At this point, Baili Chengyou's plan finally came to light.

After he foresaw the future in his dream, he discussed it with his grandfather Shen Gaolang and decided to find his second brother Baili Chengzhi as his second ally.

His feelings towards his second brother were very complicated. If it weren't for the incident at the birthday banquet, he wouldn't even know that his mother and his second brother had an unspeakable past relationship.

When the second elder brother was about to obtain the crown prince position, he handed it over to him without hesitation and disappeared with the queen mother's body.

This incident gave Baili Chengyou a great shock.

In his dream, after he ascended the throne, he reorganized Qiushi Palace. By chance, he found a yellowed envelope among his mother's belongings.

When I opened it, I found a piece of letter paper whose edges had been rubbed to the point of being hairy, and many of the words on the letter had already blurred. It was obvious that the person reading the letter had shed countless tears while holding the letter.

His hands trembled slightly, and his eyes fell on the first line, where the familiar handwriting came into view:

Yun'er, seeing your letter is like meeting you... Even if fate plays tricks on me, my heart will not change... I know it is not in accordance with etiquette, but I can't stop this heart... Maybe one day, we can walk together day and night...

He recognized it at a glance; it was his second brother's handwriting.

This letter is so sensitive that if it is caught, it will be a capital crime. However, the queen mother is such a thoughtful and cautious person, but she always keeps this letter properly and often takes it out to read it repeatedly, which shows her restrained but turbulent feelings.

At this point in the dream, Baili Chengyou was already heartbroken.

His mother came from a noble family. She was intelligent, quick-witted, resourceful and decisive. However, for the sake of the Shen family, she had to leave her beloved and enter the palace with hatred.

For more than ten years, my mother has been cautious and prudent in this palace, keeping a low profile beside my father and doing her utmost to protect him.

In the end...in the end, she had to commit suicide in public for him and the Shen family!

He didn't even know that his mother still had his second brother in her heart until her death...

The moment he woke up from the dream, Baili Chengyou had made up his mind. This time, he would give everything he had to help his mother and second brother!

His second brother was indeed infatuated with him. He only tested him a little and he immediately confessed his feelings to him. He even agreed to join forces with him without any hesitation.

When their mother was unconscious, they both lost their composure at the same time. Although the second brother remained expressionless in front of others, as the eldest brother said, his people had been searching the whole country for highly skilled doctors and witch doctors.

This time, the eldest brother's rebellion was also part of the plan between him and his second brother.

He was the one who found Nanny Qiu, and the "evidence" in the Jingshifang was arranged by his second brother.

The second brother's ability is beyond doubt. Over the years, the number of people he has infiltrated and planted in the palace is unimaginable. Otherwise, when the eldest brother in his dream was plotting a rebellion, the second brother would not have been able to fight back so quickly.

They went with the flow, pushing their eldest brother step by step to the point of rebellion today, and successfully left behind witnesses such as Sun Bing, the Qiao family, and the Yulin Army, physical evidence such as badges, and the two major incidents of the attack on the palace and the theft of the treasury.

Everything was done to make one thing happen, to make his throne legitimate!

Because tonight he and his second brother have joined forces to force the emperor to abdicate. If their father refuses, they will show no mercy if necessary.

If their father were to fail by then, they could openly announce to the outside world that it was their eldest brother who was plotting treason and forcing the emperor to abdicate in an attempt to kill their father. There would be witnesses and evidence!

As for him and his second brother?

They just came to rescue the emperor, and then the brothers joined forces to save their father and capture their eldest brother.

Baili Chengyou took a step forward and stood in front of the king, his brows gloomy, and said in a calm voice:

"Now that things have come to this, please ask your Majesty to draft an edict to pass the throne to your son. I will not dare to fail your teachings and will do my best to become a good monarch for the people of Nanli."

These words were so outrageous that everyone in the hall turned pale when they heard them!

Before the king could speak, the eldest prince pointed at Baili Chengyou in disbelief, exclaiming: "Third brother, you...how dare you!"

Baili Chengyou lowered his eyes to look at him, then raised the corner of his mouth slightly.

"Brother, why shouldn't I be afraid? After all, if anything happens to our father tonight, it will all be your fault."

The eldest prince was slightly startled when he heard this, and then his eyes gradually widened, and then his face twisted and he shouted:

"It's you! It's you! It turns out it was you from the beginning to the end!"

Baili Chengyou looked indifferent when he heard this, "Brother, if you didn't have this rebellious intention, how could my third brother have had the opportunity to take advantage of you? You have walked every step of the way by yourself."

"I am not a talented third brother, I just helped my eldest brother to pave the way a little bit."

The eldest prince looked at the tall and cold Baili Chengyou in front of him, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

It was all the work of the third brother, who was in control of the overall situation behind the scenes and ruthlessly pushed him to his death!

How could he be so scheming and have such courage!

“Okay… okay…”

The king understood all of Baili Chengyou's plans almost instantly.

Looking at his youngest son who was showing his brilliance in front of him, the king felt a chill in his heart but at the same time he vaguely realized that this son had truly grown up, and his strategies and methods far surpassed those of his eldest son.

But, he is also from the Shen family!

The Baili clan's territory must not be interfered with by others under any circumstances!

Thinking of this, the king turned his head to look at the second prince beside him, gritting his teeth and said, "Second brother, you don't even want the throne? Is Shen Ningyun worth you doing this? What about the Lan family? Where is your second imperial concubine!"

The king's words drew everyone's attention to the Second Princess who had been silent in the corner for a long time.

The Second Princess calmly watched today's dramatic changes. Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she turned her head and looked at the Second Prince.

Seeing that the Second Prince did not stop her, she walked forward step by step.

The Second Princess bowed to the King, and then saluted to the Second Prince.

Under everyone's gaze, she said calmly, "Second Prince, you fulfilled the twenty-year agreement in eighteen years. Would you mind giving me the remaining two years as a favor?"

When everyone heard this, their expressions changed, but the Second Prince nodded slightly.

Upon hearing this, the Second Imperial Concubine finally had a smile on her face. She swept her eyes across everyone and finally fixed them on Shen Ningyun's face.

"Madam, the relationship between me and His Majesty the Second Prince has always been pure and innocent."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ningyun looked up in disbelief, looking at the Second Prince and then at the Second Princess.

Meng Guxue slowly covered her mouth, eyes full of surprise.

What? Did she see the ancient version of a contractual marriage again? This, this, this...did the Second Prince really keep his chastity for his wife for so many years?

Oh my God, what a love-struck man! Even she couldn't help but fall in love with him!