Chapter 368 The Emperor Became a Prisoner
The two elders of the Qi family had suffered an attack of poison once and were very weak, so they had to be cautious when detoxifying.
So Ye Chutang helped others to detoxify the fire poison first, and then focused on detoxifying the two elders.
She was busy for more than an hour before she finished.
Fortunately, there was no danger and the fire poison of the Qi family was cured.
"Dad and Mom, your bodies are badly damaged and you need to rest. I will prescribe a prescription for you to strengthen your body and replenish your vital energy."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qi Yanzhou went to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
After Ye Chutang wrote the prescription, he gave it to Aunt Xu.
"Auntie, this prescription only needs to be taken once a day. Thank you for your help."
Aunt Xu took the prescription respectfully and said, "Madam, rest assured, I will take good care of the master and the old lady."
Ye Chutang prescribed another tranquilizer for An An.
She handed the prescription to Aunt Xu again.
"Aunt, An An was frightened today and needs to rest. Please make him a bowl of restorative soup."
"Okay, just one drink?"
Ye Chutang nodded, "Dad and Mom, you all go and rest. Ah Zhou and I will go to the palace."
Mr. Qi waved his hand and said, "Go and get busy."
"Okay, we'll be back in time for dinner."
After saying that, Ye Chutang and Qi Yanzhou left Prince Chen's Mansion and rode into the palace.
The streets of the capital are still empty.
The officers and soldiers of the Bingmasi are still patrolling.
But they no longer have the sense of urgency as if facing a formidable enemy. Instead, they feel only relief that the dust has settled, and confusion about the uncertain future.
"We are the emperor's people. After Qi Yanzhou becomes emperor, will he kill us all?"
"Of course not! We are not the emperor's confidants, we are just following his orders."
"Besides, the new emperor will grant amnesty to the people when he ascends the throne. The most we will suffer is just skinning."
"I'm afraid Qi Yanzhou wants to make an example of us!"
"Let's wait and see what the situation is in the palace."
While the Bingmasi and the Imperial Guards were worried about their future fate, Ye Chutang and Qi Yanzhou entered the palace.
The palace has been completely controlled by the Dragon Guards.
The palace people and eunuchs were pressed into the square in front of the Golden Throne Hall. It was a huge crowd of about 20,000 people.
The emperor's concubines and princes and princesses were all locked up in the emperor's bedroom.
Although the emperor had few children, he had many concubines.
The huge bedroom looked very crowded, and the air was filled with the smell of rouge and powder.
The concubines were dressed up beautifully, but their faces looked gloomy.
When Ye Chutang and Qi Yanzhou arrived at the bedroom, everyone was so scared that they immediately lowered their heads to reduce their presence.
Especially the second prince and the third prince who had fought each other to the death before.
When they saw Qi Yanzhou, they were like mice seeing a cat, and they couldn't wait to find a hole to crawl into.
Because once the imperial power is replaced, the prince will surely die!
Qi Yanzhou didn't even glance at the concubines and the princes and princesses, and went straight into the emperor's bedroom.
The emperor was still in a coma, unaware that he had lost his throne.
Ye Chutang walked quickly to the dragon bed and slapped the emperor twice.
The crisp sound of applause almost made the already tense atmosphere stagnant.
She looked at Han Liang who was waiting on the side and said, "Commander Han, go to the Imperial Hospital and bring the fire poison here."
Since the dog emperor likes to poison people so much, let him have a taste of it himself!
Han Liang responded respectfully and went to the Imperial Hospital.
Ye Chutang took out a silver needle and pierced the emperor's painful spot.
After two injections, the emperor was awakened by the pain and screamed in pain.
His face was swollen and the corner of his mouth was broken. When he screamed, the wound was pulled and he screamed in pain.
Ye Chutang found the sound piercing and quickly withdrew the silver needle.
The pain subsided and the emperor's scattered consciousness gradually returned.
Before his vision had recovered, he roared, "What's wrong with my face? Why is it burning so painful?"
Qi Yanzhou chuckled, "My face is swollen, of course it hurts."
The familiar voice fell into the emperor's ears, startling him so much that he sat up immediately.
"Qi Yanzhou? How come I heard Qi Yanzhou's voice?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Chutang slapped him twice.
The emperor was stunned for a moment and subconsciously wanted to fight back.
But when he raised his hand and saw the person in front of him clearly, he was stunned.
"Ye Chutang?"
Ye Chutang flexed his wrist and nodded with a forced smile.
"It's me. Are you awake now?"
"Why are you..."
Before the emperor finished his question, he saw Qi Yanzhou, who looked like a demon.
“You…you…”
Qi Yanzhou was too lazy to waste his time on the emperor.
He spoke word by word: "Zhao Mingsheng, the Qi family army has entered the imperial city and the palace has been taken over. The Zhao family's kingdom and throne are gone."
After hearing this, the emperor shook his head in disbelief.
"Impossible. I have hundreds of thousands of troops. How could you break through the imperial city and seize the throne so quickly?"
