Ping Zhao Lu

Chapter 166 When disaster strikes, everyone flies away

A few days later, the autumn wind blew through the streets and alleys of the capital, and Chu Yunzheng led a mighty army and slowly arrived at the city gate.

He was wearing armor and looked heroic. The soldiers behind him marched in step with high morale.

At the same moment——

Queen Mother Jiang's face was filled with rage, and her fierce gaze seemed to penetrate all obstacles. At her side, Fu Chuoren and a group of officers and soldiers followed. They marched with heavy steps and rushed straight into Fengluan Palace.

When the palace servants of Fengluan Palace saw this sudden scene, they were frightened and turned pale in an instant. They retreated to the side in horror, their bodies trembling, and they didn't even dare to breathe.

Empress Dowager Jiang, carefully supported by Nanny Liu, hurried towards the main hall.

Every step was filled with majesty and anger.

After entering the main hall, I saw Xu Zhouye sitting calmly in front of the desk, playing a game of chess leisurely in his hands.

The black and white chess pieces on the chessboard are crisscrossed, and the situation is confusing.

Beside him stood Su Ming, Qing He and Xuan Qi.

When Queen Mother Jiang saw this scene, her eyes narrowed slightly, and then she turned her head to signal to the officers and soldiers behind her.

The officers and soldiers immediately understood what he meant and quickly surrounded and formed a circle, trapping Xu Zhouye and others in the middle.

At the same time, Empress Dowager Jiang sent a look to Fu Chuoren beside her. Fu Chuoren hurried forward and shouted righteously, "The Queen used the national seal to forge an imperial edict, attempting to instigate the Prince of Huai to rebel. This is a heinous crime of treason, which is simply intolerable! Today, I, an old minister, have come by Your Majesty's order to apprehend the traitors and recover the imperial seal! From this moment on, the Queen is stripped of her authority to manage the affairs of the Central Palace and is immediately imprisoned, awaiting Your Majesty's personal decision!"

Hearing what Queen Mother Jiang said, Su Ming and others became extremely anxious. They took a few steps forward without hesitation and opened their arms to protect Xu Zhouye behind them.

They looked nervous, but there was determination in their eyes.

Queen Mother Jiang was furious upon seeing this. Her eyes widened as she shouted, "The Queen committed the heinous crime of forging an imperial edict. How dare you stop her? Get out of the way now! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Qinghe and the other two looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then fell silent tacitly, still standing firmly in front of Xu Zhouye.

At the same time, Su Ming took a step forward, head held high, and loudly refuted, "Even if the Queen has committed the crime of treason, it should be Your Majesty who personally decides the punishment. How can it be your turn, the Queen Mother, to interfere? Not to mention this General Fu. How can a minister punish the Queen? It's simply a rebellion against the Heavenly Gang! I believe that this matter was not Your Majesty's intention!"

"That's right!" Qinghe and Xuanqi on the side nodded quickly and echoed Su Ming's words, expressing their deep agreement.

Queen Mother Jiang couldn't help but sneer when she heard this. She sneered with disdain, "Hmph, you really are three loyal dogs! It's a pity you followed the wrong master!"

As soon as she finished speaking, before she could give any more orders, a crystal clear chess piece suddenly rushed past Xuan Qi like lightning, and flew straight towards Liu Ma beside her with a sharp sound of wind.

In the blink of an eye, the chess piece hit Liu Ma's forehead with lightning speed and accuracy.

"Ah!" Following a shrill scream, Matron Liu suddenly took several steps back, covering her forehead tightly with her hands, and cried out in pain.

Upon seeing this, Queen Mother Jiang's expression instantly darkened. Her eyebrows arched, and her beautiful eyes flashed with rage. She pointed at Xu Zhouye and roared in frustration, "How dare you! You openly assaulted and wounded others! Your crime is even more serious! Come, quickly capture him for me!"

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On the other side, the Golden Palace.

On the dragon bed, Chu Yunxiao's face was pale, his brows were furrowed, and he looked extremely weak.

He coughed uncomfortably a few times, breaking the dead silence in the hall.

