Only seven days left to live? She goes crazy and kills

Chapter 78 Dong Huang, do you want to compete for the throne?

After talking with Doctor Wen, Yan Donghuang did not disturb her father and several princes from discussing matters. Instead, she walked out of Chongming Hall and patrolled the guards.

Standing on the high steps of the palace, she looked at the palaces in rows with an expressionless face. Her cold and hard eyebrows seemed to be covered with a layer of frost, which was three points colder than the air in this cold winter.

"Rongying." Yan Donghuang said coldly, "You and Siying go tonight to check who has the silk-binding poison and who has the seven-day heart-breaking powder."

"Yes."

Yan Donghuang walked down the steps of the palace. Wherever she passed, the Qingluan Army on duty saluted respectfully.

When she patrolled to the south gate, Mu Yunfan had already arranged the troops. The Tianheng Army, dressed in black, stood guard every three steps and sentry every five steps inside and outside the palace gate, firmly controlling the entrance and exit of the palace gate.

Mu Yunfan, wearing a black military robe, was more robust than the others. From a distance, he had a convincing courage and bearing.

Yan Donghuang walked towards the palace gate in silence.

Mu Yunfan turned around and saluted with his fists: "Your Highness."

Yan Donghuang hummed, and just as he was about to speak, a sound of horse hooves came from far away.

They both turned around at the same time and saw Feng Yaoguang, who was wearing a crimson military uniform, dismounting outside the palace gate and walking quickly.

Feng Yaoguang paused when he saw Yan Donghuang, and then saluted with his fists: "Your Highness."

Yan Donghuang asked calmly: "How is the inventory going?"

"The Chu family seized a total of more than 460,000 taels of gold and more than 1.2 million taels of silver. The exact value of the rest cannot be estimated for the time being, but it is roughly estimated to be more than one million taels."

In this way, the total amount of gold, silver, jade, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings is no less than 6 million taels.

Yan Donghuang looked indifferent: "Minister Chu has a big appetite."

In the previous life, 900,000 taels of gold and more than 5 million taels of silver were seized, with a total value of more than 10 million taels. After deducting the 6 million seized today, that is to say, in the two and a half years after Yan Ming ascended the throne, the money Yan Ming withheld from the grain and grass was converted into silver, which was at least 4 million taels.

The total amount of corruption in these years is equivalent to the annual tax revenue of the Yong Dynasty treasury.

"Your Highness." Feng Yaoguang raised his eyes slightly, his expression did not hide his surprise and surprise, "Why did the emperor suddenly let your Highness be the crown princess?"

Yan Donghuang looked calm: "Isn't it good to be the crown princess?"

"Of course it's good." Feng Yaoguang answered without thinking, "It's just that there has been no precedent for women to be emperors since ancient times. The emperor made this decision under great pressure. I and others know it in our hearts, and we just admire it."

Yan Donghuang was silent for a moment: "Pressure is nothing. As long as people are alive, difficulties can be solved."

Feng Yaoguang didn't understand what he meant, but didn't ask again.

Yan Donghuang's eyes swept across his face, and a trace of melancholy flashed in his eyes: "Walk with me."

Feng Yaoguang was surprised, and then a glimmer flashed in his eyes, and he lowered his head to answer.

The two left the palace gate, and they were all speechless all the way.

I didn't have time to think too much when I was busy confiscating the house. Now that it was quiet, Feng Yaoguang had the heart to think, what happened to the prince?

He looked like he was worried.

Although the emperor was very courageous and established the crown princess under pressure, the prince was definitely capable of being a good king.

But the prince's attitude before has always been to support the second prince Yan Ming. Today, not only was he established as the crown prince, but he also personally led people to confiscate the residence of Minister Chu. How should he get along with Concubine De and the second prince in the future?

How did the prince know that Minister Chu embezzled so much silver?

Feng Yaoguang was puzzled and turned his head to look at Yan Donghuang: "Your Highness and the Second Prince have fallen out?"

