in2ebook Chapter 196 Winning the Competition
Chapter 196 Winning the Competition
After that, the Queen stood up and stood in front of Emperor Xing'an, saying with concern: "Your Majesty, be careful."
Bows and arrows were slowly set up all around, and teams of soldiers poured out, surrounding the competition stage. Fu Yiming proudly led the Xuanyuan warriors down the competition stage, broke through the blockade, and walked to the side of Emperor Xing'an.
He only got two inner pills, so he was destined to lose. King Rui and Young Master Rui would be badly injured if they didn't die.
When Yan Nanheng entered the palace for the first time, he truly experienced the dangers that people talked about in the deep palace. He didn't want to cause trouble for Feng Chenyi, so he decided not to say anything.
When the Queen saw that Prince Rui and Zhai Yun were silent on the competition stage, she felt proud. She thought that bringing a sharp weapon into the palace would arouse suspicion of regicide, and no matter how powerful Prince Rui was, he could not clear himself of the suspicion.
Zhai Yun looked at Bu Luoyu's smug expression and asked calmly, "I don't have any sharp weapons."
Queen Bu laughed sarcastically when she heard what Zhai Yun said. Everyone had seen Zhai Yun using a hidden weapon in the glass bead just now. Now Zhai Yun denied it, treating everyone present as fools.
The Queen's face was filled with disdain. Zhai Yun was just struggling desperately. "You probably don't know yet, but I, the Emperor, and everyone present have seen the scene inside the glass bead, so you are making excuses."
Zhai Yun glanced at everyone present, including Duan Yian in the corner. They all seemed to agree with what Queen Bu said.
Zhai Yun emphasized again, "I, a commoner, do not carry any sharp weapons. Everyone will be searched before entering the palace. Even Prince Rui cannot escape, let alone a commoner."
As soon as Zhai Yun said this, everyone began to be surprised. It was true that they had seen Zhai Yun use hidden weapons with their own eyes, and it was also true that she could not avoid being searched when entering the palace.
Where did the hidden weapon used by Zhai Yun come from? The sharp-eyed ministers soon noticed Yan Nanheng standing next to Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi.
Yan Nanheng crossed his arms over his chest, holding a sword in his arms. He appeared out of thin air, and he was carrying a sword when he appeared. The ministers who discovered all this pointed at Yan Nanheng and shouted loudly: "This alchemist also carries a sword. He came uninvited. How did he get into the palace!"
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Yan Nanheng. Seeing that the fire was burning on himself, Yan Nanheng could no longer stay out of it, so he slightly loosened his arms that were around his chest.
Yan Nanheng did not rush to defend himself, but looked at Feng Chenyi.
Feng Chenyi took a step forward, not looking at anyone, his eyes cold and indifferent: "It was this prince who agreed to let him bring anything into the palace, including the hidden weapon."
Feng Chenyi's meaning was clear. The hidden weapon used by Zhai Yun was also brought into the palace by the alchemist under his authorization. Everyone was shocked to hear this. Prince Rui was admitting his guilt!
The Queen was impatient and ordered the inner guards: "Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor! Quickly capture the audacious Prince Rui who attempted to kill the emperor! Throw him into the Heavenly Prison!"
As soon as Queen Bu finished speaking, all the guards rushed forward. Zhai Yun stopped them sternly, "Wait! Queen Bu is so arrogant! If we common people didn't have weapons to defend ourselves during the fight against the monsters just now, we would have died! Our weapons are used to fight monsters, so how can we be accused of attempting to kill the king?"
The queen didn't care about all that. Her only wish was to find something to hold against Prince Rui and put him to death.
Queen Bu Luoyu was filled with disdain. "Since ancient times, officials are forbidden to carry weapons when meeting the emperor. This is an iron rule! Gentlemen who break the law are subject to the same punishment as common people. Stop trying to make excuses."
"Really?" Zhai Yun snorted coldly, "Since you can't tell right from wrong, why not pull the two young masters of the Bu family out and ask them how they got sick today? What's wrong with them?"
Queen Bu obviously didn't expect that Zhai Yun would bring up this matter again. Her face flushed with anger: "You bold lowly person, you have committed the above crimes and have no respect for the nobles. Since that is the case, I will execute you first!"
After Queen Bu finished speaking, the guards were about to rush forward. Feng Chenyi protected Zhai Yun behind him and glanced coldly at the guards. The guards were scared away by Feng Chenyi's terrifying eyes.
"Is this all the people?" Feng Chenyi looked straight at Queen Bu, his voice cold and without a trace of warmth.
The archers who were arranged four weeks in advance seemed to indicate that all this was premeditated.
Seeing that the Queen had no way of dealing with Prince Rui, the Queen's father, the Prince of the State, incited the ministers, "Prince Rui, don't be so arrogant! Don't think that just because you have some martial arts skills, you can do whatever you want! Two fists can't beat four hands. There are tens of thousands of guards in the palace. Why don't you surrender now?"
The guards hesitated and dared not move forward. They had all heard of King Rui's methods, and whoever rushed forward first might die the fastest.
Xuanyuan Che was just watching the show. Everyone else had an unclear attitude. Even Feng Chenyi's father, Emperor Xing'an, looked as if it had nothing to do with him.
Zhai Yun knew that if Empress Yubu and the King's Uncle continued to make trouble like this, they would really end up in jail.
Although the Bu family's power is deeply rooted, some ministers in the court are unwilling to associate with them and remain neutral. The only way to solve the problem now is to use the sympathy of these few people.
By the way, let’s see if Emperor Xing’an still has any conscience.
As long as Zhai Yun lures them slowly, those who turn against them will have a legitimate reason to help them.
Zhai Yun slowly pushed Feng Chenyi away, feigning a pitiful and sorrowful expression: "Prince Rui used a sharp weapon simply because he didn't want to die. Is that wrong?"
After Zhai Yun finished speaking, she looked at Emperor Xing'an with a face full of grievance and said, "Your Majesty is Prince Rui's father. Prince Rui has been away from his family since he was a child and misses them the most. He finally returned to the imperial capital and didn't have time to get close to his father. How could he kill the king? How could he tolerate someone beside him killing the king!
Prince Rui is not the Queen's son. The Queen has no affection or pity for the Prince, which is why he is so aggressive. But even if the Queen doesn't feel sorry for the Prince, does Emperor Xing'an also feel sorry for him? As a father, can he really bear to let Prince Rui, who didn't die on the battlefield, die in this heavily guarded palace?
Zhai Yun spoke with tears in her eyes, which was so miserable.
Queen Bu was so angry that she almost vomited blood. Zhai Yun meant to blame the Queen for being too cruel to Feng Chenyi. She described Prince Rui as so miserable. It was her, the Queen Mother, who neglected and abused him!
She kept calling him father, and even Emperor Xing'an, who had just stayed out of the matter, showed some emotion on his face.
Some of the ministers present burst into tears, "Prince Rui is truly pitiful. He went to fight the monster, and despite being in danger of death, he could only hope to save his own life. Everyone has the desire to survive. If he hadn't been forced into a desperate situation, Prince Rui wouldn't have been able to..."
Feng Chenyi had never thought that Zhai Yun was so good at acting. It seemed that after returning to the palace, she became like a fish in water. No matter what tricks the queen used,