King Yong killed King Chen with an extremely tough attitude, shocking everyone.

However, in this era of supreme imperial power, people were not so surprised.

This is just the inevitable result of the fight between the princes. Either you die or I die.

In the emperor's bedroom, the empress was helping the emperor massage his shoulders. Ever since Concubine Xin was banished to the cold palace, the relationship between the emperor and the empress had quickly warmed up.

Although we can't go back to the past, we all miss the beautiful youth days.

At this moment, a eunuch hurried in and said, "Your Majesty, there is a disturbance at the Suzaku Gate."

"What's going on?" The emperor looked up and saw the eunuch trembling all over with a pale face.

The eunuch pretended to be calm and said, "Your Highness Prince Chen teamed up with General Peng's subordinate Tao Zai to ambush and assassinate Prince Yong and the imperial concubine Si Yan."

"what?"

The emperor stood up suddenly, furious. "Prince Chen is so bold! What about Prince Yong and Si Yan?"

Zhuque Gate is the south gate of the imperial palace. If Prince Chen sets an ambush there, the two of them will be in danger.

The eunuch replied tremblingly, "Prince Yong and Lord Si Yan are safe, but Prince Chen...Prince Chen was killed."

"What did you say?" The emperor couldn't believe it.

The eunuch summoned his courage and said, "His Highness Prince Chen committed treason and has been executed on the spot by Prince Yong."

The emperor was stunned on the spot. The next moment, he felt dizzy and fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..." The Queen rushed over.

Eunuch Gu also rushed over and sent someone to call the genius doctor Yunya. The palace servants and eunuchs all knelt down.

The emperor raised his hand tremblingly and pointed at the eunuch who had just come to report: "You... tell me again, what happened to Prince Chen?"

The emperor's ears were buzzing, and he wished he had misheard.

The eunuch said with a trembling voice, "Prince Chen...was executed on the spot by Prince Yong."

"Ha...haha..." The emperor laughed twice, and two lines of tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Prince Chen was his least capable son, but he was still his son after all.

Thinking of his arrogant look, thinking of how I had to clean up his mess every time he got into trouble, thinking of how he always looked unconvinced...

The emperor still felt heartbroken.

Prince Yong! Prince Yong just killed his own brother like that? He showed no mercy?

"Announce! Announce..." The emperor fainted before he could finish his words.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty..."

The palace maids around were crying, and the genius doctor Yunya hurried over. The queen sent the palace maids away and ordered the imperial guards to guard the emperor's bedroom strictly.

The sounds of fighting coming from the Suzaku Gate had already been heard by people outside.

Prince Xin Qi Mingzhe rushed over with a group of people, only to see Qi Shuoyu lying on the ground, covered in blood.

Qi Mingzhe ran over like crazy and picked up Qi Shuoyu: "Shuoyu! Shuoyu! Wake up, wake up..."

Qi Mingzhe shook Qi Shuoyu's body, but Qi Shuoyu did not respond. Qi Mingzhe looked up at Qi Ziyu with tears in his eyes.

"You killed him! You killed him!"

Prince Yong looked cold and glanced at Prince Xin without saying a word.

"Shuo Yu! Shuo Yu!" Prince Xin burst into tears while holding Prince Chen's body.

After a while, he stood up and stared at Qi Ziyu coldly: "Qi Ziyu! You are worse than a beast for killing your brothers and sisters!"

Prince Xin rushed forward, grabbed Qi Ziyu by the collar, and swung his fist to hit Qi Ziyu in the face.

Qi Ziyu easily grabbed Prince Xin's fist and pushed hard, causing Qi Mingzhe to take a few steps back.

"Qi Ziyu! I'm going to fight you." Qi Mingzhe drew the sword from his waist and pointed it at Qi Ziyu.

"Protect King Yong." Si Yan ordered calmly.

Ling Mohan waved his hand, and the guards from the capital city rushed forward and stood in front of Prince Yong.

Everyone felt that the struggle between Prince Xin and Prince Yong had reached its most intense stage.

