Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 699: Strong Suppression
Outside the emperor's bedroom, the wind and rain stopped temporarily.

Upon learning of the incident in the palace, the important officials of the court rushed to the outside of the palace without even having time to change their clothes.

Prime Minister Liu Quji, dressed in bright red court robes, was tall and well-proportioned, with a pair of deep eyes that seemed to see through everything. His face was engraved with the traces of time, revealing a calm and restrained demeanor.

With the arrival of Liu Quji, all the officials and guards are now much more stable, as if they have found a backbone.

"Prime Minister Liu, you are finally here."

An official stepped forward, gave Liu Quji a general overview of the situation, and asked him what to do.
After Liu Quji realized the seriousness of the matter, he raised his eyebrows and immediately asked, "Where is the Seventh Prince? Has the Seventh Prince arrived?"

The official who was explaining the matter to Liu Quji was stunned.

The Seventh Prince, the eldest son of Concubine Liu, was thirteen years old. Concubine Liu was the daughter of Liu Quji.

Now that Liu Quji said this, the official couldn't help but think more.

You know, after the Third Prince seized power, Liu Quji was the first to surrender to the Third Prince and joined the Third Prince's camp. He has been loyal for many years and has never done anything to let the Third Prince down. So in the eyes of outsiders, Liu Quji is the Third Prince's confidant.

But now it seems.
"Your Highness the Fifth Prince."

"The fifth prince is here."

At this moment, a young man in a dragon robe came forward, escorted by several armored soldiers, accompanied by several important officials of the court.

The fifth prince, seventeen years old, was talented in both civil and military affairs and had an outstanding appearance. However, his mother, Concubine Jing, was just a commoner girl from a small family who was selected from the people and summoned into the palace. Without the support of his relatives by marriage, he did not have a high sense of presence among all the sons of Xingluo, and few people followed him.

Unexpectedly, now that something unexpected happened in the palace, even he was involved, and several ministers in the court followed him.

The officers and soldiers in the Third Prince's camp immediately started talking about it. Some even stepped forward to stop him and scolded the Fifth Prince for bringing his troops into the palace. Was he planning a rebellion?
The fifth prince had a calm expression and stood for justice. He said that his third brother was held hostage by criminals who broke into his father's bedroom, and that he had brought people to rescue the emperor and his third brother.

After saying this, he shouted towards the bedroom, asking the criminals to release his father and third brother.

He also said that he could switch with the third brother and let him be the criminals' hostage.

When Liu Quji heard this, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

What a great Fifth Prince! He usually underestimated him.

Even if the Third Prince is safe and sound, the Fifth Prince's actions today cannot be said to be wrong.

After all, the slogan they raised was to save the emperor and the third prince.

Not long after, the seventh prince also arrived.

It can be said that in just this short period of time, almost all the "people from all walks of life" in the court had arrived.

Most of the people have arrived now, so they must come up with a solution. We can't just keep on being in a stalemate.

Finally, they decided that the most appropriate solution was to send someone in to negotiate with the criminals and see what they really wanted to do.
Liu Quji signaled to the Seventh Prince, this was a great opportunity to show off.

But the Seventh Prince was afraid, and at this moment, he actually took a step back and shrank his body.

Seeing this scene, Liu Quji wanted to curse in his heart, but with his shrewdness, it was impossible for him to behave so impulsively, so he could only persuade the Seventh Prince with kind words.

But before he could open his mouth, the Fifth Prince took the lead and said in front of everyone, "I will go."

Everyone was silent, with different thoughts in their minds.

Just as the fifth prince walked towards his bedroom.

The door of the emperor's bedroom opened, and Princess Deyi appeared at the door supporting Xingluo.

Xing Luo was not a puppet emperor. Although he had been bedridden for many years due to poisoning, he still had the majesty of an emperor. He glanced at everyone and said in a hoarse voice, "I am not dead yet. Why are so many of you surrounding my bedroom? Are you planning a rebellion?"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

Some ministers were so shocked that they took several steps back, with cold sweat on their foreheads.

Your Majesty can get out of bed and speak. Does this mean you are cured?

You know, ever since Xing Luo suddenly fell ill and was bedridden, all the imperial doctors in the palace had come to treat Xing Luo, but they were all helpless. For this reason, they even spent a lot of money to hire famous doctors from other countries, but there was no improvement.

Therefore, the civil and military officials gradually came to believe that Xingluo's illness could not be cured.

But now Xingluo got out of bed and spoke, which was obviously beyond their expectations, and they were inevitably a little surprised.

