Chapter 226: Volume 1_Chapter 226: The Fate of the Yu Family (Part 2)

Volume 1_Chapter 226: The Fate of the Yu Family (Part 2)

Upon hearing this, Ye Lanjue raised his eyes and looked at Xuanyuan Kun indifferently, his gaze cold.

Being looked at by Ye Lanjue with such a gaze, Xuanyuan Kun's expression stiffened slightly. He tried hard to put on a majestic appearance, yet his slightly flickering expression betrayed his inner thoughts.

"What kind of explanation do you want me to give you?" Ye Lanjue spoke, his voice cold and deep with a hint of laziness, yet impossible to ignore.

Invisibly, it brought a formless yet powerful sense of pressure upon Xuanyuan Kun.

However, when Xuanyuan Kun realized his own fear of Ye Lanjue, the expression on his face became even stiffer.

Xuanyuan Kun's heart was churning with anger, and he asked through gritted teeth, "Now that you have already injured the members of the Yu family, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"

No matter what, the Yu family was his in-laws. For him to act like this, was it not a sign that he did not hold him, the Emperor, in his eyes?

The more he thought about it, the uglier Xuanyuan Kun's expression became.

"They aren't dead yet, are they?" Ye Lanjue said with an air of indifference.

Xuanyuan Kun choked.

Was he supposed to be grateful that they weren't dead?

Just as Xuanyuan Kun was about to speak, Ye Lanjue did not give him the chance and said coldly, "I came into the palace today to discuss one thing."

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Kun's expression tightened.

He then heard Ye Lanjue say, "I don't care what your motives are, but Yun Qiyue is my reverse scale. Whoever touches her dies."

At this instant, Xuanyuan Kun seemed to feel the call of the Grim Reaper; it seemed as if his blood had begun to coagulate.

For a time, the atmosphere in the Imperial Study was terrifying.

After a long while, Xuanyuan Kun managed to squeeze out a sentence, "What does Ninth Imperial Brother mean by this? Could it be that you want to usurp the throne?"

This sentence carried Xuanyuan Kun's heartfelt anger.

However, Ye Lanjue, who had turned around to leave after speaking, suddenly paused and looked back at Xuanyuan Kun.

His eyes were unusually cold.

"Usurp the throne?"

The eyes beneath Ye Lanjue's mask narrowed slightly.

After thinking it over, he could not see what his words had to do with usurping the throne.

Unless...

Ye Lanjue's gaze locked onto Xuanyuan Kun.

And Xuanyuan Kun, at this very moment, finally realized he had said the wrong thing, his expression indescribable.

"I... I meant that you are disrespectful to me..."

Ye Lanjue did not listen to Xuanyuan Kun's nonsense and said coldly, "Whatever you are thinking, I have no interest in your throne. But if you dare to touch Qiyue again, it wouldn't be impossible to change the Emperor."

As for being the Emperor, he had never thought about it, nor did he covet it.

However, as for changing the Emperor, he might consider it.

After saying this, Ye Lanjue turned and left, regardless of Xuanyuan Kun's reaction or expression.

Xuanyuan Kun's body was trembling—out of anger.

His gaze was also incomparably gloomy.

Ye Lanjue, how dare he!

A "Bang—" sound echoed.

Xuanyuan Kun's expression was terrible, his eyes filled with thick killing intent.

Ye Lanjue!

He knew it; he had never held him, this monarch, in his eyes.

He actually dared to speak such treasonous words about changing the Emperor. How outrageous, simply outrageous.

Did he really think he could cover the sky with one hand?

If so, he could no longer tolerate him.

As if having made a certain decision, Xuanyuan Kun's gaze changed.

"Someone—"

On the other side, after leaving the Emperor's Imperial Study, Ye Lanjue directly summoned his men to inquire, "After the Empress Dowager returned, was there anything unusual? Go investigate!"

His subordinates left immediately.

By the time Ye Lanjue's sedan reached the palace gate, his subordinates had already gathered what needed to be gathered.

"The day the Empress Dowager returned, she summoned the Emperor and the Crown Prince to her place."

Upon hearing this, Ye Lanjue frowned.

"Do you know what was said?"

Subordinate: "It is said to be something about a 'natural phoenix fate.' Other informants did not hear anything else, fearing they would be discovered."

Ye Lanjue waved his hand, and the subordinate disappeared again.

The sedan stopped, and Ye Lanjue switched to his own carriage.

After leaving the Imperial Palace, Ye Lanjue took thunderous action and directly struck at the Yu family.

He did not do it himself, but directly threw the evidence of the Yu family's crimes, which his men had gathered, to the Grand Court of Justice.

Besides that, Ye Lanjue also had people spread all the evidence of their crimes in tea houses and taverns.

Thus, by the time the Grand Court of Justice Minister received the evidence regarding the Yu family and sent it to the palace for the Emperor to see, and Xuanyuan Kun prepared to suppress the matter, it had already spread throughout the streets and alleys.

For this, Xuanyuan Kun flew into a thunderous rage.

Because only Xuanyuan Kun himself knew how the evidence of the Yu family's crimes had come to be.

The Yu family accumulated wealth through various means; that was accumulating wealth for him, the Emperor, and most of the money ended up in his hands.

The Yu family treated human lives like grass, especially the accidental deaths of some officials' children; that also had the Yu family's hand in it.

And why was that? Much of it was also instigated by him, the Emperor.

Because, sometimes, extraordinary events required him to use extraordinary means.

But these, he could not say.

And as for the Yu family, he could not spare them.

Because, very soon, Xuanyuan Kun received a report from the guards at the palace gate.

The commoners were kneeling and refusing to rise, petitioning for the Yu family to be dealt with.

Some officials who had relatives die under abnormal circumstances were even more persistent in requesting an audience.

For a time, Xuanyuan Kun felt somewhat overwhelmed.

The Yu family—he really did not want to discard them.

If he discarded the Yu family, how could he have such a sharp sword?

But, he could not ignore the commoners.

He also could not ignore the officials.

Finally, gritting his teeth, Xuanyuan Kun made the decision to punish the Yu family, and the Empress and Crown Prince were also implicated.

The Crown Prince was directly placed under house arrest.

And the Empress was deposed.

Everything was settled within two days.

And Xuanyuan Kun, knowing full well that Ye Lanjue had a hand in this, was completely helpless.

"Ye Lanjue—"

Xuanyuan Kun roared through gritted teeth.

The eunuchs outside the Imperial Study trembled, none daring to approach.

"Chuckle—"

Just at this moment, a mocking laugh appeared within the silent Imperial Study.

Xuanyuan Kun was stunned, both shocked and furious.

"Someone—"

That someone could actually penetrate layers of guards to reach his side—Xuanyuan Kun was terrified and was about to shout "Save the Emperor" when he heard that person say, "Does the Emperor of Donglin want to deal with Ye Lanjue?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Kun's expression froze.

"If you want to, I can help you." That voice came again.

And at this time, the guards who heard Xuanyuan Kun's voice were already standing at the door, "Your Majesty..."

Xuanyuan Kun searched the room with his eyes, wanting to find the person's whereabouts, but ultimately failed.

He couldn't even determine from which direction the voice was coming.

"Your Majesty?" At this time, the guards outside the Imperial Study spoke again.

Perhaps the guards had already sensed that something was wrong and were about to rush in.