Chapter 556: Siege of the Palace
Revenge doesn't have to be bitter and full of hatred.
At least that's what King Yan thought.
When the Whirlwind Riders entered the harem with swords drawn, the concubines of Emperor Yongping trembled with fear. No matter what their status, facing a group of killers, unless they were mentally retarded, they knew that they had to cower.
However, the Queen Mother, after learning that it was the Whirlwind Riders who were coming, looked stern and inviolable.
"Let the King of Yan come to see me!"
As the most honorable woman in the Tang Dynasty and the nominal mother of Emperor Yongping and Prince Yan, the Queen Mother is indeed qualified to be arrogant here.
Unfortunately, she didn't know that the reason why the Whirlwind Cavalry became a feared army among the northern barbarians was because they enforced discipline.
And in this world, the only one who can give orders to the Whirlwind Cavalry is King Yan.
Before Leng Que's betrayal, anyone leading the Whirlwind Cavalry could command the Whirlwind Cavalry. However, after Leng Que's betrayal, the Whirlwind Cavalry became a force exclusively under the control of the Prince of Yan. Without the Prince of Yan's orders, not even the Emperor's will, the Whirlwind Cavalry could not be mobilized.
This time, the Whirlwind Cavalry entered the palace on the orders of King Yan.
The task that the King of Yan assigned to this team of whirlwind riders was to take the Queen Mother to the Gantian Palace.
It's bring, not please.
Although there is only one word difference, the taste is worlds apart.
"take away!"
The captain of the whirlwind cavalry team raised his hand and waved, and immediately the whirlwind cavalry came forward and stretched out their hands to grab the empress dowager's shoulders.
"presumptuous!"
Before the Whirlwind Rider's hand could land on his shoulder, the Queen Mother had already shouted.
This loud shout did not stop the Whirlwind Riders from attacking.
The Queen Mother was caught off guard and was grabbed by the shoulders by the Whirlwind Rider. Then a huge force fell on her shoulders and the Queen Mother was lifted up by the Whirlwind Rider by her shoulders.
“Outrageous! Outrageous!”
"I will kill all nine generations of your clan!"
The Queen Mother looked extremely embarrassed after being lifted up by the Whirlwind Rider.
From the day she entered the palace until now, the empress dowager has had smooth sailing. As a queen and a empress dowager, she has always been one of the most honorable women in the Tang Dynasty.
She never dreamed that this day would come.
But no matter how angry the Queen Mother was, she was still taken to the Gantian Palace by the Whirlwind Riders.
"Your Highness, the Queen Mother has brought you here!"
The captain of this team of whirlwind cavalry met King Yan and spoke respectfully.
"Thank you!"
King Yan nodded slightly.
"Die for the prince!"
The Whirlwind Riders responded in unison and stepped aside.
The Queen Mother's hair was messy. Although she was still dressed in luxurious and noble clothes, she had lost all her nobility. She looked a bit like a street shrew.
"Prince Yan, are you planning a rebellion?"
The Queen Mother stood up, smoothed her messy hair slightly, and tried to maintain the graceful demeanor that a Queen Mother should have.
Prince Yan glanced at the Queen Mother and said, "Queen Mother, could you please tell me about the past events of Prince Yun's Mansion?"
"Prince Yun's Mansion...?!"
The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment.
She thought a lot about how she was brought here by the Whirlwind Rider, but she never thought of this.
Now, upon hearing the Prince of Yan's question, the Queen Mother, completely unprepared, revealed her true inner thoughts: fear, trepidation, and a desire to conceal.
All kinds of emotions were expressed in the Queen Mother's face and eyes, but how could all this be hidden from the Prince of Yan who was staring at her.
At this point, the Prince of Yan no longer needed to hear the truth from the Queen Mother. The truth was already before him, and there was no need to argue or verify it.
He is truly the son of Prince Yun.
His parents and the entire Prince Yun's Mansion lost their lives because of him.
This hatred is as deep as the sea!
The King of Yan couldn't imagine what the late Emperor and the Queen Mother were thinking. Didn't their consciences hurt that they committed such a cruel act just to find a helper for their son?
Or do they have no heart at all?
Prince Yan knew something about Prince Yun's past.
When the late emperor was in power, Prince Yun was his right-hand man and made great contributions to the stability of the Tang Dynasty.
According to many people, Prince Yun was somewhat ungrateful. Even though he had the absolute trust of the late emperor, he was still not satisfied and wanted to ascend to the throne.
Prince Yun was plotting a rebellion, and hundreds of people in the entire palace were killed. And the number of Prince Yun's followers who were implicated in Prince Yun's rebellion was even greater.
But now, the truth is that everything is groundless.
"Heng'er, all of this is the fault of the late emperor. Although the Queen Mother lied to you, there is nothing the Queen Mother can do about these things. You must trust the Queen Mother!"
Although she didn't know how the Prince of Yan knew the truth, the Queen Mother understood that if she couldn't get the Prince of Yan to forgive her, her life might be coming to an end.
"By the way, this was your aunt's idea in the first place!"
"Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. If you want to avenge your father and your mother, go find the Grand Princess. None of this has anything to do with the Emperor or me."
The Queen Mother spoke urgently, even throwing the eldest princess out as a scapegoat.
…
In Duke Dingguo's mansion, the eldest princess suddenly sneezed.
The news that Prince Yan had led his troops to besiege the palace naturally could not be hidden from the Grand Princess. In order to reap the benefits, the Grand Princess informed Prince Yu and Prince Gong of the situation as soon as she received the news.
Of course, the Grand Princess also gathered her female guards.
In addition, the Grand Princess also passed the news to the commanders of the thirty-six guards of the two camps in the north and south, and they were there to protect the king, which was a great achievement.
However, in the eyes of the Grand Princess, although the soldiers of the North and South Camps were numerous, they were basically a group of weaklings. Not to mention a head-on battle against the Whirlwind Cavalry, they were probably not even able to defeat the female guards under her command.
However, no matter how weak the North and South Battalions are, they can still consume the combat power of the Whirlwind Cavalry, thus giving the Grand Princess the opportunity to benefit from it.
…
In the Qiantian Palace, Prince Yan laughed when he heard the Queen Mother talking about the Grand Princess.
"Your Highness, you are really treating me like a fool!"
"How old was the eldest princess when Prince Yun's mansion was destroyed?"
"Even if you want to find someone to frame me, please find a suitable person!"
"Of course, you're right. Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor!"
The King of Yan laughed and said, "The late emperor did all this, but he is dead now. Even if I rip open his coffin, it won't change anything."
"But, all the things the late emperor did were for you and me!"
"As the beneficiary of all this, I feel that you are the ones who should bear all the blame."
"Hen'er, you must think it through!"
The Queen Mother quickly said, "If you really do this, you will become a traitor!"
"Mother knows that you have hatred in your heart, but hatred cannot solve any problems."
"We can't live in hatred. We have to think more about the living."
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