Chapter 325 Abdication Edict
The Princess's Mansion is full of experts. The Zhenbei King and his son came to see him today. Strictly speaking, it was actually a way of walking into a trap.
They originally thought that the emperor's body was not in good condition, and the Princess was in power. She didn't know the situation of the Mianbei fiefdom. They could take the opportunity to exert some pressure to achieve the goal of returning to Mianbei as soon as possible.
Who would have thought that the Princess had already prepared for it. She directly convicted him of a crime with a list, caught the Zhenbei King and his son off guard, and even decisively let Qi Ling take over the Zhenbei King's military power.
Facing the imposing imperial guards outside, surrounded by a full 200 people, the Zhenbei King had no chance to escape, and even resisting was futile.
"Sister is becoming more and more like my father." Rong Zhan, who witnessed the Zhenbei King and his son being taken away, walked into the study and admired sincerely, "If my brother saw this scene, I wonder if he would feel a sense of crisis?"
Sense of crisis?
Chu Qinghuang glanced at him: "If my brother wanted to dominate the world, he would not have waited until now. Xiqi could have been his possession ten years ago."
"That's true, but..."
"Mother plans to go back to Dongling in a while." Chu Qinghuang reminded him, "You and my brother are already grown up, but you still don't have a wife. It's not right."
Rong Zhan pouted: "Sister, even your tone of voice is similar to that of father."
Chu Qinghuang: "..."
"I haven't met the woman destined for me yet, so I'm not in a hurry." Rong Zhan smiled, "But my brother..."
Chu Qinghuang raised his eyebrows: "What's the trick?"
"Buddha said: It can't be said, it can't be said." Rong Zhan turned and walked out, "I won't disturb you from your business. I'm going to find the cute little Hongyu to learn from you."
Chu Qinghuang frowned and looked at his back expressionlessly.
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On the second day of August, the Emperor, who had been resting in the Yugan Palace, finally showed up. However, he did not summon the ministers to discuss matters, but invited the Regent Prince of Dongling and the Empress to the Qinzheng Palace for a secret talk.
No one knew what they talked about.
From August on, the palace was busy with the ceremony of enthroning the crown prince, and all the palace people were visibly busy.
However, at the critical moment, an imperial decree suddenly came down:
"The Emperor is in poor health, mentally weak, and unable to govern. From today on, he will abdicate to the Regent Princess Chu Qinghuang! The Emperor is the Emperor Emeritus, the Empress is the Empress Dowager, and they will move to the Ci'an Palace! This is the order!"
The voice was high and resounded inside and outside the palace for a long time.
The civil and military officials in the court were speechless and could not say a word. They could only kowtow to the Emperor.
After hearing the abdication edict, the Empress and the Princes who were imprisoned in Changchun Palace, Xuanjun Prince's Mansion, and Jinjun Prince's Mansion felt like they were struck by lightning.
Even the Queen Mother of Renshou Palace heard the news, and her face changed drastically in an instant: "This is impossible! It's ridiculous! Ridiculous!"
The tender voice of a baby followed: "Ridiculous! Ridiculous!"
"Long live the Queen! Long live the Queen!"
The Queen Mother was exposed in an instant, raised her hand and threw it to the ground: "Get out! You little beast! Get out of here! Get out of here!"
The petite snow-white little beast scurried on the ground flexibly, and in an instant, it jumped out like a flash of lightning and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The Queen Mother watched it leave, trembling with anger.
Little beast!
Damn bastard! Why did he pass the throne to Chu Qinghuang? A bastard with impure blood, he was allowed to be the emperor for so many years in vain, but he was ungrateful and had to go against her.
The Queen Mother sat gloomily on the phoenix chair, her face covered with frost, and her eyes were full of desperate murderous aura.
The snow-white little beast scurried to Concubine Duan in the harem: "Long live the empress! Long live the empress!"
The childish voice rang in her ears without warning, and Concubine Duan was startled and stood up instantly: "Who? Who is talking?"
The snow-white little beast jumped flexibly, and its small and exquisite body jumped onto the table, "Long live the empress! Long live the empress!"
Concubine Duan stared at the little thing, recognizing that it was a birthday gift from Chu Qinghuang to the empress dowager, and somehow it ran to her palace.
Long live the empress?
Thinking of the imperial edict she received half an hour ago, Concubine Duan's expression gradually became sinister and indifferent.
Damn old fox! He imprisoned all the concubines and princes in the harem, and abdicated to Chu Qinghuang without any warning, deliberately making it impossible for anyone to object.
He really made a good calculation!
And Chu Qinghuang, that traitor, if I had known she was so unfilial, I should have strangled her to death in her cradle, so that she wouldn’t go against me in everything when I grew up!
"Long live the Queen! Long live the Queen!"
"Shut up!" Concubine Duan shouted, "Get out!"
"Long live the Queen! Long--"
"Get out!" Concubine Duan seemed to be out of control, picked up the teacup at hand and threw it, "I told you to get out, didn't you hear?! Get out!"
The little beast dodged flexibly, and added fuel to the fire and said: "Long live the Queen! Long live the Queen!"
Concubine Duan's face was ashen: "Come here! Catch this little beast! I want to drown her alive!"
The palace servant received the order and hurried forward to catch the little beast. The little beast jumped left and right, jumping flexibly, "Long live the Queen!"
The palace servant hurriedly reached out to catch it, but in the panic, he couldn't even touch the little beast's tail, which made Concubine Duan's face ashen and pale, and trembled for a while.