Chapter 445 Lost
The scene was quiet again.
Everyone has a conclusion in their minds about this dispute.
Mu Chengyan did not give up. He had been playing chess for such a long time, how could he give up easily?
He looked at Xie Jingmo and said, "Trying to ascend to the throne by using the life of a palace maid, isn't that a bit too easy?"
"If I were to go out and find someone now and tell them that the late emperor passed the throne to me, how would the throne become mine again? That's a bit far-fetched!"
Xie Jingmo's eyes were gloomy, "Mu Chengyan, you won't cry until you see the coffin, right?"
Mu Chengyan snorted coldly, "I'm just telling the truth. The throne is mine. Of course, if you insist on taking it away from me, and you're not afraid of being criticized by the world, then I'll let you do it."
Mu Chengyan sneered. He understood that if Xie Jingmo couldn't produce more favorable evidence after he said this.
Even if Xie Jingmo were to sit on the throne now, he would never be in a legitimate position.
It's like a knife always hanging over your head.
Xie Jingmo feels uneasy sitting on the throne.
Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Gao immediately rushed over to kill Mu Chengyan, the disgusting guy!
But Yun Zhao suddenly spoke slowly.
"The Regent is indeed thoughtful."
Deputy General Gao looked at Yun Zhao blankly.
Yun Zhao slowly stood up and walked down from her high seat. As she passed by Deputy General Gao and Xie Jingmo, she said softly, "Since I recruited them, I'll put an end to it."
After saying that, Yun Zhao stood in front of the two imperial edicts.
"These two edicts are indeed written in the handwriting of the late emperor. Aunt Yun Ruo has just confirmed this."
“But there is one thing that no one knows.”
"Before the late emperor died, he came to see me."
"That child told me something."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
This time, everyone, including Mu Chengyan, was stunned.
"What... did you say?" Mu Chengyan said.
Yun Zhao said calmly, "The night before the emperor died, he came to see me. He knelt at my feet, calling me mother. He told me that I had written an edict to the regent, but he had tampered with it. Later, when the new emperor ascends the throne, if that person finds the tampered edict, he must expose it."
After these words were spoken, Mu Chengyan almost fell down.
"What... did you say?!" Mu Chengyan had thought that the little emperor would leave something for Yun Zhao, but he did not expect that the little emperor would tamper with the edict given to him?
Mu Chengyan subconsciously looked at the imperial edict in his possession.
His hurried expression formed a sharp contrast with Xie Jingmo's calmness.
It is now clear who is real and who is fake.
Yun Zhao, however, seemed not to notice and continued, "The Emperor said that there are too many people in this world who are busy with their own affairs. He has been suffering from illness all his life. Now that he may be leaving, he hopes that his people can be healthy and at peace. He will die to leave behind a wise ruler. This is his only wish."
"Now, everything has come to an end. I will show everyone in front of this vast crowd of people, including all the civil and military officials, that although the late emperor was only ten years old, he still used his last bit of strength to protect the Xie family's kingdom and ensure the future stability of his people! He is truly a wise ruler of the Xie family!"
"He deserves the long live!"
Yun Zhao's words were sonorous and powerful.
Everyone looked at her.
Everyone also understood that Yun Zhao was speaking for the late emperor, for the child who was less than ten years old, and for the child who had called her empress dowager for many years.
The late emperor was worthy of being the emperor, and Yun Zhao was worthy of being the queen mother that child had called her for so many years.
They are both equally admirable!
Amidst everyone's admiring gazes, Yun Zhao looked towards Mu Chengyan's imperial edict of succession. She raised her hand slightly and passed the throne to—
The curtain city extends.
These three words vanished into thin air, leaving no trace.
Mu Chengyan was stunned.
The civil officials behind Mu Chengyan were also shocked.
They stared blankly at the edict without a name, their minds shaking in disbelief.
"this……"
"This... this is, witchcraft?!" The Minister of Revenue shouted in shock and out of control.
Fu Hai stepped forward and slapped him hard. "Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, it seems your career as an official has reached its limit. The person standing before you is the Empress Dowager! How dare you accuse her of witchcraft? Are you tired of living?"
Upon hearing this, the Minister of Revenue immediately came to his senses and knelt down trembling all over.
"I, I...that's not what I meant."
Yun Zhao didn't even look at the clown Minister of Revenue, nor did he look at Mu Chengyan.
She stated calmly, "This is just a trivial trick. Alum is used, and it will naturally evaporate over time. The late emperor was desperate to save people, so he had no choice but to resort to this last resort. Unexpectedly, some people took this childish game seriously and thought they were emperor material."
"Okay."
"This game ends here."
Yun Zhao turned around and said to Xie Jingmo, "Pack up and officially ascend the throne tomorrow."
Mu Chengyan stood in the hall, and behind him was a group of civil officials with dejected faces, each of them so frightened that they could hardly breathe.
Mu Chengyan just stood there.
After Xie Jingmo and the others had left, he was still standing there.
The civil officials behind him all collapsed to the ground. This farce started with arrogance and ended with a loud slap in the face.
"I say, if you're not sure about something, please don't drag us down with you, okay?"
"That's right," the civil servants on the ground said, their dislike for Mu Chengyan increasing with their previous closeness. They stared at Mu Chengyan's back and said angrily, "You didn't even notice the trick on the imperial edict? You really thought you could fool everyone with something like that? Ridiculous! You're the regent and the late emperor's elder!"
"If you want to die, then go ahead and die! We don't want to die!"
"Stop talking about this. What should we do now? The new emperor will ascend the throne tomorrow. Will they let us go?"
"If we go to the generals' houses tonight and beg for mercy, will they speak well of us tomorrow?"
"Whether you can or not, you have to apologize first. Otherwise, you will be executed along with your entire family tomorrow!"
"If I have to die, I want Mu Chengyan to die first!"
"Let's go! I hate talking to people like this! It's unlucky!"
“…”
The crowd dispersed in an instant.
Mu Chengyan stood alone in the spacious and quiet Golden Throne Hall.
He doesn't understand.
He was sure to win, so why did he lose everything in the end?
He also didn't understand that everything he did was in the hope of being with Yun Zhao in the end.
Why should he help Xie Jingmo?
They used to be very close, didn't they?
He doesn't understand.
Mu Chengyan clenched his fists and walked quickly towards the Cining Palace in the dark.
He wanted to ask Yun Zhao why she was so biased and why her heart was leaning towards Xie Jingmo.
Why!
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