Chapter 193 Destiny
No matter whether the emperor's dragon body can recover or not, and no matter how worried the queen mother is, what should come will eventually come.
Yan Qing and Wen Jin led the Qilin Guards on their way very quickly, approaching the imperial city day by day. The spies sent by the Queen Mother sent the latest news back to the palace every day.
As Yan Qing got closer and closer to the imperial city, the Queen Mother's expression became visibly nervous day by day, like an ant on a hot pot.
The major officials in the DPRK also obviously smelled this unsettling atmosphere, and an aura of imminent rain enveloped the entire imperial city.
On August 26, Yan Qing and Wen Jin arrived in the auxiliary capital, and the Qilin Guards set up camp for a temporary rest.
At the same time, two letters written by the eldest princess were quickly delivered to the palace.
One was delivered directly to the Queen Mother, and the other was presented directly to the Emperor.
"The eldest princess has arrived in the auxiliary capital and brought the antidote." The Qilin Guard responsible for delivering the letter bowed his head and conveyed, "The letter is the condition proposed by the eldest princess. Please consider it carefully."
The Queen Mother's expression was dull. After reading the letter, she tore it into pieces in shock and anger: "Rebellious girl! Rebellious girl!"
This rebellious woman dared to force Yan Chen to abdicate with the antidote. She was so audacious that she deserved death!
"The Ai family will never agree to her ridiculous conditions! Go back and tell her immediately so that she can give up her intention as soon as possible!" The queen mother was furious, "You are a rebellious woman who conspired to rebel! The ancestors of the Yan family will never let her go. Pass her!"
Qilin Guard said nothing and bowed to leave.
The letter presented to Yan Chen was also read word for word.
Although Yan Chen had woken up these days, he still looked weak. After reading the letter, his face turned pale and gray, and he stared at every word in the letter.
The palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"Pfft! Cough cough cough cough..." A violent cough was accompanied by blood spurting out. Yan Chen lay on the edge of the bed and coughed heartbreakingly, "Cough cough cough... Yan... Yan Qing, Yan Qing..."
The hoarse voice was full of deep hatred, but after the dragon's body was hit one after another, it seemed that he would never be able to return to his former health. The slightest trouble would cause severe pain in his heart and make him cough unbearably.
"Send to the imperial physician!" An anxious voice sounded, and Wei Changhai ordered hurriedly, "Quick! Send to the imperial physician quickly!"
"Please, Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body!" The palace people knelt on the ground, and it seemed that this was the only thing they could say.
Yan Chen lay weakly on his back, half lying on the bed. His heart was in severe pain, his face was bloodless, and there was a layer of death between his eyebrows.
What came one step ahead of the imperial doctor was the report from the commander of the Royal Forest Army: "Report to the Emperor! Lord Qintian Supervisor Jianzheng is back and is currently outside asking to see the Emperor!"
Yan Chen's thoughts were confused. It took him a while to realize what he had said. He perked up and suddenly grabbed the mattress while hanging beside him: "Si Yuan?"
"yes."
"Let him come in." Yan Chen suddenly regained consciousness and said in a deep voice, "Quick! Let him enter the palace immediately!"
"I humble my duty and obey my orders."
The commander of the Royal Forest Army turned around and walked out. After a while, Si Yuan, dressed in black robes, slowly stepped across the threshold and walked into the emperor's palace step by step.
The corners of the long black robe trailed to the ground, giving off a somewhat solemn atmosphere for no reason.
"Your Majesty, Si Yuan, I'd like to see you, Your Majesty." Si Yuan bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, is your dragon body unwell?"
Yan Chen said nothing, staring at him with his eyes: "Si Yuan, where have you been these days?"
"I went to Suzaku City."
Yan Chen's cheeks twitched: "Why are you going to Suzaku City?"
"Because there is an auspicious event in Suzaku City, I will go to find out personally." Si Yuan lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes and said, "The destiny cannot be violated, and I dare not neglect it."
"So," Yan Chen's eyes flashed with sharp light, "What are the results of your personal inspection?"
"Auspiciousness has indeed come out of Suzaku City." Si Yuan's voice was calm, without any fluctuations. "The eldest princess Yan Qing is the auspiciousness of Suzaku City. She is also the emperor to whom destiny belongs, and the first female emperor in the history of Dayong."
As soon as he finished speaking, the palace suddenly fell into dead silence.