NCCnovel Chapter 160: Saving the Crazy Mistress in Sheep's Clothing
Chapter 160: Saving the Crazy Mistress in Sheep's Clothing
However, this seemingly beautiful palace maid spoke with a male voice...
Ling Han walked out from the darkness and said to the 'palace maid', "Qingsong, tie him up."
"Yes!" Qingsong, who was dressed as a palace maid, immediately took out a thick hemp rope from her body and bent over to tie Yuan Wenhe up.
At this time, a group of people wearing Royal Guards uniforms also quietly approached here.
However, Ling Han's expression beneath the black veil did not show any panic, because this team of guards was played by the Iron Eagle Guards.
Luo An bowed and clasped his fists towards Ling Han, saying, "Those imperial guards have been drugged and are now unconscious. Our men have changed their clothes, and General Dingyuan is ready. The troops are on standby outside the palace, ready to move at any time!"
After hearing Luo An's report, Ling Han showed a satisfied look on his face and nodded slightly, saying, "Thank you for your hard work."
At this moment, Yuan Wenhe, who was tied to the ground, twisted his body, a strange smile appeared on his face, and he murmured vaguely: "Princess Wenyang, let me love you well..."
This obscene voice was particularly clear in the quiet night.
Almost the moment Qingsong heard these words, he subconsciously raised his eyes to glance at the expression on Ling Han's face.
As expected, Ling Han's face darkened instantly when he heard these words.
Ling Han strode up to Yuan Wenhe, a hint of anger flashed in his dark eyes, and he raised his foot and kicked Yuan Wenhe hard on the head, causing Yuan Wenhe to faint.
Ling Han then said to Qingsong beside him, "Take him with you, we're going to the Golden Throne Hall now."
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Inside the hall, there was singing and dancing.
The Queen Mother sat on the stage, overlooking the banquet below. In addition to welcoming Wen Yang's arrival at today's palace banquet, she was also planning to announce at this palace banquet that her younger brother, Marquis Guangping, would become the regent.
After all, many ministers in the court not only wanted to put people around the young emperor to share power, but also believed that as a member of the harem, she should not participate in state affairs.
In this case, she could only find someone she could trust to cooperate with her on the surface in assisting the young emperor.
And her good-for-nothing brother is just the right person to play this role.
However, when the empress dowager looked around the stage several times, she did not see Marquis Guangping.
The Queen Mother frowned slightly, feeling a sense of foreboding.
Just as the Queen Mother was puzzled, the door of the Golden Palace was suddenly pushed open and a figure appeared at the door.
The moment the Queen Mother saw the figure clearly, her heart was instantly filled with shock and a rare crack appeared on her usually calm face.
How could the person who was supposed to be a hostage in Ling Country appear here?!
Ling Han, dressed in a black battle robe, walked calmly into the hall.
Many ministers from the Queen Mother's faction also widened their eyes in horror. One of them stammered, "Fourth... Fourth Prince... Shouldn't you be in Ling Kingdom?" His voice was full of shock and disbelief.
The little emperor Xiao Qing'an on the stage also widened his eyes at this moment, but his eyes did not show the fear like the empress dowager and those ministers. Instead, he looked a little happy.
The Queen Mother calmed her expression and asked coldly, "Why are you here?"
Ling Han did not directly answer the Queen Mother's question, but took out a roll of yellow silk wrapped in the late Emperor's will from his arms.
Then he handed the will to the prime minister, who was the head of all the ministers.
As the late emperor's right-hand man, the prime minister naturally guessed the contents of this will.
He took it with trembling hands, then unfolded the will, cleared his throat, and read aloud, "By the will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that if, after my long life, the Fourth Prince Ling Han returns safely to Jiang State, he will inherit my throne, carry on my will, continue to govern the world, and ensure the prosperity of Jiang State. All officials of my court must obey this decree and assist the new monarch. No one shall disobey!"
After the prime minister finished reading out the late emperor's will, the hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
The old ministers from Ling Han's faction lowered their heads silently.
The ministers from the Queen Mother's faction were all shocked!
Because the content of this imperial edict is undoubtedly a direct challenge to the Empress Dowager's current power.
After hearing the contents of the imperial edict, Xiao Qing'an couldn't help but feel tears welling in his eyes. Fourth brother, it's really as Concubine Rong said, he is back!
In this way, the legitimacy of the throne will be restored, and he will no longer have to be a puppet in the hands of the empress dowager!
Ling Han stood in the center of the hall, his brows slightly raised. His eyes, like deep pools of water, slowly looked towards the Queen Mother and said in a deep voice, "Queen, the imperial decree has been issued. I hope the Queen will obey the will of heaven, hand over the imperial seal, and give up the throne."
At this time, the atmosphere in the hall had been pushed to the forefront. Whether it was people from Ling Han's faction or the Queen Mother's faction, their eyes were now focused on the Queen Mother.
She was clearly already the Queen Mother of Jiang State, but Ling Han deliberately addressed her as "Queen" at this moment, which the Queen Mother felt was extremely ironic.
A fierce look flashed in her eyes. She slammed the armrest beside the throne and shouted in a trembling voice, "How dare you! Come, arrest this rude man and put him in the Sky Prison. The late emperor has long passed away. Now I am the master of this Jiang Kingdom. I want to see who dares to disobey my orders!"
As soon as the Queen Mother finished speaking, a group of guards rushed in from outside, their silver armor flashing coldly under the lights in the hall.
Seeing the figures of the Imperial Guards, the Queen Mother couldn't help but raise a smug smile on her face.
However, the Queen Mother soon stopped laughing because the team of guards did not capture Ling Han as she ordered, but passed by Ling Han and ran straight towards the stage.
The guards moved very quickly, rushing to the Queen Mother in just three or two steps, grabbing her arms roughly, and dragging her up from the throne.
How could the Queen Mother have ever been treated so rudely? She struggled in fear.
However, compared with the mighty strength of the Iron Eagle Guards, the Queen Mother's struggle was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
"What are you doing! Are you rebelling?" The Queen Mother roared excitedly. She didn't know why the guards suddenly disobeyed her orders, so she tried to regain some of the Queen Mother's majesty in her voice to intimidate these guards who were rude to her.
But this group of guards played by the Iron Eagle Guards did not care about the Queen Mother's roar. They ruthlessly twisted the Queen Mother's hands behind her back and tied her up tightly with thick hemp ropes.