amaotonovel Chapter 421 The Scumbag Woman Reborn, the Regent Prince Refuses to Be a Sucker 39
Chapter 421 The Scumbag Woman Reborn, the Regent Prince Refuses to Be a Sucker 39
In the study, the Second Prince sat behind his desk with a solemn expression. Several people stood in front of the desk, their brows furrowed.
One of them was clearly keeping his distance from the others. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, this is the Regent's intention. Please make a decision as soon as possible."
One of the people nearby spoke up: "The Regent makes it sound so easy. Can such a major event as a coup be done so easily?"
He turned to the Second Prince and said respectfully, "Your Highness, please reconsider. Given the example of the Third Prince, Your Highness must not do anything foolish."
The person who had spoken earlier glanced at him and said calmly, "Those who aspire to great things should not be timid and hesitant!"
"His Majesty is in grave danger. If the Second Prince does not take action, the other princes will."
"Your Highness, you can rest assured. Don't forget, you have the Regent to help you."
The second prince looked at him for a while, and finally said, "Lord Mo, please tell my uncle that I need to think about it some more."
Lord Mo did not press the matter, but simply said, "His Majesty may do something at any time... I urge Your Highness the Second Prince to hurry, otherwise if you lose the initiative and other princes seize it first, Your Highness should not take your anger out on Miss Jiang."
Then he cupped his hands in a respectful gesture and left first.
After Lord Mo left, the Second Prince and his advisors continued their discussion.
What do you think?
Previously, the advisors were not very supportive of forcing the emperor to abdicate in front of Lord Mo, and some even vehemently opposed it, but now their attitude has changed.
“Your Highness, the Regent is right. His Majesty’s condition is not good right now, and the other princes will definitely take action as well.”
"If the Regent truly wants to help you, forcing him to abdicate now is the safest course of action and gives you a high chance of success. But the question is, can the Regent be trusted?"
"That Miss Jiang is both mute and lame, supposedly caused by the Regent. Is Your Highness sure the Regent will truly help you wholeheartedly because of her?"
This is precisely the issue that the Second Prince is worried about.
He had no doubt about the regent's abilities.
If Helian Yin is trustworthy, everything in the palace is entirely under their control. Even if something unexpected happens, Helian Yin still has military power.
However, if Helian Yin harbors disloyal intentions, any rash action he takes will be tantamount to courting death.
The second prince couldn't make up his mind right away, so he went to see Jiang Yunyan.
After some conversation and small talk, Jiang Yunyan's confidence convinced him that the relationship between Helian Yin and Jiang Yunyan was definitely not simple, and that Helian Yin truly cared about Jiang Yunyan.
As long as Jiang Yunyan is in his hands, Helian Yin will never dare to act rashly.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and the Second Prince has made his decision: to force the emperor to abdicate!
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In the palace, thanks to the efforts of a group of imperial physicians, the emperor finally awoke from his coma.
The Empress Dowager was so overjoyed that she wept.
But after looking at her for a while, the emperor spoke with difficulty, his words full of suspicion and resentment, "Mother... the eldest prince is dead... the fifth prince is dead too... such a big thing... why did you hide it from me?"
The Empress Dowager wiped away her tears and said, "I'm worried about your health."
The emperor closed his eyes, took a breath, and when he spoke again, his tone was somewhat cold, "Are you worried about my health... or are you helping Helian Yin to hide it from me?"
"Your Majesty! How could you think such a thing?"
The Empress Dowager was initially taken aback, then her expression turned ugly; the Emperor's words had hurt her deeply.
After all, she ruined her mother-son relationship with Helian Yin in order to protect the emperor and his princes and grandsons.
Now the emperor actually thinks she is biased towards Helian Yin. Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, it is obvious that he thinks she is helping Helian Yin to usurp the throne!
One of her sons no longer acknowledges her as his mother, and now her other son has also developed a rift with her.
The Empress Dowager felt a chill in her heart, not understanding how things had escalated to this point.
It's understandable that the emperor was overthinking things; he was already in a suspicious phase.
Such a huge matter, the Empress Dowager not only kept it from the emperor, but she was also involved in the deaths of both princes.
