C2784 A Sudden Visit
Princess Qi looked at the officials in the hall with an expressionless face. Each and every one of them started to criticize Wu Yan harshly. Cursing him harshly. ... She was not surprised by this situation. Having grown up in the royal family, she was extremely familiar with such things. The facts before her eyes were already very clear. Regardless of what the ministers were thinking, no matter if they were really cursing Wu Yan from the bottom of their hearts, or if they were cursing him just because they were trying to cut ties with him. That was not important. What was important was that the attitude of these people had been made clear. They wouldn't speak up for Wu Yan anymore.2
Wu Yan, who had been in power for decades, was really finished this time. Princess Qi had realized this, Wu Yan had realized this, and all the ministers in the hall had also realized this.
However, what the officials did not expect was that Wu Yan would be defeated. It was actually Princess Qi, this kind of girl, even though she was a princess. However, her authority was obviously not as great as Wu Yan's. However... It was such a person who had defeated the insufferably arrogant Wu Yan. This was something that no one had ever thought of before, and also something that Wu Yan had never thought of before.
Wu Yan had been very pleased with himself during this period of time. Along with the death of the late Emperor, not only had his crisis been resolved, his power in the Great Lu Dynasty had also taken a step forward. He could be said to be the invisible Emperor of the entire Great Lu Dynasty.
However, he had never thought that such a day would come. Not long after that, he was actually taken down. Furthermore, he was knocked down so thoroughly, and the one who knocked him down... It was actually Princess Qi whom he had never taken a fancy to.
Wu Yan could not believe what was happening in front of him. But... He saw that the ministers in the hall were eager to cut off their relationship with him. Wu Yan realized that he was completely finished this time. There was no chance for him to turn the tables, no one would support him. There was still an expert like Huang Feng on Princess Qi's side. He was no match for her.
Thinking of the hard work he had put in his whole life, it had come to an end. Wu Yan was completely defeated. The wrinkles on his face became more and more obvious. He felt as if he had aged dozens of years in an instant, and he didn't have the slightest bit of anger left in him. He looked like a dead man.
The rest of the matter was simple. Wu Yan had plotted against the late Emperor. There was no way he could escape the death penalty. Even the entire Wu family was implicated because of this incident.
However, Princess Qi and Huang Feng were not bloodthirsty people. Regarding the entire Wu Family, they didn't really kill all of them. Instead, they only killed a few extremely ferocious people. As for the others, they were only exiled. However... Being exiled in this era was obviously not a good thing. It could be said that the Wu family was truly finished. It was impossible for them to rise again.
As for Noble Consort Wu, she was obviously the same as Wu Yan. No matter what the reason was, after all, she personally killed the late emperor and could not escape the death penalty.
Once Noble Consort Wu died, there was one less master in the entire harem. Furthermore, Wu Yan and Noble Consort Wu had died one after the other. The Wu family was also finished. If that was the case, the position of the late emperor who had just ascended the throne would also be unstable. After all, without the support of Wu Yan and his daughter, the Eleventh Prince was still so young. Obviously, he was not suitable to be the emperor of the Great Lu Dynasty, especially now that the Great Lu Dynasty was still in a precarious situation. It was obviously not appropriate for a two-year-old child to be the Emperor.
And all the ministers understood in their hearts that whoever could replace Imperial Concubine Wu in the harem, who could replace the Eleventh Prince, and New Emperor, who could become the Great Lu Dynasty, were all in Princess Qi's hands.
Although it was taboo for a woman to do politics, the Great Lu Dynasty had always been a taboo. However, Princess Qi's situation was special. She was the Emperor's most beloved younger sister. Furthermore, the moment she returned, she had already taken down Wu Yan and his daughter. After eradicating the entire Wu Family, it was the time when Princess Qi's Qi was at its strongest. Who would dare to refute her so easily?
Furthermore, the matter of Wu Yan had yet to come to an end. The fact that he was able to remain standing in Great Lu Dynasty's imperial court for so many years clearly indicated that he could not rely on his own strength. There must be a lot of henchmen. Now that Wu Yan was dead... These faction leaders were also afraid that they would be attacked by Princess Qi's revenge. At this time, who would dare to stand up and deny Princess Qi's suggestion? How could they not be afraid that Princess Qi would take advantage of the situation and label Wu Yan as Wu Yan's accomplice?
Therefore, the officials of Great Lu Dynasty knew in their hearts that the only one who could decide the position of the Six Palace Masters and who the new Emperor was was was Princess Qi.
Princess Qi herself also understood this logic. Although her two year old nephew could be said to be innocent and he was not the one who decided to be the Emperor, but now he would be implicated and similarly innocent.
However, Princess Qi also understood that sometimes, one's heart must be ruthless. She could not touch the position of the two year old child's Emperor. But... Who could guarantee that this little emperor would not take revenge on the entire royal family after growing up? After all, it could be said that he had killed his mother and uncle. This matter couldn't be concealed. After he grew up, the possibility of him taking revenge was very high.
Of course, more importantly, Princess Qi intended to deal with the matters here. She prepared to follow Huang Feng. Then, in this Imperial Palace... No one was in charge of the overall situation. What could a two-year-old Emperor know? At that time, wouldn't the matters of the royal court be decided by those ministers? It would be fine if those ministers were more loyal, but who knew if they would have selfish motives?
Furthermore, the Great Lu Dynasty was not at peace now. A son of the Emperor clearly could not deal with the situation in front of him. For these reasons, the Emperor would definitely have to be replaced.
But who should he be replaced with?
Princess Qi thought about those sons of her Royal Brother and soon found a target.
"Sister, why are you free to come today?" Consort Li looked at Princess Qi who suddenly came to visit. Obviously, she did not expect Princess Qi to come to her place at this time.
Everyone knew that Princess Qi could be said to be a busy person now. All the matters in the Palace needed to be decided by her. Furthermore... More importantly, her opinion could even influence the candidate for the throne of this country. It was also because of this that the concubines of the late emperor had requested to meet Princess Qi. However, they were all stopped by Princess Qi. Princess Qi knew what those people were thinking, and so did Consort Li. Therefore, she also understood Princess Qi's intention.
However, Princess Qi, who had not been out for a long time, suddenly came to her chambers. This surprised Imperial Concubine Li. At the same time, she thought of the special status of Princess Qi. Consort Li also felt a little excited and nervous in her heart.
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