"Nothing much. It's just that the Chen Mansion is about to fall." If the content of this letter could be verified, the Chen Mansion would truly be doomed.
Mu Fengqie nodded. It seemed that that person had uncovered the secrets of the Chen Mansion.
"Your Highness, Young Master Teng Liu has sent a message that there is now a civil strife in the Kingdom of Calthos. He said that if we want to take action, we should do it quickly, or we'll miss this opportunity," the secret guard repeated Teng Liu's words word for word, almost imitating his tone.
"No need. Tell Teng Liu to handle things as he sees fit. This marquis won't interfere," Jing Xunche said.
Why would he bother attacking the Kingdom of Calthos for no reason? Wouldn't it be better to accompany Qie'er in peace while she was pregnant? As for the civil strife, it wasn't a civil strife in their Qin Dynasty. What was there to be afraid of?
The secret guard relayed Jing Xunche's words to Teng Liu. Teng Liu was speechless after hearing them. If he was lazy, he should just say so. Was it really necessary?
However, Teng Liu didn't mind. This civil strife was indeed unexpected, but he wasn't completely unprepared. What he didn't expect was that the person leading the rebellion was the eldest princess who had been imprisoned.
Three days after Jing Xunche and the others left, the eldest princess escaped from the prison. The old emperor sent the crown prince to capture her, but before the prince could catch her, they received the news that the eldest princess was leading an army to attack the capital.
The old emperor sat on the throne in the Golden Hall, looking at the silent ministers below. He was so angry that his vision went dark.
"I'm asking you a question. What can we do to capture that evil daughter?"
No matter how loudly the old emperor shouted, the people below remained silent. Gradually, the old emperor realized that they weren't out of ideas. Instead, they had betrayed him and defected to someone else.
"Tell me. Who is your master behind the scenes?" the old emperor slumped on the dragon throne, looking at them. "I'm asking you a question!" The old emperor was so angry that his lips turned white, but the people below still said nothing.
Forget it... Given the current situation, it was obvious. Their master was his evil daughter. The only thing he couldn't understand was why they had strongly opposed the eldest princess before but now stood behind her.
"Teng Liu, I advise you to be sensible and get out of the way. Otherwise, I'll step over your corpse!" There was not a trace of sister - brother affection in the eldest princess's eyes, only hatred.
"Really? Then let's see if you have the ability," Teng Liu said nonchalantly, completely ignoring the eldest princess's threat.
"Humph, Teng Liu, I really look down on you. That old man has already killed your mother. Why do you still help him defend this kingdom in the end?"
The eldest princess sat on her horse, sneering at Teng Liu. In the end, wasn't it just to curry favor with that old man and get the throne? They were all useless. If they wanted something, they should just take it. Why wait for others to bestow it?
"This is my business. You don't need to worry about it, Your Highness. What I need to do now is to tie you up and send you to Father," Teng Liu said lazily.
The eldest princess was enraged by Teng Liu's attitude. "Refusing a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. Men, attack for me!" She was determined today. She wanted to sit on that dragon throne and rule this world!
She wanted to become the first female emperor of the Kingdom of Calthos and a great emperor through the ages!
However, the eldest princess's beautiful dream was shattered by Teng Liu before it even began. The eldest princess looked at the people around her in disbelief and screamed hysterically.
"I told you to attack! Can't you understand?"
"Come on, Sister. Don't waste your energy. They won't listen to you. Men, tie up this traitor for me!"
At Teng Liu's command, the people around him moved quickly. They dragged the eldest princess off her horse and tied her up tightly with a rope. Then they followed Teng Liu to the Golden Hall.
The old emperor was feeling dejected, thinking that this generation's kingdom would be destroyed in his hands. Unexpectedly, Teng Liu brought him a turning point. When he saw the eldest princess tied up, the old emperor burst into laughter.
"Liu'er is truly my son. Reward, I'll reward you handsomely!" The old emperor was so happy that he was out of his mind. He had thought it was all over, but it seemed that the heavens were not going to let him perish.
Just as the old emperor was happy, Teng Liu spoke up. "Father, I only have one reward in mind."
Teng Liu no longer concealed his feelings. The disgust in his eyes was clearly visible.
Unfortunately, the old emperor didn't notice the change in Teng Liu. He smiled and said, "What do you want, Liu'er? I'll promise you anything."
"What I want is the throne you're sitting on. Please abdicate quickly, Father."
After hearing Teng Liu's words, the old emperor's face instantly darkened. "What did you say?"
"Father should abdicate," Teng Liu said with a smile, looking at the old emperor.
The eldest princess, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly widened her eyes when she heard Teng Liu's words. Then she burst into wild laughter in her heart. She never thought that Teng Liu had such great ambition hidden deep inside.
"Teng Liu, you're so bold. Do you know what you're saying?" The old emperor's eyes shone with a fierce light. He never thought that his unfilial sons were all eyeing his throne.
"Of course I do. But Father, you should be clear that you've been on this throne for many years, and many people are already dissatisfied. So you'd better abdicate and make way for a worthy person," Teng Liu said.
"Make way for a worthy person? For you? Do you have the ability?" The old emperor sneered at Teng Liu. He was really overestimating himself and didn't know his own limitations.
"You don't need to worry about that, Father. Eunuch, why don't you quickly help the emperor, oh no, the retired emperor, off the dragon throne?"
The old emperor looked at the eunuch beside him in shock. This was the person he trusted the most. He had been with him since he was a prince. He never thought that he would also betray him.
The old emperor looked at the people around him and was so angry that he fainted. Teng Liu looked at the fainted old emperor with satisfaction. This would save him a lot of trouble.
Teng Liu stepped onto the high platform step by step. The people below knelt down in unison and shouted, "Your humble servants pay respects to Your Majesty. May Your Majesty live long and prosper."
Now everything was clear. They were all Teng Liu's people and had been following him for a long time. It was just that the old emperor hadn't noticed.