Chapter 709 - 709 Empress Deposed (2)
709 Empress Deposed (2)
Dabao still had the last piece of royal paper in his hand. He raised the heirloom seal, dipped it in the ink pad, and stamped the royal paper.
“Don’t—” Eunuch Wang pounced over and pounced at Dabao’s feet, protecting the royal paper with his body.
Pop!
Dabao’s heirloom seal stamped Eunuch Wang’s face.!!
No matter what, the last piece of royal paper was snatched away. Eunuch Wang heaved a sigh of relief and carefully stood up with the royal paper.
Dabao raised his head and watched as he took his paper. Er’bao and Xiaobao also looked at him in unison. The three of them were having fun when their toys were suddenly snatched. An unbelievable scene happened.
The three of them pouted and cried!
“What happened?!”
“What’s wrong?”
Xiao Zhenting, who was dozing off with Shangguan Yan’s embroidery in his courtyard, heard his little grandson’s voice and instantly flashed over in high spirits.
Almost at the same time, Prince Yan ran out of his study.
Fu Ling and Zi Su also put down their half-finished work and rushed over. Yan Jiuchao had gone out to cause trouble and was not around. Otherwise, he would have come over to take a look. Who was so bold as to make his precious sons cry?
Eunuch Wang looked at the stocky Xiao Zhenting, then at the cold Prince Yan, and then at the two maidservants who were eyeing him covetously. His scalp went numb.
He… he only took a piece of paper…
Eunuch Wang was quite capable. He had made her sons cry in less than fifteen minutes. Yu Wan pulled the three little fellows to her side and took out a handkerchief to wipe their tears. The three of them pounced into their mother’s arms, crying aggrievedly.
Eunuch Wang opened his mouth. “I… I… this… concerns…”
He wanted to say that this was a serious matter, which was why he had “snatched” the last piece of royal paper, but Xiao Zhenting and Prince Yan’s cold eyes were clearly telling him that their little grandsons crying was the serious matter. Bullsh*t imperial edict, to hell with it!
Eunuch Wang felt bitter.
What kind of family was this? Your Majesty, I really did my best…
Xiao Zhenting wanted to snatch the royal paper for his grandchildren, but fortunately, Yu Wan stopped him. Yu Wan asked Fu Ling and Zi Su to bring them to buy candied hawthorn while she invited her two father-in-laws and Eunuch Wang into the study.
To be honest, Yu Wan did not care about the Emperor, but Consort Yun was still in the palace. She asked, “Eunuch Wang, what exactly happened? You just said that the Empress has rebelled. How’s my grandmother?”
At the mention of Consort Yun, Eunuch Wang felt a lump in his throat. “The Honored Consort is in the Vermilion Bird Palace. I don’t know how she is. I was tied up by that brat Li Yu and sank to the bottom of the water. It was the Honored Consort who saved me and even gave me clothes and a waist token. It was also the Honored Consort who told me to come to Sishui Street to look for you. The palace should be controlled by the Empress now, but I guess that the Honored Consort will be fine for the time being.”
It was already eye-catching that something had happened to the Emperor. If something had happened to the Honored Consort too, it would easily arouse suspicion. Moreover, Consort Yun was the Eldest Princess’s biological mother. Keeping her in the palace could be considered a constraint on the Eldest Princess.
Therefore, no matter how one looked at it, Consort Yun’s life was temporarily not in danger. However, she could not keep Consort Yun in the Empress’s hands.
“Why would the Empress suddenly rebel?” Yu Wan asked.
Eunuch Wang sighed helplessly. “Sigh, it’s a long story. In short, His Majesty learned from the Honored Consort that the Empress was colluding with the State Preceptor Hall. Consort Yun was a witness, but she wasn’t the only witness. There was also Helian Sheng.”
Yu Wan said strangely, “My uncle’s son?”
Eunuch Wang nodded. “That’s right, it’s him. He knew the secret of the Empress and the State Preceptor Hall and almost got the Empress to silence him. In order to protect him, Mrs. Helian and Old Madam planned to chase him out of the house.”
“My grandmother knows about this too?” Yu Wan was surprised.
“It’s not easy for Old Madam.” Eunuch Wang sighed.
Someone who doted on her grandson so much actually wanted to personally chase him out of the house and had to pretend that nothing had happened in front of so many people. Only she knew how much pain the old madam had endured.
Yu Wan had mentioned Helian Sheng to Yan Jiuchao. The couple guessed that there was something else going on, but they did not know that the Old Madam also knew.
Prince Yan and Xiao Zhenting listened quietly. It was rare that a man’s war did not erupt.
“And then?” Yu Wan asked.
Eunuch Wang said, “Then, His Majesty ordered me to summon Madam Tan into the palace. Those words just now were said by Madam Tan herself. Also, the Empress was also the one who harmed the Grand General for going crazy. His goal was to warn Madam Tan to hand over Helian