperial study with the emperor, and I heard that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is also here." The eunuch reported the news brought back by the informant buried in the imperial study to Ouyang Yuming in detail.
"What on earth just happened?" Ouyang Yuming's mind was instantly in turmoil. He immediately stood up from his bed and ordered the palace servants to quickly wash, change his clothes, and dress him. He had to find out the whole story as soon as possible so that he could come up with a response plan in time.
"Reporting to Lord Ouyang, I don't know the specific situation. I only know that the emperor was furious after meeting the virtuous king." The eunuch bowed and replied.
"Mingming, you are now more than two months pregnant. Don't be so impatient." Seeing that Ouyang Yuming completely ignored the fetus in his belly because of Nalan Junxue, Yu Lianhuan on the bed also got up and came to his side and reminded him.
"Huanhuan, what on earth did Junxue do to make the emperor so angry? And she was even tied up and brought into the palace by that woman Feng Cailan?" Ouyang Yuming, who was sitting in front of the dressing table, was very nervous. He asked Xiang Yulianhuan anxiously while waiting for the palace maid to do her makeup.
"Mingming, be patient and just act according to the circumstances. Nalan Yunzhi is your daughter's biological mother after all. At most, she will just scold her or hit her a few times. I believe there won't be any big problem." Yu Lianhuan glanced at Ouyang Yuming slowly and comforted him casually.
At this moment, Ouyang Yuming was pregnant with Yu Lianhuan's child. Under her careful care, this child would surely attain a distinguished status in the future. Nalan Junxue, the arrogant and conceited eldest princess, was no longer worth mentioning. It would be best if Nalan Yunzhi took the opportunity to execute her to eliminate future trouble. That way, Ouyang Yuming could focus all his attention on himself and his child...
Ouyang Yuming, who was unaware of Yu Lianhuan's true thoughts, gradually calmed down after receiving Yu Lianhuan's comfort.
A moment later, Ouyang Yuming, dressed in the indigo royal robes of a noble prince, walked gracefully towards the imperial study, surrounded by a group of palace servants. However, although his expression seemed calm and generous, his steps could not hide his eagerness and panic.
At the same time, in the imperial study, Nalan Yunzhi, who was sitting in front of the imperial desk, was looking at Nalan Junxue, who was kneeling below, with a look of disappointment on his face.
"Junxue, I never thought you would be so bold as to station your own troops just outside the western suburbs of the capital." Nalan Yunzhi angrily slammed the imperial desk, and her deafening voice immediately echoed in the imperial study. Hearing this, Nalan Junxue's heart trembled slightly.
"Mother, I am innocent. It was her who made them frame me!" Nalan Junxue pointed at Hua Qingcheng and then at Feng Cailan, and tried to defend himself.
"Wise King, the Emperor is here. She is as meticulous as dust and has a keen eye. How could she believe your sweet words? Now the evidence is irrefutable. The deputy general of your private army camp has even revealed the three other private army bases where you are hiding. You'd better not make random accusations!" Facing Nalan Junxue's desperate move, Feng Cailan said calmly.
"Mother Queen, I am your son, your son..." Nalan Junxue, who originally wanted to make a last-ditch effort, became a little panicked when he heard that the deputy general had confessed everything.
"Na-lan-Jun-xue!" Nalan Yun paused for each word, gritting his teeth.
She picked up the stack of memorials on the imperial desk and smashed them hard on the head of Nalan Junxue, who was kneeling below. The edge of the memorials scratched Nalan Junxue's forehead, and a trace of blood oozed out.
Nalan Junxue was Nalan Yunzhi's first child. Ouyang Yuming had given birth to this daughter when she was still a princess. She had a deep affection for Nalan Junxue. Otherwise, she would not have made Nalan Junxue a virtuous king when he was fifteen, and kept him in the capital to establish a new residence, instead of just giving him a fiefdom and sending him away.
The other things could be forgiven, but if the charges of gathering private troops and plotting rebellion could be forgiven, I'm afraid her throne would be overturned in a few days. The Laifeng Kingdom would be in danger!
Thinking of this, Nalan Yunzhi's eyes looking at Nalan Junxue suddenly became even colder.
"Old Guo, pass on my decree. The eldest princess, Nalan Junxue, has gathered private soldiers and intended to rebel. She is unfaithful, unfilial, unkind and unjust. Now she is stripped of her title of virtuous king, demoted to a commoner, and imprisoned in the clan office for life!" With every extra sentence Nalan Yunzhi read, her heart became heavier, but she had to do it.
Nalan Junxue, who was kneeling on the ground, collapsed to the ground upon hearing this. When she thought of the dark life she was about to face, her face turned pale as paper and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Guo Dongbing glanced leisurely at Nalan Junxue who was lying on the ground, with a faint arc at the corner of his mouth.
As the saying goes, "When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits." It would be best if these princesses of Nalan Yunzhi fought to the death. Then, he would have fewer and fewer people to deal with. This would bring him one step closer to his goal of establishing a patriarchal nation...
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