Chapter 140: The Empress Rebels, Danger Arises Again!_3
"Yu Qingyuan, I will certainly not let you go."
"That depends on whether the Emperor has the capability." Yu Qingyuan's face turned cold.
At this moment, she no longer wanted to waste words with Xiao Zhanping.
With a command, "Seize the Emperor and his entourage for me!"
As the words fell.
The Imperial Guards in the Imperial Palace, all obeyed Yu Qingyuan, directly launching their assault on Xiao Zhanping.
The eunuchs and palace maids around Xiao Zhanping scurried in terror, but the few Imperial Guards closest to him stood in front of Xiao Zhanping, as did Xiao Jinxing, Ye Qichi, and Bai Mowan.
However, there were at least a hundred Imperial Guards, while they were no more than ten.
Outnumbered as such.
Xiao Zhanping, looking at everything before him, felt more anger than fear. He had not expected that after so many years on the throne, the vast majority of power within the Imperial Palace would still be in the hands of the Empress and her family. All his secretly appointed loyal followers had been secretly dealt with by the Empress, leading him today to be driven into a desperate situation by the Empress.
"My Lord, within the court and the Imperial Palace, most are my family's forces. The only support the Emperor can hope for is the Bai Family's army, but they are a thousand miles away. Fearing to rescue the Emperor, I'm afraid they can only arrive to see the Emperor's corpse! So, having pushed this humble consort into this situation, does the Emperor have any regrets now?" Yu Qingyuan sat in the main hall, coldly watching Xiao Zhanping being driven to the limit, her words filled with insult and provocation.
Xiao Zhanping glared at Yu Qingyuan, "Such utter treason will surely invoke divine punishment!"
"As long as the Emperor dies before me, what does it matter if I suffer divine punishment?! As long as I can justify it to my son, making those deserving of death accompany him, what do I have to fear?!" Yu Qingyuan's sarcasm knew no bounds. Her eyes suddenly tightened, her voice becoming even more bloodthirsty, "Anyone who seizes the Emperor's head will be richly rewarded!"
At this command, everyone once again closed in on Xiao Zhanping.
The Imperial Guards protecting Xiao Zhanping were successively falling.
Xiao Jinxing, Bai Mowan, and Ye Qichi, all sustained various injuries protecting the Emperor.
If this continued.
There was clearly no chance of survival!
Xiao Zhanping had considered all possibilities, but had not anticipated that Yu Qingyuan would dare to be so brazen.
All he had thought was to take Gao Jingyi away, and by accepting all the charges to explain himself to the Empress while slapping her in the face, he would coldly handle the Empress, having no idea that he had fallen into the Empress's trap instead.
The Empress had probably been prepared for a long time, just waiting for him to take the bait.
The more Xiao Zhanping thought about it, the angrier he became.
To think that after all these years, he would be defeated at the hands of Yu Qingyuan; even in death, he would not be resigned to his fate!
The fighting in the Imperial Palace was exceptionally intense.
Yu Qingyuan simply watched, with a cold, sarcastic smile, the disheveled plight of Xiao Zhanping.
Finally, there was such a day.
Xiao Zhanping would appear so disreputable before her.
Finally paying back for Xiao Zhanping's deception of her feelings back then.
If it weren't for her being deceived by him, she would never have helped him conquer the kingdom like that. Once the kingdom was secured, Xiao Zhanping immediately turned against her!
"Bai Mowan." Yu Qingyuan suddenly spoke again.
Bai Mowan's eyes tightened.
"Out of respect for you being the daughter of General Bai, who has been stationed at the border to protect our country with all his heart, if you now help me seize the Emperor, I will let you go, and your Bai Family will still be honored in history!"
Bai Mowan clenched her lips tightly.
The Empress was clearly not deceiving her.
To kill her would also leave the Empress with no way to explain to her father.
After all, her father was in charge of an army of a million men. If he truly harbored a rebellious heart, it would be a tremendous threat to the royal family.
Therefore, for the Bai Family's army, the imperial court always prioritized peace and loyalty to constrain them.
"I promise you, whether it is the Xiao family's kingdom or the Yu family's kingdom, the position of the next Empress will be yours!" Yu Qingyuan tempted.
It could be said that it was a huge temptation.
Bai Mowan was somewhat tempted.
No one wants to die.
And she still had a great vengeance to exact.
Even if Yu Qingyuan seized the Emperor, Xiao Jinsen would undoubtedly die, but she would not be willing.
She did not want Xiao Jinxing to die as a sacrifice.
Once the Empress gained power, she would absolutely exterminate all of the Xiao clan to ascend to power herself.
She could never betray Xiao Jinxing.
She coldly rejected, "I am unlike the Empress. As the daughter of a loyal subject, I could never commit such an act of treason and disrespect!"
As she spoke.
Ye Qichi actually felt somewhat disappointed.