Duke Wuguo softly consoled Prince Duan, "Prince, don’t be anxious. I am figuring out a solution." A swift, sinister glint crossed the depths of his eyes.
Prince Duan calmed down, confident in his grandfather’s wisdom and cunning to come up with an excellent plan.
After a while, Duke Wuguo lowered his voice and said a few words to Prince Duan who initially hesitated, but after the Duke’s persuasion, he nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, in the Imperial Study Room.
The Emperor, looking at Long Xuanmo sitting beside him, sighed and said, "If possible, Momo, could you spare his life?" ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
"He will receive from me the same treatment he gave to me and the ones I care about," Long Xuanmo said expressionlessly.
Even though the Emperor expected such a response, he couldn’t hide his gloomy and sorrowful expression. If that person succeeded, he would undoubtedly not let Momo off lightly. Hand and foot, both are his flesh. Well, let Momo handle everything when this empire is soon in his hands.
In the Lin family study room.
"Why would that person choose the Young Master to accompany him?" Butler Lin worriedly asked. "If the Young Master isn’t here, who will take charge and command?"
With an air of nonchalance, Lin Zheqi replied, "That person is deep and unpredictable; no one can guess his thoughts. As for the affairs of The Capital, I will return within no more than six days. In the meantime, you handle it."
Before Butler Lin could speak, Lin Zheqi waved his hand to dismiss him. Watching the butler’s retreating back, his dark eyes were as profound as the sea.
The next day, Yang Mengchen, accompanied by Sister Jin and six others, was about to go to the Imperial Palace when He Junyuan suddenly rushed over in a panic, "Princess, the Emperor has suddenly fainted and doesn’t wake up. The Empress Dowager urgently summoned the Princess to the palace to treat the Emperor."
"Where is the Prince?" Yang Mengchen’s face paled instantly. "Who brought the secret edict?"
He Junyuan answered, "Eunuch Sun personally brought the decree. It is said that the Emperor drank tea poured by the Prince and fainted shortly afterward. Prince Duan and Duke Wuguo immediately detained the Prince, and the Infantry Battalion has surrounded the Imperial Palace to protect the Emperor. They strictly forbid anyone from entering or leaving. It was the Empress Dowager who insisted that the Princess, with her exceptional medical skill, must come to the palace. Only then did Prince Duan agree."
Sister Jin and the six paled at the prospect. Was Prince Duan rebelling? And shamelessly framing the Prince?
Yang Mengchen’s eyes and brows frosted with intensity, "Any movement from Prince Jing?"
"Prince Jing has not yet left his mansion. He should receive the news shortly," He Junyuan said, sweating profusely.
"Mo Mei."
Yang Mengchen beckoned Mo Mei over, whispered a few instructions to her, then handed her the Holy Ancestor Gold Medal. Mo Mei promptly left.
"Shan Cha and Hong Ling stay to protect Sister Jin and the Prince Mansion. Hai Tang and Lv Luo, follow me to the palace," said Yang Mengchen. After finishing, Xiao Bai and Xiao Jin guarded her on both sides as they went to the front hall, with Hai Tang and Lv Luo following closely. They met Sun Chuanmao and hastened to the Imperial Palace.
At the palace gate.
Prince Duan’s men stopped Hai Tang and Lv Luo, claiming that the Empress Dowager’s decree summoned only Yang Mengchen and that during this martial law period in the Imperial Palace, by Prince Duan’s order, no one was permitted to come and go freely.
Yang Mengchen looked emotionlessly at the soldier, her lips sealed in silence.
Hai Tang and Lv Luo took out their gold medals, and Hai Tang commanded icily, "This is the gold medal the Emperor granted us to enter the palace at any time. No one is allowed to obstruct. Would you like to check them? Or shall we ask Prince Duan if the Emperor’s gold medals are still valid?" Her chilling tone made everyone shiver.
To ensure his beloved wife’s safety, Long Xuanmo had the Emperor grant each of the eight martially skilled women, including Hai Tang, a gold medal, allowing them to enter and leave the palace freely with his wife.
The soldier’s face turned pale, having heard of the formidable martial arts of the lady who spoke. If he angered her, she might kill him on the spot. And even if Prince Duan did succeed, he wouldn’t dare to claim that the gold medals bestowed by the current Emperor were invalid.
Just then, a eunuch rushed over and respectfully bowed to Yang Mengchen, then turned and loudly scolded the soldier, "How dare you! Who do you think Princess Chen is? How dare you take it upon yourself to stop her? Are you seeking death?" He winked covertly at the soldier.
The soldier, understanding the eunuch’s silent message, quickly knelt and begged for mercy. Prince Duan wouldn’t even dare to touch Princess Chen, who had recently brought unparalleled glory to Dong Chu; any action against her would undoubtedly provoke public outrage. He considered himself unlucky.
Uninterested in bothering with an insignificant soldier, Yang Mengchen lifted her hand to signal him to rise and, accompanied by Hai Tang, Lv Luo, Xiao Bai, Xiao Jin, and Sun Chuanmao, they hurried towards Cining Palace.
Watching Yang Mengchen’s receding figure, the eunuch’s eyes flashed with disdain and contempt. The Emperor was poisoned with a mix of five rare toxins, all of which were long-lost poisons that had the Imperial Physicians at their wits’ end. Prince Duan said that even with Princess Chen’s unparalleled medical skill, he believed she would be powerless.
Yang Mengchen and her group reached Cining Palace. After the Emperor fainted, Prince Duan had led troops into the palace under the pretense of ’protecting’ the Emperor. The Empress Dowager and the Empress had decisively moved the Emperor to Cining Palace.
Upon entering the main hall, she saw the Empress Dowager seated in the main seat, with Prince Duan and Duke Wuguo sitting beside her. There was no sign of Long Xuanmo, which furrowed Yang Mengchen’s brow even further.
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