sbdcsierra Chapter 158 Forced into the Palace
Chapter 158 Forced into the Palace
"If Concubine Xian hadn't committed suicide, I wouldn't have wanted to abdicate so quickly. I wanted to keep my fifth brother and father for a while."
Xuanyuan Zhi smiled and waved his fan. Behind him were the royal guards in iron armor.
King Wu only had a few dozen imperial guards and a commander of the imperial guards.
"Xuanyuan Zhi! You are so brave! You are rebelling!" King Wu pointed at Xuanyuan Zhi and cursed loudly.
Xuanyuan Zhi, however, looked unconcerned, even confident. He smiled and said, "Fifth brother, am I not clearly forcing the emperor to abdicate? If you're forcing the emperor to abdicate, then that's rebellion. If you're rebelling, how can you not be courageous?"
"You!" King Wu never expected that Xuanyuan Zhi would be so reckless and even shameless, and regard forcing the emperor to abdicate as something worth showing off.
The commander of the imperial guards took a look at the imperial guards behind Xuanyuan Zhi, some of whom were even soldiers of certain generals.
He grabbed Prince Wu and whispered, "Your Highness, Prince Ning is determined to force the emperor to abdicate. He has already brought 10,000 soldiers with him."
King Wu knew it, but now he had to remain calm and wait for Shen Peiqing to go outside the palace to find someone to rescue him.
Xuanyuan Zhi seemed to see through their thoughts and said with a smile, "Don't think that anyone will come to rescue you. No one can save you. Let me advise my fifth brother, why don't you surrender? Maybe I won't let you die. After all, we are brothers, right?"
"Also, please persuade our father to give me the position. Only in this way can we live in peace, right?"
There was already a threat in his words. King Wu clenched his fists and stared at Xuanyuan Zhi fiercely.
Rong Su, who was rescuing Emperor Dongzhou, suddenly received a side quest from the reader.
[Side Quest: Stop Prince Ning's conspiracy and help Prince Wu become the Crown Prince of Dongzhou; Success will increase your level by 3. The reader editing function will be enabled after level 20. Due to a brief glitch in the delete function, it will be enabled along with the edit function after level 20.]
[The editing function can be edited once every 5 levels. The editable content is not limited to the host or character position, the favorability or dislike value of various people towards the host, and a small plot. Except for the ending and the female supporting role, the male protagonist and the villain cannot be changed through the editing function.]
[The deletion function can be deleted once every 5 levels. The deleted content is not limited to the host or character position, the favorability or dislike value of various people towards the host, and a small plot. Except for the ending and the female supporting role, the male protagonist and the villain cannot be changed through the editing function.]
[Tip: Only minor characters can be edited and deleted]
Seeing so many messages suddenly pop up in the reader, she woke up just as she gave it to Dongzhou Huang.
She had seen the delete and edit functions before, but she didn't expect that she had to reach level 20 to get them.
If she had these two functions, it would be very convenient for her to do things in the future.
Help King Wu become the crown prince?
Rong Su looked at the Emperor of Dongzhou who was slowly waking up. She looked at him and said, "Your Majesty."
The Emperor of Dongzhou looked pale and much weaker. "Child, that evil creature Xuanyuan Zhi, you should leave here with the palace maids first. I can't let anything happen to you."
Unexpectedly, at this time, Emperor Dongzhou thought of her. A Niang is so important in Emperor Dongzhou's mind.
"No. Your Majesty, I want to help you, and I also want to help the people of Dongzhou. I know Xuanyuan Zhi well, and he's not fit to be the monarch of Dongzhou. If he were to become the monarch, it would be a nightmare for the people of Dongzhou."
Generally speaking, when people criticize their children, parents will definitely be unhappy or even angry.
But the Emperor of Dongzhou is not an ordinary parent. In addition to being a parent, he is also the master of Dongzhou. He is responsible for Dongzhou and the people.
He listened carefully to Rong Su's words, and he understood what Rong Su meant. He also knew Xuanyuan Zhi's character.
But he never expected that this child was so ambitious that he wanted to kill his father.
He understood that children who grew up in the palace would definitely have ambitions and desires. Having them was not scary. The scariest thing was that these desires and ambitions were not used in the right way.
"I understand. Child, what can you do here?" Emperor Dongzhou was still worried about Rong Su, and he didn't believe that she had the ability to help him.
Rong Su naturally couldn't deal with Xuanyuan Zhi's 10,000 imperial guards alone, so he could only hold on.
She heard someone come to report to her that Shen Peiqing had gone outside the palace to seek help.
And Mu Tou was sent by him to protect her and Emperor Dongzhou.
Outside now.
"Fifth brother, I advise you to go and persuade our father to give up his throne to me immediately, otherwise I will disregard our father-son relationship."