Liu Quji was also a little surprised, but his expression was relatively calm. He bowed his hands and said respectfully, "I heard that some criminals had taken the Third Prince hostage and entered your palace. I was worried about the safety of your Majesty and the Third Prince, so I rushed here as soon as possible. Now that I see that your Majesty is fine and in good health, I am relieved. God bless our Yelang."

When the other ministers heard what Liu Quji said, they all echoed him.

The Seventh Prince was simply carried here by someone, and he had no intention of doing so. But when he saw that his father was not only fine, but had recovered from his illness, he became bolder and stepped forward: "God bless you, and congratulations to your father for recovering from his illness and keeping him healthy."

"Xiao Qi is thoughtful." Xing Luo was relieved. Before getting out of bed, he was worried that he had been bedridden for so many years and the ministers were no longer afraid of him. He might not be able to scare them. If that happened, he would be embarrassed.

The fifth prince glanced towards the bedroom, then bowed and said, "God bless father, may he be in good health. I wonder where the criminals who held my third brother hostage are, and where my third brother is?"

"Here it is."

Chen Mo carried the unconscious Xing Yin out of Nalan Yiren's bedroom and threw Xing Yin in front of everyone.

"Protect Your Majesty."

"Escort."

"Your Majesty, be careful."

"You daring thief, don't hurt my emperor."

Some clever ministers immediately shouted and began to show off.

The guards also began to move forward.

"Everyone, stop." Princess Deyi shouted at this time, looking at Xingluo who was coughing lightly beside her, and said, "Be quiet, His Majesty has something to say."

Everyone stopped and fell silent.

After Xing Luo paused for a moment, he took a deep breath and said, "There are no criminals at all. These two are benefactors invited by De Yi to treat my illness. Don't be so presumptuous."

As he spoke, he glanced at the unconscious Xing Yin and said in a deep voice, "As for the Third Prince Xing Yin, I have decided to put him in death row and execute him on a chosen day."

"Wow"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

The villain becomes the benefactor.

The third prince who was held hostage was thrown into death cell instead.

What happened in such a short period of time?

The ministers belonging to the Third Prince's camp felt a sudden pang in their hearts and their faces turned pale.

Just when they were somewhat confused about what was wrong.

"and many more."

A cool and graceful voice sounded behind everyone.

"Da da."

Along with this cool and graceful voice, there was also the sound of dense footsteps and the friction of armor.

Everyone looked back and saw a large group of black-armored soldiers quickly surrounding them and encircling them all. The Queen of Yelang came forward, surrounded by a group of black-armored soldiers.

"They are the imperial guards of the Beijing Camp."

"The general's men."

"The Queen is here."

The Fifth Prince and Liu Quji's faces darkened slightly.

The officials who belonged to the Third Prince's camp were overjoyed, as if they had found their backbone, and all leaned towards the Queen.

"Empress, you are finally here. I don't know what kind of evil magic that criminal used to deceive Your Majesty to throw the Third Prince into death row. You must take charge of the Third Prince."

An official said this, and then a group of officials echoed him, believing that Xingluo had been bewitched and controlled by the criminals' evil magic.

After all, they are closely tied to the Third Prince, and they prosper and suffer together.

".Ahem, Queen, are you planning to rebel?" Xing Luo shouted angrily.

Originally, Xing Luo believed that Xing Yin and the Queen had an affair because of the coercion of Xing Yin, the rebellious son. He did not intend to blame the Queen afterwards and planned to deal with the matter coldly. After all, it was not something that could be made public.

But now that he saw the Queen leading the troops, he knew that this matter would not end well.

"Your Majesty, the Third Prince is loyal to you. During the years when you were bedridden due to a sudden illness, he managed state affairs in an orderly manner and the national strength was growing. Even if he has no merits, he has worked hard. But now that you are well again, you want to put the Third Prince in death row. It is hard for me not to suspect that you have been bewitched by the evil magic of the criminal." said the Queen.

Everyone immediately started whispering, after all, what the queen said made a lot of sense.

Besides, there must be a reason for throwing the third prince into death row.

"Cough cough."

Xingluo's illness was not completely cured, and he was repeatedly angered and coughed non-stop.

"Queen, you really don't know why this rebellious son was thrown into death row?" Xing Luo said.

Xing Luo had no nerve to say such a thing in front of the ministers. This matter would become a scandal of the royal family.

The Queen guessed that Xing Luo didn't dare to say it in front of everyone, so she said, "I don't know, Your Majesty, please tell me clearly."

