Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 214

Chapter 214 Counterattack

If she deliberately ignored it, Continuing to discuss matters early in the court could only mean that she was timid by nature. Once Huyan Mingshuo was not around, she would be a coward and let them beat her. Then, Fu Yingran was not afraid. At that time, they would use the Empress’ incompetence as an excuse to break into the Northern Campus and welcome Father of the Emperor to preside over the overall situation. All of this seemed logical.

Although Huyan Mingshuo’s methods were indeed good, it would take him at least a year and a half to return to the court after personally conquering the Tianshui Kingdom. At that time, everything in the court would be settled. Even if he was unwilling, he could only swallow this bitter fruit.

It had to be said that, These people have good ideas, However, none of them had expected Fu Yingran’s performance to be completely beyond everyone’s expectations. She neither punished nor let go. She just sat quietly, making it impossible for you to see through her true thoughts, making it impossible for you to endure the torment in your heart and collapse. Then, she provoked everyone at the right time, causing you to unknowingly fall into her trap.

From this point of view, the first one to attack was themselves, but the one to benefit was Fu Yingran. Right now, they were completely in a situation where they were unable to ride a tiger. The resignation certificate was signed by them, but none of them were willing to accept it. Even though they knew that they had been plotted by Fu Yingran, they were still unable to say anything.

After all, she did not punish everyone. She only asked everyone to bow to her and apologize for their mistakes. This was already in her heart. She had ignored the courtesy of the monarchs and subjects first, so her actions were not excessive. Naturally, there was no way to argue with her. She blamed herself for being a gambler and being schemed by her to create this situation.

Only then did everyone deeply understand what Fu Yingran had said in the court yesterday. She said, ‘This is the Golden Royal Palace, it’s easy to get out but hard to get in.’ However, if they were allowed to give up, everyone would be unwilling to let half of their lifetime’s worth of effort be wasted.

It was precisely because Xiao Yang had grasped everyone’s thoughts that he brought everyone together to discuss countermeasures. Now that he heard that person’s rebuttal, he was not angry. After all, what he said was the truth. Fu Yingran’s backing was indeed strong. This was also the scruples in everyone’s hearts, but it did not mean that he agreed with his statement.

Seeing the unwillingness in everyone’s hearts, He said at the right time, “said the lord, And that’s what we’re worried about, Fu Yingran was indeed not simple, However, there is no need for adults to belittle themselves, Although Fu Yingran’s backers are indeed powerful, they are all from outside the palace. Only outside the palace can help her. Now that she is the queen of Ye Lan, she is destined to be trapped in the palace for the rest of her life. Therefore, as long as we cut off all of her connections with the outside world, she will be an uncrowned king.

Coupled with her jealousy, she has repeatedly prevented the Emperor from accepting imperial concubines. This is inconsistent with the Empress’ virtues. All the empress in the West Palace can prove that we only need to unite with them and have them attack Fu Yingran inside the palace. We will then spread the news of public opinion everywhere.

At that time, we can use the Empress’ immorality as an excuse, Put her under house arrest, I respectfully invite Father of the Emperor to take charge of the overall situation, “It seems logical. When the Emperor returns to the palace after dealing with the matters of the Tianshui Kingdom, it will probably be a year and a half later. At that time, everything in the court will be settled. Even if the Emperor is unwilling to accept it, he will no longer be able to change it. We can return to the court in good faith and have great power. What do you think?”

After Xiao Yang finished saying those words, he sat back in his seat with a complacent expression and waited for the final vote. He believed that what he said was not just his own thoughts. Everyone who did it had such thoughts in their hearts. It was just that there was a lack of someone to reveal it.

Sure enough, after hearing this, everyone’s eyes flashed with hope. Actually, everyone had such thoughts. However, no one dared to say it out loud. After all, this was an outrageous matter. Now that someone had said it out loud, everyone naturally agreed.

Hence, someone stepped forward and replied, “Well, I think what Lord Xiao said is feasible, Thinking that we’ve been fighting for half our lives, “It was not easy for her to achieve today. If she gave up so easily, this old man would be unwilling. If she could take the opportunity to help Father of the Emperor ascend to the throne, he would definitely not treat us badly. No matter how we cut off her communication with the outside world, she would be left alone in the palace. Ye Lan can return to our hands.”

Everyone nodded in agreement, “This method is indeed feasible. However, we need to discuss it carefully. We must not make any mistakes. Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable. After all, this is outrageous. It is tantamount to rebellion.”

After saying that, another person stepped forward and said, “Well, I agree with Lord Xiao. Although Father of the Emperor has been placed under house arrest, he is still the emperor’s father and the emperor of the previous generation in Ye Lan. Now that the emperor is not in the palace, and the empress is incompetent, it can be said that it is justified for us to invite him to take charge of the overall situation.”

“If Father of the Emperor can regain her freedom and regain her power, she will definitely be grateful to us. Naturally, she will have to reuse us in the future. As long as Ye Lan’s power falls into our hands, then why would she be afraid of Fu Yingran?”

Seeing that everyone agreed, Xiao Yang couldn’t help but feel elated. He had always been suppressed to death by the Right Virtuous King. Now, he finally understood the feeling of superiority. There was no denying that this feeling greatly satisfied his self-esteem.

