Nalan Yunzhi, Emperor of Laifeng Kingdom, wife of Feng Lingyan, and mother of Hua Qingcheng. He is diligent in government affairs and has talent for governing a country, but is inherently suspicious. He appears at the age of thirty-seven.
"What a coincidence, I just felt the same way..."
As Nalan Yunzhi finished speaking, everyone was surprised to see Feng Cailan, who had collapsed on the ground, suddenly stand up. At the same time, Hua Qingcheng, who was sitting in the main seat, quickly put away her previous limp appearance and became energetic and radiant.
"You...you guys?"
Xia Houjing's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief as she stared at the two people in front of her who should have been paralyzed by the muscle softening powder. She couldn't understand why they seemed completely unaffected.
When Xia Houjing finally realized she was being teased, anger instantly surged in her heart. She turned her head abruptly and fixed her hostile and hateful gaze on the eunuch chief, Guo Dongbing, who was standing beside her.
"Guo Dongbing, ah Guo Dongbing, you old eunuch!" Xiahou Jing scolded angrily.
Facing Xia Houjing's sharp eyes, Guo Dongbing seemed unusually calm.
He fiddled with the string of his hat hanging from his shoulder, then raised his orchid finger and said in a contemptuous and mocking tone, "Thinking of rebellion? Your Majesty, she is the true love of God. She is blessed with great fortune, a powerful aura, and invincible. Please stop wasting your energy!"
Upon hearing this, Xiahou Jing was instantly enraged, her teeth chattering as she spoke bitterly, "When we first agreed to work together, you clearly didn't say this! You kept saying you wanted to transform Laifeng into a nation where men are superior to women. Because of our old friendship, I promised to grant you a territory and make you a vassal king, allowing you to pursue this long-cherished wish within your own fiefdom. Could it be that all these words were lies?"
As she spoke, Xiahou Jing had already stepped close to Guo Dongbing, raised her palm and was about to hit him hard in the chest, but what she didn't expect was that Guo Dongbing dodged the attack so easily by turning sideways.
Guo Dongbing's face was filled with horror. He gently patted his chest and feigned an expression of immense grievance, muttering, "Oh my! Prince Pingxi, you've truly misunderstood me! I'm utterly loyal to His Majesty, and I have absolutely no second thoughts. How could I have been lured by you to slip Softening Muscle Powder into the wine glasses of General Feng and the Crown Princess, committing such a heinous act of treason?"
After saying that, Guo Dongbing did not forget to give Xia Hou Jing a provocative look and smile.
"Hahaha……"
Xiahou Jing's laughter echoed through the Baohua Hall, as if it was about to burst through the roof. Her eyes flashed with anger and determination, but at the corner of her mouth was an elusive smile.
"Guo Dongbing, you despicable old eunuch!" Xiahou Jing's voice was sharp and harsh, full of contempt and hatred for the person in front of her.
However, Xiahou Jing then changed the subject, glancing at Nalan Yunzhi, Feng Cailan, and the others, and said coldly, "But do you think I would come to this grand palace banquet with such special significance without any preparation?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiahou Jing suddenly waved her sleeves and shouted, "Come here! The Emperor has unfortunately passed away, and the Princess Royal has also passed away from excessive grief. Why don't you come in quickly to bury the late Emperor and the deceased Princess Royal and mourn?!"
Xiahou Jing's voice exploded like thunder over the Baohua Palace, shocking everyone present.
Then, a chaotic clatter of footsteps could be heard outside the hall, and a group of armored, fully armed rebels surged into the hall like a tide. They moved swiftly and were well-trained. In the blink of an eye, they surrounded everyone inside the hall, especially the emperor, the princess, and the general, who were instantly held at the throats by several sharp swords.
Xia Houjing watched the scene unfold before her, feeling an irrepressible sense of pride. She held her head high and walked towards Nalan Yunzhi, looking down at the once high-ranking emperor with a look of mockery and disdain.
"Did you see that? Nalan Yunzhi, as the saying goes, the victor is the king and the loser is the bandit, and today is the best proof of that! I am the one who will have the last laugh!" Xiahou Jing's voice was filled with undisguised pride and confidence, as if he had already secured victory.
Then, Xiahou Jing cast her hawk-like gaze across the group of civil and military officials, whose expressions varied. Her voice was filled with pride yet also a hint of coldness: "This king, oh no, you should call me 'Zhen' now."
Soon, a rebel presented Xiahou Jing with an exquisitely crafted phoenix robe. She put it on with satisfaction and sat down in the main seat of Baohua Hall.
Xiahou Jing looked down at the people in the hall with disdain. "I'm giving you, a bunch of foolish officials, one last chance to surrender. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never get another chance like this again! Anyone who dares to oppose me will be dismissed from office at the very least, or have their entire family executed, with nine generations of their clan exterminated!"
Following Xiahou Jing's harsh words, only a third of the ministers initially chose to side with her, but now more joined. In the blink of an eye, half of the civil and military officials supported the emperor, while half surrendered to the rebels, and the situation became even more tense.
At this moment, Nalan Yunzhi, with a sharp blade against his neck, did not say a word.
Nalan Yunzhi simply gazed around in silence, watching how those ministers who had usually fawned over her and servilely behaved now betrayed her and turned against her. At the same time, she secretly pondered what cruel punishment she could use to punish these traitors...
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