Chu Yunxiao slowly opened his eyes, supported his body with trembling hands, and struggled to sit up. Every movement seemed so strenuous, as if all his strength had been exhausted.

After finally sitting up straight, Chu Yunxiao gasped and called out in a hoarse voice: "Water... pour me a glass of water..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help coughing violently. His already pale face became even uglier, as if he would faint at any moment.

However, there was no response to his voice.

Chu Yunxiao frowned and raised his voice again, "Someone, pour me a glass of water!"

However, apart from his own echo, no one appeared.

As time went by, his voice gradually became hoarse, "Where are the people..."

Just when Chu Yunxiao's patience was about to run out and the anger in his heart was about to burst out, a hand suddenly stretched out in front of him, holding a cup of steaming warm water.

Chu Yunxiao was slightly startled and subconsciously raised his head to look.

What caught my eye was Chu Yunyi's face with a smug smile.

Chu Yunxiao's eyes instantly turned cold as ice.

Chu Yunyi curled his lips, looking down at the person on the couch condescendingly, his eyes flashing with mockery, and said with a sneer, "Why? Seeing me makes you unable to drink this water?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunxiao stared at him expressionlessly for a moment, then stretched out his hand without hesitation and pushed away the cup of water that was handed to him.

The water in the cup suddenly splashed out, all over Chu Yunyi's body, wetting his gorgeous clothes.

Chu Yunyi was not annoyed by being treated like this. Instead, he had a faint smile on his face and calmly placed the cup in his hand on the table beside him.

Then he gently brushed off the few drops of water that had accidentally stained his body, and said calmly, "Third brother, you really haven't changed at all. You're still as arrogant as before."

Chu Yunxiao didn't even bother to look at Chu Yunyi's words and simply chose to ignore them.

Chu Yunyi didn't seem to care about it and continued talking as usual.

He first glanced around, then smacked his lips, sighed a few times, and then shook his head and sighed, "Look at your palace, it's so cold and deserted, there's not even a servant in sight. Sigh... It really is true to the old saying - 'When disaster strikes, everyone flees!'"

Facing Chu Yunyi's sarcasm, Chu Yunxiao remained silent.

At this moment, a half-smile appeared on Chu Yunyi's face. He suddenly bent down and looked closely at Chu Yunxiao's pale face.

After a moment, he raised an eyebrow and asked jokingly, "Why don't you see that beloved queen of yours?" After a brief pause, he seemed to suddenly realize something and said loudly in feigned surprise, "Oh... I remember now. I think I heard... he took the imperial seal you gave him and had the audacity to forge an imperial edict, instigating my fourth brother to rebel!"

"Oh yes! I heard that fourth brother has led his troops to the gate of the capital!" Chu Yunyi said with a look of disbelief on his face.

"You are such a powerful queen! You doted on him so much, but he betrayed you so much..." Chu Yunyi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile.

"As expected, to him, you are nothing more than a chess piece that can be discarded at any time! He and my fourth brother are a match made in heaven!" Chu Yunyi crossed his arms and continued to sneer as he watched coldly.

"You see, since you, third brother, fell ill, he has already thought of a way to retreat and headed straight for fourth brother who holds a large number of troops!" Chu Yunyi shook his head and sighed, as if he felt very sorry for the current situation.

"No! Maybe they planned it all along! The reason you are in this situation now is all because of their collusion!" Chu Yunyi became more and more excited as he spoke, and his voice unconsciously rose eight octaves.

"How hateful!" Chu Yunyi's eyes were wide open with anger, and he looked like he was very disappointed in someone.

"My younger brother covets my sister-in-law, and my sister-in-law and my younger brother are secretly having an affair... Hahaha... It's simply ridiculous!" Chu Yunyi laughed wildly, and his laughter echoed throughout the palace, sounding particularly harsh.

His words were fierce and his emotions became more and more agitated, as if he wanted to vent all the resentment that had been accumulated in his heart over the years at once.

The reason why he did this was simply to severely hurt the emperor whose life was hanging by a thread at this moment.

Just as he expected, as his harsh and sarcastic words reached his ears, Chu Yunxiao's face became more and more gloomy. Finally, he couldn't help coughing violently and even coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood.