After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

Chapter 215 Entering the Palace Late at Night

[Alas! General Lan Yu's treason case, if this purge is carried out, more than 20,000 innocent lives will be lost in the Great Xia Dynasty.]

[Next, the King of Qin will be poisoned by the old woman in the King of Qin's mansion, and the King of Jin will die of a mysterious illness...]

[Mrs. Lu really put a lot of thought into her son Xia Chongwen! ]

Shen Yuyao was secretly shocked when she heard this. It seemed that Mrs. Lu really underestimated her!

"Mother, I'll go and destroy it."

Seeing that Shen Yuyao remained silent, Xia Xiaoxian packed up the secret letter she had read and prepared to take it to the back garden to burn it.

Shen Yuyao nodded slightly.

When she was thinking alone, she suddenly heard hurried footsteps outside the house. Shen Yuyao thought it was Xia Xiaoxian coming back, but when she listened carefully, she found that the footsteps were a little heavier.

"Miss."

Shen Yuyao looked up at the maid Zi Su who came in and asked softly, "What happened?"

"Miss, someone is coming from the palace." Zi Su's expression was a little solemn. She reached out and helped Shen Yuyao stand up. "A eunuch came to convey the emperor's order, saying that there is an urgent matter in the palace. His Majesty summoned you to the palace."

"Oh, does the eunuch have any other instructions?" Shen Yuyao asked.

"The eunuch said that the emperor has ordered that young lady come to the emperor wearing the Black Dragon Guard's python robe." Ever since Prince Ning was demoted because of the Black Dragon Guard, Zi Su hated to see the Black Dragon Guard's python robe the most.

"Well, it is indeed necessary to go to the palace."

"Miss, the emperor summoned you to the palace late at night. Is there any danger?"

Shen Yuyao knew what she was thinking, and smiled faintly, "Don't panic, remember to tell Princess Xiaoxian that I need to go to the palace tonight."

Seeing that her face was calm, Zi Su felt relieved and quickly helped her to go to the inner room to change into the Black Dragon Guard python uniform.

After changing into the python robe, Shen Yuyao said to Zi Su, "No one in Prince Ning's mansion can leave the mansion without my permission."

Upon hearing this, Zi Su's heart, which had just been relieved, couldn't help but be lifted again.

"If I haven't returned to Prince Ning's Mansion in twelve hours, I will let Princess Xiaoxian take her brothers and sisters to Lu Garden."

Zi Su carried the lantern and saw Shen Yuyao out. When they reached the gate and were about to get on the carriage, Shen Yuyao gave another instruction.

This sentence made Zi Su's heart sink to the bottom.

......

The mournful cry of a crow pierced through the streets leading to the palace, followed by a string of startled birds and the barking of dogs, as if hinting that this night was unusual.

The door of Fengxian Hall was wide open, and Eunuch Li beside the emperor walked out of the hall in a hurry.

Li looked up and saw Shen Yuyao standing at the door waiting for the announcement. Eunuch Li raised his whisk and said in a deep voice, "Sir Shen, the emperor is already waiting for you in the palace. Please go in quickly."

"Eunuch Li, is father unwell?" Shen Yuyao asked softly.

"Lord Shen will know when he goes in. I cannot speak without thinking." Eunuch Li avoided her gaze, and Shen Yuyao's heart sank a little.

Eunuch Li had been accompanying the emperor since he was a child. His evasive eyes at this moment proved that Shen Yuyao's words had unfortunately come true.

The emperor is ill!

"The Crown Princess is also in there." Eunuch Li finally couldn't help it and reminded carefully.

Shen Yuyao's expression became serious when she heard that. She was about to step into the palace, but she paused.

"Thank you, eunuch. I will remember your kindness today."

This word of gratitude instantly made Eunuch Li's eyes red.

This was the first time he met someone in the palace who expressed gratitude to a eunuch.

"Master Shen, please go in quickly..."

Shen Yuyao nodded slightly and walked into the hall.

Just after entering the palace, a teacup fell to the ground. The fragments splashed at Shen Yuyao's feet, making Shen Yuyao's steps become more cautious.

"You, how dare you?" The emperor glared at him.

"Father, please calm down. Your daughter-in-law is here to share your worries."

The one kneeling on the ground was the Crown Princess Lu of the Eastern Palace, and next to her was the Emperor's grandson Xia Chongwen.

"Grandpa Emperor, please calm down!" Xia Chongwen kowtowed and said, "Grandpa Emperor, you must take care of your health."

The Emperor of Daxia's face flushed red, and after a burst of heavy breathing, he pointed at Lu and said, "I knew your West Factory was powerful, but I didn't know it was this powerful!"

Mrs. Lu was stunned, then fell to the ground, sobbing, "Father, I don't know what the Western Factory is, and I don't know why you are so angry."

"If...if my daughter-in-law does anything wrong, please punish her, but please do not let your dragon body be damaged."

The Great Xia Emperor's eyes widened and he said sternly, "Do you really think I am so stupid?"

Xia Chongwen crawled a few steps toward the emperor's feet and cried, "Grandpa Emperor, what did my grandson's mother do wrong to make you so angry?"

The emperor looked at Xia Chongwen with an old look, his expression was extremely complicated, and after a while he said in a low voice: "Can you ask your mother, who is the person behind the West Factory?"

Xia Chongwen turned around and looked at Lu.

Facing Xia Chongwen's gaze, Lu's expression was a little unnatural.

"I really don't know..."

She looked at the emperor, then at Xia Chongwen, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

The emperor looked helpless. He turned to Xia Chongwen and asked, "Chongwen, your father has passed away. Who do you think your grandfather should pass the throne to?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Chongwen bowed deeply to the emperor with a look of fear on his face, "My grandson is very afraid... I dare not make any rash comments on this matter!"

"I forgive you, please speak..." The emperor's voice was a little tired.

"My grandson knows that my grandfather established the system of primogeniture at the beginning of the founding of the country." Xia Chongwen paused and glanced at the emperor secretly.

The emperor nodded slightly when he heard this.

He continued, "Now that my father has passed away, the four royal uncles, in order of seniority, are the King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Ning, and the King of Zhou."

"Keep talking!"

"As the eldest grandson of the Emperor, I naturally have the indisputable legal right of inheritance." Xia Chongwen suddenly said in a loud voice.

As soon as these words were spoken, not only did the emperor's eyes light up, even Shen Yuyao, who had just entered the Fengxian Hall, could not help but look at Xia Chongwen a few more times.

When did this kid become so smart?

"Hahaha... Well said!" The emperor suddenly burst into laughter, and his expression instantly became extremely solemn. He turned to Lu and said, "Listen! Even your son knows that I don't have many choices! It's a natural thing, but you don't want it, but you insist on... cough cough... cough cough cough..."

The emperor gasped violently again, and after a long time, he angrily said to Lu, "You! Get out of here! You are not allowed to leave the East Palace without my permission! As for your Western Factory... cough cough... cough cough cough..."