Chapter 53
Song Yan heard that the group had chosen a day to set off, and heard that Song Fuyu's elite troops had already set out from their fiefdom and secretly rushed to the capital.
In less than half a month, the army arrived at an inn ten miles away from the capital and rested there temporarily.
Youyang's headaches have become more frequent in the past few days. She is afraid that if she doesn't leave, the consequences will be disastrous if she loses control.
The old man didn't tell her who was controlling her, but the person who had obtained the best Gu in the world must be no small figure.
In order to prevent Song Yan from hearing the plan and causing any mistakes in his life, even though he was extremely reluctant, he still left a letter for Song Yan and then climbed out the window to leave. He took no one with him, only some silver and money.
"Madam?" Song Yan heard that You Yang had sent him out to get some cakes, and when he came back he couldn't find her in the room. His first reaction was fear, fearing that she had been kidnapped and was in danger.
He called his men to search for You Yang in all directions.
Seeing that there were no signs of fighting in the room, he realized that Youyang might have left on his own.
He found a letter on the table.
"Song Yan, listen, I have something else to do. You don't have to wait for me. Go and complete your plan first. I might come back when you become emperor. Remember to reserve a position for me as queen. Don't worry, I'm safe alone. I'll come to you after I finish what I have on hand."
Song Yan became suspicious when he heard this.
She needed to deal with something difficult and had to go alone without asking him for help.
But since she said so, he believed that she could handle it herself.
Song Fuyu has trained a lot of elite soldiers over the years, and they are now stationed outside the capital.
Tomorrow is the wedding date of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. The soldiers are ready to go, but Emperor Chongde is still making love with the new beauty in the harem on the bed, completely unaware of the coming danger.
The wedding day.
Song Yunlan and You Miaoyan paid their respects to the Emperor and Empress Chongde and were sent to the Eastern Palace.
Song Fuyu was still drinking with Song Yunlan at the table as if nothing had happened. He watched him drink up the sake in the cup with his own eyes, and unconsciously glanced at Gu Di who was not far away, and everything was said without words.
"I just attended my third brother's wedding a few days ago. I never imagined something like this would happen. If I had known this would happen, I should have asked my father to choose me to go to the border town."
"My royal brother, there is no need to be sad about this. It is useless to regret now." Song Yan was also heartbroken when he heard the news of the group's death, because among that group of people was the person he loved all his life but could not get.
But he had no right to feel sorry for her, or even to investigate for her.
Today is Song Yunlan's wedding day, which should be his happiest moment, but he is depressed and drinks one glass after another while forcing a smile in front of the guests.
The death of Concubine Rou was a great blow to him. Her last words were like a dagger piercing his heart. The pain reminded him from time to time that he must not forget his mother's wishes. He must ascend to that position and find the murderer to avenge his mother.
That night, Song Yunlan did not return to the Crown Princess's bridal chamber. He locked himself in the study to handle government affairs. He needed to quickly familiarize himself with the situation in the court and come up with countermeasures in order to secure his position as the Crown Prince. Song Fuyu was also pressing him closely behind him.
You Miaoyan sat alone on the wedding couch, her waist aching but she didn't hear any movement outside. She sent someone to ask and found out that Song Yunlan was in the study and had no intention of coming over.
She angrily swept everything off the table, furious, "Why wasn't he so diligent before? He really still can't forget that bitch You Yang."
"You Yang, you're still getting in my way even after you're dead!"
A horn sounded from somewhere, followed by the sound of countless footsteps.
The East Palace heard it clearly.
I don’t know which eunuch came crawling in, as if followed by some man-eating creature.
"Ahhhh—Lin, His Highness Prince Lin is rebelling! Run!"
"How could His Royal Highness Prince Lin rebel! If you keep talking nonsense, I will have your tongue pulled out!" You Miaoyan couldn't believe it and could only convince herself that it was the servants who were talking nonsense.
But the panicked eunuch ignored his words and took valuables from the room and stuffed them into his arms desperately, trying to escape.
You Miaoyan finally couldn't deceive herself anymore. She was horrified and intended to rush to the study to seek shelter from Song Yunlan.
As soon as he stepped out of the door, he realized that being next to Song Yunlan was the most dangerous thing at this moment.
Prince Lin rebelled because Song Yunlan took the throne of the crown prince and was no longer valued by the government. If she wanted to survive, she had to find another way out.
Song Yunlan heard the news a quarter of an hour earlier than You Miaoyan, and immediately took the imperial guards stationed in the Eastern Palace to find Emperor Chongde.
"Father! Are you hurt?"
Emperor Chongde sat on the dragon throne in the Purple Palace, his face turning pale with fear.
"My dear Lan'er, you came at the right time." He stuffed the tiger talisman in his arms, which could command all the imperial guards of the Palace Front Division, into Song Yunlan's arms.
"You've been trained in the military since you were young, so this assignment is most suitable for you."
"Crown Prince, receive the order. Prince Lin is guilty of treason and deserves death. I send you to capture Prince Lin alive. If he refuses, he will be executed on the spot."
Song Yunlan knelt on his knees and said, "Son, accept the order."
