Chapter 690: Revival (3)
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“Your Highness, Your Highness!” Seeing this, the eldest palace maid called out excitedly again.
At this moment, the gunshots outside finally began to quieten down. Only sporadic gunshots sounded intermittently.
Feng Yang slowly opened her eyes under the excited cry of the palace maid. After blinking, her absent-minded eyes quickly became clear.
“Yanfei.” Feng Yang curled her lips and smiled. Her lips were still pale, and her breathing was weak. It was quite difficult to say just a few words. “Don’t feel sad for me.”
“I’ve already reached the end of my life and can still contribute to the great dynasty established by Emperor Taizu himself. Even if I die, 1 can rest in peace,” Feng Yang said casually.
Her eyes, which were slightly dim because of her illness, were so determined. It was a kind of wisdom and transparency that saw through the troubles of the mortal world.
Gu Yanfei held Feng Yang’s old and rough hand tightly and said softly, “1 understand.”
What didn’t she understand? Of course, she understood…
“Your Highness…” Two streams of tears flowed down the palace maid’s eyes like rain.
She knew that the eldest princess was right, but her heart still ached for Her Highness.
The eldest princess had sacrificed so much for the Great Jin Dynasty, but she had to end up with her soul dissipating after death and never entering reincarnation. It was really unfair of Heaven’s Will!
As the woman sobbed softly, the Emperor in a royal suit quickly walked in from outside. He also heard Feng Yang’s words just now and looked at the weak Feng Yang with a heavy expression.
“Yanfei?” The Emperor looked at Gu Yanfei with a sad gaze.
Gu Yanfei shook her head gently.
Even though he was already mentally prepared, the Emperor’s heart still sank. His heart felt like a mountain was pressing down on it.
The Emperor closed his eyes. When he opened them again, his expression was much calmer.
The outcome had clearly been decided, but there was no joy on the Emperor’s face. He said in a low voice, “Imperial Aunt, the culprits have all been taken down. Chu Yi returned to the capital to preside over the situation first.”
Next, regardless of whether they were dead or alive, they had to be convicted by the three divisions.
Forcing the palace to rebel was a huge crime that affected the nine clans.
There was still a commotion outside the hall from time to time. Chu Yi had left, but some of the soldiers left behind still had to clean up the battlefield, count the casualties, settle the shocked officials and female relatives, and so on.
Feng Yang nodded weakly at the Emperor and looked out the window.
In the dark blue sky, there were no clouds for ten thousand miles, not a trace of gloom.
The golden sun hung high in the sky. The sun was dazzling and a little dazzling, but the smile on Feng Yang’s face deepened.
How nice.
Feng Yang closed her eyes again. The palace maid lost her composure and called out “Your Highness” again. Gu Yanfei put down her hand that was pressing Feng Yang’s pulse and said softly, “It’s alright, Her Highness just fell asleep…”
By the time the Shangyang Army and the guards outside finished cleaning up the battlefield and settling the injured, it was already two hours later.
Everyone was still in shock.
After experiencing the forced resignation just now, the remaining officials naturally wouldn’t suggest that the Emperor continue tomorrow’s sacrificial ceremony. A convoy ended the sacrificial ceremony a day earlier and hurriedly set off for the capital.
Along the way, they didn’t stop.
When the Emperor’s carriage returned to the capital, the sun set in the west and colorful clouds filled the sky, like silk.
Everything in the capital had already been settled.
The deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guards, Tang Wuji, personally went out of the city to the Three Li Pavilion to welcome the emperor back to the capital and roughly reported the situation in the capital.
“Your Majesty, the Tiger Army hidden in the capital has all been taken down by the Commandant of the Capital.”
“The prefectures surrounded by the Tiger Army are safe and sound.”
“The female officials who are under house arrest in the Spring Jubilee Hall have already been released back to their residences.”
H ii
In just half a day, the situation in the capital was already completely controlled. This was because most of Chu You’s troops had been brought to the imperial mausoleum. He only left less than a thousand troops in the capital for Empress Dowager Yuan to mobilize.
Empress Dowager Yuan was just a woman in the palace and didn’t know how to mobilize troops. Apart from her identity as the empress dowager who could suppress people, she was actually the weakest and easiest segment to break through.
Because of this, no big trouble occurred in the capital. Under the arrangements of Gu Yuan, Tang Wuji, and the others, they resolved this storm at the smallest cost.
“We’re in the capital!”
The people accompanying him looked at the capital not far ahead and were about to cry from joy.
At this moment, there was a sea of people near the west gate, just like yesterday when the Emperor left the capital.
Because the death bell in the palace had spread throughout the entire capital previously, everyone in the capital was paying attention to this matter. Later on, when the commoners knew that the Emperor was fine, but that Chu You had plotted a rebellion, they immediately felt relieved and gathered here spontaneously.
“Long live Your Majesty!”
“May my Great Jin Dynasty last for thousands of years and be eternal!”
The commoners gathered at the city gate to welcome the Emperor’s return. They kneeled down and shouted in unison, again and again.
Their shouts were as powerful as waves, higher and higher than the previous wave. Wave after wave spread in the surroundings. Even the other citizens in the distance heard it and shouted.
This loud shout seemed to have spread throughout the entire capital, sweeping away the previous gloom..
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