Chapter 293 - Who Was Trying to Rebel?
Bu Tinghe screamed like she was going to lose her life. Her voice was so sharp that it almost pierced people’s ears. But right now, no one paid attention to her. Everyone looked at the guards and soldiers who rushed to the door.
Baili Qingcang took a step back, and a trace of shock flashed through his eyes. “You are the soldiers of the Northern City Camp?” They were supposed to be stationed outside the city, but why did they suddenly appear here?
Shen Ninghua stepped forward and stood beside Baili Qingcang. She was very anxious. After learning about the Empress’ scheme, Baili Junyi finished dealing with the matters in the courtyard and quickly went to the army to get help.
Although the Xiao Family had Xiao Fengjue controlling the situation, there were definitely the Empress’ people in the troops under the command of Xiao Jingran. Not only was it useless to send them over, but it might also even lead to more danger.
The Second Prince was in charge of military power, but Baili Jinchuan and Baili Junyi were mortal enemies. Moreover, he had bad intentions towards Shen Ninghua, so he would not help.
Without exposing his own power, the only force Baili Junyi could use was the Western City Camp army led by the Lin Family! With the imperial sword bestowed by the Emperor, he was able to temporarily command the army. But he had misjudged the time. Moreover, he had not expected the Empress to actually mobilize the troops of the Northern City Camp.
Yang Ye, commander of the Northern City Camp, quickly walked in. When he saw Baili Qingcang, he immediately laughed. “Greetings, Your Majesty.”
“Yang Ye, without my order, how do you dare to lead the army into the capital?” Baili Qingcang suppressed his anger and stared fixedly at Yang Ye.
“Your Majesty, I came to save you under the master’s orders.” Yang Ye had a loyal expression on his face, but his tone was exceptionally indifferent.
“Save me? For what? Who is your master?”
Yang Ye burst into laughter, and his gaze swept past Shen Ninghua. “I came to save you because someone kidnapped you and tried to force you to abdicate. As for who my master is, you will know after I save you.”
“Presumptuous! How dare you! There is no one here kidnapping me!” The anger in Baili Qingcang’s heart surged the moment his dignity as an Emperor had been provoked. This kind of wrath almost made the surrounding people feel suffocated.
Yang Ye couldn’t help but take a step back, and the arrogance on him was slightly restrained. “Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince collaborated with Princess Zhaohua and held you hostage with ill intentions. I will kill them for you!”
Shen Ninghua suddenly took a step forward, her expression solemn and inviolable. She looked coldly at the soldiers around her. “Yang Ye intends to rebel. Are all of you going to die for him as well?”
The soldiers who had wanted to step forward heard this and suddenly stopped, not knowing what to do as they held spears in their hands.
Yang Ye immediately scolded loudly, “What are you doing? How dare you disobey my orders?”
Shen Ninghua sneered and stood up straight. “You want them to obey your orders to die for you? Yang Ye, it’s fine if you alone rebel. At most, His Majesty will kill you and spare the others. However, you don’t care about the lives of the soldiers around you. They all have wives, children, and parents back home!”
“Nonsense! Don’t let this witch’s words confuse you. When the matter is done, you will all get the credit for supporting the new Emperor. When the time comes, you will be conferred the title of Marquis, and all your family members will get the benefit!”
“Haha,” Shen Ninghua suddenly laughed out loud. She laughed so hard that she swayed back and forth. It was as if she wasn’t facing soldiers with weapons in their hands, but a group of harmless rabbits. “It seems that you want to earn the merit of supporting the new Emperor. But I would like to ask you, even if the merit is placed in front of you, can you afford it?”
Shen Ninghua’s expression suddenly turned cold, her voice as cold as ice. “Don’t you know who you are? You are just pawns to be sacrificed! Even if you can succeed today, you are doomed. The first thing the new Emperor does after ascending the throne is to kill you!”
The soldiers were flustered, and many of them were so panicked that they could not even hold their spears.
“That’s right, my mother is at home and she’s so old…”
“I am the only son in the family. My parents are waiting for me to go back!”
