Let's just drift through life together in this quick transmigration story.

Chapter 112 The Secret Guards Charge! (48)

Over the course of the year, the emperor's stroke worsened. At first, the palace servants thought he could recover and served him with trepidation, fearing that he might one day recover and behead them.

As a result, the emperor remained the same as before. In fact, after the incident with Consort Jing, his stroke became more severe, and he could no longer move his eyes freely.

The eldest prince and the wise prince started coming once a day, then once every three days, and finally once a month. Seeing the attitude of their two masters, the palace servants began to slack off.

The once supreme emperor is now emaciated, and even a newly arrived palace maid can lift him up. Moreover, due to the sweltering summer heat and the lack of servants to clean him regularly, he has developed large bedsores, and the entire palace exudes an unpleasant odor.

The wise prince walked in from outside the palace. Hearing the smell in the bedchamber, he ordered the window opened. He walked to the emperor's bedside, still covering his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and looked down at the emperor, saying, "Father, I never thought you'd end up like this. I really enjoyed coming to see you, to see your retribution."

The palace servants tactfully withdrew from the palace, so as not to disturb the conversation between the father and son.

The emperor's cloudy eyes stared at the ceiling. Hearing the sound, he slowly turned his eyes. He regretted it. If he had known this would happen, he would have killed this rebellious son and banished his foreign mother to the frontier as a slave.

Cui Haoyu said a few more things before finally leaving the palace triumphantly. Whenever he couldn't bring himself to do something, he would look at the emperor's fate and, anticipating his defeat, Cui Haoyu would not hesitate to act without mercy.

When the eldest prince received the news of the Prince Xian's arrival at the palace, he smiled and shook his head. It had been a year, and his fifth brother was still angry. But he was ready.

Not long after Cui Haoyu left, news spread that the emperor had died.

The eldest prince's faction immediately launched an attack. Civil officials began writing memorials, and military generals began mustering troops to kill the virtuous prince and avenge the emperor.

A year is far too long. The eldest prince doesn't want to wait any longer; once this opportunity is gone, there will be no more.

That night, the people closed their doors and went back to bed early. The next day, they saw bloodstains on the road that had not been cleaned up and realized that something big had happened in the capital, but the matter was not over yet.

Qiao Yujie sat awkwardly in the main hall of Da Cai Zhai. This was the first time she had officially stepped into Da Cai Zhai since the last incident. She would not have come to find Xiong Bufan if she hadn't been desperate for help.

Xiong Bufan was somewhat surprised to see Qiao Yujie and asked directly, "What brings you here?"

Qiao Yujie rushed over to grab Xiong Bufan's hand, but Xiong Bufan shoved her aside. "Just talk, don't touch me, or I'll throw you out." After saying that, Xiong Bufan cautiously glanced at the weather outside, and only slowly relaxed when he found that it hadn't changed.

"Bufan, I'm begging you on my knees!"

Qiao Yujie was about to kneel down when Xiong Bufan lifted her up, saying, "Speak your mind, or I'll throw you out."

She hates people who kneel down and beg for help without asking why. She thinks these people are just setting traps for others to fall into; they're really malicious.

Qiao Yujie: "Bufan, please send troops to save Haoyu."

"What happened before was my fault. Please help me out of consideration for our shared hometown." He then began to apologize for what had happened.

002 wanted to kick Qiao Yujie out, so she tugged at Xiong Bufan's sleeve, "Bufan, maybe we shouldn't go."

Kongkong began to persuade Xiong Bufan: "Bufan, we made a promise to Heaven before."

The three people's argument gave Xiong Bufan a headache. Xiong Bufan said, "Stop arguing, I'll help you!"

Upon hearing Xiong Bufan's words, Qiao Yujie was overjoyed, while 002 was somewhat incredulous. Had Xiong Bufan forgotten what Qiao Yujie had done?

With so many brothers from the mountain stronghold going to participate in the struggle for imperial power and fight against the elite troops in the capital, how many will return? The stronghold will probably become an empty shell by then.

002 continued to tug at Xiong Bufan's sleeve, saying, "Bufan, don't go. These two are not good people, and we've already helped them a lot."

Before Xiong Bufan could say anything, Qiao Yujie cried out, "Brother Ming, I was wrong about what happened back then, but Bufan has already avenged me. Haoyu's case is a matter of life and death, concerning the people of the world. You can't use your position to settle personal scores!"

Xiong Bufan: "Stop arguing, or I'm not going."

Qiao Yujie finally calmed down, and Xiong Bufan said to 002, "Call all the able-bodied men in the village and get their weapons."

"I'll go down the mountain and win the throne for everyone!"

"Yes."

"Eleventh Sister, Sixth Sister, arrange for someone to guard the house well, and wait for me to return."

"Yes, boss."

Xiong Bufan led his band of bandits down the mountain in a grand procession, and Qiao Yujie finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yesterday, as soon as Qiao Yujie received the news from the palace, she disguised herself and left the city before the First Prince raided the Prince Xian's residence, and contacted a familiar general to rescue Cui Haoyu.

Those generals did not trust Qiao Yujie. Even those who were willing to send troops were mostly old, weak, sick, or disabled soldiers. Some of the centrist factions even wanted to capture Qiao Yujie and take her to the Crown Prince to curry favor.

Upon receiving the news, Qiao Yujie quickly fled the military camp and ran all night to Da Cai Village to seek help from Xiong Bufan. Although she did not believe that Xiong Bufan's Da Cai Village could deal with elite troops, she was confident in mobilizing the troops of the Prince Xian's faction in the capital with Da Cai Village's support.

Before nightfall, the people of Da Cai Zhai, along with the general persuaded by Qiao Yujie, formed an army of ten thousand and marched towards the capital.

That night was destined to be a sleepless one.

The eldest prince, lacking sufficient troops, hastily fled the capital.

Xiong Bufan led the people of Da Cai Zhai to loot the palace like crazy. She had brought people to rescue Cui Haoyu, so it wasn't unreasonable for her to take some money. After ransacking the palace, before Cui Haoyu and Qiao Yujie could react, Xiong Bufan led the people of Da Cai Zhai back to the mountain in a grand procession. Fearing that Cui Haoyu and Qiao Yujie would come after them for their debts, Xiong Bufan even wrote a sign in simple characters that read "Debt collectors are not allowed to enter".

It's no wonder Xiong Bufan had such thoughts; the main reason is that he had taken the dragon throne and countless gold and silver jewelry, all of which he stored in his spatial storage to cover the expenses for this trip.

A month later, Cui Haoyu ascended the throne wearing a hastily made dragon robe, and at the same time, he named Qiao Yujie as empress, and the two shared the throne.

No news of the investiture had been received from Da Cai Village. Xiong Bufan once again marveled at his own cleverness and foresight.

Two months later, Su Beichen was recalled to the capital and resumed his post as Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. There was still no news of his appointment as the Grand Financial Village Chief.

Cui Haoyu and Qiao Yujie were also helpless. Xiong Bufan had taken too much advantage of them back then. When they stepped into the council hall, they were stunned and thought they had been attacked by bandits. And sure enough, they were attacked by bandits.

All the valuables in the hall were gone, including the dragon throne. If the imperial seal hadn't been in the imperial study, it would have been stolen too.

Therefore, Qiao Yujie and Cui Haoyu thought for a long time about how to bestow the title upon Da Caizhai, but they still didn't know how to do it or how to get the dragon throne back.