Xuanyuan Zhi said this with a smile, but his eyes were filled with cruelty and ruthlessness.
King Wu clenched his fists and looked at Xuanyuan Zhi angrily: "Xuanyuan Zhi! Do you have any conscience? That's our father!"
Xuanyuan Zhi suddenly sneered, his disdain for King Wu's words filled with disdain: "Fifth brother, perhaps your Concubine Xian has taken too good care of you! Indeed, Concubine Xian has always been favored, so naturally, you must also be valued by our father!"
"Have you ever thought about me? I was entrusted to one concubine after another to be raised. None of the concubines who raised me liked me. If I weren't a prince, I would have died countless times in this harem!"
He threw his arms out and laughed wildly, and for a moment it was unclear whether he was actually trying to laugh or cry.
"Everything I have now is earned through my hard work and my life! Conscience? Where is conscience in this deep palace? Do you dare to ask if the position of the emperor is clean?"
King Wu pursed his lips and looked at Xuanyuan Zhi. He couldn't understand. Even if his third brother had something wrong, he shouldn't treat his father like this.
And my mother.
"Did you frame my mother?"
King Wu widened his eyes and questioned loudly.
Xuanyuan Zhi smiled faintly and said nonchalantly: "Your mother died because she was stupid. She hanged herself. What does it have to do with me?"
Unable to tolerate Xuanyuan Zhi's shamelessness any longer, King Wu was already heartbroken as if being cut by a knife because of Concubine Xian's death. Now he was holding on just because he didn't want anything to happen to Emperor Dongzhou.
He rushed directly to Xuanyuan Zhi and was about to punch him, but before Xuanyuan Zhi could make a move, a man who knew martial arts stepped forward and immediately took the punch from the King of Wu.
The man was very strong and pushed King Wu to the ground in an instant.
The commander of the imperial guards saw this and hurried forward to help King Wu up, looking at Xuanyuan Zhi with vigilance: "Your Highness King Ning, you will be cursed by the people of Dongzhou if you do this."
Xuanyuan Zhi, however, sneered and said, as if he didn't care at all: "If I were afraid, I wouldn't have brought troops to surround the palace. What if the people curse me? As long as I am the Lord of Dongzhou, I will kill anyone who dares to curse me!"
"You can kill one person, but can you kill all the people?"
Rong Su slowly walked out of the imperial study. She had already heard the conversation between King Wu and Xuanyuan Zhi and wanted to come out.
But she weighed it over and finally made some preparations.
Xuanyuan Zhi heard the voice and wondered who it was. He looked over and saw it was Rong Su. His eyes narrowed slightly, and suddenly a smile with an unknown meaning appeared: "So it's Miss Rong. As expected, the Royal Father treats you differently. And even the Royal Grandmother treats you differently. When she first knew about you, she went to find you."
It was obvious that these words were meant to trick her. Rong Su smiled faintly and said nothing. She glanced at the troops behind the other party, who were coming in with great momentum.
Even so, Rong Su had to drag Xuanyuan Zhi.
"Your Highness Prince Ning, you brought your troops here. Aren't you really afraid of causing dissatisfaction among the people? Even if you take that position, you're destined not to stay there for long."
Xuanyuan Zhi was a bit impatient, and said in a lazy and unhappy tone: "Can you please stop saying these things? I don't want to hear them. I don't care about these nonsense. From now on, you all get out of my way and let me see me, otherwise you will all die!"
Seeing that verbal tactics were no longer effective, Rong Su winked at Mu Tou.
After Mu Tou received her signal, he immediately gave a signal to the person he had assigned.
But at this moment, someone from Xuanyuan Zhi's side actually discovered their actions in advance.
"Your Highness Prince Ning! Someone's releasing smoke! Everyone, take your medicine!"
Rong Su frowned when she saw it. Who saw through her actions?
When he looked at the man, he felt that he was quite familiar, then he looked at him carefully and his eyes widened.
"Yuan Feng!"
Why didn't he die?
Yuan Feng seemed to have noticed that Rong Su saw him, so he stepped forward naturally.
"Long time no see, Doctor Rong." He smiled coldly, like a blood-sucking mosquito, which was disgusting.
Rong Su stared at the other person coldly: "Yuan Feng. I didn't expect you to be alive."
The other person suddenly spoke to her in a voice like a broken bellows: "Yes, I am not dead, but I have become a wandering ghost, neither human nor ghost. Now that I have returned, the first person I will kill is you."
Faced with such a threat, Rong Su was naturally not afraid. Instead, she calmly responded: "Then it depends on whether you have the ability."
Mu Tou then walked up to her and whispered, "Miss Rong, something's wrong. After those people took the medicine, our smoke seems to have lost its effect."
