It was too fast. Even if the Imperial Guards were short of troops, it was unreasonable for the First Prince and others to fight from the second gate to the front hall so quickly.
A trace of doubt flashed through Yan Zhongying’s mind.
In fact, the First Prince and others also noticed this strangeness, but they ignored it because of their excitement. They just thought that they were lucky and that the small soldiers of the Imperial Guard were no match for them.
“Nonsense! His Majesty is clearly staying in the palace. I wonder where the princes heard these rumors from.”
Yan Zhongying said with great sorrow: “And Lord Xu, you brought troops into the palace without being summoned. Aren’t you afraid of His Majesty’s punishment?”
Now, Yan Zhongying could only keep these people stable.
From the corner of his eye, he saw some of the elite soldiers of the Imperial Guard still entangled with the soldiers brought by the First Prince and others, but he did not see his adopted son Yan Yu.
He only thought that this adopted son had been killed by the First Prince and others. He couldn’t help but feel resentful that this adopted son was useless.
“Heh, what an eloquent eunuch.”
The First Prince and others couldn’t hide their ambitions. No matter whether Emperor Qian was still alive or not, after today, he would be dead.
Their father was too stupid. He favored Yan Zhongying, a castrated dog, and messed up the imperial court. He was no longer worthy of being the emperor.
Moreover, if the other party was allowed to live, what they did today would inevitably become a sharp thorn in the relationship between father and son in the future, making them suspicious and wary of each other.
“Today, I will chop off your dog head as a sacrifice to the spirit of my Father in heaven!”
The First Prince swung his sword.
Yan Zhongying was protected by a group of elite guards, but unfortunately, facing the overwhelming force behind the First Prince and others, he could only be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
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Emperor Qian listened to the sounds of fighting outside the front hall, but his expression remained calm.
At this time, his palace was empty. When the chaos broke out outside, some of the servants around him had run away. Emperor Qian sat up weakly, maintaining his dignity as an emperor, quietly waiting for his sons to arrive.
“Your Majesty!”
Noble Concubine Jiang was dressed in a simple and elegant manner, wearing a white robe embroidered with silver thread and a hairpin of silver and jade. Because she had applied thick white powder, she looked extremely haggard, as if she had not eaten or slept well during this period, and was exhausted for the Emperor.
The reason why the First Prince’s people were able to come in so smoothly today was all because of Noble Concubine Jiang. It was her people who opened the palace gates for them.
In the beginning, Noble Concubine Jiang was worried that Yan Zhongying was suspicious and would send people to keep an eye on the people around her, making it difficult to implement her plan.
But now Yan Zhongying was not in charge of things and had handed over many things to his adopted son Yan Yu.
Although the young eunuch was ruthless, he was still less capable than Yan Zhongying, so he let her accomplish her goal easily.
Noble Concubine Jiang concealed the pride on her face and was shocked when she opened the door and saw Emperor Qian sitting quietly on the dragon bed.
“Father, I have avenged you.”
The First Prince Li Chengmin stopped the soldiers behind him, pushed Noble Concubine Jiang aside, and walked into the palace with murderous intent.
Behind him stood the Third Prince and the Seventh Prince, but these two princes were relatively hesitant in their actions.
“Why? Don’t you dare to take action anymore?”
The long knife in the First Prince’s hand was still dripping with blood. He didn’t know whether it belonged to Yan Zhongying. He stopped at a distance of ten steps from the dragon bed and looked at his two younger brothers behind him.
“We agreed before that we must get rid of the dog Yan for being disloyal and unjust. Who will get the throne in the future depends on their ability. But now it seems that you, the Third Brother and Seventh Brother, are not righteous. Do you want to watch me kill my father alone and put the blame on me?”
The First Prince felt that he was fooled by others. If he really killed his father now, it would be like leaving a ready-made handle in their hands.
“Brother, our father was killed by that thief Yan Zhongying.”
The First Prince’s words touched the secret thoughts in the hearts of the Third Prince and others, but how could he say it openly?
“Oh, in that case, let Big Brother see your courage!”
The First Prince still held the two blood-stained daggers in front of his two younger brothers. Since they wanted to kill their father, the hands of the three of them must not be clean.
“The First Prince, Cheng Yu is still a child.”
Noble Concubine Jiang frowned and stepped forward to stop them.
The ancients were still very taboo about patricide. They were worried about being punished by God and worried about being questioned after going to the underworld.
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