“My parents don’t want me to be rich. They just want me to go home safely and marry a wife and have a son!”
Hearing the voices around him, Yang Ye suddenly pulled out the sword. “Obeying orders is what you should do the most. If you disobey my orders, then don’t blame me for being merciless!”
“Heh, Yang Ye, you just said that you wanted them to be bestowed the title of Marquis, and now you want to kill them?” Shen Ninghua smiled mockingly. Her slender figure stood even straighter. Her beautiful face was filled with determination. As she spoke, the wind blew, causing her hair to flutter. The scene was so charming.
Yang Ye knew that he couldn’t match Shen Ninghua in terms of eloquence, so he directly cut off the head of the soldier by his side who was retreating. Then, he looked at the others with a grim expression. “If you obey my orders and kill Princess Zhaohua and the others who are trying to rebel, there will be a bright future waiting for you. Otherwise, you will die on the spot just like this man!”
The soldier was killed, and blood splashed all over Shen Ninghua. Some blood even splashed onto her face, but her expression did not change at all. She looked at the row of Dragon Scale Army soldiers standing at the side who were ready for battle. She pulled Baili Qingcang and quickly retreated to the room that was full of blood and closed the door tightly.
“Father Emperor, Junyi has gone to transfer the Western City Camp with the imperial sword. He will be here soon. We will be safe when he arrives.”
Baili Qingcang looked extremely tired. Looking at Shen Ninghua’s face that was stained with blood but extremely firm, a trace of warmth flashed through his heart. “Little girl, you were not afraid of those people. Aren’t you afraid that they will kill you?”
Shen Ninghua suddenly smiled. Her smile was beautiful and brilliant. She reached out and took out a dagger from her sleeve. “I am a princess. With my provocative words, even if Yang Ye wanted to kill me, he had to do it personally to establish his prestige. This dagger has poison on it, so I can at least kill Yang Ye at the cost of my own life. At that time, those soldiers don’t have a leader, and they won’t be able to do anything!”
Baili Qingcang’s eyes flashed. He never thought that she would have such a plan. “Don’t you think about your own children?”
Shen Ninghua shook her head. “Father Emperor, I only know that once something happens to you, the person behind the scenes will succeed in plotting a rebellion. When the country is in turmoil, it will be even more impossible for my children to survive! Only when you are safe and sound will they be able to survive. Moreover, you love me like your own daughter. I cannot allow anything bad to happen to you.”
Baili Qingcang took a deep look at Shen Ninghua. His eyes were full of sincerity. He knew Shen Ninghua really thought so when she said these words.
Baili Qingcang felt as if his mind was being fiercely shocked. After a while, he raised his hand to wipe away the blood on her face. “Don’t worry, Father Emperor is the ruler of the country. It won’t be so easy for anything to happen to me.”
Outside, there were shouts of fighting. The Dragon Scale Army soldiers were all martial arts experts, but they were small in number. Many ants together could bite an elephant to death, and it was difficult to fight four hands with two fists. It was only a matter of time before they were defeated. Now, they could only look forward to Baili Junyi’s arrival.
Qing Que and Hong Ling were guarding around Shen Ninghua when Qing Que suddenly pulled Shen Ninghua back. “Miss, be careful!”
Shen Ninghua suddenly turned sideways, and an arrow shot in, brushing past her and nailing into the ground beside her!
Hong Ling lifted the table as a shield. Shen Ninghua pulled Baili Qingcang to squat behind the table. Yang Yingxue did not dodge in time and was shot in the arm. She cried out and fell to the ground.
Shen Ninghua quickly pulled her over. “Cousin!”
Strings of arrows flew into the room, and the shouting of fighting became louder and louder. Yang Ye’s voice was particularly sonorous. “Charge into the room. Kill all the people except His Majesty!”
Baili Qingcang’s face was solemn, and his firm lips were pursed into a straight line. The Dragon Scale Army lost!
Shen Ninghua gripped the dagger tightly, and her palms were covered in sweat. The door trembled, and Qing Que and Hong Ling stepped forward to block the door, regardless of the danger.
“Break in!” Yang Ye looked at the closed door, his eyes filled with excitement.
