Chapter 859: The Great Reshuffle

Hanseong Prefecture.

Inside the Wanggong.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless one for many.

"Min Weizhong, he should be arriving soon, right?"

At this moment.

Penglai Gong.

A few palace lanterns remained bright.

A woman of peerless beauty sat upright within.

At a first glance.

This woman appeared young, her skin like jade, a pair of autumn-water eyes that seemed as if they could speak, a melon-seed face, cherry-small mouth and almond-shaped lips; she was likely no more than twenty, but upon closer inspection, her abdomen was already visibly distended.

This person was none other than the woman known as the number one enchantress of Joseon, Jang Hui-bin, Zhang Yuzhen.

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Zhang Yuzhen was born with a seductive charm; few men could resist her allure.

Coupled with the fact that her age seemed to be reversing, Sukjong Li Tun held a deep love for her.

"Min Weizhong has brought the Divine Crossbowmen directly this time; it seems our Queen is feeling a bit anxious."

Zhang Yuzhen gave a cold laugh.

"And so what? With Li Zhenzhu there, our Princess will likely find it hard to escape death this time!"

"My Lady, it has already been done."

A palace lady nearby replied.

Zhang Yuzhen nodded and slowly stood up; her luxurious attire set off her beauty, making it appear even more peerless.

The current King of Joseon, the uncle of Li Tun.

The palace maids nearby hurriedly closed the door. Li Hang, however, looked unconcerned and smiled faintly: "Yuzhen, there is no need to worry. Tonight, the entire inner palace is preoccupied with the Princess, so no one will notice this side. One can only blame this Queen Inhyeon for being too indecisive."

As he spoke, he unreservedly picked up the cup Zhang Yuzhen had drunk water from and drained it in one gulp.

While speaking, a handsome, middle-aged man in brocade robes walked in with a loud laugh.

Hearing this person's voice, Zhang Yuzhen's expression changed drastically: "Why has Uncle come?"

This middle-aged man was Li Hang.

His obscure gaze stared unmasked at Zhang Yuzhen's lower abdomen.

Zhang Yuzhen's face turned pale with fright.

Li Hang laughed heartily: "Rest assured, with Li Zhenzhu there, even if they are Divine Crossbowmen, what of it? Yuzhen, this is a golden opportunity for you to move into the central palace; you must add fuel to the fire yourself. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Does the Royal Uncle mean—"

Zhang Yuzhen dared not meet Li Hang's eyes, her gaze darting away.

Li Hang chuckled: "If I were the Queen, I would no longer focus my attention on the Princess, but rather..."

When Li Hang left, he seemed to inadvertently drop a small paper packet. Zhang Yuzhen's fair, jade-like hand tremblingly opened the packet, and a pile of powder appeared before her eyes.

This...

Zhang Yuzhen already understood Li Hang's meaning.

After saying this, he gave Zhang Yuzhen a meaningful look before swaggering away.

Zhang Yuzhen's delicate body trembled.

Watching Li Hang's back, her expression was extremely complex.

A miserable scream rang out in the Penglai Gong in the middle of the night.

"What is happening?"

"Who is it?"

Chaos.

The inner palace must be thrown into chaos today.

"Ah!"

However, she did not expect it.

What awaited her at Penglai Gong at this moment would be a fatal trap.

When she arrived at Penglai Gong with palace maids and imperial physicians, Zhang Yuzhen was already tossing and turning on the bed, and what lay shattered on the floor was the very fetal-protection soup that Queen Inhyeon had sent over earlier that day.

"It is Consort Zhang!"

"Go and take a look quickly!"

Queen Inhyeon, who had always been worried about her daughter's safety, was the first to run over with a group of palace maids. She knew the importance of the child in Zhang Yuzhen's womb to the royal family. As the mistress of the inner palace, she had a responsibility to ensure that Li Tun had a son born; this was precisely why she was willing to have Zhang Yuzhen brought back to the palace.

Before she could react for even a moment, Li Tun arrived as well.

The Emperor of the Li Dynasty looked at the medicinal soup that was causing Zhang Yuzhen such agony, his face turning black: "Who can tell me what exactly has happened?"

"Your Majesty, this... this is the medicinal soup sent by the Queen today."

"This..."

Queen Inhyeon's expression changed drastically.

"What is going on? What is going on?"

Li Tun was so angry he nearly fainted, shouting for them to take her away.

Queen Inhyeon cried out desperately: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

At this moment, the imperial physician walked over and reported: "Your Majesty, there is abortifacient medicine in the soup."

Queen Inhyeon's expression changed instantly: "No, it wasn't me!"

The guards brought by Li Tun had already surrounded her.

"Inhyeon, what a cruel heart you have!"

Abortion medicine!

Her Majesty the Queen had actually sent abortion medicine to Consort Zhang! This matter was by no means trivial; immediately, Queen Inhyeon was taken into custody.

Zhang Yuzhen lay on the bed, while Li Tun paced back and forth nearby in a panic.

Everyone present, upon hearing this, was so terrified they knelt down.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, quickly, quickly let the imperial physician take a look, the child, the child..."

Zhang Yuzhen was pear blossoms drenched in rain, a sight to behold that would stir anyone's pity.

However, it was not because of pain, but because of excitement; she absolutely would not allow Li Xuanya to return, she would not! If possible, she wanted to obtain the position of Queen tonight!

"Giddyap, giddyap, giddyap!"

The imperial physicians were also doing their utmost to diagnose and treat her.

Let it be chaotic, let it be chaotic.

Zhang Yuzhen was still trembling uncontrollably.

And the unit in Min Weizhong's hands was precisely the Divine Crossbowmen developed from archers!

They were the elite of the elite!

Three thousand Divine Crossbowmen would certainly not be realistic for fighting a major war, but bringing back Li Xuanya would not be much of a problem.

Min Weizhong was still galloping wildly.

Behind him were the three thousand Divine Crossbowmen he had brought.

Speaking of this Joseon, no matter which space it was in, it was always being bullied, by the Wa nation, by Huaxia. Therefore, the only branch of the military they could show off was the archers. Even the Wa soldiers, who were skilled in using matchlock muskets, marveled at the marksmanship of the Joseon soldiers.

He had to.

He had to arrive at Jingcheng before dawn!

For these past ten-plus days, he had not dared to rest at all, fearing he would delay the journey.

Min Weizhong felt very anxious.

Li Xuanya had become the top priority at this moment. Ever since Zhang Yuzhen returned to the palace, from a Lady of Merit to a Consort, she was now directly threatening his own daughter's position as Queen!

As the leader of the Westerners faction, Min Weizhong naturally would not agree to this.

He had raised a kind and virtuous daughter, only to invite a wolf into the house by welcoming Zhang Yuzhen back into the palace.

Min Weizhong had also racked his brains for the sake of power.

This time.

Min Weizhong was high-ranking, powerful, and ruthless.

Even Sukjong had to give him a great deal of face. It could also be said that all the court affairs of the Li Dynasty were currently held in the hands of Min Weizhong.

It is just that unfortunately

If Li Xuanya were to die this time as well.

A flash of ruthlessness crossed the eyes of Min Weizhong as he galloped on horseback.

Then.

This damned Longyan Army entering the Li Dynasty from Jingcheng was a dead end to begin with.

Regarding this.

Min Weizhong naturally had his own considerations.

At this moment, he did not know the situation in the inner palace.

If he knew, he would certainly return immediately.

However.

In order to preserve his power, he had no choice but to resort to extreme measures.

"Faster!"

"Giddyap!"

Matters were already developing in an uncontrollable direction.

This Li Dynasty was also about to face a true, major reshuffling.