All the imperial guards of the Palace Front Department gathered outside the Purple Palace to protect the safety of Emperor Chongde. Song Yunlan selected a column of elite soldiers to fight against Song Fuyu's troops.
Song Fuyu rode a tall horse and led a large group of private soldiers to meet Song Yunlan on the palace road.
"Royal brother, please turn back! Go and apologize to the emperor now. Perhaps the emperor will spare your life out of respect for our father-son relationship."
Song Fuyu sneered, "Oh, I'm not mistaken, am I? It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, right? Why does it sound like he's a living Buddha?"
"If my royal brother is determined not to turn back, then don't blame me for not thinking about our brotherhood." Song Yunlan drew his sword and faced him.
"You're still dreaming about your grand dreams. I'm really curious about how beautiful the world in your head is that allows you to fantasize about such unrealistic things every day."
"I have five thousand elite soldiers following me, and you only have three hundred at most. What can you use to fight me?"
Song Yunlan had fought bravely against the enemy before, and it was common for him to be alone against many enemies. He was confident that he could "fight."
"Okay." Knowing that he was so ungrateful, Song Fuyu said nothing more, "Brother, I'll leave three hundred people to play with you, so that others won't say that I'm bullying you."
Song Fuyu's three hundred elite soldiers surrounded Song Yunlan's men and fought fiercely.
The suppression of military force left Song Yunlan no time to escape, but Song Fuyu was not in a hurry.
Song Yunlan was indeed as capable as he said, but Song Fuyu's troops did not decrease, but remained at 300 people.
He was exhausted and finally captured.
Song Fuyu was sitting on a tall horse. He glanced at him as expected, his eyes looking into the distance, as if he was waiting for something.
Finally, when Song Yunlan was about to run out of strength, a soldier on horseback galloped over.
"Report! The team has successfully intercepted the troops trying to escape from the south gate. The emperor is in that sedan chair."
Song Fuyu sneered at Song Yunlan and said, "Look at the kind of person you are protecting. Your good father chose to abandon you and flee alone at this time. Do you still want to risk your life for him?"
He rolled off his tall horse and landed on the ground, then slowly walked to Song Yunlan, whose hands were tied and pinned to the ground by soldiers, his face covered in blood.
"Tsk tsk tsk...Your Highness the Crown Prince is so pitiful. This makes me, your royal brother, feel so uncomfortable."
He clamped Song Yunlan's jaw and said, "How about I give you a chance? If you give up the throne of Crown Prince, you might be able to save your life."
Song Yunlan broke free from his shackles and spat, "I will never betray you, even to the death!"
Song Fuyu was not angry at this. He clapped his hands and laughed, "You have great courage. I admire your toughness, but that's all."
"Come, take him and my good father to the Purple Palace, so that this father and son can be together one last time before they die."
Song Yunlan was escorted to the outside of the Purple Palace. Seeing that the Purple Palace had already been surrounded, he belatedly realized that Song Fuyu's private soldiers had entered the palace from the four gates of the east, south, west and north, and that there was not only the team led by him.
He is too naive and is indeed not suitable for the position of crown prince.
Emperor Chongde was thrown into the open air without dignity, with his hands and feet tied. The imperial guards and eunuchs who followed him were all beaten to death.
"Father, I have done my best to fulfill my filial duty. I know that what you most want to see before you die is your fifth brother, so I have brought this to you. If you honestly write the edict of abdication and let me succeed you, you can still survive."
"Write, write, write! Father, write!" When Emperor Chongde heard that it could save his life, he agreed without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, you can't do that, uh--" Song Yunlan shouted to stop him, but was punched by the soldier who was holding him down.
Song Fuyu ordered his men to untie Emperor Chongde and said, "Just be quiet when you shouldn't be talking."
He supported the trembling Emperor Chongde, who seemed to have aged a lot in just a few hours, and came to the table to spread out the blank imperial edict.
"Write it."
Emperor Chongde was so nervous that he could not even write, and it took him a long time to write the imperial edict.
Song Fuyu picked up the imperial edict and looked at the words on it with satisfaction.
Emperor Chongde was sweating profusely. "You've already gotten what you wanted. Can you let Father go?"
Song Fuyu didn't even look at him, "Of course."
"ah--"
Just as Song Fuyu responded, Emperor Chongde was pierced through the heart by a sword.
"Your son respectfully bids farewell to your father."
"Why..." Emperor Chongde collapsed in a pool of blood, his eyes open, dying with his eyes open.
"Father!" Song Yunlan was heartbroken. "Song Fuyu! You've already got what you wanted, why did you kill Father? He's your biological father!"
"Father?" Song Fuyu put away the imperial edict and sat on the position he had always dreamed of.
"How can there be a father-son relationship when one is born into a royal family?"
"Don't worry, you'll be able to go and accompany him soon."
"I think my father would rather see you."
"Who!" Song Fuyu was sitting on the dragon throne. He looked up suddenly when he heard a familiar voice above his head.
Song Yanting was seen sitting leisurely on the golden tiles with his legs crossed.
He glanced at the corpse of Emperor Chongde below him and said, "Tsk, it's a little late."
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