Xiao Yi also entered the palace today. An Shangshu felt that this was a rare opportunity and whispered to Xiao Yi: "The emperor has not come to court for two days in a row. This is a sign that has not happened before. Your Majesty should also pay attention to your Majesty. So, please follow me, Your Majesty."
Let me go to Jinyang Palace to see what is going on inside."
Xiao Yi, however, showed a lack of interest: "The emperor didn't go to court early if he didn't want to. How can there be so many reasons? You can go alone. I don't want to offend my brother, so I left."
An Shangshu did not expect Xiao Yi to leave immediately. Looking at Xiao Yi's retreating figure, he shook his head secretly, feeling that Xiao Yi did not know how to seize the opportunity.
He wanted to go to Jinyang Palace to see what was going on, so he gathered a few colleagues, both civil and military officials, and they all went to Jinyang Palace.
"My lords, please stop. No one is allowed to enter Jinyang Palace without permission!" As soon as they arrived in front of Jinyang Palace, they were blocked by guards.
An Shangshu could tell that these guards were the imperial guards with swords. In other words, Xiao Ce was indeed staying in Jinyang Palace.
"I have something important to report to the emperor. Get out of the way!" An Shangshu put on the airs of a minister, with a proud attitude.
However, the guard did not take An Shangshu seriously: "This humble position is based on the orders from above. No one or anything is allowed to enter Jinyang Palace without permission."
"State affairs cannot be delayed. Today, I must face the emperor and get out of the way!" An Shangshu said and asked the generals to lead the way. He was planning to break through forcefully.
Naturally, the imperial guards were not vegetarians, so they directly drew their swords at each other, and soon a conflict broke out between the two.
Before Xiao Yi reached the palace gate, he heard the news that Shangshu An was making a big fuss in Jinyang Palace. At this time, Li Weiwei also led the crowd to Jinyang Palace.
After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Yi also turned around and headed towards Jinyang Palace.
There was endless noise outside Jinyang Palace. Inside Jinyang Palace, Queen Mother Guo also heard the noise outside.
Just because Xiao Ce hadn't woken up yet, she didn't know how to handle the matter for a while.
Seeing that the noise outside was getting more and more noisy, Queen Mother Guo had no choice but to go to the entrance of Jinyang Palace and shouted: "Who dares to make a scene in Jinyang Palace?!"
Seeing that Empress Dowager Guo finally appeared, An Shangshu took the lead in answering: "I have something important to report to the emperor. The emperor has not come to the morning court for two days in a row. It is not appropriate to delay the matter. I have no choice but to come to Jinyang Palace to meet the emperor and pay my respects to the empress dowager."
Your Majesty, please send a message."
"The emperor has no time to see anyone at this moment, please step aside." Queen Mother Guo opened her lips coldly.
How could Shangshu An be willing to be dismissed so easily? He stepped forward and said: "This matter is of great importance. I must see the emperor today, and I don't need to delay the emperor for too long. I also ask the Queen Mother to give way and let the official see me."
Holy.”
Others also followed suit, but the momentum was also huge, and it seemed that they would not give up until Xiao Ce was seen.
Queen Mother Guo frowned and felt a splitting headache. She endured the discomfort and said in a cold voice: "The emperor will not see anyone today. Everyone, please step aside! Otherwise, if you anger the emperor, you may take off your black gauze hat at any time."
The matter was unclear and everyone was hesitant. Seeing that everyone was shrinking, An Shangshu hurriedly said loudly: "Today's meeting is for state affairs. The emperor has always loved the people, why would he punish everyone for no reason? Please give way to the Queen Mother and don't delay.
It’s a big deal.”
As he spoke, he winked at a military attache. The military attache understood and simply took the lead and charged forward.
Empress Dowager Guo saw this and shouted: "No one is allowed to enter Jinyang Palace without permission, otherwise don't blame the Ai family for falling out!"
