Chapter 52 : Forcing the Palace

Late at night, above the black night curtain, no stars, but a round of lonely moon hanging high, cold and bleak light poured on the huge magnificent palace, dyed down a layer of frost like white. Heavily guarded guards as statues, motionless, let the cold wind blowing caress, creating an unspeakable cold and bizarre.

The officials of the imperial capital knew that His Highness King Hui had calmed down the civil unrest at this moment and was leading the army back.

But at this moment, Lan Xuan was standing in front of the palace gate, the bleak moonlight appeared to make his skin even fairer, the wind blew his purple robes and ink-coloured hair, he was stunningly elegant and magnificent. He looked up at the flying eaves, the corners of his lips rose slightly, revealing an imperative smile.

Biding his time for many years, waiting for this day to come.

Pei Siyan quietly walked over, owing slightly at his side, and calmly said, "Your Highness, it's all been arranged." A short sentence, what it contained would be an untold secret at the top of power.

"Let's go over." Lanxuan smiled, that pair of eyes were bright and clear but one couldn't see into the depths, he stretched out his hand to Pei Si Yan, "Let's greet success together."

Pei Si Yan faintly smiled, carefully hiding her inner trepidation, and took Lan Xuan's hand. Shoulder to shoulder, the two of them walked together towards the palace city tunnel that was so long that they didn't know where the end was.

The road, seems to be much longer than usual, Pei Si Yan looked ahead, suddenly have a kind of never reach the front of the palace door illusion, she felt her heart in the "sudden" violent beating, tried to take a deep breath want to restrain abnormal beating brought panic, but no matter how to do it is not helpful.

But no matter what she did, it didn't help. She was once so ordinary, when could she have imagined that she would one day make such a shocking move.

Feeling Lan Xuan's hand suddenly tighten, Pei Si Yan turned her head and saw a smile of warmth and encouragement, making her think of Mo Xuan, who would also smile like this when she was terrified and helpless.

Trying to imagine the prince beside her as Mo Xuan, Pei Si Yan was surprised to find that the uneasiness was gradually dispersing, and couldn't help but smile heartily.

The road has finally come to an end, the Palace of Nourishing Heart is close at hand, seemingly no difference, in fact, the original guards have already been switched by Wang Linye's people, manpower has been placed all around the palace, and outside of the palace, Tantai Zhan has brought his men to guard the western gates, as well as to monitor the residence of the various officials.

The situation was firmly under control, and the next step was to enter the end of the road in front of them, bringing everything to a close.

Lanxuan's hands pressed on the vermilion door, pausing for a moment before pushing it open, the wooden door slowly opening to both sides with a "creak".

Inside the temple, the light is dim and bleak, the most important place of a country seems to be like a ghost infested place as eerie and frightening, the incense burner floated out of the light white smoke, rich fragrance permeation, but still can not hide the bitter taste of medicine.

The emperor who did not notice the difference outside was sitting behind the imperial case, his arm supporting his head, drowsy, suddenly sounded the sound of the door opening so that he jerked open his eyes, looked over blankly, and when he saw the visitor clearly, his face revealed a look of surprise.

Lanxuan crossed the threshold calmly and generously, and did not salute the Emperor, "The child minister greets his father, many days have passed since I have not seen him, can everything be well with his father?"

"Lan ... Lanxuan?" The Emperor gulped, finally feeling his throat come alive a bit, "You are not in ..."

"The child minister has not left the imperial capital a step, father." Lanxuan didn't mind revealing his true colours to his own father at all, walking to the front of the imperial case, smiling at the pale and haggard emperor who had been tortured by days of turmoil.

The emperor was shocked, "What? You ..."

Lanxuan saw his father's intention to call out to the guards outside to come in, and kindly advised, "Father, there are all my people outside, you don't need to bother."

The Emperor opened his mouth and ultimately did not utter a single word, having experienced the battle for the throne he suddenly realised what this was all about. He looked bemusedly at the woman behind Lan Xuan, his complexion becoming even more startled and frightened.

"See you, Your Majesty." Pei Siyan gave a symbolic salute, looking straight at the Emperor without avoidance.

"When did you all ..." The Emperor pointed at them, his face growing paler, "When did you collude together?!"

"Father, we are the weaklings in this beast-like dynastic situation, in order to survive, we must sweep away all obstacles!" Lan Xuan said softly, his tone as if he was recounting something that was no longer commonplace, "Even if that person ... is his own father." A shockingly cold light flashed in his eyes, and the Emperor couldn't help but lean back, revealing the bright yellow booklet that was pressed under his elbow.

Lan Xuan picked up the edict of succession, glanced at it, and his face changed slightly.

