webnovelfull Chapter 465 Whom are you calling monarch?
Chapter 465 Whom are you calling monarch?
Wu Weiwei and her group finally arrived in Beijing.
"Minister Yin, you lead them to stay here and guard the palace. As for Commander Lan and General Chen, you two will come with me to the palace..."
Outside the imperial city.
Lu Hanting's men are engaged in fierce fighting with Lu Mingcheng's army.
As for the person in charge, he led the rest of the group and sped towards the south gate of the palace.
The original city garrison commander, Yang Chong, had been killed by Ru Feng's men, and the new garrison commander was one of their own.
After arriving at the South Gate, Lu Hanting drove straight into the Imperial Palace.
Prison.
This is Wu Weiwei's second time in prison.
The first time was for He Yuyan, and this second time, naturally, was for the Seventh Prince.
She received news that the seventh prince had poisoned the emperor and was now imprisoned by the empress.
"Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince is in the innermost cell!"
"Okay, go down!"
……
"Waaah... Mother, I miss you so much! I really didn't poison Father!"
When Wu Weiwei arrived, she saw the Seventh Prince lying in the damp dungeon, recounting his grievances.
"Seventh Prince, look who's here!"
The seventh prince looked up and saw a woman as beautiful as a fairy standing in front of him.
"You, who are you?"
"Seventh Prince, this is the ruler of our Qingwu Kingdom. If you don't want to die, you'd better confess everything that just happened in the Yangxin Hall..."
Phoenix Palace.
"Mother, I heard that Lu Hanting's men have already breached the city walls. Will they storm the palace next and kill us all...?"
"Your Highness, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Even if the sky falls, General Lu will hold it up, so why are you in such a hurry…
"How could I not be anxious? I knew Lu Hanting would attack the city tonight, so I stopped the Empress Dowager from harming the Emperor!"
"Your Highness, what nonsense are you spouting?"
Upon hearing her son's words, the empress glared at him angrily.
Why did she poison the emperor? Wasn't it to ensure his ascension to the throne? And yet, her stupid son blurted it out without even thinking.
Absolutely stupid.
If he weren't her own son, the Empress would have loved to poison him like the Emperor did.
"Mother, Your Majesty, I didn't mean to say that, I was just too scared..."
Watching the mother and son bicker, Chen Guojiu rubbed his forehead.
"Alright, now is not the time for arguing, Your Highness, you should say less!"
If the Empress hadn't summoned him, Chen Mingzhe would never have entered the palace.
"Also, what you just said is wrong. What do you mean by saying that Lu Hanting wants to kill us all? That's just boosting the morale of others and diminishing our own!"
No matter how capable Lu Hanting is, he has General Lu protecting him from the outside. In the end, you are underestimating General Lu's abilities!
Besides, if Lu Mingcheng can't hold out, there's still Commander Wang..."
"Yes, but..."
"Your Highness, shut up!"
The empress was terrified by her son's incessant nagging.
She looked at her younger brother.
"Mingzhe, are you sure General Lu can be trusted?"
It wasn't that the Empress didn't believe him, but seeing that Lu Hanting was about to storm the palace, it showed that Lu Mingcheng's abilities weren't that great either!
"Your Majesty, how come you're just like the Crown Prince..."
"Very well, I trust General Lu!"
However, just as the Empress was relieved, she heard a palace servant outside shout in panic, "Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Commander Lu has broken in!"
What?
The crown prince was so frightened that he hurriedly hid in the inner room, but before he did, he peeked out and pleaded, "Mother, you and Uncle must remember not to expose me..."
"Your Highness..."
Just as Chen Guojiu was about to curse, he heard a familiar voice outside: "No need to hide anymore, none of them will escape!"
Lu Hanting strode straight into the Empress's Phoenix Palace.
"You audacious traitor, why don't you kneel before the Empress!"
Chen Mingzhe shielded the Empress with his body.
"The Queen?"
Lu Hanting glanced at her sideways.
"There is no Empress here now, nor is there a Crown Prince. You are all my prisoners..."
"You, Lu Hanting, how dare you!"
The Empress pushed away Chen Guojiu and angrily accused him, "So what if you become emperor? The whole world knows you are a rebel."
Your throne is illegitimate and lacks legitimacy. Aren't you afraid of being condemned by the world?
"Hahaha... I am of the bloodline of the Third Prince Rui, and am a descendant of the royal family."
"I'm simply asking Li Mingchen to reclaim what belongs to me. What's wrong with that?"
"You, you are the son of Prince Rui?"
Chen Guojiu looked at the Empress with a surprised expression.
He remembered that the late emperor's most favored heir to the throne was actually the third prince, Prince Rui.
However, because he was too outspoken, he was eventually brought down by the other princes.
Even so, Chen Guojiu still had reservations about the bloodline of Prince Rui.
Seeing the resentful look in Chen Guojiu's eyes, the Empress was also angry.
"So what if you are of Prince Rui's blood? At most, you are just an illegitimate child."
But the Emperor was rightfully granted the Imperial Seal by the late Emperor, and my son is the current Crown Prince of the Great Wei Dynasty. How can you, a mere illegitimate child, compare to him?
The Empress's repeated claims of having an illegitimate child made Lu Hanting's eyes turn unusually dangerous.
Lu Hanting stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, if it weren't for your harm, how could my mother have ended up like this?"
From Granny Mei's words, Lu Hanting learned that the Empress was the biggest contributor to his mother's early death.
Of course, there's also the one in the harem.
But it doesn't matter, he will settle accounts with these people one by one!
"You, what do you want?"
Faced with Lu Hanting's forceful threat, the Empress's legs trembled involuntarily.
Lu Hanting, would he really dare to kill me?
"Heh, what makes you think I, the young master, wouldn't dare kill you?"
"No, you can't do that?"
At this critical moment, the Crown Prince, who had just hidden in the inner room, rushed to the Empress.
"Lu Hanting, you can't kill my mother!"
"Oh? Why can't I kill your mother?"
"I... I don't want the position of Crown Prince anymore. I can abdicate the throne to you, as long as you spare our lives!"
"No, I don't agree!"
She paid a heavy price to obtain this throne, and for it, she even had the emperor's blood on her hands.
It turns out that her son is so spineless, he has truly disgraced her!
The Empress's sharp gaze swept over the Crown Prince.
"I don't need you to plead for me!"
Scholars can be killed but not humiliated.
Lu Hanting, if you have the guts, then kill me.
"You think I don't dare?"
Lu Hanting drew his sword.
"Mother..."
Seeing his mother willingly face death, the Crown Prince felt his palms tremble.
"stop!"
Just as Lu Hanting was about to deliver the final blow to the Empress, Wu Weiwei appeared in the Phoenix Palace with her entourage.
Upon hearing the sound, Lu Hanting's hand holding the sword trembled.
"Wei'er, it's you?"
"Young Master Lu, why can't it be me?"
Looking at the scene before her, Wu Weiwei knew that she hadn't arrived too late.
"Your Highness, our men had already subdued Lu Mingcheng, but suddenly a large number of soldiers poured into the capital city... they..."
Just as the two were facing off, Ru Feng walked in from outside.
"Aunt Wu?"
"What Aunt Wu? This young lady is the monarch of our Qingwu Kingdom!"
Lingfu stepped forward, protecting Wu Weiwei tightly behind her like a chick being guarded.
"monarch?"
Lu Hanting frowned.