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Chapter 384 Princess Rouan 34
The sounds of fighting were kept outside the palace gates. Ling Yi was in her study, continuing her life as a corporate slave.
Meanwhile, the new emperor, the master of this palace and the one who should be most worried about today's events, was sleeping soundly in his own palace, not even bothering to peek out.
As dawn broke, Ling Yi leaned back in her chair and dozed off for a while before being awakened by the sound of armor rubbing against each other.
She looked up and saw Wang Suizhi, dressed in armor, walking step by step towards her.
He knelt on one knee, looked up at the sleepy-eyed princess, and said softly, "I will not fail in my mission."
Ling Yi brushed her fingertips across a trace of blood on his cheek and suddenly smiled: "I remembered the day I first met you."
He was kneeling in front of her then, and the blood on his face was smeared on by her personally.
But today, it was he who got tainted by killing enemies for her.
A warm glint flashed in Wang Suizhi's eyes; the bestial instincts awakened by the carnage were once again dormant.
He buried his head in Ling Yi's arms, his voice muffled: "Your Highness kidnapped me the moment you saw me."
Ling Yi stroked his hair and slowly asked, "What were you thinking back then?"
"I was thinking..." Wang Suizhi chuckled, "How could there be such a beautiful young lady in the world?"
Ling Yi, suddenly labeled a pervert: "..."
She pressed his head down hard, and gave a soft snort that she couldn't refute: "Your honor."
"Ah."
For a moment, the atmosphere was gentle and quiet; it would have been even better if no one had been shouting and cursing outside the hall.
"So noisy." Ling Yi yawned, thinking that these young masters from noble families were indeed well-bred from childhood, their stamina was really good, they could still shout even when they were about to die after a busy night.
"The enemy's curses are like heavenly music," Wang Suizhi said with a smile, seemingly enjoying the curses immensely.
Ling Yi tapped his forehead: "So the insults weren't directed at you."
The ancestors of the Ling family, even in the afterlife, are probably sneezing like crazy.
In order not to let her ancestor die with regrets, Ling Yi got up and pushed open the door.
The cursing stopped for a moment when she appeared, then it intensified.
It is both classically quoting and vulgarly offensive, attacking Ling Yi from both highbrow and lowbrow perspectives.
Ling Yi sighed, then reached behind her and drew the long sword from Wang Suizhi's waist, throwing it fiercely.
The man's cursing stopped abruptly as the long sword pinned him to the ground.
"Quiet down, Your Majesty is still resting, don't disturb him."
The new emperor, who had finally slept until dawn and was in the mood to observe how things were unfolding, thought to himself: "..."
Look at her, what a thoughtful younger sister she is! How come these people can't see her good qualities?
He coughed lightly, covering his mouth, and said slowly, "I'm so angry with these treacherous officials, how can I possibly be in the mood to rest?"
As he spoke, he brought out Cong-ge'er, who was staying in his palace that night.
Since his ascension to the throne, he had not seen his court officials for a long time. The officials' impression of him was still that of a pale-faced and shaky figure on the day of his coronation. Now, seeing the emperor with a ruddy complexion and even looking twice as fat, they were momentarily stunned.
Didn't you say you were feeling unwell and couldn't attend court?
You look healthier now than before!
The new emperor showed no remorse whatsoever when questioned by these treacherous officials.
You've all rebelled, so why should I care whether I attend court or not?
However, this matter is of great importance, and I must still summon the court officials.
He said something and instructed the chief eunuch beside him: "Summon the court officials to the palace. I think they won't be able to sleep tonight either."
Aside from the two carefree father and son, no one else could sleep amidst the deafening sounds of battle.
Sitting on the chair that had been carried in, the new emperor looked down at these treacherous officials, listening to their so-called words of loyalty and patriotism, while coughing incessantly with a handkerchief over his mouth.
It wasn't that he was actually coughing; he just had to pretend to be sickly to fool the court officials.
He's been better than ever these days.
The court officials were already dressed neatly and waiting at home, awaiting the outcome.
From the moment the imperial edict arrived, they knew that those who had made such a desperate gamble were doomed.
If they had succeeded, the Emperor's personal eunuch would never have had such a pleasant smile.
When they arrived at the palace gate, they saw palace eunuchs diligently washing the floor, moving the corpse onto a cart, and wiping away the bloodstains.
In the occasional glance to the side, they could still see the rebels' unseeing eyes, which shocked them deeply.
"My esteemed ministers have arrived."
Perhaps due to his long period of laziness, the emperor actually took a nap while waiting for his court officials.
When the courtiers saw that the emperor, though fat, was so exhausted that he could still fall asleep at this time, their hearts sank again.
Wasn't the Emperor's announcement of his intention to establish the Princess of the State as King of Qin precisely for this reason?
He is unable to govern, the eldest prince is in poor health, and if he does not delegate power to his own sister, to whom should he delegate power?
Is it one of the other brothers with whom they had a long-standing feud, or a member of a smaller clan?
If a minor ancestor is replaced by a major one, his memorial tablet might be removed from the Imperial Ancestral Temple at any time.
If one's affairs after death cannot be guaranteed, which emperor can tolerate it?
When the courtiers, who had unconsciously made up many excuses for the emperor, knelt and paid their respects to him, their resistance to the news that Ling Yi was about to be made the Prince of Qin lessened considerably.
His Majesty is suffering; he has his own difficulties!
Of course, whether the bloodshed at the palace gates and the fierce generals behind Ling Yi, who didn't even bother to change their armor, were involved is unknown.
"Now that you ministers are here, please give me your judgment."
At this moment, the emperor did not seem like a Son of Heaven, but rather like a helpless child in his forties.
“Since I ascended the throne, I have been exhausted and have relied entirely on the assistance of the Princess of the State.” He sighed. “The other day I saw that she was really working hard, so I thought of treating her with royal courtesy. I only told my teacher about this.”
At this moment, the old man stood among the court officials, his face pale, clearly not expecting his words to cause such a huge uproar.
He was a pure scholar-official, and the only tactic he could think of was to remonstrate with His Majesty to the death and prevent the unprecedented actions taken. However, he never expected that the powerful families would act in this way, which was simply disloyal and unfilial!
The new emperor looked at his teacher's pale face and silently apologized. However, since it concerned the royal succession, there was nothing he could not use or sacrifice.
He even sacrificed the matter of his descendants ruling the country, so why would he care about his teacher who sacrificed himself?
"Unexpectedly, within a day, the matter spread like wildfire throughout the capital, even leading to traitors committing heinous acts!" He slammed his hand on the armrest: "I can't help but ask, who tricked my teacher into spying on the forbidden palace, and who is fanning the flames to cause such a disaster!"
The emperor was furious and resorted to moral blackmail: "When my late father was alive, no one in the palace ever spoke ill of the emperor, nor did anyone dare to show such contempt for the Son of Heaven?"
"Gentlemen, are you deceiving only me?"