The daily life of a cold and aloof general raising his wife

Emperor Mingde coughed a few times as he watched her receding figure.

Emperor Mingde ordered the imperial edict to be put away safely.

Everyone in the court thought that everything would be fine once the emperor regained consciousness. No one expected that Emperor Mingde would fall into a coma again. His condition was rapidly deteriorating. The empress had tried her best to suppress the news, but secrets can't stay hidden forever, and the news of the emperor's critical illness eventually spread.

The Prince Xian and the Prince Ning were each in their own residences.

None of them dared to make any rash moves, while the Third Prince stayed by Emperor Mingde's side day and night.

Late night

Prince Ning's personal guards suddenly gathered at the city gate, and at his command, the soldiers attacked the palace.

A young eunuch rushed in from outside the Kunning Palace, startling the people inside.

"It's terrible! The Prince of Ning's men have broken in!"

The Empress opened her eyes and got out of bed when she heard the noise. She had just put on her clothes when her personal maid came in.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Prince Ning is forcing us to abdicate!"

"what?!"

The Empress was shocked. She had seen the Second Prince during the day, and he seemed no different from usual.

"The leader is a general serving Prince Ning."

After a moment's thought, the Empress said, "Go quickly to the Hall of Mental Cultivation!"

"Yes."

With the help of eunuchs and palace maids, the Empress arrived safely at the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The Prince of Ning's men are all at the city gate.

The commotion at the palace quickly alerted the residents in the vicinity.

Ning Wangfu

"It's not good, it's not good!"

The Prince of Ning's personal servant returned from outside and shouted.

Prince Ning was soon awakened, and he was so angry that he came out of the house without even putting on his clothes.

"Who is it! Do you still want your dog's life?!"

Prince Ning was dreaming of ascending to the throne when he was woken up by the noise.

"Your Highness General Gan has rebelled..." the servant's voice trembled.

"Let him plot... Who! Who are you talking about!?"

"General Gan..." The servant's voice grew weaker and weaker.

"Whose men did he bring?!" Prince Ning said angrily, grabbing the servant by the collar.

The servant was so frightened that he dared not speak.

Seeing the expression on the servant's face, Prince Ning released the servant and stumbled slightly.

Finished!

It's over! It's over!

"That bastard dared to betray me!"

Princess Ning came out of the house carrying Prince Ning's clothes.

She draped the clothes over Prince Ning's shoulders.

"Your Highness's most urgent task now is to go to the palace and report the truth."

Prince Ning then realized, "Yes, yes, yes!"

After saying that, he didn't even bother to put on his clothes before riding into the palace.

The Prince Xian's residence also heard the commotion, and Prince Xian and Pei Yurong got out of bed.

"What happened outside?"

The wise king was still in a daze.

"Your Highness, Prince Ning, has rebelled."

Upon hearing this, the wise prince's eyes immediately lit up, and he looked at Pei Yurong.

"Has he gone mad?!"

Pei Yurong quickly said, "Your Highness, please get up and lead the troops to protect you."

"Correct!"

The wise king quickly put on his shoes and got up.

Pei Yurong got up and helped him change his clothes.

the other side

Xie Huai'an and Jiang Shuwan were also woken up.

"General, Madam, something terrible has happened! Prince Ning has led his men into the palace."

Jiang Shuwan and Xie Huai'an quickly put on their clothes.

"Summon the guards to surround the general's mansion. No matter who comes, do not open the gate. Wait for me to return," Xie Huai'an instructed.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of things at home."

Xie Huai'an hugged Jiang Shuwan before hurriedly leaving.

Jiang Shuwan got up, dressed, and had Xie Mingyu carried from the house to her room, with Feiyue guarding him. She then went to the courtyard to check on the current situation of the General's Mansion.

**

Royal Palace

Emperor Mingde woke up after hearing the commotion, and upon hearing the report from outside, he was so angry that he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"emperor!"

The Empress saw this scene as soon as she entered.

"Rebel!"

Emperor Mingde never expected that while he was still alive and well, his second son would dare to do such a treasonous thing.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I have already sent someone to fetch General Xie at full speed. I believe the reinforcements will arrive soon."

Emperor Mingde calmed down somewhat after hearing the Empress's words.

Xie Huai'an arrived with his men in less than an hour.

General Gan quickly found himself at a disadvantage.

"I can't protect you, Prince Ning," General Gan said before taking his own life.

Prince Ning was dumbfounded when he saw this.

Xie Huai'an noticed Prince Ning and quickly went up to him. He then instructed his subordinates to clean up the battlefield and took Prince Ning to pay respects to Emperor Mingde.

Emperor Mingde sat calmly on the dragon throne.

Xie Huai'an led Prince Ning in.

"See the Emperor."

Xie Huai'an knelt down to pay his respects.

"Father, you've been wronged! You've been wronged!" Prince Ning knelt on the ground. He had left in a hurry and was only wearing his nightgown. He tried to stop General Gan at the palace gate, but General Gan ignored him and even had him arrested.

"Rebel!"

Emperor Mingde angrily threw the teacup on the table at him.

"Father is not your subject. Your subject did not order anyone to attack the palace..."

Prince Ning experienced firsthand the feeling of being unable to defend himself.

Emperor Mingde looked at him coldly, "Do you even believe what you say yourself!"

Prince Ning sat on the ground, giving up the struggle.

Consort He rushed over upon receiving the news.

"emperor!"

Consort He performed a full kneeling ceremony upon entering the room.

Emperor Mingde noticed that her brows were furrowed.

The Empress said coldly, "Shut up! Who gave you the right to speak here!"

Consort He, with tears in her eyes, dared not speak further.

“Father, what I did today was not my doing. I beg you, Father, to clear my name.” After saying this, Prince Ning kowtowed.

"Guards, lock up Prince Ning!" Emperor Mingde decreed.

"Yes."

When Consort He saw that her son was about to be taken away, she tried to stop him, but was grabbed by a palace maid from the Empress's side.

"Guards, take Consort He back to the palace and imprison her."

After the Empress finished speaking, the palace maid led Consort He away.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Emperor Mingde fainted.

The Empress, the Third Prince, and others gathered around.

Emperor Mingde was moved to bed, and the imperial physician arrived quickly.

After taking the emperor's pulse, the imperial physician said, "His Majesty's condition is caused by anger. Given his current state, he is unlikely to be able to withstand any further stimulation."

Everyone understood what was going on; Emperor Mingde's condition was probably not good.

By the time we finished all that work, it was already dawn.

Many people didn't sleep that night.

Especially the Huian Earl's residence; the Huian Earl turned pale with fright after hearing about the Prince of Ning's affair.

"You've found out everything?!"

"Yes, Prince Ning has been imprisoned."

Huianbo collapsed to the ground. How could this be?

How could Prince Ning do something so foolish at such a critical juncture!

After thinking for a moment, Huianbo said, "Go and invite the Third Young Mistress."

"Yes."

The Earl of Hui'an was now extremely uneasy, fearing that the matter of Prince Ning would implicate him.

The only person he could think of right now was Du Siyu. She usually had a good relationship with Jiang Shuwan, and he wanted Du Siyu to inquire about it.

Du Siyu knew nothing about the Prince of Ning. Completely bewildered, she followed the servant and maid to the Earl of Hui'an's study.

She bowed and said, "Father."

Huianbo said with a kind smile, "Third son's wife."

Du Siyu immediately became alert.

"What do you want, father?"

"I want you to go to the General's Mansion."