The King of Chu entered the palace smoothly.
Early the next morning, just as the palace gate opened.
He walked into the palace gate, greeted by the Imperial Guards, Duan Rong, Yang Qilang, Zhang Tingyu, and Eunuch Ji who had been waiting at the palace gate.
Intimidated by the Imperial Guards, the prince dared not resist at all.
Moreover, he only mobilized a thousand of his elite troops out of the city, and their lives or deaths are still unknown.
How dare we make any big moves again?
Doesn’t the fact that my father returned safely this time prove that he won?
Does the emperor know that those assassins were sent by him?
When the prince heard the news, he was frightened to death.
Especially last night I heard there was a fight among the Royal Guards.
Chen Yi's head was hung on the flagpole, and no one in the Imperial Guards dared to stop Li Wu.
The prince was so frightened that he couldn't sleep the whole night.
Even with the comfort of the Queen and the Crown Princess, he still hid on the dragon bed trembling all over, not daring to close his eyes.
The queen even said: "You are the emperor now. Your ascension to the throne is legitimate. What are you afraid of?"
"You didn't kill your father to seize the throne. It was all the ministers in the court who pushed you to the throne. Could your father have killed all the civil and military officials in the court?"
"Even if you are really afraid, your grandfather has already assembled his troops. As long as you give the order, it won't be difficult to stop your father."
"Are you really afraid to try?"
The prince was so frightened that he started crying: "Mother!"
"No, don't act rashly anymore!"
"I've tried, but Father is unkillable. How will I cope when he returns?"
"That day, when my second brother was held hostage by Marquis Wu of Wei, wasn't he also shot to death by my father's order?"
"In the eyes of the Emperor, are we sons really that important?"
"Besides, I know clearly whether we have truly searched and rescued Father this time..."
"If your Majesty truly wishes to settle accounts with me, I am terrified... I'm so scared I can't get over this."
"If we mobilize troops at this time, will Mother drag the entire Yang family into this?"
The Queen advised him, "You are confused, my son."
"We have always been one in honor and disgrace. Do you really think that if you fall from grace and suffer misfortune, our Yang family will be able to escape from it?"
But the prince did not agree to the queen after all.
The eldest daughter of Wei Wuhou married Zong Zheng Wuxie.
Look at what happened to Zong Zheng Wuxie and the entire Wei Wuhou just because of a witchcraft of unknown origin?
The Crown Princess was even more afraid to involve her family, so she did not agree with the Queen's plan.
The queen was so angry that she slapped the crown princess.
"It's because the emperor married a coward like you that he has become increasingly timid and fearful, afraid to even protect his own throne!"
The Crown Princess could only sob.
The prince didn't say a word.
But in fact, only he himself knew that he had seen too much of the cruel side of the Emperor of Chu since he was a child, so he had long been deeply afraid of his father.
When he heard that the King of Chu was back, he was frightened.
Finally, the prince could not bear it anymore, so he jumped up and drove everyone away, then sat on the floor with his eyes open for half the night.
Upon hearing that the Emperor of Chu had entered the palace, he immediately rushed to the long street to personally welcome the Emperor of Chu.
"Father——"
"Father, you are finally back."
"If you don't come back, I won't be able to hold on any longer, Father..."
Looking at him in his dragon robe, Emperor Chu narrowed his eyes coldly.
"Prince, you have ascended the throne."
The prince covered his red eyes and cried twice.
"Father, I have been missing for so long, and I am at my wit's end."
"I have tried my best to make that medicine to maintain the stability of the court, but without the guidance of my father, I cannot do it well no matter what I do."
"The death of Uncle Qin over the past two days has thrown everyone into chaos. This morning, I was forced to take the throne."
"Now that my father has returned, if you do not wish to be the retired emperor, I will take off this set of clothes."
"Father, please don't misunderstand me. I have no intention of being disloyal."
As he said this, the prince pretended to take off his dragon robe.
The Emperor of Chu didn't say anything either.
She just stared at him quietly, like a poisonous snake staring at its prey, and the prince couldn't help but feel a chill spreading from the soles of his feet.
In the past, my father would have been completely furious.
After a while, the ministers would enter the palace and pass by here on their way to the front court.
In this way, they can see how their father treats them, the new emperor who has ascended the throne.
Even the emperor himself is the target of anger, so how can those ministers have an easy life in the future?
Everyone naturally worries about being targeted.
Perhaps she will oppose my father's return to the court.
But my father was surprisingly calm and composed today!
This made the prince feel that something was not normal and he felt uneasy.
The prince had no idea that all this was because Duan Rongshi was still standing behind the Emperor of Chu today.
As long as Duan Rongshi is around, the King of Chu will never easily reveal his cruel side again.
And because he had been taking the medicine for a few days, his temperament had indeed changed a little.
Therefore, even though he wanted to strangle the prince with his own hands, the Emperor of Chu still endured it.
He stared at the prince's hand, pretending to take off his dragon robe but then stopped, and smiled coldly: "Alright."
"You were forced to ascend the throne for the sake of stability in the court. I naturally don't blame you."
"But now that I have returned, and although you have ascended the throne, the coronation ceremony has not yet been held."
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