Volume 3, Chapter 27: Blood Splatters the Imperial Residence (1/2)
Volume 3, Chapter 27: Blood Splatters the Iuilt flashed across Empress Dou’s face However, it was quickly replaced with pride and conceit Li Yuan replied, “lory to be the E?”
Elory of an Empress? Humph! Your servant only knows that if my son is unable to ascend to the throne, then the only path before us is death! Now that Your I the Crown Prince and enfeoffing the Prince of Yong, in what position will you place your servant and rew hoarse fro with intensity
Li Yuan was astonished before he angrily inquired, “When have We stated that the Crown Prince is to be deposed? Who incited you with such words?”
Shaaze noble Consort Ji laughed lightly and answered, “Everyone in the court knows that yourIn addition, the Crown Prince has co and is worried of your punishment As such, I had no choice but to persuade the Empress to take this action”
Li Yuan’s eyes radiated disdain and he gazed at Qin Yi In embarrassment, Qin Yi stated, “Your Imperial Majesty, this subject has also heard the rumors that the Crown Prince raped the wife of one of the subordinateher death However, thisit up This is the authority of the censors”
“What a bastard!” cursed Li Yuan furiously “I had just ordered hioes and perfore is not a liege, a vassal not a vassalWe will definitely …” Li Yuan abruptly fell silent
He gazed at the empress Her complexion pale, E that if this matter were to reach the Emperor’s ears, it would likely be extremely difficult for him to maintain his position as heir apparent Your servant only has this one son Whatever happens, I cannot watch hiave a ood … married for so many years and yet you only care about that unfilial son Fine … Fine …” His expression gradually grew grim, as he continued, “Ji Xia, Li Hanyou, if We are able to leave Dawn’s Frost Palace Hall, your plan will likely fail”
S sweetly, noble Consort Ji replied, “Your servant knows that Your Iuards here However, your servant will definitely not allow a single one of thehed harshly In a loud voice, he commanded, “Execute all of these rebels for Us!” As soon as Li Yuan’s voice rang out, the palace guards hidden around the palace hall charged out Originally, Li Yuan euards not on duty were permitted to rest in the side halls of the palace As a result, though the palace guards outside of the palace hall had already been eliuards still re Shu stood before the e Chuan leaped at noble Consort Ji Shrugging aside her court robes, noble Consort Ji revealed a set of black-colored, close-fitting clothes The two began to exchange blohile the yellow-garbed iyi Sect sorounds before Dawn’s Frost Palace Hall became an abattoir
In terror, noble Consort Yan watched the scene play out At thisout, “Mother Concubine, quickly retreat with the Her Imperial Majesty, the Eh noble Consort Yan was ordinarily illed, in this moment, she hesitated She shouted, “Your Imperial Majesty, your servant did not know about this , she threw herself towards the e her hands to stop noble Consort Yan, but ultiazing upon the frightened face of noble Consort Yan He knew that this concubine of his was always meek and weak It was definitely ihing, he allowed her into his e Shu went to intervene, but as subjects, they could not do anything to harm noble Consort Yan As a result, neither made any movements With some hesitation, noble Consort Yan entered Li Yuan’s embrace Afterwards, Li Yuan handed her into the care of noble Consort Zhangsun The two noble consorts clung to each other for support, gazing down in fear at as happening on the grounds before the palace hall
Qin Zheng staht against Leng Chuan Having had the responsibility of ensuring Li Yuan’s safety for years, Ji Xia frequently collaborated with Leng Chuan As a result, she was extre Chuan’s , while she did not frequently use her ence and her swordsh they could not defeat hi Chuan could also not escape
Currently, the ierous predicareat martial arts skills and ht cooperatively, the sword foryi Sect were truly ferocious and sinister, allowing them to coordinate their attacks and provide mutual support Their viciousbefore the grounds were covered by corpses and blood
Li Yuan was deeply worried He didn’t expect that the Fengyi Sect’s sword formation would be so formidable What’s to be done?
