Chapter 76: Take them all!
Yuan Hua slowly stood up.
The phoenix robe shone brightly in the sunlight.
She coldly looked down at the barbarian people below.
"This is the imperial palace of the Great Yu Kingdom, not your barbarian country's vegetable market."
"Since you're here, how dare you spout such nonsense in the main hall and challenge the Empress's authority?"
"Now you can just leave whenever you want?"
"Do you really think that our Great Yu has no one left?"
"Someone come here!"
"Arrest them all!"
The words had barely left his mouth.
Dozens of Imperial Guards pounced on them like wolves and tigers.
Although Naraya was somewhat skilled, he was ultimately outnumbered.
In addition, his two older brothers were all show and no substance.
He was pinned to the ground in no time.
"Release this princess!"
"You bunch of bastards!"
"I've made a mistake!"
Naraya struggled and screamed.
"I'm going back right now! I will absolutely not let my father attack!"
"That was a misunderstanding!"
"That Cui Yue lied to me all of a sudden!"
However.
No matter how much she shouted, the Imperial Guards did not loosen their grip at all.
At this time.
Chief eunuch Li Defu walked over, flicking his whisk.
He looked at Naraya, who was being pinned to the ground, with a forced smile.
His old face was full of wrinkles, and he smiled like a chrysanthemum.
"Oh my, little princess."
"We advise you not to struggle anymore."
"So as not to injure your precious body."
"Now that you've come to Dayu, you've even put on a show of power in front of His Majesty."
"You think you can just leave after saying you made a mistake?"
"There's no such thing as a free lunch."
"Aren't you just humiliating His Majesty?"
How could we possibly let you leave so easily?
Upon hearing this...
Naraya finally felt afraid.
She looked at the expressionless guards around her, and at the cold-eyed old woman on the high platform.
A chill ran through me.
"you..."
"What exactly do you want?"
"Do you intend to kill me, princess?"
Li Defu shook his head with a smile.
"This is not something our family can decide."
"That naturally depends on His Majesty's and the Empress Dowager's decrees!"
As he spoke.
Li Defu turned and bowed to the platform.
at this time.
On the phoenix throne.
Yuan Hua turned around and looked at the little one sitting on the dragon throne beside him.
A kind smile appeared on his face.
"Zhao Ning."
"What do you think we should do with these ignorant barbarians?"
Yu Zhaoning blinked her big eyes twice.
Two little hands supporting her chubby little chin.
He tilted his head and thought for a moment.
[hey-hey!]
This is what they call "closing the door to beat the dog!"
[Now that you're here, don't expect to leave so easily!]
[Anyway, that old barbarian king only has these few precious gems.]
[By taking them hostage, we can extort a large sum of money!]
That's what I was thinking.
But he said it in a childish voice.
"Royal Grandmother."
"Since this lady likes Dayu so much, let's let her stay a few more days!"
"Let her stay at the post station."
"Let's wait for that old barbarian king to come and pick them up in person!"
Speaking of which...
Yu Zhaoning suddenly put on a stern face.
Despite his young age, he possessed an unmistakable imperial aura.
"after all."
"Our Great Yu is not a place where you can come and go as you please!"
Upon hearing this...
Yuan Hua nodded in satisfaction.
"good!"
"As the Emperor says!"
"Lock them up in the post station and keep them under strict guard!"
"Without my imperial decree, no one is permitted to visit!"
Assign tasks as instructed.
Naraya and the two princes were dragged away like dead dogs.
The entire main hall.
In the end, only Cui Yue and Yu Jingchuan were left, standing alone in the same spot.
They were surrounded by menacing guards.
The two began to struggle desperately.
"Let us go!"
"Let us leave!"
"I am the eldest prince! You cannot treat me like this!"
Yu Jingchuan's earlier gloom was gone, replaced by a look of terror on his face.
Yuan Hua looked at the two people.
He smiled at them again.
But there was no warmth in that smile.
