HCB Chapter 345: Incident at the Banquet (10)
Chapter 345: Incident at the Banquet (10)
Shen Yu ignored him and raised her hand slightly. With a swish, the soldiers drew their swords and stood by.
Her face was calm and composed. "These are the private soldiers that His Majesty gave me. I thought that Prince De was worrying too much, but I didn't expect that someone would want me dead the first time I officially showed up?"
He looked at the Tan sisters and said, "I have no grudge against you two. How could you two girls be so vicious to want to kill me twice? How many lives did you Tan family prepare to be buried with me?"
My hand was suddenly clenched, and when I turned my head, I saw Lu Yingxing frowning and saying, "Stop saying these bad things."
The sweetness in Shen Yu's heart suddenly took root and sprouted at an inopportune time, and his hostility dissipated a little.
She was angry. It was the first time in her two lives that she became a mother, and it was also the first time that she realized its fragility. A small puddle of oil or a simple calculation could destroy it. It was too weak... So she wanted to nip all hidden dangers in the bud.
When I first learned about their plan, I wanted to kill them all...
"Madam, look at me! Look at me!" Lu Yingxing grabbed her cold hand and placed it on his face. Madam's condition in the past two days was really worrying. She often stared at one place in a daze, or looked into the distance with sharp eyes.
Shen Yu came back to her senses and smiled at him apologetically. She was actually quite lucky to have met a husband who indulged her no matter what, a father who was willing to tolerate her even if he didn't understand her, and a bunch of subordinates who tried their best to control and make her happy.
Old Prince Zhuo was originally opposed to letting soldiers into the palace today, as it might cause civil unrest if not careful. But he didn't know what Lu Yingxing said to him, and when he came out, he handed Zhuocheng's real military token to the couple.
"I'm fine, don't be afraid!"
Lu Yingxing hugged her in his arms with a distressed look and gently kissed the top of her head, "Ayu, don't be angry with these dirty things, it's not worth it..."
The prince and princess embraced each other as if no one was around. They were surrounded by heavy troops and swords on all sides. The entire hall and garden were silent and no one dared to speak.
This was the first time Tan Fuyao had seen such a scene. Her mental defenses collapsed and she suddenly shook her head and begged for mercy, "I know I was wrong, Princess. I really know I was wrong. Woo woo ...
Tan Daixue had a similar experience at the post station last time, and just now she threw the blame away. She was very calm, "Princess, it was my sister who did it..."
Shen Yu snorted coldly, rolling his eyes to the sky, "Tan Fuyao is abominable, and Tan Daixue you are not innocent either. Oh, I forgot to tell you that the medicine on the second floor was prepared by me personally, not your good sister. Don't you want others to misunderstand you? You have to act like a fool to get what you want to do to murder my child. No need to thank me!"
"Princess Zhuo! What on earth do you want to do? Don't you think this is too much?" Mrs. Tan's face was distorted with anger.
So her two daughters were being played for fun? She had developed a habit of being superior over the years, and it was hard to change it in a short time. She would get angry and get angry.
Lu Yingxing held down his wife who was trying to break free. It wasn't good for the princess to always be the first to rush forward in everything, right?
"This prince is very surprised. It turns out that several young men and women of the Tan family conspired to frame the emperor, murder the emperor's wife, and harm the royal heirs... It turns out that Madam Tan is also aware of it? What do you, the Tan family, want to do?"
He changed the subject, "And my Lords, since you are all so united, then... everyone present here knows about this matter? What exactly do you want to do?"
"Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with us!"
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, calm down! We are all looking forward to the return of Your Majesty and your family, so how could we attack the princess? Your Majesty, please understand!"
After the first person stabbed someone in the back, there were countless more. The people who had originally looked ashen became lively because of Prince Zhuo's words, as if they had found hope in a crack, and they all stood up to draw a clear line with the Tan family!
In the past, I thought that the young Prince Zhuo would never come back. There was no successor to the Lu family of Zhuo City. Tan Chengyi was once the confidant of the old Prince Zhuo. He was also the acting city lord appointed by the emperor himself. Although he had only been in office for twelve years, I wonder if the emperor had forgotten or was planning to send someone to take over again...
But what is there to not understand now? The emperor kept this Zhuo City just for the little Prince Zhuo!
He even married the legitimate daughter of his trusted minister to him as his princess. Even Prince De, who had kept a low profile for many years, suddenly publicly declared that he recognized her as his adopted daughter. Such blatant favoritism showed that even though the Tan family had been consolidating Prince Zhuo's power over the years, the temporary throne was always just a "temporary throne".
Today's event is essentially a Hongmen Banquet. Everyone can see clearly that the return of Prince Zhuo's family means a change of power. After this turmoil, perhaps all the powerful families in Zhuocheng that have been close to the Tan family will experience a round of liquidation.
So everyone was watching and waiting for King Zhuo to make a move. After all, Tan Chengyi was once a deputy general under the old King Zhuo, and he was also the acting city lord. If the young King Zhuo wanted to successfully take over power from him, he would have to make some trade-offs and exchanges.
I thought everything would go smoothly, but I didn't expect the Lu family to send out the princess instead of taking any action! ?
In addition to being Princess Zhuo, she is also the Princess of Luocheng, the adopted daughter of Prince De, and even the savior of the third young master of the neighboring Youcheng who was lost and found. Even the Emperor You acknowledges her as Lu Feiyao's adopted sister!
The blockade of Zhuocheng Pass that Youcheng had maintained for many years was stopped just because of her arrival, and they even let the army pass through without worry! ?
With such a backer, who dares to resist? !
This doesn't even include the private soldiers pointing at them. She, the Princess of Zhuo City, actually has private soldiers from Luo City! ? So to some extent, Princess Zhuo actually has more power than Prince Zhuo himself.
With this premise, the daughter of the Tan family actually dared to be the first to jump out and murder the princess! ? This is going to kill everyone! !
Tan Zhao saw the faces of these people clearly, and seeing that his father remained silent, he suddenly burst into laughter, angrily stood on the side of his mother and sister, and reached out to pull Tan Fuyao behind him.
He was no longer the gentle young man. He shouted at everyone in front of him with anger, "When you need our Tan family's help, you follow our lead? When something goes wrong, you want to shirk your responsibility? You are dreaming! If anything happens to our Tan family, none of you will be able to escape!"
"you……"
A man in navy blue clothes was about to speak out a rebuttal when he was held down by the person on his right.
Chen Ran, the newly appointed commander of the Northern Capital, stepped forward and said with a smile, "Mr. Tan, you are joking. This is Prince Zhuo's residence. Let Prince Zhuo handle the right and wrong. Besides, we and the Tan family are just employed in Zhuo City. How can we talk about following his lead? We are all colleagues, at most a superior-subordinate relationship...Mr. Tan, please don't let people misunderstand you."
Several men came forward one after another, and the ladies and girls who were forced to watch also quickly distanced themselves from the four men.