One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]
These words shocked the hundreds of officials and female staff in the hall into a panic. Rebellion? That was a huge crime that he had to commit. Furthermore, every time the number of monarchs changed, a group of officials would be beheaded and dismissed. Those who were able to stand up straight were clans that had passed down their legacy for generations.
At this moment, many people were thinking if they should take this opportunity to express their heartfelt feelings, but if they didn't rebel and stood on the wrong side, then the result could be imagined.
Zhao Kun stood up and walked to the empress's side, he looked at the expressionless Death Soldiers at the door, and he angrily thought about how he would deal with them after the Crown Prince ascended the throne:
"The empress is the mother of a nation and the crown prince is the ruler of a nation. You guys are being so rude, clearly under the orders of a traitor. My fellow colleagues, how can we sit idly by and not do anything?"
Officials who had reached an agreement with the Zhao Family took the opportunity to stand up and join in the lobbying. "That's right. If it wasn't for the chaos, how could we have been placed under house arrest? We must rush out to protect the Emperor as soon as possible at this time."
"Yes, Your Majesty is blessed. He will definitely be fine. However, the situation is critical right now. We should ask His Highness the crown prince to give us the order. After all, we have to take charge of the situation. "
"The two lords are right. His Highness the Crown Prince has both talent and talents, and is the most loyal heir to the Emperor. We naturally have to listen to his Highness's orders."
Zhao Hui Ying turned around and looked at the officials that stood up one by one, and said with a smile on his face: "Milords, right now the safety of the emperor is the most important, we should first think of a way to find the emperor."
She had told Xiao Jingran long ago that if the emperor was willing to write an edict to abdicate the throne to the crown prince, then he would faint and leave behind his life. If he wasn't willing, then he could only blame himself for not understanding the situation.
Zhao Kun was excited. At this moment, he could almost touch the success that was about to come. Thinking about the scene of the Zhao Family flourishing after the Crown Prince ascended the throne, he could not control the expression on his face.
"Esteemed Empress, this humble subject and the others will definitely listen to Empress's teachings. I wonder if there are any traitors here?"
As he spoke, he swept his eyes over the officials sitting motionlessly on the ground. If these people were unwilling to submit to the crown prince, there would inevitably be some problems. It would be better to settle this once and for all as soon as possible.
Hearing his words, Zhao Hui Ying looked towards the silent officials: "We went out to save the emperor, but the lords didn't say anything in agreement. Could it really be that what the Patriarch of the Zhao Family said, is in collusion with the conspirators?"
"Esteemed empress, although you're a noble mother of the country, you can't turn black and white by yourself. Is it just a conspiracy that someone's guarding the door and not letting you out?" "Isn't this a bit too ridiculous."
"Yes, and the harem cannot be used for political purposes. Even if there really is an issue, that is still a matter for the crown prince. The Empress is simply too involved in it."
Zhao Huiying turned his head to look at the Military Minister, "Military Minister, I remember that you had a good relationship with Prince Yi's Mansion before. Your wife had to thank Princess Zhao Hua for her safe production …"
She didn't finish her sentence, but the threat in her voice was obvious.
At this moment, it suddenly became quiet outside.
Zhao Hui Ying's eyes suddenly trembled. He no longer had the patience to argue with these officials and directly said in a stern voice: "If you support the Crown Prince, then everything is fine. If you have malicious intents, then you'll be like a traitor and form a connection with the nine families!" After saying that, she lifted her leg and was about to walk out. The sword in the Death Soldier's hand flashed, and with a 'shua' sound, the tip of the sword brushed past Zhao Huiying's face. The cold sword qi caused her face to suddenly hurt.
"You, you actually dared to fight against me, I will kill you!"
"Who are you going to kill?" A low voice filled with anger resounded word by word.
Hearing this voice, the entire hall suddenly went silent, and then all sorts of different expressions appeared on their faces.
Zhao Kun was so scared that his legs gave out and he kneeled on the ground, covered in sweat like a pile of mud. In his mind, there were only the two words "finished".
Zhao Hui Ying's face was deathly pale. The Rising Sun Nine Tailed Phoenix Steps above his head shook incredibly, and he seemed to have his tongue cut off as he was unable to speak.
The deathsworn at the door bowed in unison. "Greetings, your majesty."
Baili Qingfeng's body was covered with bloodstains. His ice-cold eyes were staring straight at Zhao Huiying, as if he wanted to see through her beautiful skin to see into her heart, "Empress, who were you trying to kill just now?"
Zhao Hui Ying's back was covered in cold sweat. She immediately reacted and wanted to go forward to support Baili Qingfeng, but was stopped by the Death Soldier. She could only kneel on the spot and say, "Your majesty, you're fine, it's really great."
"Yes, the emperor is the lord of all citizens and also chenqie's husband. How can chenqie not worry about the emperor?" Zhao Hui Ying raised his head, his eyes eagerly looking at the cold and indifferent emperor. He felt that it was extremely difficult to say each word out loud. He hated her to the point of dripping blood, but he had no choice but to make excuses to curry favor with her.
Under the protection of the Death Soldiers, he walked to the head of the hall and sat down. As he looked down at the kneeling Zhao Huiying, he felt that he had not been able to tell before that this was a venomous snake-woman wrapped in the skin of a beauty.
"Oh, so the empress wanted to rush out just now because she was worried about Zhen. Zhen thought you were in a hurry to check if Zhen was dead or not?"
