The emperor was seriously ill, and his hands were shaking even when holding the sword.
As if he understood something at this moment, this face, which always had the fierce majesty of an emperor, finally showed fear.
If Shen Qingwei hadn't told him that Gu Shichong had rebellious intentions, how could he have sent someone into the palace to test him, waiting for Gu Shichong to actually force the emperor to abdicate, and then take him down in one fell swoop? Little did he know that everything was a conspiracy between the two of them!
The sword was snatched from the emperor's hand. He desperately tried to struggle again, hissing, "Shen Qingwei! Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor quickly!"
The only response he got was silence.
"Where is Peng Hui...Peng Hui!" Peng Hui, who had been waiting outside the hall just now, now no one knew where she had gone.
This time he was truly panicked. He fell to the ground, his frail body causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood. Suddenly, a sword was thrust across his throat. "Father, for the sake of the Great Yong, please write the imperial edict to transfer the throne."
"Impossible!" the emperor roared and spat out another mouthful of blood.
Gu Shichong remained unmoved and simply smiled, "How about this, Father? Let's discuss something. You don't have to write it down, but if I do, my ascension to the throne won't be legitimate, and the ministers will surely oppose it. But if I make public your actions over the years, then forcing you to abdicate will become a righteous act. What do you think?"
"You...you!" The emperor's breath was trembling, and he was almost angry to death.
"Your Majesty, who is so concerned about his reputation in history books, would certainly not do this. Why don't you just write the imperial edict honestly? I, your son, will choose a respectable posthumous title for you for my own sake, and for your Majesty's sake, too. Okay?"
Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well die with dignity.
The emperor, who had been respectable all his life, finally picked up the pen, humiliatingly wrote the edict of succession, and stamped it with the seal.
Gu Shichong was satisfied. He threw away the sword in his hand and kicked the emperor upside down. Then he grabbed a cushion and covered the emperor's mouth and nose. The emperor's eyes were bloodshot and red due to suffocation. He stared in disbelief. In a trance, he seemed to see his younger self... He forced his father to write the edict in the same way and then killed him with his own hands.
Thunder and lightning were interlaced in the sky, and heavy rain was brewing and about to pour down.
Looking at the imperial edict with his name on it, Gu Shichong had a ferocious smile on his face.
He said word by word: "Your Majesty is seriously ill and has passed away!"
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Fengyi Palace.
Shen Qingtang grabbed the corner of her clothes and looked at the queen who was still talking to her. She felt a little tired of responding, but she didn't dare to be negligent.
Seeing that the queen always glanced out the window from time to time, she gradually felt uneasy and looked out the window unconsciously.
But at this moment, she vaguely heard the sound of thunder, mixed with chaotic footsteps, and faint cries for help! ?
Her heart skipped a beat, and without regard for etiquette, she stood up and walked to the window, trying to hear the sound clearly.
When she turned around, a flash of lightning happened to pass by, and she saw the queen's maid following her closely, which scared her so much that she screamed.
At this moment, she had no time to bow and apologize, so she hurriedly said to the queen: "Your Majesty, something seems to have happened outside!"
The Queen's eyes were panicked for a moment: "How could something go wrong?"
Shen Qingtang was puzzled: "Didn't the Queen hear the cry for help?"
But the queen just smiled and shook her head, and the maid also said to her: "Miss Shen, did you hear it wrong?"
But there were clearly cries for help outside, and they were getting louder and louder. It was definitely not an illusion... But why couldn't these people hear it?
Shen Qingtang suddenly realized that everyone in the room was looking at her with vigilance and caution.
Shen Qingtang's body was instantly covered with goose bumps, and even his scalp felt a little tight... something was wrong, something was very wrong!
She couldn't help but take two steps back, but saw that the palace servants also took two steps forward following her movement.
She couldn't help but tremble... She gritted her teeth, turned around, climbed out through the window, and ran towards the gate of Fengyi Palace.
"Chase!" the queen ordered.
Shen Qingtang pushed away the eunuch who tried to stop her and ran out desperately.
Sure enough, the palace was already in chaos, and all that could be heard was the confused palace servants saying something like "There's been a coup in the palace."
Zhiyi, Qingwei...
Shen Qingtang's mind was also in a mess, and at this moment he just wanted to find them both as soon as possible.
The Queen kept her in the palace not because she was an important person, but because her brother was close to the Emperor. So she... maybe, maybe she was a hostage?
She knew that she couldn't be caught, otherwise Qingwei would be implicated. Thinking of this, she blended into the crowd, temporarily shaking off the people behind her, and then she could only run around in the unfamiliar palace like a headless fly.
She didn't know where she ran to, but when she seemed to have gotten rid of the person, she stopped and leaned against the wall, breathing heavily.
But suddenly she heard the sound of swords and knives. She quickly turned sideways, letting the wall block herself, and only dared to stick out half of her head to look at the source of the sound.
I saw a man dressed as a eunuch, who seemed to be quite skilled. He was chasing someone with a dagger. The man was wearing a purple official robe and held a high position. He seemed to be...
Shen Qingtang's eyes widened...Isn't that Jiang Xu!?
On this side, Jiang Xu stumbled and dodged the dagger. He had just been stabbed in the leg and was bleeding profusely, but the man had no intention of stopping.
He suspected that the emperor had murderous intentions towards Huo Wuyou, and he was also worried about his brother-in-law. He planned to take advantage of the chaos in the palace today to kill him, so that he could blame everything on the rioter afterwards.
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