Regent, the princess you found is a treasure

At this moment, the Prime Minister suddenly calmed down and whispered something to the Duke.

The Duke also understood immediately, and he and the Prime Minister whispered a few words to their own people behind them, and the people behind them bent down and passed it on.

Those who were not in their group naturally had no idea what they were saying.

After a while, the Duke announced that there was nothing else to do and the court was adjourned.

The others walked out one after another, leaving only a few dozen people headed by the Duke and the Prime Minister in the hall. These people were also on the list that Xuan Moyin showed to Su Luoxue.

The Duke also asked all the eunuchs in the palace to wait outside the palace.

"If the Queen Mother really decides to have His Majesty abdicate, everyone, I'm afraid none of us will have an easy time!" The Prime Minister said in a low voice after seeing the eunuchs leave and there was no one else in the hall.

"Yes, I don't know what that Taoist priest said to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother actually made such a ridiculous decision." Another minister also said.

"My Lord Duke, My Lord Prime Minister, you two have to think of a solution. Even if His Majesty abdicates, the Queen Mother, His Majesty and the Regent are still connected. After all, they are all family. The Regent Xuan Moyin may spare the life of the current emperor, but I'm afraid we will have to confiscate our property and exile us." Another minister said.

The Duke and the Prime Minister naturally knew these principles, otherwise they would not have kept all of their own people behind to find a solution.

The Duke was silent for a long time, and then, as if he had finally made up his mind, he lowered his voice and said, "Everyone, the Queen Mother is doing this, and she is not going to let us live anyway. If it really doesn't work, let's rebel!"

When the Duke said this, all the adults were stunned. They all stared at the Duke blankly.

Rebellion! This is something they dare not even think about, but now, if they don't rebel, they may not be able to survive. Instead of this, why not rebel?

"Duke, I will follow you." The first one to speak was the prime minister.

"I've risked my life, but it's always a dead end, so I'm going to rebel."

"Rebellion!"

"agree!"

……

From one, then two, until the end, everyone agreed that they would die anyway, and since the Queen Mother would not let them live, they might as well fight for a way to live for themselves.

Ever since Xuan Haotian became seriously ill, state affairs have been handed over to the Duke and the Prime Minister, so now they actually have real power in their hands, including military power in the capital and the palace.

Seeing that everyone had the same opinion, the Duke immediately called the commander of the palace guards and ordered them to seal off the palace tightly, especially the Empress Dowager's Kunning Palace, the Empress's Yanchun Palace, and the Emperor's Yangxin Palace. More guards were sent to guard them and no one was allowed to enter or leave.

In the capital city, the city gates were closed, no one was allowed to enter or leave, and a curfew notice was issued.

This series of actions caused panic among the people in the capital, and people felt that something big was about to happen.

At the city gate, as the city gates were closed, people who wanted to leave the city could not leave, and people who wanted to enter the city could not come in. No matter how important your matter was, no matter what interests you had, the soldiers guarding the gate would stop you with a spear. The order from above was that no one was allowed to enter or leave for any reason, and they would absolutely obey the order.

Suddenly, a lot of patrol teams were added to the capital city, which scared the people there so much that they hid at home and dared not go out. The shops on both sides of the street were also closed, and people could only hide behind the door and secretly look through the cracks to see what was happening outside.

The Kunning Palace and the Yanchun Palace were also guarded by the Imperial Guards, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. In fact, this was equivalent to putting the Empress Dowager and the Empress under house arrest. Daring to put the two empresses under house arrest was actually telling the royal family that they were rebelling.

In Kunning Palace, the Queen Mother calmly took the tea served by the palace maid and said to the eunuch who was kneeling on the ground: "Eunuch, just do what you should do. Don't pay attention to the guards guarding the palace gate. Don't leave the palace if you don't want to. Don't worry, nothing will happen."

"Yes, your Majesty." The eunuch in charge of Kunning Palace replied.

I just received a report from the young eunuch saying that a large number of imperial guards have surrounded the Kunning Palace and are not allowing anyone to enter or leave.

The eunuch in charge was stunned at the time. Not allowing anyone to enter or leave, what's the difference between this and house arrest? Who is so bold as to put the Empress Dowager under house arrest? Isn't this a rebellion?

In panic, the eunuch in charge immediately found the Queen Mother, but when the Queen Mother heard what he said, she was not surprised. She just told him to do what he should do, and if he was not allowed to leave the palace, then he could stay there.

At this time, although the Empress Dowager was very calm in front of the eunuch in charge, she also thought that this group of people would definitely not accept her decision obediently. However, the Empress Dowager did not expect that they would act so quickly. She had just returned to Kunning Palace from the Golden Throne Hall for about an hour, and they could not wait to take action.

Fortunately, she sent a nanny to Beiliang Kingdom to deliver the letter overnight, otherwise, she might not be able to get out of Kunning Palace today.

In Yanchun Palace, the Queen had already been prepared for the ministers' reaction to the Queen Mother's decision. Therefore, when the Imperial Guards were ordered to surround Yanchun Palace, the Queen was not surprised at all. She immediately ordered the palace servants to close the palace gates.

The Duke and the Prime Minister were somewhat surprised by the reactions of the two concubines.

"Are you saying that the Queen Mother and the Queen didn't make a fuss?" The Prime Minister said to the two guards who were kneeling on the ground reporting to them.

"Yes, Prime Minister, the Queen just locked the palace gates, nothing else." said the soldier.

"Although it's a bit unexpected, it would save us a lot of trouble if they didn't make trouble." The Prime Minister said to the Duke.

"Yes." The Duke nodded and said to the two soldiers: "Then you continue to guard these two palaces and make sure no one enters or leaves."

"Yes, I obey your command!" The two guards obeyed the order and retreated.

Xuan Moyin and Su Luoxue immediately felt the sudden changes in the capital.

"An Yi," Xuan Moyin called out.

"Your Majesty, what do you want me to do?" An Yi responded immediately.

"Go and find out what happened in the palace?" Xuan Moyin said.

"Yes," An had just finished speaking when the person disappeared.

"Are you doubting..." Su Luoxue asked, but didn't finish her words.

"Yes, I suspect that something unexpected has happened in the palace that we didn't plan for." Xuan Moyin said, "Let's wait until An Yi finds out and comes back first!"

An hour and a half later, An Yi came back and landed behind Xuan Moyin.

"How is it?" Xuan Moyin asked without raising his head as he continued to make tea for Su Luoxue.

"Your Highness, the Duke and the Prime Minister have led dozens of officials in a rebellion. They have placed the Queen Mother and the Empress under house arrest in their own palaces, and no one is allowed to enter or leave." An Yi said.