Hong Ling bit her lips and her arm was also stabbed by a long spear from the outside.
At this critical moment, Baili Junyi and the Western City Camp army arrived! The two sides of soldiers fought together. The shouting was fierce and the smell of blood was strong. The courtyard turned into a battlefield.
It was impossible for the Empress not to hear such a loud commotion. At this time, she was excited, but she had to maintain her composure.
“I wonder what is happening. Prince An, please be seated. I will go with the Crown Prince to take a look.”
Prince An’s eyes trembled. The Empress was going out to take a look with the Crown Prince? It seemed that something big had happened. “Your Majesty, please go ahead.”
At this time, even if he wanted to do something, he could not. Since the Empress dared to make a move, she must have planned for a long time. He could only wait and see. He only hoped that the Empress’ plan would not succeed. Otherwise, the plans of the Great Yue Kingdom would be in vain.
The Empress walked to the door and was about to step out when she was stopped by a man of sacrifice who suddenly appeared. “His Majesty has a decree: no one is allowed to step out of the hall.”
Zhao Huiying suddenly frowned. “Impudent! I want to go out, yet you dare to stop me?”
“I’m following His Majesty’s orders. Please understand.”
“Get out of the way!” Zhao Huiying shouted coldly, but the man of sacrifice was completely unmoved.
The Crown Prince stepped forward and wanted to break through, but the man of sacrifice suddenly pulled out his sword and pointed the tip of the sword at the Empress and Crown Prince. His aura was murderous and cold.
Zhao Huiying panicked. The Emperor had the men of sacrifice lock them up in the main hall. Could it be that he already knew her plan?
The fighting outside became more and more intense. She shook her head and comforted herself in her heart. It was impossible! Once the Emperor knew her plan, he would not simply lock them here. No matter how, she had to go out and take a look to control the situation.
“You dare to attack me and the Crown Prince?”
“His Majesty has a decree: no one is allowed to step out of the hall!”
“What if I insist on going out? Do you want to kill me and the Crown Prince on the spot?” Zhao Huiying asked with a serious face. “This can’t be His Majesty’s order. Who do you work for? Did someone want to rebel and order you to do this?”
Baili Qingcang took a step back, and a trace of shock flashed through his eyes. “You are the soldiers of the Northern City Camp?” They were supposed to be stationed outside the city, but why did they suddenly appear here?
Shen Ninghua stepped forward and stood beside Baili Qingcang. She was very anxious. After learning about the Empress’ scheme, Baili Junyi finished dealing with the matters in the courtyard and quickly went to the army to get help.
Although the Xiao Family had Xiao Fengjue controlling the situation, there were definitely the Empress’ people in the troops under the command of Xiao Jingran. Not only was it useless to send them over, but it might also even lead to more danger.
The Second Prince was in charge of military power, but Baili Jinchuan and Baili Junyi were mortal enemies. Moreover, he had bad intentions towards Shen Ninghua, so he would not help.
Without exposing his own power, the only force Baili Junyi could use was the Western City Camp army led by the Lin Family! With the imperial sword bestowed by the Emperor, he was able to temporarily command the army. But he had misjudged the time. Moreover, he had not expected the Empress to actually mobilize the troops of the Northern City Camp.
Yang Ye, commander of the Northern City Camp, quickly walked in. When he saw Baili Qingcang, he immediately laughed. “Greetings, Your Majesty.”
“Yang Ye, without my order, how do you dare to lead the army into the capital?” Baili Qingcang suppressed his anger and stared fixedly at Yang Ye.
“Your Majesty, I came to save you under the master’s orders.” Yang Ye had a loyal expression on his face, but his tone was exceptionally indifferent.
“Save me? For what? Who is your master?”
Yang Ye burst into laughter, and his gaze swept past Shen Ninghua. “I came to save you because someone kidnapped you and tried to force you to abdicate. As for who my master is, you will know after I save you.”
“Presumptuous! How dare you! There is no one here kidnapping me!” The anger in Baili Qingcang’s heart surged the moment his dignity as an Emperor had been provoked. This kind of wrath almost made the surrounding people feel suffocated.