While Li Hanyou was co the attack, she herself was also astonished by the martial arts of these somen It was a pity that there was no way for her to lead them in the future Didn’t this mean that she was ultimately no more than a tool? As she calculated how to seize command of these somen, she kept a close watch on everyone present She saw that although Leng Chuan held the advantage against Ji Xia and Qin Zheng, he had no way of getting out As for the thirty-six soht her, the “Heavenly Dipper Sword For the Imperial Palace Guard It seemed that only way to end this quickly would be to take the e, Li Hanyou walked towards Li Yuan, their faces stone-cold
Looks of worry appeared on both Qin Yi and Cheng Shu’s faces If they were in battle, they would have nothing to fear But this kind of ht was not their specialty As a result, they had not even a shred of certainty that they would be able to handle Li Hanyou and that other disciple fro was very different from other states The majority of the martial art experts were in the army, while the number of experts in the palace weren’t that many Under noryi Sect bore the burden of a significant portion of the protective duties As a result, as soon as the Fengyi Sect rebelled, the defenses around the Yong emperor immediately weakened considerably Of course, one of the e was because of the brilliance of the swordsmanshi+p of its disciples
At thissuddenly pulled on Li Hanyou’s sleeve and whispered, “So a racket outside Junior apprentice sister, we need to go take a look Right now, no one can know that we are trying to coerce the Emperor”
Li Hanyou frowned and replied, “You stay here, I’ll go take a look”
Finished speaking, she rushed to the gates, al Outside were the three thousand iuarding Dawn’s Frost Palace Hall and its environs Right now, outside of the gates stood a woman dressed in palace dress In a stern voice, she declared, “We are an io pay our respects to Imperial Father Who dares to block le Behind her were several palace htened If she were able to take the princess hostage, then there would be no need to fear Li Yuan’s uncole’s side Laughing huhness, the Princess, come here? Did no one try to stop you on the way?”
Princess Changle gazed at Li Hanyou, her eyes having an indescribable feeling to the the turmoil of the palace, We are worried about Imperial Father and Mother Concubine, and thus have coh there were those who dared to try to stop s difficult for Us? Li Hanyou, why are you here? Are Imperial Father and Mother Concubine well?”
Li Hanyou gazed upon Princess Changle, seeing that her usually clear and neutral coe of an iress After all, the iuardsmen outside had only been duped by her fake orders No wonder Princess Changle was able to arrive at Dawn’s Frost Palace Hall However, this was also good Li Yuan doted heavily upon Princess Changle It was likely that she could utilize the princess to force Li Yuan to surrender If Li Yuan truly wished to fight to the death, the situation likely could not be settled Consequently, Li Hanyou bleakly stated, “The Prince of Yong has rebelled, Jingjiang has specially cohness, the Princess, please …”
An inhospitable and severe look flashed in Princess Changle’s eyes, as she replied haughtily, “Good, We were just about to go see Ile rounds of the palace hall The several palace maids and eunuchs behind her hurriedly followed in her footsteps The iuards so by Li Hanyou She concluded that it was better for them to come in rather than be left outside to babble nonsense
Entering through the gate, as soon as Princess Changle saw the blood and bodies on the grounds, her pae of collapse At this hter In alarm, she cried out, “Zhen’er!” Just as she was about to descend the steps, she was blocked by Li Yuan
Li Yuan gazed at Li Hanyou, standing beside Princess Changle Furiously, he bellowed, “Li Hanyou! You are also a member of the imperial clan! We have even bestowed the title of Iuessed that you would be so filled with ingratitude!”
Hearing the e Shu, and Princess Changle all abruptly changed As for Li Hanyou, although she was hu, she replied, “Your I to back down, your servant would rather die ten thousand times than dare to offend you Otherwise …” Li Hanyou’s eyes fell upon Princess Changle
By now, Princess Changle had regained her colance at Li Hanyou In a loud voice, she shouted, “I to report! Would Ier”
Li Yuan’s heart ju that the current state of affairs was to his disadvantage, he heaved a heavy sigh and replied, “Fine … Changle, let’s hear what you have to say Everyone, withdraw!”
Li Hanyou was overjoyed After all was said and done, she did not fear that Li Yuan would have the opportunity to escape She waved her hand The souardsmen fortunate to survive withdrew to the front of the steps to the palace hall, protecting Li Yuan and company Only Elancing at Li Hanyou, Princess Changle gravely stated, “This , if you don’t have any objections, there is no harm for us to enter the palace hall to discuss this matter”
Li Hanyou only desired the situation be resolved as quickly as possible As such, she was nanihtly so”