So he said loudly, “Alright, since everyone agrees, then let’s decide like this. Tomorrow morning, we will spread all of Fu Yingran’s evil deeds out, and then send someone to the Northern Campus to invite Father of the Emperor to take charge of the overall situation. It’s getting late today. Everyone, let’s go back first and prepare for what needs to be done.”

This kind of thing was undoubtedly like a tiger scheming for its skin. Naturally, its entire body was filled with glory and honor. However, once it failed, it would be doomed to disaster. Therefore, it was necessary to make preparations beforehand and settle down as soon as possible for the elders and young people in the manor to settle down.

These people were all old slickers who had worked hard in the officialdom for many years, and they instantly understood the meaning of his words. Immediately, they stood up with a serious expression and said goodbye, “Then we’ll take our leave first. Everyone will act according to the plan tomorrow morning.”

Xiao Yang stood up and escorted everyone out of the manor. He cupped his hands and bowed to everyone, “Good morning, everyone. I’m sorry to see you off.”

“Lord Xiao, hold on.” “Stop!”

As he spoke, everyone left the palanquin. Seeing that everyone was gone, Xiao Yang also returned to the palace. He first sent the old mother, concubines, and children to the manor outside the city overnight. He then handed a letter to the daughter in the palace, telling her to join hands with the other sisters in the palace to make trouble for Fu Yingran at the same time.

However, he did not know that the person who could read his letter was not only his daughter. At this moment, the entire Western Palace was filled with people from Huyan Mingshuo. Ever since the last palace search incident, Huyan Mingshuo had placed spies around the Western Palace to prevent collusion between the palace and the outside. He did not want to capture these messengers today.

Fu Yingran looked at the letters in front of her and sneered in her heart. These people were quite capable. It was really difficult for them to make use of all the people they could use. However, even so, Fu Yingran would never let them succeed.

After pondering for a moment, Fu Yingran came up with a solution. Thus, she instructed the people in front of her, “You guys did a good job. Since they have already dug a pit and are waiting for me to jump, then why don’t I use the pit they dug to bury them?”

“Send these letters to their masters. Remember not to alarm them. We have nothing to do tonight. This palace has its own plans for tomorrow morning.”

“Yes, this subordinate will do it now.” After saying that, they each took a letter and turned around to leave.

Therefore, none of them saw Fu Yingran’s scheming gaze. Seeing that everyone was far away, she called out the four maids and Dark Wei Yu and briefly told them her thoughts. Then, she instructed, “Chun Tao, bring Xia He, Qiu Ju, Dong Mei, and the others out of the palace overnight to inform Zhou Qing of the plans of the palace and have them cooperate with the palace’s actions outside.”

“Yu, just watch out for the movements of the West Palace. As long as they make any movements, send someone to control them. Don’t let them cause any waves.”

“Yes, Princess. This subordinate (servant) will do it now.” The few of them answered and also turned around to leave the palace.

Afterwards, Fu Yingran ordered someone to find Lei Yu, and asked him to send more men to pay close attention to every move of the Northern Campus. If anyone was found suspicious, they would be killed without exception.

“Yes, Your Highness. This subordinate will arrange it now.” Although the Empress didn’t say anything to him, he roughly knew what had happened. Just now, when she was giving orders, he was standing outside the door. He could clearly hear Fu Yingran’s series of instructions.

He is now commander of the Guards Legion Corps, The entire palace was under his control, Naturally, someone would report to him what had happened in the palace. Before coming to see the Empress, someone had told him that something had happened in the West Palace. Several sentry posts had suddenly left. Immediately after, the four maids left the palace in panic. Yu quickly ran towards the West Palace again. Now, he was ordered to guard the Northern Garden.

As long as these things were put together, it would not be difficult to discover what had happened. Lei Yu sensed the seriousness of the situation, so he didn’t dare to delay for a moment. He immediately led a group of people to the north courtyard.

After arranging all of this, he said to the eunuch beside him, “This palace knows that you are one of the emperor’s people, so I did not avoid you today. However, this palace hopes that your loyalty is not limited to the emperor. Now that this palace is your master, I think you should know how this palace will deal with those who betray this palace.”

Huyan Mingshuo had specifically mentioned this eunuch to her back then. He said that he was a distant relative of Little Yizi, called Little Zhengzi. His family had all starved to death in the snowstorm four years ago. He had no choice but to enter the palace and become an eunuch. He also said that he had already sent people to investigate his background. His wealth was very innocent, allowing her to rest assured.

It just so happened that Fu Yingran was short of people, so she planned to test him out. If he was truly trustworthy, then it would be fine to promote him.

This little prince was also smart. After hearing this, he immediately knelt in front of Fu Yingran and swore, “This servant does not dare. When this servant was assigned to Yi Kun Palace, the Emperor had already told me that this servant will only have one master in the future, that is, the Empress. The Empress said that this servant will never dare to go west. If this oath is violated, I will be struck by lightning in the future.”

Ever since the first day he entered the palace, he had heard of Fu Yingran’s name. It was precisely because of her arrival that the disaster in Ye Lan was alleviated. In addition, he had helped the Emperor take down this region together in a few short years, making Ye Lan the most powerful country in the world.