Chapter 3331: The Army Presses In
anslate the content within the tags and not the tags themselves:Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate!A tinge of worry is also inevitable, unless you don't love him or care..."Where's Lao Liu Where is he now" Emperor Qi asked again.
Luo Fengtang instantly withdrew his mind and bowed slightly, saying: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince led his army to Tongzhou Town, thirty miles outside the capital city, at dawn today."
“At the stroke of midnight tonight, we will launch an attack on the capital city. If nothing goes awry, by daybreak tomorrow, victory will be ours.” He said.
The Qi Emperor nodded, "Well said. The Great Beast is too eager for quick success and instant benefits, he eliminates rivals with too harsh methods and fails to win the hearts of the people."
"To harm one's own kin is utterly heartless. When the Sixth Army lays siege to the city, it will surely be easily defeated."
“I shall sleep for a while longer, and wait until the good news from the capital arrives in three days' time before I am awakened!”
Having said that, Emperor Qi lay down again, crossing his hands over his abdomen and closing his eyes once more.
An hour after Qi Huang spoke those words, the chime of Zi Shi sounded, and in the capital city, already under curfew, a fast horse galloped towards the imperial palace.
The patrolling soldiers, seeing the sign held aloft by the mounted man, did not dare to stop him and let him pass.
In the palace.
As soon as Emperor Ping ascended the throne, he embraced his newly enthroned imperial consort, Zi Fei, in the Yanhua Palace, indulging in revelry. A secret letter was delivered by a eunuch.
Ping Emperor skimmed through the contents with a glance, his expression drastically changing.
At this moment, Zi Fei just happened to be holding a cup of grape wine and bringing it to Emperor Ping's lips again, softly saying, "Your Majesty, have another drink with me..."
"Get out of my sight!" The Emperor pushed away the wine cup from Zi Fei's hand and shoved her to the ground.
"Summon everyone to the imperial study, including Lord Yan and Lord Han, to discuss important matters!"
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The Emperor Heizei left with those words and hurried away.
Left behind, Zi Fei lay on the ground, rubbing her aching forehead in confusion.
Kunning Palace.
The nanny was whispering in Empress Han Ruoyi's ear.
Han Ruyi's face changed drastically.
“Grandmother, is this true Did the Sixth Emperor really lead his army back to the capital” Han Ruyi asked in surprise.
Grandmother nodded like pounding garlic, "Your Majesty the Empress, this is absolutely true! This news just came from the Xianxia Palace from our people. The Emperor pushed Noble Consort Zi to the ground and didn't even bother to help her up. He hurried to the Imperial Study to discuss matters and even summoned several officials into the palace overnight to discuss countermeasures!"
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After being greatly surprised, Han Ruyi surprisingly calmed down.
She scooped up the white folded-eared cat that was napping on the empress's couch and cradled it in her arms, stroking its chubby head softly. To herself, she murmured, "He's too eager. As soon as the late emperor passed away, he couldn't wait to take his place."
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"I remember back then someone advised him not to rush into proclaiming himself emperor, that the people weren't convinced and he should first be regent or something like that."
“Even if he becomes emperor, he has to suppress the most competitive Six Emperors before he can feel at ease. Now that the world is in chaos and warlords are vying for power, he stubbornly disobeys everyone and goes his own way. Adding fuel to the fire, Zi Yan, that cunning vixen, keeps whispering in his ear non-stop. Now look what's happened The Six Emperors have rallied their armies and returned! Good times are coming to an end!”
The old nanny by the side heard this and was alarmed.
"Oh my, Your Majesty! You mustn't say such things!" the nursemaid said.
“Even though Your Majesty's ascension to the throne was somewhat hasty, it is now a fait accompli. He is our Emperor of Qi, and you are the Empress...”
"Humph, what emperors and empresses," Han Ruyi rolled her eyes and cut off Granny's words.
"The emperor's decree only works within this capital city, Granny. Have you ever seen an emperor like this I haven't."
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“And outside, everyone calls us fake emperor and fake empress. It's truly laughable. Now that the army is at our doorstep, he’s finished. He’ll drag me, Han Ruyi, down with him. I’ll be ruined just like him. Back then, I was the top talent in the whole capital! How could I have been so blind to marry him”
Han Ruyi's face was filled with sarcasm and disappointment. She shook her head, already weary of life.
But Grandma was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes.
"My Lady, let's not dwell on these matters for now. The most urgent thing is to figure out what we should do!" she said.
It is rumored that the Sixth Prince's army has already laid siege to the city...
Han Ruyi interrupted her grandmother, saying: "There are soldiers everywhere in this capital city. We can't escape, and even if we did escape, what could we do"
"Since I'm here, I might as well make the most of it. If I die, I die. Honestly, I'm tired of this pointless existence anyway."
"My Lady..." The mama knelt down.
Han Ruyi held the fat cat, stroking its smooth fur leisurely.
"By the way, there's one more thing I have to take care of!" Han Ruyi suddenly said.
"Even if I die, I'll take her with me, I'll never let her have it easy!"
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Yānxiá Palace.
Ziyàn had just changed into a palace maid's attire and packed the silver notes and jewelry into a bag. Just as she was about to open the bedroom door, she saw several maids and elderly ladies standing at the entrance.
The first grandma had a coffin-like face and was looking at herself with disdain.
"Lady Zi Fei, dressed like this, where are you going" the Nanny asked coldly.
Ziyin's heart skipped a beat, she took two steps back, her eyes darting around nervously.
"It was the Emperor who told me to dress like this and serve him in his study. The Emperor's tastes are very changeable, you understand." Ziyann tried her best to make her voice sound more confident.
Grandmother continued to sneer.
“Is that so But we just came from the Imperial Study, and heard that the Emperor is currently discussing national affairs with the ministers. Perhaps Noble Consort Zifu should wait a while before going to pay her respects, and first go with us to see Empress Dowager”
“No, I won’t go!”
Zi Yan was in a panic. At this time, to see Han Ru Yi would definitely not be a good thing.
She instinctively wanted to rush out of the house and shout for help, but the palace maids and eunuchs in the courtyard had been driven away by her earlier, and now there was almost no one left.
Ziyan hadn't run two steps before she was caught by the palace maids brought by Mama. Mama walked forward, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and covered Ziyan's mouth and nose. Ziyan, who had been struggling just moments ago, suddenly felt weak in her limbs, her eyes glazed over, and she fell headfirst.
The inner chamber of Kunning Palace.
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In the midst of a bitter cold winter, a basin of ice-cold water was splashed onto Zi Yan's body.
Ziyann shivered, jolted awake. She found herself bound and gagged, lying on the cold ground. Around her were stone walls, torches flickering along their tops.
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And on a stool in front of her sat a richly dressed woman, wearing fine silks and a phoenix hairpin.
If it isn't Empress Han Ruyi, who could it be
Zi Yan suddenly felt a chill. She struggled and said to Han Ruyi, "Your Majesty, what have I done wrong that you would treat me like this If the Emperor found out, Your Majesty should know the consequences! Please let me go!"
"Haha..."
Han Ruyi, sitting over there, let out a light laugh.
“The emperor you speak of is now facing a massive invasion, barely able to save himself. He couldn’t possibly care about you,” Han Ruyi said nonchalantly.
Purple Yan trembled all over, staring at Han Ru Yi in terror.
“You… what do you want to do to me You better not mess around!” she said, her voice trembling.
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