Prime Minister Xin Rui hurried over from the palace gate and said, "Your Highness Prince Xin, please do not be impulsive. Prince Yong is killing his brothers and sisters. Your Majesty will make the final decision."

Xin Rui had someone hold Prince Xin back and looked at Qi Ziyu with vigilance.

If Prince Xin angered Qi Ziyu at this time, his life might be in danger.

In the end, they underestimated Si Yan and Qi Ziyu. They thought that they could ambush and kill King Yong and Si Yan at the South Gate of Zhuque, but they didn't expect that Si Yan had already bribed Peng Yu who was guarding the South Gate.

Fortunately, it was Prince Chen who did this, and neither he nor Prince Xin was involved.

Now that Prince Yong has killed Prince Chen, Your Majesty will certainly be furious and punish Prince Yong. In the end, the one who will become the crown prince will be Prince Xin, who has a clean record.

The premise is that Qi Ziyu will not rebel.

If Qi Ziyu rebels, they will not be polite. Qi Ziyu has people on his side, and so do they.

Xin Rui weighed the pros and cons of whether it would be better to wait until His Majesty pronounced a punishment and then use His Majesty's power to deal with King Yong instead of going to war with him now.

After all, when both they and Prince Yong have troops, Your Majesty's attitude can play a decisive role.

Xin Rui thought that the Imperial Noble Consort had been banished to the cold palace, and he regretted not rebelling earlier.

If they had acted a few months earlier, while Qi Ziyu was away on a military expedition and the Imperial Noble Consort was in control of the harem, they could have killed the old emperor and seized his power. No matter how capable Prince Yong was, he would have been powerless to reverse the situation.

Unfortunately, they missed this good opportunity.

"I will make my father kill you, you are worse than an animal."

Prince Xin threatened angrily and turned to go back to the palace.

Tao Zai, covered in blood, rushed out from the palace passage and followed Prince Xin.

"Your Highness Prince Xin, I will go with you. I saw Prince Yong slaughter Prince Chen with my own eyes and can testify before Your Majesty."

Si Yan took out the golden dagger and held it high: "Soldiers, this dagger is the golden dagger given to me by His Majesty. Seeing this dagger is like seeing His Majesty."

The soldiers around all knelt on one knee and listened attentively to Si Yan's orders.

"I hereby order that all four gates of the Imperial Palace be tightly closed, especially the Suzaku Gate. No one may enter or leave without Your Majesty's permission. General Ling Mohan will lead his troops into the palace to assist the Imperial Guards in maintaining order."

"Yes." Ling Mohan accepted the order.

"I obey your command." Peng Yu followed.

Si Yan turned to Qi Ziyu and said, "Your Highness, let's go to the palace too."

"Okay." Qi Ziyu replied softly.

At the gate of the emperor's bedroom, the commander of the imperial guards Gan Li and the deputy commander Han Hu were both guarding there.

The Queen ordered that no one was allowed to enter as His Majesty was ill.

Prince Xin Qi Mingzhe was blocked and shouted in the emperor's bedroom: "Father, your son Qi Mingzhe wants to see you! Move aside, I want to see you, father, please let me in!"

The statues of the imperial guards usually stand still and do not allow people to pass.

Si Yan stepped forward and said, "I'll go see His Majesty."

Gan Li stopped Si Yan and said, "Sir Si Yan, no one is allowed to enter without the order of His Majesty."

Si Yan raised her eyes and looked at Gan Li: "Commander Gan, have you forgotten? I am a first-rank female official in front of the emperor. If you have anything to say, you can come to the palace at any time and report it directly to His Majesty."

Gan Li opened his lips slightly, his face showing embarrassment. Prime Minister Xin Rui said coldly, "No! This is an emergency, and Lord Si Yan cannot go in. If you want to go in, go in with Prince Xin."

If the emperor really died, Si Yan and the queen would control everything, which would be very disadvantageous to them.

At this moment, Eunuch Gu came out and said, "Your Majesty has awakened. Summon the first-rank female official, Si Yan, to the palace."

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