Pei Si Yan who was standing behind him saw that there was only a point and a horizontal line after the word "Emperor" on the imperial edict which reads "Passing on the throne to the Emperor", but it was enough to see that the word that would be written out was the word "six".

She pretended not to see anything and stood quietly.

Lanxuan put the imperial edict back on the table and sneered: "Indeed, no matter how many great achievements I have made, you will not set me as the eldest son to inherit the throne ... Did ... he demonically A pained look swept across Qingcheng's elegant face, "Could it be that you really hate my mother that much?"

"She is an ominous person, I didn't kill her, I have been extraordinarily kind."

"Is that so?" Lan Xuan coldly smiled, took the brush, slightly dipped it in ink, and changed that point and a cross into the word "long", then he imitated his father's handwriting in the shocked and angry gazes to finish writing the imperial edict, and finally picked it up to show it to the decrepit emperor on the dragon chair.

"Passing on the throne to the eldest son of the Emperor, Lan Xuan," Lan Xuan read, "I am very satisfied, father, you?"

"You ...," the Emperor raised one finger to point at his eldest son, the look of anger in his eyes reaching its peak, but he was powerless to struggle to change anything and watched as the last thing he wanted to see happened in front of him.

"Father, please rest assured, the Blue Kingdom will become stronger in my hands!" Lan Xuan closed the imperial edict, "Lord Wuban, can you recuse yourself for a moment? This king and the emperor have other things to say, in addition, let Eunuch Qian come in."

"Yes, Your Highness." Pei Si Yan stepped back.

"Wait!" His Majesty called out.

Pei Si Yan stopped and blandly looked at his wrinkled and tired face.

"At least let me die before I understand!" The Emperor drank coldly, "It is I who underestimated you, Tanya Yan! I didn't expect that you, who have always been quiet and introverted, would one day appear with this rebellious son in front of me to force the palace to usurp the throne! What exactly did you do after you succeeded Wuban? Did you do anything in the case of Eunuch Feng?"

"Your Majesty, even if I did nothing," Pei Si Yan's tone was without any ripples, without a trace of emotion, "you would have definitely killed Eunuch Feng. What you have said is fallacious, the microchen merely knows how to protect herself in a thorough manner."

"Then have you done it or not!"

Pei Siyan looked at Lan Xuan and replied, "Yes, the girl that the second prince liked was kidnapped by me, making it impossible for the second prince to return to the city in the middle of the night, the dragon robe was sent by me to be stuffed into a wooden box, the rumours were spread by me, and it was also me who sent someone disguised as the assassin of the Feng Taishi to assassinate Lord Wuluo, I've only ever done these few things in order to lure out the true colours of both His Royal Highness the second prince and the Feng Taishi just . Speaking of which, the Emperor should also thank me for this, if the kingdom falls into the hands of such a person, sooner or later it will perish, and His Highness King Hui is the best heir."

"I had thought that you were a kind and skilful woman, but I didn't think that you were also a serpent's heart!"

"Your Majesty, if someone repeatedly tries to bring you to your death, will you sit back and let others slaughter you?" Pei Si Yan smiled lightly, "Eighteen years ago, you rose up to force the abdicated emperor to abdicate is the best proof."

"I see, I understand, the situation forced you to rise up against it right?" The emperor smiled helplessly, his old face showed deeper weariness, he leaned on the back of the chair, his hands gripped the armrests tightly, so as to support the increasingly cold and powerless is the body, "you have been in a position of greatness, why are you still colluding with him, and what are you scheming for?!"

Lanxuan slightly side head, afterglow swept to Pei Si Yan.

"Although I am in a high position and hold heavy power, I am just relying on the shade of my family's forefathers, I am weak, and I am still a fish or meat on that board to be slaughtered. And the blue country up and down the treacherous, deceitful, micro-chen disaster relief line enough to see the ugly face of those local officials, if not severely punished, the blue country's future is worrying.

"Therefore, what the microconsultant is trying to do is for the Blue Country to have a wise emperor who can prosper for a long time and create a prosperous and prosperous world, instead of falling into the hands of mediocre people who are inconsistent in their appearances as well as truly treacherous ministers, ruining this foundation created by Emperor Taizu! Of course, all people have selfishness, and I am no exception, I would like to rely on the favour of His Highness King Hui at the same time, to guard the clan and never let anyone harm the clan again."

"A wise emperor?" The Emperor's gaze turned to his eldest son, revealing a look of contempt, "Wu Pan, you may go down."

"Yes. The humble servant will leave." Pei Si Yan gave another salute and quickly exited the Nurturing Heart Hall, gently closing the wooden door.