Ye Chutang had curved eyebrows and a bright smile.
"I have to thank you for not only releasing the officials, wealthy businessmen, and students that we captured with great difficulty, but also opening the city gates and palace gates, allowing the Imperial Guards to welcome my husband into the city and palace."
The emperor could understand every word Ye Chutang said.
But he couldn't understand the sentences composed of these words at all.
He is not crazy, how could he do such stupid things that harm himself and benefit others? !
Suddenly, the emperor had a severe headache, like being pricked by needles.
He covered his head tightly and roared: "What did you do to me?"
"Someone, come quickly! Kill Qi Yanzhou and Ye Chutang!"
No one responded.
The emperor then realized that he had really been defeated.
Defeated inexplicably!
He was unwilling to give in, so he stood up from the dragon couch angrily and pounced on Qi Yanzhou.
"Traitor, I want you dead!"
Qi Yanzhou slightly turned sideways, and the emperor missed and fell to the ground.
His teeth knocked against the jade floor, and his mouth was filled with blood.
He saw the frightened concubines and children in the yard.
There was also Han Liang walking towards him quickly.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
The emperor suddenly laughed wildly, blood splattered, and it was extremely disgusting.
"Dragon Guard! What a great Dragon Guard!"
He thought that it was the rebellion of the Dragon Guards that led to the throne being taken away.
Han Liang ignored the crazy emperor and came to Ye Chutang.
He handed over the brown medicine bottle in his hand, "Madam Qi, this contains fire poison."
As soon as these words came out, the emperor guessed what Ye Chutang was going to do with the fire poison.
His face changed drastically and he used his hands and feet to crawl out of the bedroom.
Ye Chutang grabbed the emperor's hair, forced him to look up, and then poured poison into his mouth.
The emperor wanted to spit it out, but his mouth was covered and he was forced to swallow the poison.
Ye Chutang looked at him with fear in his eyes, smiled and let go.
"Zhao Mingsheng, don't you like to poison people with fire? Then taste it yourself."
After the emperor was freed, he immediately used his fingers to dig his throat.
The look of someone trying desperately to survive is disgusting.
But he had already swallowed the poison and ended up spitting out some blood.
Ye Chutang knew that it would take some time for the poison to take effect.
She looked at Ye Chutang and said, "What are you going to do with those concubines and princes and princesses?"
Qi Yanzhou looked at the Zhao family members trembling in the yard and opened his thin lips slightly.
"Concubines who don't want to die will be forced to become military prostitutes, and those who want to die will be rewarded with poisoned wine or white silk. As for the princes and princesses, they will naturally be killed and eliminated!"
Being in the royal family, no matter whether you have done bad things or not, you will enjoy honor and wealth, and no one is innocent.
After that, he asked Ye Chutang, "Madam, what do you think?"
Ye Chutang had no objection, "Your idea is very good, let's do it."
After receiving Qi Yanzhou's instructions, Han Liang conveyed his decision to the concubines and princes and princesses.
The concubines who had given birth to children immediately knelt on the ground, trying to beg for a way to survive for their children.
In the end, even though his head was bruised, Qi Yanzhou and Ye Chutang did not show any relenting sympathy.
The prince and princess were taken away by the dragon guards.
The second and third princes did not want to die and begged for mercy.
"Qi Yanzhou, I am willing to be your dog and bite my father to death!"
"Qi Yanzhou, I know all the secrets of the royal family. As long as you spare my life, I will tell you everything!"
Ye Chutang looked coldly at the frantically struggling Second and Third Princes.
"Cheating in the imperial examinations, forming cliques for personal gain, persecuting loyal officials, embezzling disaster relief funds, withholding military pay and rations, any one of these will lead to the death penalty!"
Qi Yanzhou looked at Nan Xiao.
"The princes and princesses who committed crimes were taken directly to Caishikou and beheaded in public. Those who had not committed crimes were executed in secret."
"I obey your command!"
After Nan Xiao took the crying prince and princess away, Han Liang asked the concubines in the yard to make the decision.
Most of the emperor's concubines were ladies from high-ranking families and could not accept being military prostitutes.
So, two-thirds of people choose to commit suicide.
Those who are willing to serve as military prostitutes all believe that it is better to live a miserable life than to die.
If one is favored by a general, he can avoid the miserable days of having to sleep with a thousand men and riding with ten thousand men.
Qi Yanzhou handed the concubines over to Han Liang for handling.
After dealing with the people close to the dog emperor, the next ones to deal with were the eunuchs, palace maids, and palace guards.
But it was getting dark and Ye Chutang felt a little hungry.
"A Zhou, the palace cannot be cleaned up in a short time, let's talk about it tomorrow."
Qi Yanzhou nodded, "Okay, let's go home."
The emperor, who was lying on the ground, heard this and said quickly, "I am willing to abdicate. Please give me the antidote."
Ye Chutang was amused by this.
"Zhao Mingsheng, you are a prisoner now, and you are not qualified to negotiate terms."
After saying that, she and Qi Yanzhou left the bedroom.