Yan Donghuang did not answer but asked: "What do you think of King Jing?"

Feng Yaoguang was stunned, then frowned: "I don't have much contact with him. I heard that King Jing has always been kind and approachable. His attitude is often so gentle that it seems unreal. He has no airs at all. I always find it a bit strange."

When outsiders mention a prince competing for the throne, they don't talk about his achievements or abilities, but only talk about his reputation for being approachable. This is too thin.

Can he sit firmly on the throne of the emperor just by relying on his reputation for being approachable?

Yan Donghuang nodded slowly: "It is indeed so gentle that it seems unreal."

Feng Yaoguang was moved and almost immediately guessed something: "Your Highness suspects that King Jing has been pretending all along?"

Yan Donghuang said calmly: "It's not suspicion."

Feng Yaoguang's eyebrows were condensed. If it's not suspicion, then it's certainty.

Just as he was about to say something, a carriage came hurriedly in front of him. It was a bit against the rules to drive so fast outside the palace gate.

The carriage soon stopped in front of him, and the driver got off and knelt beside him.

The guard lifted the curtain of the carriage, and a tall man with a handsome face and long eyebrows came down from the carriage. It was Sheng Jingan, who Yan Donghuang knew even when he turned gray.

When Feng Yaoguang saw the man, his handsome face turned cold at a visible speed, and his mouth was pursed, obviously unhappy.

"Donghuang." Sheng Jingan's eyes fell on Yan Donghuang's face. Because of mourning, he looked lonely and lonely in a white dress, and his expression was obviously a bit unpredictable, "I heard that you want to fight for the throne?"

Yan Donghuang suppressed the coldness in his eyes, looked at him calmly, and said in a faint voice: "It's not a fight, it's inheritance."

Inheritance?

Sheng Jing'an's face changed: "Is this what the emperor wants?"

Yan Donghuang said indifferently: "It's also my own idea."

Sheng Jing'an frowned: "How could a woman like you think of fighting for the throne? Donghuang, don't you like the battlefield the most?"

"Who said women can't fight for the throne?" Feng Yaoguang frowned, her peach eyes seemed to be filled with anger, "Mr. Sheng, are you questioning the emperor or the princess?"

"General Feng, I'm talking to the princess, it's not your turn to interrupt." Sheng Jing'an looked at him unhappily, "The princess and I are engaged, you're just a general under her, please pay attention to your status."

"Sheng Jing'an, you should pay attention to your status." Yan Donghuang looked at Sheng Jing'an with a knife-like gaze, "You haven't saluted me yet."

Sheng Jing'an looked at her in disbelief: "Donghuang?"

"Kneel down."

Sheng Jing'an froze, then his face turned blue: "Donghuang, I have the title of Duke of the Kingdom, and I'm your fiancé, why do you want to humiliate me like this?"

"Yaoguang." Yan Donghuang ordered, "Let him kneel down."

As soon as the voice fell, a red dress flashed in front of him, and then a "bang" was heard, and Sheng Jing'an was kicked hard on the ground by Feng Yaoguang.

The sound of his knees hitting the ground was painful to hear.

Sheng Jing'an's face turned pale and he was sweating coldly.

Yan Donghuang looked down at him: "First, we haven't gotten married yet, so we are not officially married."

"Second, you haven't inherited the title of Duke yet, so you should be polite when you see me."

"Third, you have no right to interfere with who your father wants to pass the throne to. If there is a next time, don't blame me for punishing you for usurping the throne."

"Donghuang." Sheng Jing'an endured the severe pain and raised his head and roared, "I just think that being an emperor is too tiring. Dealing with civil and military officials all day long is not only physically tiring, but also mentally tiring. You are a woman, how can you handle it-"

"How dare you." Yan Donghuang's voice was cold, "You are considered disrespectful to shout at me. You should kneel here for half an hour and reflect on yourself."

Leaving this sentence, Yan Donghuang walked away: "Yaoguang, let's go."

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