Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

Chapter 233 Domineering

The hot-tempered Ma Sandao roared immediately, drew the knife from his waist and rushed to the front: "Old thing, I don't care who you are, but if you dare to disrespect Miss Nangong, the knife in my hand will not recognize you."

Facing Ma Sandao's threat, the Empress Dowager was not afraid at all. Instead, she wore a disdainful smile on her face: "Just you, you dare to shout in front of me?"

"Even Zhou Wanjiang wouldn't dare to act rashly in front of me, let alone you youngsters! As subjects, you should be in awe of the royal family. How dare you challenge me? For this very reason, I wouldn't mind killing you."

"you!"

Ma Sandao was about to say something else, but was stopped by Nangong Yanling: "General Ma, don't be impulsive."

This happened in the street, with countless people watching. If these people attacked members of the royal family in the street, it would be extremely detrimental to Zhou Chuxuan's ascension to the throne in the future.

Nangong Yanling waved his hand and slowly knelt down in front of Ma Sandao's shocked gaze. Han Bin also knelt down. The Fuling Army soldiers behind him saw this and also slowly knelt down.

The Empress Dowager then snorted coldly, "If I had known this would happen, why would I have done it in the first place? I have just emerged from the underground palace. This is already my tenth year living there. Where is Zhou Wanjiang?"

Nangong Yanling and others were silent for a while. What did they say? Did they say that Zhou Wanjiang was killed by them?

Seeing that no one answered, the Empress Dowager snorted coldly: "Tell me, where is Zhou Wanjiang? Right now, the palace is extremely desolate, and there are not even a few people to be seen."

"Tell me, what happened in Wu Dynasty?"

Just when Nangong Yanling and the others were silent, a voice suddenly came from a distance: "Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, I know all these things!"

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the scene where a dusty-looking guy wearing linen clothes emerged from the crowd not far away.

As soon as he approached, a group of palace maids held swords to his neck: "Everyone, everyone, I am a subordinate of the former Prime Minister. I know all this. My name is Chen Kai. Before the Prime Minister died, he sent me to lie in wait for the Empress Dowager to come out of the underground palace!"

"Oh, by the way, here are the Prime Minister's last words!"

As he spoke, Chen Kai took out a piece of cloth from his arms and presented it with both hands.

The Empress Dowager waved her hand slightly, and the maids stepped back, allowing Chen Kai to step forward and kneel before her. "Tell me, what do you know?"

"Empress Dowager, this is what happened. Back then, Zhou Chuxuan was the crown prince, but..."

Nangong Yanling and others' expressions changed drastically. They didn't expect that this guy was actually a backup plan left by Li Nian. Now he revealed everything that Zhou Chuxuan and they had done, including the fact that they killed Zhou Wanjiang in Lotus Mountain.

As expected, after hearing this, the Empress Dowager's face changed drastically, and a murderous gleam flashed in her eyes: "Traitor, what a traitor! I never thought that the Crown Prince, for the throne, would actually kill his own father, even torture his own brothers, slaughter loyal officials, and finally appoint a group of bandits. How shameless!"

"Come, take me to the East Palace!"

Chen Kai said excitedly, "Empress Dowager, the Crown Prince doesn't live in the East Palace anymore, he lives in the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion over there!"

Nangong Yanling's eyes were filled with rage. She wished she could tear this guy into pieces right now to relieve the hatred in her heart. At the same time, she secretly made a gesture to Canglang.

Canglang understood instantly and escorted Salem Meng away into the crowd.

Although Salem Meng is seriously injured now, she is a martial arts expert after all. If there is no expert to control her, she will definitely be a disaster if she escapes.

"Okay, follow me to the palace!"

The Empress Dowager waved her hand, and a group of palace maids surrounded the sedan chair and headed towards the palace.

Nangong Yanling and others followed behind.

Ma Sandao asked unwillingly, "Miss Nangong, are we just going to let these guys mess around here? I've never heard of the Empress Dowager. Besides, Zhou Wanjiang is dead, so why should we keep this old woman around? Why not kill her together?"

Nangong Yanling shook her head slightly: "This old woman is not someone to be trifled with. The maids around her are all well-trained assassins. Moreover, such a group of people live in the underground palace, and we are completely unaware of them. Do you think they are simple?"

Han Bin nodded in agreement. "Yes, second brother, think about it. We've been struggling in the capital of the Wu Dynasty for such a long time, and even had a decisive battle with the Liao Kingdom's 600,000-strong army in the capital. With such a big commotion, they didn't even come out?"

Ma Sandao scratched his head, still not coming to his senses: "Then, then, His Highness is already dead, what's the point of them going to the palace?"

Hearing this, Nangong Yanling and Han Bin turned their heads to glance at Ma Sandao and sighed at the same time.

This guy's brain is completely broken!

......

Murong Xue stood vigilantly in front of the gate, looking at the Empress Dowager and the others. A hint of panic gradually flashed in her eyes, and then she slowly knelt down: "Murong Xue, I kowtow to the Empress Dowager!"

Nangong Yanling and others who followed behind were all stunned. They didn’t expect that Murong Xue actually knew the Empress Dowager?

But why has it never seemed like I’ve heard Murong Xue mention it before?

The Empress Dowager opened her eyes and looked Murong Xue up and down for a while, then chuckled and said, "I didn't expect the little girl from the Murong family to grow up to be so graceful."

But his expression quickly changed: "What are you doing here? Could it be that you colluded with these bandits and murdered the Emperor, and you were also involved?"

Murong Xue's expression changed several times. She was about to explain something, but the Empress Dowager waved her hand to stop her. She slowly stepped into the courtyard and said, "Where is Zhou Chuxuan? Come out and see me."

Nangong Yanling, Han Bin and others then entered the courtyard, but the group of palace maids immediately put swords on their necks.

Although their eyes were full of displeasure, they did not lash out at Nangong Yanling's signal and waited quietly.

Not long after, Xu Hanyan staggered out of the room. Looking at the scene in front of her, she was a little at a loss for a moment. She had not yet recovered from the tragedy of the Xu family being wiped out.

Murong Xue gently told Xu Hanyan the identity of the Empress Dowager. Xu Hanyan's expression changed slightly. She had also heard about the Empress Dowager, but unfortunately she had never met her.

"Are you the girl from the Xu family? Haha, why don't you kneel down and greet me when you see me?"

Xu Hanyan bowed lightly and said, "Empress Dowager, I am pregnant and I am afraid I cannot perform the ceremony."

"Huh, you actually have an evil child?"

The Empress Dowager suddenly shouted, "Leaders and servants, abort this bastard for me! How dare such an unfaithful and unfilial person, give birth to a bastard, dare he dare to enter my house?"