Chapter 2176: Chapter 2176: Sent to Prison

While speaking, she glanced sideways, sweeping her gaze towards that lord, only to see him scared into retreating several steps after hearing her identity.

She scoffed lightly and shook her head.

Such a timid and indecisive person, yet he dares to dream of sitting on the Golden Dragon Throne? What a joke.

At least Shang Que did not lose his composure like these people after learning of her identity.

“You… you are the High Priest Demon Heart?”

The ministers gasped in unison, and the faction of the Emperor of Beikun was even more scared, secretly swallowing their saliva.

The High Priest Demon Heart must have come for the Yiinn Family, right? They also heard that someone had helped the Yiinn Family to reclaim Gui Ting Manor, but they didn’t know who it was.

If it’s the High Priest Demon Heart, then it must be true.

Now that the Emperor of Beikun is dead, they fear that next the High Priest Demon Heart might kill them too?

After all, they had helped the Emperor of Beikun quite a lot back in the day with the Yiinn Family matter, and had also secretly gained a lot of benefits from the Yiinn Family.

Those ministers who had once received benefits from the Yiinn Family cautiously shrank back, now no one dared to stick their necks out anymore.

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With the High Priest Demon Heart’s renown revealed, no one in the royal court dared to object anymore, thus An Jiuyue’s mission in Beikun Kingdom was accomplished.

She left the affairs of Beikun Kingdom to Shang Que, instructing him to make achievements and to be relentless against the nobles who oppressed the common people; afterwards, she and Qian Jiyun and their party left.

Soon, the situation in Beikun Kingdom was heard by the other two emperors who had conspired with Beikun Kingdom to frame the Yiinn Family.

In the Central Imperial Country, inside the Imperial Garden of the palace.

When the Central Emperor heard the news of the Emperor of Beikun’s death, he almost choked to death on a grape that got stuck in his throat, and it took a while with the eunuch’s help to spit it out.

“Your Majesty, are you alright? Should we call the imperial physicians to check on you?”

The eunuch carefully helped the Central Emperor to ease his breath while anxiously asking, fearing a mishap with his sovereign.

“Call what imperial physicians? Get away from me!”

The Central Emperor pushed the man away, now completely unconcerned about his own throat.

The Emperor of Beikun is dead, dead! Wouldn’t he, the Central Emperor, who colluded with the Emperor of Beikun, soon follow the same fate?

He’s still young, having ascended the throne not many years ago, only following in the wake of the Emperor of Beikun to skim some benefits, and hasn’t done too many outrageous things.

How did offending a small Yiinn Family bring the wrath of the High Priest of the Demon Heart Hall upon him?

“Quickly go, summon the Minister of State and the Prime Minister to the palace for me!” he ordered the eunuch.

Right now, he needed some people to think of a way for him to escape the punishment from the High Priest Demon Heart. Ordinary punishment could still be bearable, but the Emperor of Beikun was dead.

He really is young, and doesn’t want to follow in the footsteps of the Emperor of Beikun!

“Um, Your Majesty…”

The eunuch was taken aback by his words and looked at him with some difficulty.

“Get going now!”

The Central Emperor, seeing his hesitation, glared at him.

“Your Majesty, the Minister of State was imprisoned by your order a few days ago, and the Prime Minister claimed to be ill and has not been attending court for several days, have you forgotten?”

The eunuch reminded him.

The Minister of State had a dispute with Your Majesty over some state affairs at the royal court.

In a fit of anger, Your Majesty imprisoned the Minister of State, while the Prime Minister unsuccessfully advised Your Majesty and, aggrieved, claimed to be ill at home, and has not entered the palace for several days.