Yang Ye couldn’t help but take a step back, and the arrogance on him was slightly restrained. “Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince collaborated with Princess Zhaohua and held you hostage with ill intentions. I will kill them for you!”
Shen Ninghua suddenly took a step forward, her expression solemn and inviolable. She looked coldly at the soldiers around her. “Yang Ye intends to rebel. Are all of you going to die for him as well?”
The soldiers who had wanted to step forward heard this and suddenly stopped, not knowing what to do as they held spears in their hands.
Yang Ye immediately scolded loudly, “What are you doing? How dare you disobey my orders?”
Shen Ninghua sneered and stood up straight. “You want them to obey your orders to die for you? Yang Ye, it’s fine if you alone rebel. At most, His Majesty will kill you and spare the others. However, you don’t care about the lives of the soldiers around you. They all have wives, children, and parents back home!”
“Nonsense! Don’t let this witch’s words confuse you. When the matter is done, you will all get the credit for supporting the new Emperor. When the time comes, you will be conferred the title of Marquis, and all your family members will get the benefit!”
“Haha,” Shen Ninghua suddenly laughed out loud. She laughed so hard that she swayed back and forth. It was as if she wasn’t facing soldiers with weapons in their hands, but a group of harmless rabbits. “It seems that you want to earn the merit of supporting the new Emperor. But I would like to ask you, even if the merit is placed in front of you, can you afford it?”
Shen Ninghua’s expression suddenly turned cold, her voice as cold as ice. “Don’t you know who you are? You are just pawns to be sacrificed! Even if you can succeed today, you are doomed. The first thing the new Emperor does after ascending the throne is to kill you!”
The soldiers were flustered, and many of them were so panicked that they could not even hold their spears.
“That’s right, my mother is at home and she’s so old…”
“I am the only son in the family. My parents are waiting for me to go back!”
“My parents don’t want me to be rich. They just want me to go home safely and marry a wife and have a son!”
Hearing the voices around him, Yang Ye suddenly pulled out the sword. “Obeying orders is what you should do the most. If you disobey my orders, then don’t blame me for being merciless!”
“Heh, Yang Ye, you just said that you wanted them to be bestowed the title of Marquis, and now you want to kill them?” Shen Ninghua smiled mockingly. Her slender figure stood even straighter. Her beautiful face was filled with determination. As she spoke, the wind blew, causing her hair to flutter. The scene was so charming.
Yang Ye knew that he couldn’t match Shen Ninghua in terms of eloquence, so he directly cut off the head of the soldier by his side who was retreating. Then, he looked at the others with a grim expression. “If you obey my orders and kill Princess Zhaohua and the others who are trying to rebel, there will be a bright future waiting for you. Otherwise, you will die on the spot just like this man!”
The soldier was killed, and blood splashed all over Shen Ninghua. Some blood even splashed onto her face, but her expression did not change at all. She looked at the row of Dragon Scale Army soldiers standing at the side who were ready for battle. She pulled Baili Qingcang and quickly retreated to the room that was full of blood and closed the door tightly.
“Father Emperor, Junyi has gone to transfer the Western City Camp with the imperial sword. He will be here soon. We will be safe when he arrives.”
Baili Qingcang looked extremely tired. Looking at Shen Ninghua’s face that was stained with blood but extremely firm, a trace of warmth flashed through his heart. “Little girl, you were not afraid of those people. Aren’t you afraid that they will kill you?”
Shen Ninghua suddenly smiled. Her smile was beautiful and brilliant. She reached out and took out a dagger from her sleeve. “I am a princess. With my provocative words, even if Yang Ye wanted to kill me, he had to do it personally to establish his prestige. This dagger has poison on it, so I can at least kill Yang Ye at the cost of my own life. At that time, those soldiers don’t have a leader, and they won’t be able to do anything!”
Baili Qingcang’s eyes flashed. He never thought that she would have such a plan. “Don’t you think about your own children?”