"run?"
Where else can we run?
"You were lucky to escape before."
"Since you've delivered yourselves to our doorstep, why come back to die?"
"That means they've already made up their minds to die."
"how?"
"When things come to a head, don't you even know what your fate will be?"
The two men's expressions changed drastically.
At this point, there was no time to worry about appearances.
Yu Jingchuan suddenly raised his head and started cursing at Yuan Hua.
"Yuan Hua! You vicious woman!"
"I've called you Empress Dowager for so many years, and you really don't show me any respect at all!"
"I am the eldest son of the Emperor! This throne is rightfully mine!"
"Why should you give it to this little brat!"
Cui Yue, standing to the side, was extremely anxious.
She knew that if she couldn't escape this time, she would really be in trouble.
Not only will she fail to become a princess of the barbarian kingdom, she will even lose her life here.
Her eyes darted around.
His gaze fell upon the civil and military officials around him.
If we don't come up with a solution now, it's really over!
Cui Yue immediately knelt down on the ground with a thud.
The tears came so suddenly.
She burst into tears instantly, her face streaked with tears, looking utterly miserable.
"My lords!"
"Please, do me justice!"
"We were forced into this situation!"
"The reason we resorted to this desperate measure, seeking help from the barbarian princess, is entirely because... because the Empress Dowager poisoned us!"
These words were spoken.
An uproar immediately erupted inside the hall.
Seeing this, Cui Yue raised her voice even louder.
Pointing at Yuan Hua on the high platform, she burst into tears.
"Empress Dowager!"
"The eldest prince has called you Empress Dowager for so many years, and he is of royal blood!"
"How could you be so cruel as to administer the Seven Deadly Powders to us!"
"If we don't get the antidote, we'll bleed to death from all seven orifices!"
"You never intended to give us a way out in the first place!"
As he spoke.
She turned around abruptly and looked at the civil and military officials once again.
His eyes were filled with pleading and panic.
"My lords!"
"Are we ordinary people just allowed to be poisoned and humiliated at will?"
"With such a ruthless Empress Dowager, aren't you afraid?"
"Aren't you afraid that one day, this poison will end up in your teacups?"
"Today it's us, tomorrow it could be you!"
These words.
His words were extremely inflammatory.
The civil and military officials in the main hall looked at each other in bewilderment.
They all had strange looks in their eyes.
I wondered what they were doing now?
Has Cui Yue lost her mind?
To put on this show in front of His Majesty, right in the Hall of Supreme Harmony?
Just then.
Yu Jinghong was still having doubts.
Yu Zhaoning's slightly mocking, childlike voice rang in everyone's hearts once again.
[Oh ho?]
This is textbook-perfect sowing discord!
[As expected of the female lead from the original novel.]
[They're about to die, and they're still trying to sway people's morale?]
[Trying to drag all the civil and military officials down with you?]
[Does he think everyone is a brainless opportunist?]
[snort!]
[That's such a low-level trick!]
[If those people actually believed this nonsense, thinking that the Empress Dowager would poison people randomly.]
[Then these officials might as well quit their jobs; they're all idiots!]
[They're all pig-brains!]
Hearing this heartfelt sentiment.
A few officials who had initially been a little hesitant immediately straightened their backs.
look steadily forward.
His expression was one of righteous indignation.
Are you kidding me!
Anyone who believes that is a fool.
Anyone who believes that is a pig-brain.
They are the pillars of Dayu, the elites who are well-versed in poetry and literature!
How could he be an idiot?
And so it was.
An eerie silence fell over the entire hall.
A group of civil and military officials: "..."
They keep their eyes focused on their noses, and their noses focused on their hearts.
No one responded to Cui Yue's comment.
He didn't even glance at her.
Everyone was thinking the same thing.
Luckily, I didn't show even a hint of belief just now, or the Empress would have thought I was a fool!
That would truly ruin an entire lifetime of reputation!