The royal guards were kneeling on the ground outside the palace.
The deputy commander placed his sword in front of him, raised his right hand and swore an oath to express his loyalty to Qi Yanzhou.
"Master Qi, we are willing to follow the new master and will never betray him. If we break our oath, we will be struck by lightning."
Qi Yanzhou knew that the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards had made great contributions in opening the city gate.
"Your life or death, stay or departure, will be discussed tomorrow."
"I obey your orders and leave it to the new master to decide!"
They didn't dare to stand up until Qi Yanzhou's figure disappeared from the sight of the Imperial Guards.
Everyone looked at the deputy commander.
"Commander, Master Qi is so decisive in killing the Zhao family, will he do the same to us?"
"Master Qi is not a person who kills innocent people indiscriminately, so he shouldn't vent his anger on us."
"I think so too. After all, it was thanks to our Imperial Guards that he was able to enter the palace so easily."
"But we are the emperor's personal soldiers, so we must not be trusted. It is hard to say what the outcome will be."
"No matter what, as long as you are not the emperor's confidant, your life should be saved."
When the Imperial Guards were worried about their uncertain future, Ye Chutang, who was about to leave the palace, was stopped by Han Liang who arrived in a hurry.
"Madam Qi, there are some concubines in the cold palace, some are stupid and some are crazy, how should we deal with them?"
Ye Chutang knew why Han Liang said this to him.
She asked, "Commander Han wants to ask how to deal with Ye Anling, right?"
Han Liang nodded, "Madam Qi and Ye Anling didn't get along before, so I came here to ask about it."
"Is she stupid or crazy?"
"Acting crazy and stupid."
This is the best disguise to survive in the cold palace.
Ye Chutang glanced at the sky and said, "Don't move the concubines in the cold palace yet. I'll go there tomorrow."
It would be a pity if you didn’t take a look at Ye Anling’s miserable condition.
"I obey your orders. Master Qi and Madam Qi, please take care."
Han Liang actually wanted to ask about Qi Yanzhou's ascension to the throne, but he was afraid that it would be too presumptuous, so he didn't mention it.
When Qi Yanzhou and Ye Chutang returned, there was still no one on the street.
When the two returned to Prince Chen's Mansion, Aunt Xu and Qi Hean had already prepared the meal.
But since there were not many vegetables to sell on the street, the dinner was a bit simple.
"Master, Madam, these are the only ones you can buy at the market. I'm really sorry."
Ye Chutang smiled and said, "It's okay, just wait until the order in the capital is restored. Thank you for your hard work, Auntie."
"It's not hard. You've been busy all day. Come and eat."
Qi Hean helped everyone serve the food.
"Although the food tonight is ordinary, it is enough to fill you up."
After the Qi family had a happy meal, they went back to their rooms to rest.
An An slept so deeply that he didn't even have dinner.
Ye Chutang went to see him and felt relieved after making sure that there was nothing wrong with his body.
When she returned to Tangzhou Courtyard, Qi Yanzhou hurriedly asked, "Atang, what happened to An'an?"
No matter what An An had experienced, he didn't believe that An An would be so scared.
Ye Chutang had no way to explain, so he stepped forward and took Qi Yanzhou's arm.
"Don't worry, An An will be fine. It's just a necessary process of growing up."
Seeing that she didn't want to say more, Qi Yanzhou didn't ask any more questions.
"You've worked hard today, take a rest now, you'll be busy for the next few days."
Ye Chutang was indeed a little tired, so after taking a shower, he lay down with Qi Yanzhou.
The capital city tonight.
Except for the Qi family, no one could sleep well.
In the middle of the night, the emperor suffered an attack of fire poison and howled in pain, but no one paid any attention.
He wanted to die, but he didn't have the courage. He could only curse helplessly until he passed out.
***
The next day.
Ye Chutang and Qi Yanzhou had a good sleep last night and woke up very early.
After she washed up, she went to see An An immediately.
An An has woken up.
He didn't eat last night and woke up hungry before dawn.
Seeing some pastries and tea on the table, I ate them to fill my stomach.
The tea tastes sweet and refreshing, it is like spiritual spring water.
When An An was enjoying her meal, Ye Chutang came.
Seeing that An An's spirit had recovered, she smiled and said, "Are you starving?"
An An quickly put down the cake in her hand and greeted Ye Chutang.
"The child ate some cakes and is no longer hungry."
Ye Chutang walked up to An An, took his little hand, and felt his pulse.
An An drank the calming soup yesterday and had a good sleep. Her pulse is much better today.
"You're recovering well. Does your head still hurt?"
An An told the truth, "It doesn't hurt anymore, but it's a little stuffy."
"It's a normal reaction. The symptoms will disappear around noon. You will follow me and your father into the palace later."
Since my son is going to be emperor, he has to get exposed to some things as soon as possible.
"My son obeys!"
Ye Chutang looked at An An who was saluting seriously, and touched his head with a smile.
Then he took out some hot food from the space and gave it to him.
"Eat, and I'll call you when we get to the palace."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
