Chapter 998: The Hundred-Day Palace Banquet

e one ambushing from the other side to capture those bandit leaders"Xiao Shu immediately asked.That's not the case. We joined Qi Gongzi's team temporarily. Before entering the canyon, we heard fightin...The three grandmothers felt uneasy, but seeing the usually serene and gentle Crown Princess with a stern face, their hearts pounded in their chests. Finally, the oldest grandmother winked at the other two and then retreated.

"Nanny, how come the Crown Princess isn't letting us take the child to rest today"

The youngest grandmother, in a hushed voice, asked.

Perhaps the Crown Princess wants to get closer to her own child. We are just servants, and if the mistress wants to do something, she does it. In the end, even if there is a mistake, we can't be blamed.

"Grandma is still very confident in herself, and the little milk baby is also dependent. Besides, before bringing the child to the East Palace, Empress Dowager had hinted that they would not stay in the East Palace for too long."

As for the reason, Granny didn't know, and these weren't things a lowly servant like her should concern herself with. She only needed to take good care of the little prince and do her duties well. In the future, she wouldn't be shortchanged either way.

The three could only return to their own residences to rest. No one spoke much. Even Granny Quan wanted to find a young eunuch to send a message to the Empress and give the Crown Princess a taste of her own medicine, but just as soon as the young eunuch left, he returned, saying that the East Palace gate was now locked. They wouldn't let anyone out or in.

It wasn't until now that the three of them realized something was amiss. After all, it wasn't yet the time for the palace to be locked down, it was actually half an hour earlier than usual. The three immediately lost their sleepiness.

At this time, the palace was in chaos. The Second Prince and Third Prince's men rushed into the palace from the north and south gates respectively. The two first went to the Emperor's bedroom, controlled the Imperial Guards inside, then took out the pre-drafted edicts of deposing the Crown Prince and abdicating, and asked the elderly Emperor to sign and seal them.

The old emperor, dressed in a bright yellow robe, looked at his two sons with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"Things that are beneath you, the throne is also something you can aspire to!"

"Father, your words are mistaken. We are all your sons; why can't the throne be passed down to us"

The second prince said calmly.

The Third Prince remained silent, merely staring coldly at his aged father.

"I have already named my heir, even if I die, none of you can ascend to this position."

"Father, you don't have to worry about these things. Just issue an edict, depose the crown prince, and then pass the throne to me."

The second prince said leisurely.

“The crown prince is innocent. Why would I depose him”

"Is patricide wrong"

The Second Prince said coldly.

"Humph, my throne will be his sooner or later. Why is he doing this"

"Ho ho! My dear father, you are old and senile. My elder brother already has children, yet you still cling to power. Don't you think he will wait forever

"

Of the three of us, he was the most eager to ascend the throne, after all, the crown was just within his reach.

The old emperor did not respond, merely squinting his eyes. Though he knew this was provocation from his second son, he couldn't help but ponder it deeply.

Just at that moment, the sound of swords clashing and cries of agony came from outside the palace gate.

The second and third princes exchanged glances, disregarding everything else, and rushed toward the old emperor. They wanted him to sign the imperial decree to depose the crown prince first; otherwise, everything else was pointless.

The emperor took two steps back, and the elderly eunuch beside him stepped forward to block the way. In the next instant, seven or eight men in black jumped down from the eaves of the palace, surrounding the old emperor in the center. They were the Dark Dragon Guards, a royal force that obeyed only the reigning emperor and would only change their protected individual after a throne transfer.

"Up!"

The second and third princes are now in a difficult position, their success depends on this one time. Both of them took the lead, swords drawn, and charged into battle.

The Emperor's sleeping quarters were in disarray, with bodies littering the floor. Screaming maids and eunuchs ran around in panic, and flames were even starting to blaze. It was clear that a palace coup had taken place.

At this time, the Fengqi Palace was also in chaos. The Empress thought that by sending her grandson away, she would not become a target of attack. Unfortunately, she forgot that there was still De Fei and Liang Fei who hated her to the bone.

The two of them had already received the news from their son that he had been summoned to the palace, so at the hundred-day banquet they clung to the Empress. Even after the palace feast ended, they still pretended to be agreeable and followed her to Fengqiong Palace.

The Empress originally didn't want to pay attention, but then she thought that if she controlled these two people herself, it would be a great help to the Crown Prince, so she didn't rush to drive them away.

Anyway, since these two only brought two maidservants with them, she had the Imperial Guards arranged by the Crown Prince there. So, she just accompanied them to continue acting out this play.

This time, the Empress had miscalculated. When screams of "kill" echoed outside the palace gates, four maidservants beside De Fei and Liang Fei sprang into action. It turned out that these four were not who they seemed. They wore human skin masks, hiding their true identities as highly skilled assassins.

For a moment, the Imperial Forest Guards and the four men clashed in a flurry of swords. Empress Dowager De Fei and Consort Liang seized the opportunity to pounce on the pampered Empress.

Although the Empress was well-maintained and looked only thirty years old, she was after all already fifty. Her reaction was a moment slow, and she was tackled by the two concubines.

Next was a brawl. Liang Fei pulled the hairpin from her hair and swore she would kill this old hag.Rhoden said their goodbyes, and on their way back to their residence, they encountered Emilio who was taking a stroll in the garden with Leah. Upon seeing Ripples, Emilio's eyes lit up, and he greeted...