bayedsolid Chapter 464 The dust has settled
Chapter 464 The dust has settled
"emperor……"
"The Emperor has passed away..."
A shrill voice came from the bedchamber.
The sound wasn't loud, but it was particularly jarring amidst the clash of swords.
Everyone present was stunned into silence.
After realizing what had happened, Prince Chen went on a killing spree like a madman, slaughtering even his ministers and eunuchs.
Since he's already been accused of regicide and patricide, he has to make it a reality, otherwise he'd be letting down the person who painstakingly planned this.
He wiped the blood from his face and revealed a chilling smile.
He charged out with his sword, killing...killing...
He wanted to kill them all, leaving no one alive, and even wanted to kill Yuqing, as well as the woman inside who betrayed him.
They will all die a horrible death.
He's gone mad, Prince Chen has gone insane.
The officials fled in panic, but they couldn't escape.
There were swords flashing everywhere; to escape meant certain death.
But a few stubborn people still ran away.
For example, Lord Zhou was beheaded as soon as he escaped, and it was Prince Chen who beheaded him. Blood splattered, landing on the flowers and plants nearby, and even on their faces.
madman!
Prince Chen is a madman.
They must have been blind to have been deceived by such a ruthless traitor who betrayed his country, murdered his father, and killed his ruler.
If someone like that were to rise to a high position one day, that would be terrible.
Prince Jing and Princess Yuqing disregarded everything else and rushed into the inner palace upon hearing the news of the Emperor's death.
Consort Zhen and her maids and eunuchs were so frightened that they hid in a corner.
On the reclining chair, the emperor was bleeding from all seven orifices, and even his skin was oozing blood, which was quite horrifying.
The two looked completely taken aback.
Princess Yuqing has examined the wound; it is deep, but not vital. Her father shouldn't be dying so soon.
How could he have died like that?
And they died in such a horrific way.
This person must be possessed by an evil spirit.
But when they saw the medicine bottle and red pills rolling out of their father's hands, they instantly understood.
Miao Miao said that eating too much of this stuff can cause chronic poisoning and speed up blood flow, but without any evidence, who would dare to stop him from eating it?
It seems the problem is caused by taking these pills.
My father was already seriously injured and bleeding profusely. Now that he's eating this stuff, it's just making things worse and accelerating the bleeding.
This is something they brought upon themselves.
Seeing the two princes' grim expressions, and fearing they might misunderstand and take their anger out on others, Consort Zhen quickly explained, "Your Highness, the Emperor insisted on taking the elixir himself; we couldn't stop him..."
The palace maids and eunuchs were terrified, kneeling on the ground and trembling.
They were genuinely afraid that if the emperor died, regardless of the reason, it would be because they had failed to protect him properly, and according to the rules, they would be held accountable or even buried alive with him.
Only after hearing the princess's words did they feel as if they had been reborn.
Consort Zhen also breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's not your fault, it's just Father's fate." Princess Yuqing glanced at them, unable to hide the bitterness in her heart.
Although her father was a scoundrel, he still loved her dearly.
Seeing his dead state, I couldn't hold back my tears any longer.
King Jing showed neither sorrow nor joy on his face.
He simply asked, "Did Father say anything before he breathed his last?"
Consort Zhen pursed her lips and said cautiously, "His Majesty said... said that the Empress should be buried with him, and the Imperial Seal will appear on the day of the funeral."
The emperor was truly ruthless; he even wanted to drag someone down with him when he died. Luckily, he didn't say that his favorite concubine should be buried with him.
However, she was still very panicked.
When she was playing chess and chatting with Princess Mingzhu before, she once said that, according to historical records, in most cases, the favored concubines did not have a good ending. Many of them were labeled as wicked concubines who brought disaster to the country, were executed, and were cursed by the world.
There was once an emperor who, despite his own fondness for lychees, insisted that it was his favorite concubine who loved them, thus wasting the people's resources and having fresh lychees transported from afar.
As a result, it was the favored concubine who was condemned by later generations, who said she was extravagant and a wicked concubine who brought ruin to the country.
When disaster struck, he was used to quell public anger and hanged.
At the time, she only felt that the little girl was alluding to her.
Because that's exactly what the emperor did; he clearly liked raising cats and collecting famous cats from all over the world.
But she insisted that it was her preference.
As a result, many rare and exotic cats were presented from various places.
Although the speaker meant no harm, the listener took it to heart and kept the little girl's words in mind.
Therefore, she ultimately chose to surrender to Princess Yuqing.
She was a favored concubine, but she had never done anything to harm the country or its people, yet she was still afraid.
Fearing that once she was no longer of any use, Princess Yuqing would abandon her after using her.
Royal family members are terrifying.
Princess Yuqing, her earlier sorrow vanished, stared at her in shock: "To be buried alive with you?"
"You're saying Father wants Mother to be buried with him?"
Prince Jing scoffed, "Father is truly ruthless. Even in death, he wouldn't let Mother go and still had to play tricks on her."
Okay, very good.
Don't think that he can't find it just because Father Emperor won't hand over the imperial seal.
There are always some clues.
Prince Jing glanced at everyone in the room, and an aura of oppressive power swept over them: "No one is allowed to divulge Father's dying words."
……
The fighting outside the door stopped, and Mu Yunji subdued Prince Chen without breaking a sweat.
The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit.
Prince Chen admitted it, but remained arrogant and domineering.
"Mu Yunji, so what if you defeat me? Your mother, your sister, your nephew, and your newborn niece are all in my hands. If I die, they will all be buried with me..."
"You beast!" Mu Yunji threw a punch.
Several of Chen Wang's teeth were knocked out instantly, and he spat them out mixed with blood.
Before he could recover, he was punched several more times in the stomach by Prince Jing.
Prince Jing grabbed his collar: "You dare to touch them? I'll make you wish you were dead. Don't forget your mother is still in the Dali Temple."
Prince Chen frowned slightly, but then smiled and said, "What does her life or death have to do with me? If she hadn't been born into a lowly family and insisted on giving birth to me, how could I have been born in this cannibalistic place, despised by my father, and subjected to so much bullying? All my misfortunes were given to me by my mother. Do you think I should be grateful to her?"
"You really are a good son of your father." How ruthless and vicious.
King Jing really wanted to kill him with one blow, but Mu Yunji stopped him.
"Your Highness, you cannot bear the infamy of fratricide. Please hand him over to the Dali Temple."
King Jing didn't want to waste any more time and turned to leave.
He was eager to return home and wished he could fly to the Mu residence to see his wife and daughters right now. Although he had left many people for them, he was still worried about them.
Mu Yunji grabbed his arm, his gaze fixed on the door of the bedchamber: "Your Highness, you can't leave. You have to stay and take charge. I'll go back and check on them first, and make sure they're safe."
King Jing understood immediately.
With a determined look, he bowed respectfully and said, "Brother, I entrust Xue'er and the child to you."
Mu Yunji patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, they'll be fine."
The main gate of the Mu residence.
It was packed with people, a dense, dark mass.
It also stank horribly.
The two sides were locked in a stalemate, neither daring to make a rash move.
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