Shen Ninghua shook her head. “Father Emperor, I only know that once something happens to you, the person behind the scenes will succeed in plotting a rebellion. When the country is in turmoil, it will be even more impossible for my children to survive! Only when you are safe and sound will they be able to survive. Moreover, you love me like your own daughter. I cannot allow anything bad to happen to you.”
Baili Qingcang took a deep look at Shen Ninghua. His eyes were full of sincerity. He knew Shen Ninghua really thought so when she said these words.
Baili Qingcang felt as if his mind was being fiercely shocked. After a while, he raised his hand to wipe away the blood on her face. “Don’t worry, Father Emperor is the ruler of the country. It won’t be so easy for anything to happen to me.”
Outside, there were shouts of fighting. The Dragon Scale Army soldiers were all martial arts experts, but they were small in number. Many ants together could bite an elephant to death, and it was difficult to fight four hands with two fists. It was only a matter of time before they were defeated. Now, they could only look forward to Baili Junyi’s arrival.
Qing Que and Hong Ling were guarding around Shen Ninghua when Qing Que suddenly pulled Shen Ninghua back. “Miss, be careful!”
Shen Ninghua suddenly turned sideways, and an arrow shot in, brushing past her and nailing into the ground beside her!
Hong Ling lifted the table as a shield. Shen Ninghua pulled Baili Qingcang to squat behind the table. Yang Yingxue did not dodge in time and was shot in the arm. She cried out and fell to the ground.
Shen Ninghua quickly pulled her over. “Cousin!”
Strings of arrows flew into the room, and the shouting of fighting became louder and louder. Yang Ye’s voice was particularly sonorous. “Charge into the room. Kill all the people except His Majesty!”
Baili Qingcang’s face was solemn, and his firm lips were pursed into a straight line. The Dragon Scale Army lost!
Shen Ninghua gripped the dagger tightly, and her palms were covered in sweat. The door trembled, and Qing Que and Hong Ling stepped forward to block the door, regardless of the danger.
“Break in!” Yang Ye looked at the closed door, his eyes filled with excitement.
Hong Ling bit her lips and her arm was also stabbed by a long spear from the outside.
At this critical moment, Baili Junyi and the Western City Camp army arrived! The two sides of soldiers fought together. The shouting was fierce and the smell of blood was strong. The courtyard turned into a battlefield.
It was impossible for the Empress not to hear such a loud commotion. At this time, she was excited, but she had to maintain her composure.
“I wonder what is happening. Prince An, please be seated. I will go with the Crown Prince to take a look.”
Prince An’s eyes trembled. The Empress was going out to take a look with the Crown Prince? It seemed that something big had happened. “Your Majesty, please go ahead.”
At this time, even if he wanted to do something, he could not. Since the Empress dared to make a move, she must have planned for a long time. He could only wait and see. He only hoped that the Empress’ plan would not succeed. Otherwise, the plans of the Great Yue Kingdom would be in vain.
The Empress walked to the door and was about to step out when she was stopped by a man of sacrifice who suddenly appeared. “His Majesty has a decree: no one is allowed to step out of the hall.”
Zhao Huiying suddenly frowned. “Impudent! I want to go out, yet you dare to stop me?”
“I’m following His Majesty’s orders. Please understand.”
“Get out of the way!” Zhao Huiying shouted coldly, but the man of sacrifice was completely unmoved.
The Crown Prince stepped forward and wanted to break through, but the man of sacrifice suddenly pulled out his sword and pointed the tip of the sword at the Empress and Crown Prince. His aura was murderous and cold.
Zhao Huiying panicked. The Emperor had the men of sacrifice lock them up in the main hall. Could it be that he already knew her plan?
The fighting outside became more and more intense. She shook her head and comforted herself in her heart. It was impossible! Once the Emperor knew her plan, he would not simply lock them here. No matter how, she had to go out and take a look to control the situation.
“You dare to attack me and the Crown Prince?”
“His Majesty has a decree: no one is allowed to step out of the hall!”
“What if I insist on going out? Do you want to kill me and the Crown Prince on the spot?” Zhao Huiying asked with a serious face. “This can’t be His Majesty’s order. Who do you work for? Did someone want to rebel and order you to do this?”
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