He could only bite the tip of his tongue and use his pain to calm himself down: "Your majesty, your words are too harsh on the heart. Chenqie only wishes for the emperor to live for a hundred years and live a good life, how can he dare to have such disrespectful thoughts."
Baili Qingfeng laughed coldly as he suddenly flipped the table in front of him. The cups, cups and plates on the table were all shattered on the floor, shocking the hundreds of officials in the hall who were kneeling on the ground, not daring to make a sound.
"You're still pretending to be deaf and dumb with me even now? Zhao Huiying, you are the empress that used the Phoenix Carriage to carry you into the Imperial Palace. You are originally above everyone else, but you are still as greedy as ever! "I have set up the crown prince, and the throne will be his sooner or later. But you are still not satisfied with it, and actually colluded with the Zhao Family to rebel. How dare you!"
Zhao Kun was lying on the ground, his whole body was trembling like a sieve. After hearing what Baili Qing Cang said, he immediately crawled to the front and cried out with tears all over his face:
Your Majesty, this humble subject does not know of this matter. It was all the Empress's idea, and it was the Empress who wanted to help the Crown Prince obtain the throne in advance if she wanted to survive. This humble subject highly disagrees with her decision, but even though the Zhao family professes this humble subject as their leader, in reality, they all obey the Empress's wishes.
Zhao Hui Ying's blood surged in his chest: "Big Brother, you …. "You …" She never thought that Zhao Kun would be so useless. Before the Emperor could say anything, he had already revealed everything.
Zhao Kun kept on kowtowing, and after a few kowtows, his forehead started to bleed. However, he didn't dare to stop: he didn't want to die, not even a little bit!
Baili Qingfeng was enraged: "Zhao Huiying, your brother has already come out to identify you, what else do you have to say for yourself?"
"Your majesty, chenqie doesn't even have the heart to rebel. How can I do something so rebellious? There must be a secret behind all of this. I hope Your Majesty can look into it." Zhao Hui Ying knew that the situation had already turned for the better, but he didn't want to die. At this time, he could only try his best to argue, because the people from the Jade Cloud Pavilion and the Heavenly Pavilion did things cleanly, and as long as the Emperor couldn't find any evidence, he couldn't convict her.
"You won't cry until you see the coffin. Zhao Huiying, I didn't think that you would still not give up. Someone, bring Princess Wen He up here." At this point, he was still hoping for a fluke!
Bluebird and Hong Ling carried Princess Wen He, while Shen Ninghua followed behind. Jun Yi stood beside Shen Ninghua as they strolled into the main hall.
Zhao Hui Ying felt a dull pain in his chest. "It's fine if Shen Ninghua and Baili Junyi are still alive, but that Bu Tinghe is? "What's going on? Why haven't the people from the Jade Cloud Pavilion and the Clear Sky Pavilion made a move yet?"
When Bu Tinghe saw the empress, he struggled and was about to pounce on her. His expression was like that of an evil spirit, "Empress, you actually sent people to kill me. What vicious thoughts are there in your heart? What enmity do I have with you?"
"What are you talking about? I don't understand."
Bu Tinghe anxiously looked at Baili Qing Cang, "Your majesty, the Empress has sent people to kill me. She has two forces under her command, the first is the Jade Cloud Pavilion, the other is the Heavenly Pavilion … "If it weren't for my good luck, I would definitely have been killed by the servant girl from the Jade Cloud Pavilion."
Soon, the leader of the Dragon Scale Army also rushed over, holding a few tokens, "Reporting to your majesty, when we were cleaning up the rebel army, we met a few people who had been killed by the servants. These tokens were found on their bodies."
Looking at the token engraved with the blue cloud and the clear sky, Baili Qingyuan threw it in front of Zhao Huiying, "Poison Woman, what else do you have to say for yourself?"
Zhao Hui Ying's upright body finally couldn't hold it anymore and he suddenly fell onto the ground. Looking at the token covered in blood in front of him, he felt his vision turn blood-red, and he couldn't hold back anymore as he spat out a mouthful of blood: "Pfft!" It's over, it's really over this time.
Baili Qingfeng turned his gaze to the crown prince, who had been silent the entire time. Anger and heartache were mixed within his gaze, and it was indescribably complicated. Although he was disappointed with the Zhao Family and the Queen and had secretly pulled out the two sides, he had never thought of shaking the crown prince's position, and had even been secretly paving the way for him to succeed the throne.
The Crown Prince had always treated him with respect and filial piety. He also admired the Crown Prince's talents and felt that he was the most suitable candidate to be the crown prince. However, this child had been led astray by his mother.
After being silent for a long time, Baili Qingfeng finally spoke up, "We are going to cripple the empress! I will cripple the crown prince! "
The empress abruptly raised her head, and her tears finally fell from her resolute face. "Your majesty, all of this is the attention of chenqie. It has nothing to do with the crown prince. He doesn't know anything, so please be clear-headed!"
The crown prince, Baili Jinyi, knelt on the ground. Upon hearing these words, he immediately stepped forward to support Zhao Hui Ying: "Imperial Mother, you don't have to say anymore, this son is guilty and this son has also pleaded guilty. Royal father, please punish me!"
Shen Ninghua looked at the crown prince's calm face and her brows moved slightly. A profound look flashed in her eyes, Baili Jinyi, had actually admitted his fault so easily?