When the imperial guards saw this, they also drew their swords, and the situation became quite tense for a while.
An Shangshu took a look at Jinyang Palace. Xiao Ce has not shown up yet. This only means one thing. Xiao Ce cannot show up. Could it be that Xiao Ce has died?
Thinking of this possibility, he was horrified.
At this moment, Li Weiwei and Xiao Yi rushed over in time.
Xiao Yi saw the tense situation in front of Jinyang Palace, his eyes flashed slightly, he made a decision immediately and shouted: "Master An, you led the crowd to cause trouble in Jinyang Palace, what are your evil intentions?!"
Queen Mother Guo didn't like King An before, but now she was a little surprised to see King An on their side.
"If anyone dares to break into Jinyang Palace later, Mr. Li will just kill him first and then show off!" Xiao Yi defended Li Wei at this time.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Weiwei responded.
An Shangshu did not expect that Xiao Yi would ruin his good deeds. In this case, Xiao Yi should stand with him, but why did he stand with the Empress Dowager Guo instead?
The situation was originally favorable to him, but when Xiao Yi came, he was at a disadvantage.
"Everyone is gathered in front of Jinyang Palace, what else is going on?!" Xiao Yi asked coldly when he saw that everyone was still.
Seeing that Li Weiwei had brought many people, An Shangshu knew that it was not the right time to break into Jinyang Palace today, so he had to make plans tomorrow. If something really happened to Xiao Ce, he could not hide in Jinyang Palace all his life.
A country cannot be without a king for a day. In the next few days, we will carefully observe the situation before making a decision.
"That's all, I'll come back tomorrow to see the Holy Spirit." An Shangshu finally gave in and was defeated.
At this moment, Xiao Ce's voice suddenly sounded in Jinyang Palace: "Who is making the noise outside?!"
As soon as he said this, everyone present was shocked, but Queen Mother Guo was extremely happy. She turned back to Jinyang Palace and saw Xiao Ce standing not far away in single clothes with a cold expression. The moment he saw her, Xiao Ce
Ce's expression was a bit strange.
"Mother concubine?!" When Xiao Ce said these words, Queen Mother Guo was extremely surprised.
The others were even more dumbfounded.
Xiao Ce had been on the throne for several years, so how could he call Empress Dowager Guo his mother-in-law? There was something strange about this.
"Emperor, are you okay?" Empress Dowager Guo looked at Xiao Ce up and down. She felt that Xiao Ce's temperament was more deserted, and his whole body exuded the message of keeping away from strangers.
Xiao Ce looked at Queen Mother Guo: "Emperor?"
He is the emperor now?!
Looking at the architectural structure of this palace, if there is no surprise, this is the Jinyang Palace of Concubine Wu.
"Brother Huang, are you okay?" Xiao Yi got closer to Xiao Ce and looked at Xiao Ce carefully. He suddenly felt that this Xiao Ce looked a bit strange.
Especially the way Xiao Ce looked at him, with scrutiny and... indifference.
At this time, Luo Qing finally came to her senses. She stepped forward and said to Xiao Ce: "Rong Min's daughter can take the emperor's pulse."
She had just approached Xiao Ce when Xiao Ce suddenly fluttered his sleeves and a strong force hit her, knocking her back a few steps before she stood still in panic.
Doesn't this look like someone who woke up after suffering internal injuries? The Xiao Ce in front of him looks the same as before, but his temperament is different, and everything is weird.
Queen Mother Guo also saw something was wrong. She said in a deep voice: "The emperor has been ill for the past few days. No one is allowed to disturb him. King An, please take everyone back."
Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Ce in surprise and uncertainty. Xiao Ce was deep in thought. He seemed to sense his gaze and turned to look with a bone-gnawing coldness in his eyes.
Xiao Yi did not dare to look at Xiao Ce anymore. He hurriedly responded and said to An Shangshu: "Master An, follow me out of the palace!"
This chapter has been completed!