Chapter 698 The Ninth Prince Rescues the Emperor
"boom!--"
Suddenly, the tightly closed palace door was kicked open, raising a light cloud of dust.
"Father!"
The Ninth Prince, dressed in white, rushed in. His white clothes were stained with blood and the sword in his hand was still dripping with blood. Behind him were several generals in armor.
"Your Majesty, I am late!"
Mu Qingrong was shocked when she saw the person coming. She swung her long sleeves and shouted loudly.
"How dare you, Ninth Prince! How dare you trespass into His Majesty's bedroom with a sword in hand! Are you planning a rebellion?"
The Ninth Prince glared at her: "Isn't it the Queen Mother who is rebelling?!"
"presumptuous!"
Xiao Yan, who was lying on the bed, held on to his breath and pointed tremblingly at Mu Qingrong beside him.
"Xiao Jiu, you...you came at the right time. It was...it was this poisonous woman who put a curse on me...I...I...I want you..."
Xiao Yan covered his chest and gasped, speaking incoherently. Just these few words seemed to have exhausted all his strength.
"Father! Father, please don't say anything. Just hold on. I will call the imperial physician right away!"
"Imperial Physician, tell the Imperial Physician quickly!"
"Oh... it's too late. Even if the imperial physician comes, it will be useless."
Mu Qingrong's words aroused public anger, and the Ninth Prince glared at Mu Qingrong hatefully.
"Someone, come and catch this witch!"
"Who dares! I am the Queen Mother!"
Mu Qingrong is so imposing and the pressure from a superior makes people feel afraid and timid.
"Does the Queen Mother think that this prince is a fool and that no one knows your true identity?"
The Ninth Prince's cold eyes flashed with a chill, and he pointed at the screen behind the dragon couch and said, "Queen, look over there, who is that?"
Several people with grim expressions walked out from the screen behind the dragon couch. They were dressed like ministers in the court, and were important officials and elders at that.
"Queen Mother! How dare you put a curse on His Majesty! You deserve death!"
"Poisonous woman! Poisonous woman! We were so blind that we were kept in the dark by you. I, an old minister, feel so ashamed of myself for the late emperor!"
"This evil woman is a disaster to the country!"
"You...you guys!"
Seeing that there were so many people hiding in the palace, Empress Dowager Mu Qingrong's expression changed, as if she didn't expect that she had been plotted against.
Mu Qingrong looked at the Ninth Prince and narrowed her eyes coldly: "Did you arrange all this?"
"Good Ninth Prince, I really underestimated you."
The Ninth Prince said in a deep voice: "The Queen Mother didn't underestimate me, but my father. My father is such a wise and powerful man, how could he not see through your tricks." "All of this is a plan made by my father and me, in order to lure the Queen Mother out of her mischief."
"Now, it is time to ask the Queen Mother to hand over the power of government and leave the court. If the Queen Mother is willing to admit her mistake and hand over the antidote, this prince can plead for her and ask the Emperor to show leniency and give her a lighter sentence."
"joke!"
Mu Qingrong laughed angrily: "You two have teamed up to plot against me, and you still want me to hand over power. Dream on!"
"Do you really think I don't have a backup plan?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Could it be that the Queen Mother had other methods?
suddenly!
The sound of fierce fighting outside the palace frightened the ministers in the hall.
"This……"
"Ninth Prince..."
"Listen! There's a killing spree going on outside..."
Mu Qingrong smiled happily, like a winner who had everything under control.
"Ninth Prince, what should we do?!"
The ministers were panicked and looked to the Ninth Prince to ask him to make the decision.
The Ninth Prince suddenly asked, "Does the Queen Mother want to rely on the 50,000 Imperial Guards and the Left Guard Wing Army?"
Hearing this, Mu Qingrong's expression froze slightly.
At this time, there were hurried footsteps outside the hall.
Two men in armor rushed in and knelt down in salute in the direction of the Liao emperor.
"Your Majesty, please punish me for being late in coming to your rescue, Li Kezhi/Fu Lei!"
The Liao Emperor was unable to stand up, so the Ninth Prince stepped forward and helped the two of them up.
"Please stand up, generals. You have done a great service in saving the emperor. You have done nothing wrong."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
"Uncle Li, where is my uncle? Why didn't he come?"
"Your Highness, the commander is injured..."
"What?! My uncle..."
Upon hearing that his uncle was injured, the Ninth Prince was shocked and anxious.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. The commander is fine. Fortunately, the arrow missed the target and didn't hit a vital part. The commander asked us to come and tell Your Highness that the rebellion outside has been quelled. You can rest assured."
"That's good!"
(End of this chapter)
