When Hong said this, she looked at the two of them and said, "Fei Yan, Master Imperial Master, this is all I know. The Dragon Hidden Order disappeared with the passing of the late emperor. It is very likely that the late emperor gave it to the eldest princess.

The current emperor hates the Chu family, but he has to use them. If he lives longer, he will sooner or later eliminate the Chu family just like he did to the Hong family."

"He will do that." The emperor in the previous life died after her. If things continue to happen according to the trajectory of the previous life, the Chu family will face a devastating disaster in half a year.

Chu Feiyan remembered what Xiao Changchuan had told her, took out the mark pattern peeled off from the assassin, and handed it to Hong, "Do you recognize this mark?"

When Hong saw it, her expression suddenly changed, "Dragon Hidden Guard! How did you get this thing?"

She could see that it was a piece of human skin.

Chu Feiyan clenched her hands suddenly, with murderous intent in her eyes. She was now certain that the Chu family in her previous life was murdered by the emperor.

"I have been hunted by these people before. The assassins who broke into the Imperial Master's Mansion last year also had this mark on their bodies."

"Don't you know that this is the mark of the Dragon Hidden Guard?" Hong looked at her with doubtful eyes, "Didn't the princess tell you?"

"Have you seen anyone from the Dragon Hidden Guard?" Chu Feiyan asked her back.

"I saw him once, and I also saw the Long Yin Order." Hong recalled the past events.

"Once, I, the emperor and I accompanied the late queen to the royal temple to pay homage. On the way, we encountered assassins. The Dragon Hidden Guards suddenly appeared and killed those assassins to protect us. I remember that the leader also took out a Dragon Hidden Token and said that they were the Dragon Hidden Guards. There was such a pattern on the token."

"Could it be that the emperor has found the Dragon Hidden Order?" Chu Feiyan pondered as he looked at the pattern in his hand.

"Impossible!" Hong shook her head, thinking it was impossible, "This palace..."

Suddenly, Gong Beixuan flicked his sleeves and extinguished the candle, "Someone is coming."

All three stopped talking.

Chu Feiyan listened carefully and indeed noticed someone approaching the cold palace, and it seemed to be a master.

Soon, a slight sound came from the dilapidated roof.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Mrs. Hong coughed a few times deliberately.

After a while, the man left.

"That dog emperor was indeed on guard against you coming to find me." Hong looked at the roof with resentment in her eyes.

"It's getting late, let's go back!" Gong Beixuan took her hand and looked at Hong and said, "I will protect the lives of Long Shirui and the Hong family."

"Thank you, Master Imperial Master! I can only repay your kindness in my next life." Hong kowtowed to them.

Chu Feiyan and Gong Beixuan turned around and left. After returning to the princess's mansion, she couldn't calm down for a long time.

"The late emperor grandfather actually wanted to let mother be the emperor. If the emperor knew about this, he would definitely not allow anyone who threatens him to exist. He would also suspect that the late emperor grandfather gave the Dragon Hidden Order to mother."

To his parents, that Dragon Hidden Order was simply a death warrant.

"Let's not talk about this for now. It's time for the child to go to bed." Gong Beixuan started to take off her clothes.

"Gong Beixuan, I want to kill that dog emperor." Chu Feiyan leaned her head in his arms, feeling very painful.

"He won't live for many days, so there's no need to dirty your hands." Gong Beixuan hugged her gently.

"I'm so unwilling." Chu Feiyan's voice was choked with sobs. She already knew who her enemy was in her previous life, but she couldn't kill him with her own hands.

"I know." Gong Beixuan felt heartbroken. He had also experienced this kind of pain.

The emperor not only wanted to destroy the Chu family, but also wanted to get rid of him.

******

The next morning, Chu Feiyan and Gong Beixuan both went to court.

Seeing that the Imperial Master came to court for the first time and Chu Feiyan, who had not been seen for a long time, also came, all the ministers felt that something big was going to happen.

Thinking of the Hong family that was confiscated by the emperor yesterday, they all felt uneasy. Unexpected disasters might also fall on them without any warning.

The emperor also came to attend the court. He was carried in a sedan chair by palace servants. He was leaning back in the dragon chair. When he saw these two men come in, his eyes suddenly became gloomy.

"Eunuch Bi! Announce the decree!"

When they heard that the imperial edict was to be read, the ministers all knelt down.

Gong Beixuan didn't say anything either, and pulled Chu Feiyan to stand aside.

Eunuch Bi opened the imperial edict and read it out. The gist of the edict was: Because the emperor's condition worsens, he will abdicate from today, proclaim himself the Supreme Emperor, and the throne will be inherited by Prince An, and this will be announced to the world.

After hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked. They looked at each other, and then looked at the Imperial Master Gong Beixuan.

What happened to the emperor? It only took one day to depose the crown prince and establish a new emperor.

Although everyone had a lot of questions in their minds, no one dared to stand up and raise questions, even the censors kept silent.

They all thought that the emperor must be sick and confused, and anyone who dared to stand up and oppose it would be sentenced to death by the emperor.

Chu Feiyan sneered in her heart. This dog emperor really took great pains for Long Shihua. She felt that she would not live for many days, so she could not wait to push him to the throne. She was afraid that after her death, someone would snatch Long Shihua's throne.

Seeing that no one spoke, the emperor nodded with satisfaction, "Prince An, accept the decree!"

"Thank you, father! I will accept your order!" Long Shihua knelt down and took the imperial edict with both hands.

The ministers saw that the matter was already a foregone conclusion and could only shout "Long live the emperor!"

Throughout the hall, Imperial Preceptor Gong Beixuan and Chu Feiyan were still standing, watching everything coldly.

The emperor and Long Shihua both looked unhappy. These two people were becoming more and more arrogant and they didn't even take the emperor seriously.

The Imperial Master has a special status, and you don’t have to kneel when you meet him on normal days. But today is the day when the new emperor ascends the throne, so you have to at least kneel down to show your respect!

And there is Chu Feiyan. The late emperor exempted her from kneeling when she met the emperor, but she was a subject after all, and she really dared to put on airs.

The hall fell silent, as the new emperor had not yet told them to stand up, so they could only kneel.

The emperor looked at Gong Beixuan and said, "Master Imperial Master, the new emperor ascends the throne today. Please choose an auspicious date for his coronation ceremony. The sooner the better."

"I obey your command!" Gong Beixuan nodded slightly and raised his hand to count with his fingers.

"The auspicious day will be in three days."

"That's very good." The emperor was very satisfied with the date he calculated.

"Your Majesty, I think that the deposed crown prince has done nothing wrong, and it is inappropriate to imprison him for no reason. I hope you will release him." Gong Beixuan suddenly mentioned Long Shirui.

The emperor's face suddenly darkened again, "Master Imperial Master, are you questioning my decision?"

Gong Beixuan stood up straight and said in a deep voice, "Please forgive me for speaking frankly. Your Majesty has not much time left. I don't want you to be branded as a fool after you pass away."

The retired emperor was so angry that his face turned pale. His bony hands tightly grasped the handles of the dragon throne, and his chest heaved violently, "Cough cough cough..."

Seeing this, Eunuch Bi quickly comforted him and said, "Your Majesty, calm down!"

The emperor took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

Long Shihua rolled his eyes and said, "Master Imperial Master, my father is seriously ill, so there is no need to worry him. I will take care of my eldest brother's affairs."

Deal with it? Chu Feiyan sneered in his heart. Does he mean to deal with the dead?

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