HLnovel Chapter 475 The dust has settled
Chapter 475 The dust has settled
At this point, it's pointless for Jin Xuhua and the leader of Xuan Yue Kingdom to deny it. In front of the person who accurately located their stronghold and burned it to the ground, their true nature is no longer a secret.
Jin Xuhua's eyes burned with hatred as he sneered, "As expected of the most cunning person in Dayuan, the Prince of Idleness has superb acting skills and has made everyone run wild."
"Hmph, you're no match for me." Qiao Ruicheng's gaze swept coldly over him and the murderous leader of Xuan Yue Kingdom, as well as the timid officials of Da Yuan behind them. He said coldly, "The Crown Prince colluded with spies from the enemy country to massacre the palace, harm his brothers, and hold the Emperor hostage to disrupt Da Yuan. His heart is despicable and his crimes are unforgivable. Guards, seize all these traitors. Anyone who disobeys will be executed without exception!"
The eldest prince was furious. He held up the imperial edict and roared, "How dare you! The imperial edict is here. I am the emperor, the new ruler of Dayuan! Prince Xian, how dare you disregard the imperial edict and commit insubordination!"
Qiao Ruicheng sneered: "You know perfectly well how you obtained the imperial edict. As a member of the Great Yuan royal family, it's one thing to be devoted to the country, but to collude with spies from the enemy country and destroy the foundation of Great Yuan. You are short-sighted. I think you've wasted your education. You are unworthy of being a citizen of Great Yuan. Take action!"
At his command, the general and his soldiers immediately charged toward the eldest prince and his entourage. The eldest prince, his face contorted with rage, roared, "Kill! Kill them all for me!"
The fight broke out again, with close combat and blood flying everywhere. Jin Xuhua charged at Qiao Ruicheng, each strike extremely forceful and his moves were very tricky, brewing all his resentment and hatred.
The Grand General was engaged in battle with the leader of the Xuan Yue Kingdom, and the two sides fought fiercely.
In the blink of an eye, all the officials who had sided with the eldest prince were dead, and all the guards protecting him had fallen, leaving only the eldest prince, who was holding the old emperor, surrounded in the middle.
Seeing that defeat was imminent, the eldest prince, his eyes bloodshot, asked Jin Xuhua, "Why hasn't the medicine taken effect yet?"
Jin Xuhua was focused on killing Qiao Ruicheng and was blinded by rage, so he had no time to pay attention to him. Qiao Ruicheng, however, said, "Of course I have taken the antidote. The people of Cangwu are all crazy people who love to use poison. How could I not be on guard?"
The eldest prince's last shred of hope vanished, and he immediately held a knife to the old emperor's neck, shouting, "Stop! Stop! Back off! Or I'll kill him!"
Seeing this, the soldiers looked at each other and tacitly stepped back, but still surrounded him. As for Qiao Ruicheng and his men, they acted as if they hadn't heard anything and none of them stopped, no matter how the eldest prince threatened them.
In the end, Qiao Ruicheng's side won with superior numbers. Jin Xuhua and the leader of Xuan Yue Kingdom were hacked to death. The eldest prince went completely mad. He abandoned the old emperor and staggered madly towards the place where the emperor reviewed memorials. He sat down, picked up the memorials, examined them, commented on them, and cursed them...
Qiao Ruicheng coldly watched him go mad, and also looked at the Yangxin Hall filled with the stench of blood, and the old emperor who was unconscious for an unknown period of time.
As night faded and the wind and snow abruptly ceased, the gray light of dawn broke in the east, and a heavy, lingering bell tolled throughout the imperial city, signifying the complete cessation of last night's turmoil.
The old emperor has passed away, three of the four princes are dead, and the culprit has gone mad and is awaiting punishment. Now, apart from the neglected princes and princesses, the only one in the royal family who can take on important responsibilities is the idle prince.
The Prince Xian had already gained considerable power and his methods were ruthless, beyond the control of the ministers. Therefore, he became the new emperor without any doubt, inherited the throne, and issued new decrees. Even the "resurrected" princess ascended to the position of empress and became the Phoenix Queen, and no one dared to raise any objections.
In response, Xia Mo shook the colorful cloud bottle in his hand and said, "Being strong is awesome. No one dares to argue with him. It's just that my uncle's situation is a bit awkward."