"Father, when two weaklings who are about to be pushed to the brink of extinction gather together, they will erupt with unimaginable strength, sweeping away some obstacles." Lanxuan smiled elegantly, his slender fingers caressing over the golden jade seal of transmission, "Please don't look at my son with such eyes, my son will be able to be a better emperor than you."

"After I die, the world will believe that you are the rightful heir to the throne, but have you ever thought of ..." the emperor's gaze became eerie and icy, "False will never be true, and the tampered with imperial decree does not represent my meaning."

Facing his father's eyes, Lanxuan remained calm and unruffled, "So what? As long as the world believes it."

"But who is the orthodox heir to the throne, this world in addition to you know, there is also Wu Pan she also knows ...," the emperor maliciously laughed.

Blue warmth is not thought: "Lord Woo Pan is a companion that can be trusted, there is no harm in her knowing."

"Is that so? There's no guarantee that she will one day disagree with you or feel unsatisfied with the power you've given her and reveal the truth to the world. I believe that she has the ability to do so."

"There is no need for Father to worry about these."

The Emperor's expression froze as he let out a long sigh, closing his eyes wearily before slowly opening them again.

Lanxuan fished out a small porcelain vase from his sleeve and poured out a black pill, "Father, this pill will allow you to leave this world in your sleep without consciousness or pain. Although this side for many years, you are that mean and cold to my son's brothers and my son's mother, but you are still at least my father ... so, this is a filial piety of my son, please take it."

The Emperor accepted the pills without hesitation and took them with the cooled tea, then smiled at his eldest son, "After all, I still hope that you can really be a wise emperor ..."

"Father please rest assured."

The emperor felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, the scene in front of his eyes gradually blurred, he wanted to sleep, wanted to throw away all these disturbances and quietly sleep without waking up again.

All kinds of experiences in his life suddenly flashed in his mind, he saw himself and his elder brother reading and playing when he was young; saw his elder brother after growing up only know how to drink and enjoy themselves, do not ask about the affairs of the state, his own eyes that can not be helped and angry; to see the late night, himself and a group of strategists gathered in the small chamber to discuss the usurpation and forced the palace plan; to see himself clad in armour, leading generals rushed into the Imperial City, the elder brother in distress shrinking in the corner, shivering; to see himself in the corner of the Imperial Palace, the elder brother in the corner, shaking; to see himself wearing armour, leading generals to rush into the Imperial City, the elder brother in distress. corner, shivering; to see himself standing on top of the city tower, watching his exiled elder brother walking away, and then let a woman take her young child to leave the imperial capital, forgetting what an honourable status he once had, and never come back; to see himself finally ascending to the throne, accepting the kneeling of a hundred officials and ten thousand people ... Suddenly, his eyes seemed to have entered the sand, he rubbed it, and when he opened it to look again, that son of heaven sitting on the dragon chair turned into blue pleasantries.

The emperor smiled bitterly.

A world of strife love and hate, finally going up in smoke ...

Lanxuan calmly watched his father gradually close his eyes, his head tilted, and fell into a deep sleep. He walked over, bent down to pick up his thin father, walked to the inner room and settled onto the couch, then covered the quilt and tucked in the corners.

From the looks of it, the Emperor seemed to be just sleeping peacefully, his breathing soft and steady.

After listening to Wang Linye's report on the situation in the various parts of the palace, Pei Si Yan breathed a sigh of relief, things were going quite smoothly and nothing out of the ordinary had happened. She looked up at the sky, but she didn't know when the streaming clouds that had gathered at some point obscured the lone moon, the vast vault of the sky, miles and miles of bleakness.

The door rattled behind her, Pei Si Yan turned around and saw Lan Xuan striding out, his face devoid of any abnormality.

"How is he, the Emperor?"

"Already asleep." Lanxuan replied and then fired a firework into the sky, the firework blossomed with brilliant colours in the dark sky but quickly disappeared.

Pei Siyan tensed up, "This is ..." According to the plan, there was no need to send a signal to notify anyone ... when it was over but she personally deployed the command.

Lanxuan smiled and explained, "Fang Ping has been stationed outside the city, I let him rest assured that he will just go to the rendezvous later."

"Oh." Pei Si Yan was half-convinced, but did not ask more questions.

"I'm afraid His Majesty won't last for a few more days, Lord Wuban, I'll leave the matters in the palace entirely to you, I'm going to go ahead and head outside the city."

"Congratulations Your Highness will inherit the throne," Pei Si Yan owed a bow. "Your Highness, please be careful on your journey."

Lanxuan smiled and hurried off, his figure quickly disappearing into the night.