It’s hard to break a phoenix’s destiny

Chapter 677: The Yang Family is in a state of panic

The hall was covered in blood.

No one dared to speak, and everyone held their breath and looked at Liu Yao.

When he pulled the sword out from Cui Shixian's heart, he rubbed it on his robe before putting it back into the scabbard.

The blood of Liu Xie and Cui Shixian slowly flowed out, dark red and somewhat sticky.

Liu Yao looked around at everyone in the hall before continuing, "I want to make my wife Yang the queen. Do you have any objections?"

"No, no." The buzzing sound sounded again, but this time the tone was unified, and even everyone's expressions and actions were the same.

No one objects, and the new emperor's edict will soon be announced to the world.

Liu Yao was very satisfied.

However, what he was most concerned about was that the golden book enthroning Yang Xianrong had not been completed yet. He could only urge his civil servants to quickly write the imperial edict on the yellow silk. He directly stamped the imperial seal on it, and then walked towards the harem while blowing away the wet ink.

Before this, he had arranged for Yang Xianrong to eat, live and sleep with her, and would not give her a separate palace. He thought that "husband and wife are of one mind, and they must be together for a long time."

Yang Xianrong also agreed and moved into the palace ahead of schedule.

So, when Liu Yao walked towards the harem, he felt half happy and half nervous.

The harem was not far from the front palace. Since he entered the city and the palace, he had been discussing matters with everyone in the main hall. Now it was already dusk. Logically speaking, this should be Yang Xianrong's busiest time, because she had to take the children to eat and check the homework of the older children. In the past, at this time every day in the general's mansion, there was always a scene of chaos.

If the children made Yang Xianrong unhappy, they had to be careful of her yelling. Liu Yao would quietly hide aside, not daring to make a sound. Only after she calmed down did he smile and put his arm around her waist, trying to comfort her in a gentle voice. After all, he was a big, strong man, and it seemed a bit unreasonable for him to be so humble to a little girl.

But, she was Yang Xianrong, and he was Liu Yao.

Everyone knows it, everyone can see it, and everyone understands it.

But at this moment, when he walked through the corridor towards the harem, he did not hear any sound, not even the cries of children, not even the sound of servants moving around. Didn't Yang Xiankang and Yuan Jianshuo come back earlier?

What? What happened?
He became nervous again and quickened his pace.

But now he is the emperor, and there are a lot of people following him. If he runs rashly, it seems to be against etiquette. Just like those two people just now actually disagreed with his will, he wanted to kill them!

The further we went inside, the more there was no movement.

He was very nervous, clenched his fists and stopped.

The personal attendant Liu Gu had already trotted over and whispered, "Madam... the Queen took everyone to the General's Mansion... to keep vigil for General Yang."

Liu Yao closed his eyes and said nothing.

Liu Gu glanced at him and said, "He cried a lot and fainted once."

This time, Liu Yao didn't care about anything else. He tore off his extremely cumbersome robe, threw everyone aside, and ran out of the harem quickly, passing the main hall, and ran out of the gate of the imperial city... He ran all the way, and no one stopped him, because as soon as he stepped forward, he was pushed aside. Liu Gu and Guo Jin didn't expect Liu Yao to run out like crazy, so they hurried to follow him. As a result, the following scene appeared: the new emperor of the Han Dynasty with a full beard and black clothes was running very fast in front, and the attendants behind him were running with solemn faces. The ministers who had not yet dispersed in the main hall didn't know what happened, but seeing the new emperor running, they should be right to follow. After all, the two corpses in the main hall are still there, and the smell of blood has not dissipated.

The soldiers guarding the imperial city had seen such a chaotic situation, and for a moment they were stunned and did not dare to make any moves. After all, the new emperor returned to the palace and then ran out in a hurry. Could it be that there was a coup in the palace?
This kind of thing has happened before.

Guo Jin had a loud voice and had already started shouting, "Open the city gate! The emperor wants to go to the general's mansion! Open the city gate quickly! Prepare the horses! Prepare the horses!"

Everyone was preparing in a panic, but Liu Yao had already started running wildly down the street regardless of anything.

The General's Mansion is not far from the Imperial Palace. He has walked there before. Now he is even more anxious. His queen must not be in any danger.

The emperor didn't ride a horse, and the others didn't dare to ride horses either, they just followed closely behind.

Guo Jin and Liu Gu didn't know what else to do, so they could only follow Liu Yao and act according to circumstances.

The entrance to the General's Mansion was Liu Yao's old residence, and it should have been decorated with lanterns and colorful lights to celebrate his return. But now, black and white curtains surrounded the door lintel and the pillars at the entrance, and all the servants at the door changed into white linen clothes.

They just saw a large group of people rushing over from the direction of the imperial city. Because they couldn't see clearly, they all drew their swords and lined up.

Guo Jin quickly shouted loudly: "The emperor is here! Open the door!"

Naturally, this group of people recognized Liu Yao and quickly got out of the way.

However, they were also very discerning. They only let Liu Yao, Guo Jin and Liu Gu in, and stopped everyone else outside. This time, the long swords had already been put behind them, and the leading guard said politely: "My lords and generals, today is a funeral in the Yang Mansion, so it is not appropriate to entertain you. I hope you will forgive me."

When everyone looked carefully, they realized that this was Liu Yao's eldest son Liu Cheng.

He has long shed his childishness and is now a handsome young man.

Liu Yao became the emperor, but he was not given any title, and he was still the general of the Shaoying Group. Logically speaking, this was unfair. However, Liu Cheng was just wearing a simple armor, standing in front of the general's mansion, guarding the gate for Yang Xianrong. What's more, this mansion has now become the home of the Yang family.

No one came forward and just stood outside.

Liu Cheng and his men did not drive them away, but just stood facing them quietly.

Liu Yao ran in hurriedly, and saw the place already filled with crying and extreme sadness.

White and black cloths were hung in the yard, and a black lacquered coffin was placed in the center. Yang Xianyong's two step-sons knelt in the front, and then Yang Ruoxi, Liu Futian and Liu Fuhai knelt in the back row.

Li Lianhua was kneeling beside them, holding a baby in her arms. She had no tears in her eyes and no strength left in her body. Cui Xi was holding her tightly, not daring to let go for even a moment.

Yang Xiankang and Yang Xianrong knelt on the other side, their eyes red and swollen, their faces haggard.

Yuan Jianshuo, Zhang Heng and Zhang Du were overjoyed, while Wang Po, Shen Po and other members of the Yang family all knelt behind them, looking very sad.

(End of this chapter)