Ling Chuan smiled and said, "He probably doesn't care about that. Isn't that better? With Feng Jun as our example, it's not surprising that my maternal grandparents were able to come back alive."
Xia Mo said, "That's right. Let's go and give this to my uncle. No matter what, there should be an explanation for what happened between my maternal grandparents and the 'Immortal Dew'. We've filled most of the bottle for him. Isn't that enough sincerity?"
Ling Chuan said, "That's enough. Let's go. They must be getting impatient."
Then the two went to the Liu residence and handed the Colorful Cloud Bottle to Liu Qiuwu, asking him to present it to the new emperor. As for where it came from, they said it was given to them by an old Taoist priest with a refined and otherworldly air, and they knew nothing else.
Liu Qiuwu did as instructed. He went to meet the new emperor, presented the Colorful Cloud Bottle, and said that his parents had been fortunate enough to be saved by a Taoist master and were out of danger. He said he could bring them home in a couple of days, and that he wanted to resign from his official post.
When Qiao Ruicheng heard about the Rainbow Cloud Bottle, he was startled. He thought about many things without showing any emotion, but he didn't ask anything. However, he disagreed with Liu Qiuwu's resignation and only gave him a few months to recuperate.
What could Liu Qiuwu say? Of course, he accepted the imperial decree and expressed his gratitude.
After Liu Qiuwu left, Qiao Ruicheng hurriedly went to find Yu Shuche with the Rainbow Cloud Bottle. Yu Shuche had heard him mention the Rainbow Cloud Bottle before, but he hadn't taken it seriously at the time. He never imagined that one day this thing would be delivered to them.
The bottle contained water, a gift from Liu Qiuwu. After studying it with some speculation, they confirmed that it was the life-saving medicine to cure the Red Lotus Scorpion and the "Immortal Dew" that the late emperor had longed for. They were all so shocked that they stared at each other in disbelief.
Finally, Qiao Ruicheng carefully placed the colorful cloud bottle away and said quietly, "The Liu family is truly blessed."
Yu Shuche agreed in his heart, looked at Qiao Ruicheng with gentle eyes, and said with a light smile, "Isn't this a blessing for you and me, a blessing for Dayuan?"
Thinking of the conspiracy between Cangxuan and other countries, Qiao Ruicheng smiled helplessly, pulled the person into his arms, and said, "Ache is right. We are very lucky. I felt it that night. Someone was watching me from the clock tower."
Yu Shuche smiled and said, "That's because Acheng is amazing. In the future, Acheng will be even more amazing and lead Dayuan to a prosperous and flourishing era."
Qiao Ruicheng felt a sweet warmth in his heart and hugged the man even tighter. He gently rubbed his chin against the top of the man's head, then lowered his head to smell the delicate fragrance of the freesia, which was his favorite. He was extremely happy and whispered in the man's ear, "Ache, let's have a baby."
Yu Shuche blushed, remained silent, and gently tugged at his clothes to indicate her agreement.
Qiao Ruicheng laughed out loud, picked up the shy Phoenix Prince, and carried him to the dragon bed...
At that time, somewhere in the palace.
Inside the space, Ling Chuan covered the young man's ears tightly with both hands, his face stern and hard, and said, "Amo, don't listen to what you shouldn't hear, let's go."
Xia Mo was speechless. He didn't like eavesdropping on other people's private conversations either, but it was someone else who suddenly started making lewd remarks in broad daylight.
Ling Chuan, with a stern face: I'm staring...
Xia Mo raised his hands in surrender: "Let's go, let's go, let's go now."
So, to make sure Qiao Ruicheng didn't get greedy, the two quietly left the palace, found a secluded place to come out of the space, and then went to the Liu residence to say goodbye to Liu Qiuwu.
"Leaving so soon?" Liu Qiuwu frowned, not expecting them to leave so quickly. He looked at Xia Mo with reluctance and pleaded, "Ze-ge'er, why don't you go see your maternal grandparents first? They really want to see you. They've been thinking about you ever since they found out about you."
Xia Mo smiled and said, "I know, but it's not the right time yet, Uncle. We will bring Xiao Anyu to visit them when the time comes. We've been away for too long, it's time to go home. If we don't go back soon, who knows what the village will say about us."