Chapter 203 - Palace Coup (1) (2/2)
But the guard stood there without moving an inch. An Si Yan roared, “Didn’t you hear this young miss’s words!”
A guard said, “Replying to young miss, the Prime Minister’s orders were that this Lan manor’s legitimate matter can’t be touched at the moment. There’s still a use for her!” Though he disliked An Si Yan’s temper, he was a subordinate; moreover, he was the Prime Minister’s subordinate, so he can only answer. But he can’t go against the Prime Minister’s wishes.
Lan You Nian smirked. It seems the Prime Minister saw her as Feng Yi Xuan and father’s weak spot- if he caught her, what was there to fear?
“What!?” An Yi Yan didn’t expect that she couldn’t touch Lan You Nian even now, but thinking as long as she didn’t die, father and grandfather could still use Lan You Nian to threaten Ming wang and General Lan. An Si Yan reached out her palm to slap Lan You Nian. She resented Lan You Nian’s exquisite and flawless face. She wanted to destroy Lan You Nian’s face. Let’s see who will like Lan You Nian then.
A faint smile hung on Lan You Nian’s face, but the frostiness within that smile trounced the frost of winter. As An Si Yan was about to slap her, Lan You Nian abruptly stood. Her left foot lifted violently, a whip of her leg carried a howling wind, ramming into An Si Yan’s waist, directly slamming An Yi Yan onto the floor.
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Meanwhile, at the Imperial Mausoleum…
Emperor Feng Xuan led many ministers and young masters to the Imperial Mausoleum. In actuality, heading to the Imperial Mausoleum was actually just praying to the ancestors at the dais, the meaning was to thank the ancestors for their blessings and to continue protecting Feng country.
The dais at the Imperial Mausoleum was even higher than a hundred steps, giving people a solemn and upright air. Emperor Feng Xuan led four sons up the steps. The ministers below were already kneeling down and showing their reverence.
Feng Yi Xuan followed Emperor Feng Xuan’s footsteps up the stairs. Suddenly, Feng Yi Xuan’s foot paused momentarily, his cold, piercing eyes emitted a bone-chilling frost, but in an instant, they returned to normal. Glancing at Feng Shao Chu, Feng Yi Xuan’s fingers shifted slightly, giving a covert corner a secret signal.
This secret signal was to have An Yi led a portion of Ming army to the palace hall. For many days, be’s been observing for when the Empress’s faction would make their move but didn’t expect they would make their move today. Feng Yi Xuan instantly thought of Lan You Nian who was attending the palace banquet. What fight for imperial power? He didn’t care for it. Nian Nian’s safety was the most important to him. Even if assigning a portion of Ming army to the palace banquet was an unwise move, he simply didn’t care.
An Yi, who has been standing guard in the shadows, saw his master’s secret signal and immediately led a portion of Ming army that has been hiding in the imperial palace over to the palace banquet. He was aware of how important the matriarch was to his master. If something happens to the matriarch, don’t mention the endings of those enemies, he feared the entirety of Feng country will be plunged into an abyss of misery and suffering.
Ming army hastily followed An Yi’s footsteps in the palace unseen. Their master was Ming wang, but below Ming wang, An Yi was also their master, so when they knew they were going to save Ming wangfei who they’ve never seen but have heard of, they were all elated as they aimed to perform well in front of wangfei. They just didn’t know if a woman like wangfei would be afraid of iron-blooded men like them.
Seeing An Yi disappear into the shadows, Feng Yi Xuan felt slightly reassured. He knew of Lan You Nian’s capabilities; he knew even without An Yi, Nian Nian can escape danger, but Feng Yi Xuan won’t let go even a sliver of a possibility. He couldn’t afford the gamble.
When Emperor Feng Xuan finished his prayers and walked down from the dais, from all sides of the Imperial Mausoleum swarms of soldiers came pouring out. These soldiers were carrying weapons. Even more startling was that these soldiers were facing the Emperor.
Emperor Feng Xuan remained unflappable as he looked at these soldiers, reproaching, “Treacherous villains, are you rebelling?”
At this moment, Prime Minister An who was hidden amongst the ministers stood out. His ministerial outfit couldn’t hide Prime Minister’s ambitions. He stared up at the Emperor. For the first time, he didn’t kneel deferentially; instead, he smiled sinisterly, “Feng Xuan, you can’t sit steadily on this throne. It’s about it changed masters! This old man is only complying with heaven’s will!”
“What an ambitious wolf!” Feng Xia Qi’s fox eyes jumped , “Old man, if you want to rebel just say so, why make so many excuses? But Prime Minister An, do you want to sit on the throne yourself, or is there someone else behind you?”
Feng Xia Qi knew Prime Minister An’s rebellion was at second wangye Feng Shao Chu’s signal, but unfortunately Feng Shao Chu was still standing on their side. If it was so, then even if they eliminated the prime minister and his forces, future trouble still existed.
As for Feng Shao Chu, like everyone else, he was glaring furiously at Prime Minister An as if he doesn’t know anything, but was he really ignorant? Of course not! An manor’s rebellion was his idea, but Feng Shao Chu was aware that rebelling wasn’t a small matter. If something goes wrong, it was the huge crime facing nine familial exterminations. He wanted to ascend the throne so how can he die? So he had Prime Minister An them rebel. Though a portion of the military power in their hands belonged to him, if they succeeded, he could ascend the throne, if they failed, he could still escape blame and make a comeback. Empress Mother and grandfather both agreed to this plan, so he didn’t do anything today.
“Ministers, be at ease. I had my subordinates invite your daughters as guests!” An Gong Jing stood beside his father, looking at those ministers who were about to make a fuss arrogantly. They already had these ministers’ children in their hands.
The ministers who were about to take a stand for the imperial family didn’t move out of fear once they heard this. Many of them were genuinely loyal, but behind them, they still had their own family. At the moment, many of the ministers didn’t move, only glared 愤恨 at the pair of father and son.
“An Gong Jing, you dare!” Lan Jian Jun pointed his spear at the pair of father and son. Know his daughter has already entered the palace, Lan Jian Jun already wanted to kill. Even though he knew that he should run over to the Emperor’s side to protect their sovereign, Lan Jian Jun couldn’t do it. His heart was filled with. his daughter. He wanted to kill these people who wanted to hurt Nian’er.
“Ha!” Prime Minister An’s subordinates immediately stepped forward and formed a protective circle around the pair of father and son. There were already some soldiers who were fighting Lan Jian Jun, with his spear.
Though there were many soldiers, Lan Jian Jun was a war general. Though he couldn’t hurt the pair of father and son, none of the soldiers were able to hurt him. He faced millions of enemies when he fought on the battlefield, so Lan Jian Jun skillfully maneuvered amongst them.
Lan Mo Xian was also infuriated, but remembered his own place. Father has already offended imperial power. If he too ignored His Majesty’s safety, even if His Majesty subdued the rebels, Lan Manor will face His Majesty’s suspicions.
Lan Jian Jun fought for a long time but still wasn’t able to charge out of the Imperial Mausoleum. He could only retreat back to His Majesty’s side. At this point, the situation was even clearer.more clear
On the Emperor’s side stood several princes, Lan manor’s father and son, Jing manor’s father and son pair, as well as some devoted old ministers. On Prime Minister An’s side, there stood some officials promoted by Prime Minister An, leaving only the conservative faction, neither standing on the the Emperor’s side to display their loyalty nor standing on Prime Minister An’s side to revolt.
In an instant, the entire Imperial Mausoleum became quiet. Both sides emitted killing intent, things were at the verge of breaking out…