0p0 Chapter 164 Everything is about me
Chapter 164 Everything is about me
Upon hearing the death knell, Ye Wanning paused for only a moment before giving the order, "Tell Zhezhu and the others to keep a close watch on everyone in the manor. No one except the master and Qingshan and the others is allowed to enter."
Yunzhi frowned. "Madam, is the world about to change?"
Ye Wanning hummed in agreement. "With the Emperor's passing, I'm afraid some people will lose their patience and want us dead."
Indeed, just as Ye Wanning had said, Xie Bohuai hadn't returned that night, but someone had run into the courtyard. If it weren't for Zhe Zhu and the others' excellent skills, Ye Wanning might not have seen the sun rise the next day.
Looking at the masked man on the ground, Ye Wanning took a deep breath and led Le Ge'er into her room.
By this time, Le Ge'er realized something was wrong. "Mother, are we going to have to run away again?"
He still remembers the days of his escape; he would be awakened in his sleep by nightmares—it was terrifying.
"No need, trust your father, we can get through this." Ye Wanning calculated the time, thinking, let's wait until dawn, things will be better after dawn.
At this moment, Xie Bohuai was in the palace. He had already read out the imperial edict, but there were still people who were not convinced. However, he had already put Prince Duan on the throne and detained Prince Cheng and Prince Xian.
"The Emperor's Seal and the Imperial Edict were also taken from behind the 'Upright and Bright' plaque. I'll say it again: anyone who disagrees is plotting rebellion." Xie Bohuai looked at Prince Cheng and Prince Xian.
More than half of the ministers have already submitted, and as long as Xie Bohuai does not ascend the throne himself, it is all the same to them.
Apart from those ministers who were pursuing who would become king or who would become wise king.
At this moment, King Cheng was extremely unwilling, "Why?"
He couldn't understand why it was Prince Duan, who was the most low-key and clearly showed no interest in the throne.
The Prince Xian was also indignant. He had made many achievements in recent years, so why should the unknown Prince Duan be allowed to succeed him?
“There is an order of seniority. Since there is no eldest son, it should naturally be from top to bottom. This has been the case since ancient times. If Prince Duan is bypassed and you are chosen instead, then we should ask why.” Xie Bohuai’s words made sense, and more people felt that this was the Emperor’s intention.
Looking at the group of people from the town government office, Prince Cheng stopped speaking. They all knew that at this moment, when they were detained, they could only listen to Xie Bohuai for the time being.
The next morning, the imperial edict was announced to the world, but King Cheng had somehow escaped from the palace. When the news reached Xie Bohuai, he immediately led his men to pursue him.
At this moment, Ye Wanning did not obey the eunuchs who came from the palace and entered the palace.
"I am neither a member of the imperial clan nor have any official title. Entering the palace at this time is not my turn at all," Ye Wanning said coldly to the eunuch.
"Is Madam implying that this servant falsely conveyed an imperial edict?"
"I didn't mean that, but it's always better to be cautious at times like this. Once I send someone to contact the palace, I will naturally go to the palace." Ye Wanning had sensed something was wrong from the beginning.
It's not like Xie Bohuai is about to ascend the throne, so why is he bringing her into the palace now?
Xie Bohuai must be extremely busy right now, so there's no way he'd let her into the palace. If she did, she wouldn't be able to do anything and would only be a hindrance to Xie Bohuai.
Ye Wanning had never seen such a grand occasion before, but she knew it would be strange to let her enter the palace at this time.
No sooner had she finished speaking than the eunuch before her flew into a rage, "Madam Ye, don't think you can be so arrogant just because you're the Regent's wife. I am a servant of the palace. If you disobey the imperial decree, can you bear the consequences?"
"I said I would go to the palace after I confirmed it," Ye Wanning said, her expression softening. "But you, Eunuch, aren't you afraid?"
This is the Xie residence; once you're inside, no one is allowed to act arrogantly.
Seeing that Ye Wanning refused to leave and the other party insisted on taking her away, Zhe Zhu and the others immediately drew their swords to protect Ye Wanning and her child.
The door opened, and a group of soldiers rushed in. Seeing that something was wrong, Zhe Zhu led his men to the backyard.
There was a tunnel in the woodshed. Zhe Zhu told Ye Wanning to lead Le Ge'er through it. "After you go out from here, head north and you'll reach the town government office. Once you get there, there will naturally be people protecting you."
"And what about you?" Ye Wanning asked.
“Madam, don’t worry about us. We’ll just stall for time. If we can’t hold them off any longer, we’ll run away,” Zhe Zhu said. “These people look suspicious. I’m afraid they’re trying to use you to threaten you, sir. You should leave quickly.”
Ye Wanning nodded and walked ahead with the torch, Chunxi carried Le Ge'er on her back, and Yunzhi followed carefully at the back.
Everyone held their breath, only thinking about escaping as quickly as possible.
Even Le Ge'er remained silent, gripping Chunxi's shoulders tightly.
After about half an hour, Ye Wanning went out to scout around and made sure it was safe before letting Chunxi and the others out.
"Our group is too conspicuous, so we'll split up as before," Ye Wanning instructed before leading Yunzhi out.
Fifteen minutes later, Chunxi took Lege'er out. Luckily, Chunxi encountered Xie Bohuai and his party riding out of the palace on the way.
Xie Bohuai knew immediately that he was one of King Cheng's men.
Qingshan said from the side, "You're really bold. You're trying to run away yourself, yet you still dare to forge an imperial decree. Chunxi, take Le'er and get on your horse. I'll take you to find the Madam."
Chunxi glanced at the horse's back, then handed Le Ge'er over, saying, "I'll run there myself, hey... what are you doing?"
Before Chunxi could finish speaking, Qingshan pulled Chunxi onto his horse, saying, "By the time you get to the town government office, who knows when it will be." He didn't think too much about it at the moment and turned to look at his master, "Sir, we're leaving now. Please take care of yourself."
"Stay in the town government office and don't move," Xie Bohuai instructed before heading home.
The Xie residence was in complete disarray. Zhe Zhu and the others had already fled. The soldiers, having failed to capture Ye Wanning and her son, searched the area and then pursued them through the tunnel.
Xie Bohuai made a round, and Zhe Zhu, having heard the news, ran back to explain the situation.
"Go to the town government office to meet Qingshan. After confirming that Madam is alright, have Qingshan come to me. Tell Madam not to worry, I'll take care of everything." Xie Bohuai's most important task right now is to capture Prince Cheng and make an example of him.