C437 (1/2)
”Royal Grandmother, as long as you can hand over the imperial power in your hands and agree to move to the Western Palace, your grandson will not say no to you today! However, if you insist on acting on your own, this grandson will definitely not let you off! ”
Hearing Xiao Hanqi's reasoning, the empress dowager did not seem embarrassed at all.
”Crown Prince, are you trying to rebel now?”
Every word was loud and clear.
He clearly didn't have any internal energy, but he was still able to spread it far.
Xiao Hanqi scoffed coldly, ”If it wasn't for the fact that you and royal father had always been on the opposite side, how could this grandson have been innocent and unjustly accused? How did the royal power end up in your hands, Royal Grandmother? ”
”Crown Prince, if you continue to be so stubborn, even the heavens will not tolerate you!” Her Majesty issued an ultimatum.
Xiao Hanqi faced the sky and laughed. The reason why he chose this path, wasn't it all because of the empress dowager and Old Emperor?
”Royal Grandmother, are you handing over the authority to the Emperor or not?” The sharp sword in Xiao Hanqi's hand drew a beautiful arc in the air, the tip of the sword aimed at the empress dowager.
The empress dowager laughed contemptuously. ”The crown prince intends to rebel and capture him for This Dowager!”
None of the officers moved. Xiao Hanqi sneered, ”Royal Grandmother, did you see that? The guards in this palace will not listen to your orders! ”
Her Majesty's eyes narrowed, and the candlelight danced in them.
”Attack!” Xiao Hanqi waved his sword, signalling a group of guards to surround the empress dowager.
And yet, as the sound of his voice faded, no one dared to move an inch.
Xiao Hanqi's eyes became gloomy, and a wave of unease rose up in his heart.
Long Xiaotian had told him that all these generals had been subdued by him, and that everyone could be ordered by him. What was going on?
”Charge!” Xiao Hanqi roared in anger.
The crowd remained indifferent.
Xiao Hanqi became more perturbed, and the hand holding the horse's reins became tighter and tighter.
”Crown Prince!” A mellow middle-aged male voice suddenly floated into Xiao Hanqi's ears, causing the blood color on Xiao Hanqi's face to completely disappear.
”Father, royal father?” Xiao Hanqi's mouth was opened widely.
With Wei Qing's support, the Old Emperor slowly walked toward him.
”Father, how could you …”
Xiao Hanqi faintly felt that he would lose tonight. He wanted to get down from the horse to plead for mercy, but he felt that even so, he would not be able to obtain the throne.
”I just want to feign sickness and see how all of you are reacting. The result is that I'm very sad!” After a few days of recuperation, the Old Emperor looked good, and her voice was deep and powerful.
Xiao Hanqi did not notice that the Old Emperor was missing an arm. He furrowed his brows and thought for a while, ”Royal father, this son was also forced to a corner because of helplessness!”
”You were forced into a corner?” The Old Emperor scoffed coldly, ”No matter how wronged you are, you shouldn't join hands with the Second Prince of the Xie Jing to endanger the peace of the Northern Kingdom!”
Xiao Hanqi's eyes trembled, and quickly flew up. With a few leaps, he captured the empress dowager and flew up to the roof of Tzu Ning Palace.
Old Emperor did not expect that at this point, Xiao Hanqi would still resist with all his might, and the disappointment in his eyes became even deeper.
Wei Qing advised, ”Royal father, there is always a big brother outside, don't worry.”
Old Emperor waved his hand, ”I am just sad.”
”Father!” Wei Qing comforted him.
Old Emperor's dark eyes quickly swept across all of the guards' faces. ”Strengthen our security in the city! We must ensure that the empress dowager returns safely! Our unfilial son, Xiao Hanqi, is taken into custody!”
Here, he was talking about Xiao Hanqi, not the crown prince. Wei Qing believed that the edict of the crippled crown prince would be issued soon.