346 Rebellion at the Palace (1/2)

Chapter 346: Rebellion at the Palace

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It was already noon and everything was quiet in the Council Chamber. Everyone was holding their breath and looking at the gate in the corner; the Princess should be walking out from it.

Soon, a lady came out and she looked exactly like a goddess; however...her age did not seem quite right, as she did not look like a 16-year-old girl.

”Oh, it's you!” Shangguan Fei cried out. He then closed his mouth and looked nervously at Dragon King.

Xu Yanwei lowered her head, appearing to be shy with so many men in front of her, resulting in her bashful actions for a while before she said, ”Her Highness has caught a cold and has to remain in bed. She can't...”

There was a great stir in the chamber; everyone had come to see the Princess, and they did not expect to meet a maid.

Yang Dou was even more perplexed as he rushed to the unknown maid and looked at her coldly, asking, ”What's going on?”

Madam Yang had always kept the King and Princess of Stone Kingdom under her control without encountering any fierce resistance. As such, in the past two years, she had become less watchful but had never expected to make such a careless mistake at the most critical moment.

”Her Highness is really ill, so she asked me to come out to announce the results.” Xu Yanwei whispered in reply.

Yan Dou's face recovered a bit of its color. There were too many people behind him, therefore he could not be too blatant and could only stare at the maid with a stern look as he told her, ”Then let's hear what the princess truly wishes for. Who did she choose to be her consort - the Ninth Young Master of Golden Roc Fort or Dragon King?”

The crowd quieted down again. They could not see the Princess, but at least they had to know who the Emperor's son-in-law was going to be. More than half of them had cast their gazes on Shangguan Fei.

Shangguan Fei did not look like he wanted to be the Emperor's son-in-law. He was cowering and had lowered his head, acting like a young man who had never seen the world. Even the Special Envoy of Norland could not help but frown, thinking that the Ninth Young Master's behavior was ruining the reputation of the Shangguan family.

”Her Highness has already made a decision.” Xu Yanwei raised his voice slightly as she continued, ”Both the Ninth Young Master and the Dragon King are both extraordinary men. Her Highness is honored to receive their favor and said that it was really difficult to choose...”

The Prince of Kang Kingdom was impatient and cried out loudly, ”First tell us her decision before you carry on with that crap.”

”Ehm... Her Highness has thought about it for a long time and in the end, she decided that... the Dragon King is going to be the Emperor's son-in-law.”

Silence reigned in the Council Chamber. This result was completely contrary to what they had heard beforehand. Everyone immediately started to think about the causes and the consequences of this result.

”This is impossible!”

Prime Minister Yang Dou blurted out- his words were heard by the whole crowd, causing many people to look at him pitifully.

Yang Dou's face turned white and he hastily tried to explain his gaffe, ”Dragon King, don't get me wrong, I mean... How is it possible that the Princess is ill? And... who the hell are you? How is that I've never seen you before?”

”I am the maid of Her Highness. If Your Excellency does not believe me then you can go and ask the Princess directly.”

There must have been an accident. Yang Dou's mind was a complete mess; he could always behave in the most appropriate way, but now, he could not come up with anything to salvage the situation. He hurriedly ran out of the corner gate without bothering about how disrespectful leaving his guests alone would be.

However, when he was at the entrance, he remembered he had to provide an explanation to Shangguan Fei. Therefore, he turned around and started to look for the Ninth Young Master of Golden Roc Fort - who must have been furious by this time - amongst the crowd.

Shangguan Fei had disappeared as immediately after the announcement, he squeezed his way out of the crowd and left from the front gate.

”This, this...” The Special Envoy of Norland remained speechless for a while before shouting, ”Someone is cheating, let the Princess come out. Norland will never accept this result.”

Gu Shenwei remained indifferent to the news and was keeping a close eye on seven of Golden Roc's killers in the crowd.

The killers obviously did not expect this kind of situation to occur. Four of them left with Shangguan Fei while the other three did not know what to do. They waited for a while before leaving as well. No one tried to approach the Dragon King.

The first four killers were Shangguan Fei's guards. The other three were those who wanted to assassinate Shangguan Fei.

The original plan was for the Dragon King to kill the Ninth Young Master in a rage after losing the race to become the Emperor's son-in-law. It would be the perfect opportunity to frame him, yet unexpectedly, the Dragon King won over the Princess's heart and there was no longer any excuse for bloodshed. As such, the three killers did not attack.

The crowd was staring at the Dragon King, when suddenly everyone seemed to have simultaneously recalled that they had some important matters to attend to at home and rushed out like a swarm of bees, striving to be the first to leave as if their lives depended upon it.

When there were only two people left, Gu Shenwei asked, ”How come it was you that came out?”

”The princess really had to remain in bed, but not because of a cold. Last night, some assassins appeared. Luckily, she is fine and just scared.”

”Assassins!” Gu Shenwei cried out in surprise.

”Shhh, you'll know everything about the incident soon, Dragon King. I have to go now.”

Gu Shenwei left the Council Chamber too as he still had many things to do. Finding out the identity of the assassins who attempted to assassinate the princess was not paramount at the moment.

At quarter-past noon, dozens of imperial guards appeared at the entrance of the royal palace, all armed with sabers. Interestingly, the guards at the door did not recognize them.