eurekapd Chapter 111 The eldest prince murdered the late emperor and tried to seize the throne. He deserves d
Chapter 111 The eldest prince murdered the late emperor and tried to seize the throne. He deserves d
The next day, the sky was gloomy, the white canvas was rustling in the cold wind, and paper money was flying all over the sky.
The king's funeral was attended by a huge procession. The eldest prince stood supporting the coffin with a sorrowful look on his face. He listened to the ceremonial officer reading the eulogy, and then the coffin was carried to the imperial mausoleum.
Xiao Yunjin disguised himself as a guard and followed the eldest prince, but his eyes were looking for Su Muxi in the crowd.
I didn't want Su Muxi to come today, but I was afraid that she would act on her own.
He was the master of the little prince's grandson, so he arranged Su Muxi among the maids who served the little prince's grandson.
There were too many people, and even though the little prince was close, it took him a long time to find him. Fortunately, Su Muxi was tall enough.
When Xiao Yunjin saw the person, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. The person did not leave.
Yesterday he pretended to be drunk and stayed in Su Muxi's room all night, which pissed her off. He was really afraid that Su Muxi would take advantage of the chaos and leave.
She is smart and must have other plans. He asked her about her follow-up plans openly and secretly, but Su Muxi didn't trust him and didn't tell him the truth.
Maybe because he was looking too focused, Su Muxi raised her head and glanced in his direction. The paint on the other's face was gone, leaving only a gray birthmark.
Xiao Yunjin found it funny and raised his eyebrows at Su Muxi. Su Muxi smiled back at him and then made a gesture of wiping her neck.
At this moment, Xiao Yunjin suddenly reacted. He took out the sword at his waist and said, "There is an assassin."
Almost at the moment he finished speaking, the assassins rushed into the sky and swarmed over. They were wearing the same clothes and it was difficult to tell them apart. Some of them even mingled in the team and caused trouble without him taking action.
The king was in mourning, and was surrounded by nobles. Some of the servants serving him couldn't even find their masters. The scene was extremely chaotic.
Xiao Yunjin blocked a sword for the eldest prince and continued to protect him. After he had recovered from this attack, he looked up and there was no sign of Su Muxi.
Even though he had already trapped the person by his side, Su Muxi still managed to do this to him. Xiao Yunjin was angry but also admired him.
There were not many people coming, and they were all killed quickly. The nobles were frightened and the third prince was injured. On the way back to the city, the eldest prince ordered Qiwu to dispatch the imperial guards to escort the prince and princess back to the capital.
The eldest prince was really frightened after this incident. Fortunately, Xue Cheng was by his side, otherwise he would have died. Now that he was returning to the city, he dared not let Xue Cheng leave him even a step.
Xiao Yunjin was helpless and regretful. He shouldn't have let her dress up as a nanny this morning. He should have let her dress up as a man and stay by his side. Nothing he said now would help. He just hoped that the team would go back quickly.
They traveled all the way to the capital without any accidents. Xiao Yunjin immediately asked for his leave from the eldest prince, saying that he wanted to go look for his wife. How could the eldest prince let him go back? He stopped him and asked the guards to look for him on his behalf.
The palace was heavily guarded, so even if he tried to break in, he couldn't get out. He could only curse the eldest prince as a fool in his heart.
Xiao Yunjin was so anxious that he was running around in circles, but he couldn't get out of the palace. Now that he was trapped, he realized the discomfort of being imprisoned.
He thought that if he caught Su Muxi again, he would have to have a good talk with her, as they had the same interests and he would not harm her. But then he thought again that with Su Muxi's personality, she would definitely not be able to have a good talk with him, so he might as well lock her up by his side and be done with it.
Just as he was thinking about it, the guard came to report that Madam Xue had been found and had now returned to the eldest prince's palace with the little grandson. Madam Xue brought him a message, telling him not to worry, that she was fine.
Xiao Yunjin didn't believe that Su Muxi could be so obedient, so he asked again uncertainly, "You saw my wife with your own eyes."
The guard thought, who could fail to recognize such a large birthmark? "I saw with my own eyes that Madam Xue was unharmed."
The eldest prince waved his hand and asked everyone to leave. "Xue Qing, you are too concerned!"
Xiao Yunjin suppressed his upset emotions and bowed to the eldest prince, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Your Majesty."
"It's a turmoil outside, but the house is safe. Let Madam Xue go to the palace with the emperor tomorrow. What do you think?"
"Thank you, my Lord. I cannot sleep or eat without seeing you, my Lady."
After experiencing the assassination, some people are in a state of panic, but tomorrow is the coronation ceremony and things still need to be done.
The eldest prince was afraid of death and planned to cut down on unnecessary procedures, and they discussed it until midnight.
Xiao Yunjin and the others had been waiting anxiously, and the night finally passed.
On the second day, bells rang and drums sounded, and people offered sacrifices to heaven, prayed for blessings, and worshipped their ancestors. Everything was completed smoothly. The eldest prince officially became the king, walked onto Dragon Street, and sat on the throne. He was the number one person in Feng Kingdom.
The eldest prince stepped onto Dragon Street and looked at the gilded dragon throne. The smile on his face could no longer be suppressed. He was the king, the king of Feng Kingdom.
Just as he was about to sit on the dragon throne and have all the officials kneel before him, he was interrupted by a voice.
"Wait a minute, the eldest prince murdered the late emperor and tried to seize the throne. He deserves death." The noble lady, no, it should be the dowager queen, held a scroll of imperial edict in both hands, "I hold the king's will, passing the throne to the fourth prince."
The whole court was in uproar when these words came out. The eldest prince immediately refuted, "Impossible, if there is a will, why didn't you take it out earlier? Today you have ruined my coronation ceremony. I will just consider you as someone who is sad and forgetful. The Empress Dowager, please leave quickly."
The eldest prince winked at the eunuch beside him and ordered him to drag the imperial concubine away.
The Queen Mother was not afraid at all. "The Fourth Prince is young and loves his elder brother. Foreign invasion is the best way to unite them. I didn't want to take out the will and break their brotherly love. What can I do?" Every word of the Queen Mother was filled with tears.
"The eldest prince sent assassins to kill the king, General Qi colluded with the enemy country, and there were internal and external troubles. All of this was caused by the eldest prince. I have no choice but to stand up and set things right."
She handed the book to the elders in the court and said, "Lord Feng, you can check with the other elders to see if this will is written by the king himself."
Lord Feng was put on the stage and everyone had to watch. He was a veteran of two dynasties and an important minister of the country. He tied the imperial edict with both hands and summoned two ministers of equal status to watch together.
The edict, which could be seen at a glance, was read over and over again by several people. They exchanged glances for a long time before finally reaching a consensus. Lord Feng put away the edict and returned it to the Empress Dowager, "It is indeed the personal edict of the King."
Lord Feng then gave the Imperial Concubine a great gift, and said respectfully, "Could you please tell me, Imperial Concubine, whether you have any evidence for what you said about the eldest prince sending people to assassinate the king?"
The title of "Imperial Noble Consort" had already made Lord Feng's opinion clear. He did not recognize the eldest prince's status as the head of state. The eldest prince was furious, but at this moment he could only hold back. He glanced at Qi Wu, and then at the ministers headed by him in the hall. There must be no mistakes in the enthronement today.