"You" Xingluo was so angry that he could hardly speak.

Princess Deyi, who was standing by, was so frightened that she quickly calmed down Xing Luo, then raised her eyes and said, "The reason why your majesty suddenly fell ill was because of the poison given by the Third Prince. The poison came from the Third Prince's master, who is also the high priest from the Western Regions.

Not only Your Majesty, but even the Crown Prince could not escape the Third Prince's murderous hands. In addition, my mother, Princess Yanyang, was also killed by the Third Prince."

"Hiss." Hearing this, everyone took a breath, but they were not surprised, because they had long guessed that this matter was related to the Third Prince, but no one dared to say it to his face.

"Deyi, I have treated you well, why did you collude with the criminals, make up lies, and harm the third prince?" The queen shouted at Princess Deyi, "Besides, words are not enough, do you have any evidence? You said that the third prince admitted it, how do I know whether you were tortured into confessing.

Please look, there is blood on the Third Prince's body, it is obvious that he was beaten by criminals."

Princess Deyi: "..."

Where can she find evidence now?

Seeing that Princess Deyi remained silent, the Queen pressed on.

"How dare you." Xing Luo shouted.

"Your Majesty, do you need my help?" Chen Mo said from the side.

Xing Luo ignored Chen Mo for the time being, and ordered: "Come here, bring the queen to me."

There was a commotion in the crowd. The guards looked at each other and began to approach the queen, but were stopped by the black-armored soldiers of the Beijing camp.

"Let's see who dares." The queen showed her beauty.

The imperial guards and civil and military officials looked at each other in bewilderment.

"How dare you, Queen! Are you planning a rebellion?" Xing Luo was so angry that his face turned red.

"I dare not. But Your Majesty is under the control of the evil magic of the criminals. In order to prevent the situation from getting worse, I can only offend him first. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." After saying that, the queen shouted: "Come here, bring the criminals and Princess Deyi to me."

"promise."

The black-armored soldiers rushed forward and tried to capture Chen Mo and the others.

"Protect the emperor, protect the emperor." Princess Deyi did not expect that the queen would dare to start a war in front of His Majesty.

However, in the face of Princess Deyi's shouts for protection, none of the civil and military officials were moved.

"Bold."

Xing Luo was also a little panicked at this time. He didn't expect the queen to be so bold.

"Princess, Yiren, you protect His Majesty."

Chen Mo took a step forward and twisted his neck. He couldn't help but feel sympathy for Xing Luo. It was really a shame for a monarch of a country to fall to this point.

"Kill them." The queen was filled with murderous intent.

"bang bang bang"

“Dangdang.”

This was completely Chen Mo's personal performance show. These black-armored soldiers couldn't even get close to Chen Mo and were knocked to the ground. For a moment, wailing sounds rang out one after another.

"You useless things, a bunch of useless things, why are you all standing there? Come on, come on, come on, come on."

The queen was shocked and began to scream hysterically.

Chen Mo frowned slightly. In order to save time and effort, he planned to capture the leader first.

He pointed his toes and leaped up, performing the Cloud-Wandering Step. Like a breeze, he passed over everyone's heads and arrived in front of the queen in an instant.

"Your Majesty, be careful." Next to the queen was the general's deputy, a fifth-rank warrior. After noticing Chen Mo's intention, he quickly drew the sword at his waist and stabbed Chen Mo.

But in just a moment of confrontation, he didn't even see how the other party attacked, and his sword was knocked away. At the moment of panic, his pupils shrank slightly, and a fist as big as a sandbag hit his face.

After Chen Mo knocked the deputy general unconscious with a punch, he grabbed the queen's arm and took her to Xing Luo's front.

After Chen Mo let her go, she collapsed to the ground, her face ashen.

The black-armored soldiers of the Beijing camp saw the general being knocked to the ground, his life or death unknown, and the queen being captured. Their faces suddenly changed and they were leaderless.

Seeing this, Liu Quji shouted, "Why don't you put down your weapons and surrender immediately?"

A small leader among the imperial guards also reacted belatedly and said, "Protect the emperor, protect the emperor."

The guards stood up immediately and surrounded the Beijing camp soldiers with less than one-fifth of their number.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the soldiers of the Beijing camp had no choice but to lay down their weapons and surrender.

And those officials who belonged to the third prince's camp fell to their knees and shouted, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

In order to escape punishment, he began to distance himself from the third prince, and even went so far as to say that he was forced into it.

(End of this chapter)