OBS Chapter 277 Arriving at the Door to Demand Justice
Chapter 277 Arriving at the Door to Demand Justice
At this moment, Zhu Kui walked over quickly, with Lin Xingliang following closely behind.
When they saw Wei Jianxun dressed in a dragon robe, they both looked at him with disbelief.
Lin Yuwei then reminded him in a condescending manner:
"With the new emperor ascending the throne, you are all veteran officials. Don't you know how to bow and kneel before him?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xingliang's face turned ashen with anger, while Zhu Kui burst into loud laughter.
"The new emperor? Who is the new emperor? You just call a few ministers into the palace, put on a dragon robe, and call yourself emperor? Do you think that a monarch's ascension to the throne is a game? It's ridiculous."
"presumptuous!"
Although Wei Jianxun felt guilty, he still mustered his courage and shouted angrily at Lin Yuwei's prompting.
"Zhu Kui, if you dare to disrespect me again, I will strip you of your official position and throw your entire Zhu family into the imperial prison."
"Hahaha!"
Zhu Kui turned his head, his eyes filled with pity as he looked at Lin Xingliang.
"See? Without you, the Imperial Censor, being present, and without me, the Grand Commandant, and with the Imperial Seal of the State not in the palace, the change of emperors in our Northern Wei Dynasty was completed within an hour. Lord Lin, did you instigate this?"
Zhu Kui's words turned Lin Xingliang's face deathly pale, while Lin Yuwei, with a smug smile in her eyes, raised her eyebrows and said:
"Who says the Imperial Seal of the State is not here? The Imperial Seal of the State is in my hands right now."
"impossible."
Zhu Kui immediately raised his hand.
"Who doesn't know that the Imperial Seal of the State is in the hands of Crown Prince Wei Jianning? Even if it is, it should be in the Crown Prince's residence, how come it's with you?"
Lin Yuwei had anticipated that someone would question this matter, so she immediately waved her hand to signal, and two maids came forward carrying something wrapped in red cloth.
Lin Yuwei slowly opened the box, and what was revealed to everyone was indeed the Imperial Seal of the State. Upon seeing this, everyone present was stunned.
Mrs. Lin asked in even greater surprise, "How...how did you get it?"
Lin Yuwei raised her eyebrows triumphantly.
"You don't need to worry about that. The Imperial Seal is now in the Emperor's hands, and the late Emperor has issued an edict of abdication. Do you still dare to question it? Quickly kneel down and pay your respects to the new Emperor."
Zhu Kui and Lin Xingliang were both at a loss for words at the scene before them. Seeing this, Wei Jianxun, emboldened by his newfound courage, raised his hand again.
"I am here. Why don't you all kneel down and pay your respects?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xingliang suddenly raised his hand and angrily rebuked him:
"Wei Jianxun, what exactly did you do to the late emperor?"
Wei Jianxun lowered his eyes with a sorrowful expression and shrugged innocently.
"My father was killed by Wei Jianning's men. The traitor has been executed on the spot. I am here now to confiscate Wei Jianning's property and avenge my father."
Before Zhu Kui could speak, Lin Xingliang questioned him again through gritted teeth.
"Wei Jianning is outside the city. How did he manage to send someone into the palace? Since you had the ability to kill the traitor, why did you allow the traitor to injure the Emperor? Why didn't you protect him?"
Lin Xingliang's questioning made Wei Jianxun hesitate for a moment, and Lin Yuwei immediately replied:
"He has long harbored rebellious intentions and will certainly place his own people in the palace first. What's so strange about that? May I ask, Lord Lin, what are you suspecting? Are you suspecting that we have done something we shouldn't have?"
Seeing that Lin Yuwei spoke to him without any politeness, even addressing him as "Lord Lin," Lin Xingliang pointed at her with a hint of annoyance.
"You unfilial son, how dare you speak to me like that?"
Lin Yuwei suddenly revealed a disdainful smile.
"Lord Lin, I am now the Empress. When you see me, you must bow to me. Do you expect me to give you a grand salute?"
"you……"
Lin Xingliang gritted his teeth in anger at her words, while Madam Lin, panting heavily, raised her hand to question her.
"Lin Yuwei, he's the one who raised you. How can you talk to him like that? Let alone whether it's certain you'll become Empress, even if you do, you still can't talk to him like that!"
"Mrs. Lin..."
At this moment, Lin Yuwei was most afraid of hearing anyone question her status, but Madam Lin added fuel to the fire, instantly enraging her. She raised her voice and questioned...
"The late emperor's abdication edict has been issued, and the Imperial Seal is in our hands. Why are you still questioning it? What exactly do you mean by this?"
At this point, she turned to look at Zhu Kui and Lin Xingliang.
"My lords, when the late emperor learned that Wei Jianning was plotting a rebellion, he promptly passed the throne to Wei Jianxun to prevent chaos in the court and to put him in charge of the government. We have the late emperor's abdication edict in our hands. If you don't believe us, you can take it and see it, but you have no right to doubt us here."
She turned her head and looked at Wei Jianxun arrogantly.
"Your Majesty, we're here today to raid the home of the traitor Wei Jianning. Enough with the nonsense, let's go inside!"
Wei Jianxun readily agreed to Lin Yuwei's words and immediately nodded.
"Guards, bring everyone in the mansion to the main courtyard and search and confiscate all valuables."
After he said this, Zhu Kui and Lin Xingliang were both stunned.
At this moment, Lin Xingliang suddenly couldn't understand whether what he had done during this period of time was right or wrong.
At this moment, Madam Lin leaned close to him and whispered:
"Husband, Yuwei somehow found out that we are not her biological parents. Why does this child seem like a completely different person all of a sudden?"
Lin Xingliang took a deep breath and murmured:
"An ungrateful wretch! It's all my fault for being too arrogant back then and insisting on finding a substitute for our daughter. Sigh!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeve with one hand and followed the others into the courtyard with a grim expression. Zhu Kui looked up at the gate of the villa and quickly followed.
The servants from the villa were led to the main courtyard one by one. Ling Jiawei looked Wei Jianxun, who was dressed in a dragon robe, up and down, and asked in confusion,
"Prince Xun, why are you wearing a dragon robe?"
"Snapped!"
Without saying a word, Wei Jianxun raised his hand and slapped Ling Jiawei. Xiangxiu, who was standing to the side, stepped forward to argue with him.
"How can you just lay a hand on people like that?"
Lin Yuwei gave a wink to the maid behind her, who strode up to Xiangxiu and, catching her completely off guard, slapped her twice across the face.
This scene infuriated Ling Jiawei. He immediately rushed over, pulled the girl aside, and stood in front of Xiangxiu, angrily questioning her.
"What right do you have to lay a hand on me?"
Lin Yuwei took two steps towards the middle of the crowd, raised her chin, gave an arrogant snort, and gritted her teeth as she shouted:
"You all deserve to be beaten! The new emperor has ascended the throne, and I, the empress, am here. Don't you know how to bow? Is this how your masters have taught you?"
She looked around and suddenly shouted angrily:
"Where is Ling Lanzhi? Where is she? Is she hiding inside, too afraid to come out?"
Her voice was filled with hatred, hysteria, and the joy of triumph.
Ah Qi shouted back at this moment:
“My mistress needs to take a nap. No matter how important the matter is, we have to wait until she wakes up before we can talk about it.”
"presumptuous."
Lin Yuwei glared at A Qi, both embarrassed and angry.
"You brat, how dare you speak to me like that? You're really courting death! Guards, slap her across the face until she can't speak anymore."