The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 215: Treating her as a monk?

However, even if she and Nie Qingyun had known in advance that this was a trap, they would have still jumped into it. They had worked so hard for such a long time for the sole purpose of getting revenge.

But... Ji Man glanced at Ning Yuxuan. At the end, he had snatched the dagger from her.

Was he being stupid? He could have just let Wu Yong seize her and Nie Qingyun. The fatal strike on Zhao Li's neck was from her, so Nie Qingyun wouldn't be punished too badly. He also had Marquis Jingwen to protect him. She had been hoping that Ning Yuxuan would be able to lend a helping hand, but in the end, Ning Yuxuan had delivered himself into here along with them.

What would they do now? Ji Man felt somewhat exhausted. The great revenge had been achieved. It seemed that there was nothing left to concern herself with here. However, after carefully thinking it over, she remembered that there was still Haohao, ah.

She had to get out of here to take care of Haohao.

Thinking of this, Ji Man felt somewhat anxious. She stood up and looked at Ning Yuxuan through the bars. She asked, "Where did you take Haohao?"

"He's in my estate." Ning Yuxuan slightly furrowed his brow. He had forgotten about this until she brought it up. Haohao was in his estate with Guibai looking after him. There probably wouldn't be any problems.

Ji Man pursed her lips. "Why did you grab my dagger? If you hadn't taken it, with your status, they wouldn't have been able to easily confine you here. You could have remained outside to take care of Haohao."

Ning Yuxuan chuckled. "If I didn't grab it, you would have been the perfect choice for a scapegoat. You don't have a strong background to protect you."

If the role of the killer was switched to him, Zhao Zhe would need to tread carefully.

Nie Qingyun furrowed his brow and asked, "What will Zhangjun Prince do to us?"

How would the deeply scheming former crown prince deal with them?

Ning Yuxuan chuckled and answered, "Neither of us will die. We just need to wait to see what kind of conditions he'll set for us."

There was a period of silence. These three knew that Zhao Zhe wasn't the type of person that would issue an easy condition.

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At this time, the situation in the palace had calmed down from the earlier chaos. Zhao Zhe was sitting on the throne, and the hall only had officials loyal to him.

Shen Youqing had arrived late. When she saw that no one was standing next to throne, she finally sighed in relief.

"The rewards from today's accomplishment will be shared with everyone." Zhao Zhe was currently giving an inspirational speech. The situation in the capital was already under control. With Shen Youqing standing by his side and the kneeling officials below him, he felt as if he had already ascended the throne and become emperor.

Wu Yong strode into the hall and saluted with his hands without saying a word. However, from the looks of Wu Yong's expression, Zhao Zhe guessed that the matter had already been completed successfully. Zhao slightly smiled, turned his head, and said, "Although the current emperor is heartless, unjust, disloyal, and unfilial, he's still this prince's younger brother. This prince has decided to spare his life. As long as he abdicates, this prince is willing to return good for evil. He'll be allowed to peacefully live out the rest of his life in the palace."

"Your Highness is merciful -" the group of people called out in unison.

Wu Yong stepped forward at this time to report, "Your Highness, the emperor has already been murdered. When this subject recently rushed to Wangyu Building, the emperor was already lying in a pool of blood. Marquis Moyu and General Nie were holding weapons, so this subject arrested them both."