usatvline Chapter 461 Wanting to impose a crime
Chapter 461 Wanting to impose a crime
He began his revenge.
The palace maids and eunuchs who bullied him would drown the next day, fall to their deaths, or be bitten to death by poisonous snakes or spiders.
Not only palace servants, but also princes and princesses who had bullied him, and concubines who had humiliated his mother, were treated the same way.
All of them died in accidents.
This has always been the case in the palace; it is common for concubines to be jealous of each other and even try to kill one another.
Many princes and princesses also died unexpectedly.
He simply added fuel to the fire, directing it in the direction he desired.
But his elder sister was too favored; wherever she went, she was surrounded by servants and countless eyes watching her, so she had no chance to see her. He, on the other hand, was of lowly status, and he and his mother were not even invited to palace banquets, so he rarely had the opportunity to see his elder sister and the crown prince again.
As they grew up, the princes of similar age died of illness, accidents, or other causes, and more and more died young.
With fewer princes reaching adulthood, the emperor began to notice him.
He secured a place in the palace.
He was surprised to discover that his father did not lack love, but rather that his father's love was too little to be distributed among all his children.
His ministers needed him, his concubines needed him, and his children needed him as well.
There's only a tiny bit left.
The emperor had too many children in the harem, and his love was given entirely to his eldest sister and third brother.
If they had both died, perhaps the Emperor would have been able to see his mother and son. Later, Prince Su died; he killed him with his own hands.
As expected, the Emperor began to pay more attention to him.
Later, he got married, left the palace to establish his own residence, and became more free to move around.
He discovered that the Cao family's son and his mother had been sending people to monitor the Empress's sister, and even ambushed her on her way to the villa while she was heavily pregnant.
He didn't know what Madam Cao was planning to do.
But he knew his opportunity had come, so he also had someone lie in ambush, and if anything went wrong, he would blame Cao the Imperial Son-in-Law.
Perhaps the Empress's guards were too strong, because they failed to succeed.
Such opportunities don't come around all the time; if you miss one, you have to wait a long time, or even never again. So the princess became even more cautious.
Later he learned the truth that a small act of impatience can ruin a great plan.
He has been waiting, and he has been waiting until now.
My wish has finally come true.
In front of the assembled officials, Prince Chen began to list the crimes of Princess Yuqing: "Princess Yuqing is arrogant and domineering, murdered her husband, plotted against court officials, held the emperor hostage, colluded with powerful ministers to disrupt the court... Her crimes are too numerous to list, and everyone has the right to kill her."
These words made Princess Yuqing laugh in anger.
She raised an eyebrow and said defiantly, "You accuse me of murdering my husband? Then produce some evidence."
"You've taken Father hostage? Father is right inside the palace. You're afraid to go in alone. What are you so guilty about?"
"Furthermore, colluding with powerful ministers... Tell me, who have I colluded with? And how have I wreaked havoc on the court?"
"Fourth brother, everything must be based on evidence. You can't just make false accusations without proof."
After Princess Yuqing finished speaking, she took a few steps back, fearing that Prince Chen would go mad.
I love seeing you unable to argue with me, yet unable to do anything to me.
When it comes to arguments between men and women, men are inherently at a disadvantage, hence the saying that "women and petty people are the hardest to deal with."
The Prince of Chen was so angry that his chest heaved violently.
It felt like having a fishbone stuck in my throat, making it impossible to speak.
He took a deep breath and after a long while spoke: “Royal sister, stop making excuses and hand over Father. I might as well tell you the truth: the entire court and even the entire imperial city are under my control. You have no chance of winning. Surrender. If you don’t think about yourself, you should think about your mother, the crown prince, your fifth brother and sister-in-law, and their newborn daughter.”
Prince Chen paused, looking at Princess Yuqing meaningfully: "I heard you also took in an adopted daughter. I've seen that child before, she looks very much like... not an adopted daughter, but your own daughter, right?"
"So what if they're your own daughters? You dog, you dare to touch them and see what happens." Princess Yuqing looked at Prince Chen, her eyes filled with murderous intent.
At this moment, she wanted to kill someone.
Normally, she wouldn't need to do these things herself; someone else would do them for her.
Even Cao Chong, in the past, handed him the knife and let him end his own life.
But today, she took action.
In front of all the civil and military officials and the emperor, he stabbed Prime Minister Yan to death with a single sword.
This was not actually part of her plan.
Even Prince Chen had no intention of killing him on the spot; his fate should be decided by the Emperor.
She didn't want to bear the accusation of harming her own siblings.
But now, she wants to kill this man.
Seeing that he had hit Princess Yuqing's sore spot, Prince Chen was overjoyed and became even more fearless.
So what if Yan Fu died?
He is now fearless and confident of victory.
“So what if we touch them? It’s not just them…” Prince Chen pointed in the direction of Prince Cui Yan and Prince Jing: “I will execute them on the spot.”
"Who do you mean to execute on the spot?" Princess Yuqing burst into laughter, almost laughing herself to death.
The Prince of Chen was puzzled and turned his head to look.
What about people?
Where have people gone?
Two severed ropes lay silently on the ground.
Cui Yan and King Jing had long since disappeared.
Enraged, Prince Chen slashed two guards with his sword, raised the blood-stained blade, and shouted, "All soldiers, listen to my command! Follow me to rescue the emperor, punish the treacherous officials, cleanse the court of corrupt ministers, and restore order to the court!"
Princess Yuqing was equally defiant, retreating to the entrance of the bedchamber, her sword pointed directly at Prince Chen: "Imperial Guards, listen to my command! Prince Chen has forced the palace in rebellion, attempting to usurp the throne. Follow me to punish this traitor and execute this treacherous minister..."
At a single command, tensions rose between the two sides, startling birds into flight.
The officials scattered in panic, preparing to flee.
After all, they were all civil officials; if a real fight broke out, they would be nothing more than ants in someone else's hands.
One slash and they were all dead, with no chance of resistance whatsoever.
With a creaking sound.
The palace doors behind Princess Yuqing slowly opened.
The emperor sat in his wheelchair, staring blankly at his son who was charging at him with a sword.
He's also that slut's son.
If it weren't for that bastard, he wouldn't have been trapped in the fire. Yet that bastard actually abandoned him and ran away.
It was born of a lowly servant, something that could not be presented in public.
He knew nothing about what happened while he was unconscious, nor did he care, but he knew everything that happened in the front hall today, everything the fourth prince did, every word and action.
He knows everything.
Regarding the succession position, after Xiao Ba was gone, he had actually considered the fourth son.
The fourth and fifth princes were among his key targets for observation, although he had other princes as well.
But he was so impatient.
During his coma, he did all those things and even mutilated his limbs.
Those children were so young, they were no problem for him at all, yet he still treated them so cruelly.
They're worse than animals!
"You unfilial son, what are you doing?"
"Father."
The Prince of Chen stood there, stunned, as if he had been bewitched.
He stared in shock at his father in the wheelchair.
Then she looked at Consort Zhen and Eunuch Qian standing behind her father.
Consort Zhen looked at him coldly, while Eunuch Qian dared not look at him, keeping his eyes lowered.
Their attitudes were completely different from before.
They betrayed him.
Very well, two more people have betrayed him.
He believed he had treated these two people well, making many promises to them, yet they turned against him.
Those who waver in the face of adversity will not end well.
He knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down his face: "Father, I have been asking to see you every day but have not been able to. I thought you were being coerced by villains, so I brought my ministers to rescue you. That's when I confronted my elder sister. She killed the Left Chancellor and now she wants to kill me. You must do justice for me!"
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