Chapter 2 The emperor is critically ill!
After returning to the house, Xiao Yan ordered the palace maids to leave the room.
Hu Shanxiang sat by the bed, putting clothes on Ye Youyue with a distressed look on her face, and comforted her: "Yuer, don't worry, your mother will definitely make the decision for you!"
"Yeah." Ye Youyue stopped crying and stared at Xiao Yan coldly.
"I don't know, Your Majesty, what do you want to do for her?" Xiao Yan walked slowly to the bedside and looked at the two peerless beauties from close range.
According to the original owner's memory, Hu Shanxiang's marriage into the palace was a political deal.
The seriously ill emperor was unable to control the government, and the prince was licentious and immoral, so he deliberately won over the prime minister and delegated a lot of power to him.
But the emperor did not expect that while doing so did stabilize the government to a certain extent, he also raised a ferocious tiger with his own hands.
"House arrest for three months!" Hu Shanxiang scolded with a cold face.
"It would not be impossible for me to be trapped in the Prince's Mansion for three months with beauties like you." Xiao Yan raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a wicked smile.
"You dare to speak to me like this, aren't you afraid that I will tell His Majesty?" Hu Shanxiang was shocked. She didn't expect Xiao Yan to become so bold.
In her memory, Crown Prince Xiao Yan has always been a weak, incompetent, licentious and useless person for so many years.
If it weren't for the system of primogeniture, people like him would have been deposed long ago!
Xiao Yan grabbed her slender white wrist, leaned close to her and said, "My queen, you arranged for Ye Youyue to be by my side, tempted me to neglect state affairs, and put poison in my food. If this gets to His Majesty's ears, how will His Majesty deal with you?"
"What nonsense!" Hu Shanxiang denied it without hesitation.
Xiao Yan had anticipated her reaction, and then said, "Whether it is true or not, we will know after sending it to the Ministry of Justice for trial!"
Hu Shanxiang was stunned for a moment and subconsciously turned her head to look at Ye Youyue.
The eighteen kinds of torture instruments of the Ministry of Justice are not something that ordinary people can endure.
No matter how tough the people who go there are, they will eventually give in.
What’s more, a weak woman like Ye Youyue?
I’m afraid that by then, even without using torture, he will confess everything just by being threatened a few times!
Ye Youyue's body trembled violently. She had been with Xiao Yan day and night for so many years, but only now did she realize that he had such deep thoughts!
She was not afraid of the torture of the Ministry of Justice, but she was afraid that the queen would not trust her.
At that time, in order to keep the secret, the Queen would most likely send someone to get rid of me!
After all, only the dead won’t leak secrets!
"However, as long as Your Majesty is willing to cooperate, I can pretend that nothing happened." Xiao Yan smiled slightly, slowly put his hand under the skirt, and moved up along the calf little by little.
Hu Shanxiang is in her thirties, but her skin is still fair and tender, like a girl in her twenties.
It feels gentle, firm and elastic when touched.
With the blessing of the imperial concubine's halo, she is completely different from Ye Youyue.
"How dare you!" Hu Shanxiang shouted as if she was electrocuted.
"The Emperor is seriously ill, and Your Majesty has been a widow for so many years, you must be feeling very depressed, right?" Xiao Yan became bolder and bolder as he spoke, his hand already on her waist.
"You!" Hu Shanxiang pressed Xiao Yan's hand through her clothes with all her strength, her heart in a mess.
Since Xiao Yan had the handle in his hand, she didn't dare to completely break off relations with him at this moment.
But if the stalemate continues like this, I'm afraid I'll end up like Ye Youyue!
"Empress? Has something happened?" Yan Kuan, who was outside the mansion, heard the quarrel and asked loudly, but he did not dare to rush in with a knife.
Hu Shanxiang showed a look of joy, and subconsciously prepared to call for help, but seeing Xiao Yan's threatening eyes, she could only give in and responded loudly: "I'm fine!"
"That's right." Xiao Yan smiled happily, hugged Hu Shanxiang and sat her in his arms, then hugged Ye Youyue in his arms.
Holding two peerless beauties in his arms, his broad hands wandered over their bodies.
The two looked at each other and saw the shame and anger in each other's eyes.
Especially Hu Shanxiang, who was a noble concubine.
Ever since the Queen passed away, she has become the mistress of the harem. When has she ever suffered such humiliation?
"Come on, let's go to paradise together!" Xiao Yan saw that the time was ripe, and he was itching to help the two of them undress when the palace maid's announcement came again from outside, "Your Highness the Crown Prince! His Majesty is critically ill, please enter the palace at once!"
"What?!" Xiao Yan was shocked and subconsciously let go of the two people.
According to my memory, although the emperor was seriously ill, according to the diagnosis of the imperial physician, as long as he was carefully taken care of, he could live at least five or six years.
It's only been three years, how could he be critically ill?
Unless, they not only attacked themselves, but also the emperor!
Taking advantage of this gap, Hu Shanxiang hurriedly left the Prince's Mansion without even having time to tidy up her clothes.
Yan Kuan came over quickly, looked at Hu Shanxiang, whose clothes were disheveled and whose face was flushed, and asked with concern, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"
"My affairs! Are you the person qualified to ask about them?" Hu Shanxiang was full of anger and now she took it out on him.
Yan Kuan gritted his teeth and stood there, not daring to say a word, but feeling very uncomfortable.
No matter what, he is also the commander of the imperial guards, a third-rank official!
As a result, he was scolded in front of so many subordinates within one day, and his authority was gone!
"Lift the sedan! Return to the palace!" Hu Shanxiang ordered coldly.
Shortly after they left, Xiao Yan also rode his horse and rushed to the palace as fast as possible.
If this cheap father really died, how could I, alone, fight against the combined forces of the Imperial Concubine and the Prime Minister?
At that time, they can manipulate themselves however they want!
Outside the Zhengguang Hall, all the ministers gathered and knelt on the ground to pray for the emperor.
Seeing Xiao Yan coming, all the ministers made way for him.
That scene was quite shocking.
Xiao Yan did not stop and ran into the hall.
Following his gaze, he saw that all those kneeling in the hall were the top administrative heads of various departments, led by the Prime Minister Hu .
All the royal family members were standing beside the dragon bed, and only a few imperial doctors were busy.
Judging from the positions they were standing in, one could basically judge that the Prime Minister’s party had already gained absolute control!
From the time I came in until now, not even one person has greeted me!
"Father! Your Majesty! I'm here!" Xiao Yan walked quickly, and just as he approached the dragon bed, an official in a red robe stepped out and blocked his way.
"Your Highness, please wait. The imperial physician has already diagnosed His Majesty. What he needs most right now is rest. Please don't disturb him."
"Who are you to stop this prince?"
"Cabinet Grand Secretary Yang Feng, appointed Grand Tutor!"
Snapped!
Xiao Yan slapped him in the face.
"You dare to hit me? You are such an immoral, lawless, licentious prince. I will definitely protest to His Majesty that you must be deposed!" Yang Feng was shocked. He did not expect Xiao Yan to have such great courage.
He was appointed as Taifu, one of the Three Dukes!
Although it is just a nominal position with no real power, his status and position are extremely noble.
If I swallow this humiliation today, how can I hold my head up high and live my life in the future?
