After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

"The Crown Prince's desire to depose the Eastern Palace Master has been brewing for a long time. The Liang family represents the scholar-official class in Guanzhong. When the old emperor ascended the throne, the Liang family provided a lot of help. However, the Crown Prince's position is now secure, and the new Imperial Father-in-law represents the Huaixi noble class, which is a military group, including Sun Chengzong. It is said that the new Imperial Father-in-law's daughter has a casual relationship with him, but they are childhood sweethearts," Ake said.

"I see. No wonder he was so quick to get rid of the Crown Princess. Even without my meddling, the Crown Princess wouldn't have lasted long."

To secure their rule, these emperors would do anything, no matter how shameless.

In contrast, Chen Futu, the King of the Northern Frontier, was much more frank. He said that Qin Liangyu was his true love, so she must have been his true love.

Whether now or in the future, this will not change. Even if a political upheaval occurs and the empress is deposed, he will not depose his first wife like the crown prince did. He will forcefully suppress all enemies, and at worst, he will slaughter mountains of corpses and rivers of blood.

Inside the main hall, the couple's movements awakened the old emperor.

The emperor is seriously ill, but not to the point of exhaustion. Even if he is to die, he can probably live for another year or two.

Normally, the throne is passed down when the emperor is on his deathbed or near death, so it would take at least another year for the crown prince to ascend the throne.

When the old emperor saw Prince Xin kneeling by the bed, he asked the crown prince the reason.

The Crown Prince said gloomily, "Father, I should not disturb you. You should talk to him yourself."

As he spoke, the Crown Prince grabbed the Crown Princess and pulled her out of the main hall. Before leaving, he looked at the eunuch in red, who hesitated for a moment, then obediently followed him out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation and closed the hall door.

The Crown Prince smiled at the old eunuch and said, "Wu She, you've been serving my father for quite some time now, haven't you?"

Wu She lowered her head and replied, "Eighteen years."

"For the past eighteen years, I have been well taken care of by you. When I ascend the throne in the future, I will still need to rely on you."

The crown prince patted Wu She on the shoulder, almost making his point clear.

Wu She glanced subconsciously at the tightly closed palace gates, "This old servant is willing to serve the new emperor for the rest of my life."

"That would be best. Go and order the Imperial Guards to gather and surround the palace, forbidding anyone from entering or leaving."

Without saying much, Wu She quickly left.

Outside the palace, only the Crown Prince and his wife, who was leaning against a pillar and remained silent, were left.

The crown prince glanced at her sideways. "I need your voluntary cooperation. Do you agree?"

The Crown Princess spoke numbly, "It is all up to Your Highness. I am unworthy and unworthy of this position. I only hope that Your Highness will protect my family from worry."

"Don't worry, I'm not a heartless person. We still have a bond, so why would I go to such extremes?"

The Crown Prince's smile grew wider, and the Crown Princess suddenly raised her pale face and asked blankly, "May I ask Your Highness, are you dissatisfied with His Majesty's bestowal of this marriage years ago?"

"If it weren't for you, I would have married Xiu'er long ago, leaving her to live alone for so many years."

"I know I'm guilty."

The Crown Princess knelt down with a thud; she finally understood.

On the roof of the main hall, Ake whispered, "Your Majesty, the old eunuch is not here now. Should I kill the Crown Prince?"

Do you think you can kill him?

Chen Futu raised an eyebrow and asked.

Ake looked around and thought, "There's a high chance we can kill them. At least there are no powerful figures around right now, or they're far away and their auras aren't nearby."

"unnecessary."

Chen Futu refused.

If the Crown Prince is killed now, the Crown Princess will surely die. Chen Futu hasn't even tasted her pain yet.

Ahem, although as a regional overlord one should not be tempted by beautiful women, since I have personally come all this way, I absolutely cannot leave empty-handed.

Most importantly, Chen Futu now wants to personally execute the dog emperor.

Ake suddenly realized, and then said something to the Crown Princess, which seemed to be the legendary method of transmitting her voice in secret.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess closed her eyes and fainted with a thud.

The crown prince frowned slightly, reluctantly stepped forward, picked her up, glanced at the main hall, and then led her away.

Chen Futu gave Ake a thumbs up, "Well done, teach me this sound transmission skill when you have time."

"Your Majesty is too weak to learn it."

"Can't you be more subtle?"

"Definitely next time."

As the two were talking, something unexpected happened inside the hall.

The old emperor was pointing his finger at Prince Xin and cursing him, calling him a brainless beast, as stupid as an animal, and so on.

Anyway, the more awful it sounds, the better.

Prince Xin's expression grew increasingly grim as he listened, until finally he abruptly stood up and glared at the old emperor, shouting, "You only care about the Crown Prince! You don't care about us brothers!"

"What did you say!"

"I'm telling you, Father, you're being unfair! If you had cared even a little more about us brothers, we wouldn't be in this state. Even if we're ignorant and incompetent, it's all because of you!"

"you……"

The old emperor was so angry that he looked around for something to beat the beast to death.

Prince Xin, enraged, stepped forward and stared intently at the Emperor. "Father, with your exclusive favor for the Crown Prince, who among us dares to show our talents? We either hide our abilities or tarnish our own reputations! Yet the Crown Prince still won't let us go. He wants to kill us all, take back our fiefdoms, and dominate the world, leaving us no way to survive!"

"You beast, shut up!"

The old emperor was so angry that his hands trembled.

Prince Xin stepped forward and looked down at the old emperor, "Father is heartless, cutting our salaries and stripping us of our power. Why don't we resist to the death!"

After saying that, he pressed the emperor down hard on the bed and grabbed a pillow to cover his face.

The emperor was old and frail, no match for Prince Xin, and his desperate struggle was futile.

Prince Xin growled venomously, "The Crown Prince deliberately summoned me here so I could speak with Father Emperor alone. Doesn't Father Emperor know why? He wants you to die by my hand!"

Chen Futu and Ake were both startled.

Unexpectedly, this beastly prince was able to see through appearances to the essence. As expected of an imperial family, he is quite insightful at this moment.

Now is a good opportunity; we can't let that dog emperor die at his hands.

Without Chen Futu needing to speak, Ake led him to the palace entrance and pushed the door open.

Ake, like a ghost, instantly knocked out the furious Prince Xin, while Chen Futu slowly closed the door, then turned around and walked step by step toward the old emperor.

The latter struggled to his feet, gasping for breath, and weakly asked, "And who are you?"

"Your Majesty doesn't recognize me? You really are a forgetful person."

Chen Futu approached step by step, casually tearing off his disguise to reveal his handsome and cold face.

The old emperor's cloudy pupils contracted sharply, "Chen, Chen Futu!"

"Congratulations, you guessed right." Chen Futu came to the bedside with a smile. "How does it feel to be murdered by your own son?"

"Traitorous wretch, how dare you..."

Bang!

Chen Futu kicked the old emperor in the face, sending him crashing into the wall like a ball. He then collapsed onto the bed, vomiting a mouthful of blood. Already terminally ill, the emperor was now extremely weak from the blow and was unable to even call for help.

Chen Futu withdrew his foot and sneered, "What are you barking about? Didn't you want to kill me that day? Now I'm standing right in front of you, why don't you kill me?"