Yuan Feng seemed to see through what they said. He taunted them, "Don't struggle anymore. Do you think I'll fall for your tricks again? It was because of your sinister tactics that I almost died. I won't make the same mistake again!"
Hearing Yuan Feng's words, Rong Su clenched her fingers. Although she had poison, King Wu and the others were there. If she used it, it would definitely hurt the enemy by a thousand and her own eight hundred.
The smoke is ineffective now because Yuan Feng, this dangerous guy, is here.
"Your Highness, we can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, they might call for reinforcements!" Yuan Feng said to Xuanyuan Zhi.
Yuan Feng has seen through her delaying tactics. This cannot go on any longer. There must be other plans!
"You're right. Soldiers behind you, follow my command and surround the entire palace today!" Xuanyuan Zhi raised his folding fan and shouted, "Also, lead the troops and follow me! We will attack the imperial study!"
"Go straight to the imperial study! Go straight to the imperial study!"
Seeing that Xuanyuan Zhi had already started to attack, King Wu had no choice but to fight back. He drew his sword and faced Xuanyuan Zhi: "Comrades of the Imperial Guards, keep the rebels outside the Imperial Study! We cannot let these rebels harm His Majesty!"
"Yes!"
But in just a moment, the two sides began to clash with their swords.
Seeing the situation change, Mu Tou hurriedly said to Rong Su, "Miss Rong, please leave with me quickly, otherwise I will hurt you."
But the Emperor of Dongzhou was still in the imperial study. She was about to say something, but Mu Tou seemed to see what she was about to say, so he said, "Miss Rong, my mission is to protect you. The master said that your safety is the most important. So hurry up and leave with me!"
If it were in the past, Rong Su would never take any risks and would never let her life be threatened.
But now it’s different, especially since Emperor Dongzhou is really good to her. He gives her the feeling of a father and the care that only a father can give.
"Mu Tou, let's take the Emperor of Dongzhou and evacuate the palace first."
This is the only way now. As long as the Emperor of Dongzhou is not dead, Dongzhou will not belong to Xuanyuan Zhi.
Seeing that he couldn't stop Rong Su, Mu Tou had no choice but to accept his fate and follow her back to the imperial study to save Emperor Dongzhou.
After entering, Rong Su saw palace servants supporting the Emperor of Dongzhou who had fallen to the ground. The Emperor of Dongzhou was pale and trembling.
After seeing this, the palace maid called her in panic: "Miss Rong, come and see His Majesty, His Majesty has been feeling unwell!"
Rong Su hurried over and took the pulse of Emperor Dongzhou. She found that he had a low fever, so she quickly gave him a simple acupuncture.
Afterwards, she said to the palace attendant, "We must take His Majesty out of the palace now. Do you know where we can leave the palace quickly?"
The palace servant had heard the noise outside and immediately said, "I know, come with me quickly!"
As he spoke, Mu Tou stepped forward to support Emperor Dongzhou, with the palace servants walking in front. He came to the back of the desk and twisted a small stone block placed on the bookshelf. After a while, the small cabinet with landscape paintings hanging on the side moved to the side.
A passage was revealed.
The palace servant lit the palace lanterns and led the way: "Please go this way."
Then they quickly entered the passage, and after they entered, the small cabinet closed automatically.
Just after they walked through a dim passage, they saw the exit. When they came out, it was obvious that they had reached the palace gate.
But I didn't expect that even the palace gate was controlled by Xuanyuan Zhi.
The palace maid quickly changed the subject: "This way."
But just as they changed the road and went to another bamboo forest.
"Want to run? Not that easy! Rong Su, quickly put down His Majesty the Emperor of Dongzhou, or I won't leave your body intact!"
Yuan Feng somehow discovered that they had run out of the imperial study and had chased them here.
Seeing him, Rong Su frowned. Mu Tou had already drawn his sword and handed the somewhat unconscious Majesty to the palace servants.
Standing in front of Rong Su, facing Yuan Feng.
"Haha, a yellow-haired waiter dares to challenge me? Then let me give you a taste of the death powder I have been developing for a long time!"
Seeing Yuan Feng throwing poison at Mu Tou, Rong Su was a little worried that Mu Tou could not handle it.
However, Mu Tou was fast. After the poison was thrown at him, he immediately dodged Yuan Feng's poison attack.
When Yuan Feng saw that Mu Tou was not poisoned, he instantly became angry and started throwing all kinds of poisons at him frantically.
Even top masters would be affected by this rain-like attack.
Seeing that the wood was beginning to struggle, Rong Su could no longer sit there and wait for death.
She looked around and her eyes fixed on one spot where there was a hornet's nest.
And it happened to be right behind Yuan Feng.