She interfered in the matter of the Fifth Prince's death by poisoning, and arranged a marriage between the Fifth Prince and Jiang Yunyan. She also brought the First Prince into the Regent's Palace, and in the end, all she brought out was his corpse.
How could the emperor not be suspicious? After all, Helian Yin was also the Empress Dowager's biological son!
After vomiting blood this time, the emperor clearly felt his health failing.
He truly felt death approaching.
Resentment, fear, and even hatred surrounded him, making it impossible for him to make rational judgments and plan calmly.
In short, he's confused because of the illness.
Getting rid of Helian Yin became his obsession.
He disregarded everything and directly accused Helian Yin of plotting to murder a prince, wanting to bring Helian Yin to justice and have him executed.
However, before the imperial edict could leave the palace, the second prince forced the emperor to abdicate.
With Helian Yin's help, the Second Prince's coup attempt was as easy as entering an empty palace, and he smoothly stormed into the Emperor's bedroom.
Although the Empress Dowager was hurt by the Emperor's words, she later forgave him and even took the initiative to try to ease the tension between mother and son.
Her relationship with Helian Yin was beyond repair, and she didn't want to escalate the conflict with the emperor to that point, as that would make her appear as a failure as a mother.
Therefore, when the second prince led his men into the emperor's bedroom, the empress dowager was personally feeding the emperor medicine.
Seeing the Second Prince's aggressive approach, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but rebuke him, "Second Prince! What are you trying to do?"
The second prince glanced at the emperor, who was lying on the bed looking frail, and his courage instantly grew.
He waved for his men to remove all the palace servants from his bedchamber, and then said, "Father is old; it's time for him to abdicate."
The Empress Dowager was startled, and the medicine bowl in her hand fell to the ground and shattered. She shouted urgently, "Guards, protect me!"
Now that the Second Prince has broken into the palace, the situation outside is naturally under control, and no one will come to protect him anymore.
Faced with such a sudden turn of events, the emperor almost couldn't catch his breath. He made a hoarse sound in his throat, clearly wanting to speak, but whether it was because he was too weak or too emotional, he couldn't utter a word for a moment.
His disheveled appearance made it impossible for him to inspire any awe, and the Second Prince became even more arrogant.
He waved his hand, suppressing his excitement, and instructed the people around him, "Lord Mo, assist His Majesty in writing the edict of succession!"
However, the people around him did not move.
The second prince turned to look at him in confusion, "Lord Mo?"
Lord Mo, his face cold, said in a deep voice, "By order of the Regent, the Second Prince has forced the throne, committed treason, and is guilty of a heinous crime..."
Before he could finish speaking, the second prince, realizing he had been tricked, panicked.
"you shut up!"
Lord Mo shut up. With a wave of his hand, most of the men brought by the Second Prince turned against him and suddenly turned their swords against the others.
The Second Prince was not entirely without suspicion. When he came to force the abdication, those who accompanied him were all his own people. Helian Yin was merely facilitating things for him.
However, he now discovered that most of his men had become Helian Yin's men!
Seeing that all was lost, the Second Prince had only two words in his mind: It's over!
If the coup fails, death is the only outcome.
He doesn't want to die!
He was so close, so very close, to becoming emperor!
In his panic, his mind was in complete disarray and he couldn't think straight. He suddenly snatched the sword from the guard protecting him and rushed toward the dragon bed, determined to force the emperor to write the edict of succession.
With the edict of succession, he became emperor!
Helian Yin calmly appeared at the palace gate with his entourage. Lord Mo bowed respectfully and said, "Greetings, Regent."
The second prince panicked even more, and then he stepped on the spilled medicine on the ground. His foot slipped, and he saw the sword in his hand about to stab the emperor on the dragon bed.
The emperor's eyes widened, and with a sudden burst of strength, he grabbed the empress dowager who was closest to him and used her as a shield.
The Empress Dowager looked down at the long sword piercing her body, her face filled with disbelief, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes.
She slowly raised her eyes to look at Helian Yin, who stood coldly at the door, and tremblingly reached out her hand to him, "Save...save..."